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Borough of Lake City, PA
Erie County
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Dischargers shall provide wastewater pretreatment as necessary to comply with this Part 3 and shall achieve compliance with all categorical pretreatment standards, local limits and the prohibitions outlined in § 52-35 of this Part 3 within the time limitations specified by EPA, the state or the Borough, whichever is more stringent. Any facilities necessary for compliance shall be provided, operated and maintained at the expense of the discharger. Detailed plans describing such facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the Borough for review, shall be acceptable to the Borough before such facilities are constructed. The review of such plans and operating procedures shall in no way relieve the discharger from the responsibility of modifying such facilities as necessary to produce a discharge acceptable to Lake City Borough under the provisions of this Part 3.
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Residential users shall not be required to perform pretreatment on their wastestream.
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The Borough may require any discharger into the POTW to install and maintain, at their facility and at their expense, a suitable storage and flow-control facility to ensure equalization of flow. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for flow equalization.
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Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Borough, they are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease, oil or sand; except that such interceptors shall not be required for residential users. All interceptor units shall be of a type and capacity approved by the supervisor and shall be so located to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned and maintained in working condition at all times by the discharger at their expense.
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Dischargers with the potential to discharge flammable substances may be required to install and maintain an approved combustible gas detection meter.
The Borough shall evaluate whether any discharger to the POTW needs an accidental discharge/slug control plan. The supervisor may require any discharger to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan. Such plan shall address, at a minimum, the following:
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Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
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Description of stored chemicals;
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Procedures for immediately notifying the supervisor of any accidental or slug discharge, as required by § 52-62 of this Part 3; and
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Procedure to prevent accidental or slug discharges from reaching the POTW. Such procedures include but are not limited to inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
Hauled wastewater shall not be accepted at the POTW without special permission of the Borough.