1. In the event any person shall request permission to extend the sewer system at that person’s expense, that person shall first apply to the township for approval, said approval to take place at a public meeting by vote of the Board of Supervisors. The application shall include a plan designed in accordance with the Sewage Manual of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Sanitary Engineering and these rules and regulations, latest edition, or amendment of each. Prior to construction of any public sanitary sewage system applicable state permits must have been issued. The developer shall submit all required drawings, specifications, applications and any other documentation necessary for the state permits.
2. Prior to final acceptance of any public sanitary sewer extension by the township, it will be necessary that the township prepare “record drawings” showing the angle and distance between manholes, the top and invert elevation of each manhole and the exact location of all lateral connections or wyes relative to the nearest manhole both downstream and upstream. The “record drawings” will be prepared by the township and shall be paid for by the developer.
3. Easements in form satisfactory to the township shall be obtained by the developer in the name of the township and recorded at the McKean County Courthouse in Smethport, Pennsylvania. All costs incurred to obtain and record said easements shall be borne by the developer. Any costs incurred by the township, should the developer request assistance from the township in obtaining required easements, will be the responsibility of the developer.
4. 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.
5. All manholes shall be constructed in accordance with the standards established by the township. Frames and covers for all manholes shall be fabricated of cast iron and shall conform to the standards established by the township. Vented covers shall be furnished at the ends of lines.
6. Sewers shall be hydrostatically, pneumatically, weir and/or smoke tested for leakage at the discretion of, and in the manner required by, the township at the expense of the developer. The testing shall take place in the presence of a representative of the township, cost of which will be paid by the developer.
7. The developer shall file all necessary connection permits and pay the applicable tap/connection fee and inspection fee (if applicable) for each house or building to the township which shall become due and payable prior to inspection and approval by the inspector for each respective house or building serviced by the sewage system.
8. No sewer extensions constructed by a developer will be approved for use and acceptance by the township until said sewers are formally approved by the township, all building tap/connection fees and inspection fees (if applicable) have been paid for each building connected to the system and the township has been reimbursed in full for all inspection costs incurred by the inspector during construction, testing and approval. Upon approval by the township, the extension shall become the property of the township.
(Ord. 2013-05-02, passed 5-13-2013) (A.O.)