For the purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
Any inhibition or disruption of the ALCOSAN facilities, its
treatment processes or operations, its sludge processes, use or disposal,
or of any sewer, pipe or other conveyance located in the Borough and
transmitting substances into the ALCOSAN facilities, which is a cause
of and significantly contributes to either a violation of any requirement
of ALCOSAN'S National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit
(hereinafter called "NPDES permit") including an increase in the magnitude
or duration of a violation or to the prevention of sewage sludge use
or disposal by ALCOSAN in accordance with the following statutory
provisions and rules, regulations or permits issued thereunder: Pennsylvania
Sewage Facilities Act (35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.), Pennsylvania
Clean Streams Act (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.), Pennsylvania
Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.),
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et
seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et
seq.), including Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and including all Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
statutes and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations
prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), and the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), County
of Allegheny Health Code and the Pollution Control Standards of the
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. (All such statutory
provisions, rules, regulations or permits are hereinafter collectively
called "laws.") A user significantly contributes to such a permit
violation or prevention or sludge use or disposal in accordance with
the above-cited laws whenever such user:
Discharges daily pollutant loading in excess
of that allowed by permit or by contract with ALCOSAN or by federal,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, ALCOSAN or Borough
laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.
Discharges wastewater which substantially differs
in nature or constituents from the user's average discharge.
Knows or has reason to know that its discharge,
alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would
result in violation of ALCOSAN's NPDES permit or prevent sewage sludge
use or disposal in accordance with the above cited laws as they apply
to ALCOSAN's selected method of sludge.
Any discharge of pollutant through the facilities of ALCOSAN
into navigable waters or any stream in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in quantities or concentrations which are a cause of and significantly
contribute to a violation of any requirement of ALCOSAN's NPDES permit
(including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
A user significantly contributes to such a permit violation where
it:
Discharges a daily pollutant loading in excess
of that allowed by permit or by contract with ALCOSAN or by federal,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, ALCOSAN or Borough
laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.
Discharges wastewater which substantially differs
in nature or constituents from the user's average discharge.
Knows or has reason to know that its discharge,
alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would
result in a permit violation.
Knows or has reason to know that ALCOSAN is,
for any reason, violating its final effluent limitations in its permit
and that such user's discharge, either alone or in conjunction with
discharges from other sources, increases the magnitude or duration
of ALCOSAN's violations.
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall introduce or cause to be introduced, directly or indirectly,
into the facilities of ALCOSAN or into any sewer, pipe or other conveyance
located in the Borough and transmitting substances into the facilities
of ALCOSAN, any toxic substance, pollutant or other wastewater which
will:
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall introduce, permit or cause to be introduced, directly or indirectly,
into the facilities of ALCOSAN or into any sewer, pipe or other conveyance
located in the Borough and transmitting substances into the facilities
of ALCOSAN any of the following:
A.
Any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with
or substantially adversely affect the operation or performance of
the ALCOSAN treatment plant, or pass through said plant into navigable
waters or streams of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in quantities
or concentrations which are a cause of and significantly contribute
to a violation of any requirement of the above cited laws or the ALCOSAN
NPDES permit, or adversely affect the use or disposal of ALCOSAN sludge
or other residues.
B.
Any substance which will endanger the life, health
or safety of the treatment plant, sewer maintenance and plant operations
personnel or which would preclude safe entry into the sewer system
or any portion of the treatment plant.
C.
Any ignitable, reactive, explosive or corrosive waste.
D.
All wastes that are defined or listed as hazardous
under the regulations enacted by agencies of the federal government
or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E.
Any wastewater with a temperature great enough to
inhibit biological activity in the ALCOSAN treatment plant.
F.
Any waste which exceeds the naturally occurring background
levels for either alpha, beta or gamma radiation and/or any wastewater
containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or
concentration not in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
G.
Any solids or viscous substances capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of ALCOSAN's facilities or facilities discharging into the
ALCOSAN's system.
H.
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids
which either singly or by interaction with other wastes may create
a public nuisance or adversely affect public health or safety.
I.
Pathological wastes from a hospital or other medical
establishment.
J.
Garbage, whether ground or not, except properly shredded
food waste garbage resulting from the proper use of a garbage grinder
or disposer of a type approved by ALCOSAN and maintained in good operating
condition.
K.
Sludges or other materials from septic tanks or similar
facilities or from sewage or industrial waste treatment plants or
from water treatment plants, unless the discharge of such sludges
and other materials is specifically approved by ALCOSAN.
L.
Any substance which violates discharge regulations
as established by authorized agencies of the federal government, the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
Commission, Allegheny County or ALCOSAN.
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall introduce or cause to be introduced, directly or indirectly,
into the facilities of ALCOSAN or into any sewer, pipe or other conveyance
located in the Borough and transmitting substances into the facilities
of the Sanitary Authority, any toxic substance, pollutant or other
wastewater in violation of national categorical or general pretreatment
standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
pursuant to § 307(b) and (c) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act [33 U.S.C. § 111317(b) and (c)].
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall take any action or do or cause to be done any thing in violation
of any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or of
any regulation promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
pursuant thereto.
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall take any action or do or cause to be done anything in violation
of any rule or regulation of ALCOSAN or of laws, ordinances, rules
or regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County of
Allegheny, the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission or the
Borough pertaining to sewage discharge, introduction or treatment.
Any person, firm, association or corporation
violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article is
continued shall constitute a separate offense. In the case of firms
or associations, the penalty may be imposed upon the partners or members
thereof, and in the case of corporations, upon the officers thereof.
