[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 101; as amended by Ord.
90-1, 3/15/1990, § 1]
Unless the context specifies and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of items and phrases pertaining to this chapter shall
be as follows:
A building occupied by three or more dwelling units.
The Hummelstown Municipal Authority, a municipal authority
of the Commonwealth, acting by and through its Board or, in appropriate
cases, acting by and through its authorized representatives.
A Commercial Establishment, a Dwelling Unit, an Industrial
Establishment and/or an Institutional Establishment.
The quantity of oxygen expressed in mg/l, utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure for five days at 20° C. The standard laboratory procedure
shall be that found in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater" published by the American
Public Health Association.
The Borough of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,
a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth, acting by and through
its Borough Council or, in appropriate cases, acting by and through
its authorized representatives.
A clean-out on the building sewer located inside or outside
the building wall through which the sewer may be cleaned. In the case
of existing construction a clean-out shall be located on the Service
Line.
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the Lateral of a Sewer.
A device, fitting or assembly of fittings installed on the
building drain to prevent circulation of air between the drainage
system of the building and the Service Line. In the case of existing
construction, the Building Trap shall be located on the Service Line.
A protected and trapped drain for the purpose of carrying
off spent water from the basement of a dwelling, factory, laboratory,
workshop or other building, but excluding any drainage from rain water,
springs, wells, or other ground surface water.
Any room, group of rooms, building or enclosure, except such
room, group of rooms, building or enclosure constituting a home occupation
as home occupation is defined hereafter, which is connected, directly
or indirectly, to the sewer system and used or intended for use in
the operation of a business enterprise for the sale and distribution
of any product, commodity, article or service or used or intended
for use for any social, amusement, religious, educational, charitable
or public purpose and containing plumbing facilities for kitchen,
toilet or washing purposes.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Any landowner who makes or causes to be made a subdivision
of land or a land development.
The Department of Environmental Resources (DER) of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, or its successor in authority.
The permit(s) which is required by the Department of Environmental
Resources of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the construction
of a new sanitary sewer line or the extension of an existing sanitary
sewer system.
A building under one roof and occupied by one family or one
business or industrial establishment; or
A combination of buildings in one enclosure or group and occupied
by one family or one business; or
One side of a double building or house having a solid vertical
partition wall; or
Each room or group of rooms in a building occupied or intended
for occupancy as a separate business or as separate living quarters
by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person
living alone; or
Each apartment, office or suite of offices in a building or
house having several such apartments, offices or suites of offices
and using in common one or more hallways and one or more means of
entrance; or
Any trailer or mobile home occupied by one family or business.
The person, firm or corporation named as such by the Borough
of Hummelstown.
The sum of 180 gallons or any part thereof per day, average
daily flow, subject to the following:
Each residential unit including a single family apartment unit,
or any room, group of rooms, house or other enclosure occupied or
intended for occupancy for separate living quarters by a family or
other group of persons living together shall be the equivalent or
one EDU.
For all other users, including commercial, industrial or institutional,
but not limited thereto, the number of EDU's shall be determined
initially by dividing the estimated average daily waste water volume,
as determined by the Borough Engineer, discharged to the system divided
by 180 gallons. The initial EDU estimate shall be subject to verification
based upon the actual average daily waste water volume discharged
to the system over a full year of operation under fully developed
conditions. Should the actual EDU's as derived from the verification
be greater at any time than that initially estimated, an additional
connection charge, equivalent to the amount derived from this verification
less the amount initially paid, shall be due and payable within 60
days. Under no circumstances shall a refund of the connection charge
be paid should the actual EDU's be less than the estimated number.
The minimum number of EDU's shall not be less than one. EDU's
shall be determined in whole numbers and any fraction thereof shall
be the equivalent of one EDU.
A direct connection leading from the Building Trap to the
outer air. In the case of existing construction, the Fresh Air Vent
shall be located outside the building.
Solid wastes resulting from preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from handling, storage and sale of produce.
A chamber installed in the building sewer for the purpose
of removing grease from the wastewater.
An accessory use which is customarily conducted entirely
within a dwelling or in an accessory building by an occupant of the
dwelling unit and is clearly incidental or secondary to the residential
use of the dwelling unit.
