The following words and terms as used in this chapter shall be construed or defined as follows, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
ALLOWABLE INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance, waterborne waste or form of energy ejected or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, trade, or business process or from the development, recovery, or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage, which complies with all provisions of these regulations and which is allowed to be discharged into the sewer system by the rules and regulations of the Borough.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
AUTHORITY
The Lititz Sewer Authority,[1] as presently or hereafter constituted, to which has been referred by said borough the specific project of sewers.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
CONNECTION
[Repealed 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
CONNECTION FEE
A single charge levied against a property owner for each physical or actual connection of service line to the municipal sewer system, which fee is related to the actual costs of physically connecting the service line to the sewer system and the borough's fees and costs incurred in inspection of such connection.
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT or EDU
The EDU shall be equal to sewage discharge at a rate of 350 gallons of sewage per day, per unit.
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
INDIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge or the introduction of nondomestic pollutants from any source regulated under Section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the Act into the sewage system (including holding tank waste discharged into the system).
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNIT
A single-family residence, apartment unit or mobile home occupied by one or more persons.
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
INDUSTRIAL USER
A source of indirect discharge.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Solids, liquids or gaseous substances or forms of energy ejected or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing, trade or business process or in the course of development, recovering or processing of natural resources.
[Amended 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
LATERAL SEWER OR SERVICE CONNECTION
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to a curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, to the edge of the right-of-way of the street abutting property affected, or, if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral sewer or service connection" shall mean that portion of or place in a sanitary sewer which is provided for the connection of any service line.
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
OCCUPIED BUILDING
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage is or may be discharged.
PERSON
Natural persons, partnerships, organizations and corporations.
PREMISES ACCESSIBLE TO THE SEWER SYSTEM
[Repealed 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980]
PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS or PROHIBITED DISCHARGES
Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in § 100-4.1 of these regulations.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
SERVICE LINE
That part of the main building drain or sewer line extending from the exterior wall of a building to its connection with the lateral or service connection.
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991]
SEWAGE
Household waste, liquids, human or animal excretion and all substances commonly known as "sewage," but shall not include roof or surface waters, exhaust steam, oils, tar, grease, gasoline, benzine or other combustible gases and liquids and offal or insoluble solids or substances which would impair, impede, affect, interfere with or endanger the sewer system or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever or the functioning of the processes of sewage treatment or industrial waste.
[Amended 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980]
SEWAGE SYSTEM or SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All facilities operated by the Borough or the Authority which are used for collecting, plumbing, transporting, treating or disposing of sewage and allowable industrial waste. For the purposes of these regulations, "sewage system" and "sewerage system" shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the sewerage system from persons who are, by contract or agreement with the Borough, users of the Borough's sewerage system.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
SEWER MANAGER
Any person who may from time to time be placed in general charge of the sewer system by the Borough of Lititz.
SEWER SYSTEM or SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM
Sewers which convey sewage or industrial waste to the sewage treatment plant operated by the Borough.
[Amended 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980]
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER
Any industrial user that contributes over 25,000 gallons per day and either:
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
Contributes over 5% of the daily load for BOD, total suspended solids, ammonia, or total phosphorus; or
B. 
Whose discharge composition is such that the Borough determines it poses risk of upset, bypass, or interference to the sewage system.
SLUG
Any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or noncustomary batch discharge, or which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards of § 100-4.1 of these regulations.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
TAPPING FEE
A charge levied against the property owner of each property connecting to the Borough's sewer system, computed on an equivalent-dwelling-unit basis as authorized by Act 57 of 2003.[2]
[Added 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991; amended 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
USER
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution of wastewater into the Borough's sewerage system.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 27. Sewer Authority.
[2]
Editor’s Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5607.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 100-2. Time limit for connections, was repealed 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980.
