[Adopted 3-30-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4; amended in its entirety 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-13]
Words used in this Article for which definitions are not established shall be given their usual and customary meaning. Terms defined in other ordinances of the Township shall be defined in accordance with said definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the following terms when used in this Article shall be as set forth below:
APPLICANT
The owner of the property or, where applicable, the lessee of the property accorded authority under a lease to apply for a permit which pertains to the sanitary sewer system.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
A. 
Of a corporation, the president, secretary, treasurer or vice president or other person submitting written confirmation of authority to perform the act for and on behalf of the corporation.
B. 
Of a partnership or limited partnership, a general partner.
C. 
Of an individual, the individual or other person submitting a written confirmation of authority to perform the act for and on behalf of said individual, so long as the owner remains ultimately liable for performance.
D. 
Of a federal, state or local governmental entity, a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the entity, or their designee.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20° C., usually expressed as a concentration (e.g., milligrams per liter).
BUILDING SEWER
That collection of pipes, clean-outs, small-diameter pressure sewers, curb boxes and related appurtenances which transport sewage from a premises on private property to the public sanitary sewer main. The term includes building laterals and building drains and the term "service connection."
CONNECTION
Extends to the installation, alteration, modification or termination/disconnection of an existing service connection to the sanitary sewer system, unless expressly provided otherwise in this Article. This term refers to the act of effecting or altering a service connection to the sanitary sewer system.
GARBAGE
Solid waste from the preparation of cooking, dispensing of food and/or from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
GRINDER PUMP
A mechanism that shreds and pressurizes sewage, consisting of motor, pump and shredder as well as housing, wiring and alarms, and is considered a part of the building sewer.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Construed to mean any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other substance, not ordinary waste or sewage, but including discharges from pretreatment facilities, resulting from any manufacturer or industry or from any establishment, including those recovering or processing natural resources, and shall include all such substances, whether or not generally characterized as "waste."
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
OWNER
The person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity having an interest as owner, whether legal or equitable, sole or partial, in any premises which is or may be furnished public sanitary sewerage service.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, estate, governmental entity or other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns.
PRIVATE SEWER SYSTEM
All or any portion of a sewerage system not owned by the Township.
PRIVATE WELL
Any well owned by any person for his, her or its private use in providing water for any purpose whatsoever.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
Garbage which has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM (ALSO PUBLIC SYSTEM)
All sanitary sewers, pumping stations, sewerage treatment works, pressure systems and other facilities owned and operated by the Township for the collection, conveyance and treatment of sanitary sewage and industrial waste with their appurtenances and any additions, extensions or improvements that may be made by the Township and/or its agents or representatives.
RECORDS
Includes books, documents, papers, apparatus, data, readings, records of analysis, graphs, plans, investigative reports and ledgers.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The rules and regulations governing the use and operation and of the public sanitary sewer system adopted by the Board of Supervisors, as they may be amended from time to time.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and/or industrial wastes and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally or lawfully admitted.
SERVICE CONNECTION (also SERVICE LATERAL)
Includes the pipe, clean-out, small-diameter pressure sewer and related appurtenances that transport sewage, normally from a single premises, from the edge of the public right-of-way and/or easement to and including the attaching connection at the sanitary sewer main.
SEWAGE
Any combination of water-carried wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments, commercial establishments, institutions, manufacturing plants, processing plants or other places in which such wastes are produced, together with such ground, surface, storm or other water as may be present. This includes but is not limited to human waste and gray water (dish-washing operations, household showers, basement, floor and garage drains, swimming pools, etc.).
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Includes all devices, facilities and/or structures used for treatment of sewage and/or industrial wastes.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, transporting, treating and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
When used in this Article, means a mandatory obligation.
STANDARD LABORATORY PROCEDURE
The procedure prescribed in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
Includes any sewer or conveyance which carries stormwater, surface water, drainage and some industrial water discharges (such as cooling and air-conditioning waters), but excludes sewage and polluted industrial waters.
