[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following
words and terms used in this Part shall have the following meanings:
A building which is intended to be used for continuous or
periodic habitation by human beings and containing two or more family
dwelling units, or which contains business or professional offices
and one or more family dwelling units or which contains business,
professional or any other similar type of office or offices.
The report required in 40 CFR Part 403.12, to be submitted
by all industrial users and waste generators subject to categorical
pretreatment standards.
Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance
procedures, and other management practices not limited to but including
management plans, treatment requirements, operating procedures, and
practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge
or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
The quantity of dissolved oxygen consumed in the biochemical
oxidation of the organic matter in sewage, holding tank waste, septage
or trucked industrial waste under standard laboratory procedures in
five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
It shall be determined by an acceptable method described in 40 CFR
Part 136 and amendments hereto or any method approved by EPA.
The elected and appointed members of the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Manchester, as now or hereafter constituted and
its duly authorized agents or representatives.
Pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance
with § 307 of the Clean Water Act that apply to regulated
process waste. They are based on the capability of a specific wastewater
treatment technology or a series of technologies to reduce pollutant
discharges equivalent to best available technology (BAT).
Public Law 92-500, October 18, 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq., as amended by P.L. 95-217, December 28, 1977, P.L. 97-117,
December 29, 1981, P.L. 97-440, January 8, 1983 and P.L. 100-04, February
4, 1987.
A sewer designed to receive both sewage and stormwater runoff
which has been approved for such purpose.
A property which is intended to be used for the purpose of
carrying on a trade, business or profession or for social, religious,
educational, charitable or public uses.
A permit issued to those industrial users that Springettsbury
Township does not classify as significant industrial users, but are
considered to have a minor impact, either potential or realized, either
singly or in combination with other contributing commercial or industrial
establishments on the sanitary sewer system and/or the wastewater
treatment facility (either its operational efficiency, effluent quality
or quality of the sludge produced by such facility).
Any contributor discharging wastewater generated at a commercial
establishment to the Springettsbury Township Wastewater Treatment
Facility through direct connection (as opposed to discharging to the
wastewater treatment facility through a waste hauler).
A sample consisting of a combination of individual samples
regardless of flow, obtained at regular intervals over a period of
time and shall reasonably reflect the actual discharge conditions
for that period of time.
A sample consisting of a combination of individual samples,
regardless of flow, collected at regular intervals over a period of
time, the sampling duration shall be not less than 20 hours, but shall
not exceed 28 hours.
The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, or any department or agency of the Commonwealth succeeding
to the existing jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of
Environmental Protection.
A property which is intended to be used for continuous or
periodic habitation by human beings in a single-family unit.
Any person discharging only sanitary sewage.
A dwelling consisting of a room, group of rooms, house trailer
or other enclosure occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate
living quarters by a family or persons living together or by persons
living alone. The value of sewage generated by one EDU is, for purposes
of this Part, 350 gallons per day.
The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States
or agency or department of the United States succeeding to the existing
jurisdiction or responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Any food service facility which prepares and/or packages
food or beverages for sale or consumption, on or off site, with the
exception of private residences. Food service facilities shall include,
but are not limited to: food courts, food manufacturers, food packagers,
restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, lounges, hospitals, hotels,
nursing homes, churches, schools, snack bars, grills, catering services,
butchers and all other food service facilities not listed above.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
A sample taken from a waste stream on a one time basis with
no regard to the flow in the waste stream and collected over a period
of time not exceeding 15 minutes but shall reasonably reflect actual
discharge conditions for that instant.
A device, located inside or outside a food service facility,
designed to collect, contain or remove food wastes and grease from
the waste stream while allowing the balance of the liquid waste to
discharge to the wastewater collection system by gravity.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A watertight receptacle designed to receive and retain sewage
and is constructed to facilitate the ultimate disposal of the sewage
at another site.
Sanitary sewage that is certified by the generator and waste
hauler licensed by Springettsbury Township, to originate from normal
household functions, and that is stored in such a manner so as not
to concentrate said waste to level of nonfilterable residue exceeding
999 mg/L, the measurement of such total suspended solids being performed
by Springettsbury Township staff, and shall include sanitary sewage
removed from holding tanks such as, but not limited to, chemical toilet
wastes, retention tank wastes and vault privy wastes.
Refers to the introduction of pollutants into the Springettsbury
Township Wastewater Treatment Facility from a nondomestic source.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A property which is intended to be used in whole or in part
for the manufacture, conversion or assembly of any product, commodity
or article.
Any contributor discharging to the Springettsbury Township
Wastewater Treatment Facility through direct connection (as opposed
to discharging to the wastewater treatment facility through a waste
hauler) which is not a domestic user or commercial user.
