No wastes will be accepted or be allowed to
be introduced into facilities of the Authority that are listed in
the EPA regulations identifying and listing hazardous wastes under
Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or any
substance listed as hazardous in this chapter.
The Borough may require that any owner proposing
to discharge nondomestic sewage shall provide an appropriate monitoring
manhole approved by the Borough, which will be accessible to the Borough
at all times.
An owner proposing to discharge nondomestic
sewage to the Borough sewer system that contributes sewage having
a five-day CBOD greater than 300 ppm, a suspended solids contents
greater than 300 ppm, a pH less than 6.0 or higher than 9.0, shall
provide at its expense, facilities, as necessary, to modify the wastes
to meet these criteria. All costs of these facilities shall be borne
by the property owner. The property owner shall install a monitoring
manhole to allow samples to be taken of his/her sewage. The property
owner shall sample waste on a frequency approved by the Borough. The
property owner shall pay for all sampling and testing of sewage.
A.
None of the following wastes may be introduced or
discharged into the sewer system.
(1)
Any flammable substance.
(2)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, cotton,
wool, animal parts or other solid or viscous substance capable of
causing interference with proper operation of the sewer system.
(3)
Any noxious or malodorous gases or substances capable
of creating a public nuisance.
(4)
Any carcinogens, asbestos, radioactive material, dye,
acids and any materials which may from time to time be declared as
injurious to the public health and welfare.
(5)
Any drainage from building construction.
(6)
Any substance which would contribute to or cause the
sewage treatment plant facility to be out of permit compliance.
B.
Wastes prohibited except by special permit.
(1)
The wastes listed below are prohibited, except by
special permit from the Borough/Authority. The Borough/Authority shall
have the discretion, but not the obligation, to approve the discharge
of such waste, which approval may be conditioned upon submission of
applications adopted and approved by the Borough/Authority and reviewed
by the Borough/Authority. Such applications may require the applicant
to demonstrate that:
(a)
The wastes will not adversely impact, effect,
shorten the expected life, interfere with performance, increase maintenance
cost or void the warranty on any Authority sewer, appurtenance, machinery,
vessel, equipment, building, or property.
(b)
The waste will not adversely affect the treatment
process at the sewage treatment plant nor cause additional expense
by the Borough to operate and maintain the treatment process.
(c)
The waste will not cause a limitation in the
sewage treatment plant's ability to accept wastewater from other customers
because the waste has caused the sewage treatment plant to exceed
the NPDES permit gross weight limits.
[1]
Subsurface drainage, cooling water, unpolluted
process water, wash down water or disinfectant water, which cannot
be discharged to the ground surface, stormwater system or waters of
the commonwealth because of a regulatory, public health or environmental
reason.
[2]
Any wastes or waters having a temperature higher
than 150° F. or lower than 35° F.
[3]
Any waste containing more than 120 ppm fats,
oils or grease in combination.
[4]
Any waste containing total dissolved solids
in excess of 1,000 ppm.
(2)
A permit for the discharge of these wastes will be
subject to a surcharge fee to cover, among other things, the added
cost to the Borough for monitoring, testing, maintenance and operation
of treatment works and components. The fee will be based on the particular
waste characteristic and will be determined by the Borough.
C.
Trailer and motor home septic tanks shall not be discharged
into the sewer system.
Any gas station, garage, car wash or other establishment
that could discharge oil and/or petroleum by-products to the sewer
system may be required to install an oil interceptor of a type acceptable
to the Borough at an approved location.
Restaurants and other commercial or industrial
establishments shall provide grease interceptors or grease traps of
a type and size required by the Borough.
The owner of a property with any interceptor
or special facility required by the Borough shall cause said interceptor
or special facility to be cleaned, maintained and effectively operated,
as determined by the Borough at the owner's expense.
No slugs of water or waste may be discharged
to the sewer system. The Borough/Authority may require, without limitation,
at any time, the construction of flow equalization facilities to assure
a uniform rate of discharge.
A.
An excessive strength surcharge may be imposed by the Borough for any waste that exceeds the parameters in § 87-51 pending compliance of § 87-51. A calculation of the surcharge will be made based on rates at the time. The calculation shall be based on a comparison of the actual waste strength with the normal residential waste strength as listed below:
B.
The rate surcharge will be the product of the normal
rate times a factor derived from a ratio of the excessive waste strength
to the normal sewage strength.
Any owner of an improved property discharging
a waste into the sewer system who contemplates a change in the method
of operation which will alter the quality or quantity of the waste
currently being discharged shall apply to the Borough, in writing,
for approval of each change. The Borough reserves the right to refuse
waste from users who violate this chapter.
