[Adopted by Ord. No. 9-26-1944 (Ch. 18, Part 3, of the 1992 Code)]
The sanitary sewer system now constructed in the Borough or
to be constructed in the future shall be regulated and operated according
to the conditions hereof.
A.
In the drainage districts where sewers are laid, the use of cesspools,
septic tanks, wells, privy vaults or other receptacle for sewage purposes
shall cease and their use for the disposal of sewage shall be abandoned
within six months after a public sewer shall become accessible, and
connection shall be made to the sanitary sewer system of the Borough.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Council to cause a printed or
written notice of the completion of such sewer, together with a copy
of this article to be served on the owners of each property abutting
on the highway, road, street or walk along which such sewer has been
laid, such notice in each instance to state that it is the duty of
such owners to cause the building erected on their premises requiring
sewage drainage to be connected therewith at their own expense and
subject to the payment of the connection fee and the annual sewer
rental for the use of the same; and that, upon the failure of any
such owner to comply with the requirements of such notice and of this
article, the Borough Council will cause such connections to be made
at the expense of the owner, who shall thereupon also become subject
to a penalty or fine as hereinafter provided; and provided, further,
that, after 45 days from the date such notice shall have been given,
no cesspool, septic tank, well, privy vault or other receptacle for
sewage purposes shall be pumped out or repaired, and the use of any
cesspool, septic tank, well, privy vault or other receptacle for sewage
purposes requiring pumping out or repairs shall forthwith cease and
their use for the disposal of sewage shall forthwith be abandoned;
and provided, further, if at any time the Borough Council shall deem
it necessary for the public health to require that any building erected
on premises abutting on, adjoining or adjacent to any Borough sewer,
wheresoever any such building may be located on such premises, shall
be connected with such sewer, the said Borough Council shall cause
to be served upon the owner or owners of any such building a copy
of this article and a printed or written notice directing that the
necessary connections be made to the Borough sewer system within 45
days from the date of this service, such notice to be similar in form
to that hereinbefore referred to in this article.
B.
If any owner or user shall, after notice as provided herein, refuse
or neglect to discontinue the use of cesspools, septic tanks, wells
or privy vaults or such other receptacles for sewage purposes, and
shall refuse or neglect to cause a connection to be made to the sanitary
sewer system, the Borough Council shall cause its duly appointed employees
to enter upon the premises and shall cause said cesspool, septic tanks,
well, privy vault or other receptacle to be closed and a sewer connection
made to the sanitary sewer system at the owner's expense, the
costs to be collectible as hereinafter provided.
No connection for cesspools, septic tanks, wells, privy vaults
or any other receptacles for sewage purposes, except specially designed
sump pits or sewage wells in buildings of lower elevation than the
sewer outside, shall be made with any sewer, and no cesspool, septic
tank, well, privy vault or other receptacle for sewage purposes, except
as above noted, shall hereafter be constructed in any part of the
Borough where the sanitary sewer system is accessible.
All hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses or other public eating
places shall install adequate grease traps of type and size approved
by the Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper authorized agent
of the Borough, in their system of plumbing or piping, and such grease
traps shall be cleaned at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent
grease from entering the sewer system.
[Amended 9-21-1955 by Ord. No. 287; 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 524]
A.
Applicant shall install, at the applicant's expense, the applicant's
own sewer running from the building to be served to the curbline or
alley line of the street or alley in which the Borough's sewer
is laid, which installation shall be subject to inspection and approval
by the Borough, and the size of which private sewer line shall be
no less than six inches in diameter, if constructed of terra cotta
pipe, and no less than four inches in diameter, if new construction
of cast iron pipe or plastic pipe; provided, however, that the existing
construction of other dimensions may be used if approved by the Borough
authorities.
B.
A separate house sewer shall be required for each individual building
or house, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair
or row, but a single house sewer will be permitted to serve an apartment
house or other permanently multiple-unit structure whose individual
apartments or units may not be subject to separate ownership.
C.
When necessary or advisable to make any alteration or repair to any
lateral or house connection already in place, application shall be
made to the Borough Secretary in the same manner as for new connections,
and the sum as shall be from time to time set by resolution of Borough
Council shall be paid for the permit.
In the event of failure to make approved connection to the sewer system from any dwelling, commercial or industrial establishment, or other building in which sanitary conveniences or facilities are provided after the sewer becomes accessible and within the period prescribed in § 172-1 of this article, and notice thereof has been given, the Borough Council shall cause its duly appointed employees to enter upon the premises and cause such connection to be made and at the owner's expense, the costs of same to be collected as herein provided.