The permit issued to a significant industrial user by Springettsbury Township pursuant to § 18-704(5) of this Part.
Any liquid, gaseous or waterborne wastes from industrial or commercial establishments or wastes having those characteristics of unacceptable wastes enumerated in § 18-705 of this Part, that are discharged into the public sanitary sewage system through direct connection (as opposed to discharge by a waste hauler), as distinct from, but not including, sanitary sewage.
Refers to the maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed
to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any
discrete or composited sample collected, independent of the industrial
flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge
or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the wastewater
treatment facility, its treatment processes or operations, or its
sludge processes, end-use, or disposal and results in a violation
of any requirement of the wastewater treatment facility's NPDES
permit or prevents sludge use or disposal in compliance with applicable
federal statutes, permits or regulations, or that results in a violation
of any requirement of the Air Pollution Control Act.
A permit issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) for discharge of wastewaters to the navigable water
of the United States pursuant to § 402 of the CWA, as amended.
Any building, structure, facility or installation from which
there is or may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of
which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards
under § 307(c) of the Clean Water Act which shall be applicable
to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance
with that section; provided, that:
The building, structure, facility or installation is constructed
at a site at which no other source is located; or,
The building, structure, facility or installation totally replaces
the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants
at an existing source; or,
The production of wastewater generating processes of the building,
structure, facility or installation are substantially independent
of an existing source at the same site.
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In determining whether these are substantially independent,
factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated
with the existing plant and the extent to which the new facility is
engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source
should be considered. Determination of "new source" status shall be
consistent with the provisions of 40 CFR Part 408.3(k)(1), (k)(2)
and (k)(3).
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The report required by 40 CFR Part 403.12(d) and which describes
the user's compliance status with categorical pretreatment standards,
to be submitted by all industrial users subject to categorical pretreatment
standards.
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic
habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which
structure sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, or either thereof,
is or may be discharged.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property or his authorized representative.
A discharge which exits the wastewater treatment facility
into the waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations
which, alone or in conjunction with other discharges, are a violation
of the wastewater treatment facility's NPDES permit, including
an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
An individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation,
a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a governmental
body, a political subdivision, a municipality, a municipal authority
or any other group or legally recognized entity. The masculine gender
shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural
where indicated by the context.
The measure of the intensity of the acidic or alkaline character
of a material, liquid or solid. pH is represented on a scale of 0
to 14 with 7 representing a neutral state, 0 representing the most
acidic and 14 the most alkaline. It shall be determined by one of
the acceptable methods described in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments
thereto or by any method approved by EPA.
Dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage,
sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive
materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar
dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into
water or any material that, when added to water, shall render that
water (either because of the nature or quantity of the material) unacceptable
for its original intended use.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and radiological integrity of water.
Publicly owned treatment works.
Any real estate abutting on or adjoining or having access
to any street, alley or right-of-way in which a sewer is located which
ultimately connects to the public sanitary sewage system upon which
the principal building is within 150 feet of such sewer and to which
sewer there is gravity flow from the first floor level of such building.
The person designated by Springettsbury Township to administer
the monitoring and enforcement of industrial waste pretreatment for
industrial and commercial contributors of the Springettsbury Township
Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the public sanitary
sewage system. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical or biological processes or process changes by other means.
The processes or equipment used by a user to reduce the amount
of pollutants, eliminate pollutants or alter the nature of pollutant
properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu
of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the public
sanitary sewage system. Pretreatment facilities or plants shall include,
but are not limited to, systems designed to remove metals, grease/oil,
BOD, total suspended solids and toxic organics.
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment
imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
Categorical pretreatment standards and unacceptable wastes and discharges enumerated in § 18-705 of this Part.
The pipe extending across private property originating at
one or more occupied buildings and terminating at the public service
lateral. The private service lateral shall normally extend to the
street curb or street easement line. In some cases, the private service
lateral may not extend to the street curb or street easement line.
Any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes
into direct contact with or results from the production of or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product
or waste product, excluding sanitary noncontact cooling water and
boiler blow down.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles shall be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with
no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
All sanitary or combined sewers, all pumping stations, all
force mains, all sewage treatment works and all other sewage facilities
owned or leased and operated by the Township and Springettsbury Township
for the collection, transportation and treatment of sanitary sewage
and industrial wastes together with their appurtenances and any additions,
extensions or improvements thereto. It shall also include sewers within
the Township's service area which serve one or more persons and
discharges into the public sanitary sewage system even though those
sewers may not have been constructed by the Township, or are not located
within the Township boundaries, or are not owned or maintained by
the Township. It does include separate storm sewers or culverts which
have been constructed for the sole purpose of carrying storm and surface
runoff, the discharge from which is not and does not become tributary
to the wastewater treatment facility.
