[Adopted 3-18-1974 by Ord. No. 225]
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
BUILDING SEWER
Piping carrying liquid wastes from a building to the treatment tank or holding tank.
COMMUNITY SEWAGE SYSTEM
A system, whether privately or publicly owned, for the collection and disposal of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or both, including various devices for the treatment of such sewage or industrial wastes serving three or more individual lots.
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SYSTEM
A single system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving one or two lots and collecting and disposing of sewage in whole or in part into the soil of the property or into any waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other substance, not sewage, resulting from any manufacturing or industry or from any establishment as herein defined and mine drainage, silt, coal mine solids, rock, debris, dirt and clay from coal mines, coal collieries, breakers or other coal processing operations. Industrial waste shall include all such substances, whether or not generally characterized as waste.
LOCAL SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
A person or agency appointed by the Township of Penn to perform inspections and issue permits for individual sewage systems.
LOT
A part of a subdivision or a parcel of land used as a building site or intended to be used for building purposes, whether immediate or future, which would not be further subdivided. Whenever a lot is used for a multiple-family dwelling or for commercial or industrial purposes, the lot shall be deemed to have been subdivided into an equivalent number of single-family residential lots.
PERMIT
A written permit issued by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer, permitting the construction of an individual sewage disposal system under this article.
PERSON
Any institution, public or private club, individual, partnership or other entity.
PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM
A sewer system and any treatment facility owned, operated or maintained by a municipality, county, sewer authority, person or entity approved by the Department under a permit issued pursuant to the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.).
RURAL RESIDENCE
A structure occupied or intended to be occupied by not more than two families on a tract of land of 10 acres or more.
SEWER AUTHORITY
A municipal authority providing sewerage services.
SUBDIVISION
A division of a single tract or other parcel of land or a part thereof into three or more lots, including changes in street lines or lot lines. The enumerating of lots shall include as a lot that portion of the original tract or tracts remaining after other lots have been subdivided therefrom.
SUBSURFACE ABSORPTION AREA
The area in which the liquid from a treatment tank seeps into the soil. It includes the following:
A. 
TILE FIELDA subsurface absorption area in which open-jointed or perforated piping is laid in covered trenches or excavations.
B. 
SEEPAGE BEDA subsurface absorption area where open-jointed or perforated piping is placed on a gravel bed and then covered with earth.
C. 
DEEP WIDE TRENCHESA tile field where the trenches are deeper and wider than three feet.
TREATMENT TANK
 A watertight tank designed to retain sewage long enough for satisfactory bacterial decomposition of the solids to take place. It includes the following:
A. 
SEPTIC TANKA watertight receptacle which receives sewage and is designed and constructed to provide for sludge storage and sludge decomposition and to separate solids from the liquid through a period of detention before allowing the liquid to be discharged to a subsurface absorption area.
B. 
AEROBIC SEWAGE TREATMENT TANKAny unit incorporating, as a part of the treatment process, a means of introducing air and oxygen into the sewage held in a storage tank or tanks so as to provide aerobic biochemical stabilization during a detention period prior to its discharge to a subsurface absorption area.
WATERS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
Any and all rivers, streams, creeks, rivulets, impoundments, ditches, watercourses, storm sewers, lakes, dammed water, ponds, springs and all other bodies or channels of conveyance of surface and underground water or any of their parts, whether natural or artificial, within or on the boundaries of this commonwealth.
The following standards shall apply for the installation, alteration, repair or extension of individual sewage disposal systems in the Township of Penn.
A. 
No raw sewage, septic tanks effluent or seepage from a soil absorption system shall be discharged to the surface of the ground or ground surface water, nor shall it be discharged, except as hereinafter provided, into any rock formation, the structure of which is not conducive to purification of water by filtration.
B. 
All liquid wastes, including kitchen and laundry wastes, shall be discharged to a treatment tank.
C. 
No installations of individual sewage disposal systems shall be made in low areas which may be subject to flooding.
D. 
The maximum elevation of the groundwater table shall be at least four feet below the bottom of the excavation for the subsurface absorption area. Rock formations and impervious strata shall be at a depth greater than four feet below the bottom of the excavation.
