We have attempted to include all phases and aspects of this, but we must include a reminder that this is not a legal description of requirements – only an aid for you.
Approved Pumpers for Franklin Township:
Advanced Septic Srvs., Inc., 65 Richard Ln., Landisburg, PA 17040 Ph.: (717)789-4548
Associated Products Svs., Inc., 2 Ed Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Ph.: (717) 766-5397
Baymont On Call, PO Box 697, Dillsburg, PA 17019 Ph: (717) 432-8727
Central Penn Septic LLC, 725 Edgewood Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Ph.: (717) 713-4088 email: [email protected]
Dillsburg Septic, 516 Range End Rd., Dillsburg, PA 17019 Phone: (717) 432-9704
J.S. Septic, 349 Beck Mill Rd., Hanover, PA 17331 Phone: (717) 316-9805
Peck’s Septic Services, 68 Pine School Rd., Gardners PA 17324 Phone: (717) 486-5548
Safe Septic Services, LLC, PO Box 343, East Berlin, PA 17316 Phone: (717) 491-1740
Youngs Sanitary Septic Srvs., PO Box 704, Dillsburg PA 17019 Phone: (717) 432-3514
To be an approved septic pumper for Franklin Township, the following is required:
- Septic Hauling License and Proof of Insurance/Certificate of Liability
- A list of the types of trucks/tankers you will be utilizing and your disposal locations
- Provide Franklin Township a copy of a Septic Pumping receipt each time a septic is pumped in Franklin Township. Forms are provided for this use which may be picked up at the township office at 150 Century Lane, Dillsburg, PA 17019. Please notify us ahead of the number of forms needed.
- Please visit our web page at www.franklintownship.org to review the Sewage-Amend On-Lot Disposal System Ordinance-Adding a New Pumping District, eff. 2/17/2005.
Septic System Maintenance:
The following links provide basic information compiled by Penn State University on Private Septic Systems, their maintenance, and soil/water conservation.
Maintaining Your On-Lot Septic System
Managing Your On-Lot and Preventing Failure of Your Septic System
Visit extension.psu.edu for further information on Private Septic Systems and Wastewater Management
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Sewage Testing and Permitting:
An application must be made to the Township for testing for on-lot sewage disposal systems; this is for existing lots and for potential subdivisions. Fees are paid to the Township for this testing. Arrangements for probes will be made directly between the applicant and the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO). The SEO is Gary Morrow who can be reached at (717)-319-1301.
First a probe test is performed with the applicant securing a backhoe to dig the required hole. The Township SEO will then examine the soil in the hole to determine the suitability of the soil and the site.
If the probe determines that the soil is suitable for an on-lot system, the Township SEO will then conduct the percolation test to further determine the suitability of the soil and site.
If the percolation test is satisfactory for an on-lot system, the applicant should then complete an application to the Township for a sewage permit for the subject lot or parcel. After this application is made, the applicant takes the application forms to a designer of their choice. The designer then designs a system based on the testing information provided by the Township SEO. The design is then submitted by the applicant or the designer to the Township SEO for their review and approval. When the application is approved by the Township SEO, a sewage permit is issued by the Township SEO to the applicant.
A sewage permit must be in the hands of the applicant prior to the issuance of a building permit by the township.
In the case of testing for possible subdivisions, the applicant will need to do the testing on the lots to be subdivided but may wish not to obtain the permits right away. The permits may be obtained by the subsequent purchaser of the lot or parcel. Permits are valid for three years from the date of issuance.