A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued for a specific time period, not to exceed five years from the effective date of the permit. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued for a period less than five years, at the discretion of the Manager. Each wastewater discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will expire.
A wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions as are deemed reasonably necessary by the Manager to prevent pass-through or interference, protect the quality of the water body receiving the treatment plant's effluent, protect worker health and safety, facilitate sludge management and disposal and protect against damage to the POTW.
A. 
Wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(1) 
A statement that indicates wastewater discharge permit duration, which in no event shall exceed two years.
(2) 
A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority in accordance with § 67-43 of this chapter and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit.
(3) 
Effluent limits based on applicable pretreatment standards.
(4) 
Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification and recordkeeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency and sample type based on federal, state and local law.
(5) 
A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, state or local law.
B. 
Wastewater discharge permits may contain, but need not be limited to, the following conditions:
(1) 
Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization.
(2) 
Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control or construction of appropriate containment devices designed to reduce, eliminate or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works.
(3) 
Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions, including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated or nonroutine discharges.
(4) 
Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW.
(5) 
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the management of the wastewater discharged to the POTW.
(6) 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment.
(7) 
A statement that compliance with the wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the wastewater discharge permit.
(8) 
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Manager to ensure compliance with this chapter and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
The Manager shall provide public notice of the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit. Any person, including the user, may petition the Manager to reconsider the terms of a wastewater discharge permit with 10 days of notice of its issuance.
A. 
Failure to submit a timely petition for review shall be deemed to be a waiver of the administrative appeal.
B. 
In its petition, the appealing party must indicate the wastewater discharge permit provisions objected to, the reasons for this objection and the alternative condition, if any, it seeks to place in the wastewater discharge permit.
C. 
The effectiveness of the wastewater discharge permit shall not be stayed pending the appeal.
D. 
If the Manager fails to act within 10 days, a request for reconsideration shall be deemed to be denied. Decisions not to reconsider a wastewater discharge permit, not to issue a wastewater discharge permit or not to modify a wastewater discharge permit shall be considered final administrative actions for purposes of judicial review.
E. 
Aggrieved parties seeking judicial review of the final administrative wastewater discharge permit decision must do so by filing a complaint with the Court of Common Pleas for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, within 30 days.
The Manager may modify a wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons:
A. 
To incorporate any new or revised federal, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements;
B. 
To address significant alterations or additions to the user's operation, processes or wastewater volume or character since the time of wastewater discharge permit issuance;
C. 
A change in the POTW that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge;
D. 
Information indicating that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority's POTW, personnel of the Township or the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority or the receiving waters;
E. 
Violation of any terms or conditions of the wastewater discharge permit;
F. 
Misrepresentations or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application or in any required reporting;
G. 
Revision of or a grant of variance from categorical pretreatment standards pursuant to 40 CFR 403.13;
H. 
To correct typographical or other errors in the wastewater discharge permit; or
I. 
To reflect a transfer of the facility ownership or operation to a new owner or operator.
A. 
Wastewater discharge permits may be transferred to a new owner or operator only if the permittee gives at least 30 days' advance notice to the Manager and the Manager approves the wastewater discharge permit transfer. The notice to the Manager must include a written certification by the new owner or operator which:
(1) 
States that the new owner and/or operator has no immediate intent to change the facility's operations and processes;
(2) 
Identifies the specific date on which the transfer is to occur; and
(3) 
Acknowledges full responsibility for complying with the existing wastewater discharge permit.
B. 
Failure to provide advance notice of a transfer renders the wastewater discharge permit void as of the date of facility transfer.
A. 
The Manager may revoke a wastewater discharge permit for good cause, including but not limited to the following reasons:
(1) 
Failure to notify the Manager of significant changes to the wastewater prior to the changed discharge.
(2) 
Failure to provide prior notification to the Manager of changed conditions pursuant to § 67-54 of this chapter.
(3) 
Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application.
(4) 
Falsifying self-monitoring reports.
(5) 
Tampering with monitoring equipment.
(6) 
Refusing to allow the Manager timely access to the facility premises and records.
(7) 
Failure to meet effluent limitations.
(8) 
Failure to pay fines.
(9) 
Failure to pay sewer charges.
(10) 
Failure to meet compliance schedules.
(11) 
Failure to complete a wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit application.
(12) 
Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of business ownership of a permitted facility.
(13) 
Violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement or any terms of the wastewater discharge permit or this chapter.
B. 
Wastewater discharge permits shall be voidable upon cessation of operations or transfer of business ownership. All wastewater discharge permits issued to a particular user are void upon the issuance of a new wastewater discharge permit to that user.
A user with an expiring wastewater discharge permit shall apply for wastewater discharge permit reissuance by submitting a complete permit application, in accordance with § 67-39 of this chapter, a minimum of 30 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing wastewater discharge permit.
It is the intention of the Township of Hempfield to enter into an intermunicipal agreement with the Borough of South Greensburg, the Borough of Southwest Greensburg and City of Greensburg and the Hempfield Township Municipal Authority and the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority for the proper regulation and enforcement of discharges to the POTW of the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority.