[Adopted 12-2-1963 by Ord. No. 10-1963]
Every owner of property in the Borough of Waterford whose property
abuts upon any line of the sanitary sewers of the Borough of Waterford
shall connect, at his own cost, the building, buildings or other structures
located on said property with said sanitary sewers of the Borough
of Waterford for the purpose of disposing of all sanitary sewage as
is customarily disposed of in a system of sanitary sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property who is required to connect to the sanitary sewer system of
said Borough of Waterford to employ any means, either by septic tank
or otherwise, for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than into
and through the sanitary sewers of said Borough of Waterford.
Where any structure is now or hereafter may be connected to
any septic tank or using any method by which sanitary sewage is disposed
of or eliminated other than through the sanitary sewer system of said
Borough of Waterford, it shall be the duty of the Secretary or other
authorized person to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such
structure in writing, either by personal service or certified mail,
to disconnect the same and make proper connections for the discharge
and disposal of sewage through the sanitary sewer system of the Borough
of Waterford as hereinafter provided, within 60 days after receipt
of such notice.
In case of any owner of property required to connect to such
sewer shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said sewers
for such period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served upon
him, either by personal service or by certified mail as aforesaid,
the Council of the Borough of Waterford or their agents may enter
upon such property and construct such connection. In such case, the
Secretary or other authorized person on behalf of the Council of the
Borough of Waterford 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 so made, which
bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by
the owner of such property to pay said bill, a municipal lien for
said construction shall be filed within six months of the date of
completion of the construction of said connection, the same to be
subject in all respects to the general law providing for the filing
and recovery of municipal liens.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
Any person required to connect with the sewer system of the
Borough of Waterford shall make application for a tapping permit to
the Secretary on forms furnished by the Borough, and shall set forth
in said application the character of structure and use, the lot number
and location, and the name of the person who is to make the connection.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be connected
with the sanitary sewers of the Borough.
[Amended 2-3-1964 by Ord. No. 1-1964]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained on any premises
from which connection with any of the sanitary sewers of the Borough
shall have been made. Every such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank
or other receptacle shall, within 30 days of notice from the Borough
or its authorized officers or agents to do so, be abandoned, cleansed
and filled under the direction and supervision of the Council of the
Borough. Any such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or other receptacle
not abandoned, cleansed and filled as required by this section, after
notice to do so, shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated on
order of the Council of the Borough as provided by law, at the expense
of the owner of such property.
The construction of all private sewers or laterals and their
connections with any lines of the sewer system shall be done in accordance
with rules and regulations established by the Council of the Borough
and shall be inspected by the Borough Engineer before being covered.
Any person, persons, partnership or any agents or executive
officers of any corporation violating the provisions of this article
shall upon conviction for each and every violation be subject to a
fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 and cost of prosecution,
and in default of the payment of said fines and costs, the defendant
or defendants may be committed to the County Jail for a period not
exceeding 30 days.
