[Adopted 3-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 23B (Ch. 18, Part 1, of the 2003 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
ABNORMAL INDUSTRIAL WASTE
BOD OF SEWAGE OR INDUSTRIAL WASTE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ENGINEER
CITY
COMBINED SEWER
GARBAGE
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
OCCUPIED BUILDING
PERSON
pH
PREMISES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM (sometimes called the "SEWER SYSTEM")
SANITARY SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWER
STORM SEWER
STORMWATER RUNOFF
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
UNPOLLUTED WATER OR WASTE
WATER COMPANY
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following
words and terms used in this article shall have the following meanings:
Any industrial waste having a suspended solids content or
BOD appreciably in excess of that normally found in municipal sewage.
For the purposes of this article, any industrial waste containing
more than 350 parts per million of suspended solids or having a BOD
in excess of 300 parts per million shall be considered an abnormal
industrial waste, regardless of whether or not it contains other substances
in concentrations differing appreciably from those normally found
in municipal sewage.
Biological oxygen demand; shall mean the quantity of oxygen
utilized in the biochemical oxidation of the organic matter in said
sewage or industrial waste under standard laboratory procedures in
five days at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
It shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described
in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
The elected and appointed members of the City Council of
the City of Lock Haven, as now or hereafter constituted, and its duly
authorized agents or representatives.
The duly appointed registered professional engineer acting
in accordance with Chapter 115 of the Third Class City Code.[1]
The City of Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
A sewer designed to receive both sanitary sewage and stormwater
runoff and approved for such purposes.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous waterborne wastes from industrial
processes or commercial establishments, as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic
habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals, and from
which structure sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, or either thereof,
is or may be discharged.
Includes natural persons, partnerships, associations and
corporations, public or private.
The negative logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of
hydrogen ion concentration expressed in moles per liter. It shall
be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest
edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,"
published by the American Public Health Association.
Any real estate abutting on or adjoining or having access
to any street, alley or right-of-way in which a sewer is located which
ultimately connects to the public sanitary sewage system.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely
under flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no
particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
All sanitary or combined sewers, all pumping stations, all
force mains, all sewage treatment works and all other sewerage facilities
owned or leased and operated by the City for the collection, transportation
and treatment of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, together with
their appurtenances and any additions, extensions or improvements
thereto. It shall also include sewers within the City's service area
which serve one or more persons and discharge into the public sanitary
sewerage system even though those sewers may not have been constructed
by the City and are not owned by the City. It does not include separate
storm sewers or culverts which have been constructed for the sole
purpose of carrying storm and surface runoff, the discharge from which
is not and does not become tributary to the sewage treatment facilities.
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial and commercial
establishments, exclusive of stormwater runoff, surface water or groundwater.
A sewer which carries sanitary sewage and to which storm,
surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial and commercial establishments.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
A sewer which is intended to carry stormwater runoff, surface
waters, groundwater drainage, etc., but which is not intended to carry
any sanitary sewage or polluted industrial waste.
That portion of the rainfall which reaches a channel, trench,
sewer or sink.
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension
in water, sewage, industrial waste or other liquids and which are
removable by laboratory filtration. The quantity of suspended solids
shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in
the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
Any water or waste containing none of the following: free
or emulsified grease or oil; acid or alkali; phenols or other substances
imparting taste or odor to receiving waters; toxic or poisonous substances
in suspension, colloidal state or solution; obnoxious or odorous gases.
It shall contain no more than 10,000 parts per million by weight of
dissolved solids of which not more than 2,500 parts per million shall
be as chloride and not more than 10 parts per million each of suspended
solids and BOD. The color shall not exceed 50 parts per million. Analyses
for any of the above mentioned substances shall be made in accordance
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
Any publicly or privately owned duly authorized agency, corporation
or organization which is the approved purveyor of the public water
supply within and without the limits of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 11501 et seq.
B.
As used herein, "shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.
Connections of buildings presently erected. All persons owning any
occupied building now erected within the City upon premises accessible
to the public sanitary sewage system shall, at their own expense,
make connection with the public sanitary sewage system, if they are
not presently so connected.
B.
Connections of buildings subsequently erected. All persons owning
any premises within the City accessible to the public sanitary sewage
system upon which an occupied building is subsequently erected shall,
at the time of erection of such building and at their own expense,
make connection with the public sanitary sewage system.
C.
Connections of buildings subsequently becoming accessible. All persons
owning any occupied building within the City upon premises which subsequently
become accessible to the public sanitary sewage system shall, at their
own expense, make connection with the public sanitary sewage system
within the time period stipulated after proper notice to do so has
been given.
D.
Manner of connection pursuant to this part. All connections to the
public sanitary sewage system shall be made in accordance with this
article. No connection shall be made to the sewer system except in
compliance with the ordinances, regulations and City of Lock Haven
Standard Details of Sewer Construction as may, from time to time,
be enacted, adopted, approved or promulgated by the municipality.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
E.
Unlawful connections. No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine
hole or similar receptacle for human excrement shall presently or
at any time hereafter be connected with the public sanitary sewage
system.
F.
The property
owner shall be responsible for the building sewer and service lateral
from the structure to the public sewer main unless or until a service
lateral is provided by the City, at the expense of the property owner.
The access to the service lateral must be located within the right-of-way
or easement unless an exception is granted by either the City Engineer,
Public Works Director or a City designee. All building sewers and
sanitary sewers shall be furnished and installed according to this
article and the City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction,
which is made an official part hereof by reference.
[Added 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
A.
Stormwater discharge unlawful. The discharge of stormwater runoff
to sanitary sewers is prohibited.
B.
Means to exclude stormwater required. All persons connecting to the
public sanitary sewage system shall provide adequate means for excluding
stormwater runoff in the event the connection is made to a sanitary
sewer.
C.
Connection of drains unlawful; exclusion of surface waters. No person
connected to a sanitary sewer shall connect any roof drain or foundation
drain thereto or permit any such drains to remain connected thereto,
nor shall be permit, allow or cause to enter into any sanitary sewer
any spring water or surface water from any other source.
D.
Combined sewers and storm sewers unaffected by provisions. The provisions
of these rules and regulations do not prohibit the present or future
discharge of stormwater runoff to combined sewers or storm sewers
or to natural watercourses within the City.
A.
Charges imposed for use of sewers. There is imposed upon the owners
of or the users of water in or on all properties served by the public
sanitary sewage system, service charges for the use of said system,
payable in the amounts and as provided in the Sewer Rate Ordinance[1] adopted by the City Council, and as it is hereafter from
time to time amended and modified. Said owners and users will be jointly
and severally liable for the payment of said service charges and the
penalties therein prescribed for delinquent payments thereof.
B.
Manner of billing. All bills for service charges shall be due when
rendered and shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth
in the City's Sewer Rate Ordinance.[2] Owners and, where adequate arrangements have been made
with the City, users will be billed periodically for the sewage service
charges in accordance with the billing practices of the City.
C.
City may bill multiple meters as one if upon same property. The measurement
by two or more meters of the quantity of water used in or on one property
by one owner or user may be combined and the service charge billed
to said owner or user as though the quantity of water was measured
by one meter if the City Council so elects.
D.
Manner of measuring and billing for water not supplied by City. In
the event an owner obtains part or all of the water used in or on
a property from sources other than the water company, such owner or
user shall, after written notice from the City, at no expense to the
City or the water company, install and maintain a water meter or meters
satisfactory to the City for measuring all water used other than that
obtained from the water company, and the quantity of water used to
determine the sewage service charges shall be the quantity of water
measured by all such meters plus the quantity of water obtained from
the water company. In lieu of such additional meters, the City Council
has established under the Sewer Rate Ordinance[3] a flat rate charge which shall be applicable to such nonmetered
water usage.
E.
Measurement and charge for partial service. In the event it is established
to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that a portion of the water
used in or on any property served by the public sanitary sewage system
does not and cannot enter said system, the City Engineer may determine
in such manner and by such method as he may deem practical, the percentage
of the water entering the public sanitary sewage system or the City
Engineer may require or permit the installation of additional meters
in such manner as to determine either the quantity of water excluded
from the public sanitary sewage system or the quantity of water, sewage
or industrial waste actually entering the public sanitary sewage system,
exclusive of stormwater runoff. In such case, the sewage service charge
shall be based upon the quantity of water estimated, measured or computed
by the City Engineer to be actually entering the public sanitary sewage
system, exclusive of stormwater runoff, and shall be subject to the
sewage service charges set forth in the City's Sewer Rate Ordinance.[4]
F.
Manner of requesting reduction of charge. Any person requesting consideration
for a reduction of the amount of the sewage service charges because
of water not entering the public sanitary sewage system shall make
written application to the City Engineer for such consideration, giving
the name of such person, his address and setting forth supporting
data fully describing other sources of water, if any, as well as the
disposition of water alleged not to be entering the public sanitary
sewage system. The application shall be accompanied by a sketch to
approximate scale showing the plan of the property, the water distribution
system, sewer layout, existing meters and proposed meters in the scheme
to determine the quantity of flow entering or not entering the public
sanitary sewage system. The cost of furnishing, installing and maintaining
any meters other than those utilized to measure water purchased from
the water company shall be borne by the applicant. The type, size,
location, arrangement and maintenance of such meters shall be subject
to the approval of the City Engineer.
Although the sewage treatment works will be capable of treating certain abnormal industrial wastes as heretofore defined in § 328-14, the actual treatment of such wastes may increase the cost of operating and maintaining the public sanitary sewage system. Therefore, there will be imposed upon each person discharging such industrial waste into the public sanitary sewage system a surcharge, or surcharges, which are intended to cover such additional cost. Such surcharges shall be in addition to the regular sewage service charges set forth in the Sewer Rate Ordinance[1] of the City and shall be payable as otherwise provided.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
The strength of any industrial waste, the discharge of which
is to be subject to surcharge, shall be determined monthly, or more
frequently as the City Engineer shall determine, from samples taken
either at the manhole or metering chamber hereof, or at any other
sampling point mutually agreed upon by the City and the producer of
such waste. The frequency and duration of the sampling period shall
be such as, in the opinion of the City Engineer, will permit a reasonably
reliable determination of the average composition of such waste, exclusive
of stormwater runoff. Samples shall be collected or their collection
supervised by a representative of the City Engineer and shall be in
proportion to the flow of waste, exclusive of stormwater runoff, and
composited for analysis in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," as published
by the American Public Health Association. Except as hereinafter provided,
the strength of the waste so found by analysis shall be used for establishing
the surcharge or surcharges. However, the City Engineer may, if he
so elects, accept the results of routine sampling and analyses by
the producer of such wastes in lieu of making his own samplings and
analyses.
A.
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer to
have a BOD in excess of 300 parts per million, the producer of said
waste shall be surcharged an amount equal to the product of the actual
volume of wastes in thousand gallons per billing period, exclusive
of stormwater runoff, discharged to the public sanitary sewage system
and the BOD surcharge rate. The BOD surcharge rate shall be determined
by the following formula:
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Rc
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=
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0.00834 P (C-300)
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Where:
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Rc
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=
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The BOD surcharge rate in cents per 1,000 gallons of waste discharged.
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P
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=
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The average annual fixed, operating and maintenance cost of
secondary treatment processes per pound of BOD received at the treatment
works. (Prior to completion of the first year of operation the value
of "P" shall be assumed to be $0.04; and thereafter, the value will
be adjusted annually.)
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C
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=
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The average BOD of the industrial waste expressed in parts per million as determined in accordance with § 328-19 above.
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B.
The figure "300" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the
maximum BOD permissible without surcharge. The figure "0.00834" is
the factor to convert parts per million to pounds per 1,000 gallons.
No discount will be permitted for sewage or industrial wastes having
a BOD less than 300 parts per million.
A.
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer to
have an average suspended solids concentration in excess of 350 parts
per million, the producer of such waste shall be surcharged an amount
equal to the product of the actual volume of wastes in thousand gallons
per billing period, exclusive of storm runoff, discharged to the public
sanitary sewage system and the suspended solids surcharge rate. The
suspended solids surcharge rate shall be determined by the following
formula:
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Rs
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=
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0.00834 x B (S-350)
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Where:
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Rs
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=
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The suspended solids surcharge rate in cents per 1,000 gallons
of waste discharged.
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B
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=
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The average annual fixed, operating and maintenance cost of
the sludge digestion, sludge drying and sludge disposal operations
per pound of suspended solids received at the treatment works. (Prior
to completion of the first year of operation, the value of "B" shall
be assumed to be $0.04; and thereafter, the value will be adjusted
annually.)
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S
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=
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The average suspended solids concentration of the abnormal industrial waste expressed in parts per million as determined in accordance with § 328-19 above.
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B.
The figure "350" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the
maximum suspended solids concentration permissible without surcharge.
The figure "0.00834" is the factor to convert parts per million to
pounds per 1,000 gallons. No discount will be permitted for sewage
or industrial wastes having a suspended solids concentration less
than 350 parts per million.
[Added 8-20-2012 by Ord.
No. 908]
A.
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer or
designated staff to have a discharge of total nitrogen in excess of
that particular discharge's twenty-four-month historical average of
allotted total nitrogen discharge, the producer of said waste shall
be surcharged. This surcharge shall be determined by the following
formula:
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ITNs = [(TNIm (1-Re)
- (TNIm/TNPm)/(7516))/(TNIm)] x (P) x (TNIc)
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Where:
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ITNs
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=
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The total nitrogen surcharge in dollars.
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TNJm
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=
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Industrial discharger's average total nitrogen discharge in
pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding the
billing period.
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Re
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=
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The annual removal efficiency for the sewage plant for total
nitrogen, calculated by the City, expressed as a decimal fraction.
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TNPm
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=
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The treatment plant's average total nitrogen influent loading
in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding
the billing period.
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P
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=
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The annual operating and maintenance cost of nitrogen removal
in dollars by SBRs and filtration processes in dollars per pound of
total nitrogen removed for the prior calendar year. (Prior to completion
of the new treatment plant and during the first full year of operation,
the value of "P" shall be the cost per credit/pound of total nitrogen
purchased to meet the City's NPDES permit limits; and thereafter,
the value will be adjusted annually based on costs of removal.).
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TNIe
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=
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The industrial discharger's current average daily discharge
of total nitrogen in pounds for the billing period.
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B.
The figure "7516" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the
City's monthly allowable total nitrogen in pounds discharged per current
NPDES permit.
[Added 8-20-2012 by Ord.
No. 908]
A.
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer or
designated staff to have a discharge of total phosphorus in excess
of that particular discharger's twenty-four-month historical average
of allotted total phosphorus discharge, the producer of said waste
shall be surcharged. This surcharge shall be determined by the following
formula:
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ITPs = [{TPIm (l-Re)-(TPIm/TPPm)(761)}/(TPIm)]x(P)x(TPIe)
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Where:
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TTPs
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=
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The total phosphorus surcharge in dollars.
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TPIm
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=
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Industrial discharger's daily average total phosphorus discharge
in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding
the billing period.
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Rt
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=
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The annual removal efficiency for the sewage plant for total
phosphorus, calculated by the City, expressed as a decimal fraction.
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IPPm
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=
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The treatment plant's average total phosphorus influent loading
in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding
the billing period.
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P
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=
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The annual operating and maintenance cost of phosphorus removal
in dollars by SBRs and filtration processes in dollars per pound of
total phosphorus removed for the prior calendar year. (Prior to completion
of the new treatment plant and during the first full year of operation,
the value of "P" shall be the cost per credit/pound of total phosphorus
purchased to meet the City's NPDES permit limits; and thereafter,
the value will be adjusted annually based on costs of removal.)
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TPIe
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=
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The industrial discharger's current average daily discharge
of total phosphorus in pounds for the billing period.
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B.
The figure "761" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the
City's monthly allowable total phosphorus in pounds discharged per
current NPDES permit.
[Amended 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 908]
The surcharges provided for in this article shall be added to
the sewage service charges imposed by the City Council under the Sewer
Rate Ordinance.[1]
[Amended 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 908]
To insure proper operation of the treatment plant, the City
Council may require pretreatment of certain industrial wastes before
they are discharged into the sanitary system. Plans for pretreatment
facilities will be submitted to the City Engineer, prior to construction,
for approval as to adequacy and reliability.
