[Adopted 10-1-1996 by Ord. No. 974]
A. 
This article provides for the regulation of the installation and use of public and private sanitary wastewater and stormwater transmission lines, drains and disposal systems within the Borough of Brookville. The article is intended to prevent damage to the public wastewater collection system within the Borough, to reduce maintenance costs and to enhance and maintain adequate flow capacity within the system.
B. 
This article and all the rules, regulations and requirements established herein shall apply to all residents of the Borough of Brookville, both private and commercial.
A. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTHORITY
The Brookville Municipal Authority.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Brookville.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Borough of Brookville or his designee.
COMMUNITY SANITARY WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM
All or part of a privately owned device or devices intended to treat and/or dispose of sanitary wastewater discharged from structures located on two or more parcels of land.
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
DOCUMENT OF CERTIFICATION
An official statement from the Manager of the Brookville Municipal Authority or his designee stating that there are no known illegal stormwater or surface water connections to the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system on the specific property which is being sold.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
A tank mechanism with a flow rate greater than 35 gallons per minute which is installed underground outside the structure being served and which extracts grease content from sanitary wastewater prior to the discharge of said wastewater into the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Brookville Municipal Authority.
GREASE TRAP
A tank mechanism with a flow rate of 35 gpm or less which is installed in the sanitary wastewater drainage system of an individual premises, which mechanism extracts grease content from sanitary wastewater prior to the discharge of said wastewater into the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Brookville Municipal Authority. Grease traps shall be rated at a minimum of 22.5 gpm.
INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGER
Those industries identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1967, as amended and supplemented, under the category "Division D - Manufacturing" and such other classes of significant waste producers as deemed appropriate under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes from commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities and institutions, whether treated or untreated.
MANAGER
The Wastewater Commissioner of the Brookville Municipal Authority or his designee.
MUNICIPAL LIEN LETTER
A writing from the proper official of the Brookville Municipal Authority concerning outstanding liens.
NONDOMESTIC DISCHARGER
Any owner and/or occupier of premises used for purposes other than residential and who discharges wastewater to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority. This term shall include but not be limited to any and all commercial and/or manufacturing operations, commercial buildings and nursing and/or group homes with more than 10 residents.
NONDOMESTIC PREPARATION OF FOOD
Any food preparation conducted for consumption by a person or persons other than those residing on the subject premises and/or their household guests. This includes all restaurants, whether eat-in or take-out, cafeterias, snack bars, church kitchens and halls, grocery store kitchens, banquet halls, nursing and/or group homes with more than 10 residents and food-processing businesses.
PASS THROUGH
A discharge which exits the Authority's wastewater treatment facility into the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the Authority's NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON
Any person, syndicate, association, partnership, firm, corporation, institution, agency, authority or other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PRIVATE SANITARY WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM
All or part of any privately owned device or devices located on an individual parcel of land and intended to treat and/or dispose of the sanitary wastewater discharged from any structure or structures located on that parcel of land.
RESIDENTIAL USER
The owner and/or occupier of premises used only for human residency and who discharges sanitary wastewater to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority.
SANITARY WASTEWATER
Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, commercial and/or industrial and/or institutional buildings or structures.
SANITARY WASTEWATER SERVICE LINE
A pipe extension from a structure's sanitary wastewater plumbing system to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority.
STORM SEWER
A sewer for conveying storm, surface and other waters not intended to be transported to a sanitary wastewater facility.
STORM SEWER SERVICE LINE
A pipe extension from a premises to the storm sewer collection system owned and/or operated by the Borough of Brookville.
SURFACE WATER
Water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate at which water may infiltrate into the soil.
TEMPORARY DOCUMENT OF CERTIFICATION
A temporary statement of certification from the proper officer of the Brookville Municipal Authority, issued pursuant to the terms of this article.
WASTEWATER
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may be present.
B. 
“Shall” is mandatory; "may" is permissible.
A. 
Every owner of property in the Borough on which exists a principal building or structure, any part of which is located within 150 feet of and is accessible to a sanitary wastewater collection line owned and/or operated by the Authority, shall connect, at his own cost, said principal building or structure to said sanitary wastewater collection line at the service line connection point for the purpose of disposing of all sanitary wastewater discharge.
B. 
It shall be unlawful and in violation of this article for any owner, lessee or occupier of any property on which exists a principal structure, any part of which is located within 150 feet of and is accessible to a sanitary wastewater collection line owned and/or operated by the Authority, to employ any means, either by septic tank, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal of wastewater, other than into and through the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority.