A.
The construction of lateral or house connections and of house plumbing
shall, at all times, be subject to supervision and inspection of the
Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper authorized agent of
the Borough. The lateral or house connection shall not be covered
until permitted by the Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper
authorized agent of the Borough, and all backfilling of trenches shall
be under his supervision and shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping
in six-inch layers, by thorough water jetting, or by other method
approved by the Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper authorized
agent of the Borough.
B.
The Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper authorized agent
of the Borough, shall have the right to close up or disconnect from
the sewer system any lateral or house connection used for carrying
rainwater, surface water, groundwater or objectionable matter or whenever
any of the violations of this article are committed, and to order
or require such connection to be made and to carry such sewage as
is intended and indicated in this article.
[Amended 9-21-1955 by Ord. No. 287[1]]
All house connections to the sewer shall be made at the end
of the lateral at the curbline. "Y" branches or "T's" have been placed
in the sewers as constructed and will be placed in the sewers to be
constructed, and laterals have been extended to the curb at all improved
properties where deemed advisable or will be so placed, but in the
event that laterals and connections to the now-existing or future
sewers are advisable or necessary at locations other than at points
where laterals have been placed, such laterals will be constructed
by the Borough upon written application to the Borough Secretary,
but only after the connection fee set forth in the Borough's
Schedule of Charges and Fees shall have been paid to the Borough Finance
Director.
If any lateral or house connection shall become clogged or obstructed,
the dam may be opened by employees of the Borough under the direction
of the Borough Superintendent of Sewers, or a proper authorized agent,
upon application of the owner to the Borough Secretary, which application
shall contain an agreement by the owner to reimburse the Borough for
any and all expenses incurred in the opening of such lateral branch
or house connection, providing that the clogging or obstruction thereof
is found to be due to any cause for which the Borough is not liable,
but if otherwise, the expense shall be paid by the Borough. The decision
of the Borough Superintendent of Sewers as to the liability for such
clogging shall be final and conclusive.
All house connections from buildings to the lateral sewer in
the street shall have permanently tight joints, suitable grade, depth,
alignment and protection, and be approved by the Borough Superintendent
of Sewers, or a proper authorized agent, to ensure satisfactory performance
and to prevent the admission of groundwater.
[Amended 9-21-1955 by Ord. No. 287; 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 524]
Should any person or persons refuse, neglect or fail to comply with any of the terms, provisions and requirements of this article or with a notice given in conformity with or pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Borough Council is hereby empowered and directed to engage all labor and furnish all materials necessary or required to comply with said notice, and the cost and expenses thereof, together with 10% added thereto as a penalty and including all delinquent sewer service charges and penalties as provided in § 172-28 of this chapter, shall be certified to the Borough Solicitor, who shall enter the same as a lien against the property in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County and shall proceed to collect same in like manner as other municipal claims are by law collectible; or an action of assumpsit may be brought to recover the same in the name of the Borough of Manheim from the said owner or owners; or the same may be recovered by distress of personal property on the premises; and in addition thereto, the said owner or owners who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with or who shall violate any of the terms, requirements or conditions of this article or of any notice as aforesaid shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and cost of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, undergo a term of imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days.
The sewer system, sewage treatment works and sewage pumping
stations shall be operated and maintained under the direct supervision
of the Borough Superintendent of Sewers or a proper authorized agent,
and such operators or labor as may be required to operate and maintain
the sewer system, the sewage treatment works and the pumping stations
shall be engaged as directed by the Borough Council.
Connections to the Borough sewers may be made only after permit
therefor shall have been secured from the Borough Secretary and upon
payment of the connection fee set forth in the Borough's Schedule
of Charges and Fees.
Upon issuance of a sewer permit to an owner, the Borough Council
shall cause the lateral connections to be constructed from the street
sewer to the curbline.
The location of the service "Y" or "T" or house lateral shall
be secured by the property owner from the Borough records before construction
is undertaken so that the house sewer may be properly located. If
the existing location of the service "Y" or "T" is not reasonably
suitable, a connection to the street sewer may be made only with the
use of a cast iron saddle securely cemented in place and on a concrete
foundation and cradle. If a cast iron saddle is required, the cost
thereof shall be paid by the property owner at the time of securing
the sewer connection permit.
