Section 57435 - Connection by agreement or petition and appointment of viewers(a) If a township desires to connect with the existing sanitary sewer of an adjacent municipal corporation or municipal authority for either sewage collection or treatment purposes, the entities may enter into an agreement for this purpose. If no agreement has been reached between the township and the adjacent municipal corporation or municipal authority, the township shall proceed as provided under subsection (b).(b) An application shall be made by the board of commissioners to the court of common pleas of the county where the proposed connection is to be located, setting forth the desire of the township to connect with the existing sanitary sewer of the municipal corporation or municipal authority. If the court determines that the connection can be made without impairing the usefulness of the existing sanitary sewer, it shall appoint three viewers who shall:(1) View the premises and investigate the facts of the case.(2) Assess the proportionate part of the expense of building the original sanitary sewer upon the petitioning township.(3) Fix the proportion of the expense for repairs which the municipal corporation or municipal authority and the township shall thereafter bear.(4) Determine all other questions which are likely to arise in connection with the sanitary sewer.(c) The viewers shall report the results of their investigation under subsection (b) to the court, and the court shall confirm the report within thirty days of the report's submission unless exceptions are filed. Any interested party may appeal the disposition of filed exceptions.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XXIV, § 2435. Amended 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 49; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 127, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].