The owner of the property which is served by the system shall, at his, her or its own expense, maintain and repair the building drain and the portion of the building sewer located on his, her or its property. The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of the entire building drain and building sewer from the structure in which sanitary sewage originates out to the public sewer main. The township shall be responsible for the maintenance, cleaning and repair of the public sewer main and for the repair or replacement of broken or crushed portions of the building sewer from the main to the property line and shall have no responsibility of any sort for the building sewer or the building drain located on the owner’s property. The township obligation to clean sewer lines extends only to the public sewer main which collects and transmits the sewage of various properties served by the system. The township shall have no responsibility to clean the building sewer, any private sewer lines or lateral lines.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2013)