[Adopted 3-6-1952 by Ord. No. 2-1952]
[Amended 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 5-1986]
A.
Existing properties.
(1)
All owners of property situated in the City abutting on or adjoining
any street, road, alley, lane or other public way in which there is
a sanitary sewer owned or constructed by the Municipal Authority are
hereby required to connect at their own costs, and in accordance with
the regulations and charges of the Authority, the building erected
on such property to the sewer for the purpose of discharging all household
waste liquids and other matter customarily directed into a sanitary
sewer system, and shall be required to pay the usual and customary
tapping fee and the service charge for such sewage service to the
City. Oils, grease, tar, gasoline or any other liquids that are not
of the usual household nature, including stormwater or drainage due
to rain or snow, shall not be emptied into or permitted to enter the
sanitary sewer system.
(2)
Specifically, any wastes containing noxious or malodorous gas or
substance which, either singly or by interaction with sewage or other
wastes, is, in the opinion of the City Engineer, likely to create
a public nuisance or hazard to life, or prevent entry to sewers for
their maintenance and repair.
(3)
Relating to fat, oil or grease. Any waste or water which may contain
more than 100 parts per million by weight of such substances are prohibited.
Grease, oil or fat interceptors shall be provided when it is determined
in the opinion of the City Engineer or his representative that the
limit of 100 parts per million is being exceeded on a regular or consistent
basis; or, if necessary, for the proper handling of liquid wastes
containing grease in excessive amounts. Such interceptors shall be
sized for a ten-minute retention time and a minimum grease retention
capacity in pounds equal to two times the total flow through rating
in gpm (i.e., waste flow through the interceptor is 10 gpm, the minimum
grease retention capacity equals 20 pounds).
(4)
Grease interceptors shall be equipped with devices to control the
rate of water flow so that it does not exceed the design rated flow.
Such grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious
materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
(5)
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
(6)
All grease and oil interceptors shall be maintained by the owner,
at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(7)
When it is determined that industrial, commercial or other wastes
are of such a nature as to be injurious to the system or process by
virtue of temperature, or content, pretreatment or special handling
requirements will be established by the owner and approved by the
City and the New Kensington Sanitary Authority before initiating a
discharge.[1]
B.
Additional properties. As from time to time sewer service becomes
available to additional properties within the City abutting on or
adjoining any street, road, alley, lane or other public way in which
there is a sanitary sewer, or by reason of the extension of the sanitary
sewer so as to make sewer service of such additional properties shall
likewise be required to connect their premises with the sanitary sewer
and shall be required to pay the usual and customary tapping fee and
the service charge for such sewage service to the Authority.
[Added 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 5-1986[1]]
A.
All premises accessible to the public sanitary sewer system shall
be connected to the system, at the expense of the user and/or property
owner. Such costs shall include but not limited to construction, inspection,
permits and tap-in fees.
B.
All premises which hereafter become accessible to the sanitary sewer
system shall be connected to the system at the expense of the user
and/or property owner, and such connection shall be made within two
months after notice to make connection is issued by the Authority,
the City, or its authorized representative.
C.
All connections shall be made in accordance with standard requirements
established and revised from time to time and in accordance with the
International Plumbing Code or other applicable requirements of the
City, authority, county and/or state, including acquisition of applicable
permits and inspection.
D.
Where accessibility is in question, a determination of accessibility
will be made by the Authority's engineer. Hardship cases will be considered
by the Authority on an individual basis.
E.
Trunk or collector line construction is processed through the Authority as outlined in § 238-5 below. Individual service lines will require a tap-in permit from the City and be subject to inspection by the City as described on the permit.
F.
Installation of the service line from the home to the municipal main line is the responsibility of the owner. Work with the City right-of-way will be subject to the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 256, Streets and Sidewalks, including but not limited to an excavation permit and bond.
G.
Connections to the main line must be at Ys provided, if available. Otherwise, manufactured saddles made for the purpose must be used. Sized per § 238-4.
