[Adopted 9-11-2012 by Ord. No. 1528[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art.
III, Wastewater Treatment, adopted 11-12-1991 by Ord. No. 1252, as
amended.
This article is adopted to promote and protect the public health,
safety, comfort, convenience and other aspects of the general welfare.
These general goals include, among other things, the specific enforcement
of the Clean Water Act[1] and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law[2] and the various regulations promulgated by DELCORA, the
City of Philadelphia, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and such
other agencies which may succeed the aforementioned agencies, and
the implementation of the Delaware County Wastewater Management Plan
and the National Pretreatment Standards, 40 CFR 401 et seq.
The DELCORA Standards, Rules and Regulations of 2011, attached
hereto as Exhibit "A," and the City of Philadelphia's Sewer and Wastewater
Control Regulations, attached hereto as Exhibit "B," are hereby collectively
adopted as the Wastewater Treatment for Springfield Township.[1] Where any conflict exists between any portions of Exhibits
A and B, the most stringent of the portions in conflict shall apply.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibits are on file in the Township offices.
The DELCORA Local Limitations for the Eastern Service Area (the
"Eastern Limitations") and the DELCORA Local Limitations for the Western
Service Area (the "Western Limitations"), as set forth in DELCORA
Regulation 2011-01, attached hereto as Exhibit "C,"[1] is hereby adopted as the local limitations for all discharges
of wastewater in Springfield Township. All such discharges of wastewater
shall comply with the Eastern Limitations.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Exhibit C is on file in the Township
offices.
All ordinances, resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.