[Derived from Ch. XXI, Part 2, of the 1964
Code of Ordinances]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to clean any floor containing a sewer outlet which connects
to the sewer system of the City of Monessen with any type of inflammable
or explosive substance.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to discharge into the sewer system of the City of Monessen any inflammable
or explosive substance.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to discharge into the sewer system of the City of Monessen any yard
waste, including but not limited to, grass cuttings, leaf waste, cut
weeds, trimmings and clippings, whether into the sanitary or stormwater
sewer systems.
[Added 7-21-2004 by Ord. No. 7-2004]
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to discharge into the sewer system of the City of Monessen any and
all industrial wastes which are deemed harmful to the system or are
specifically prohibited by this chapter.
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006[1]]
D.
Industrial waste shall be considered harmful to the
public sanitary sewage system if it may cause any of the following
damaging effects:
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
(1)
Chemical reaction either directly or indirectly with
the materials of construction of the public sanitary sewage system
in such a manner as to impair the strength or durability of any sewerage
structures;
(2)
Mechanical action that will destroy any sewerage structures;
(3)
Restriction of the hydraulic capacity of any sewerage
structures;
(4)
Restriction of the normal inspection or maintenance
of any sewerage structures;
(5)
Danger to public health and safety;
(6)
Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.
E.
The discharge of excessive amounts of unpolluted water
or waste to a sanitary sewer is expressly prohibited. However, such
discharge to combined sewers will be permitted wherever such sewers
are of adequate capacity. The City hereby authorizes the Mon Valley
Sewage Authority to define the amount it deems excessive in each particular
instance.
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
F.
The discharge of garbage into the public sanitary
sewage system is expressly prohibited unless the garbage is first
properly shredded.
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
G.
No sanitary sewage or industrial waste from any property
other than that for which a permit has been issued by the Mon Valley
Sewage Authority shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewage
system.
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
H.
No person shall discharge to the public sanitary sewage
system any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes that have any of the
following characteristics:
[Added 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
(1)
Wastes containing liquids, solids or gases which,
by reason of their nature or quality, may cause fire, explosions,
or be injurious in any other way to persons, the structures of the
public sanitary sewage system or its operation;
(2)
Wastes having a temperature in excess of 120°
F. or less than 32° F.;
(3)
Wastes having a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 9.0,
or having any corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazards
to structures, equipment or personnel of the public sanitary sewage
system. Where the City deems it advisable, it may require that any
person discharging industrial wastes must install and maintain, at
his own expense, in a manner approved by the City or its designated
representative, a suitable device to measure and record continuously
the pH of the wastes so discharged;
(4)
Wastes containing any noxious or malodorous gas or
substance which, either alone or by interaction with sewage or other
wastes, is in the opinion of the City likely to create a public nuisance
or hazard to life or prevent entry to sewerage structures for their
maintenance and repair,
(5)
Wastes containing ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, hair,
chemical or paint residues, greases, lime, slurry or viscous materials
of such character or in such quantity which, in the opinion of the
City, may cause an obstruction to the flow in the sewers, or otherwise
interfere with the proper operations of the public sanitary sewage
system. Attention is called to the fact that the maximum permissible
concentration will vary throughout the public sanitary sewage system
depending upon the size of the particular interceptor sewer receiving
the same and the flows therein;
(6)
Wastes containing insoluble, nonflocculent substances
having a specific gravity in excess of 2.65;
(7)
Wastes containing soluble substances in such concentration
as to cause the specific gravity of the waste to be greater than 1.1;
(8)
Wastes containing any of the following substances,
in solution or in suspension, in concentrations exceeding those shown
in the following table:
|
Substance
|
Maximum Permissible Concentration
(ppm)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Phenolic compounds as C5H6OH
|
1.0
| |
|
Cyanides as CN
|
0
| |
|
Cyanates as CNO
|
0
| |
|
Iron as Fe
|
7
| |
|
Trivalent Chromium as Cr plus
| ||
|
Hexavalent Chromium as Cr
|
0.075
| |
|
Nickel as Ni
|
1
| |
|
Copper as Cu
|
0.03
| |
|
Lead as Pb
|
0.075
| |
|
Zinc as Zn
|
0.15
|
(9)
Wastes containing more than 100 ppm by weight of fat,
oil or grease;
(10)
Wastes containing more than 10 ppm of any of
the following gases: Hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide,
or any of the halogens;
(11)
Wastes containing gases or vapors, either free
or occluded, in concentrations toxic or dangerous to humans or animals;
(12)
Wastes containing toxic substances in quantities
sufficient to interfere with the biochemical processes of the sewage
treatment works or that will pass through the treatment process and
still exceed the state or federal requirements for the receiving stream;
(13)
Wastes containing toxic radioactive isotopes
without the issuance of a special permit.
I.
Upon conviction of an unlawful act or omission under
this chapter, the offending person, firm or corporation shall be guilty
of a summary offense, and shall be sentenced to pay a fine not less
than $200 and not in excess of $1,000, or to undergo imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days, or both, together with costs of prosecution
and restitution, if any, for damage caused to the sewage system and
expense incurred for repair, cleaning and testing as a result of the
unlawful act or omission. After due notice has been served, each day
that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Added 7-21-2004 by Ord. No. 7-2004;
amended 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
The Council of the City of Monessen in its capacity as the Board of Health of said City does herein declare the unlawful acts referred to in §§ 317-1 and 317-2 to be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residence of the City and does declare such acts to be a public nuisance. The Council, acting as the Board of Health, does authorize and direct the City Health Inspector to make or cause to be made an inspection of all business establishments which use or have cause to use inflammable or explosive substances in the operation of their business, and furthermore said Inspector is directed to use all lawful means to stop such illegal and dangerous practices.
[Amended 12-18-2002 by Ord. No. 8-2002]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof in
a summary proceeding before any District Justice having jurisdiction
of such offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000
or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each act
which constitutes a violation of this article shall be deemed to be
a separate offense for the purpose of this article.
