All discharges of stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or other waters not intended to be treated in the treatment facilities shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets permitted and designed for such discharges, except as authorized under Article VI, § 158-37. Any connection, drain or arrangement which will allow any such waters to enter any other wastewater sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this section of this Part 2.
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any of the Patterson Township Municipal Authority's wastewater facilities any substances, materials, waters or wastes in such quantities or concentrations which will:
(1) 
Create a fire or explosion hazard, including but not limited to gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(2) 
Cause corrosive damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the wastewater facilities, but in no case discharges with the following properties:
(a) 
Having a pH lower than five point zero (5.0) or greater than ten point zero (10.0) for more than 10% of the time in a twenty-four-hour period.
(b) 
Having a pH lower than three point five (3.5) or greater than twelve point zero (12.0) for any period exceeding 15 minutes.
(3) 
Cause obstruction to the flow in sewers or interference with the operation of wastewater facilities due to accumulation of solids or viscous materials.
(4) 
Constitute a rate of discharge or substantial deviation from normal rates of discharge ("slug discharge") sufficient to cause interference in the operation and performance of the wastewater facilities.
(5) 
Contain heat in amounts which will accelerate the biodegradation of wastes, causing the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the wastewater sewer, or inhibit biological activity in the wastewater treatment facilities, but in no case shall the discharge of heat cause the temperature in the public wastewater sewer to exceed 58° C. (150° F.) or the temperature of the influent to the treatment facilities to exceed 40° C. (140° F.).
(6) 
Contain more than 100 milligrams per liter of nonbiodegradable oils of mineral or petroleum origin.
(7) 
Contain floatable oils, fat or grease.
(8) 
Contain noxious malodorous gas or substance which is present in quantities that create a public nuisance or a hazard to life.
(9) 
Contain radioactive wastes in harmful quantities as defined by applicable state and federal regulations.
(10) 
Contain any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(11) 
Contain any odor- or color-producing substances exceeding concentration limits which may be established by the Manager for the purposes of meeting its NPDES permits.
B. 
If, in establishing discharge restrictions, discharge limits or pretreatment standards pursuant to this Article, the Manager establishes concentration limits to be met by an industrial user, the Manager, in lieu of concentration limits, shall establish mass limits of comparable stringency for an individual user at the request of such user.
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any wastewater facilities, wastewaters containing substances subject to an applicable federal categorical pretreatment standard promulgated by the EPA in excess of the quantity prescribed in such applicable pretreatment standards except as otherwise provided in this section. Compliance with such applicable pretreatment standards shall be within three years of the date the standard is promulgated; provided, however, that compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard for new sources shall be required upon promulgation.
B. 
Upon notification by a Class III user, the Manager shall revise any limitation on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment standards to reflect removal of the substances by the wastewater treatment facility. The revised discharge limit for specified substances shall be derived in accordance with federal law.
C. 
Upon application by a Class III user, the Manager shall adjust any limitation on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment standards to consider factors relating to such person which are fundamentally different from the factors considered by EPA during the development of the pretreatment standard. Requests for and determinations of fundamentally different adjustments shall be in accordance with federal law.
D. 
The Manager shall notify any Class III user affected by the provisions of this section and establish an enforceable compliance schedule for each.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Patterson Township Municipal Authority and any user of the wastewater facilities whereby wastewater of unusual strength or character is accepted into the system and specially treated subject to any payments or user charges as may be applicable.
The conservation of water and energy shall be encouraged by the Manager. In establishing discharge restrictions upon industrial users, he shall take into account already implemented or planned conservation steps revealed by the Class III user. Upon request of the Manager, each industrial user will provide the Manager with pertinent information showing that the quantities of substances or pollutants have not been nor will be increased as a result of the conservation steps. Upon such a showing to the satisfaction of the Manager, he shall make adjustments to discharge restrictions, which have been based on concentrations, to reflect the conservation steps.