[Amended 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980]
All sewage must be discharged to the sewer system.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 100-4, Prohibited discharges, as amended, was repealed 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
All sewage and allowable industrial wastes may be discharged to the sewerage system except those which the Borough deems harmful to the system or which are specifically prohibited by this chapter. The Borough may from time to time amend these rules and regulations to specifically prohibit certain discharges, and these rules and regulations shall not be deemed to create any vested rights to any particular discharge.
B. 
The discharge of stormwater runoff to the sewerage system is prohibited. No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, drainage from tile fields or unpolluted process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(1) 
All persons connecting occupied buildings to the sewage system shall provide adequate means for excluding stormwater runoff to any sanitary sewer.
(2) 
No person who connects an occupied building to the sewage system shall connect any roof drain or foundation drain thereto or permit any such drains to remain connected to the sewage system, nor shall he permit, allow or cause to enter into any sanitary sewer any springwater, or surface water from any other source.
(3) 
The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the present or future discharge of stormwater runoff to storm sewers or to natural watercourses within the Borough.
(4) 
No sump pumps or roof drains shall be connected to the sewage system without authorization by the Borough.
C. 
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which causes interference or pass-through. These general prohibitions apply to all such users of the sewerage system, whether or not the user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or pretreatment requirements.
D. 
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no user shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the sewerage system any sewage, industrial waste, pollutant or other matter or substance:
(1) 
Having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the sewage treatment plant resulting in interference and/or cause the temperature at the treatment plant to exceed 40° C. Additionally, no discharge shall exceed 60° C. at the point of public connection.
(2) 
Containing any liquids, solids, or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are, or may be, sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the sewerage system or to the operation of the sewage treatment plant, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed-cup flash point of less than 140° F. or 60° C. using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21. At no time shall two successive readings on any explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system), be more than 5% nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter.
(3) 
Containing unground garbage with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
(4) 
Containing solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the sewage treatment plant, such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, spent lime, stone dust, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metals, glass, rags, grass clippings, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, bentonite, lye, building materials, rubber, asphalt residues, hair, bones, leather, porcelain, china, ceramic wastes, polishing wastes, glass grinding or other solid or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction or other interference with the operation of the sewerage system.
(5) 
Having a pH less than 5.0 or more than 10.5 standard units or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, bacterial action or personnel of the sewerage system.
(6) 
Containing toxic or poisonous pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act.
(7) 
Containing a BOD or total suspended solids concentration of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials in the sewage treatment plant.
(8) 
Containing any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair.
(9) 
Containing dye from any source that will not have an effluent the equivalent of that produced by alum coagulation and chlorination to remove suspended or colloidal matter and bleach the dissolved dyes.
(10) 
Containing radioactive substances and/or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(11) 
Having a chlorine demand of such quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(12) 
Prohibited by any permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(13) 
Containing any substance which will cause the sewage treatment plant to violate its NPDES permit and/or state permit or the receiving water quality standards.
(14) 
Containing any substance which may cause the sewage treatment plant's effluent or any other product of the sewage treatment plant, such as residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case shall a substance discharged to the sewerage system cause the sewage treatment plant to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act; any criteria, guidelines, or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act; or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(15) 
Containing wastes which are not amenable to biological treatment or reduction in existing treatment facilities, specifically nonbiogradeable complex carbon compounds.
(16) 
Causing a hazard to human life or public nuisance.
(17) 
Containing total solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(18) 
Containing pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference to the sewage treatment plant.
(19) 
Containing fats, tars, greases, vegetable oil, petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass-through.
(20) 
Containing pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the sewerage system in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.
(21) 
Containing any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by the Borough.
(22) 
Containing detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which may cause excessive foaming in the sewerage system or may cause interference or pass through the sewage treatment plant.
(23) 
Waste prohibited by federal or Pennsylvania law or regulations, including the general pretreatment standards (40 CFR, Part 403) and categorical pretreatment standards.
