[Adopted 8-2-2010 by Ord. No. 8-2]
Laterals and connections to the sewer system shall be constructed
in accordance with the Standard Specifications and Requirements for
Installation of Laterals found at Exhibit A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A, Standard Specifications and Requirements
for Installation of Laterals, is included at the end of this chapter.
No lateral or connection to the sewer system shall be covered
until the same has been inspected and approved by the Borough. If
any part of the lateral or connection to the sewer system is covered
before being so inspected and approved, such lateral or such connection
shall be uncovered for inspection, at the request of the Borough,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be
served through the aforesaid facilities.
Every connection to the sewer system shall be maintained in
a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of the improved
property served. Whenever the Borough has reason to believe any connection
to the sewer system has become defective, such connection shall be
subject to test and inspection at the expense of the owner. Defects
found upon such inspection shall be corrected as required by the Borough,
at the cost and expense of such owner.
In the event that the owner is unavailable, or refuses or neglects
to cooperate with the Borough with respect to suspected defects as
described herein, the Borough may, at its option, enter upon such
property and make the necessary repairs to such connection. In such
case, the proper officials of this Borough shall forthwith, upon completion
of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of the necessary repairs
to the owner, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect
or refusal by the owner of such property to pay the bill within six
months after completion of the necessary repairs to the connection,
it shall be the duty of the officials of this Borough to cause a municipal
lien, or other legal remedy, for the repairs to be filed, the same
to be subject in all respects to the general law provided for the
filing and recovery of municipal liens.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently damage,
destroy, deface, block or otherwise tamper with any sewer or any other
facility, structure or equipment which is part of the sewer system
or discharge any substance into the sewer system contrary to or in
violation of any present or future resolutions or rules and regulations
of the Borough which, among others, prohibit discharge of wastes into
the sewer system.
The Borough Engineer, and/or other duly authorized representatives
or employees of the Borough bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted, at all reasonable times, to enter upon any premises
connected or about to be connected or required to be connected to
the sewer system for the purpose of inspections, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
A.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article, or any
rules or regulations of the Borough adopted hereunder, shall be served
with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and requiring
the satisfactory correction thereof within 30 days from the date of
the notice. The offender, within the period of time stated in such
notice, shall permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any such violation beyond such time
limit, or otherwise violate this article or any rules or regulations
adopted hereunder, shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000,
plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Each day
a violation shall continue shall be deemed and shall be taken to be
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.[1]
C.
Penalties and costs imposed under the provisions of this article
shall be enforceable and recoverable in the manner and the time provided
by applicable law, and any such penalties received shall be used solely
for the operation, maintenance and/or replacement of said sewer system.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or
any rules or regulations adopted hereunder, in addition to becoming
liable for penalties and costs, shall also be liable to the Borough
for any professional fees, expenses, costs, losses or damages occasioned
the Borough by reason of such violation or by reason of enforcing
the provisions of this article.
It is hereby declared that the enactment of this article is
necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health,
safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough.
The Borough Council is authorized by proper resolution to adopt
any necessary rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions
of this article and/or its declaration of purposes.
The remedies contained herein are cumulative and in addition
to all others, civil or criminal, available to the Borough of Riverside.
