City of Greensburg, PA Unlawful Use of Streets

[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2118]

No person, firm, association or corporation shall connect to any of the public sewers of the City of Greensburg without the express consent and approval of the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority.

No person, firm, association or corporation shall connect or cause to be connected to any of the public sewers in the City of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, directly or indirectly, any steam exhaust, boiler blowoff, sediment drip or any pipe carrying or constructed to carry acid, germicide, grease, brewery mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzene, oil, cleaning material, paint remover or other petroleum product or other substance which might interfere with the proper operation of the sewers or the sewage treatment plant of the City of Greensburg.

The Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority shall have authority to enforce all provisions of this Chapter 219 of the City of Greensburg Code.

[Amended 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1646]

No person, firm, association or corporation shall place or put into any of the sewers of the City of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, directly or indirectly, nor place where it might flow, be washed or find its way into any such sewer or sewers, any wastes that do not conform to the standards promulgated by the City of Greensburg, Pennsylvania Department of Health and by the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority or any other substance detrimental, injurious to or which might interfere with the proper operation of the sewage system or the sewage treatment plant of the City of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

[Amended 12-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2118]

Prohibited discharges into the separate storm sewer system.

[Added 4-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1646]

(1)

No person in the City of Greensburg shall allow, or cause to allow, stormwater discharges into the separate storm sewer system which are not composed entirely of stormwater, except as provided in Subsection B(2) below, and discharges allowed under a state or federal permit.

(2)

Discharges which may be allowed, based on a finding by the City or the Authority that the discharge(s) do not significantly contribute to pollution to surface waters of the Commonwealth, are:

	Discharges from fire-fighting activities
	Potable water sources including dechlorinated waterline and fire hydrant flushings
	Irrigation drainage
	Routine external building washdown (which does not use detergents or other compounds)
	Air-conditioning condensate
	Water from individual residential car washing
	Springs
	Water from crawl space pumps
	Uncontaminated water from foundation or from footing drains
	Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands
	Lawn watering
	Pavement washwaters where spills or leaks of toxic or hazardous materials have not occurred (unless all spill material has been removed) and where detergents are not used
	Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges
	Uncontaminated groundwater

(3)

In the event that the City or the Authority determines that any of the discharges identified in Subsection B(2), significantly contribute to pollution of waters of the commonwealth, or is so notified by DEP, the City or the Authority will notify the responsible person to cease the discharge.

(4)

Upon notice provided by the City or the Authority under Subsection B(3), the discharger will have a reasonable time, as determined by the City or the Authority, to cease the discharge consistent with the degree of pollution caused by the discharge.

(5)

Nothing in this section shall affect a discharger's responsibilities under state law.

Prohibited connections into the separate storm sewer system. The following connections are prohibited, except as provide in Subsection B(2) above:

[Added 4-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1646]

(1)

Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows any nonstormwater discharge, including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water, to enter the separate storm sewer system, and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks; and

(2)

Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the separate storm sewer system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records, and approved by the City and/or Authority.