The house lateral sewer shall not be connected to the Borough
sewer system until after inspection by the Borough Superintendent
of Sewers or a proper authorized agent of the Borough, and the said
sewer between the curbline and the building shall not be covered or
concealed in any way until after inspection and written approval by
the Borough Superintendent of Sewers or a proper authorized agent
of the Borough.
[Amended 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 524]
All house laterals from the main sewers to a point five feet
beyond the outside wall of a building shall be either six-inch inside
diameter first-class terra cotta pipe or four-inch inside diameter
cast iron pipe or plastic pipe, no less than four inches in diameter,
if new construction. From a point five feet beyond the building wall
and the building wall, the pipe size may be reduced to four-inch inside
diameter cast iron soil pipe laid with lead joints; provided, however,
that existing construction of other dimensions may be used if approved
by Borough authorities.
[Amended 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 524]
A.
Terra cotta pipe shall have joints either of hot-poured bituminous
material or die-cast asphaltic sewer joint.
B.
Cast iron soil pipe shall have joints of tightly caulked twisted
hemp or oakum on which shall be poured a one-and-one-half-inch layer
of soft lead and tightly caulked.
C.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sewer pipe and fittings. Polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) sewer pipe and fittings are acceptable for use as sewer laterals.
Copies of Borough specifications are available at the Manheim Borough
office.
D.
When bituminous joints are used, the bituminous material shall be
heated to a temperature as recommended by the manufacturer and poured
according to specifications and instructions of the manufacturer to
ensure the best work. Twisted hemp or oakum shall first be caulked
into the joint, leaving 1 1/2 inches on the pipe for the compound
to run into the joint. An asbestos runner shall be used. During cold
weather, in a wet trench, or when directed by the Borough Superintendent
of Sewers, the bell and spigot of the two pipes to be joined shall
be heated or dried with a plumber's blow torch before the joint
is poured.
E.
When die-cast asphaltic sewer joints are used, the following requirements
shall be met: Steel discs shall be furnished with their two sections
machined to a precisely tapered fit. In making the joints, the pipe
shall be placed upright, the spigot resting on the female section
of the die, with the male section of the die placed on the bell of
the pipe. The spaces between the die sections and the pipe shall be
poured with a hot asphaltic sewer joint compound. Before the pipe
is lowered into the trench, the collars shall be painted with a solvent
which will soften and make the surface of the joints gummy. The pipe
shall be aligned for line and grade and shoved completely home. The
joint shall become one integral part, completely filling the annular
joint space.
F.
After the sewer pipes have been joined with either a die-cast joint
or a hot-poured bituminous joint, a 1:1 cement mortar collar neatly
beveled off with a trowel to an angle of 45° shall be constructed
on the outside of the bituminous joints. No backfilling shall be done
over the cement collar until the cement mortar has sufficiently hardened.
A.
Before any pipe is laid, the trench shall be evenly graded, the minimum
grade being one-fourth-inch fall per running foot. In extreme cases
a grade of one-eighth-inch fall per running foot will be permitted.
All pipe must have the barrel resting on the ground and the space
for the ball at each joint shall be excavated to provide sufficient
space for making the joints. After the pipe is laid and the joints
made, it shall remain uncovered a sufficient period of time for the
joints to set and to allow for the necessary inspection by the Borough.
B.
Backfilling shall be done with loose earth and carefully tamped about
and over the pipe in six-inch layers for a depth of two feet above
the pipe. Coarser materials may then be used for backfill and the
trench brought to its original condition.
When pipe is laid in wet places, either cast iron soil pipe
with lead joints or terra cotta pipe with a concrete bed and jackets
shall be used. The concrete bed and jacket shall extend below the
bell of the pipe at least three inches, shall have a horizontal bearing
extending longitudinally along the pipe at least three inches on each
side of the bell of the pipe, and shall be at least three inches thick
over the top or on the side of any part of the pipe. Concrete shall
be made of one part cement, two parts sand and three parts stone or
gravel having a maximum size of one inch.
When pipe is laid in rock excavation, the trench shall be excavated
three inches deeper than the outside bell of the pipe, and this space
under the pipe and up to the midsection of the pipe shall be filled
with well-compacted concrete of 1:3:5 mix.
When the length of a house connection is in excess of 100 feet,
a cleanout shall be installed adjacent to the connection with the
building.
No roof water, stormwater, surface water or water from subsurface
groundwater drainage pipes shall be permitted to enter the sewer system.
Any person, firm or corporation offending against any of these rules and regulations shall be liable to a fine as provided in § 172-11 of this article.
