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For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section. [Ord. 66]
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Penn Township Board of Supervisors.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION - the approval, as issued by the Board of Supervisors and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, authorizing utilization of holding tanks. [Ord. 66]
HOLDING TANKS - a water tight receptacle which receives and retains sewage and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal by pumping and hauling the sewage to an approved discharge site. Holding tanks include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. CHEMICAL TOILET - a toilet using chemicals that discharge to a holding tank.
B. RETAINING TANK - a holding tank where sewage is conveyed to it by a water carrying system.
C. VAULT PIT PRIVY - a holding tank designed to receive sewage where water under pressure is not available.
IMPROVED PROPERTY - any property within the Township of Penn where there is erected structure or structures intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals from which sewage shall or may be discharged.
OWNER - any person or persons vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in Penn Township.
PERSON(S) - any individual, partnership, company, association, corporation or any other group or legal entity. [Ord. 66]
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 harmful, inimical or contaminable to the public health, safety or welfare; or to animal or aquatic life; or to the use of public or private water supplies used for domestic consumption or recreation.
TOWNSHIP - Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. (Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 1; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
1. The Township is hereby authorized and empowered to control within the Township all methods of holding tank sewage disposal, collection and transportation thereof.
2. The Township is empowered and shall adopt such rules and regulations concerning sewage disposal which it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
3. All rules and regulations adopted by the Township will be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Township and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 66]
4. The Township shall have the right and power to fix, alter and control rate assessments, permit fees and any other charges applicable to the sewage disposal rules and regulations as established herein.
5. The collection and transportation of all sewage from an improved property utilizing approved holding tank facilities shall be done under the direction and control of the Township and sewage disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 66]
(Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 2; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
The owner of any property proposing to utilize holding tank or tanks for onsite disposal of their sanitary sewage shall:
A. Apply for a Township sewage facilities Act 537 permit in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. Attach proof of agreement between the owner and a certified sewage disposal hauler whereas the hauler contractually agrees to pump at regular intervals, and dispose of at an approved site, the waste from herein referenced holding tanks.
C. Attach proof of agreement between the contract hauler and an approved waste disposal site satisfactory to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 66]
D. All waste haulers authorized to pump, transport and dispose of holding tank waste in the Township of Penn shall furnish to the Township Supervisors a schedule of their pumping quantities to allow the Township to ensure sufficient size and capability of the tank(s) being utilized.
E. The Township, and/or its authorized representative, shall inspect prior to the installation of any holding tanks, their construction, water tightness, size and location in conformance with their sewage facilities application.
F. If, in the opinion of the Township or its authorized representative, any holding tank is broken, leaking or not being satisfactorily pumped at regular intervals, the Township shall file violation proceedings and require immediate correction by the owner or operator of the property site involved.
(Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 3; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
1. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, 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 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. 66]
2. In addition to any other remedies provided in this Part, any violation of any provision herein shall constitute a public nuisance and may be abated by the Township by seeking appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 17, 10/4/1973, § 4; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
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