H.
Before the ditch is closed, the City is to be notified so that an
employee of the Sewer Department can inspect the service line in its
entirety.
I.
Tap-in fees include cost of one inspection trip during the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Additional visits
required due to errors or inadequacies under the owner's responsibility
or beyond the regular work hours outlined above may be subject to
additional charges.
J.
No taps into manholes will be permitted except in express written
permission from the Councilman in charge of the Sewer Department or
his designee.
K.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning any occupied building
or premises accessible to the public sanitary sewer system to erect,
construct, use, or maintain or cause to be erected, constructed, used
or maintained, any privy, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or other
receptacle on such premises for receiving sewage.
[Added 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 5-1986[1]]
A.
General. Service line extension shall include: connection to main
line, sewer service line, trap with fresh air vent, cleanout, inspection
port and connection to building sanitary sewer line. No surface water
from roof leaders, foundation drain, area drains or other pipes shall
be connected to the sanitary sewer.
B.
Sewer lateral.
All sewers below floors of building and five feet outside the building
shall be ductile iron pipe (DIP), Schedule 40 polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
ABS sewer pipe or SDR35 sewer pipe. A trap with vent shall be installed
within eight feet, plus or minus, of building as shown in the diagram.[2] A cleanout shall be included on the downstream side of
all traps installed below four feet in depth.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Standard Sewer Service Connection diagram
is on file in the City offices.
C.
Size. All service lines shall be four inches or six inches in diameter
and laid on minimum slope of 1/8 inch per foot.
D.
Cleanouts. Cleanouts consisting of wye branch, elbow, riser and watertight
cap are required at intervals specified above or at all direction
changes greater than 45 degrees. If a cleanout is located in the driveway
area, eighteen-inch concrete encasements and metal frame cover are
required. Cleanout shall be provided at intervals of not more than
100 feet.
E.
View port. A six-inch-diameter view port consisting of a six–by-six-by-six
tee, six-inch riser and removable cover shall be install at the property
line or edge of right-of-way as shown in the diagram.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The Standard Sewer Service Connection diagram
is on file in the City offices.
F.
Materials. All sewer materials shall be as described above for sewer
lateral and standard service connection detail.
G.
Installation.
Before digging a trench, the installer shall expose existing building
sewer connection and existing building drain. The installer shall
verify adequate grade for gravity flow building sewer to main sewer.
Trench width shall be kept to minimum width and have uniform slope
at approved grade and as near as possible at right angles to the street.
Excavate all trenches at least four inches below invert of pipe. Place
backfill bedding in trench uniformly along both sides of pipe to 12
inches above top of pipe. In streets, an excavation permit is required
and one-hundred-percent-stone backfill is mandatory. Compliance with
utility notification laws, Act 172 and 286,[4] are the excavator's responsibility.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 73 P.S. § 176 et seq.
H.
Adapters. Connection between the plain end of different pipe material
shall be made with flexible couplings manufactured by Calder, Fernco
or equivalent (Series 1002 for VCP to PVC, Series 1056 for CIP to
PVC).
I.
Inspection. The City's Public Works Department requires twenty-four-hour
notice (724-334-0690) when the sewer lateral, service line extension
and related appurtenances have been installed and prior to any backfill
so that the entire installation can be inspected. Final inspection
will not be scheduled until all applications for service have been
submitted and approved and all tapping fees or other charges due
and payable have been remitted to the City. Any reinspection required
as a result of failure to follow this specification shall require
reinspection fee of $25 prior to completion of that inspection. No
charge for inspections during normal working hours of 7:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; $100 charge for Saturday inspections
and $150 for Sunday or holiday inspections.
J.
Final connection. If a sewer lateral is not completed to the building
at the time of the installation of the building sewer, a temporary
plug shall be installed into the end of lateral and shall not be removed
until such time as the connection is made to the building sewer and
a City inspector is present.
K.
OSHA standards. All excavations shall be performed in accordance
with the latest edition of Employer-Employee Safe Practices for Excavation
and Trenching Operations.
