[Adopted 7-2-1984 by Ord. No. 84-2]
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Editor's Note: The Sunny Acres/Blue Development Sewer District was merged with the Central (Original) Sewer District 1-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1. See Art. XIV of this chapter for an enumeration of the impacts of said merger on this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Riverside; a municipal corporation organized and existing under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Connection to property that has residential construction situate thereon.
LATERAL
The system connected from the individual septic systems to the service connection from the main sewer collection line.
PROPERTY OWNER
A person, persons, or entity which holds legal title to real estate according to the records in the Northumberland County Recorder of Deeds office in the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The connection to the individual properties from the main sewer collection line serviced by the system.
SEWAGE
The liquid-only effluent discharged from the individual septic systems.
SEWER COLLECTION LINE
Four-inch PVC pipe.
SEWER SYSTEM
The main sewer collection line constructed to service the properties situate in the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside, including the sand filter system and outfall line to Kipp's Run.
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The Borough, through its Council, will construct the system to be serviced and be responsible to maintain the same.
B. 
The Borough, through its Council, will establish and collect from the property owners user charges to defray the initial construction cost and maintenance of the said system.
C. 
Each property owner under § 225-3A will, when so instructed to do so by the said Borough, connect their present on-site system to the said municipal system upon direction, in writing, from a duly authorized representative of the Borough.
D. 
Upon failure of the property owner to connect to the municipal system, the Borough retains the right and privilege of connecting the said property owner's system to the municipal sewer collection system, and any and all costs or charges therefor shall be paid by the property owner. Failure to pay said charges will authorize the Borough to proceed under the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims Act[1] for collection thereof.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
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Any improved property experiencing on-site sewage problems as designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection shall connect to the system during construction of the project.
B. 
Additional improved properties designated by a duly authorized representative of the Borough shall be directed to connect to the system to the extent that capacity for treatment is available in this system.
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The type of sewage to be treated by the sand filter system shall be limited to the liquid effluent from the individual property owner's septic systems serviced by the system. There shall be no grease, fats, gasoline or other flammables discharged into the said system.
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The property owner shall at all times maintain in a good state of repair, as determined by a duly authorized representative of the Borough, their individual septic tanks which are determined to be an integral part of the overall system.
E. 
The property owners shall install a valve and solids retention unit which shall meet the specifications of and be installed under the supervision of a duly authorized representative of the Borough.
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The property owners are required hereunder to present to the Borough certification evidencing the fact that the septic tank has been pumped free of all semisolids accumulating therein once every three years. Said certification will be presented to the Borough between January 1 and April 1 every three years within one week after pumping.
[Amended 7-8-1986]
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The property owner shall be responsible to install, at their expense, and in accordance with Borough specifications, separate and independent connections across, over and through their property to the nearest main sewer collection municipal system line as may be designated by the Borough.
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The construction and maintenance of the main sewer collection lines and the service connections shall be the sole responsibility of the Borough as set forth in the plans and specifications and permit approved and issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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The location of the service connections from the property owner's boundary line to the main sewer collection municipal system line shall be the responsibility of the Borough.
D. 
The Borough shall have the right and privilege of connecting the said property owner's individual service line to the municipal sewer collection line, and any and all costs or charges therefor shall be paid by the property owner. Failure to pay said charges will authorize the Borough to proceed under the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims Act[1] for collection thereof.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
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A duly authorized agent of the Borough shall inspect the installation of the lateral sewer line prior to it being covered by the property owner.
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A duly authorized agent shall inspect the proper fittings, valves, and solid retention devices both prior to and upon completion of the installation of these items by the property owner.
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The responsibility of any and all repairs and maintenance to the sewer laterals shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner.
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The Borough will give the property owner three days' written notice to correct or remedy an unsatisfactory condition which may exist to the lateral. Failure to correct or remedy said condition will automatically authorize the Borough to take whatever reasonable steps to correct the same at the property owner's expense.
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The Borough reserves the right to adopt any additional rules and regulations pertaining to the proper maintenance and functional operation of the system that it may deem to be necessary at any time in the future.
Any property owner who fails to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Riverside Borough, the Riverside Borough Council hereby authorizes the Riverside Chief of Police, upon notice of any violation of this article, by any duly authorized representative of the Borough, to bring charges before the Magisterial District Judge in accordance with the penalties set forth in this article.
The purpose of this article shall be for the protection and preservation of health, safety and welfare of the residents living within the Borough of Riverside and, in particular, the residents of the Sunny Acres Development.
Sewer rentals are hereby fixed and imposed and shall be collected from each property owner of improved property within the Sunny Acres Development, Borough of Riverside, which shall be designated to be connected and serviced by the system by a duly authorized representative of the Borough.
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Each property owner shall remit to the Borough a connection fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. The initial connection fees shall be paid no later than July 1, 1984. Each additional property owner designated to be serviced by the system shall be given at least 30 days' written notice to connect to the system and to pay the connection fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, plus a pro rata charge for equity beyond the first year.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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The quarterly rental fees to defray the cost of annual operating and maintenance and capital construction of the project shall be paid on an equal basis of per dwelling unit. The rental fee for the first year, July 1, 1984, through July 1, 1985, shall be billed on an estimated basis. Thereafter, billing shall be made quarterly to each property owner on an actual cost plus projected cost basis for each and every year thereafter for a period of 10 years or until the initial project indebtedness is satisfied, after which a revised billing procedure will be devised.
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Dwelling unit. Each single-family residence shall be defined to be a dwelling unit within the meaning and intent of this article.
D. 
Collection of sewer rents. All bills for sewer service shall be rendered quarterly in advance and shall be due and payable on the first day of the second month of the quarter for which they are rendered. The owners of properties connected during any quarterly period shall pay a pro rata charge for the service for the balance of the quarter. All bills shall be subject to a 5% penalty if not paid within 60 days after they are due. If not paid within 90 days after they are due, the net bill plus the penalty shall bear interest at the rate of 1/2% per month or fraction of a month until paid.
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Enforcement. Enforcement against those property owners deemed to be in default of the payment of either the connection fee or the quarterly sewer rental fee shall be made under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims Act.[2]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
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Each property owner requesting to be serviced by the system must submit a written application to the Borough for consideration thereof prior to being given approval for connection thereto.
B. 
The Borough shall, upon such written request, issue a permit by a duly authorized representative to connect to the system.
The Borough shall have absolutely no liability for the operation, maintenance, supervision or amortization of the system to any of the property owners serviced thereby or to the residents located within the confines of the Sunny Acres Development or the Borough of Riverside.
Each property owner serviced by the system shall notify, in writing, the Borough of any change in ownership, together with the full and complete names, addresses and telephone numbers of the new owners of the said property.
The Borough shall, at any and all times that it may deem necessary, have full and complete access to the sewer system, laterals and connections for the purpose of inspection, repair and maintenance for the protection and preservation of health to the residents serviced by the system, as well as the residents located within the confines of the Sunny Acres Development.
The Borough reserves the right to change or amend this article at any time, in part or in full, for the protection and preservation of health and welfare of the residents of the Sunny Acres Development by a majority vote of the Council of the Borough of Riverside.