(A) Holding tank regulations. If the County Department of Health or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection determines that the use of a holding tank is necessary to abate a nuisance or public health hazard, or for use by an institutional, recreational or commercial establishment with a sewage flow of 400 gallons per day or less; or for temporary installation when an Act 537, 35 P.S. §§ 750.1 et seq. revision provides for a replacement of the temporary holding tank by adequate sewage services in accordance with the schedule approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, such holding tanks shall be subject to the following additional regulations.
(1) The collection and transportation of all sewage from any use utilizing a holding tank shall be performed under the direction and control of the County Department of Health. The disposal site thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the County Department of Health.
(2) All holding tanks shall be permitted by the County Department of Health and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Copies of all County Department of Health and/or Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection permits and plans shall be filed with the township by the permit holder.
(3) All property owners or permit holders shall be approved by the township through an agreement to hold the township harmless in the event of a claim against the township arising from the operation of the holding tank, and shall furthermore pay a non-refundable fee to the township for costs of administration of its sewage maintenance program and for future compliance monitoring and/or enforcement of this subchapter.
(B) The owner of a property that utilizes a holding tank shall:
(1) Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this or any ordinance of the township and the rules and regulations of the County Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection;
(2) Permit only persons authorized by the County Department of Health and/or Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to collect, transport and dispose of the contents therein; and
(3) Be responsible for the periodic cleaning or emptying of the holding tank as well as the costs thereof.
(C) Public sewer connections: from time to time in the future, as public sewage services become available for a property utilizing a holding tank, each and every owner of such property shall be required to make the necessary connection to the abutting or adjoining sewer lines. The holding tank must be disconnected and disposed of in accordance with applicable Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and County Department of Health rules and regulations.
(Ord. 107, passed 6-10-1997) Penalty, see § 51.99