E. 
No bulldozers, trucks or other heavy machinery shall be driven over the system after the installation.
A. 
The minimum isolation distances for treatment tanks shall be as follows:
(1) 
Property line or right-of-way: 10 feet.
(2) 
Occupied buildings: 10 feet.
(3) 
Individual water supply or water supply system suction lines: 50 feet.
(4) 
Water supply lines under pressure: 10 feet.
(5) 
Streams, lakes or other surface waters: 25 feet.
B. 
The following figures shall be minimum isolation distances between the features named and the subsurface absorption area:
(1) 
Individual water supply or water supply system suction line: 100 feet.
(2) 
Streams, lakes or other surface water: 50 feet.
(3) 
Occupied buildings: 10 feet.
(4) 
Property lines or right-of-way: 10 feet.
(5) 
Water supply lines under pressure: 25 feet.
A. 
Sewers shall be constructed of a durable material acceptable to the township and the Department of Environmental Protection.
B. 
All building sewers shall be at least four inches in diameter, except that they shall be at least six inches in diameter when the average daily flow exceeds 1,000 gallons per day.
C. 
Cleanouts shall be provided at the junction of the building drain and building sewer and each change in direction of the building sewer.
D. 
Cleanouts shall be provided at intervals of not more than 50 feet on lines of four inches diameter or 100 feet in larger pipes.
E. 
Bends ahead of the septic tank shall be limited to 45º or less where possible. If ninety-degree bends cannot be avoided, they shall be made with two forty-five-degree ells.
F. 
The grade of the building sewer shall be at least 1/8 inch per foot. However, the 10 feet of building sewer immediately preceding the septic tank shall not exceed 1/4 inch per foot.
G. 
All building sewers shall be constructed with watertight joints and shall be of sufficient strength to withstand imposed loads.
H. 
The building sewer shall be installed so that gases generated in the treatment tank and subsurface absorption area can easily flow back into the main building stack.
A. 
No septic tanks shall be located to provide less than the minimum distance as stated in § 133-4A.
B. 
Capacity.
(1) 
The liquid capacity of a septic tank for single-family residential use shall be based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling as shown in the following figures, which also provide for the use of garbage grinders, automatic washers and other household appliances:
Number of Bedrooms
Minimum Tank Capacity
3 or fewer
900 gallons
(2) 
For each additional bedroom, 100 gallons' capacity shall be added.
(3) 
Sewage flow for other than single-family residential uses shall be computed according to the type of establishment and water use as shown in § 133-9A of this article (relating to sewage flow). When sewage flows are greater than 1,500 gallons per day, the liquid tank capacity shall equal 1,125 gallons, plus 75% of the daily anticipated sewage flow. When sewage flows are 1,500 gallons per day or less, the liquid tank capacity shall be equal to 1 1/2 days of the anticipated sewage flow.
(4) 
The minimum size septic tank for any installation shall have a capacity equal to or greater than 900 gallons.
C. 
Construction.
(1) 
Tanks shall be watertight and constructed of sound and durable material not subject to excessive corrosion or decay.
(a) 
Precast concrete tanks shall have a minimum wall thickness of 2 1/2 inches and shall be adequately reinforced.
(b) 
Precast slabs used as covers shall have a thickness of at least three inches and shall be adequately reinforced.
(c) 
The interiors of tanks constructed of blocks shall be surfaced with two coats, 1/4 inch thick, of portland cement-sand plaster.
(d) 
Steel tanks shall meet United States Department of Commerce Standards 177-62.
(2) 
The liquid depth of any septic tank or its compartments shall be not less than 2 1/2 feet nor greater than five feet.
(3) 
No tank or compartment shall have an inside horizontal dimension less than 36 inches.
(4) 
If the tank has more than one compartment, the first compartment shall have at least the same capacity of the second and shall not exceed twice the capacity of the second. Tanks or compartments shall be connected in series and shall not exceed four in number in any one installation.
D. 
Inlet and outlet connections.
