The Pen Argyl sewage treatment plant and the
collection system within and outside Pen Argyl Borough boundaries
are owned by the Pen Argyl Municipal Authority ("Authority"). Through
an agreement between the Authority and Pen Argyl Borough (the "Borough"),
the Borough is responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance
of the sewage treatment plant and collection system.
The Borough of Pen Argyl, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania, is a municipal corporation of the commonwealth, acting
by and through its Council or, in appropriate cases, acting by and
through its authorized representatives.
The Authority is an authority existing under
and governed by the Pennsylvania Municipality City Authorities Act
of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented
(the Authorities Act).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601
et seq.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the sewer
system.
This chapter shall be referred to as the "Pen
Argyl Borough Sewage Procedures Manual."
The Authority is the owner of the sewage treatment
plant and collection system, both within and outside the Borough.
The Borough is the operator of the system. The Borough has management
control and operational control with respect to all matters within
the Borough limits. The Authority has control outside the Borough,
though the Borough is authorized to act as the agent of the authority
with respect to operational matters outside the Borough limits.
