[Adopted 8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 12-2003]
A. 
Municipal. The Borough shall have ownership and be responsible for the maintenance of all sanitary sewer (public sanitary sewer system) mains, manholes, cleanouts and laterals within its right-of-way or within the right-of-way of governmental agencies. Any breaks, leaks or blockages in the right-of-way shall be the responsibility of the Borough.
B. 
Nonmunicipal. The local property owner shall have ownership and be responsible for all sanitary sewer mains, manholes, cleanouts and laterals within private property (nonpublic sanitary sewer system or building lateral) and any breaks, leaks, or blockages on private property shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
C. 
Municipal maintenance responsibility. The Borough shall maintain its sanitary sewer system, as defined in Subsection A, in good working order. In no event shall the Borough provide any labor or material to clear or remove obstructions from a blocked nonmunicipal sanitary sewer system, as defined in Subsection B, and said work shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of the property owner with the dividing line of responsibility being the property line between the public right-of-way and the private property.
D. 
Developer obligation. Nothing contained herein shall alleviate the obligation and responsibility of the property owner or applicant for a sanitary sewer line as part of a new development during the performance bond and/or maintenance bond period.
A. 
Property owner obligation. Should the property owner or tenant contact the Borough and advise of an obstruction in the sanitary sewer system and request the Borough to call out an employee or plumber to investigate the blockage, and the blockage is determined by that individual to not be in an area that is defined as the Borough sanitary sewer system as set forth hereinbefore, the property owner shall be assessed a fee by the Sewer Utility in an amount sufficient to recover the Utility's costs, but not to exceed $500, for the reasonable expenses associated with the inspection and determination.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Fee assessment. The assessment for the call out and investigation of a blockage that is determined not to be in an area that is defined as the Borough sanitary sewer system shall be included in the next quarterly bill that the property owner receives and is to be paid timely with the Sewer Utility bill.