Any property located within this Borough upon which there
is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by humans beings or animals and from which structure
Sanitary Sewage and/or Industrial Wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any room, group of rooms, building or other enclosure used
or intended for use in the operation of one business enterprise for
manufacturing, processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling any
product, commodity or article, or from which process waste, as distinct
from Sanitary Sewage, shall be discharged.
Any and all wastes discharged from any Industrial Establishment
other than Sanitary Sewage.
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots,
tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving (1) a group of
two or more buildings, or (2) the division or allocation of land or
space between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants
by means of, or for the purpose of streets, common areas, leaseholds,
condominiums, building groups or other features, or (3) any other
project requiring the approval of the Township or the Borough pursuant
to any Act or Ordinance.
The modules required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources under Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.
That part of the Sewer System extending from a Sewer to the
curb line, or if there shall be no curb line, to the property line
or, if no such Lateral shall be provided, than "Lateral" shall mean
that portion of or place in a Sewer which is provided for connection
of any Building Sewer.
Any Person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any Improved Property.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
Expressed as the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
ion activity in grams per liter at a given temperature.
The person or persons appointed by the Borough to enforce
the terms of these Rules and Regulations.
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from any
Improved Property.
All facilities as of any particular time, for collecting,
pumping, transportation, treating or disposing of Sanitary Sewage
and Industrial Wastes, to be owned by the Borough or by others.
The treatment plant and related facilities owned by the Swatara
Township Authority and used and operated for the purpose of treatment
and disposition of sanitary sewage and certain industrial wastes collected,
inter alia, in the sewer system.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the Sewer System
used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
A pipe or conduit which carries storm, surface water, drainage
and certain industrial waste discharges, such as cooling and air conditioning
waters.
Any street, road, lane, court, cul-de-sac, alley, public
way, public square, or private sewer easement.
The division of a single lot, tract or parcel of land, or
part thereof, into two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, including
changes in street lines or lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate
or future, of improvement and development.
As determined pursuant to the procedure set forth in the
latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association.
All solids, as determined by appropriate procedures found
in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association,
Inc.
Any substance so identified by DER.
Any person discharging or causing to be discharged any liquid
to the Sewage System.
The facilities owned by any person or persons and used for
the supply of water to the public in and for the Borough.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 102]
The owner of any improved property benefited, improved or accommodated
by a sewer shall connect such improved property with such sewer, in
such manner as this Borough may require, within 45 days after notice
to such owner from this Borough to make such connection, for the purpose
of discharge of all sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from such
improved property; subject, however, to such limitations and restrictions
as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by
this Borough from time to time.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 103]
All sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required under § 18-102, shall be conducted into a sewer; subject, however, to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this Borough from time to time.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 104]
1.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used or shall be maintained at any time upon any improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under § 18-102 to be connected to a sewer.
2.
Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar
receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion
of this Borough, shall be cleaned and shall be filled, at the expense
of the owner of such improved property, under the direction and supervision
of this Borough; and any such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic
tank or similar receptacle not so abandoned and, if required by this
Borough, not cleaned and filled, shall constitute a nuisance, and
such nuisance may be abated, as provided by law, at the expense of
the owner of such improved property.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 105]
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle
at any time shall be connected with a sewer.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 106]
The notice by this Borough to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in § 18-102, shall consist of a copy of this Part 1 including any amendments and/or supplements at the time in effect, or a summary of each section thereof, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1 and specifying that such connection shall be made within 45 days from the date such notice is given. Such notice may be given at any time when a sewer is in place which can receive and can convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular improved property. Such notice shall be served upon the owner in accordance with law.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 107]
If the owner of any improved property benefited, improved or accommodate by a sewer, after 45 days' notice from this Borough requiring the connection of such improved property with a sewer, in accordance with § 18-102, shall fail to connect such improved property, as required, this Borough may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof by a municipal claim, an action in assumpsit or such other legal proceeding as may be permitted by law.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 108]
The owner of each improved property connected to the sewer system
shall be responsible for all acts of tenants or other occupants of
such improved property insofar as such acts shall be governed by provisions
of this Part 1.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 109]
1.
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use,
alter or disturb, in any manner, any sewer or the sewer system without
first making application for and securing a permit, in writing, from
the Borough.
2.
Application for a permit shall be made by the owner of the improved
property to be served or his duly authorized agent.
