A. 
The Municipality of Kingston does hereby affirm its ownership of that portion of the approved sanitary sewer system known more commonly as the "utility or main sanitary sewer line" located within municipal boundaries.
B. 
The Municipality of Kingston shall be responsible for conducting an ongoing program of preventative maintenance for its sanitary sewer system and shall be responsible for keeping its main lines free and open at all times.
C. 
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to see that the lateral sewer system is kept in good repair at all times. It shall be the further responsibility of the property owner, in the course of any new construction of sanitary sewers within the municipality, to provide lateral service connection to the main sewer line.
D. 
In the event that a main sewer line is determined to have been damaged by a lateral line connected thereto, the property owner whose property is serviced thereby shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the municipality in the repair of its main line. Conversely, in the event of damage to a lateral sewer line caused by the municipality's repair of its main line, the municipality or its designated contractor shall be responsible for the cost of repairing any such lateral line.
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the municipality to maintain its system of sanitary sewer mains and pump stations, and in that regard and as need may arise, the municipality may engage the services of a private contractor to perform any and all work associated with the maintenance and repair of the main sanitary sewer line, unless such repair is the responsibility of the property owner, as hereinafter detailed in § 147-6.
B. 
The municipality hereby empowers the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, as its agent for wastewater treatment, at any time, to inspect or examine the sanitary sewer facilities of the municipality as part of the regular operation and maintenance conducted by the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority or its authorized representatives.
A. 
It shall be the property owner's responsibility to maintain and keep in good repair his sanitary sewer lateral and, in accordance therewith, assume all related costs.
B. 
In the event of a blockage or break of a sanitary sewer lateral within the road right-of-way, the property owner shall be responsible for all excavation, repair and restoration costs and shall see that all work is performed in accordance with standards and regulations of the municipality previously enacted. The property owner shall be responsible for his lateral up to its point of connection with the sanitary sewer main.
C. 
Damage; improper connections; permits.
(1) 
In the event that any work is performed with regard to a lateral sewer line and damage is thereby caused to a main sewer line, the property owner and/or contractor performing such work shall be responsible for any repair costs to the main line. Conversely, should work performed on a main line by the municipality or its contractor cause damage not previously existing to a lateral sewer line, the municipality and/or its contractor shall be responsible for any repair costs to such lateral line.
(2) 
A lateral sewer line which is determined to have been improperly connected to a main line subsequent to the 1972 Agnes flood disaster by the municipality or its contractor will, in the event of a problem therewith, be repaired by the municipality, but only at the point of connection of said lateral line to the main line; otherwise, said cost shall be borne by the property owner.
(3) 
A lateral sewer line which is determined to have been improperly connected to a main line prior to the 1972 Agnes flood disaster, in the event of a problem therewith, shall be the responsibility of the property owner as to any repair required as to the lateral or main line.
(4) 
For any new connection of a lateral line to a main line after the effective date of this chapter, or replacement of an existing lateral line connecting to a main line, all costs incurred with regard to either the main line or lateral line, or both, shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(5) 
If work performed by a property owner or contractor to a lateral line causes damage to a sanitary or storm sewer line, it shall be the responsibility of such person or entity to repair all such damage in a prompt and workmanlike manner.
D. 
No person or contractor shall perform any maintenance or repair work to any lateral sewer line within the road right-of-way without first obtaining the proper permit from the municipality.
E. 
Prior to the commencement of any repair work involving the sanitary sewer lateral within the road right-of-way, the property owner shall be responsible for contacting the Department of Public Works to ascertain the exact location of the lateral in relation to the main sewer line.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.) and costs of prosecution and, in default of the payment of fines and costs, to imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days. Each day such violation or violations continue unabated shall constitute a separate offense under this chapter.