Unless the context specifically and clearly
indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall
be as follows:
A discharge not caused by the fault of any person, and one
that could not have been prevented by any means suggested by common
prudence, which would interfere with the operation of the advanced
wastewater treatment facility (AWTF).
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act,[1] also known as the "Clean Water Act of 1977," as amended.
The publicly owned wastewater collection conveyance and treatment
system (POTW) as defined by Section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act of 1977," as amended.
All persons holding title to facilities or improvements for
which a permit for the connection to or discharge into the sewer system
is required.
Either:
[Amended 10-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6, approved 10-20-2008]
A principal executive officer of at least the level of Vice
President, if the user is a corporation; or
A general partner or proprietor, if the user is a partnership
or proprietorship, respectfully; or
A principal executive officer or ranking elected official, if
the user is a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency;
or
Schedules of activities, prohibition of practices, maintenance
procedures, other management practices, including treatment requirements
and operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff,
spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw
materials storage and shall be considered local limits and pretreatment
standards for the purpose of § 307(d) of the Act.
[Added 10-20-2008 by Ord.
No. 2008-6, approved 10-20-2008]
Includes, as applicable, each of the following: a commercial
establishment, a residential establishment, or an industrial establishment.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, five days at
20° expressed in terms of weight and concentration (milligrams
per liter).
Biochemical oxygen demand.
The Borough of Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, or
duly constituted and elected authorities thereof.
The Council of the Borough of Steelton.
The person responsible for the administrative management
and billing of the sewer system appointed by the Council of the Borough
of Steelton.
All facilities and property owned by the Borough as of any
particular time, including but not limited to, facilities for collecting,
pumping, and conveying sanitary sewage and industrial wastes into
the treatment plant of the City of Harrisburg, AWTF.
The pipe leading from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the collection sewer or the pressure sewer system.
Any regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) which apply to a specific category or subcategory of
industry regarding their discharge of pollutants.
Code of Federal Regulations.
The City of Harrisburg.
The Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, as amended and reenacted
by Act of October 10, 1980, P.L. 894, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1
to 691.702.
A federal statute enacted by Public Law 92-500, October 18,
1972; 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended by Public Law
95-217, December 28, 1977, Public Law 97-117, December 29, 1981, Public
Law 97-440, January 8, 1983, and Public Law 100-04, February 4, 1987.
The sanitary sewer collection system of the City and conveyance
system of the Harrisburg Authority in which wastewater is collected,
conveyed and discharged, or will be discharged into the advanced wastewater
treatment facility, AWTF.
The Borough's sanitary sewers located under highways, roads,
streets, and public rights-of-way that collect and convey sanitary
sewage or industrial wastes or a combination of both to a pumping
or treatment facility.
The sanitary sewer collection system of the City in which
wastewater is collected and discharged, or will be discharged, into
the AWTF.
Any room, group of rooms, containing plumbing and used or
intended for use in the operation of one business enterprise for the
sale or distribution of any product, commodity, article or service
or used or intended for use for any social or amusement purpose. Commercial
establishment does not include personal care boarding homes licensed
by the commonwealth.
[Amended 7-18-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-5, approved 7-18-2011]
Wastewater constituents, which the wastewater treatment plant
is designed to treat, and wastewater substances, which will not interfere
with the treatment system or pass through the treatment system inadequately
treated.
The act of checking specific conditions or requirements of
the industrial user permit.
A fee imposed in accordance with PA Act 209/Act 203 to reimburse
the Borough for the costs incurred in providing the necessary facilities
between the collection sewer and the property line of the property
to be served. Where the Borough has allowed the property owner or
others to construct these facilities, the connection fee will reflect
the Borough's cost of administrative processing, or other costs chargeable
to these facilities.
Each individual building or portion of a building (factory,
apartment house or office building), which is designed or adaptable
to separate ownership. Other multiple-unit structures whose individual
apartments or units are connected to a common internal sewage system
and are not subject to separate ownership shall be considered as one
connection unit.
Pollutants, which are usually found in domestic, commercial
or industrial wastes, such as phosphorus, total suspended solids,
biochemical oxygen demand, fecal coliform, adverse pH levels, and
oil and grease.
The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning,
cooling or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is
heat.
A fee imposed in accordance with PA Act 209/Act 203 to reimburse
the Borough for the costs of facilities installed between the property
line and the internal plumbing of the property to receive service.
Where the property owner or other install these facilities, the customer
facilities fee will reflect the Borough's cost of inspection, administrative
processing, or other costs chargeable to these facilities.
See PADEP.
The Department of Public Works of the City of Harrisburg.
The Director of the Department of Public Works of the City
of Harrisburg.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of treated or untreated wastewater into the sewer system.
The wastes produced from noncommercial or nonindustrial activities,
and which result from normal human living processes, which are of
substantially similar origin and strength to those typically produced
in residential establishments, including wastes from sanitary conveniences.
A single unit providing complete independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-5, approved 7-18-2011]
The then or current Consulting Engineer to the Borough.