Bills and notices relating to the sewage service charges and
surcharges will be mailed or delivered to the property owner's last
address or, where proper arrangements have been made with the City
water office, to the user's last address, as shown on the billing
books of the City.
[Amended 1-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 485B; 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
A.
Application for permit. Applications for connection to the public
sanitary sewage system shall be made to the City Engineer upon the
permit form to be formulated and furnished by the City Engineer.
B.
Information required of applicant. All information requested on said
form shall be furnished by the applicant, including the character
and use of each structure located upon the property.
C.
Connection fee; certain service lateral installation costs borne
by City. A connection and inspection fee in an amount as established
from time to time by City Council will be required at the time of
making application for permission to make a connection to the City's
sanitary sewer system. The fee is to be used to recover the ordinary
and reasonable expenses incurred by the City in making the connection.
Connections to the City mains may be made only by City forces. Service
laterals shall be installed from the main to the curbline of the property
or a distance of 35 feet, whichever is the lesser, by and at the expense
of the City. Where an existing sanitary sewer main is not available,
the cost of extending the main shall be by and at the expense of the
property owner(s) making the request of the extension.
D.
Work to commence only upon payment of all fees. No work shall commence
before the payment of any aforementioned tap connection and inspection
fee and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
E.
Separate connection required; exceptions. Unless written permission
is obtained from the City Engineer, separate connections and corresponding
tap connection and inspection fees will be required for each individual
occupied building, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one
of a pair or row, but a single connection will be permitted to serve
a school, factory, apartment house or other permanent multiple unit
structure whose individual apartments or units may not be subject
to separate ownership.
F.
Time limit to connect. Connections to sanitary sewers shall be completed
within 60 calendar days after receipt of an approved permit.
H.
Inspection of connection. The designated inspector of the City shall
be given at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection
shall be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect
and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his
approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval
on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittee(s).
I.
Right of inspector to enter premises. At the time of inspection of
the connection, the owner or owners of property shall permit the inspector
full and complete access to all sanitary and drainage arrangements
and facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the
property. No building sewer line shall be covered over or in any manner
concealed until after it is inspected and approved by said inspector.
It is the intention of these rules and regulations that the
entire connection be inspected at one time; however, if the property
owner feels that special conditions warrant more than one inspection,
he may request the same, subject to such additional inspection fees
as the City Council shall determine.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
All pipe and fittings shall be installed be in accordance with
ASTM D3034, SDR 35 polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) or ASTM D2665, Schedule
40 PVC pipe. All pipe and fitting joints shall be push-on type and
have flexible elastomeric O-ring seals in accordance with ASTM D3212.
Pipe and fittings for pressure sewer connections shall be as shown
and specified in the City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer
Construction. The pipe shall meet ASTM/City standards currently in
effect and shall be of a nominal size of at least four inches. Each
section of pipe shall be stamped with the manufacturer's certification.
All sewer pipe shall be installed in strict accordance with
the manufacturer's recommendations. Where rock trench foundation exists,
a four-inch gravel cradle shall be provided under the pipe.
All pipe shall be installed with a minimum slope of 1/8 inch
per foot and a minimum cover of 2 1/2 feet. All pipe shall be
laid to an even grade and straight alignment to the public sanitary
sewer. All pipe shall be laid with full and even bearing, and no block
supports will be allowed. Bell holes shall be dug to allow sufficient
space to properly make each joint. Backfill shall be tamped uniformly
around the pipe. All work shall be done in a workmanlike manner and
shall provide a durable installation.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
An outside trap system consisting of a vent, trap, and inspection
port shall be installed no more than five feet from any building.
The system shall be so situated as not to allow the discharge of any
surface water to the sanitary sewer. Installation details concerning
the methods and materials of construction shall conform to the City
of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction, referenced hereto
and made an official part hereof.
Commercial installations must also comply with all local construction
regulations.
Maintenance and repair of all building sewers shall be the responsibility
of the property owner.
Five copies of plans for proposed extensions shall be submitted
to the City Council on twenty-four-inch-by-thirty-six-inch sheets
showing plan views to a minimum scale of one inch equals 50 feet,
and profiles to a minimum scale of one inch equals 10 feet vertically
and one inch equals 50 feet horizontally, a North point, a suitable
title block, date and the name of the engineer and imprint of his
registration seal.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
All sewers shall be designed in accordance with the latest edition
of "Sewerage Manual" of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and these rules and regulations.
