1. A. The owner of any improved property located in the sewered area of this Township which is adjoining and adjacent to the sewer system shall connect such improved property with and use such sewer system, in such manner as this Township may require, within 60 days after notice to such owner from this Township to make such connection, for the purpose of discharging all sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from such improved property; subject, however, to such rules and regulations as may be established by this Township, from time to time, prescribing the scope and manner of such connections.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), this Township shall not require any commercial or industrial business to connect to the sewer system when such commercial or industrial business is operating a sewer treatment plant under mandate of any agency of the Federal or State government. This exemption shall last as long as such sewer treatment plant continues to meet the specifications and standards mandated by such Federal or State agency and for 45 days thereafter. If, during the days immediately subsequent to the day a business’ sewer treatment plant is determined to be below Federal or State mandates, repairs cannot be made to bring the system back up to satisfactory condition, this Township may require such business to connect to the sewer system. In such case, the full costs of connection to, and any necessary refurbishing of, the sewer system shall be borne by such business.
C. The exemption provided for in subsection (B) shall not be available in any situation where the business seeking to use it had notice, either actual or constructive, prior to construction of this sewage treatment plant, of this Township’s intention to construct a sanitary sewer system, and to require that business to connect with the sewer system.
2. All sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer, as required under subsection (1), shall be conducted into such sewer; subject, however, to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this Township, from time to time.
3. No person shall place, shall deposit or shall permit to be placed or to be deposited upon any public or private property within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of subsection (1).
No person shall discharge or shall permit to be discharged to any natural outlet any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of subsection (1), except where suitable treatment has been provided that is satisfactory to this Township.
4. No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used or shall be maintained at any time upon an improved property that has been connected to a sewer or that is required under subsection (1) to be connected to a sewer.
Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion of this Township, shall be cleansed and shall be filled with a noncompactible material (e.g., sand), at the expense of the owner of such improved property, under the direction and supervision of this Township; and, any such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle not so abandoned and, if required by this Township, not cleansed and filled, shall constitute a nuisance, and such nuisance may be abated, as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such improved property.
5. No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle at any time shall be connected to a sewer.
6. The notice by this Township to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in subsection (1), shall include a reference to this Part 3A, including any amendments and/or supplements at the time in effect, or a summary of each Section thereof, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of this Part 3A and specifying that such connection shall be made within the time limitations described herein. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a sewer is in place that can receive and can convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular improved property. Such notice shall be by personal service or by registered mail.
(Ord. 74, 5/5/2005, Art. II)