§ 107-37. Sewage disposal.  


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  • A. 
    Where a public sewage system is accessible to the subdivision, the developer shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewage collection system to be connected to the public system. The developer shall receive and submit to the Lawrence Township Board of Supervisors a letter from the Clearfield County Sewage Enforcement Officer or Clearfield Area Municipal Authority (Sewage Authority) which assures the sewage system has adequate capacity, and permits the connections to the public system. The developer shall also secure the sewage connection permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). All necessary mains and laterals for connections from the lots to the public system as shown on the final plan shall be installed by the developer, in accordance with requirements of the Pennsylvania DEP and the Clearfield Municipal Authority.
    B. 
    Where a public sewer system is not reasonably accessible and proposed sewage treatment is on site through subsurface disposal, the developer must submit copies of soil test results along with comments from the county's Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) regarding the suitability of the property for on-lot sanitary sewage disposal, planning module and planning module approval letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to the Township Supervisors that the proposed development will be suitable for on-site, sewage disposal. The approval letter must bear the signature of a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection and/or Clearfield County Sewage Enforcement Officer in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as amended. The Township Supervisors may not approve the final plan until evidence that proposed sanitary sewage disposal is in compliance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act is provided.