L.
Inspection form. Following the inspection of the service lateral,
the property owner or authorized representative (contractor) and inspector
shall complete a service lateral inspection form.
M.
Property owner/applicant is responsible for installation, maintenance
and repair of the sewer lateral from the "house" to the "main" line
to insure proper elevation flow to City sewer.
N.
Street opening. Any excavation through or under public streets or
sidewalks requires a street opening permit.
The owners of property abutting on or adjoining any street,
road, alley, lane or other public way in which there is a sanitary
sewer shall be given 60 days' notice in writing by the Secretary of
the City Council of the City of Lower Burrell of the requirement that
all buildings erected upon abutting property shall have sewer connections,
and upon his, her, its or their failure to make such connections within
said period, the City shall may make the same and collect the costs
thereof from the owner by a municipal claim or in action of assumpsit.
[Amended 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 5-1986; 7-13-1992 by Ord. No.
9-1992]
Before making such connection to said sanitary sewer system,
the owner or owners of the premises to be served shall:
A.
Make written application therefor, agreeing to pay all lawful charges
for sewage service to said premises so long as the applicant remains
the owner thereof and thereafter until said applicant shall give written
notice to the City of a change of ownership and the name and address
of the new owner.
B.
Construction specifications.
[Amended 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014]
(1)
All sewers and facilities constructed as a part of the connecting
lateral sewer installation to the public sewer shall conform to the
following:
(a)
No connecting sewer shall be connected to the effluent of any
septic tank, privy vault, cesspool, roof drain, driveway drain or
foundation drain.
(b)
All pipe installed shall be PVC or ABS plastic solid wall or
ductile iron pipe (DIP) of at least four inches inside diameter. Terra
cotta or vitrified clay pipe (VCP) are not permitted.
(c)
Where pipes of two different sizes, materials or joint types
are being connected, special transition adapters (Calder, Fernco,
or equivalent) must be utilized. Inspection is required by the City
prior to any backfilling.
(2)
The construction of all lateral sewers, building sewer lines or house
service sewers, connecting to the public sewer shall be done in accordance
with the specifications, procedures, rules and regulations established
by the City as the same may be amended from time to time, copes of
which are on file with the City.
C.
Obtain a connection permit and pay the connection charges therefor
in accordance with the rates herein specified.
[Added 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 5-1986]
The developer shall follow the procedure outlined below to obtain
the Authority's approval of his plans:
A.
Letter of application and deposit.
(1)
Submit to the Authority Secretary a letter of an application stating
the owner's full name, address, telephone number, brief description
of location of plan, subdivision of lots, proposed number of lots,
proposed number of lots, approximate lineal feet of sewer line number
of manholes, place of sewage treatment, utilities serving lots, lineal
feet and width of rights-of-way, proposed time schedule, and anticipated
completion of project, type of project, whether lots will be developed
from sale or whether lots and houses will be sold as packages on a
speculative basis, whether developer has completed any past projects;
if so, name last project; if this is his first project, so state;
include total acreage in plan and acreage.
(2)
A minimum is required, payable to the Lower Burrell Municipal Authority:
$1,000 for plans of development up to 10 lots, and $1,800 deposit
for plans of 11 or more lots. Alternate amounts may be set by the
Authority of the agreement. This deposit will be used by the Authority
to cover cost of plan review by the Authority's Engineer and the cost
of preparation of "Agreement for the Construction of Sanitary Facilities
in the City of Lower Burrell." After completion of the sanitary sewer
by the developer, and the acceptance thereof by the Authority, if
there remains any monies not spent by the Authority for plan review,
inspection, or construction and/or legal fees, such monies shall be
returned to the developer. In the event the initial deposit is insufficient
for the purpose provided, the developer will, at the request of the
Authority, deposit additional funds to defray additional costs and
expense. An itemized accounting of all such monies will be supplied
to the developer if requested.
B.
