Act 537 - the Act of January 24, 1966, P.L. 1535, as amended, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et. seq., known as the “Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.”
Authorized agent - a certified sewage enforcement officer, code enforcement officer, professional engineer, plumbing inspector, or any other qualified or licensed person who is delegated by the Township to carry out the provisions of this Part 1K within specified limits.
Board - the Board of Supervisors, Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) - an authorized agent of the Township to administer and enforce other ordinances in the Township.
Department - the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (DEP), or successor agency.
Malfunction - the condition occurring when an on-lot system causes pollution to ground or surface waters, contamination of private or public drinking water supplies, nuisance problems or is a hazard to public health. Any treatment tank or holding tank observed to be leaking, or any instance where sewage is backing up into a building connected to the system is considered a malfunction. Any component in a treatment tank or septic system that is broken or deteriorated is considered a malfunction. Systems shall be considered to be malfunctioning if any of the conditions noted above occur for any length of time during any period of the year.
Manifest - York County Sludge/Septage Manifest and Report.
Person - an individual, group of individuals, a partnership, firm, association, or any other entity.
Pumping certification - a properly executed York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority Sludge/Septage Manifest.
Qualified pumper/hauler - person or organization licensed by the York County Solid Waste Authority to conduct septage pumping and hauling within York County.
Rehabilitation - work done to modify, alter, repair, enlarge, or replace an existing on-lot disposal system, or component thereof.
Septage- any substance pumped out of a sewage system.
Sewage enforcement officer (SEO) - an official of the local agency who reviews permit applications and sewage system planning modules and issues permits as authorized by the act and conducts the investigations and inspections that are necessary to implement the Act and regulations thereunder.
Sewage system - an on-lot sewage disposal system which uses a system of piping, tanks or other facilities for collecting, treating or disposing of sewage into a soil absorption area or spray field, by retention in a retaining tank or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposal.
Township - Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Any word or term not otherwise defined in this Part shall have the meaning as set forth in 25 Pa.Code § 73.1, as may be amended.
(Ord. 2005-05, 10/10/2005, § 2)