1. Application for connection to the public sanitary sewage system shall be made to the township upon the permit form furnished by the township.
2. All information requested on said form shall be furnished by the applicant, including the character and use of each structure located upon the property.
3. Any required tap/connection fee (as set forth in the separately approved rate resolution) and inspection fee (if applicable) shall be paid at the time of making application for permission to make a connection.
4. No work shall commence before the payment of any aforementioned tap/connection fee and inspection fee (if applicable) and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
5. Unless written permission is obtained from the township, separate connections, and corresponding tap/connection fee and inspection fees (if applicable), will be required for each individual occupied building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, a single tap/connection fee and inspection fee (if applicable) will be permitted for a school, factory, apartment house or other permanent multiple unit (EDU) structure whose individual apartments or units are all owned by the same owner. Nothing in this provision shall relieve the owner of the obligation to pay the monthly charges, as set forth in the separately approved rate resolution, for each EDU that is assigned to the property by the township.
6. Connection to the public sanitary sewage system shall be completed within 60 calendar days after receipt of written notice to connect, unless otherwise provided for in the township’s connection ordinance.
7. All connections to the sanitary sewers shall be subject to certain restrictions as to unacceptable sanitary sewage which are set forth herein in § 18-305.
8. The designated inspector of the township shall be given at least 24-hours’ notice of the time when such connection shall he made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and approve the work of connection. It shall, however, be the responsibility of the township to make actual connection to the public sanitary sewage system. The inspector shall signify his or her approval on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
9. At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners of properties 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.
10. 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 or she may request the same, subject to such additional inspection fee, as the township shall determine.
11. All pipe installed shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) of the kind and quality hereinafter specified of at least four-inch inside diameter. The PVC pipe shall be SDR 35, gravity sewer pipe. Each section of pipe shall be stamped with the manufacturer’s certification. PVC pipe shall be furnished with elastomeric gasket joints conforming to ASTM D-1S69. Installation of the lateral connection, including requirements concerning inspection ports, cleanouts and the like, are set forth on Exhibit 18-3-A, which is attached to Ord. 2013-05-02 and incorporated as a part of these rules and regulations.
12. All sewer pipe shall he installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. A four-inch gravel cradle shall be provided under the pipe. Pipe shall be laid with bell end of pipe upgrade.
13. All pipe for gravity sewer lines should be installed with a minimum slope of one-quarter inch per foot and a minimum cover of three and one-half feet except in surfaced areas in which pipe shall be buried a minimum four and one-half feet. All pipe should be laid to an even grade 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. All pipes shall be pneumatically tested for leakage by the township in a manner determined appropriate by the township and approval of the pipe by the inspector will not be given if the pipe does not meet standards approved by the township. A trap and observation pipe shall be installed for all new installations in close proximity to the structure being served. The observation pipe shall be installed every 75 feet.
14. All installations must also comply with all local and state construction regulations.
15. Each person connecting to the public sanitary sewage system shall be solely responsible for any and all costs, inspection fees (if applicable), and other charges associated with making the connection to the line installed by the township within the township right-of-way.
A. Following connection:
(1) Each person shall be solely responsible for any and all costs associated with the maintenance, repair or replacement of any lines or equipment that are located between the structure connected to the public sanitary sewage system and the line installed by the township within the township right-of-way; and
(2) Any person whose actions cause damage to the public sanitary sewage system shall be financially responsible for the full extent of said damages.
16. Persons connecting pipe to the township’s sanitary system shall institute appropriate safety measures during construction. The measures must be those measures which are recognized as standard in the construction industry to protect both workers and the general public from accidents during the work period and to provide a hazard free work area.
17. Where an existing septic tank is to be disconnected, it shall be pumped and either removed or filled with earth or stone. Septic tank removal or tilling shall be completed within 30 days of sewer connection and, upon request, an invoice proving the tank was pumped shall be provided to the township’s inspector within that period.