An agency or administrative department of the United States,
or any other agency or administrative department of the United States
hereafter exercising all or any portion, as appropriate, of the powers
or jurisdiction presently being exercised thereby.
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
A measure of the volume of flow or expected flow of sanitary
sewage or industrial waste from any property that is equal to the
volume of flow discharged from one dwelling unit as determined in
accordance with sound engineering practice.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
"Clean Water Act of 1977," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
A sample, which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
The interceptor sewers, pumping stations and force mains
and all related structures which are a part of the wastewater facilities
transporting and conveying wastewater from facilities of the City
and any of suburban municipalities of the AWTF which are part of the
wastewater facilities.
Any waste from holding tanks of vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, septic tanks and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
Any property upon which there is erected a structure intended
for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings
or animals and from which domestic wastewater and/or industrial wastes
shall be or may be discharged.
The discharge of the introduction of nondomestic pollutants
from any source regulated under Section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the
Federal Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317(b), (c) or (d)], into the
AWTF. For the purposes of this definition, holding tank wastes shall
be considered indirect discharge.
Any nonresidential establishment discharging sewage and wastes
other than normal waste carried domestic sewage and wastes and cooling
water, directly or indirectly to the AWTF.
A source of indirect discharge, which does not constitute
a discharge of pollutants under regulations issued pursuant to Section
402 of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342).
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance, water-borne wastes
or form of energy rejected or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business proceeds or from the development, recovering or
processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any building or enclosure containing plumbing and used for
any educational, charitable, public, or religious purpose.
[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-5, approved 7-18-2011]
The inhibition or disruption of the AWTF treatment processes
or operation, which contributes to a violation of any requirement
of the Harrisburg Authority's NPDES permit. The term includes pollution
which prevents the use or disposal of sewage sludge by the AWTF in
accordance with Section 405 of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C. § 1345)
or any criteria, guidelines or regulations developed pursuant to the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control
Act[2] or more stringent state criteria applicable to the method
of disposal or use employed by the AWTF.
The agreement of lease between the City as lessee and the
Harrisburg Authority as lessor, whereunder the wastewater facilities
are leased to the City for operation and use, and any amendments and
supplements to such lease.
A locally established limit deemed to be a pretreatment standard
for the purpose of Section 307(d) of the Clean Water Act. The limit
is specific to the advanced wastewater treatment facility (AWTF) and
is based on the potential for pass-through, interference, sludge contamination
or capacity to cause damage or hazards to structures, equipment or
personnel of the advanced wastewater treatment facility (AWTF) by
the discharge of any pollutant by an industrial user.
Concentration based on mass of pollutant per unit volume.
A building occupied or used by two or more families living
independently of each other wherein each dwelling unit shall contain
private bath and kitchen facilities and has their own cooling, including
apartment house.
[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-5, approved 7-18-2011]
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance
with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Federal Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317(6)(b)
and (c), which applies to a specific category of industrial users.
A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal Act,
33. U.S.C. § 1342.
Any regulation developed under authority of Section 307(b)
of the Federal Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317(b) and 40 CFR 403.5.
Any new building, structure, facility or installation from
which there is or may be a discharge of pollutants, which commences
after the date of publication of a proposed pretreatment standard
under Section 307(c) of the Clean Water Act.
Any building, structure, room, group of rooms, establishment,
or facility other than a residence which discharge sewage and wastes,
including industrial wastes, directly or indirectly to the AWTF.
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic
habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which
structure sanitary sewage, industrial waste or both is or may be discharged.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
The Department of Environmental Protection, an agency or
administrative department of the commonwealth, or any other agency
or administrative department of the commonwealth hereafter exercising
all or any portion, as appropriate, of the powers or jurisdiction
presently being exercised thereby.
Indicates a mass ratio meaning milligrams per million milligrams,
and generally will be considered equivalent to milligrams per liter
(mg/L).
A discharge, which exits the AWTF into a waterway of the
United States in quantities, or concentrations, which, alone or in
conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is
a cause of a violation of the Harrisburg Authority's NPDES permit.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation (whether public or private) or other group or entity,
including a municipal authority and municipality.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution.
Any dredged solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage,
sewage sludge, munitions, chemical waste, wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock,
sand and cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste
discharged into water.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological or radiological integrity of water.
The sum of Arochlors 1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254,
or 1260.
[Added 5-16-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-4, approved 5-16-2011]
A complete grinder pump system, including grinder pump, motor,
basin, control panel, and pressure lateral between the grinder pump
unit and point of connection at the collection sewer.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the AWTF. The reduction
or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological
process, or process changes by other means, except as prohibited by
40 CFR 403.6(d) (dilution).
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment
other than a pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial user.
Any national categorical pretreatment standard, local limit, or discharge prohibition regulation identified in § 90-6 containing a list of pollutant discharge limitations.
Any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes
into direct contact with or results from the production or use of
any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product
or waste product. Sanitary, noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown
wastewaters are excluded unless they become process makeup water.
National Prohibited Discharge Standard.
