[Adopted 8-11-1992 by Ord. No. 1678]
No property owner or property user in the Girty's Run Watershed
shall discharge or permit the discharge of any stormwater, surface
water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters into the sanitary sewer system situate within
the Girty's Run Watershed.
The Girty's Run Joint Sewer Authority is hereby authorized
to conduct periodic smoke and/or dye tests and any other appropriate
test or inspection, without cost to the residents of Shaler Township,
of all existing sewer systems and structures in the Girty's Run
Watershed in Shaler Township for compliance with this article and
other laws pertaining to sewer systems and structures.
Every owner, lessee or occupier of land within the territory serviced by the Authority shall submit to smoke and/or dye testing by the Girty's Run Joint Sewer Authority, which Authority has been irrevocably designated, authorized, constituted and appointed by the Township of Shaler as its sole and exclusive agent for such testing purposes, other than as provided by Article VIII, Cross-Connections, of this chapter. The owner, lessee or occupier of the land shall permit said testing upon request of the Girty's Run Joint Sewer Authority to conduct such testing. Testing will not be required when the owner, lessee or occupier of the land produces a valid document of certification issued by the Township Building Inspector in accordance with Article VIII, Cross-Connections, of this chapter, which document of certification shall be sufficient proof of compliance for purposes of this article for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
A.
When illegal stormwater or surface water connections have been discovered,
all necessary remedial work to correct such connection shall be completed
by the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises, weather permitting,
within two months of the date he receives notification of the illegal
connection.
B.
In the event that the necessary remedial work would create severe
economic hardship for the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises,
application may be made to the Authority Manager for an extension
of up to an additional six months to complete said remedial work.
C.
In the event that the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises who
has established severe economic hardship is unable to effect the necessary
remedial work within the time permitted, including any extension thereof,
the Authority may undertake to have the necessary remedial work completed
at the expense of the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises and
to make any necessary arrangements for the payment of said work by
the owner, lessee or occupier of the premises on an installment basis,
which arrangements shall be mutually satisfactory to the owner, lessee
or occupier. Under such circumstances, in the event that satisfactory
arrangements are not agreed upon by the Authority and the owner, lessee
or occupier, the Authority may file a lien against such property,
which lien shall remain in effect until payment in full or sale of
the property occurs.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article and
any person refusing to permit the smoke and/or dye testing as required
herein shall, upon conviction thereof before any Magisterial District
Judge or other issuing authority, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $600 for each and every offense and costs and, in default
of payment of said fine and costs, to be imprisoned in the Allegheny
County Jail for a period not exceeding 90 days. Whenever such person
shall have been notified in writing, by certified mail, return receipt
requested, by the Authority, that such person is violating this article,
each full day that he shall continue such violation after receipt
of such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable
by a like fine hereunder upon conviction thereof.
