It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Borough or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough
any sanitary sewage or industrial waste except as provided in this
chapter.
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within
the municipality any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where
suitable treatment has been provided and where a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permit has been obtained from the appropriate
governmental authority, where required.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming
pool water, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial
process waters to any sanitary sewer, except with the prior written
consent of both the municipality and the PVSC. Stormwater and all
other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are
specifically designated as storm drains or to a natural outlet approved
by the Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water
may be discharged, on approval of the Engineer, to a storm drain or
natural outlet.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in §
399-47 and which, in the judgment of the Engineer, may have a deleterious effect upon sewerage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Engineer may:
B. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers.
C. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
D. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating
the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the
provisions of this chapter. If the Engineer permits the pretreatment
or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the
plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of
the Engineer and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes,
ordinances and laws.
Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a grease-producing
establishment in which a grease interceptor is required, the applicant
shall pay an initial fee of $150 to the Borough Clerk. An annual fee
of $150 shall thenceforth be payable to the Borough Clerk to cover
the Borough's costs for inspecting grease interceptors, for enforcement
of the requirements of this chapter. Existing grease-producing establishments
having a grease trap shall also pay an annual fee of $150.
The Plumbing Inspector, Health Officer or other designated person
shall administer the provisions of this article.
Violations of any of the provisions of the within article or
any permit issued under the authority of the within article may result
in the termination of the permit and/or the termination of the authority
to discharge into the system.