For any property not in compliance with the requirements of § 176-12, the Authority Manager or his designee may notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such premises in writing to make proper connection for the discharge of sanitary wastewater to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority, as provided in these §§ 176-12 through 176-17, within 60 days after receipt of such notice.
A. 
Should any owner of property required to connect to the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system pursuant to § 176-12 of this article neglect or refuse to so connect within a period of 60 days after service of the notice as set forth in § 176-13, the Authority or its agency may enter upon such property and construct such connection.
B. 
Should the Authority or its agency construct said connection pursuant to this section, the Authority Manager or his designee shall forthwith, upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of construction of such connection to the owner of the property to which connection has been made, which bill shall be payable forthwith.
C. 
In the event of nonpayment of said itemized bill, a municipal lien in the amount set forth in the itemized bill plus costs associated with the filing of the lien shall be filed within six months of the date of completion of construction of the subject connection.
Any person required to or desiring to connect to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority shall submit a service application to the Authority on a form furnished by the Authority and shall set forth in such application the character of the structure to be connected, its use, the lot number and location and the name of the person who is to construct said connection. After connection has been made in accordance with the rules, regulations, plans and specifications established by the Authority, and before the service line and connection point are covered, the Authority shall be notified of said connection and shall conduct an inspection of same as required by § 176-30 of this article.
A. 
The Authority is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make reasonable rules and regulations for service line installation and connection to the public collection system as it deems necessary, which shall include but not be limited to:
(1) 
Establishing the appropriate materials, procedures, plans and specifications for service line installation and connection.
(2) 
Establishing the form of service application.
(3) 
Establishing appropriate inspection and/or testing methods.
(4) 
Establishing the appropriate fee for inspection of service line installation and connection.
B. 
All rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Brookville Municipal Authority prior to such rules and regulations becoming effective.
A. 
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or other similar receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids shall at any time be connected with the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Brookville Municipal Authority.
B. 
After connection has been made to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority from any premises pursuant to these §§ 176-12 through 176-17, no privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids shall continue to be maintained on said premises, and any privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids shall be abandoned, cleansed and filled with clean sand or other inert materials.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person whose premises are connected to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority to permit, allow or cause to enter into such system any wastewater from any property other than that for which the tapping permit was issued.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person whose premises are connected to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority to permit, allow or cause to enter into such system any of the following pollutants, substances or wastewater:
(1) 
Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the sanitary wastewater collection system or the Authority's wastewater treatment facility, including but not limited to wastestreams with a closed-up flashpoint of less than 140º F.
(2) 
Wastewater having a pH less than 5.0, or otherwise causing corrosive structural damage to the sanitary wastewater collection system or the Authority's wastewater treatment facility or other equipment, or endangering Authority personnel.
(3) 
Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system.
(4) 
Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts exceeding 100 milligrams per liter as oil and grease in discharge or in amounts that will cause obstruction of the flow in the sanitary wastewater collection system or the Authority's wastewater treatment facilities or which will cause pass through at the treatment facility.
(5) 
Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system or its wastewater treatment facilities in a quantity that may cause worker health and/or safety problems.
(6) 
Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, artesian well water, roof runoff or subsurface drainage.
C. 
The Manager or his designee, bearing proper identification, shall be permitted to enter the premises of any nondomestic discharger at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection of facilities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
All industrial dischargers of wastewater which are within the Borough of Brookville and which discharge industrial wastewater into the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system must comply with the provisions of the Brookville Municipal Authority's Industrial Waste Pretreatment Regulations.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the nondomestic preparation of food or the washing of dishes used to serve food for nondomestic consumption without a properly installed, operational and regularly maintained grease interceptor or grease trap system to separate, remove, collect and contain grease content from wastewater prior to the discharge of said wastewater into the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Brookville Municipal Authority. The grease interceptor or grease trap system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Brookville Municipal Authority.
B. 
The type of installation (either grease trap interceptor or grease trap system) shall be determined by the total fixture flow-through rate of potential grease-laden fixtures discharging through the building sanitary wastewater lines as determined in accordance with the BOCA National Plumbing Code, latest edition.
(1) 
For flow-through of 35 gpm or less, an internal grease trap system is required.
(2) 
For flow-through rates in excess of 35 gpm, an external, underground grease interceptor is required.
C. 
A grease interceptor or grease trap system shall be installed at an appropriate location along the building sanitary wastewater discharge system before the point of connection between the sanitary wastewater service line and public collection system. Said grease interceptor or grease trap system and its installation shall be in compliance with the rules, regulations, plans and specifications as established by the Authority.