STORMWATER
Includes any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt. The term shall include but not be limited to flows from sump discharges, detention or retention facilities, downspouts, roof and other drains and other conveyance facilities.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids which either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering in accordance with standard laboratory procedure.
TOWNSHIP
Millcreek Township.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
The professional engineer employed by the Township, his or her assistant or designee, or any consulting engineer retained by the Township.
A. 
The owner of each and every house, building or other property located in Millcreek Township which is used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose and abuts on any street, highway, easement or right-of-way in which there has been constructed a sanitary sewer shall, at the owner's sole expense, install suitable sanitary sewer facilities therein and connect such facilities (including floor, basement and garage drains and swimming pools) and industrial waste outlets directly with the public sanitary sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this Article and with the Rules and Regulations within 60 days after the date of official notice to do so given in the manner provided by law.
B. 
The owner of any property upon which a new, altered or reconstructed building is constructed on or after enactment of this Article shall not occupy or cause or allow to be occupied such building until such time as the building's sanitary facilities and any industrial waste outlets are properly connected to the public sanitary sewer system in accordance with the requirements of this Article.
In lieu of introducing untreated or partially treated industrial wastes and polluted waters into the public sanitary sewer system, the owner of premises producing such wastes (including floor, basement and garage drains and swimming pools), upon receiving and complying with all applicable permits and regulations of the Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and/or the Erie County Health Department, may at the owner's sole cost and expense, construct and operate private waste treatment facilities, with the effluent discharged to a natural outlet. The Township may refuse to allow an on-lot system where it does not meet the Rules and Regulations. Authorized private waste treatment facilities shall be maintained and operated at all times in a satisfactory and effective manner and in accordance with all regulations.
A. 
Permits required. No connection or other work to the public or private sanitary sewer system shall be effected, repaired, altered, modified or disconnected unless the owner of the subject premises shall first apply for and obtain a permit. "Connection" and "disconnection" as used in this section shall include all connections and discharges to the sanitary sewer system, including but not limited to sewer drains and lateral connections.
B. 
Application for permit. Each owner of any premises as set forth in §§ 102-30 and 102-32A shall make application in writing to the Township for a permit to make, alter, repair or terminate a connection to the public or private sanitary sewer. Such application shall be made to the Township on such forms as are adopted by Rules and Regulations.
C. 
Application to be signed. Such application shall be signed by the owner(s), unless the owner(s) shall provide to the Township writing giving authorization to another person to make application and acknowledging that responsibility for compliance with this Article and any permit issued rests with owner(s).
D. 
Content of application. In addition to other requirements as established by Rules and Regulations, such application shall set forth:
(1) 
The name and mailing address of the property owner(s);
(2) 
The address of the property subject to the permit application;
(3) 
A description of the lot subject to the application, including the subdivision, if any, and the lot's assigned number in said subdivision;
(4) 
The Erie County or Millcreek Township index number assigned to the property;
(5) 
The street where connection is to be made, altered or disconnected to or from the sewer system;
(6) 
The name and address of the contractor who shall perform the sewer work;
(7) 
A plan of the subject premises showing the proposed connection, alteration or disconnection and the sewer facilities;
(8) 
The intended use of the property upon connection (i.e., one-family, two-family or multifamily residential, commercial, industrial).
E. 
Financial security required. No permit shall be issued without the applicant(s)'s first executing and tendering financial security in favor of Millcreek Township in an amount fixed and on forms approved and adopted by the Rules and Regulations. Said financial security shall serve as security for the proper performance of work subject to the requested permit in full compliance with this Article and the Rules and Regulations and for repairs to streets and/or sanitary sewer facilities deemed by the Township to be necessary or appropriate as a consequence of said work.
F. 
Permit, tapping and other fees. Each applicant for a permit shall, upon submission of a permit application, pay in full all filing, review, inspection, tapping and other fees as are established therefor by Rules and Regulations. Any developer's agreement or private service agreements required or administered the Township in connection with such application must be concluded prior to issuance of a permit. Any sums due as tapping fees or as reimbursements to a developer who constructed mains to which connection is requested shall be paid in full prior to issuance of a permit.