The pipe extending from the public sanitary sewage system
and connecting to the private service lateral at the transition joint.
Usually the public service lateral is installed by the township, the
township's agent or by a developer and later dedicated to the
township. The public service lateral shall normally extend to the
street curb or street easement line.
The chief executive officer or the chief operating officer of
the user facility if the industrial user or waste generator is a corporation.
A partner or the general manager of the user facility if the
industrial user or waste generator is a partnership.
The owner or the general manager of the user facility if the
industrial user or waste generator is a proprietorship.
The person duly designated as the responsible individual by
a corporation, partnership or proprietorship, provided, such person
shall be actually responsible for overall operation of the user facilities.
Wastewater originating from domestic users containing human
and customary household wastes or such wastes from commercial or industrial
establishments, but excluding industrial wastes.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A daily composite or grab sample collected from a significant
industrial user based on a schedule formulated in accordance with
§ 18-708(A) of this Part.
Waste that is generated in a septic tank as defined by this
section and is certified by the generator and waste hauler licensed
by the Township and Springettsbury Township to originate from normal
household functions and is concentrated or treated in such a manner
so as to result in a concentration of total suspended solids between
5,000 mg/L and 24,999 mg/L, the measurement of such total suspended
solids being performed by Springettsbury Township staff.
An individual wastewater treatment system designed to treat
sanitary sewage through sedimentation, sludge digestion and liquid
discharge.
Sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes carried either separately
or in combination.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Mandatory; "may" is permissive.
All industrial users that are regulated by categorical pretreatment
standards, or any industrial user of the Springettsbury Township Wastewater
Treatment Facility who has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more
of process wastewater per average workday, or contributes a process
waste stream which makes up 5% or more of the average dry weather
flow or organic (BOD) capacity of the wastewater treatment facility,
or is found by Springettsbury Township, EPA or DEP to have significant
impact, either potential or realized, either singly or in combination
with other wastes, on the sanitary sewer system and/or the wastewater
treatment facility (either its operational efficiency, effluent quality
or quality of sludge produced by said facility).
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
Any instance of noncompliance with pretreatment requirements
(limits, sampling, analysis, reporting and meeting compliance schedules
and regulatory deadlines) for which the industrial user is liable
for enforcement, including penalties. The following are the criteria
used to determine SNC:
Violations of wastewater discharge limits:
Chronic violations: 66% or more of the measurements exceed the
same daily maximum limit, average limit, or instantaneous limit in
a six-month period (any magnitude of exceedence) of a pretreatment
standard or requirement.
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations: 33% or more of the
measurements exceed the same daily maximum limit, average limit, or
instantaneous limit by more than the TRC in a six-month period (any
magnitude of exceedence) of a pretreatment standard or requirement.
Any other violation(s) of an effluent limit average, daily maximum
or instantaneous limit that the control authority believes has caused,
alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through
or endangers the health of Township personnel or the public.
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment
to human health/welfare or to the environment and has resulted in
the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent
such a discharge.
Violations of compliance schedule milestones for starting and
completing construction and attaining final compliance by 90 days
or more after the schedule date.
Failure to provide reports for compliance schedules, self-monitoring
reports or categorical standards within 45 days from the due date.
Failure to accurately report noncompliance.
Any other violation or group of violations that the Township
considers to be significant.
For an industrial user that is in SNC, the Township must report
the information to the approval authority as part of the pretreatment
performance summary of industrial user noncompliance, list the industrial
user in the largest daily newspaper as having significant violations
and address SNC through appropriate enforcement action that may include
administrative fines or document in a timely manner the reasons for
withholding enforcement.
All waste generators that are regulated by categorical pretreatment
standards or any waste generator who has a discharge frequency, flow
or character that is found by Springettsbury Township, EPA or DEP
to have significant impact on the wastewater treatment facility (either
its operational efficiency, effluent quality or quality of the sludge
produced by said facility), either potential or realized, either singly
or in combination with other wastes entering the wastewater treatment
facility.
Any pollutant (including, but not limited to BOD, total suspended
solids, other conventional pollutants and toxics) released in a discharge
at a flow and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference
or pass through at the Springettsbury Township Wastewater Treatment
Facility.
A classification pursuant to the latest Standard Industrial
Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget.
A sewer which is intended to carry stormwater runoff, surface
water, ground water drainage, etc., but which is not intended to carry
any sanitary sewage or industrial waste.
That portion of precipitation which reaches a channel, trench,
sewer or sink.
The concentration of total phosphate in sewage or trucked
industrial waste as determined by an acceptable method referenced
in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments thereto, or by any other method
approved by EPA, expressed in mg/L as P.