(24) 
Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids, or other wastewater which.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
(25) 
Containing concentrations of anions, cations, and other various objectionable substances in excess of the following local limits, measured in a representative sample collected at the point of discharge to the sewerage system:
Parameter
Sample Type
Daily Maximum Allowable Concentration (Local Limit)
(mg/L)
Ammonia
Composite
Monitor1
Arsenic
Composite
0.030
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD-5)
Composite
1,200, monitor1
Cadmium
Composite
0.020
Chromium, total
Composite
1.0
Chromium, hexavalent
Composite
0.10
Copper
Composite
0.050
Cyanide
Grab
0.20
Dissolved solids, total (TDS)
Composite
2,000
Flourides
Composite
1.50
Iron
Composite
5.00
Lead
Composite
0.075
Manganese
Composite
0.50
Mercury
Composite
0.01
Molybdenum
Composite
0.11
Nickel
Composite
0.25
Nitrogen, total
Composite
Monitor1
Oil and grease (O&G)
Grab
100
pH
Grab
5.0 to 10.5 s.u.2
Phosphorus, total
Composite
Monitor1
Selenium
Composite
0.050
Silver
Composite
0.50
Suspended solids, total (TSS)
Composite
Monitor1
Temperature
Grab
40° C. (at headworks)
60° C. (at connection)
Zinc
Composite
0.10
NOTES:
1
Monitor and report. Parameter subject to surcharge fees.
2
Discharges <6.0 or >9.0 s.u., subject to surcharge fees on a case-by-case basis.
Provided, however, that deviations from the above schedule may be authorized by the Borough at its sole discretion, upon affirmative showing, by the person requesting the same, that such deviation will not be harmful to the sewerage system or the sewage treatment plant or cause the plant effluent to violate its current NPDES discharge limitations. For the purpose of this chapter, an allowable deviation may be granted by the Borough, provided that the corresponding total loading allocated for each objectionable substance does not exceed the maximum allowable industrial loading limit. Deviations granted by the Borough shall be incorporated in the industrial user's discharge permit. In no event shall a deviation allow a discharge to occur that is below the federal pH standard of 5.0 s.u.
E. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or proposed to be discharged, to the sewerage system, which waters or wastes contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated and prohibited in this chapter or which, in the judgment of the Borough, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewerage system or receiving waters, the Borough may, upon giving official notice to the discharger:
(1) 
Reject the waste.
(2) 
Require pretreatment to reduce characteristics to daily maximum allowable concentrations permitted by this chapter or any other applicable rules or law.
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(4) 
Require immediate discontinuance of the waste discharge until such time as it meets the requirements of this chapter.
F. 
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided where, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity acceptable to the Borough and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Users having such devices shall submit annual reports to the Borough that include receipts, manifests, bills and other proof that these devices are in place and have been properly maintained.
G. 
The use of mechanical garbage grinders producing a finely divided mass, properly flushed with an ample amount of water, shall be permitted upon the condition that no such mechanical garbage grinder to serve premises used for commercial purposes shall be installed until permission for such installation shall have been obtained from the Borough.
H. 
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at the owner's expense and shall be accessible to the Borough for inspection and testing.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
Upon the promulgation of the categorical pretreatment standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the general standard, if more stringent than limitations imposed under this chapter for sources in that subcategory, shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this chapter. The Borough shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFR 403.12. The categorical standards found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471, are incorporated herein by reference.
B. 
Modification of Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Where the Borough's sewage treatment plant achieves consistent removal of pollutants limited by federal categorical standards, the Borough may apply to the regulatory authority for modification of specific limits in the federal categorical standards.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
State requirements and limitations on discharge shall apply in any case where they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those in this chapter.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
The Borough reserves the right to establish more-stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the sewerage system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented in § 100-4.1 of this chapter. Nothing in these rules and regulations shall be deemed to create any vested right in any user to a particular level, amount, concentration, characteristic or type of discharge.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
No user shall ever increase the use of process water or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by the Borough or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this Borough and from slugs. Facilities to prevent slugs or accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Borough for review and shall be approved by the Borough before construction of the facility. No user who commences contribution to the sewerage system after the effective date of this chapter shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the sewerage system until slug and accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the Borough. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify the user's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. In the case of an accidental discharge or slug discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately telephone and notify the Borough of the incident. The notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions.
