[Ord. 1992-8A, 9/10/1992, Art. VII, §§ 7.01
— 7.14; as amended by Ord. No.
2022-4, 10/12/2022[1]]
1.
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use,
alter or disturb, in any manner, any sewer or the sewer system without
first making application for and securing a permit, in writing, from
the Township.
2.
Application for a permit shall be made by the owner of the improved
property to be served or his duly authorized agent.
3.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved
property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each
of the following conditions:
A.
Such person shall have notified the Township of the desire and intention
to connect such improved property to a sewer.
B.
Such person shall have made application for and obtained a permit
from the Township.
C.
Such person shall have given the Township at least 24 hours'
notice of the time when such connection will be made so that the Township
may inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
D.
Such person shall have paid to the Township any fee charged and imposed
by the Township, as required by the Township Fee Schedule which shall
be adopted from time to time by the Board of Supervisors and shall
comply with the Township's rules and regulations.
4.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all
costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall
be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and
such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Township from all
loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, because
of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building
sewer to a sewer.
5.
Every building sewer of an improved property shall be maintained
in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved
property.
6.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately
with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and
injury. Streets, sidewalks, and other public property disturbed in
the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being
connected, in a manner satisfactory to this Township.
7.
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of a notice of the
Township, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with
respect to a building sewer, within 60 days of receipt of such notice,
the Township may refuse to permit such person to discharge sanitary
sewage and industrial wastes into the sewer system until such unsatisfactory
condition shall have been remedied to the satisfaction of the Township.
8.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected and
approved by the Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for
inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
to be connected to a sewer.
9.
The Township shall have the right of access at reasonable times to
any part of any improved property served by the sewer system as shall
be required for purposes of inspection, measurement, sampling, and
testing and for performance of other functions relating to service
rendered by the Township through the sewer system.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §§ 18-301, Definitions, 18-302, Sewer Rentals and Charges, 18-303, Billing, 18-304, Rules and Regulations for Systems Use, 18-305, Drainage of Swimming Pools, and 18-306, Measurements, Tests and Analyses, adopted by Ord. 1992-8A, 9/10/1992, as amended by Ord. 2004-15, 12/30/2004; by Ord. 2006-2A, 7/21/2006, § 2; and by Ord. 2006-3, 9/13/2006, § 2. This ordinance also renumbered former §§ 18-307 through 18-309 as §§ 18-301 through 18-303, respectively.
[Ord. 1992-8A, 9/10/1992, Art. VIII, § 8.01; as
amended by Ord. No. 2022-4, 10/12/2022]
Any owner, equitable owner, or subdivider or developer who is
subdividing or developing land may extend or may request the Township
to extend sanitary sewer collection system lines or interceptor lines
to serve the property, development, or subdivision, if such extension
of services conforms to the requirements of this Part and other Township
ordinances, Township rules and regulations and if:
1.
The Township Official Sewer Plan (Act 537) includes the proposed
extension, service area and development in its plan as a future service
area for the Township's system.
2.
The Township has set aside or reserved capacity for the property
to be served by the extension. (It is stated here that setting aside
capacity or reserving capacity for a property does not guarantee any
approvals of specific plans by the Township or the Township Zoning
Officer.)
3.
The Township has a permit for the extension from the Department of
Environmental Protection if such permit is required by DEP.
4.
The Township has prepared or approved the design specifications and
plans for the extension and has found them to conform to the Township's
own construction standards and specifications and rules and regulations.
5.
The person requesting the extension has either agreed to pay all
costs of the Township in making the extension or has agreed to install
the extension under Township's inspection and has agreed to reimburse
the Township for costs associated with plan review, permit submission
and construction inspections.
6.
The person requesting the extension has agreed to a date of project
completion and has posted security with the Township sufficient to
guarantee payment of costs and proper installation in a timely manner.
7.
The person requesting the extension has agreed to be responsible
for the maintenance of the proposed extension for 18 months after
its installation and has posted security with the Township sufficient
to guarantee the estimated cost of such maintenance.
8.
The person requesting the extension has agreed to provide dedication
or dedicate the entire extension along with any required easements
to the Township and to pay for or provide the Township with five copies
of as-built plans prepared and sealed by a registered engineer showing
the size, location, and depth of all lines and laterals, all at no
cost to the Township.
9.
The person requesting the extension has entered into an improvement
agreement and maintenance agreement with the Township covering, at
a minimum, all the requirements of these regulations.
[Ord. 1992-8A, 9/10/1992, Art. IX, §§ 9.02,
9.03, 9.05 — 9.07; as amended by Ord. No. 2022-4, 10/12/2022]
1.
Any sewer rentals or charge deemed delinquent, pursuant to the Township's
Fee Schedule, shall be cause for termination of service and shall
be collected in any manner permitted by law.
2.
Any person who shall violate this Part shall be liable, upon summary
conviction for a first offense and upon summary conviction for each
subsequent offense, to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $300,
together with costs of prosecution in each case. Each day that a violation
shall continue shall be deemed and shall be taken to be a separate
offense and shall be punishable as such.
3.
Fines and costs imposed under provisions of this Part shall be enforceable
and recoverable in the manner at the time provided by applicable law.
4.
It is declared that enactment of this Part is necessary for the protection,
benefit and preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of inhabitants
of this Township.
[Added by Ord. No. 2022-4, 10/12/2022]
The rules, regulations and specifications adopted by resolutions
of the EJASA, or by the Williams Township Board of Supervisors pursuant
to this Part shall be deemed a part of this Part and shall have full
force and effect of this Part and may be enforced by the Township
as fully as this Part. Any violation of an EAJSA resolution or a Williams
Township resolution adopted pursuant to this Part shall be a violation
of this Part.