(1) 
The inlet invert shall be a minimum of three inches above the outlet invert.
(2) 
Inlet and outlet connections of tanks or compartments shall be submerged by means of vented tees or baffles.
(3) 
Inlet baffles or vented tees shall extend below the liquid level at least six inches. In no case should penetration of the inlet device exceed that of the outlet device.
(4) 
The outlet baffles or vented tees shall extend below the liquid surface to a distance equal to 40% of the liquid depth. Penetration of outlet baffles or tees in horizontal cylindrical tanks shall be equal to 35% of the liquid depth.
(5) 
The inlet and outlet baffles or vented tees shall extend above liquid depth to approximately one inch from the top of the tank. Venting shall be provided between compartments.
E. 
Access. Access to each tank or compartment of the tank shall be provided by a manhole of at least 20 inches in diameter with a removable cover. Manhole extensions shall terminate at least 12 inches below the surface or shall be airtight.
F. 
Extension cleanout. A minimum six-inch extension cleanout with a sealed cover shall be installed above the outlet tee as a baffle access.
A. 
General.
(1) 
When the percolation rate is over 60 minutes per inch, a subsurface disposal system as described in this article shall not be used. Proposed alternate methods shall not be used unless approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2) 
In every case, sufficient absorption area shall be provided for at least three bedrooms.
(3) 
Absorption area for standard trenches and seepage beds shall be computed as trench-bottom area.
B. 
Percolation tests. Percolation tests shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) 
Number and location. Six or more tests shall be made in separate test holes, spaced uniformly over the proposed absorption field site.
(2) 
Type of hole. Holes shall be bored or dug with horizontal dimensions of from four inches to 12 inches and vertical sides to the depth of the proposed absorption trench. Four-inch augers may be used for boring.
(3) 
Preparation. The bottom and sides of the hole shall be scratched with a knife blade or sharp-pointed instrument in order to remove any smeared soil surfaces and to provide a natural soil interface into which water may percolate. All loose material shall be removed from the hole. Two inches of coarse sand or fine gravel shall be added to protect the bottom from scouring and sediment.
(4) 
Identity of results. Saturation occurs when the void spaces between soil particles fill with water and is a relatively short process. Swelling is caused by intrusion of water into individual soil particles and is a slow process, especially in clay-type soils, requiring a long soaking period.
(5) 
Procedure. Holes shall be filled to a minimum depth of 12 inches over the gravel and shall be consistent with the following provisions:
(a) 
In most soils it is necessary to refill the hole by supplying a surplus reservoir of water to keep water in the hole for a minimum of four hours, preferably overnight.
(b) 
The percolation rate shall be determined 24 hours after water is added to the hole.
(c) 
This procedure shall ensure that the soil is given opportunity to swell, thereby simulating its condition in wet seasons.
(d) 
The swelling procedure is not essential for sandy soils, and the test may be made after water from one filling has seeped away as described in Subsection B(6)(c) of this section.
(6) 
Measurement. With the exception of sandy soil, percolation measurements shall be made on the day after the procedure described in Subsection B(5) of this section and in the following manner:
(a) 
Water remaining. If water remains in the test hole after the overnight swelling period, its depth shall be adjusted to approximately six inches over the gravel. The drop in water level shall be measured from a fixed reference point over a thirty-minute period. This drop shall be used in calculating the percolation rate.
(b) 
No water remaining. If no water remains in the hole after the overnight swelling period, clear water shall be added to bring the depth of water in the hole to approximately six inches over the gravel and consistent with the following:
[1] 
The drop in water level shall be measured from a fixed reference point for four hours at approximately thirty-minute intervals.
[2] 
The drop that occurs in the final thirty-minute period shall be used to calculate the percolation rate. The drops during earlier periods may provide information for possible modification of the procedure to suit local conditions.
(c) 
Sandy soil. In sandy soils (or other soils in which the first six inches of water seep away in less than 30 minutes after the overnight swelling period), the time interval between measurements shall be taken as 10 minutes and the test run for one hour. The drop that occurs during the final 10 minutes is used to calculate the percolation rate.
