As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall be construed as follows:
PERSON
Includes natural persons, partnerships, organizations and
corporations.
REGULATIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP
Such rules and regulations as the Township may from time
to time adopt and promulgate with respect to any matter affecting
the maintenance and operation of the sewerage system and with respect
to the collection of sewer rentals imposed by this article.
SEWER
All sanitary sewers, all lateral sewer service connections
and all main collecting sewers and trunk lines included in the sewerage
system.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
The existing sewerage facilities within the service area
of the Township, together with all renewals, replacements, additions,
extensions and enlargements from time to time made with respect thereto,
but does not include stormwater sewers.
TOWNSHIP
Township of Chartiers, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a
municipal body having its principal address at 2451 West Pike Street,
Houston, Pennsylvania 15342.
USERS
All persons owning or occupying property having connections
to the sewerage system.
WATER COMPANY
The Western Pennsylvania Water Company of Washington, Pennsylvania,
and any successor thereto.
The Township hereby establishes a separate sewer
district to be known as "Arnold Avenue Sewer District," which shall
be comprised of the Arnold Avenue Sewer System, as is defined and
described in a drawing prepared by Engelhardt-Power and Assoc., dated
September 27, 1982.
All persons owning improved property within
the Arnold Avenue Sewer District which abuts on or adjoins any street
or right-of-way in which there now is or shall hereafter be a sewer
shall, at their own expense, within three months after the effective
date of this article, or within three months after the construction
of any new sewer, make connection with such sewer in the manner prescribed
by this article or in accordance with the regulations of the Township,
or its agent, or assignee, for the purpose of discharge into such
sewer such drainage or waste matter as is specified in this article
or as may from time to time be specified by the regulations of the
Township, or its agent or assignee.
From and after the effective date of this article
it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to permit to be
discharged into any sewer any roof or surface water or the flow from
any groundwater collection system or any matter determined by the
regulations of the Township to be dangerous or harmful to or the discharge
of which into a sewer would adversely affect the sewerage system or
the functioning thereof, or the process of sewage treatment and disposal,
or to discharge or to permit to be discharged into any sewer any industrial
or process waste which is not preliminarily treated in the manner
from time to time prescribed by the regulations of the Township in
order to make it reasonably harmless to the sewerage system and to
the processes of sewage treatment and disposal.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township, or
its designated agent, shall have charge in management of the Arnold
Avenue Area Sewer System and shall issue such rules and regulations
governing use, operation and maintenance of said sewer system as they
shall be necessary and which may be those governing the other sewer
systems in the Township.
A. Sewer service rates. The schedule of sewer service
rates for the Moninger-Allison Sewer System is hereby adopted by the
Township for users of a sewer system in the Arnold Avenue Sewer District.
B. Rates for users. All of the rates for sewage use are
net rates and are payable within 10 days from the date of mailing
of the bill and thereafter subject with a penalty of 10%.
C. Adjustment of sewer rental for wastes stronger than
sanitary sewage. For users discharging wastes having a higher concentration
of settleable solids and organic matter than domestic sewage, as determined
by the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee, the rates
shall be adjusted for concentration in accordance with the regulations
of the Township.
D. Users using private water supplies. For users using
water, all or part of which is from a source other than the Water
Company, there shall be a sewer rental, separate from and in addition
to any sewer rental based upon the consumption of water from the Water
Company. Such separate and additional sewer rental shall be measured
by the quantity of water from the private sources which is discharged
into the sewerage system and shall be at the same rate as that charged
for consumption of water from the Water Company. Each such user shall,
at his own expense, install a meter or meters to measure the quantity
of water received from sources other than the Water Company which
are discharged into the sewerage system. No meter shall be installed
or used for such purpose without approval of the Township, its agent
or assignee. If such user fails to install an approved meter or measuring
device, the Township, its agent or assignee shall determine the amount
of the waste discharged to the sewerage system and shall impose charges
based upon such determination.
E. Water not discharged into the sewerage system. Whenever
a user uses water from the Water Company for an industrial or commercial
purpose, but such water is not discharged into the sewerage system,
the quantity of such water shall be excluded in determining the sewer
rental payable by such user. The quantity of such water shall be measured
by a device or devices approved by the Township, its agent or assignee
and installed by the user and without cost to the Township, its agent
or assignee; provided, however, that where in the Township's, its
agent's or assignee's opinion it is impractical to install a measuring
device continuously to determine the quantity of such water, the Township,
its agent or assignee may determine said quantity in such manner as
it may prescribe.
F. Observation facilities. Where required by the Township,
its agent or assignee, any user other than a domestic user shall install
a suitable manhole to facilitate observation, sampling and measuring
of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely
located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Township, its agent or assignee. The manhole shall be installed
by the user at his expense and shall be maintained by him in a safe
condition at all times.
G. Inspection. The Township, its agent or assignee shall
be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection,
observation, measurements, sampling and testing in accordance with
the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee.
H. Notice of change in character of waste. Any user who
discharges industrial or process wastes into any sewer and who shall
change his methods of operation so as to alter the type of waste previously
discharged shall notify the Township, its agent or assignee 10 days
previous to such change, in order that the Township, its agent or
assignee may have the opportunity to sample the wastes and determine
whether or not such wastes will be injurious to the sewerage system.
The owners of properties served by the sewerage
system and the users of water in or on said properties shall be jointly
and severally liable for the payment of the sewer rentals and penalties
hereby imposed.
The sewer rentals and penalties hereby imposed
shall be a lien on the property served, and all delinquent bills therefor
shall be entered as a lien against such property, and such lien shall
be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection
of municipal claims.
Any person violating any provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed $25
and/or shall be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 25 days. Each
day's violation of such provision shall be deemed to be a separate
offense.