No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly
or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will cause to pass
through or interfere with the operation or performance of the municipal
sewage system. These general prohibitions apply to all such users
of a municipal sewage system, whether or not the user is subject to
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other national,
state or local pretreatment standards or requirements. A user shall
not contribute the following substances to the municipal sewage system:
A. 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 municipal sewage system or to the operation of the municipal
sewage system. At no time shall two successive readings on an 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. Prohibited materials
include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene,
toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides,
chlorates, perchlorates, bromides, carbides, hydrides, and sulfides.
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)
are also prohibited.
B. Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow
in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the sewage
treatment facilities such as, but not limited to: grease, garbage
with particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension, animal
guts, animal tissues or wastes, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides
or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand,
spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass
clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics,
tar, asphalt residues, residues from glass grinding or polishing wastes.
C. Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.5 or more than 9.0 or wastewater
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structures, equipment and/or personnel of the municipal sewage
system.
D. Any wastewater:
(1) Containing
toxic 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, pass
through the municipal sewage system and degrade the receiving stream;
or
(2) Containing
substances in amounts that exceed any limitations set forth in a National
Categorical Pretreatment Standard or any limitation in this Part.
E. 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.
F. Any substance which may cause the municipal sewage system's
effluent or any other product of the municipal sewage system 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 municipal sewage system cause the municipal
sewage system 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 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, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or state criteria applicable to the sludge management
method being used.
G. Any substance which will cause the municipal sewage system to violate
its NPDES and/or Pennsylvania DEP stream discharge permit, or cause
a violation of the water quality standards of the receiving stream.
H. Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment
process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions.
I. Any wastewater as it enters the Township's sewer with a temperature
greater than 50° C. (122° F.) or, when in combination with
other wastewaters, will increase the temperature of the influent to
the municipal sewage system treatment plant above 40° C. (104°
F.); or which heat will inhibit biological activity in the municipal
sewage system resulting in interference.
J. Any pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD) or suspended
solids released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which
will cause interference to the municipal sewage system.
K. Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes.
L. Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public
nuisance.
M. Any hauled or trucked pollutants discharged at points other than
those designated by the Township.
The Township reserves the right to establish by ordinance more
stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the wastewater
disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives
presented in this Part.
Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user
shall submit to the Township Manager a detailed written report describing
the cause of the 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 municipal sewage
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 article or other applicable
law.