3.
No person shall make, or cause to be made, a connection of any improved
property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each
of the following conditions:
A.
Such person shall have notified the Borough of the desire and intention
to connect such improved property to a sewer.
B.
Such person shall have made application for and obtained a permit
from the Borough.
C.
Such person shall have given the Borough at least 24 hours'
notice of the time when such connection will be made so that the Borough
may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
D.
Such person shall have paid to the Borough any fee charged and imposed
by the Borough as established by Resolution.
4.
Each improved property shall be connected separately and independently
with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved
property on one building sewer shall not be permitted, except under
special circumstances and for good sanitary engineering reasons or
other good cause shown, and then only after special permission of
the Borough, in writing, shall have been secured and subject to such
rules, regulations and conditions as may be prescribed by the Borough.
5.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all
costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall
be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and
such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough from all
loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as
a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a
building sewer to a sewer.
6.
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated
by the Borough and where the lateral is provided.
The invert of a building sewer at the point of a gravity connection
shall be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the
sewer, unless the connection is a pressure connection from a force
main discharge, as approved by the Borough. The connection of a building
sewer to the lateral shall be made secure and watertight.
7.
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained
in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved
property.
8.
Persons, firms or corporations intending to excavate for construction,
repair or reconstruction of building sewers must comply with all requirements
of Pennsylvania Act 287 as amended. This requires notification to
all utilities at least 72 hours (three days) in advance of digging.
9.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately
with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and
injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in
the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being
connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
10.
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of a notice of the
Borough, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with respect
to a building sewer, within 60 days of receipt of such notice, the
Borough may refuse to permit such person to discharge sanitary sewage
and industrial wastes into the sewer system until such unsatisfactory
condition shall have been remedied to the satisfaction of the Borough.
11.
Where an improved property, at the time connection to a sewer is
required, shall be served by its own sewage disposal system or device,
the existing house sewer line shall be broken on the structure side
of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made,
with proper fittings, to continue such house sewer line, as a building
sewer.
12.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected and
approved by the Borough. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for
inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
to be connected to a sewer.
13.
Only persons, firms or corporations who have demonstrated by past
performance to the satisfaction of the Borough that they are qualified
and capable of performing plumbing work in accordance with good plumbing
practice may install building sewers which connect to the sewer mains.
All such persons must register with the Borough giving name, key personnel,
address and phone number. A list of approved firms shall be maintained
by the Borough.
14.
Each owner of property shall be responsible for maintaining and repairing
the point at which the building sewer serving the property connects
to the lateral.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
15.
Any damage to a lateral from tree roots, subsiding backfill of other
natural causes shall be the responsibility of the Borough to repair.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
16.
Any blockage occurring in a building sewer or lateral shall be the
responsibility of the property owner to remove unless the blockage
is caused by a damaged lateral, in which case it shall be removed
by the Borough.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
17.
In the event of a malfunction of sewer service to a property, the
investigation of which is performed by or at the direction of the
property owner, and the malfunction is determined by a Borough representative,
based on credible evidence provided by the property owner, to be within
the sewer main or lateral, it shall be the responsibility of the Borough
to repair the malfunction and restore sewer service. In addition,
the Borough shall reimburse the property owner up to $500 for out-of-pocket
costs incurred by the property owner for investigative services, if
the property owner provides to the Borough proper documentation of
the costs incurred.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
18.
In the event that a property owner is required to excavate and repair
the point at which the building sewer connects to lateral, the repair
shall include the installation of a T-fitting with a clean-out (the
same diameter as the building sewer) that provides future access from
the ground surface. A cast iron curb box, approved by the Borough,
shall be installed at grade and over the top of the clean-out cap
for protection.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
19.
A new T-fitting and clean-out (the same diameter of the building
sewer) shall be required to be installed at the property line on all
new connections to an existing lateral or directly to the sewer main,
including a saddle or other connection. A cast iron curb box, approved
by the Borough, shall be installed at grade and over the top of the
clean-out cap for protection.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 110]
1.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water,
surface water, spring water, ground water, pool water, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, building foundation drainage, cellar drainage,
drainage from roof leader connections and overflow or drainage from
cesspools into any sewer.
2.
