A. A property owner proposing to install a grinder pump and associated low-pressure sewer system or lateral shall prepare an operation and maintenance plan for the grinder pump and execute and record a declaration of covenants, easements, and restrictions with respect to the operation and maintenance of the grinder pump and associated facilities in a form satisfactory to the Township Solicitor. The declaration shall acknowledge, among other things, that the property owner is aware of and will comply with this Article and will assure the short- and long-term operation, maintenance, service, repair and replacement of the grinder pump and any associated low-pressure sewer system and lateral. Further, the declaration shall permit and empower the Township and the operator, at and within their sole discretion, to take any and all steps necessary to enforce the property owners’ obligations under this Article and the declaration and to enter judgment and lien the subject property for reimbursement of all costs and expenses related thereto. The Township will not issue installation permits until evidence is presented that the declaration has been recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
B. Where a low pressure sewer system or lateral is shared between property owners, they shall submit to the Township a declaration of covenants, easements, and restrictions in recordable form setting forth the agreement of each benefitted property owner with respect to the installation, use, operation, maintenance, service, repair and replacement of the low pressure sewer system or lateral, which agreement shall bind all future property owners. Following the approval of the low pressure system by all applicable agencies, the Township will issue installation permits after evidence is presented that the declaration has been recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
C. The owner of a property served by a grinder pump shall obtain and maintain at the property, and make available to the Township and operator as requested, the following information with respect to the grinder pump:
(1) Written operation and maintenance instructions.
(2) Annual inspection reports for the past three years.
(3) A detailed drawing showing the location, size, material type, and depth of all components of the grinder pump and any associated low-pressure sewer system and lateral, including provision of a caution notice regarding disturbance near and within the grinder pump and associated facilities.
(4) A written description of any automatic alarm system with the grinder pump and any associated low pressure system, and who to contact in the event the alarm would be activated.
D. Upon the sale or transfer of a property served by a grinder pump or low pressure sewer system or lateral, the seller/grantor shall provide the buyer/grantee prior to settlement all information regarding the grinder pump system installed. The information provided shall include all information and documents required to be maintained at the property, recording information for all recorded documents, manufacture and distributor identity and contact information, operating instructions, warranties, and maintenance schedule.
E. The seller/grantor shall inform the buyer/grantee about the requirements of this Article and any recorded document with respect to the grinder pump and associated facilities.
F. All existing improved properties containing a grinder pump prior to the enactment of this Article shall comply with the grinder pump documentation requirements of this Article within six months of the date of enactment. However, the execution and recordation of a declaration is not required.