C. 
Absorption area requirements for private residences.
(1) 
When the percolation rate is less than six minutes per inch or over 60 minutes per inch, a subsurface disposal system, as described in this article, shall not be used. Alternate methods may be used when submitted to and approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2) 
The following figures shall show absorption area requirements for effluent of private residences, including allowances for garbage grinders (referred to as "G.G.") and automatic sequence washing machines (referred to as "A.W."):
      Absorption Area
Percolation Rate
(minutes per inch)
Septic Tanks
(square feet
per bedroom)
Aerobic Tanks
(square feet
per bedroom)
0 to 5
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
6 to 15
175
120
16 to 30
250
170
31 to 45
300
200
46 to 60
330
220
61 or more
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
(a) 
Percolation rates shall be determined by the time it takes water to fall one inch, expressed in minutes per inch.
(b) 
Percolation rates shall not apply where soils are mottled as a result of seasonal high water tables or where perched water tables preclude adequate effluent renovation.
(c) 
In every case, sufficient absorption area shall be provided for at least three bedrooms.
(d) 
Absorption area for standard trenches and seepage beds is computed as trench-bottom area.
D. 
Absorption area requirements for multiple dwellings and other establishments.
(1) 
The following figures shall indicate maximum absorption area requirements for septic tank effluents of multiple dwellings and other large establishments, including allowances for garbage grinders (G.G.) and automatic sequence washing machines (A.W.) The rate of sewage flow is expressed in gallons per day (GPD).
Maximum Rate of Septic Tank Effluent Application
Percolation Rate
(minutes per inch)
Square Feet Per GPD
Square Feet Per GPD With G.G.
Square Feet Per GPD With A.W.
Square Feet Per GPD With G.G. and A.W.
0 to 5
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
6 to 15
.75
.90
1.05
1.20
16 to 30
1.10
1.30
1.55
1.75
31 to 45
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
46 to 60
1.65
2.00
2.30
2.65
61 or more
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
Unsuitable
(2) 
An allowance of 1/3 reduction of the figures in Subsection D(1) of this section may be given to subsurface absorption areas utilizing an aerobic treatment tank.
A. 
Separate system requirement. When the amount of sewage exceeds that which can be disposed of in 5,000 square feet of absorption area, separate leaching systems shall be used. The leaching systems shall have equal disposal capabilities.
B. 
Standard trenches.
(1) 
Construction. Standard trench disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) 
The disposal field shall be located in an unobstructed area.
(b) 
Liquid from the treatment tank or distribution box shall be discharged to the absorption field through a watertight line of at least four inches diameter, with a grade of at least 1/4 inch per foot.
(c) 
Laterals shall be four inches in diameter. All open joints shall be protected on the top by strips of asphalt, treated building paper or by other acceptable means. All bends used in the disposal field shall be made with elbows, T's or Y's.
(d) 
Aggregate materials shall be clean crushed stone gravel or similar insoluble, durable and acceptable material, 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inches in size. The aggregate shall completely encase the tile.
(e) 
The top of the aggregate material shall be covered with untreated building paper or a two-inch layer of hay or straw or other material to prevent settling of backfill material into the aggregate.
(f) 
The trench above the aggregate material shall be hand filled with four inches to six inches of earth before completing backfill.
(2) 
Design. Trenches in a tile disposal field shall be constructed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) 
Minimum number of lines per field: two.
(b) 
Maximum length of individual lines: 100 feet.
(c) 
Minimum bottom width of trench: 12 inches.
(d) 
Maximum bottom width of trench: 36 inches.
(e) 
Minimum depth to trench bottom: 24 inches.
(f) 
Grade of trench: zero to four inches per 100 feet.
(g) 
Minimum width of earth between trenches: five feet.
(h) 
Minimum depth of earth cover over the gravel fill in all trenches: 12 inches.
(i) 
Trenches shall follow approximately the ground surface contours so that variations in trench depth shall be minimized.
(j) 
There shall be at least six feet of undisturbed earth between the septic tank and the nearest trench.
(k) 
Uniform grade of tile lines: two to four inches per 100 feet.