B. 
Any user required to develop and implement an accidental spill prevention and/or slug control plan shall submit a plan which addresses, at a minimum, the following:
(1) 
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2) 
Description of stored chemicals;
(3) 
Procedures for immediately notifying the Borough of any accidental or slug discharges, including any discharge that would violate a prohibition under § 100-4.1, with procedures for follow-up written notification within five days;
(4) 
If required by the Borough, procedures to prevent adverse impact from accidental spills, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic chemicals (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
Within five days following an accidental or slug discharge, the user shall submit to the Borough a detailed written report describing the cause of the accidental or slug discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the sewerage system, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous or unauthorized discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may suffer such a dangerous discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
Filter backwash lines shall be discharged to the sewerage system as follows:
A. 
Sand filter backwash may be discharged to the sewerage system.
B. 
Diatomaceous earth filter backwash shall be connected to the sewerage system through settling tanks with three months' storage capacity of spent diatomaceous earth, which tanks shall be readily accessible for removing solid waste for disposal.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
The industrial wastes discharged by tank trucks into the sewerage system shall not contain industrial waste, chemicals, or other matter, with or without pretreatment, that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
B. 
Any industrial waste to be discharged from tank trucks shall be disposed of at the location designated at the sewage treatment plant at the time or times and at the rate or rates of discharge fixed by the Borough.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
Users shall design, construct, operate and maintain wastewater pretreatment facilities whenever necessary to reduce or modify the user's wastewater to achieve compliance with this chapter, national pretreatment standards, pretreatment requirements, and conditions or limitations contained in the user's industrial waste discharge permit, or any sludge limitation imposed by federal, state or local authorities. The review or approval of pretreatment facility plans, specifications and operating procedures by the Borough or its consulting engineer shall not excuse or mitigate any violations by the user of this chapter or any federal, state or local requirements.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A significant industrial user ("SIU") may be required by the Borough to enter into a user agreement. Such user agreement will establish additional restrictions, surcharges, fees and pretreatment requirements as deemed necessary by the Borough for the protection of the sewerage system and to provide for equitable cost sharing between users of the sewerage system. The user agreement may establish specific sampling and monitoring requirements for the SIU. An SIU with a user agreement is subject to pay reasonable administrative, sampling and reporting fees incurred by the Borough in administering the user agreement. The Borough shall submit invoices and receipts to the SIU for reimbursement of such costs by the SIU.
[Amended 4-16-1970 by Ord. No. C-106, approved 4-16-1970; 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980]
A. 
Sampling and reporting.
(1) 
All those who discharge or desire to discharge industrial wastes into the sewer system shall fill in and file with the borough quarterly an industrial wastes report in a form determined by the borough, which shall furnish pertinent or predicted data inclusive of quantity of flow and analysis of the character and concentration of the typical industrial wastes discharged or to be discharged into the sewer system. Such report shall be based on analysis by an independent testing laboratory, at the expense of the discharger. The installation, operation and maintenance of the sewage sampling facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging the industrial wastes into the sewer system and shall be subject at all times to the approval of the Borough Council or its sewer system engineer. Access to the sewage sampling location or locations shall be available to the Borough Council or its duly authorized representatives at all times. Due care shall be exercised in the collection and preservation of all samples to ensure the preservation of the sample in as nearly its natural state as possible, including the refrigeration of all samples which will be analyzed by biochemical methods.
(2) 
An authorized representative of the borough may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this Article or other applicable local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. This information may include:
(a) 
Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
(b) 
Laboratory analyses of wastewaters.
(c) 
Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality.
(d) 
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control.
(e) 
A plot plan of sewers on the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility locations.
(f) 
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(g) 
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
B. 
Peak flows. No discharger of industrial waste shall discharge such waste at an instantaneous peak rate higher than twice the average daily rate of discharge.
C. 