Any improved property (any property within Steelton Borough
upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or
periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and
from which structure sanitary sewage and/or industrial waste shall
be or may be discharged) abutting on or adjoining any street or highway
in which a sewer or drain is located which is part of the sewer system.
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Clean
Water Act; which is owned by a state or municipality [as defined by
Section 502(4) of the Clean Water Act]. This definition includes any
devices and systems used in the storage, treatment; recycling, and
reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature.
It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances only if they
convey wastewater to a treatment facility.
A fee imposed by the Borough for allocating to a property
owner, based on his request, capacity in the Borough's sewer system
in advance of his payment of the Borough's tapping fee.
Any room, group of rooms, building or other enclosure occupied
or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a single
family or by persons living alone, excluding institutional dormitories,
but including personal care boarding homes licensed by the commonwealth.
Such property shall be billed and considered a separate entity.
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and commercial and industrial
establishments.
Sampling and analysis performed by the industrial user to
ensure compliance with permit provisions.
The second supplemental agreement dated September 15, 1976,
among the City of Harrisburg, Harrisburg Sewerage Authority and the
suburban municipalities, and any supplements and amendments to such
agreement.
The basic monthly charge for administrative services, including
the cost of servicing sewer customers, billing office support and
similar costs.
[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-5, approved 7-18-2011]
For sewer rental purposes, means the length of time for which
sewer rentals are billed as may be determined by the Bureau of Water
of the City to correspond with water service periods; except as otherwise
provided in the Second Supplemental Agreement dated September 15,
1976, among the City of Harrisburg and the suburban municipalities
and any supplements and amendments to such agreement.
Any pipe, main or conduit constituting a part of the sewer
system and used or usable for collection and transportation of sanitary
sewage and industrial wastes.
All the facilities for the collection and conveyance of sewage
and suitable industrial wastes into the AWTF and the treatment plant.
Standard Industrial Classification.
A responsible corporate officer, general partner, proprietor,
or duly authorized representative of that individual.
All categorical industrial users or any noncategorical industrial
users that:
Have a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more
per average work day of process wastewater; or
Have an average process flow which makes up
5% or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity
of the treatment plant (Ord. 43-1990); or
Have a reasonable potential in the opinion of
the Superintendent to adversely affect the treatment plant through
inhibition, pass-through of pollutants, sludge contamination or endangerment
of AWTF workers, or to violate any pretreatment standard or requirement.
One or more violations of:
[Amended 10-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6, approved 10-20-2008]
Pretreatment standards or requirements, including chronic violations,
technical review criteria violations or any discharge which alone
or in combination causes interference or pass-through, or endangers
the health or welfare of AWTF personnel, the public or environment,
or results in the AWTF exercising its emergency authority to halt
or prevent such discharge;
Best management practices;
Compliance schedule milestones;
Reporting requirements;
Accurately reporting noncompliance; or
Any other violation or group of violations the AWTF considers
to be significant.
Any pollutant released in a discharge at a flow or concentration
rate, which will cause interference with the operation of the AWTF.
A plan prepared by an industrial user to minimize the likelihood
of a spill and to expedite control and cleanup activities should a
spill occur.
The current standard construction and material specifications
for sanitary sewer extensions of the Borough.
A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management and Budget (1972).
The most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater, as published by the American Public Health
Association.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The facilities owned or leased by the Borough of Steelton,
which transport and convey wastewater from facilities of any of the
suburban municipalities, and not through the Harrisburg conveyance
system, to the wastewater treatment facilities, which are part of
the wastewater facilities.
The Borough of Penbrook, Borough of Paxtang, Borough of Steelton,
Township of Swatara, Township of Lower Paxton, and the Township of
Susquehanna and, as applicable, Swatara Township Authority, Lower
Paxton Authority, Steelton Borough Authority, and Susquehanna Township
Authority, collectively or individually, as appropriate.
The person designated by the City to supervise the operation
of the AWTF and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities
by this chapter or any other applicable legislation or one or more
duly authorized representatives.
The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of
or is suspended in water, wastewater or other liquids and which is
removable by laboratory filtering.
A fee imposed by the Borough in accordance with PA Act 209/Act
203 consisting of capacity part, collection system part, special purpose
part, and a reimbursement part.
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by the EPA under Section 307(a) of the
Federal Act or the federal laws.
Pretreatment.
The plant for the treatment of sewage conveyed thereto by
the collection system, and the equipment and facilities thereof; the
AWTF.
An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and
temporary noncompliance with the pretreatment standards because of
factors beyond the reasonable control of the industrial user. An upset
does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational
error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment
facilities, lack of preventive maintenance or careless or improper
operation.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of wastewater into the AWTF.
The act of not meeting specific conditions or requirements
(i.e., noncompliance).
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions,
together with any pollutants, which may be present, whether treated
or untreated, which are contributed into or permitted to enter the
sewer system.
The wastewater conveyance, treatment, disposal and related
facilities owned by the Harrisburg Authority and leased to the City
of Harrisburg for operation and use, including existing facilities
and all future additions and improvements thereto.