G. 
Issuance or denial of permit.
(1) 
No permit to connect to the sanitary sewer system shall be issued until and unless there has been constructed within the adjacent street, highway, easement or right-of-way public sanitary sewer facilities to which such connection can be effected, unless the Board of Supervisors should otherwise determine, and subject to such conditions as the Board shall then impose.
(2) 
No permit to connect to the sanitary sewer system (this including alteration or disconnection of existing connections) shall be issued unless all requirements of this Article and of the Rules and Regulations governing the sanitary sewer system have been fully complied with.
(3) 
If an application for permit is denied, the Township shall in writing state the reason(s) for denial.
H. 
Legal effect of permit. A permit issued to authorize a connection shall authorize work as applied for and approved, and shall be valid for one year from the date the permit is issued. Permits shall expire one year after the date of their issuance, unless the applicant, prior to the expiration date, shall have requested an extension and the Township, for good cause shown, shall in writing have approved an extension.
A. 
All connections made to any public sanitary sewer of Millcreek Township shall be constructed in compliance with this Article and the Rules and Regulations and the permit as issued.
B. 
No work may be done to a building sewer, service connection, public sewer main or a private sewer system without a permit therefor first being issued. All such work shall be done in conformity with regulations governing the public sewer system and shall be available for inspection prior to completion of the work.
C. 
The Board of Supervisors are authorized to establish regulations governing connections to the public sewer system, including those in municipalities which are tributary to the system, as deemed necessary or appropriate to comply with the adopted sewage facilities plan, any order or agreement and/or any law or regulation then in force which imposes limitations or other requirements on connections to the public sewer system or upon allowed capacity of flows.
D. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided for outlets connected with the public sanitary sewers when, in the opinion of the Township Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, subject to the following regulations:
(1) 
Interceptors are not required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
(2) 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature, and shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when secured, shall be gastight and watertight.
(3) 
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Township Engineer, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(4) 
All grease, oil and sand interceptors, where required, shall be installed and maintained at the owner's sole cost and expense. Such units shall be operated and maintained so that they shall be continuously efficient and shall be cleaned and repaired as required to maintain such efficient system.
A. 
In the event the owner of any property required to connect to the public sanitary sewer system shall fail, refuse or neglect to connect with the sewer system prior to occupancy or within the sixty-day period specified in § 102-30A, the Township, by its authorized employees, agents, contractors or designees, may enter upon such property and construct such connection.
B. 
Such connection may be effected by the Township at its election at any time following expiration of the sixty-day period or unlawful commencement of occupancy, without further notice to the owner being required.
C. 
Should the Township effect and construct a connection pursuant to this section, it shall, upon completion of the work, send an itemized invoice for the cost of construction of such connection to the owner of the property upon which such connection has been made, which invoice shall be payable forthwith. Such invoice shall constitute a claim and assessment as defined in the general municipal law, 53 P.S. § 7106 et seq., as the same may be amended, and shall constitute a municipal claim from the date of the invoice.
D. 
Interest shall accrue on sums not paid within 30 days after the date of the invoice at the rate of 10% per year from the invoice date.
E. 
In case of failure, neglect or refusal by the owner of the property to pay such invoice in full, the Board of Supervisors shall cause to be filed a municipal lien for the costs of said construction, together with interest and costs, within six months after the date of completion of the connection, such lien to be subject in all respects to the general law provided for the filing and recovery of municipal liens and claims.
A. 
No contractor not properly licensed by the Township shall perform work related to or involving connection to the public sewer system.
B. 
Requirements for determining eligibility of and issuing licenses to persons to conduct work involving connections to the sanitary sewer system shall be as established by the Rules and Regulations.
C. 
All persons wishing to engage in work involving connections to the sanitary sewer system shall, prior to performing any such work, submit to the Township an application for license on a form adopted by rules and regulations governing the sewer system and pay such fee for a license as is established under such Rules and Regulations.