Solids that either float to the surface or are in suspension
in water, sewage, industrial waste or other liquids and which are
removable by laboratory filtration. The quantity of total suspended
solids shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described
in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments thereto, or by any method approved
by EPA.
The point of connection of the public service lateral and
the private service lateral. The transition joint is usually apparent
by the junction of pipes of different materials or diameters. In the
absence of a clearly defined transition joint, a Township representative
will determine the location of the transition joint. The transition
joint will normally be within nine feet of the street curb line.
Any liquid, gaseous or waterborne wastes from industrial or commercial establishments, or leachate from sanitary landfills, or wastes having those characteristics enumerated in § 18-705 of this Part, as distinct from sanitary sewage, holding tank wastes and septage, that are transported by vehicle and discharged to the public sanitary sewage system.
Township of Manchester, York County, Pennsylvania.
Water that has not had its pollutant level raised by the
user, or any water or waste containing none of the following: detectable
levels of free or emulsified grease or oil, pH less than 6.0 or greater
than 10.5, phenols or other substances imparting taste and odor to
receiving waters; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal
state or solution in levels that exceed state or federal water quality
or potable water quality criteria; obnoxious or odorous gases. It
shall contain less than 1,000 mg/L of dissolved solids, 250 mg/L of
chloride and 10 mg/L each of total suspended solids and BOD. The color
shall not exceed 50 color units. Analysis of the parameter referenced
in this definition shall be made in accordance with the methods listed
in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments thereto; if the parameter is not
listed in 40 CFR, Part 136, the analysis shall be made in accordance
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Examination of Water
and Wastewater," published jointly by the American Waterworks Association,
the American Public Health Association and the Water Environment Federation,
or "Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes," published by
the EPA, or by any other method approved by EPA.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of sewage into the Township's public sanitary sewage system.
Any sewage, trucked industrial waste, holding tank waste
or septage discharged to the Township public sanitary sewage system.
Any generator of trucked industrial waste.
A person licensed by Springettsbury Township to transport
and discharge approved holding tank waste, septage, trucked industrial
waste, or waste generated at a commercial establishment at the Springettsbury
Township wastewater treatment facility.
A license issued to a waste hauler by Springettsbury Township.
The permit issued by Springettsbury Township to a significant
waste generator for a particular trucked industrial waste.
The wastewater treatment plant, including all machinery,
equipment, land, buildings and appurtenant facilities operated by
Springettsbury Township's Department of Wastewater Treatment.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
Pretreatment Administrator. The Board of Supervisors hereby
appoints by law for authority a pretreatment administrator, who shall
be the agent or employee of Springettsbury Township so designated
and appointed for that purpose by Springettsbury Township. Such pretreatment
administrator is hereby delegated by the Board of Supervisors all
lawful authority as may be required to compel compliance with the
provisions of the Part.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
General.
A.
The economy and desirability of the combined treatment of industrial
wastes, holding tank wastes, trucked industrial wastes and sanitary
sewage is recognized. In general, any and all industrial wastes, trucked
industrial wastes, and septage may be discharged to the public sanitary
sewage system, except those that are deemed harmful to the system
or are specifically prohibited by this Part. However, it is recognized
that the treatment of these wastes add to the cost of operating and
maintaining the public sanitary sewage system. Such additional costs
must, therefore, be borne by the person or persons receiving the benefit
of such treatment.
B.
In addition, the acceptance of trucked wastes, including those described
as holding tank wastes, septage and trucked industrial wastes, is
based solely on the ability of the wastewater treatment facility to
assimilate those wastes without potential for interference or pass
through. If and when Springettsbury Township determines that acceptance
of any trucked waste has a potential to cause interference or pass
through, Springettsbury Township may deny the discharge of said waste
without any prior notice to the licensed waste hauler or waste generator
regardless of permits held by the waste hauler or waste generator.
2.
Harmful Wastes. Springettsbury Township reserves the right to refuse
connection to the public sanitary sewage system for the discharge
of deleterious industrial wastes, to refuse the discharge of any trucked
industrial waste, holding tank waste or septage, or to compel discontinuance
of the use of the system for such wastes, or to require pretreatment
and/or equalization of flow thereof in order to prevent harmful or
adverse effect upon the system. The design, construction and operation
of such pretreatment facilities and/or flow equalization facilities
shall be made at the sole expense of the person discharging said wastes
and shall be subject to the approval of the Springettsbury Township
Board of Supervisors or their designated representative.
3.
Harmful Characteristics. In general, wastes shall be considered harmful
to the public sanitary sewage system if it may cause any of the following
damaging effects:
A.
