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All such rules and regulations adopted by the Authority shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Township, and all applicable laws, and applicable rules and regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(Ord. 55-5-98, 7/28/1998, § 5)
1. The property owner must show that site and soil suitability testing of the lot has been conducted by the sewage enforcement officer and that the site meets the 25 Pa. Code Ch. 73 (“Standards for Sewage Disposal Facilities”) requirements for the ultimate sewage disposal by an approved onlot system if water under pressure or piped waste water becomes available to the lot.
2. At such time that water under pressure becomes available, the property owner must remove the privy and replace the privy with an approved onlot system.
3. The conditions of use described in subsection (1) do not apply:
A. To a privy to be used on an isolated lot which is not nor will not be served by water under pressure in the future.
B. To temporary use of portable retention tanks where their use is proposed at construction sites or at the site of public gatherings and entertainment.
4. Specific conditions for use of privies shall be incorporated in the permit application and permit for the proposed use of a privy.
5. The authority is provided the opportunity to inspect the privy for proper operation, maintenance and content disposal.
(Ord. 55-5-98, 7/28/1998, § 7)
The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved property utilizing a privy shall be done solely by or under the direction and control of the Authority, and the disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(Ord. 55-5-98, 7/28/1998, § 8; as amended by Ord. 12/10/2001)
The owner of any improved property that utilizes a privy shall:
A. Maintain the privy in conformance with this Part or any ordinance of this Township, the provisions of any applicable law and the rules and regulations of the Authority and any administrative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. Permit only the Authority or its agent to collect, transport and dispose of the contents therein.
C. Abandon the privy consistent with applicable public health and environmental standards and obtain a permit for and install an approved onlot system meeting 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 73 standards in the event that water under pressure or piped waste water becomes available to the property.
D. Permit the Authority to enter upon lands to inspect the privy for proper operation, maintenance and contents disposal.
(Ord. 55-5-98, 7/28/1998, § 9)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of §§ 18-307 through 18309, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 55-5-98, 7/28/1998, § 10; as amended by Ord. 12/10/2001)
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