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Township of White, PA
Indiana County
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It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, or occupier of any property in the Township abutting on any line of the public sanitary sewer system to employ any means, either by septic tank, cesspool, privy tank, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal of sanitary sewage, other than into and through said public sanitary sewers, except as otherwise herein authorized.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected to the aforementioned public sanitary sewers to connect any roof drain thereto or permit any roof drain to remain connected thereto or to permit, allow or cause to enter into said public sanitary sewers any stormwater, foundation drain water, basement drain water (other than sewage), groundwater, spring water, surface water or any sewage from any property other than that for which a permit is issued.
A. 
The discharge of industrial wastes into the public sanitary sewers, without prior written consent of the Township, is hereby prohibited. Any establishment desiring to discharge industrial wastes into the public sanitary sewers shall make application to the Township for a permit therefor. The applicant for such permit shall furnish the Township with such information as is required for the purpose of determining whether the proposed discharge of industrial wastes will conform with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the Township and the Authority. The granting of such permit may be made contingent upon the applicant providing and maintaining, at the expense of the applicant, apparatus for regulating the rate of discharge and for the proper sampling thereof, from time to time, as the Township and/or the Authority may deem necessary.
B. 
The Township reserves the right to refuse permission to connect to the public sanitary sewers, to compel discontinuance of use of the public sanitary sewers, or to compel pretreatment of industrial wastes by any industry in order to prevent discharges deemed harmful or to have a deleterious effect upon any portion of the public sanitary sewers. No sewage or industrial waste shall be discharged to the public sanitary sewers containing chemicals or other matter as listed in § 235-49.
C. 
Industries shall install suitable pretreatment facilities to meet the requirements stipulated herein. The Township reserves the right to require industry having large variations in rate of waste discharge to install suitable regulating devices for equalizing waste flows. The Township representatives shall have access at all reasonable times to industrial establishments and any meters used for establishing or determining water consumption, water excluded from the sewer system and sewage and/or wastewaters discharged to the sewer system.
No oil, tar, grease, gasoline, combustible gases or liquids, garbage or insoluble solids, hazardous wastes, or any substance that would impair or interfere with the public sanitary sewers, or any part thereof in any manner, or with the function of the processes of sewage treatment, shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the public sanitary sewers any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, hay, shavings, metal, glass, scrap, rags, disposable wipes, feminine hygiene products, septage, feathers, plastics, wood or any other or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the public sanitary sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the public sanitary sewers or the processes of sewage treatment. All sewage discharge into the public sanitary sewers shall meet the following requirements. (NOTE: refer to Article XI for additional/revised standards. Article XI standards shall take precedent over § 235-49 standards where a conflict may exist):
A. 
The five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) shall not exceed 400 parts per million (ppm) by weight.
B. 
The suspended solids (SS) shall not exceed 400 parts per million (ppm) by weight.
C. 
The total other soluble grease (grease, fats or oils) shall not exceed 25 parts per million (ppm) by weight.
D. 
The sewage shall be free of any corrosive, volatile, suffocating, inflammable or explosive liquids, solids, vapor or gas, such as gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, tar or oil.
E. 
The sewage shall be free of unshredded garbage.
F. 
The pH (hydrogen ion concentration) of the sewage shall be between 4.5 and 9.0, and the sewage shall not have any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazards to structures, equipment or personnel of the public sanitary sewers.
G. 
The sewage shall be free of toxic or poisonous substances in quantities sufficient to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving stream of the sewage treatment plant. Toxic wastes shall include, but not by way of limitation, wastes containing cyanide, chromium and/or copper ions. The sewage shall contain no malodorous gases or substances capable of creating a public nuisance.
H. 
The temperature of the sewage when discharged into the public sanitary sewers shall not be higher than 100° F.
Each commercial establishment, existing or new, which uses or produces greases or oils shall construct a grease trap to prevent the excess greases from entering the public sanitary sewers. The following regulations shall be complied with by each property owner required to construct a grease trap:
A. 
Prior to construction of the grease trap, the property owner and/or tenant shall prepare and submit to the Township for approval a written schedule of maintenance to regularly clean the trap.
B. 
On or before March 31 of each calendar year, the property owner and/or tenant shall submit to the Township a certified copy of the grease trap cleaning that was performed during the past year.
C. 
Existing establishments required by this article to install a grease trap shall complete construction and have the grease trap in full operation no later than one year from the date of adoption of this Part 4.
D. 
Grease traps shall be provided on service line extensions as directed by the Township and/or Authority and in accordance with this section and § 235-56E. Grease traps shall be sized for a capacity convenient for the owner; however, it shall be large enough to hold six months' estimated grease accumulation from the structure.
A. 
In the event that any of the above-listed conditions of service are violated, the property owner shall correct the violation after written notice from the Township and shall install an inspection port at the property line within the time period specified in the notice, but not to exceed 45 days from the date of the notice. The inspection port shall be installed in accordance with the current technical specifications of the Authority, as the same may be from time to time amended by resolution, copies of which shall be maintained on file at the Township Office. This installation shall be made at the property owner's expense and shall be inspected by the Township prior to backfilling of the excavation.
B. 
If the property owner shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section or the written notice, the Township may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished, such materials as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this section at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Township, as debts are by law collectible, or the said Township may, by its proper officer or agent, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.