Section 71.75. Private request to require a sewage management program

A person who is a resident or a legal or equitable property owner in a municipality may file a private request with the Department requesting that the Department order the municipality to revise its official sewage plan under § 71.14 (relating to private request to revise official plans) when the resident or property owner can show one of the following:

(1) That existing sewage facilities within the municipality are not being properly operated and maintained under this part.

(2) That a revision for new land development does not adequately address the administrative, technical or legal functions needed to carry out operation and maintenance of the proposed facilities.

The provisions of this § 71.75 adopted August 2, 1971, effective August 3, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 1649; amended August 30, 1974, effective September 16, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 1805; reserved January 9, 1987, effective January 10, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 172; amended June 9, 1989, effective June 10, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 2429; amended November 7, 1997, effective November 8, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5877. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (206598).

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Authority

The provisions of this § 71.75 amended under section 9 of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 750.9); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1—691.1001); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).