Right-to-Know Policy

At their Reorganization Meeting on January 5, 2009, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 09-1, Open Records Policy, in accordance with Act 3 of 2008. Requests can be made by using the Uniform Records Request Form. More information regarding the Right-to-Know Law can be found at the Office of Open Records.

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Burning Ordinance

 At their August 2010 Regular Meeting, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 133, Burning, which repeals and consolidates regulations from Ordinances 77 & 85 and includes some minor changes listed below:

What you need to know:

•  Burning regulations have been in place since 1985.
• The current ordinance repeals and consolidates regulations from Ordinances 77 & 85 and includes some minor changes listed below.
• Burning is no longer prohibited on Mondays.
• Burning is prohibited on Sundays and all Federal holidays designated under Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103).
• Burning is prohibited between the hours of 4:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time and 8:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time.
  • Burning in conjunction with the production of Agricultural commodities is exempt from this provision.
• Burning of any kind is prohibited within twenty (20’) feet of any structure or property line.
• The clearing of land for large developments require the issuance of a permit and the use of an Air Curtain Destructor.
• Burning is prohibited upon declaration by the Daugherty Township Fire Chief that unsafe conditions exist due to drought.

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Sewage Management Ordinance

What you need to know:

• A Citizen Advisory Committee made up of your neighbors spent 18 months developing and writing this ordinance in accordance to DEP Regulations.
• Requires property owners to pump their septic system within one (1) year of the effective date of the ordinance.
• If a property owner can prove that their septic tank has been pumped within four (4) years of the sixth month anniversary date of the effective date of the Ordinance, then the initial required pumping may be delayed to conform to the general four-year frequency requirement.
• Requires property owners to pump their septic system at a minimum regular interval of once every four (4) years from the initial pumping and to maintain service receipts from the septic hauler for the life of the septic system.
• Only after sufficient notice to the property owner, the Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) is authorized to inspect any septic system provided that he/she has sufficient evidence that a malfunctioning on-lot sewage disposal system exists, such as a complaint from a neighbor, or where a malfunction can be easily observed from a public street or right-of-way.
• Requires property owners to produce and submit to the SEO maintenance records and/or service receipts after receiving notice of a system malfunction.
• The Ordinance was adopted by the Board of Supervisors at their March Regular Meeting, Wednesday March 12, 2008.

To review a full copy of the ordinance click on the link below:

On-Lot Management Ordinance

To view information regarding the proper maintenance and care of septic systems, click on the links below:

PA DEP

Pennsylvania Septage Management Association

Penn State University Agricultural and Biological Engineering Fact Sheet on Real Estate Transactions

Penn State Univerity Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Emerald Ash Beetle found in neighboring Cranberry Township

Quarantine Imposed for Butler, Lawrence, Allegheny and Beaver Counties

People who suspect they have seen Emerald Ash Borer should call the state’s toll-free pest hotline at 1-866-253-7189.  For more information about Emerald Ash Borer, visit http://www.emeraldashborer.info/ or call 717-772-5229.

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Stormwater Management

For Stormwater Management guidance click here.

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Garbage Service

Daugherty Township does not have a contract with any specific garbage hauler. Residents wishing to recieve garbage service are advised to contact any local garbage haulers providing services within the municipal boundaries of Daugherty Township and enter into a contract with the company of their choice. Phone numbers of haulers that currently provide service in Daugherty Township are listed below.

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Useful Phone Numbers

Armstrong Cable- 1.877.277.5711

Beaver County Humane Society- 724.775.5801

Beaver Falls Municipal Authority- 724.846.2400

Burgess Refuse Service- 724.846.8715

Columbia Gas- 1.888.460.4332

Comcast- 1.800.266.2278

Duquesne Light Company- 1.888.393.7000

Daugherty Township Road Department- 724.846.5337

Daugherty Township VFD Non Emergency- 724.843.4661

Daugherty Township Fire Hall Rental- 724.847.3606

Joseph J. Brunner, Inc.- 724.775.6665

New Brighton Police Non-Emergency- 724.846.2277

New Brighton Sewage Billing Office- 724.843.0698

North Sewickley Water Authority- 724.846.7480

Valley Waste Services- 724.843.9373

Verizon Customer Service- 1.800.660.2215

Verizon Repair Services- 1.800.275.2355

Vogel Disposal Service- 724.625.1511