Construction of sewers will not be permitted until the proper
state permits have been obtained in the name of the City.
Prior to final acceptance of any sewer extensions by the City
Council, it will be necessary for the developer to furnish to the
City Council "as-built" plans showing the angle and distance between
manholes, the top and invert elevation of each manhole and the exact
location of all house sewer connections relative to the nearest manhole
both downstream and upstream. Such plans shall be properly referenced
to allow location of connections, etc., in the field.
Easements shall be recorded in the name of the City for all
sewers to be constructed outside of dedicated street rights-of-way.
All sewer pipe shall meet current City standards. The type of
pipe proposed for installation shall be indicated on the plan sheets.
All sewer main pipe shall be a minimum of eight inches in diameter
and have a minimum of laying length of not less than five feet.
The details of any jointing connection which is proposed for
use must be submitted to the City Engineer for prior approval and
shall be detailed on the plan sheets.
The installation of sewers shall start at the lower end of the
line and proceed upstream so that the spigot ends point in the direction
of flow. The pipe shall be carefully laid to line and grade. The handling,
placing and jointing of pipe shall be in strict accordance with the
pipe manufacturer's recommendations.
All manholes shall be constructed in accordance with the current
standards established by the City Engineer. Frames and covers for
all manholes shall be fabricated of cast iron and shall conform to
the standards established by the City Engineer. Manholes shall be
furnished at the ends of lines.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
Sewers shall be hydrostatically, pneumatically and/or smoke
tested for leakage at the discretion of, and in the manner required
by, the City Engineer. Sewers shall meet leakage requirements of the
pipe manufacturer, the Department of Environmental Protection and
the City standards.
The developer shall file all necessary connection permits and
pay the applicable tap connection and inspection fee for each house
or building to the City Treasurer, which shall become due and payable
prior to inspection and approval by the inspector for each respective
house service sewer.
The developer shall also reimburse the City in full for all
costs of inspection of construction of all sanitary sewers. The amount
and type of inspection required shall be determined by the City Engineer
during construction.
No sewer extensions constructed by a developer will be approved
for use and acceptance by the City until said sewers are formally
approved by the City Council, all building tap connection and inspection
fees have been paid for each building connected to the system and
the City has been reimbursed in full for all inspection costs incurred
by the inspector during construction testing and approval.
A.
Late payment; action by City. Each sewage service charge, surcharge
and penalty imposed by the Sewer Rate Ordinance of the City[1] shall be a debt due the City and shall be a lien on the
property served, and if not paid within the period prescribed in the
Sewer Rate Ordinance after the date of the bill, shall be deemed delinquent.
In such event, the City shall proceed to file a lien in the office
of the Prothonotary of Clinton County and collect the same in the
manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal
claims. In the event of failure to pay the sewage service charge or
surcharge or penalty after they become delinquent, the City Council
may also authorize the appropriate personnel to shut off water service
to said property or to remove or close the sewer connection and to
take such steps as may be necessary to accomplish such shutoff or
removal or closing. The expense of such shutoff or removal or closing
as well as the expense of restoring any such service shall likewise
be a debt due the City and a lien on the property served and may be
filed and collected as hereinbefore provided. Such sewage service
shall not be restored until all sewage service charges, surcharges
and penalties, including the expense of removal, closing and restoration
shall have been paid or adequate provisions for their payment shall
have been made.
B.
Disconnection of water. All persons violating any provisions of these rules and regulations shall be given notice of such violation either personally or by means of the United States Mail, and if no action to correct said violation is taken within 30 days of the date of such notice, water to said premises may be shut off or the sewer connection may be removed or closed. Reconnection will not be made until after correction of the violation has been accomplished. The expense of such shutoff or removal or closing and the expense of restoring the water or sewage service shall be a debt due the City and a lien upon the property served and may be filed and collected as provided in Subsection A hereof.
C.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days and may, in addition, be assessed for any damages to person,
property, transmission lines or the City's sewage treatment facility,
as well as any other penalties provided for in this article. Each
day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