Powers and authority of inspectors.
(1) 
Duly authorized employees of the borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the sewer system.
(2) 
Duly authorized employees of the borough are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes resulting in industrial waste. The industry may withhold information if the industry establishes to the satisfaction of the borough that the revelation to the public of the information in question would result in an advantage to competitors.
(3) 
While performing the necessary work on private properties, duly authorized employees of the borough shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the borough employees, and the borough shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by borough employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions. For the purpose of this section, the term "owner" is defined to mean and include the lawful owner of the premises, the operator of any lawful business on the premises, the tenant, lessee and any other person lawfully occupying the premises by and with the consent and permission of the owner.
(4) 
Duly authorized employees of the borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the borough holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewer system lying within said easement.
No connections shall be made to the sewer system except by a plumber duly registered and licensed by the borough and in the manner and of such materials as are approved of by the sewer manager or his duly appointed deputy or assistant and in compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by existing ordinances or as may otherwise be required by law.
[Amended 5-31-2005 by Ord. No. C-466, approved 5-31-2005]
Where the building connected to the sewer system is used, in whole or in part, for preparation or serving of food to the public, including, but not limited to, eating houses, restaurants, nursing homes, hotels, drugstores, bars and saloons, there shall be installed in each connection a grease interceptor or trap.
A. 
Installation plans and specifications for proposed oil and grease interceptor systems shall be submitted to the Borough prior to the start of installation. Installation shall not be started until approval of the system has been obtained from the Borough.
B. 
Owners of said facilities shall, at their expense, provide a written inspection and cleaning report of the grease trap/interceptor by a properly licensed professional. This annual report shall be submitted to the Borough on or before the anniversary date of the Borough's approval of the system. The owner shall also self-monitor the system on an ongoing basis to assure its proper operation.
Each separate occupied building shall be provided with an independent connection with the sewer system and two or more occupied buildings shall not be permitted to discharge into the building lateral connecting any property with the sewer system except with the consent of the borough.
Any person who erects, constructs or maintains a privy, cesspool, sinkhole or septic tank on any property accessible to the sewer system shall be deemed and shall be declared to be erecting, constructing and maintaining a nuisance, which nuisance the borough may abate in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 10-31-1978 by Ord. No. C-224, approved 10-31-1978; 11-25-1980 by Ord. No. C-257, approved 11-25-1980; 8-6-2013 by Ord. No. C-527, approved 8-6-2013]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation (whether owner, occupier, plumber or other responsible person, firm or corporation) who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per offense, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense. If such violation shall not be corrected within 10 days after notice from the Borough served on the property owner, the Borough may either:
(1) 
Enter upon the property and correct the defect or make the necessary connection and charge the cost thereof against the owner or owners of the property and collect the same by lien or suit;
(2) 
Take legal action to compel the owner or owners or occupier or occupiers to correct the defect or make any required connection;
(3) 
Enter upon the property and shut off sewer and/or water service and restore the same only upon payment of the cost of shutting off and restoring service and of any work done by the Borough; or
(4) 
Pursue any or all of its remedies cumulatively.
B. 
Any party aggrieved by an "adjudication," as that term is defined in the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., may request a hearing before the Borough Council if no other hearing procedure exists. The request shall be in writing, shall reasonably describe the decision, determination, ruling or other adjudication in question and the basis for disagreement with it, shall be signed by the person or persons aggrieved and contain the addresses and telephone numbers of the persons claiming to be aggrieved and shall be filed with the Borough Manager. The request shall be filed within 30 days of the date the party knew or reasonably should have first known himself or herself to be aggrieved. The Council shall schedule a hearing and give reasonable notice thereof to all persons who have requested a hearing. The procedure shall thereafter be in accordance with the Local Agency Law.
C. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the sewer system which contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in §§ 100-4.1 through 100-4.12 or which, in the judgment of the Borough, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Borough may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the system;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
D. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be liable to the Borough for any expense, loss, damage, fine or penalty occasioned because of such violation.