Chemical reaction either directly or indirectly with the materials
of construction of the public sanitary sewage system in such a manner
as to impair the strength or durability of any sewer system structures.
B.
Mechanical action that will destroy any sewer system structures.
C.
Restriction of the hydraulic capacity of any sewer system structures.
D.
Restriction of the normal inspection or maintenance of any sewer
system structures.
E.
Danger to public health and safety.
F.
Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
Industrial User Permits. All industrial users proposing to contribute
to the public sanitary sewage system shall make application for an
industrial user permit. All existing significant industrial users
contributing to the public sanitary sewage system at the time of the
adoption of this Part shall obtain an industrial user permit within
90 days after the effective date of this Part. The users required
to apply for an industrial user permit shall complete and file with
Springettsbury Township an industrial user permit application form
approved by Springettsbury Township, accompanied by a nonrefundable
processing fee to be set through a resolution by the Board of Supervisors
of Springettsbury Township. Proposed new industrial users shall apply
at least 90 days prior to connecting to or contributing to the public
sanitary sewage system. In support of the application, the user shall
submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following
information, including, but not limited to:
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A.
Name, address, location, phone number.
B.
SIC number according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual.
Bureau of the Budget, 1987.
C.
Name of responsible individual.
D.
Wastewater constituents and characteristics, before and after pretreatment,
as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory.
E.
Time and duration of contribution.
F.
Average daily wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and
seasonal variations, if any.
G.
Site plans, plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, sewer
connections and appurtenances by the size, location and elevation.
H.
Description of activities and plant processes on the premises, including
all materials which are or could be discharged.
I.
Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the
discharge which are limited by the Township, state or federal pretreatment
standards and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment
standards are being met on a consistent basis and if not, whether
additional operation and maintenance (O and M) and/or additional pretreatment
is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards.
J.
If additional pretreatment and/or O and M shall be required to meet
the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user
shall provide such additional pretreatment must be implemented. The
completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance
date established for the applicable pretreatment standard.
K.
Number and type of employees and hours of operation of plant and
proposed or actual hours of operation by pretreatment system.
L.
Any other information as may be deemed by the Township to be necessary
to evaluate the permit application.
The completed application shall be signed by the user's responsible individual whose signatures shall be acknowledged by a notary public. Springettsbury Township shall evaluate the data furnished by the industrial user for completeness and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished as a complete application, Springettsbury Township may for cause shown either refuse to issue or may issue a wastewater contribution permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein or may issue a commercial/industrial discharge permit in accordance with § 18-704 of this Part.
2.
Commercial/Industrial Discharge Permits. When required by Springettsbury Township, industrial and commercial users shall obtain a commercial/industrial discharge permit. After reviewing the industrial user permit application form referenced in § 18-704 of this Part, Springettsbury Township may decide to issue a commercial/industrial discharge permit in accordance with guidelines determined by Springettsbury Township staff.
3.
Waste Hauler Licenses.
A.
All persons desiring to transport and discharge holding tank waste,
septage or trucked industrial waste to the wastewater treatment facility
shall first make application with the Township for a Waste Hauler
License application form approved by the Township. No trucked waste
shall be discharged to any discharge point in the public sanitary
sewage system except to those specifically designated by the Township.
B.
The persons required to apply for a waste hauler license shall complete
and file with the Township a waste hauler license application form
approved by the Township, accompanied by a nonrefundable processing
fee to be set through a resolution by the Board of Supervisors, for
support of the application, the person shall submit, in units and
terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information, including,
but not limited to:
(1)
Name, address, location, phone number.
(2)
Vehicle information including make, year, model, license tag
number, waste volume capacity and the total number of vehicles owned.
This information will be used for the issuance of vehicle "stickers"
according to Township guidelines.
(3)
A description of the wastes that will be transported and discharged
to the wastewater treatment facility.
(4)
A list of permits held by the applicant for the generation,
transportation or disposal of wastes.
(5)
An estimate of the total maximum volume of waste to be transported
and discharged daily at the wastewater treatment facility.
C.
The completed application shall be signed by the applicant's
responsible individual. The Township shall evaluate the data for completeness,
and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance
of the data furnished as a complete application, the Township may
at its sole discretion either refuse to issue or may issue a waste
hauler license subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
4.
Waste Permits.
A.
All waste generators proposing to dispose of trucked industrial wastes
at the wastewater treatment facility shall make application with the
Township for a waste permit for each proposed trucked industrial waste,
accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee to be set through a
resolution by the Board of Supervisors. In support of the application,
the waste generator shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for
evaluation, the following information, including but not limited to
the following:
(1)
Name, address, location, phone number of the waste generator
and name of the waste generators responsible individual.
