Township of Lower Moreland, PA Article VII Discharges to Chapel Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant

[Adopted 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 671]

§ 160-44 Applicability.

The provisions of this article apply to any and all properties, uses, persons and entities which discharge wastewater or sewage into any portion of the sewage system and which eventually passes into the Chapel Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The properties which are subject to the provisions of this article are the properties within the boundaries shown on the map attached as Exhibit 1[1] to this article and which are connected to or discharge directly or indirectly into any public sewer facility.

[1] Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Township offices.

§ 160-45 Discharge parameters and limits.

A. No wastewater or sewage may be discharged directly or indirectly into any portion of the Lower Moreland sewer system or into any facility of any nature (drain, tank, toilet, sink, pipe or other facility) which ultimately conveys such wastewater or sewage, directly or indirectly, into the Lower Moreland sewer system if such wastewater or sewage contains any of the following elements, compounds, characteristics or parameters (collectively and generically referred to as "parameters") in excess of any of the following maximum discharge limits:

	Parameters	Limits [milligrams per liter (mg/l)]
	Arsenic	0.1
	Cadmium	0.5
	Chromium	0.5
	Copper	0.5
	Cyanide	0.5
	Lead	0.3
	Mercury	0.05
	Nickel	2.0
	Selenium	0.05
	Silver	0.5
	Zinc	1.0
	Phosphorous (as "P")	10.0
	5-day biological oxygen demand	300
	Total suspended solids	300
	Ammonia nitrogen (as "N")	30

B. No wastewater or sewage may be discharged directly or indirectly into any portion of the Lower Moreland sewer system or into any facility of any nature (drain, tank, toilet, sink, pipe or other facility) which ultimately conveys such wastewater or sewage, directly or indirectly, into the Lower Moreland sewer system which has a pH that is above 9.0 or below 6.0.

§ 160-46 Grease or oil; other parameters.

Any limit or provision in any ordinance or resolution of Lower Moreland Township relating to grease or oil in any discharge into the public sewer system or relating to any element, compound, characteristic or parameter not set forth in any preceding section of this article is not changed or affected.

§ 160-47 Compliance required; sample sizes.

A. All discharges of wastewater or sewage of any size shall comply with all limits, parameters and requirements set forth in this article.

B. Any sample of any size which does not comply with such limits, parameters and requirements shall constitute a violation and be noncompliant. The size of the sample taken shall not be a factor in determining whether there has been a violation or a noncompliance with any limit, parameters or requirements set forth in this article.

§ 160-48 Repealer of inconsistent provisions.

All ordinances and resolutions inconsistent with this article are hereby repealed but only as to wastewater or sewage that reaches the Chapel Hill WWTP and only to the extent of any inconsistency.

§ 160-49 Severability.

The Board of Commissioners hereby declares that it is its intention that all provisions of this article be in compliance and in accord with all applicable federal and Pennsylvania statutes, regulations, permits and laws. The Commissioners also intend that the various portions of this article be severable. If any portion of this article, at the time of the adoption of this article or at any time hereafter, shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any federal or Pennsylvania statute, regulation or law applicable to Lower Moreland Township or the Chapel Hill WWTP, then this entire article shall be not be invalid, and only those provisions which are invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable statute, regulation or law shall be affected. To the extent possible, the Commissioners intend that any provision of this article which is found to be invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable federal or Pennsylvania statute, regulation or law be amended or invalidated only to the minimum extent necessary to cure such condition and to render this article to not be invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable statute, regulation or law. To the extent it is not possible for any provision of this article which is invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable federal or Pennsylvania statute, regulation or law to be amended to cure such condition and to render this overall article to not be invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable statute, regulation or law, then only the provision which is invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary to any applicable statute, regulation or law shall be invalid, and the remainder of this article shall continue in effect as though the invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or contrary provision had never been a part of this article.