D. 
The grease interceptor or grease trap shall limit the amount of grease discharged into the public collection system to a level not to exceed 100 mg/l as oil and grease downstream of the interceptor or trap.
E. 
Where a grease interceptor is required, an inspection site tee shall be installed between the interceptor discharge point and the sanitary wastewater service line connection to the public collection system.
F. 
Grease interceptors and grease traps shall be maintained and kept in proper working order at all times in accordance with the rules, regulations and requirements as established by the Authority. Records of all grease interceptors or grease trap system cleaning and/or maintenance shall be kept on the subject premises at all times and shall be available for review by the Manager or his designee.
G. 
No solid waste devices, such as waste grinders, disposals, potato peelers, etc., shall discharge through a grease trap or grease interceptor. Only potential grease-laden fixtures may discharge through the trap or interceptor.
A. 
The Manager or his designee, bearing proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any premises subject to § 176-20 at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection of facilities and/or records to ensure compliance with the provisions of these §§ 176-18 through 176-22.
B. 
All grease interceptors and/or grease trap systems located on premises subject to § 176-20 shall be inspected at least annually by the Manager or his designee. All such interceptors and/or trap systems located on premises which maintain a dining seating capacity of 50 or more shall be inspected semiannually. A written record of all inspections shall be maintained by the Authority.
C. 
All owners or occupiers of premises subject to § 176-20 shall be required to pay the Authority a fee for each annual or semiannual inspection conducted pursuant to Subsection B above . The fee shall be established by the Authority as reimbursement for costs incurred in conducting the required inspection. The fee shall be included in the Authority's next regular billing invoice following the subject inspection.
A. 
The Authority is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make reasonable rules and regulations regarding the grease trap or interceptor requirement and inspection as set forth in §§  176-20 and 176-21 as it deems necessary, which shall include but not be limited to:
(1) 
Establishing the appropriate materials, plans and specifications for the type of grease interceptor and/or grease trap system to be installed.
(2) 
Establishing the appropriate materials, plans and specification for the installation of a grease interceptor and/or grease trap system.
(3) 
Establishing the appropriate inspection and/or testing methods.
(4) 
Establishing the appropriate maintenance activities and schedule required for grease interceptors and/or grease trap systems.
(5) 
Establishing the appropriate fee for inspection of grease trap interceptors and/or grease trap systems.
B. 
All rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Brookville Municipal Authority prior to such rules and regulations becoming effective.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any property owner within the Borough whose premises are connected to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority to discharge or permit to be discharged any stormwater or surface water from the premises into the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any property owner within the Borough of Brookville to maintain any connection of a roof drain, downspout, french drain or other surface water or stormwater collection system to the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system.
The Authority Manager or his designee, bearing proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting and/or testing to ensure compliance with § 176-23.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell property located within the Borough on which a building or improvement exists without first delivering unto the purchaser a document of certification or a temporary document of certification issued by the Brookville Municipal Authority. The Authority shall not issue a municipal lien letter for the subject property transaction unless and until a document of certification or a temporary document of certification has been issued.
A. 
Any person selling property located within the Borough upon which exists any structure or improvement shall make application for a document of certification to the Brookville Municipal Authority at least 14 days prior to the date of sale of the subject property.
B. 
The application shall be submitted on a form furnished by the Brookville Municipal Authority and shall be accompanied by payment of an established fee, which fee represents the costs incurred by the Authority in performing the required test(s) and in processing the application.
C. 
The information set forth on the application form shall include but not be limited to the name and address of the seller, the location of the property being sold, the name and address of the buyer and a description of the structure and/or improvement on the property.
D. 
The Brookville Municipal Authority shall then have an inspector proceed to the subject property and perform a dye test, smoke test or air test of the stormwater and waste drainage systems on the subject property. The purpose of such test(s) is to determine whether any surface water and/or stormwater is being discharged into the Authority's sanitary wastewater collection system in violation of these §§ 176-23 through 176-29.
E. 
The Authority's inspector shall have the right to conduct as many of the above-referenced tests as he deems necessary. The Authority shall also have the right to rely on the results of any internal televising of the main sewer completed by the Authority or its contractor.
A. 
In the event that there are no illegal stormwater or surface water discharges and the existing drainage system is sound, the Brookville Municipal Authority shall issue a document of certification.
B. 