(2)
Name, address, location, phone number and name of the responsible
individual of the licensed waste hauler designated to transport and
discharge the waste.
(3)
SIC number of the waste generator, according to the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1987.
(4)
Wastewater constituents and characteristics, before and after
pretreatment, as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory.
(5)
Requested discharge rate.
(6)
Waste generator site plans, plumbing plans and details to show
all process waste production areas by size and location.
(7)
Description of activities, and plant processes on the premises
including all materials which are or could be discharged.
(8)
Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants
in the discharge which are limited by the Township, state or federal
pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the
pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis.
(9)
Any other intonation as may be deemed by the Township to be
necessary to evaluate the permit application.
B.
The completed application shall be signed by the waste generators
responsible individual and the waste hauler's responsible individual,
whose signatures shall be acknowledged by a notary public. The Township
shall evaluate the data furnished for completeness, and may require
additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data
furnished as a complete application, the Township may at its sole
discretion either refuse to issue or may issue a waste permit to the
waste generator subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
5.
Terms and Conditions of Industrial User Permits. Industrial user
permits shall contain at least the following terms and conditions:
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A.
Maximum discharge flow rate.
B.
Term of permit.
C.
Statement of nontransferability.
D.
Definitions.
E.
Effluent limits, including best management practices (if necessary),
based on applicable pretreatment standards.
F.
General limitations.
G.
Specific limitations.
H.
Special conditions.
I.
Self-monitoring and reporting requirements (including sampling, reporting,
notification and recordkeeping).
J.
Notification requirements for slug discharges.
K.
Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties.
L.
Reopener clause.
M.
Compliance schedules (if required).
6.
Terms and Conditions of Commercial/Industrial Discharge Permits.
Commercial/industrial discharge permits shall contain at least the
following terms and conditions:
A.
Maximum discharge flow rate.
B.
Term of permit.
C.
Definitions.
D.
General limitations.
E.
Specific limitations.
F.
Specific conditions.
G.
Annual reporting requirements.
H.
Re-opener clause.
Commercial/industrial discharge permits shall be issued for
a specified time period, not to exceed five years. The user shall
apply for permit re-issuance a minimum of 90 days prior to the expiration
of the user's existing permit. The application must be accompanied
by a nonrefundable processing fee to be set through a resolution by
the Board of Supervisors of Springettsbury Township. The terms and
conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by Springettsbury
Township during the term of the permit to accommodate changing conditions
and as local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations are modified
or amended or other just cause exists. The user shall be informed
of any proposed changes in his permit at least 45 days prior to the
effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit
shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance, including
a comment period which shall be the first 30 days of the forty-five-day
period to the effective date of change.
7.
Terms and Conditions of Waste Hauler Licenses. Waste hauler licenses
shall contain at least the following terms and conditions:
A.
Maximum discharge rate.
B.
Term of license.
C.
General limitations and requirements.
D.
Specific limitations and requirements.
Waste hauler licenses shall be issued for a specific time period
not to exceed one year. The application for license re-issuance must
be accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee set by resolution
of the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors.
8.
Terms and Conditions of Waste Permits. Waste permits shall contain
at least the following terms and conditions:
A.
Maximum discharge rate.
B.
Term of license.
C.
General limitations and requirements.
D.
Specific limitations and requirements.
E.
Self-monitoring requirements.
Waste permits shall be issued for a specific time period not
to exceed one year. The application for license re-issuance must be
accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee set by resolution of
the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors.
9.
Industrial Use Permit Transfer. Industrial user permits are issued
to a specific user for a specific operation. Waste hauler licenses
are issued to a specific person for one or several waste types and
sources. Waste permits are issued to a specific waste generator for
a specific waste utilizing a specific operation. An industrial user
permit, waste hauler license or waste permit shall not be assigned
or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises
or a new or changed operations without the approval of the Township
and Springettsbury Township. Any succeeding owner or user shall also
comply with the terms and conditions of the existing permit or license.
10.
Permit and License Revocation. Industrial user permits shall be subject to revocation according to the provisions outlined in § 18-706 of this Part. Commercial/industrial discharge permits shall be subject to revocation according to the provisions outlined in § 18-706 of this Part. Waste hauler licenses shall be subject to revocation according to the provisions outlined in § 18-706 of this Part. Waste permits shall be subject to revocation according to the provisions outlined in § 18-706 of this Part.
11.
Discharge Scheduling. Whenever the Board of Supervisors deems it
advantageous to Springettsbury Township to have an industrial user
discharge its industrial waste into the sanitary sewer system at a
rate of flow and at a time of day which shall have a favorable effect
upon the operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system, and
the industrial user shall agree to the same, the Board of Supervisors
is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with such industrial
user specifying the rate of flow and time of day for the same under
such terms and conditions as the Township shall establish. In consideration
of such agreement, the industrial user shall be entitled to a discount
not exceeding 10% of the treatment and/or transportation rate otherwise
payable pursuant to the Part.