Developer authority agreement. At the same time the developer files
the letter of application with the Authority, the developer shall
enter into an agreement with the Authority by signing the "Agreement
for the Construction of Sanitary Facilities in the City of Lower Burrell."
The procedure and examples are outlined in the special manual of procedures
and requirements for constructing sanitary sewers in the City of Lower
Burrell. A general outline follows:
(1)
The developer shall submit detailed plans and sewer modules to the
Municipal Authority of the City of Lower Burrell as outlined in the
Sewage Manual for their approval. Plans shall include specifications
for materials and installation which complies with applicable current
local and state requirements. Minimum City sewer construction specifications
have been developed and will be revised and updated from time to time.
Authority review and recommends City signoff and transmit.
(3)
All sewers shall be designed in accordance with the Sewage Manual
of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Division of
Sanitary Engineering, and all applicable City and Municipal Authority
rules and regulations.[2]
(4)
Prior to final acceptance of any sewer extensions by the Authority,
it will be necessary for the developer to furnish to the Authority
reproducible "as built" in a digital format compatible with the City's
GIS system showing the angle and distance between manholes, the top
and invert elevation of each manhole, and the exact location of all
house sewer connections relative to the nearest manhole both downstream
and upstream, and the structure served, including depth from ground
surface to lateral flow line. The end of each lateral shall be marked
with a minimum two-inch diameter pole extending to the existing ground
surface.[3]
(5)
Easements shall be recorded in the name of the City of Lower Burrell
for all sewers (except laterals) to be constructed outside of dedicated
street rights-of-way. These permanent easements to be a minimum of
20 feet in width. Temporary construction easements up to 25 feet in
width may be required.[4]
(6)
All construction shall be in accordance with the approved specifications and inspected by the Authority's inspector before it is covered up. Fee: see Subsection A.
(7)
The installation of all gravity sewers and force mains (except laterals)
shall be tested in the field in the presence of the Authority Engineer
or his authorized assistant. Sewers shall be field tested either pneumatically
or hydrostatically for leakage. Each and every section of sewer shall
be tested.
(a)
The pneumatic test shall be made by tightly capping all stubs
and Ys, plugging the ends and placing the section being tested under
air pressure. Air pressure is raised to four psig greater than the
average back pressure of any ground water. After a two-minute air
temperature stabilization time, test time starts. Line pressure must
not drop more than one psig in the time allowed below:
|
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Time Allowed for 1 psig Drop
(minutes)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
6
|
2
| |
|
8
|
4
| |
|
10
|
5
| |
|
12
|
5.5
| |
|
15
|
7.5
|
(b)
The hydrostatic or infiltration test is to be conducted following
installation of all manholes, service connections and collector lines.
Occurrence of rate of infiltration of groundwater in excess of 50
gallons per inch diameter per mile of sewer per day will be considered
evidence of defective materials and/or workmanship and shall require
repair or replacement by the contractor.
C.
All obvious leaks in the line and in the manholes under test shall
be repaired regardless of the test result.
D.
A report of all test results signed by the developer or its agent
and confirmed by the Authority Engineer shall become a permanent part
of the City maintenance records.
[Amended 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014]
Except as provided for in Subsection B, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of § 238-1 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine plus costs:
A.
Not exceeding one per month on a property and limited to no more
than $1,000 plus costs, for the first two continual and uncorrected
violations of the same part of this article on the same property;
and not exceeding $5,000 for the third or more continual and uncorrected
violation of the same part of this article on the same property;
B.
If a violation of this article is found to pose a threat to the public
health, safety or property, then upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine, plus costs:
(1)
Not exceeding one citation per five calendar days for a continual
and uncorrected violation of the same part of this article on the
same property;
(2)
Limited to no less than $500 and no more than $1,000 for the first
two continual and uncorrected violations of the same part of this
article on the same property and no less than $1,000 and not exceeding
$10,000 for the third or more continual and uncorrected violation
of the same part of this article on the same property, or imprisonment
for any term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