D. 
The Township, for good cause shown and pursuant to the Rules and Regulations governing the sewer system, shall have authority to refuse to issue a license to a person not meeting requirements for a license or to suspend or revoke a previously issued license.
A. 
Approval by the Township of a sewage planning module under Act 537 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[1] shall generally constitute only approval and acknowledgment that the public sanitary sewer system as to be improved and/or extended under such application can accommodate the proposed development and use. Approval of an Act 537 planning module application shall not constitute a contract authorizing new connections.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
B. 
All new connections pursuant to an approved Act 537 planning module shall be subject to regulation by the Township, which may impose limitations on timing of new connections if determined to be necessary to comply with existing agreements or orders, or to ensure proper operation of the system.
C. 
If the Township is obligated under order or agreement to limit the number of new connections to or capacity of flows of the public sewer system, or if it is determined that new connections must be limited to ensure proper operation of the system, the Township shall enact such regulations as are then required.
A. 
This Article is not intended to amend or repeal the Industrial Waste Ordinance, Ordinance No. 94-7 as amended by Ordinance Nos. 96-14 and 2000-4.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Art. V, Industrial Waste, of this chapter.
B. 
The admission into the public sewer system of any polluted waters or industrial wastes containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 102-42F of this Article or those described in the Industrial Waste Ordinance as being subject thereto shall be subject to the provisions of the Industrial Waste Ordinance.
C. 
When required by the Township Engineer, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes discharging into the sewer system shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed at the owner's sole expense in accordance with plans approved by the Township Engineer, and shall be maintained by the owner so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
D. 
Every person and establishment other than residences which discharge industrial and sanitary wastes into the public sewer system or into any sewer connected therewith shall file forthwith a report in accordance with the Millcreek Township Industrial Waste Ordinance.
E. 
Every person discharging industrial waste mixture into the public sewer system or into sewers connected thereto shall keep and maintain records of the data required to be furnished in the questionnaire as defined above and in the Industrial Waste Ordinance, and such records shall be available for inspection during regular business hours by authorized employees or representatives of the Township upon their presentation of written credentials of their authority, and such employees or representatives shall be permitted to make and retain copies of such records.
F. 
Discharge or introduction of nondomestic pollutants from any source into the public sewer system shall be in accordance with the Industrial Waste Ordinance.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, such preliminary facilities shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at the owner's sole expense.
A. 
The Township shall be responsible for inspections, repairs to, maintenance of and reconstruction of the public sanitary sewer mains.
B. 
The owner of a property abutting the public sanitary sewer main and the right-of-way or easement in which the main is located shall be responsible for inspections, repairs to, maintenance of and reconstruction of the building or private sewer and all appurtenances of the building or private sewer system.
C. 
In its sole discretion and when it is determined that the same is necessary or appropriate, the Township shall replace existing service connections attaching to the public sewer main.
D. 
Where a grinder pump is provided to serve a particular property in connection with a public project where such property cannot otherwise be feasibly served, the Township will include the cost and installation of the grinder pump and appurtenances of the project and its costs, but after such installation, the owner of a property served by a grinder pump shall be solely responsible for inspections, maintenance of, repairs to and replacement or reconstruction of said grinder pump and appurtenances. In all other cases, the owner shall be responsible for all costs of acquiring and installing a grinder pump and appurtenances, subject to approval by the Township, and shall own and be responsible for the repair, maintenance and/or replacement of the grinder pump and all appurtenances. In all cases, the property owner shall be responsible for payment of all charges for electrical service or other power for operation of a grinder pump.
A. 
The Township may conduct such investigations and tests as are necessary to enforce this Article, and employees of the Township, or their agents, may enter upon any property for the purpose of taking samples, obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations relating to such enforcement. Inspections are authorized for any purpose related to proper enforcement and administration of this Article, including but not limited to ensuring proper connections and identifying and disconnecting unauthorized or unlawful connections. Policies and procedures pertaining to investigations, tests and surveys shall be as established in the Rules and Regulations.
