ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - L AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF JIM THORPE ESTABLISHING

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Ordinance No. 2023-L establishes an on-lot sewage management program for Jim Thorpe Borough to regulate, inspect, maintain, and rehabilitate individual and community sewage disposal systems in compliance with Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law and Sewage Facilities Act. The ordinance aims to prevent water pollution and public health hazards caused by improper sewage treatment and disposal by authorizing the borough to intervene in situations constituting public nuisances, establish penalties, and implement appeal procedures. The document defines key terms including "authorized agent," "individual sewage system," "community sewage system," and "malfunction" to facilitate administration of the sewage management program.