18. Certain persons will be required to connect to the township’s system through a grinder sewage pumping station. Said determination shall be made by the Township Engineer. For these persons, the following shall apply:
A. Pump effluent discharge pipe shall be SDR 21 or schedule 40 pressure pipe, 12 one and one-half inch or two-inch nominal diameter unless otherwise approved or required by the township. A four-inch gravel cradle, type No. 57 aggregate, clean fill or sand, shall be placed under the pipe and backfilled with the same aggregate to at least four inches over the pipe. Pipe shall be laid with bell end of pipe upgrade and laid to a depth consistent with the manufacturer’s instructions. A tracer wire shall be installed from the township sanitary sewer line to the grinder pump.
B. Wherever possible, it is recommended the top of the grinder pump be located at an elevation below the discharge point from the building that is being provided service through the grinder station.
C. The PVC effluent pipe from the grinder station will connect to the public sewer line either at a wye (gravity sewer line connection) or a curb stop (pressure sewer line connection). The actual connection to the public sewer line will be supervised by the township unless otherwise approved by the township.
D. Electric power to service the grinder station will be provided by the person. All electrical supply components shall be provided by the owner and be in accordance with the National Electric Code.
E. Persons serviced by the pump stations will be required to report to the township both the audio and visual pump station alarms. The alarms will operate when various malfunctions occur within the pumping system.
F. For any property that is connected to the township’s system for the first time as a part of a township sewer line extension project occurring after the effective date of these rules and regulations, and within 60 days of the close out date for the project, as determined by the Township Engineer, the township shall provide a grinder pump at no cost and the township’s contractor shall install the grinder pump at no cost to the property owner. In the event that a property is not connected to the township’s system within 60 days of the close out date for the project, as determined by the Township Engineer:
(1) The property owner shall be required to purchase a grinder pump, install the grinder pump and pay all costs associated with the installation of the grinder pump; and
(2) The property owner is responsible for the transportation of the grinder pump, including housing connection, cover, wet well and control panel, and the like, to the location for installation.
G. Regardless of whether the property owner purchased a grinder pump or the township provided a grinder pump at no cost to the property owner, the following rules shall apply.
(1) Once the grinder pump is installed and operational, the property owner will be solely responsible, financially and otherwise, for normal wear and tear on, and all repairs to, the grinder pump.
(2) In the event that an installed grinder pump is required to be replaced for any reason, the property owner shall be required to purchase a grinder pump and pay all costs associated with having a contractor install the grinder pump and render it operational (including any applicable inspection costs).
(3) Following installation, the grinder pump shall become a part of, and fixture to, the property and cannot be removed by the property owner, unless said removal is temporary and for the sole purpose of either repairing or replacing the grinder pump.
(4) All charges owed by the property owner to the township pursuant to this Part must be paid prior to the installation of the grinder pump, and the township will not release the grinder pump to the property owner until said charges have been paid in full to the township. Said charges shall be in addition to any charges that may be owed pursuant to § 18-309.3.
19. If a person is the owner of vacant land and said land is located on the other side of the roadway from the line installed by the township within the township right-of-way, the township, at the township’s expense, shall bore a line under the road to the person’s property line if, and only if, all of the following conditions are met:
A. The person has paid the tap/connection fee, as set forth in the separately approved rate resolution, in full;
B. The person has applied for a building permit and has obtained an approved zoning permit;
C. The vacant land is located in the immediate area of active construction related to an ongoing sewer line extension project, so that the boring is able to occur as a part of said active construction. Any questions as to whether this criteria is met shall he resolved at the discretion of the Township Engineer, whose decision in this respect shall be final; and
D. (1) The person, in exchange for the benefit of the boring, must agree to be obligated, and shall be obligated, to commence paying the monthly EDU charges six months after the payment of the tap/connection fee, regardless of whether construction is completed or the person has made connection to the public sanitary sewage system.
(2) If any of the preceding conditions is not met, the property owner shall be solely responsible (financially and otherwise) for hiring a contractor to bore a line under the road to the owner’s property line.
(Ord. 2013-05-02, passed 5-13-2013)