B. 
Enforcement of provisions of this Article regarding wastes which will interfere with operation of the Erie wastewater treatment plant shall be by the Township or its designated agents.
C. 
Limitations on wastewater strength in this Article may be supplemented with more stringent limitations if:
(1) 
The Township determines that those limitations may not be sufficient to protect the operation of the treatment works; or
(2) 
The Township determines that the limitations are not sufficient to enable the treatment works to comply with water quality standards or effluent limitations specified in permits of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
A. 
The Board of Supervisors is authorized to establish Rules and Regulations and to adopt forms for use in implementing and administering this Article. Such Rules and Regulations and forms shall be as approved by the Board of Supervisors and may be amended from time to time as is deemed appropriate.
B. 
The Board of Supervisors is authorized to establish and amend fees and other charges for permits, licenses, tapping privileges, reviews, inspections, certifications and other matters subject to this Article and amounts of bonds required by this Article and/or related to proper operation of the sewer system.
C. 
Permits, licenses and certifications authorized in this Article shall be received, reviewed, issued, suspended or revoked by the Board of Supervisors or its designee.
D. 
The Township Engineer and other employees or agents authorized by the Township, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties in Millcreek Township for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing and/or review, inspection and copying of records, in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the Rules and Regulations.
E. 
The Township Engineer is vested with authority to issue enforcement notices and commence actions for enforcement of this Article.
F. 
Upon written request by the property owner, prospective purchaser or agent or contractor of either, the Township shall have authority to inspect a property for the purpose of determining whether its connection(s) to the sanitary sewer system is or are in accordance with this Article and the Rules and Regulations. Such request shall be accompanied by a written authorization by the property owner allowing the Township to inspect the property for the purpose of addressing such request. Fees for such requests and certifications, and forms to be used therefor shall be as established by the Rules and Regulations.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Article for any person, directly or indirectly, to do or cause or allow to be done any of the following:
A. 
The placement or deposit of sewage, municipal waste or other objectionable wastes upon any public or private property within Millcreek Township or in any area under the jurisdiction of Millcreek Township.
B. 
The discharge of sewage into any natural outlet within Millcreek Township.
C. 
The discharge of industrial wastes or other polluted water into any natural outlet within Millcreek Township, unless the person doing so is operating with the prior approval of or under a permit issued by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
D. 
The construction or maintenance of any privy, privy vault or cesspool, other than an on-lot sewage system approved by the Township and constructed in accordance with current regulations of the Erie County Department of Health and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
E. 
The discharge of any stormwater, surface drainage, ground drainage, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or unpolluted industrial process waters into any public sanitary sewer:
(1) 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, if available, or to a natural outlet approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(2) 
Unpolluted process waters shall be discharged into a storm sewer approved by the Board of Supervisors or, with prior approval of the Township, into a natural outlet if such storm sewer or outlet is not available.
F. 
Discharge of any of the following described waters or wastes into any public sanitary sewer:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.;
(2) 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(3) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
(4) 
Any ashes, sand, cinders, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance not meeting the definition of properly shredded garbage and/or which is capable of obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;
(5) 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structure, equipment processes and/or personnel of the sewage works or the sewage treatment plant;
(6) 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
(7) 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant;
(8) 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance; or
(9) 
Water or wastes containing substances which are not in conformance with the provisions and pollutant limitations of Article V, Industrial Waste, of this chapter, as amended.
G. 
Construction or effectuation by any owner(s), themselves or by or through their contractors, agents or assigns, of a connection, alteration to or termination of a connection to the sanitary sewer system in a manner contrary to or not in strict compliance with the terms of an approved permit.
H. 
Construction or effectuation by any owner(s), themselves or by or through their contractors, agents or assigns, of a connection, alteration to or termination of a connection to the sanitary sewer system in any manner contrary to or not in strict compliance with the regulations of this Article or the Rules and Regulations.
I. 