The Borough reserves the right to refuse permission to connect to
the sewage system, to compel discontinuance of use of the sewage system,
or to compel pretreatment of industrial wastes, in order to prevent
discharges deemed harmful or to have a deleterious effect upon any
sewer, the sewage system or the sewage treatment plant.
3.
No sanitary sewage or industrial wastes shall be discharged to the
sewage collection system:
A.
Being harmful or deleterious to the sewage system.
B.
Being inhibitory to the treatment process at the sewage treatment
plant constituting part of the sewage system.
C.
Containing any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquids, solids or gases.
D.
Carrying fats, oils or greases in excess of 100 mg/l by weight.
E.
Being discharged into the sewage system at temperatures in excess
of 150° F.
F.
Being discharged into the sewage system in batches of such volume
as to tax the capacity of the sewage system or adversely affect the
treatment process of the sewage treatment plant.
G.
Being of such color or other characteristics as to require special
treatment or to render the resulting effluent of the sewage treatment
plant unacceptable for discharge to the receiving stream.
H.
Being food wastes, garbage (unless treated in an approved manner),
vegetable or fruit rinds, or paunch manure, feathers, bones, rags
or any other solid, fibrous or viscous inorganic or organic substances
which the sewage system or sewage disposal system is not intended
to receive.
I.
Being of such character, concentration, volume or combination as
to tax the capacity of the sewage treatment plant.
J.
Including synthetic, organic detergents or similar compounds in such
volume as to interfere with the treatment process or the satisfactory
operation of the sewage treatment plant.
K.
Including any liquids having a pH exceeding a minimum value of 6.0,
or a maximum value of 9.0, or found to be excessively corrosive.
L.
Including any waters or wastes with a BOD in excess of 250 mg/l by
weight. (Surcharge shall apply above 250 mg/l.)
M.
Including any waters or wastes with a suspended solids content in
excess of 300 mg/l by weight, or containing suspended solids of such
character and/or quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle and/or treat such materials. (Surcharge shall apply above
300 mg/l.)
N.
Including any waters or wastes containing any toxic, poisonous or
any other material in sufficient quantity to cause a hazard in the
operation of the sewage system or the sewage treatment plant, which
may result in an effluent discharge from the treatment plant unacceptable
to any governmental body having jurisdiction.
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Toxic wastes shall include, but not be limited to the following:
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Substance
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Limits
(mg/l)
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Cadmium (Cd)
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0.1
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Chlorides
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250.0
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Chromium (CR+3 + CR+6)
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0.5
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Chromium (CR+6)
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0.1
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Copper (Cu)
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0.5
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Cyanide (Cn)
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0.5
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Iron (Fe)
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10.0
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Lead (Pb)
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0.5
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Mercury (Hg)
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0.01
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Nickel (Ni)
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0.5
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Nitrogen (total)
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80.0
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Phenols (C6H5OH)
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1.0
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Phosphorus
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10.0
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Zinc (Zn)
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1.0
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O.
Including any water or wastes with a total nitrogen content in excess
of 80 mg/l, by weight.
P.
Including any water or wastes with chlorides in excess of 250 mg/l,
by weight.
Q.
Including any water or wastes with a total solids content in excess
of 700 mg/l, by weight. (Surcharge shall apply above 700 mg/l.)
R.
Including any water or wastes with a total phosphorus content in
excess of 10 mg/l, by weight.
S.
Including any waste having a chlorine demand in excess of 10 mg/l.
T.
Including any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, fur, plastics, wood, butcher's offal, hair or any other
solids or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the
flow in sewers or the interference with the proper operation of the
sewage system.
U.
Including any inert insoluble solids such as asphalt, clay, slag
and mill scale, or sludges and slurries.
V.
Including any waters or waste containing radioactive isotopes.
W.
Any noxious or malodorous substance not mentioned in the foregoing
list that will pass through the sewage treatment plant and exceed
the state or federal requirements for the receiving stream.
X.
Any wastewater containing any substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the biochemical wastewater treatment processes
employed, or which are amendable to treatment only to such a degree
that the effluent of the sewage treatment plant cannot meet the requirements
of agencies having jurisdiction over the discharge to the receiving
stream.
Y.
Any toxic substance not mentioned in the above list that will pass
through the sewage treatment plant and exceed the maximum permitted
levels for such substance under the requirements of DER or other governmental
agencies.
