[Amended 10-12-1967 as Ord. No. 1210]
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, water from swimming pools, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, the discharge and drainage of water from sump pumps and downspouts.
[Amended 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1641]
B. 
Any person desiring to install or use on a property abutting on the sanitary sewer system an air purifier, humidifier, dehumidifier or air conditioner which provides for the discharge of filter wash or wastewaters shall be required to connect the wastewater drain of said unit to the sanitary sewer system through an indirect waste connection, after having first obtained a permit therefor from the Plumbing Inspector. Each unit shall be classified as a fixture with a rental rate.
[Amended 3-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1443]
C. 
Control of stormwater. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or occupying property in the Township of Abington to discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface water or drainage of any kind so as to cause a public health or safety hazard. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, the discharge and drainage of water from sump pumps, pipes or any other channel, whether natural or artificial.
[Added 11-10-88 by Ord. No. 1641]
D. 
Material and specifications for pipes and sump pumps. Sump pumps and other similar devices used for the discharge and drainage of water shall be permanently connected and maintained with rigid piping.
[Added 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1641]
E. 
Inspection. The Township Building Inspector or his authorized representative shall have the authority to enter at any reasonable hour any building, structure or premises within the Township of Abington to enforce the provisions of this article.
[Added 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1641]
F. 
Enforcement of inspection. In the event that the owner or occupant of a premises does not consent to an inspection to enforce the provisions of this article, the Building Inspector or his representative shall have the authority to obtain a warrant to search, which may be issued by an issuing authority having jurisdiction of the place to be searched in the manner provided by law.
[Added 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1641]
G. 
Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 60 days. Each day that a violation continues beyond the date fixed for compliance shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1641]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Plumbing Inspector. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Plumbing Inspector, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
B. 
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.
C. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel off or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D. 
Any garbage in any form, including that ground by commercial garbage grinders, excepting only ground garbage from domestic garbage grinders of an approved type.
[Amended 10-13-1960 by Ord. No. 1005]
E. 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure hair or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
F. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
G. 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or to interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
H. 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors and oil reclaimers shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; hair traps shall be provided for all barbershops and beauty parlors; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector and shall be so located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of interceptors materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight.
C. 
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors and oil reclaimers shall be maintained by the operator in continuously efficient operation at all times, at the expense of such operator.
[Amended 3-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1443]
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight, or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 132-30 or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Township sewage treatment plant shall be subject to the review and approval of the Plumbing Inspector and Superintendent of the sewage treatment plant. Where necessary in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector and Superintendent of the sewage treatment plant, the owner shall provide, at the expense of such owner, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight, or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 132-30, or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Plumbing Inspector and Superintendent of the Sewage Treatment Plant and of the Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
When required by the Plumbing Inspector, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying commercial or industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Plumbing Inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at the expense of such owner and shall be maintained by the owner so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in § 132-30 and § 132-32 shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 132-34 or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
[Amended 10-12-1967 by Ord. No. 1210; 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 1-13-1983 by Ord. No. 1559; 3-11-1993 by Ord. No. 1726]
Before a building is demolished, the existing sanitary building sewer connection shall be capped off at the property line. Permit and inspection fees shall be designated by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Abington, which fees shall be established from time to time. A permit shall not be issued until the designated fees have been paid. Failure to pay designated fees shall be considered a violation of the code. Any reuse of such connection shall require a new building sewer connection permit and connection fee.