12.
Confidential Information. Information and data on a user obtained
from reports, surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, wastewater
discharge permits and monitoring programs and from Springettsbury
Township's inspection and sampling activities, shall be available
to the public without restriction, unless the user specifically requests,
in writing, and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of Springettsbury
Township, that the release of such information would divulge information,
processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade
secrets under applicable federal or state law. Any such request must
be made in writing and asserted at the time of submission of the information
or data. When requested and demonstrated by the user furnishing a
report that such information should be held confidential, the portions
of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes
shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall
be made available immediately upon request to the Environmental Protection
Agency or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
for uses related to the NPDES program or pretreatment program and
in enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report.
Wastewater constituents and characteristics and other "effluent data"
as defined by 40 CFR, 2.302 shall not be recognized as confidential
information and shall be available to the public without restriction.
13.
New or Increased Contributions. All industrial users, waste haulers
or waste generators shall promptly notify the pretreatment administrator
prior to any changes in the volume or character of their wastewater
discharge or in the operation of their pretreatment processes that
may result in interference or pass through at the wastewater treatment
facility. Springettsbury Township reserves the right to deny the admission
of, or to require the pretreatment of all discharges to the public
sanitary sewer system.
14.
Indemnification. While performing the necessary work on private properties,
the wastewater treatment plant operator or duly authorized employees
of the Township or Springettsbury Township shall observe all safety
rules applicable to the premises established by the user. The user
shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Township or Springettsbury
Township employee and the Township and Springettsbury Township shall
indemnify the user against loss or damage to its property by Township
or Springettsbury Township employees and against liabilities, claims
and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against
the user and growing out of the gauging and sampling operations, except
such as may be caused by negligence or failure of the user to maintain
safe conditions.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
Unpermitted Discharge. No waste from any significant industrial user other than that for which an industrial user permit has been issued shall be discharged to the public sanitary sewage system. No holding tank waste, septage or trucked industrial waste from any waste hauler who does not possess a valid waste hauler license issued by Springettsbury Township in accordance with § 18-704 of this Part shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewer system. No trucked industrial waste other than that for which a waste permit has been issued by Springettsbury Township in accordance with § 18-704 of this Part shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewer system.
2.
General Prohibitions. No person shall discharge to the public sanitary
sewage system any of the following:
A.
Any waste discharged at a flow rate that could cause interference
or pass through, alone or in conjunction with a waste or wastes from
other sources.
B.
Excessive amounts of unpolluted water or waste capable of being discharged
or disposed of by any reasonable means other than discharge into the
sanitary sewage system including, but not limited to, noncontact cooling
water and stormwater. Springettsbury Township reserves the right to
define the amount it deems excessive in each particular instance.
C.
Unpolluted stormwater in any amount.
D.
The addition of cooling water or any other unpolluted water or waste
or an increase in the use of process water for the purpose of reducing
the concentration of substances that are prohibited or limited by
this Part or as a partial or complete substitute for adequate pretreatment.
E.
Garbage, unless the same is first properly shredded by a device or
equipment designed for the purpose.
F.
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quality
either alone or by interaction with other substance, will or could
cause fire, explosions or be in any other way injurious to persons,
structures or the facilities of the public sanitary sewer system.
G.
Wastes containing any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which
either singly or by interaction with sewage or other wastes may create
a public nuisance or hazard to health or life or prevent entry by
persons to sewer system structures for maintenance, repair or otherwise.
H.
Wastes containing ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, hair, chemical or paid
residues, greases, lime, slurry or viscose materials of such character
or such quantity that, considering the size of the receiving sewers,
may cause an obstruction to the flow or otherwise interfere with the
proper and efficient operation of the public sanitary sewer system.
I.
Wastes containing gases or vapors, either free or occluded, in concentrations
toxic or hazardous to humans or animals.
J.
Wastes containing toxic radioactive isotopes.
K.
Any waste containing toxic substances in quantities sufficient to
cause interference or pass through at the wastewater treatment facility.
L.
Any sewage with objectionable color not removed by the treatment
process such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions.
M.
Any biological hazards including, but not limited to, unsterilized
pathological material from hospitals or private laboratories.
N.
Any harmful waste as described under this section.
O.
Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil or products or mineral
oil origin in amounts causing interference or pass through at the
wastewater treatment facility.
P.
Trucked wastes, except at points designated by Springettsbury Township.
Q.
Pollutants which alone or in combination with other wastes may result
in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in
a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.