Z.
Including any substance prohibited by any permit issued by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to the Borough or sewage treatment plant.
4.
Where required by the Borough, all owners shall install suitable
pretreatment facilities, including grease traps, in order to comply
with the above paragraph.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed facilities for pretreatment and handling of wastes shall
be submitted for approval of the Borough; and no construction of any
such facility shall be commenced until approval thereof first shall
have been obtained from any governmental body having jurisdiction.
Whenever facilities for pretreatment and handling of wastes
shall have been provided by any owner, such facilities continuously
shall be maintained, at the expense of such owner, in satisfactory
operating condition and the Borough shall have access to such facilities
at reasonable times for purposes of inspection and testing.
5.
Nothing contained in these Rules and Regulations shall be construed
as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the Borough
and any person whereby industrial wastes may be admitted into the
sewage system by the Borough, after pretreatment and/or appropriate
surcharge.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 111]
1.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the sewage
system any industrial wastes except upon application to the Borough
and upon receipt of a written permit therefore by the Borough.
2.
Required Survey Data. Any person desiring to make or use a connection
to the sewage system through which industrial wastes shall be discharged
into the sewage system shall file with the Borough an "Industrial
Wastes Questionnaire," to be furnished by the Borough, which shall
supply to the Borough pertinent data, including estimated quantity
of flow, characteristics and constituents, with respect to industrial
wastes proposed to be discharged into the sewage system. The cost
of obtaining all such data shall be borne by the person desiring to
make or use a connection to the sewage system.
3.
Control Manholes. Any person who shall discharge industrial wastes
into the sewage system, when required by the Borough, shall construct
and thereafter properly shall maintain, at his own expense, a suitable
control manhole and other devices as may be required by the Borough
to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling by the Borough
of industrial waste discharged to the sewage system.
Any such control manhole, when required by the Borough, shall
be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and satisfactory location
in accordance with plans approved by the Borough prior to commencement
of construction.
4.
Changes in Types of Wastes. Any improved property discharging industrial
wastes into the sewage system and contemplating a change in the method
of operation which will alter the characteristics and/or volumes of
wastes at the time being discharged into the sewage system will notify
the Borough, in writing, at least 60 days prior to consummation of
such change.
5.
The Borough reserves the right to require improved properties having
large variation in rates of waste discharge, to install suitable regulating
devices for equalizing waste flows to the sewage system.
6.
Where required, by the Borough, the user shall provide at his expense
such preliminary treatment or handling as may be necessary to modify
the objectionable characteristics or control the quantities and rates
of discharge of such water or wastes as necessary to reduce BOD to
250 mg/l, suspended solids to 300 mg/l and total solids to 700 mg/l,
or modify the objectionable characteristics or constituents to come
within the maximum limits provided for in these Rules and Regulations.
Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment or handling facilities shall be
submitted for the approval of the Borough and no construction of such
facilities shall be commenced until written approval is obtained.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided, they shall
be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation
at the user's expense. The Borough and/or its authorized representatives
shall have continuous access to any preliminary treatment facilities
for inspection. Operations of and discharges from said facilities
shall be subject to the requirements of all applicable federal, state
and local codes, ordinances, laws and regulations. Operation and testing
data from the pretreatment facilities shall be submitted to the Borough
each month or more frequently if requested by the Borough.
Industrial waste being discharged into the sewer system shall
be subject to periodic sampling, testing and inspection. The analyses
of samples so obtained shall be the basis for computing additional
charges in accordance with subparagraph L of this section governing
admission of industrial waste into the sewage system.
All sample analyses shall be performed by a laboratory certified
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and in accordance with
the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Sewage" published by the American Public Health Association.
A normal sampling schedule including the analyses to be performed
on the samples shall be included in the industrial waste acceptance
agreement. The cost of this sampling and testing shall be borne by
the user and shall be shown as separate charges on the user's
sewer bills.
The Borough reserves the right to perform more frequent sampling
and analyses at its own cost.
A user subject to periodic sampling may request that samples
be taken in addition to the normal periodic samples taken by the Borough.
The cost of this sampling and analysis shall be borne by the user
in addition to the cost for normal sampling and analysis.
7.
