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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 21:43:56+00:00

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§ 437-3 Power and authority granted.
§ 437-4 Promulgation of rules and regulations.
§ 437-5 Imposition of rates and charges.
§ 437-6 Exclusiveness of rights and privileges.
§ 437-7 Duties of owner of improved property.
§ 437-8 Abatement of nuisances.
§ 437-9 Violations and penalties.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the use and maintenance of holding tanks designed to receive and retain sewage, whether from residential or commercial uses, and it is hereby declared that the enactment of the chapter is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this Borough.
Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
A holding tank to which sewage is conveyed by a water-carrying system.
Any and all other watertight receptacle, whether permanent or temporary, which receives and retains sewage or water conveyed by a water-carrying system and is designed and constructed to facilitate the ultimate disposal of the sewage or water at another site.
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, and any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical to the public health or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation.
The Borough is hereby authorized and empowered to undertake within the Borough the control and methods of holding tank sewage disposal and the collection and transportation thereof.
The Borough is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations concerning sewage which it may deem necessary from time to time to effect the purposes herein.
All such rules and regulations adopted by the Borough shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other ordinances of the Borough and all applicable laws and applicable rules and regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Borough shall have the right and power to fix, alter, charge and collect rates, assessments and other charges in the area served by its facilities, at reasonable and uniform rates, as authorized by applicable law.
The collection and transportation of all sewage from any improved property utilizing a holding tank shall be done by the owner under the direction and control of the Borough, and the disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the event the owner does not adequately collect and dispose of the sewage, the Borough shall dispose of the sewage and bill the owner any and all costs associated with removing, transporting, cleaning and disposing of the sewage.
Maintain the holding tank in conformance with this chapter or any ordinance of this Borough, the provisions of any applicable law and the rules and regulations of the Borough and any administrative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Permit the Borough or its designee to perform an annual inspection of the holding tank and appurtenances.
In the event the owner does not meet the obligation to appropriately collect, transport, and dispose of the sewage, permit the Borough or anyone acting under the direction of the Borough to collect, transport and dispose of the contents therein and charge the owner all associated costs and fees.
Abandon the holding tank when public sewer capacity becomes available and as directed by the Borough. Appropriately remove or abandon in place the holding tank when connection to the public sewer is completed and approved.
In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter, any violation of § 437-7 shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the municipality or the Borough by seeing appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.

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