Regulations Governing the Sanitary Sewer System

Owning and maintaining a quality sanitary sewer system involves many issues and concerns, including not only those of interest to Millcreek and its residents but also requirements imposed by federal, state and other regulations.

Millcreek Township has adopted 3 ordinances establishing regulations that deal with the sanitary sewer system -

Sewer Use Ordinance - establishes detailed regulations governing connection to and use of the sanitary sewer system

Industrial Waste Ordinance - establishes regulations for discharge of substances in excess of typical sanitary sewerage

Sewer Rental Ordinance - establishes regulations establishing assessment and payment of rental to pay for costs of operating the sanitary sewer system

Millcreek’s Board of Supervisors has adopted a detailed set of Rules and Regulations Governing the Sanitary Sewer System. These regulations are organized into sections, addressing:

∙ Laws and other regulations governing the system

∙ Licenses, fees, charges and financial security

∙ Laying building sewers

∙ Regulation of connections

∙ Maintenance and repairs

∙ Inspections

∙ Inspections and certifications on request

∙ Inspections and termination of unlawful connections

∙ On-lot sewage disposal systems

∙ Notices to the Township or the Authority

∙ Forms to be used in administration

∙ Construction standards

Section 8 of the Rules and Regulations incorporates regulations adopted to establish a program of inspections to identify and terminate connections of clean water discharge into the sanitary sewer system, which are prohibited under the Sewer Use Ordinance.