(l) 
Minimum depth of aggregate material under tile: six inches.
(m) 
Minimum depth of aggregate material over tile: two inches.
(n) 
Maximum depth of individual lines: 36 inches.
C. 
Serial distribution. Serial distribution systems shall use the same standards outlined in Subsection B above (Standard trenches), with the following exceptions and additions:
(1) 
All laterals and trenches shall be interconnected to form a continuous system.
(2) 
The bottom of each trench and its tile line shall have a relatively level grade.
(3) 
Trench connecting or relief lines shall be at least four-inch tight joint sewer pipes with direct connections to the tile line adjacent trenches or to a drop box arrangement.
(4) 
The trench for the relief pipe shall be dug no deeper than the top of the gravel. The relief line shall rest on undisturbed earth. Backfill shall be tamped.
(5) 
Relief lines connecting individual trenches shall be located as far from each other as practicable to prevent short-circuiting.
(6) 
The invert of the overflow pipe in the first relief line shall be at least four inches lower than the invert of the septic tank.
D. 
Seepage beds. Whenever seepage beds are employed, they shall meet the general standards outlined in Subsection B above (Standard trenches), with the following changes:
(1) 
The entire bed shall have a minimum depth of 12 inches of clean aggregate material 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inches in diameter, extending at least two inches above and six inches below the laterals.
(2) 
Laterals shall be placed in the bed on a maximum of six feet centers and no further than three feet from the bed sidewall.
(3) 
The bottom of the bed and tile shall be level.
(4) 
When more than one bed is used, there shall be a minimum of six feet of undisturbed earth between adjacent beds. The flow may be divided by use of a distribution box or the beds may be connected in series in accordance with the method outlined in Subsection C above (Serial distribution).
E. 
Distribution boxes.
(1) 
Installation. When a distribution box is used, it shall have a removable cover and shall be installed level to provide equal distribution of treatment tank effluent to each line. For testing purposes, the person responsible for the installation shall provide an adequate amount of water to check the level of the inlet and outlet lines.
(2) 
Construction.
(a) 
Distribution boxes shall have removable covers.
(b) 
Each lateral shall be connected separately to the distribution box.
(c) 
The inverts of all outlets shall be at the same elevation, and the inlet invert shall be at least one inch above the outlet inverts. The outlet inverts shall be at least four inches above the bottom of the distribution box.
(d) 
In the event that treatment tank effluent is discharged to the distribution box by a siphon or pump, a baffle shall be installed in the distribution box.
[1] 
The baffle shall be secured to the bottom of the box and shall extend vertically to a point level with the crown of the inlet pipe.
[2] 
The baffle shall be perpendicular to the inlet.
A. 
Private residences. The volume of sewage for private residences shall be computed on the basis of 100 gallons per bedroom per day.
B. 
Other establishments. The quantities of sewage flow from other than private residences shall be determined from the following information:
Type of Establishment
Gallons Per Person Per Day12
BOD5 Per Person Per Day
(Pounds)12
Residential
Hotels and motels without private baths
40
.15
Hotels and motels with private baths
50
.15
Luxury residences and estates
125
.17
Multiple-family dwellings/apartments
60
.17
Rooming houses
50
.15
Single-family dwellings
75
.17
Commercial
Airline catering per meal served
3
.03
Airports (per passenger, not including (food)
5
.02
Airports (per employee)
10
.06
Bus service area, not including food
5
.02
Country clubs, not including food
30
.02
Day workers at offices
10
.06
Drive-in theaters (space per day, not including food
10
.06
Factories and plants (exclusive of industrial wastes
35
.08
Laundries, self-service (gallons per washer)
400
2.00
Movie theaters (per auditorium seat, not including food)
5
.03
Restaurants (toilet and kitchen wastes per patron)
10
.06
    Additional for bars and cocktail lounges
2
.02
Restaurants (kitchen wastes per meal served)
3
.03
Restaurants (with paper service per meal served)
1.5
.01
Stores (per public toilet)
400
2.00
Work or construction camps (semipermanent with flush toilets)
50
.17
Work or construction camps (semipermanent without flush toilets)
35
.02
Institutional
Hospitals (per bed space)
250
.20
Institutions other than hospitals (per bed space)
125
.17
Mobile home parks, independent
75
.17
Schools, boarding
75
.17
Schools, day (without cafeterias, gyms or showers)
7
.04
Schools, day (with cafeterias, but without gyms or showers)
10
.08
Schools, day (with cafeterias, gyms and showers)
13
.10
Recreational and Seasonal
Camps, day (no meals served)
10
.12
Camps, luxury resort
125
.17
Camps, resort (night and day with limited plumbing)
50
.12
Camps (tourist), trailer or campground (per space)
100
.50
Cottages and small dwellings (seasonal occupancy)
50
.17
Parks, picnic, with bathhouses, showers and flush toilets
15
.06
Parks, picnic (toilet wastes only)
5
.06
Swimming pools and bathhouses
10
.06
NOTES:
1Unless otherwise noted.