Any tank truck or any equipment used or intended to be used for the
removal, transportation, and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes
shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
The container shall be water tight.
B.
Tanks, containers, or other equipment shall be so constructed that
every portion of the interior and exterior can be easily cleaned and
shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
C.
Piping, valves and permanent or flexible connections shall be accessible
and easily disconnected for cleaning purposes.
D.
The inlet opening, or openings to every container, shall be so constructed
that the material will not spill outside during filling, transfer
or transport.
E.
The outlet connections shall be so constructed that no material will
leak out, run out to other than the point of discharge, and shall
be of a design and type suitable for the material handled and capable
of controlling the flow of discharge without spillage, undue spray,
or flooding immediate surroundings while in use.
F.
No connection shall be made at any time between a tap hydrant or
outlet furnishing potable water on any premises and any container
or equipment holding waste material by any means other than an open
connection.
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The sewage and wastes discharged by the tank trucks into the
sewer system shall not contain industrial waste, chemicals, or other
matter, with or without pre-treatment that does not conform to the
requirements of these Rules and Regulations.
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Any sewage and industrial waste to be discharged from tank trucks
to the sewer system shall be disposed of at the location designated
by the Borough at the time or times fixed by the Borough. All such
discharges shall be subject to the written consent of and pursuant
to written agreement of the Borough.
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8.
No provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be construed as
preventing any special arrangement or agreement between the Borough
and any person whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or
character may be accepted by the Borough for treatment, subject to
payment therefore by the person concerned.
9.
Whenever a permitted user shall fail to comply with the rules and
regulations of the Borough regarding industrial waste, the Borough
may revoke the user's permit and take whatever action is necessary
to protect the Borough's sewer system including, without limitation,
capping the user's line and preventing the discharge into the
Borough's system.
10.
The Borough reserves the right to impose surcharges in connection
with any industrial wastes discharged into the sewage system either
by agreement with the user or by modifications or alterations hereto.
11.
Basis for setting forth surcharges on industrial wastes shall be
on strength in excess of the threshold limits of 250 mg/l for BOD5, 300 mg/l for suspended solids, total solids of 700
mg/l, and 50 mg/l for ammonia. Surcharge rates shall be based on a
unit cost per pound per waste in excess of these threshold limits.
In order to determine the additional charge for industrial wastes
with strength greater than that of domestic sewage, the following
formula shall be used:
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Quarterly Surcharge =
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QS
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=
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[1 + [(BODI - 250) * A + (SS - 300) *
B + (TSI - 700) * C + (NH3-N - 50) * D)]
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BODI
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=
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5 day BOD in mg/l of the industrial waste.
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SSI
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=
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Suspended solids of industrial waste in mg/l.
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TSI
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=
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Total solids of industrial waste in mg/l.
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NH3-N
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=
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Ammonia nitrogen of industrial waste in mg/l.
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250, 300 and 700
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=
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Constants expressing maximum allowable concentration waste load
strength expressed in mg/l for the respective pollution parameters.
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A, B, C and D
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=
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Fractional costs of treating waste water at the wastewater treatment
facility for the respective pollution parameters, as determined annually
by the Swatara Township Authority. These costs will change as operating
costs increase, as capital additions are made or as flow at the facility
changes.
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When a value for BOD, suspended solids and/or dissolved solids
is less than the maximum allowable concentration set forth in the
industrial waste surcharge formula, the maximum allowable concentration
shall be used in the calculation of the industrial waste surcharge.
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The quarterly surcharge, (QS) determined by the above formula,
shall be multiplied times the discharger's basic rate, as set
forth in Subpart 1-B, to determine the actual value of the surcharge.
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[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 112]
The Borough or its authorized representative (Plumbing Inspector)
shall have the right of access at reasonable times, to any part of
any improved property served by the sewage collection system, as shall
be required for purposes of inspection, measurement, sampling and
testing and for performance of other functions relating to service
rendered by the Borough through the sewage system.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 113]
The building sewer shall be subject at all times to the inspection
and approval of the Borough or its duly authorized representative
who shall have supervision and control over the same.
1.