When an illegal stormwater or surface water discharge or malfunctioning drainage system is discovered by means of the above-referenced testing, no document of certification will be issued until the illegal discharge and/or malfunctioning drainage system are removed and/or repaired and the system retested and certified by the Authority. The established fee described in § 176-26B must be paid to the Authority prior to each retesting required.
C. 
In the event of discovery by the Authority of an illegal discharge and/or a malfunctioning drainage system, a notice describing said violations and the required remediation will be sent by the Authority to the applicant.
A temporary document of certification may be issued at the sole discretion of the Brookville Municipal Authority in either of the following instances:
A. 
The Authority determines that the required testing cannot be performed because of weather conditions.
(1) 
When such is the case, the applicant shall provide the Authority with a signed written acknowledgment from the purchaser of the subject property, agreeing to correct, at the said purchaser's sole expense, any unlawful discharges that may be discovered as a result of subsequent testing.
(2) 
The application shall also provide the Authority with full payment of the Authority's established fee for the testing and processing costs.
(3) 
Within 30 days of the date of issuance of a temporary document of certification, the Authority will perform adequate testing of the subject property and will issue a Document of Certification if the testing reveals no unlawful discharges. If unlawful discharges are found during this testing, the purchaser of the property will be held responsible for immediate remediation.
(4) 
A failure to remediate within a reasonable time specified by the Authority may result in the imposition of a fine for violation of this article.
B. 
When an unlawful discharge or malfunctioning drainage system has been discovered and the necessary remedial activities to correct such violations would require a length of time such as to create a practical hardship for the applicant, the applicant may apply to the Authority for a temporary document of certification which may only be issued when the applicant provides the Authority with all of the following:
(1) 
A bona fide executed contract between the applicant and a registered, licensed plumber to complete the necessary remedial work.
(2) 
A deposit equal to the amount of said plumbing contract is posted with the Authority as surety for work completion.
(3) 
An agreement by the purchaser to be responsible for all cost overruns related to the remedial work, together with a license to the Authority to enter upon the property to complete work in case of default by the contractor. The Authority Manager or his designee shall determine when such temporary document of certification shall expire. At the expiration of such time period, if the remedial work has been completed on the subject property, the deposit shall be returned to the applicant.
(4) 
If the time period set forth on the temporary document of certification should expire prior to the completion of the required remediation work, the deposit will be forfeited in the amount required by the Authority to complete the necessary remedial work.
A. 
The Brookville Municipal Authority is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make reasonable rules and regulations for the application and/or issuance of the required document of certification as it deems necessary, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) 
Establishing acceptable forms of security or guaranties.
(2) 
Establishing the appropriate fee for the required testing and processing.
(3) 
Establishing acceptable testing methods.
(4) 
Establishing the forms of application, purchaser acknowledgment, document of certification and temporary document of certification.
(5) 
Limiting the times of year in which temporary documents of certification are available for weather-related reasons.
B. 
All rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Brookville Municipal Authority prior to such rules and regulations becoming effective.
A. 
Sanitary wastewater service lines shall convey only sanitary wastewater and a nominal amount of infiltration and shall not be connected to any source of surface water or stormwater of any nature.
B. 
All sanitary wastewater service lines carrying wastewater from any structure within the Borough into the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority shall be constructed of SDR 35 PVC pipe.
C. 
No sanitary wastewater service line shall be installed in a common trench with any other utility line.
D. 
Prior to the construction and/or installation of a sanitary wastewater service line, the person to construct and/or install said service line must be either the property owner or be a private plumber.
E. 
The erection, construction and/or installation of all sanitary wastewater service lines, when connected with the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the Authority, shall be so connected in accordance with the provisions of this article and the rules, regulations, plans and specifications established by the Authority pursuant to § 176-16 of this article, as the same may be from time to time amended.
F. 
Every sanitary wastewater service line shall be inspected by the Authority after connection to the Authority's service line connection point has been made and before said line and/or connection point has been covered. The purpose of said inspection is to ensure compliance with the provisions of both this § 176-30 and §§ 176-12 through 176-17 of this article, as well as the rules, regulations, plans and specifications established by the Authority pursuant to § 176-16. An established fee shall be paid to the Authority as reimbursement for costs incurred in conducting said inspection.
G. 
No water service will be permitted by the Authority unless and until the sanitary wastewater service line has passed the required inspection.
Any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this article, or with any rule, regulation or requirement established pursuant thereto and authorized thereby, shall, upon conviction before any District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 per day plus costs of prosecution to the Borough of Brookville and $300 reimbursement to the Brookville Municipal Authority for costs incurred by it in enforcing this article and for damage sustained by its facilities as a result of the violation.