2The 1970 census indicates that there are 3.5 people per residence.
C. 
For calculating the gallonage for multiple-family dwellings and mobile homes, a figure of 3.5 people per residence (as established by the 1970 Federal Census) shall be used.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend individual sewage disposal systems or community sewage systems within the Township of Penn unless he holds a valid permit issued by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
B. 
All applications for permits shall be made to the local Sewage Enforcement Officer, who shall issue a permit upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted hereunder.
C. 
The local Sewage Enforcement Officer may refuse to grant a permit for the construction of an individual sewage disposal system where a public sewage system abuts the property upon which an individual sewage disposal system is to be constructed.
D. 
Applications for permits shall be in writing, shall be signed by the applicant and shall include the following:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
A description of the real estate upon which the system is to be installed and which the system will serve.
(3) 
Detailed information showing the absorptive qualities, depth and type of soils involved, high-water level of the groundwater table and depth to bedrock.
(4) 
The number and location of private and public water supplies within 100 feet of the proposed system.
(5) 
The location of and distance to any sewer within one mile.
(6) 
Such further information as may be required by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer to ensure that the proposed construction, installation, alteration or extension complies with the regulations promulgated by the township.
E. 
When the local Sewage Enforcement Officer has found an application incomplete, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, within seven days, and the time for acting thereon shall be extended seven days beyond the date of receipt of adequate supplementary or amendatory data.
F. 
When the local Sewage Enforcement Officer is satisfied that the application is complete and the proposed design meets the requirements of this article and any rules or regulations adopted hereunder, a permit shall be issued.
G. 
Permits shall be issued or denied by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer, in writing, within seven days after receiving a completed application for permit.
H. 
Any application for an individual sewage system, other than one for a single-family residence which proposes to employ a treatment tank and tile field or seepage bed, shall be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection prior to permit issuance by the township and/or the local Sewage Enforcement Officer.
I. 
A permit may be denied or revoked by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer at any time for any one or more of the following reasons, which shall be incorporated into the written denial or revocation:
(1) 
Failure of the proposed design to meet the requirements of this article or any rules or regulations adopted hereunder.
(2) 
Soil or geological conditions which would preclude safe and proper operation of the desired installation.
(3) 
The sewage can be feasibly and legally discharged into an accessible public sewerage system.
(4) 
Failure of the proposed system to adequately protect the public health and prevent pollution.
J. 
Where the local Sewage Enforcement Officer has denied or revoked a permit, the appeal procedure shall be as follows:
(1) 
Upon receipt by the applicant of a notice of denial or revocation of a permit, the applicant may request, in writing, a hearing before the Board of Commissioners, which shall be held within 15 days after receipt of such request.
(2) 
An applicant may be represented by counsel and may present evidence as to why a permit shall be issued or reinstated.
(3) 
No transcript of testimony shall be required, but the applicant shall be notified, in writing, within seven days after the hearing of the decision and the reasons therefor.
(4) 
The applicant shall have a right of appeal to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Hearing Board if he is aggrieved by an action of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Penn.
A. 