Size - Building Sewers and Laterals Shall in No Case be Less than
Four Inches in Diameter. Where double or multiple homes are permitted
to be served by a common line under a special connection permit issued
by the Borough, the double and multiple homes may be served with a
four-inch line, unless a large line for the multiple home is required
by the Plumbing Inspector. An approved adapter connecting the building
sewer to the lateral sewer must be used. The connection of the lateral
to the collector sewer shall be supported by a six-inch concrete cradle.
2.
Material - Pipe Used for Building Sewers and Laterals Shall Conform
to One of the Following.
A.
Cast iron soil pipe conforming with HS-67, service weight, bell and
spigot joint.
B.
Class 2400 asbestos cement sewer pipe with premoulded couplings and
rubber gaskets.
C.
PVC Schedule 40 pipe meeting requirements of ASTM D1785 with solvent
welded joints made in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
3.
Bedding Material Requirements for Sewer Pipe. All types of pipe should
be bedded with five inches of sand or modified material and backfilled
with either sand or granular material that is thoroughly compacted
to a depth of at least 12 inches above the top of the pipe.
A.
Granular material shall conform to AASHTO No. 8, crushed aggregate,
Table C, Section 703.2(c) of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's
specifications.
B.
After the pipe has been installed, jointed, inspected and tested,
the trench shall be backfilled. Backfill from trench bottom or from
the top of bedding to a depth of 12 inches over the pipe shall be
clean, dry earth, clay, fine gravel or sand and shall be free of organic
materials, stones larger than two inches and frozen, soggy or wet
material. Where such material is not available from the trench, provide
satisfactory material as specified below for suitable backfill material.
From 12 inches over the pipe to the elevation of subgrade, backfill
material shall be placed in uniform eight inch layers and each layer
shall be carefully and thoroughly compacted by hand operated mechanical
tampers. Backfill material within these levels may be placed by machine
providing sufficient personnel are utilized to properly spread the
material, to prevent the inclusion of objectionable material and attain
complete compaction.
Backfill material from 12 inches over the pipe to subgrade shall
be the material removed from the trench with the exception that no
organic material or rock larger than eight inches shall be included
in the backfill.
4.
Laterals and building sewers shall be laid on a grade of not less
than 1/4 of an inch per foot for four inch pipes and 1/8 of an inch
per foot for six inch pipes or larger.
5.
Laterals and building sewers must be as direct as possible. Changes
in direction must be made with wyes, combination wye and eighth-bends
or half wyes, or one-eighth bends. Any 90° change in direction
shall include a clean out. Changes in size where the lateral sewer
is connected to the building sewer shall be made only with fittings.
6.
Ditches shall be promptly backfilled after inspection and approval
by the Plumbing Inspector. Care shall be taken to prevent damage to
the pipe in backfilling and to secure a well compacted and firm trench.
7.
On existing improved properties as distinguished from future properties
to be improved, the building sewer shall be vented, trapped and a
clean-out placed on the line beyond the building.
A.
Vents. Except those properties that are properly vented, a vent shall
be placed along the building sewer line at a location acceptable to
the Plumbing Inspector. Vent risers shall extend a minimum of 12 inches
above the ground surface and shall be capped with a mushroom vent
or double bend. Vents shall be at least four inches in diameter.
B.
Traps. Each building shall be provided with a main building trap.
The trap may be located wherever possible within the cellar of the
building or immediately outside the building wall. Note: The vent
should be placed up-stream of the main building trap.
C.
Clean-outs. A clean-out shall be placed immediately following the
building trap and at every fifty-foot interval along the building
sewer. Clean-outs shall also be provided at every change in direction
which exceeds 45°. The clean-out shall consist of a wye fitting
in the run of pipe with a 45° bend and riser to the ground surface.
The riser pipe shall be provided with a screw-type ferrule and removable
plug.
8.
Grease traps shall be installed in the building sewer of restaurants
and other commercial facilities involved in the preparation of food.
The grease trap shall be constructed of precast concrete, the capacity
of which shall be determined by the following calculation:
A.
Restaurants
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Capacity (gallons)
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=
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D x GL x ST x
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HR
2
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x LF
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Where:
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D
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=
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Number of seats in dining area
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GL
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=
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Gallons of wastewater per meal, (5 gallon)
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ST
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=
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Storage capacity factor, (2.0)
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HR
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=
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Number of hours open
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LF
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=
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Loading factor:
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1.25 Interstate highways
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1.0 other freeways
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1.0 recreational areas
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0.8 main highways
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0.5 other highways
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B.
