No person, firm, corporation, real property owner, lessee, occupier,
developer or contractor shall cause or permit the discharge of surface
water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater into the sanitary
sewers of the Borough of Bellevue.
No person, firm, corporation, property owner, lessee, occupier,
developer or contractor shall connect or cause or permit to be connected
to the sanitary sewers of the Borough of Bellevue any rain leader,
roof drain, downspout, gutter, parking lot drain, driveway drain,
interior or exterior sump, french drain, spring or other source or
device capable of carrying surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater,
or groundwater into the sanitary sewers of the Borough of Bellevue.
Every owner of real property shall repair and maintain in good
condition all sanitary sewer laterals from structures located upon
the owner's real property to the public sanitary sewer maintained
by the Borough of Bellevue. The degree of maintenance required shall
be such as to meet federal, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and County
of Allegheny laws and regulations and conform to leakage specifications
for the material used.
The Borough of Bellevue will provide a notice to property owners at least six months prior to any planned resurfacing and/or reconstruction of the roadway or sewer line(s) adjacent to the property. Upon such notification to the owner of the property by the Borough of Bellevue that the roadway or sewer line(s) adjacent to the property is to be resurfaced or reconstructed, the owner shall be required to pay the appropriate fee and shall make application as noted in §
215-25 herein, on a form furnished by the Borough of Bellevue, to have a dye test performed on the building or request a visual inspection if he believes that there is not a need to perform a dye test due to the belief that there are no pipelines or drains with underground connections, within 30 days of the date of the notice unless such property has been so tested and a dye test certification has been obtained within the previous five years. The said dye test is to involve the use of nontoxic, nonstaining dye which is drained through rain leaders, roof drains, downspouts, gutters, parking area drains, driveway drains, interior and exterior sumps, french drains, springs and any other source or device capable of carrying surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater. The Borough of Bellevue and/or its contractor or its agent or a licensed plumber hired by the owner shall complete the appropriate form that the property has been dye tested and certify the results of such test. In the event that there are no illegal or improper surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater connections, the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee shall issue a document of certification upon the additional payment of $10. When an illegal or improper surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater connection is discovered by the means of the above-mentioned testing, the illegal connections shall be removed, inspected and approved by the Borough of Bellevue in accordance with §
215-24 of this article prior to the scheduled start of construction of the roadway and/or sewer line(s).
All owners of real property that have not been subject to a dye test under this article by November 30, 2006, shall be subject to a mandatory dye test performed on the building by the Borough of Bellevue or its agent or a licensed plumber hired by the owner within the following six-month time period. The property owner shall be notified in writing by mail of this requirement. The property owner shall be required to pay the appropriate fee and shall make application as noted in §
215-25 herein, on a form furnished by the Borough of Bellevue, to have a dye test or a visual inspection if he believes that there is not a need to perform a dye test due to the belief that there are no pipelines or drains with underground connections performed on the building within 30 days of the date of the notice. The said dye test is to involve the use of nontoxic, nonstaining dye which is drained through rain leaders, roof drains, downspouts, gutters, parking area drains, driveway drains, interior and exterior sumps, french drains, springs and any other source or device capable of carrying surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater. The Borough of Bellevue and/or its contractor or its agent or a licensed plumber hired by the owner shall complete the appropriate form that the property has been dye tested and certify the results of such test. In the event that there are no illegal or improper surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater connections, the Code Enforcement Officer or his designate shall issue a document of certification upon the additional payment of $10. When an illegal or improper surface water, rainwater, snowmelt, stormwater or groundwater connection is discovered by the means of the above-mentioned testing, the illegal connections shall be removed, inspected and approved by the Borough of Bellevue in accordance with §
215-24 of this article not later than May 31, 2007.
The Director of Administrative Services and the Code Enforcement
Officer are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make reasonable
rules and regulations for the operation and enforcement of this article
as they deem necessary, including the appointment of an agent or agents
to conduct the said dye tests. All rules and regulations issued pursuant
to this section shall be in writing and approved by the Town Council
of the Borough of Bellevue prior to such rules and regulations being
effective.