[Adopted 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 06-01]
Every owner of property in the Township whose
property abuts upon any line of the sanitary sewers of the Independence
– Cross Creek Joint Sewer Authority (herein called the "Authority"),
and upon which a building or other structure has been erected or shall
be erected, and which generates or is expected to generate sanitary
waste, shall connect such building or structure at his own cost to
such sanitary sewer system unless such building or structure is located
more than 250 feet from the nearest sanitary sewer line. Upon connection,
every property owner shall be required to use the system as its only
method of sewerage disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or
occupier of any property who is required to connect to the sanitary
sewer system of said Authority to employ any means, either by septic
tank or otherwise, for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than
into and through the sanitary sewers of said Authority.
Where any structure is now or hereafter may
be connected to any septic tank or using any method by which sanitary
sewage is disposed of or eliminated other than through the sanitary
sewer system of said Authority, it shall be the duty of the Authority
Secretary, or other authorized person, to notify the owner, lessee
or occupier of such structure, in writing, either by personal service
or certified mail, to disconnect the same and make proper connections
for the discharge and disposal of sewage through the sanitary sewer
system of the Authority, as hereinafter provided, within 60 days after
receipt of such notice.
In case any owner of property required to connect
to such sewer shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said
sewers for such period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served
upon him, either by personal service or certified mail as aforesaid,
the Authority or its agents may enter upon such property and construct
such connection. In such case, the Authority Secretary or other authorized
person on behalf of the Authority shall, forthwith upon completion
of the work, send an itemized bill of the costs of construction of
such connection to the owner of the property to which connection has
been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect
or refusal by the owner of such property to pay said bill, a municipal
lien for said construction shall be filed within six months of the
date of completion of the construction of said connection, the same
to be subject in all respects to the general law providing for the
filing and recovery of municipal liens.
Any person or entity required to connect a property
with the sewer system of the Authority shall make application for
a tapping permit therefor to the Authority on forms furnished by the
Authority and shall set forth, in said application, the character
of structure and use, the lot number and location, and the name of
the person who is to make the connection.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar
receptacle for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter,
be connected with the sanitary sewers of the Authority.
A.
No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged
into the sewage system any stormwater, roof or surface drainage, nor
shall any person discharge or permit to be discharged into the sewage
system, unless otherwise permitted, authorized or approved by the
Authority and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or by any duly constituted
Board, Commission or Department thereof, any industrial waste, chemicals
or other matter:
(1)
Having a temperature higher than 150° F.;
(2)
Containing more than 100 parts per million by weight
of fat, oil or grease;
(3)
Containing any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil
or other inflammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(4)
Containing any unground garbage;
(5)
Containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or
other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction or
other inference with the proper operation of the treatment plant;
(6)
Having a "pH" lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.0 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to the structures, equipment or personnel of the treatment plant;
(7)
Containing a toxic or poisonous substance (including
waste containing cyanide, copper and/or chromium ions in sufficient
quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constituting a hazard to humans or animals or to create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the treatment plant);
(8)
Containing total solids of such character and in such
quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such
materials at the treatment plant; or
(9)
Containing noxious or malodorous gas or substance
capable of creating a public nuisance
B.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors. Grease, oil and
sand interceptors shall be provided by the property owner when, in
the opinion of the Authority or authorized agent, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing excessive amounts
of grease or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Authority
or authorized agent and located so as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection. Each interceptor shall be constructed
of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature; be equipped with easily removable covers,
which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight; and be
maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by
the owner at his expense. The owner or operator of any premises containing
an interceptor shall be responsible for cleaning the interceptor twice
a year and properly disposing of the residue to a sanitary landfill.
The construction of all private sewers or laterals
and their connections with any lines of the sewer system shall be
done in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Authority
and shall be inspected by the Authority engineer or his representative
before being covered.
The Board of Supervisors of Independence Township
hereby delegates to the Authority the sole and exclusive authority
for the administration of this article, as well as responsibility
to set all charges and fees for tapping permits.
Any tap charge established by the Authority
shall be payable upon receipt of the Authority's invoice for the same.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to tap into said sanitary system before making payment
of the charges herein established.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus all costs of prosecution,
including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees, and, in default of
payment thereof, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90 days.
Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense. All fines and penalties collected for the violation of this
article shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.
