The following words and phrases when used in this Part shall have meanings ascribed to them in this Section except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
COUNCIL—the Council of Township of Hanover, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
HOLDING or RETENTION TANK—a watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage conveyed to it by [al water carrying system and which is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal of the sewage at another site.
HOLDING TANK CLEANER—a person who removes the contents of a holding tank for purposes of disposing of the sewage to another site.
IMPROVED PROPERTY—any property within the municipality upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage shall or may be discharged.
MUNICIPALITY—Township of Hanover, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
OWNER—any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in the Township.
PERSON—every natural person, association, partnership or corporation. Whenever used in any clause prescribing or imposing a fine, or penalty of imprisonment in default thereof, the term as applied to associations shall mean any member thereof; as applied to partnerships shall mean any partner thereof; as applied to corporations shall mean the president, treasurer or secretary thereof.
SEWAGE—any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, and any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life, or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation or which constitutes pollution under the Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1937, No. 394, known as "The Clean Streams Law."
SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER—the official of the Township who has been delegated to issue and review permit applications and conduct such investigations and inspections as are necessary to implement the Sewage Facilities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(Ord. 293, 1/20/1993, § 103; as amended by Ord. 339, 7/3/1996, § 3)