No part of any installation shall be covered until it is inspected and given final written approval by the local Sewage Enforcement Officer.
B. 
The applicant shall notify the local Sewage Enforcement Officer when the installation is completed and ready for inspection.
C. 
The applicant may cover the installation upon receipt of written approval or, in the absence of written approval or disapproval, at the expiration of 48 hours, excepting Sunday and holidays, from receipt of notice to inspect.
D. 
The local Sewage Enforcement Officer may inspect and make tests at any time either before, during or after construction and may, by order, require an installation to be uncovered at the expense of the applicant if the installation has been covered contrary to the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.
E. 
When the inspection reveals that the installation of the system, the water supply location or the underlying soil or geologic conditions differ from those stated in the application, the permit shall be revoked, and no further construction of either the system or the building for which it is intended may take place until the permit has been reinstated.
[Amended 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 689]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated pursuant to this article or who is the owner of a property on which a condition exists which constitutes a nuisance under this article or who resists or interferes with the provisions of this article in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a summary offense. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, plus costs, or to imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both.
This article shall be governed by the rules and regulations as established by the Department of Environmental Protection. If at any time any of the within requirements are modified or changed by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this article is deemed to incorporate by reference all said changes and modifications as established by the rules and regulations of said Department.
In any case where a provision of this article is found to be in conflict with a provision of any zoning, building, fire, safety or health ordinance or code of the Township of Penn existing on the effective date of this article, the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people shall prevail. In any case where a provision of this article is found to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance or code of the Township of Penn existing on the effective date of this article which establishes a lower standard for the promotion or protection of the health and safety of the people, the provisions of this article shall be deemed to prevail, and such other ordinances or codes are hereby declared to be revoked to the extent that they may be found in conflict with this article.
[Amended 5-21-1990 by Ord. No. 546; 4-19-1993 by Ord. No. 599; 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 689]
A. 
The applicant shall pay a fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, to the Township of Penn for an application for an on-site sewage disposal system permit. Said fee is nonrefundable, whether the permit is granted or not. The aforesaid fee entitles the applicant to four deep pit profiles and one percolation test as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. If additional deep pit profiles in excess of four are required, the applicant shall pay an additional sum, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, for each deep pit profile, which shall be paid in advance of the performance of the work as aforesaid. Further, said permit fee shall also include the cost of one percolation test. In the event that an additional percolation test is required, an additional fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, will be charged for each additional percolation test, which shall be paid in advance of the performance of said percolation test, said payment to be made to the Secretary of the Township of Penn.
B. 
An applicant for a planning module for land development testing and observation shall pay the following fees.
(1) 
Single-family developments.
(a) 
Single-family developments of 10 lots or fewer.
[1] 
First lot: a fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
[2] 
Each additional lot: a fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
(b) 
Single-family developments over 10 lots shall pay the fee as set forth in Subsection B(1)(a) above; provided, however, that the applicant will be required to have a consultant direct the on-site testing.
(c) 
The aforesaid fees charged shall entitle the applicant to a maximum of four deep pit profiles and one percolation test as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. If additional deep pit profiles in excess of four are required, the applicant shall pay an additional sum, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, for each deep pit profiles, which shall be paid in advance of the performance of the work as aforesaid. Further, said fees shall also include the cost of one percolation test. In the event that an additional percolation test is required, an additional fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, will be charged for each additional percolation test, which shall be paid in advance of the performance of said work, said payment to be made to the Township Secretary.
(2) 
Nonresidential or multifamily planning modules shall pay a fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, calculated on the equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) basis of a fee for the first EDU and a fee for each additional EDU. An EDU shall be equal to 400 gallons per day of sewage flow. The total number of EDU's shall be determined by calculating the total sewage flows as set forth in Chapter 73.17 of the Pennsylvania Code.
C. 
A fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, shall be charged for inspection of on-site sewage disposal systems which require a repair permit, provided that said inspection shall not require any additional inspection or testing of the absorption area, inspection of percolation pits or the inspection of test pits or soil profiles. In the event that any of the above are required, the fees established pursuant to Subsections A and B above shall apply.