Performance of any work involving connections to the Millcreek Township sewer system by a person not licensed by the Township to perform such work.
J. 
Failure or refusal to connect to the public sewer system within the time authorized by an issued permit or any extension of time allowed after good cause shown.
K. 
Failure or refusal to connect to the public sewer system prior to commencement of occupancy of a building constructed, altered or reconstructed under a building permit issued on or after the effective date of this Article.
L. 
Failure or refusal to connect to the public sewer system within 60 days after the date of the Township's notice to connect, or within any extension of time allowed after good cause shown.
M. 
Failure or refusal to effect repairs or take other prescribed remedial action to a connection effected to the sewer system within the time period specified in writing by a directive from the Township.
N. 
Failure or refusal to disconnect an unlawful or improper connection to the sanitary sewer system within the time period specified in writing by a directive from the Township.
O. 
The negligent, willful, malicious or reckless breaking, damage, destruction, uncovering, defacement or tampering of or with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the public sanitary sewer system or sewage works.
P. 
Violation of any provision of this Article concerning regulation of discharge of industrial wastes.
Q. 
Failure or refusal to allow the Township access to a premises or to records required under this Article or by the Rules and Regulations.
A. 
Each separate violation of this Article, or of any portion hereof, shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense and subject the violator to the prescribed fines for each violation and for each day of violation.
A. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Article or any rule or regulation governing the sewer system shall be subject to civil enforcement proceedings in accordance with Chapter 48, Enforcement and Collection Activities, Article I, Ordinance Enforcement, of the Code of the Township of Millcreek (Ordinance No. 96-8), as may have been amended.
B. 
In the event a person does not comply in timely fashion with an enforcement notice directing cessation of a violation or remedial action to comply with this Article or with the Rules and Regulations governing the sanitary sewer system, civil fines are prescribed in the sum of $600 for each individual violation of this Article and for each day a violation continues, effective on the date following that established in the enforcement notice for completion of action to remedy the violation. As to prohibited discharges:
(1) 
Each day of a prohibited discharge shall constitute a separate violation and shall subject the violator to the administrative or civil fine prescribed in this section for each day of a continuous prohibited discharge.
(2) 
If a prohibited discharge is intermittent, each occurrence shall be considered a separate violation.
C. 
In the event a person does not comply in timely fashion with an enforcement notice by the date therein established for payment, Millcreek Township shall institute a civil action for enforcement and, upon being found liable thereafter, the defendant shall pay fines for each separate violation and each day a violation occurs in the sum prescribed in Subsection B.
D. 
Millcreek Township shall be entitled to recover, in any administrative or civil action for enforcement of this Article and/or action to collect fines for violation, all expenses, losses and damage occasioned by the violation(s), together with filing and other litigation costs and all attorneys' fees incurred by the Township in enforcement and collection proceedings, in accordance with Chapter 48, Enforcement and Collection Activities, Article II, Attorneys' Fees, of the Code of the Township of Millcreek (Ordinance No. 96-9), as amended.
E. 
In the event the owner or other responsible party for a premises served by the public sanitary sewer system fails or refuses to allow representatives of the Township access to the property to conduct inspection after prior request, then the Township shall be authorized to conduct the inspection from the public sewer mains, if possible. Additional costs for personnel and equipment arising from such inspection from the main shall be invoiced to the property owner and, if not paid within 90 days after the invoice date, shall constitute additional sewer rental to be imposed against the property.
A. 
When the Township determines that a violation of this Article, the Rules and Regulations or of any permit or any damage to the public sanitary sewer system is threatened or has occurred, the Township may take one or more of the following actions, at its election:
(1) 
Issue an order to cease and desist any such violation and direct the violator(s) to comply with this Article and/or notice forthwith in a time schedule established by the Township or to take appropriate remedial preventive action in the event of a threatened violation.
(2) 
Require the person to submit a detailed time schedule setting forth the specific proposed actions to prevent or correct a violation, in which event the Township may issue an implementation schedule to the person containing or modifying such specific actions and time schedule or requiring other actions by such date as the Township deems appropriate.
