The house connection shall be installed by, and at the expense of, the property owner. All house connections must be constructed of standard strength PVC or medium weight cast iron with an internal diameter of not less than 4 inches. Joints must be of an approved material and construction, and the pipe must be laid in the best possible alignment and at a minimum grade of 1 percent. Adequate cover to protect the pipe from crushing or frost action will be required. Each house connection exceeding 25 feet in length from the curb line or property line to the structure must be provided with 6-inch clean-out vent. The property owner will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the house connection. A “house connection” is defined as the sewer service line extending from the curb line or property line to the outer wall of the structure to be served, excluding any grinder pump, grinder pump tank, sewer lateral extending from the grinder pump tank to the low pressure sewer main, exterior grinder pump control panel, and related grinder pump facilities located along the sewer service line which were installed by or on behalf of the Borough pursuant to the RUS loan program (hereinafter collectively referred to as “grinder pump facilities”). The Borough retains ownership of, and responsibility for maintaining, repairing, and replacing all grinder pump facilities, except as provided for herein. In the event any grinder pump facilities must be repaired or replaced as a result of any neglect or misuse by the owner or persons occupying the premises served by said grinder pump facilities including, but not limited to, any damage resulting from the introduction of substances prohibited by §18-169 herein, then in such instance the property owner shall be solely responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing said grinder pump facilities. In the event grinder pump facilities must be repaired or replaced as a result of any neglect or misuse by the owner or persons occupying the premises served by said grinder pump facilities, the Borough shall cause said repairs to be made or have necessary components replaced, and the Borough shall invoice the property owner the full cost of any such work. The Borough reserves the right to pursue civil action against the property owner for payment of any such work, as well as the right to file a lien against the property in accordance with applicable law.
(Ord. 91-4, 10/8/1991, §5.05; as amended by Ord. 92-2, 10/6/1992, §2, and by Ord. 2012-03, 12/4/2012)