[Adopted 4-9-1992 by Ord. No. 511 (Ch. 18, Part 4, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 670]
A.
Purpose. This article is adopted to promote and protect the public
health, safety, comfort, convenience and other aspects of the general
welfare. These general goals include, among others, the specific enforcement
of the Clean Water Act and Pennsylvania Streams Law and the various
regulations promulgated by DELCORA, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, and such other agencies which may succeed the aforementioned
agencies, and the implementation of the Delaware County Wastewater
Management Plan and the National Pretreatment Standards, 40 CFR 401
et seq.
A.
Violations. The Board of Commissioners of Upper Chichester Township
hereby ordains and establishes that any person, firm, or corporation
who fails or refuses to comply with the DELCORA Standards, Rules and
Regulations, embodied in DELCORA Resolution Number 91-03, adopted
May 22, 1991, as same may be amended from time to time, which is incorporated
herein by reference and attached hereto as Appendix A,[1] shall be subject to the penalties set forth in this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is on file in the Township offices.
B.
Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any
provision of this article shall be subject to pay a fine of up to
$1,000 or the maximum legal limit of the fining authority, whichever
is greater, and/or, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that each violation continues
of this article and/or DELCORA's Standards, Rules and Regulations,
as amended, shall constitute a separate offense.
C.
Prosecution.
(1)
Upper Chichester Township hereby appoints DELCORA or its designee,
as its agent having the power of the Township to institute proceedings
in the name of the Township against any and all persons, firms or
corporations who violate the provisions of this article.
(2)
In cases involving the enforcement of this article, the Solicitor
of DELCORA or its designee may cause subpoenas to be issued for witnesses
for the prosecution and may conduct the hearing on behalf of Upper
Chichester Township.
[Amended 12-12-1996 by Ord. No. 552; 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 670]
The DELCORA Local Limitations for the Eastern Service Area (the
"Eastern Limitations") and the DELCORA Local Limitations for the Western
Service Area (the "Western Limitations"), as set forth in DELCORA
Resolution 2011-11, attached hereto as Exhibit B[1] is hereby adopted as the local limitations for all discharges
of wastewater in Upper Chichester Township. All such discharges of
wastewater shall comply with the Western Limitations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Township offices.
