[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park 12-11-1984 as Ord. No. 1048, approved 12-11-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Plumbing — See Ch. 125.
Individual sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 136.
Sewers — See Ch. 138.
A. 
This chapter is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and other aspects of the general welfare. These general goals include, among others, the specific enforcement of the various regulations promulgated by the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER), and such other agencies which may succeed the aforementioned agencies.
B. 
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough of Prospect Park Wastewater Treatment Ordinance."
A. 
It is intended that this chapter provide for the enforcement and prosecution of the standards, rules and regulations adopted by DELCORA, USEPA and PADER.
B. 
It is the specific intent of this chapter to provide the means of enforcement of the General Pretreatment Standards promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as set forth in 40 CFR 403 et seq. (1983) pursuant to the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
C. 
The regulations set forth by DELCORA shall be the minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of user within the Borough of Prospect Park.
A. 
The Borough of Prospect Park hereby ordains and establishes that any person, firm or corporation who fails or refuses to comply with the standards, rules and regulations of the Delaware County Water Quality Control Authority, as embodied in DELCORA Resolution Number 84-3, adopted July 17, 1984, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Appendix A,[1] shall be subject to the penalties set forth in this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Said resolution is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
The Borough of Prospect Park may appoint the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) as its agent having the power of the Borough of Prospect Park to institute proceedings in the name of the Borough of Prospect Park against any and all persons, firms or corporations who violate the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
In cases involving the prosecution of this chapter, the Solicitor of the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) shall subpoena all witnesses for the prosecution and conduct the hearing on behalf of the Borough of Prospect Park.