Hospitals, nursing homes, and other commercial type kitchen with
varied seating capacity
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Capacity (gallons) = M x GL x ST x 2.5 x LF
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Where:
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M
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=
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Meals per day
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GL
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=
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Gallons of wastewater per meal (4.5 gal.)
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ST
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=
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Storage capacity factor (2.0)
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LF
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=
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Loading factor:
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1.25 garbage disposal and dishwashing
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1.0 without garbage disposal
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0.75 without dishwashing
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0.5 without dishwashing and garbage disposal
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9.
Basement floor drains may not be connected to the building sewer,
except by special permission of the Borough, and if permission is
granted by the Borough, the property owner(s) must assume the risk
and expense of having the basement floor drain disconnected at a later
date because of ground water entering the building sewer and sewer
system.
10.
The Borough reserves the right
to require air testing for service lines. The procedures for air testing
is as follows:
Low-Pressure Air Tests. The sewer customer shall test each service
line using low pressure air. The pipe shall be considered acceptable
if the air loss rate does not exceed 0.0030 cubic feet per minute
per square foot of internal pipe surface when tested at an average
pressure of 3.0 psi greater than the average back pressure exerted
by the ground water of the backfilled pipeline.
The time for the air pressure to decrease 1.0 psi from 3.5 to
2.5 psig greater than the average ground water back pressure shall
not be less than the time indicated in the following list. If these
rates of leakage are exceeded, the contractor shall at his expense
determine the source of leakage and make all necessary corrections
and retest.
(1)
Four inch pipe dia. - 2 min., 00 sec.
(2)
Six inch pipe dia. - 2 min., 55 sec.
(3)
Eight inch pipe dia. - 3 min., 57 sec.
(4)
Ten inch pipe dia. - 4 min., 43 sec.
(5)
Twelve inch pipe dia. - 5 min., 40 sec.
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A minimum period of two minutes shall be provided to allow equilibrium
of the air temperature with pipe wall before test readings shall commence.
In areas of high ground water conditions, the contractor shall determine
the height of the ground water above the pipe by piezometric tube
or other approved methods.
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The contractor shall submit to the Borough for approval of the
test procedure and list of test equipment he proposes to use prior
to testing.
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11.
Upon completion of each service installation, the Plumbing Inspector
is to be notified and an appointment made for inspection. All pipes
and pipe joints must be visible and accessible to the Plumbing Inspector.
If the work is satisfactory, the permit, which must be on hand
at the time of the inspection, will be endorsed and returned to the
owner.
12.
Construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the building
sewer and lateral shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
[Ord. 89-3, 2/16/1989, § 114]
1.
In cases where an extension of the sewer system is required to serve
one or more dwelling units or other building(s) to be constructed
by an individual or developer, application for such extension must
be made on a special form provided by the Borough.
2.
The completed application, together with plot plan showing proposed
construction and appropriate filing fee made payable to the Borough,
must then be submitted to the Borough.
3.
The engineer will prepare a preliminary sewer layout and cost estimate,
review these with the developer and submit them to the Borough for
approval in concept.
4.
Upon approval by the Borough, the developer must enter into an extension
agreement with the Borough providing for:
A.
Preparation of plans and specifications by Engineer and approval
by Borough.
B.
Approval by state and local agencies.
C.
Stakeout and inspection during construction by Borough Engineer.
D.
Escrow deposit by developer to cover costs of (1), (2) and (3) above,
plus legal fees and cost of construction if construction is by contractor
engaged by Borough or 10% of estimated construction costs if constructed
by developer's contractor or own forces subject to approval by
the engineer.
E.
Refund to developer of any unexpended monies after acceptance of
extensions or, additional escrow deposit to cover any actual costs
incurred over and above initial deposit.
F.
Transfer of title of public sewer extensions to Borough for operation
and maintenance.
G.
Other provisions as may be appropriate to protect the Borough's
interests.
[Res. 91-R-3, 12/16/1991; amended by Ord. No. 2020-1, 3/19/2020]
A sewer connection fee of $3,000 per equivalent dwelling unit
(EDU) is hereby established, payable at the time of application for
permission to connect to the sanitary sewerage system of the Borough
of Hummelstown.
