(A) If BCHD determines that any individual or community sewage disposal system is malfunctioning and, further, if the property abuts or fronts an existing municipal sewer, then BCHD shall require that property be connected to the municipal sewer, at the property owner’s sole cost and expense. Under those circumstances, BCHD will not issue a permit for the repair of a malfunctioning on-lot sewage disposal system.
(B) If any individual or community sewage disposal system is observed to be malfunctioning, the township will notify BCHD. The township must be notified by BCHD of all permits issued for repair of the system, and final inspections performed.
(C) Should BCHD indicate that it is not possible to repair or modify the system to comply with PADEP’s standards for sewage disposal systems, then the property owner shall be required to have a replacement individual or community sewage disposal system designed for the property. The highest priority method of sewage disposal as listed above shall be utilized for the replacement system. Design shall conform to current regulations as promulgated by the PADEP and these regulations.
(D) BCHD may require the repair/rehabilitation/replacement of any malfunction by the following methods; cleaning, repair or replacement of components of the existing system, adding capacity or otherwise altering or replacing the system’s treatment tank, expanding the existing disposal area, replacing the existing disposal area, replacing a gravity distribution system with a pressurized system, and such other alternatives as appropriate for the specific site, including use of reservation areas.
(Ord. 167, passed 8-27-2013)