[Adopted 10-18-1976 by Ord. No. 76-2 (Art. 912 of the 1960 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to establish procedures for the
administration of the sewage facilities program, and it is hereby
declared that this article is necessary for the protection, benefit
and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants
of the Township.
Unless specifically and clearly indicated otherwise, the meanings
of all terms used in this article shall be the same as those terms
defined by the applicable rules and regulations of the Department
of Environmental Protection, Chapters 71 and 73 of Title 25 of the
Pennsylvania Code, as amended.
The Township Manager, in conjunction with the certified Sewage
Enforcement Officer of the Township, is hereby authorized and empowered
to adopt such rules and regulations concerning administration of the
sewage facilities program which he may deem necessary from time to
time to effect the purposes herein. All such rules and regulations
shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances
of the Township and all applicable laws and applicable rules and regulations
of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No person, partnership or corporation shall construct, install
or repair any individual sewage system or community sewage system
before obtaining a permit to do so from the Sewage Enforcement Officer.
Any applicant for a permit under this article shall first complete
an application for an individual sewage disposal system and submit
such application to the certified Sewage Enforcement Officer along
with an application fee as set forth from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors.
The following responsibilities shall be those of the applicant:
A.
The applicant shall have a test pit and test holes prepared at the
site on the day when the Sewage Enforcement Officer arrives to observe
the soils test.
B.
The applicant shall have a geologist or soils scientist approved
by the Department of Environmental Protection furnish to the Township
a written report regarding the soils test on forms provided by the
Township.
C.
The applicant shall have percolation tests performed by a registered
professional engineer, geologist or soils scientist approved by the
Department of Environmental Protection who shall furnish a written
report regarding the percolation tests to the Township on forms provided
by the Township.
D.
All notices to the Sewage Enforcement Officer required by this article
or rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this article
shall be delivered to the Township municipal building in writing on
forms provided by the Township.
Sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with
the following provisions:
A.
House sewers shall be constructed of four-inch service weight cast
iron with rubber gasket or leaded joints, or solid PVC plastic pipe
schedule 40 with solvent joints.
B.
All anaerobic septic tanks shall be constructed of concrete. Aerobic
tanks will be required to meet all National Sanitation Foundation
(NSF) specifications according to Chapter 73, Section 73.41, of the
Department of Environmental Protection regulations. No metal tanks
shall be permitted.
C.
Sewerage lines between tank and distribution box shall be constructed
of four-inch service weight cast iron or solid PVC plastic pipe schedule
40.
D.
All systems shall use a distribution box.
E.
Clay tile or four-inch PVC sewer and drain pipe conforming to ASTM
D-2729-.075. Walls shall be permitted in subsurface absorption areas.
Stones used shall be 2-B limestone, not river gravel.
F.
Sand used in any system shall meet state specifications and shall
be compacted mechanically and/or by water. No wheeled equipment shall
be permitted to be used for compaction.
[Amended 10-18-1976 by Ord. No. 76-13]
[Amended 10-18-1976 by Ord. No. 76-13]
The provisions and definitions contained in this article shall
apply only to on-lot sewage disposal systems and shall not be construed
to amend or repeal any provisions of Chapter 142, Plumbing Standards.[1]
This article shall be enforced by action brought before a District
Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person,
firm or corporation who or which violates or permits the violation
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such
violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a
separate offense. Each section of this article that is violated shall
also constitute a separate offense.
