TRASH & SEWER

The department oversees the curbside collections of recycling and solid waste in the Township. Conservation of recyclable materials has become an important public concern because of the cost of solid waste disposal and its impact on our environment. The Board of Commissioners continues to promote public health, safety and welfare and to gain the benefits of recycling and reduction of municipal solid waste. 

Sewer operations are managed by the Caln Township Municipal Authority.  The Authority is a corporate body formed in 2005 for the purpose of having oversight and approval authority over the operations of the Caln Township public sewer system. They hold the power to construct, finance, improve, maintain and operate, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof located within Caln Township.  The Authority operates under the provisions of the Municipal Authorities Act. 

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Illegal Sump Pump-Sewer Connections

It is illegal to have your sump pump, floor drain or down spout hooked up to the public sanitary sewer system. Caln Township Municipal Authority is continuing its Infiltration & Inflow (I & I) reduction program of the sanitary sewer system.  I & I is clean storm and groundwater entering the sewer system through cracked pipes, leaky manholes, and illegally connected floor drains, down spouts and sump pumps.
Each year millions of gallons of storm water improperly drain into Caln Township’s public sanitary sewer system. This contributes to high treatment costs to the Township and its residents, and overloads the sanitary sewer system. Various studies that the Township has performed in the past have shown an increase in rain storm induced flows, caused by various illegal connections, ultimately affecting the sewer rates that you pay to operate the system.  In addition, it limits the capacity at the treatment facility.  If the system becomes overwhelmed by heavy rains, sewage can back up and cause potential overflows into the environment.
The Authority will be using several methods to identify homes with illegal connections, which will include dye testing, portable flow meters and camera inspection. Droperty owners are asked to inspect their own plumbing, in order to identify illegal hookups and to remove any illegal connection.  Owners who do not have the expertise to determine if their sump pumps, floor drains and down spouts are illegally connected should call the Township at 610-384-0600 ext. 139 for assistance. It is important that any property owner that identifies an illegal connection must call 610-384-0600 x 139 to schedule an initial inspection to verify the connection, and to implement its disconnection.  
A property owner who fails to address an illegal connection to the system will be in violation of ARTICLE II § 12. Prohibited Discharges of the Caln township Municipal Authorities SEWER USE RULES AND REGULATIONS which states  “Any person who shall violate any provisions of this Article, as the same may now be or may hereafter be amended, or any order issued by any Township official pursuant to the provisions of this Article, shall upon summary conviction before an issuing authority having jurisdiction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each offense plus costs and attorney fees. Each separate building, each separate dwelling unit and each separate discharge in respect to which a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense”. 

CONTACT


Phone: 610-384-0600 x139
Fax: 610-384-4043
​Email: [email protected]

Director of Wastewater Operations
Scot Gill