The township shall not issue a permit until all the following have been fully complied with.
(A) Notice of intention to make application for a permit shall be published once each week for two successive weeks in at least three newspapers of general circulation in the township.
(B) The application, in a form to be prepared by the Township Solicitor and approved by the Supervisors shall contain:
(1) The full legal description of the parcel where the sludge is to be spread;
(2) A contour map of such scale as determined by the township engineer/geologist;
(3) An affidavit by the property owner certifying the aforesaid newspaper notice and notice by certified mail to all property owners within 1,000 feet from the edge of the parcel where the sludge is to be spread;
(4) A bond in a form to be prepared by the Solicitor providing for payment to the township or to adjacent or affected property owners whose wells might become contaminated;
(5) In addition, a cash guarantee of the bond or an insurance company guarantee in the amount of $10,000,000 shall be provided;
(6) Placement of ground lycemeters and creek monitors as determined by the Township Engineer/Geologist; and
(7) Creation of an escrow account in the amount of $10,000 initially and to be replenished fully within 30 days when it is reduced to $5,000. This fund shall be used at the township’s discretion to pay for laboratory reports and labor expense in maintaining the aforesaid monitors. Failure to replenish the fund shall be considered a breech of the bond.
(C) It is the legislative intent that the sections herein are severable and if a court determines any portion to be illegal, the balance of the subchapter shall continue in effect.
(D) The bond, guarantee and escrow shall continue in existence until such time as the township shall be assured by its Engineer/Geologist that no contamination to the environment can further occur from the site.
(Ord. 59, passed 2-11-1981)