1. No person shall operate and maintain an onlot disposal system in such a manner that it malfunctions. All liquid wastes, including kitchen and laundry wastes and water softener backwash, shall be discharged to a treatment tank. No sewage system shall discharge untreated or partially treated sewage to the surface of the ground or into the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless a permit to discharge has been obtained from the DEP.
2. The Borough shall issue a written notice of violation to the owner and to the occupant of a property in the Borough which is found to be served by a malfunctioning onlot disposal system or which is discharging raw or partially treated sewage without a permit.
3. Within 7 days of notification by the Borough that a malfunction has been identified, the owner shall make application to the Borough SEO for a permit to repair or replace the malfunctioning system. Within 30 days of initial notification by the Borough, construction of the permitted repair or replacement shall commence. Within 60 days of the original notification by the Borough, the construction shall be completed.
4. The Borough's SEO shall have the authority to require repair of any malfunction by any or all of the following methods:
A. Cleaning, repair or replacement of components of the existing system.
B. Adding capacity or otherwise altering or replacing the system's treatment tank.
C. Expanding the existing disposal area.
D. Replacing the existing disposal area.
E. Replacing a gravity distribution system with a pressurized system.
F. Replacing the system with a holding tank or other alternatives as appropriate for the specific site.
5. In lieu of, or in combination with, the remedies described in subsection (4), the Borough SEO may require the installation of water conservation equipment and the institution of water conservation practices in structures served. Water using devices and appliances in the structure may be required to be retrofitted with water saving appurtenances or they may be required to be replaced by water conserving devices and appliances. Wastewater generation in the structure may also be reduced by requiring changes in total water usage in the structure served.
6. In the event that the rehabilitation measures in subsection (1) through (5) are not feasible or do not prove effective, the Borough SEO may require the owner to apply for a permit to construct a holding tank. Upon receipt of said permit the owner shall complete construction of the system within 30 days.
7. Should none of the remedies described above prove totally effective in eliminating the malfunction of an existing onlot disposal system, the owner is not absolved of responsibility for that malfunction. The Borough may require whatever action is necessary to bring the system into full compliance with the applicable laws of the Borough, the Commonwealth and the United States.
{Ord. 535, 7/8/2002)