It shall be unlawful for any person to place,
deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public
or private property within the Borough or in any area under the jurisdiction
of the Borough any sanitary sewage or industrial waste, except as
provided in this chapter.
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 7-1990]
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural
outlet within the municipality any wastewater or other polluted waters,
except where suitable treatment has been provided and where a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit has been obtained from
the appropriate governmental authority, where required.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, swimming pool water, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer, except with the prior
written consent of both the municipality and the PVSC. Stormwater
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers
as are specifically designated as storm drains or to a natural outlet
approved by the Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process
water may be discharged, on approval of the Engineer, to a storm drain
or natural outlet.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes if
it appears likely, in the opinion of the Engineer with consultation
of the governing body, that such wastes can harm either the sewers,
sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the
receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property
or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion as to the acceptability
of these wastes, the Engineer will give consideration to such factors
as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of
the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant,
degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant and
other pertinent factors.
B.
The following wastes are prohibited and may never
be discharged into wastewater facilities of the municipality and PVSC:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(2)
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous
solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or
by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any
sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters
of the sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides
in excess of two milligrams per liter as CN in the wastes as discharges
to the public sewer.
(3)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such
size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other
interference with the proper operation of the sewerage systems, such
as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper
dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage
grinders, dental floss or such other similar material.
[Amended 7-16-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
C.
The following wastes may not be discharged without
special permission from the PVSC, upon a determination by the PVSC
that the discharge would not be detrimental to the system:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. or 65° C.
(2)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or
oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter
or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures
between 32° and 150° F. or 0° and 65° C.
(3)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The
installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a
motor of 3/4 horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Engineer.
(4)
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid from pickling
wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting
an excessive chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material
received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds
the limits established by the Engineer for such materials.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste-
or odor-producing substances in such concentrations exceeding limits
which may be established by the Engineer as necessary after treatment
of the composite sewage to meet the requirements of the state, federal
or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the
receiving waters.
(7)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Engineer
in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(8)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(9)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentration of inert suspended solids,
such as but not limited to fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime
residues, or of dissolved solids, such as but not limited to sodium
chloride and sodium sulfate.
(b)
Excessive discoloration, such as but not limited
to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(c)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine
requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load
on the sewage treatment works.
(d)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes
constituting slug or sludge as defined herein.
(10)
Waters or wastes containing substances which
are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment
processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree
that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements
of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
(11)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than
5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage system.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 479-48 and which, in the judgment of the Engineer, may have a deleterious effect upon sewerage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Engineer may:
A.
Reject the wastes.
B.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers.
C.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
D.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling
and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges
under the provisions of this chapter. If the Engineer permits the
pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation
of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Engineer and subject to the requirements of all applicable
codes, ordinances and laws.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Engineer, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or
any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Engineer and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Added 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 7-1990]
The governing body shall appoint or designate
some suitable person to administer the within article.
Violations of any of the provisions of the within
article or any permit issued under the authority of the within article
may result in the termination of the permit and/or the termination
of the authority to discharge into the system.