(3) 
Issue an enforcement notice directing the person to cease or correct a violation by a date established in such notice.
(4) 
Report to any governmental entity or agency having issued a permit a violation thereof and request enforcement by such entity or agency.
(5) 
Revoke the financial security and/or revoke the license of any licensed contractor for up to one year.
(6) 
Prohibit an unlicensed contractor from performing work affecting the public sewer system or being eligible for a license for up to one year.
(7) 
Proceed on the financial security tendered by the recipient of a permit to connect in order to collect all damages sustained by a violation.
(8) 
Disconnect from the public sewer system and/or sewage works the building or property of any person there violating the discharge provisions of this Article, and/or effect a connection to the public sewer system and/or effect correction of an existing connection to the public sewer system if the owner fails to do the same within the time specified in an enforcement notice, all costs incurred in effecting such disconnection, connection and/or correction of a connection to be collected from the owner as a municipal claim (at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, by assessment of said costs as sewer rental or as a separate municipal claim) or in a civil action in the manner provided in § 102-44 and the general municipal law.
(9) 
Issue enforcement notices citing violation of this Article or of the Rules and Regulations.
(10) 
Commence and prosecute actions for enforcement of this Article and/or collection of fines, costs, damages and attorneys' fees.
(11) 
Institute and maintain one or more actions at law to enforce this Article and the Rules and Regulations governing the sewer system and/or actions in equity to compel compliance with this Article and/or the Rules and Regulations, these including but not limited to injunctions and orders compelling connection to and/or disconnection from the sewer system.
B. 
In the event a person fails or refuses to effect disconnection of an unlawful connection to the sanitary sewer system by the date required in an enforcement notice and the Township has been assessed surcharges or fines by the City of Erie Sewer System because of sewage flows in excess of the Township's allocation, the Township, in addition to other enforcement remedies, shall be authorized to maintain an action at law against the owner of the property, seeking recovery of such surcharges and fines from the owner, together with attorneys' fees and expenses in accordance with Chapter 48, Enforcement and Collection Activities, Article II, Attorneys' Fees, of the Code of the Township of Millcreek, as amended.
C. 
The Board of Supervisors is authorized by resolution to establish such specific procedures for enforcement as it shall deem appropriate.
A. 
The following actions or omissions, defined above to be unlawful and a violation of this Article, are declared to be public nuisances:
(1) 
The placement or deposit of sewage, municipal waste or other objectionable wastes upon any public or private property within Millcreek Township or any area under the jurisdiction of Millcreek Township;
(2) 
The discharge of any sewage into any natural outlet within the Township;
(3) 
The discharge of industrial wastes or other polluted water into any natural outlet within Millcreek Township, unless the person doing so is operating with the prior approval of or under a permit issued by the U.S. EPA or the PaDEP;
(4) 
The construction or maintenance of any privy, privy vault or cesspool, other than an on-lot sewage system approved by the Township and constructed in accordance with current regulations of PaDEP and/or the Erie County Department of Health;
(5) 
The discharge of any stormwater, surface drainage, ground drainage, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or unpolluted industrial process waters into any public sanitary sewer;
(6) 
Discharge of any of the waters described in § 102-42F into the sanitary sewer system.
B. 
Upon a determination that any of the above events has occurred, the Board of Supervisors is authorized to declare the same a nuisance. In such event, Millcreek Township shall enforce these regulations in accordance with enforcement procedures as provided in Chapter 40, Conduct, Article II, Nuisances, in the Code of the Township of Millcreek, these measures being in addition to enforcement proceedings under this Article.
C. 
The Board of Supervisors shall have authority, in its discretion, to take action to abate nuisances declared under this section, in accordance with provisions of the Second Class Township Code and general municipal law. In the event the Township incurs expenses in the abatement of a nuisance and such expenses are not reimbursed by the property owner or violator within 30 days, such expenses shall be recovered pursuant to the general municipal law governing municipal claims.