R.
Any chemicals, enzymes, emulsifiers, live bacteria or other grease
cutters or additives.
[Added by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
3.
Specific Prohibitions. No person shall discharge to the public sanitary
sewer system any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or trucked industrial
waste containing the following measured pollutants:
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A.
Wastes containing insoluble, nonflocculent substance having a specific
gravity in excess of 2.65.
B.
Wastes containing soluble substances in such concentrations as to
cause the specific gravity of the waste to be greater than 1.1.
C.
Wastes containing more than 100 mg/L of oil and grease, if the oil
and grease is of unknown or petroleum origin. Wastes containing more
than 200 mg/L of oil and grease, if the oil and grease is determined
to be of an animal or vegetable origin. The differentiation between
oil and grease of animal/vegetable origin and those of petroleum origin
shall be made by Springettsbury Township.
D.
Wastes containing more than 10 mg/L of free chlorine.
E.
Any waste which shall cause the wastewater treatment facility influent
to exceed 104° F. (40° C.) or will inhibit the biological
activity of the treatment system.
F.
Waste or wastes that shall react with water to form a solution having
a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 10.5 or having any corrosive properties
capable of causing damage or hazards to structures, equipment or personnel
of the public sanitary sewage system.
G.
Wastes that have a BOD5 or total suspended solids or total phosphate
as P or other pollutant concentration that causes interference with
the treatment processes.
H.
Wastes having a closed cup flash point of less than 140° F. as determined by a method listed under 40 CFR, Part 261.21 and amendments thereto, or wastes that cause the atmosphere above the wastewater discharge at the collection point referenced in § 18-704(4) of this Part to exceed 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) as determined by a catalytic, diffusion type combustible gas meter that measures combustible gases in a ring of 0 99% LEL.
I.
Any wastes which contain the following substances in solution or
suspension in concentration exceeding those presented in the following
table:
|
Substance
|
Daily Composite
|
Grab Sample
|
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic (As)
|
0.75 mg/L
| |
|
Cadmium (Cd)
|
0.02 mg/L
| |
|
Chromium (Cr)
|
0.8 mg/L
| |
|
Copper (Cu)
|
1.4 mg/L
| |
|
Cyanide (total)
|
N/A
|
0.7 mg/L
|
|
Lead (Pb)
|
0.39 mg/L
| |
|
Mercury (Hg)
|
0.001 mg/L
| |
|
Molybdenum (Mo)
|
0.9 mg/L
| |
|
Nickel (Ni)
|
3.0 mg/L
| |
|
Selenium (Se)
|
1.2 mg/L
| |
|
Silver (Ag)
|
0.31 mg/L
| |
|
Zinc (Zn)
|
2.60 mg/L
|
4.
Individual Control Limits. If Springettsbury Township determines
that a waste from any significant industrial user poses a unique potential
for pass through or interference due to the quantity or quality of
the discharge, Springettsbury Township shall place special requirements
or limits, in excess of those contained in this Part, in any industrial
user permit to prevent such pass through or interference. Such individual
control limits may include, but are not limited to, solvent/toxic
organic management plans (STOMPS), toxic reduction evaluation requirements
(TREs), hazardous waste disposal plans, slug control discharge plans
or specific numerical limitations on substances.
5.
Sampling. When required by the pretreatment administrator, any person
discharging to the public sanitary sewage system any industrial wastes,
or combined industrial wastes, food service facility waste or sanitary
sewage shall install a suitable sampling manhole, a sanitary connection
fitting into the service lateral for sampling, or manholes, flow-metering
chambers, flow-monitoring equipment, pH monitoring equipment and other
appurtenances on his connecting sewer or sewers to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the combined flow of wastes from his premises.
Such manhole or manholes or metering chamber shall be accessible,
safely located and secure and shall be constructed in accordance with
plans approved by the pretreatment administrator. The sampling manhole,
sanitary connection fitting, or manholes, or metering chamber shall
be installed by such person at his expense and shall be maintained
by him so as to be safe and accessible to the pretreatment administrator
or his designated representative at all times. The construction and
maintenance of such manholes or metering chamber shall be mandatory
for significant industrial users; and, if deemed necessary by the
pretreatment administrator, flows from such manhole or metering chamber
shall be continuously monitored, transmitted and recorded by means
of an approved recording device.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
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All licensed waste haulers transporting and discharging wastes
to the wastewater treatment facility shall collect a grab sample of
waste from each load of waste that is representative of the entire
load. The sample shall be submitted to Springettsbury Township in
accordance with the procedures outlined in each waste license.
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A.
The sampling
procedure for the determination of unacceptable sanitary sewage and
industrial waste specifies in this section shall be as follows:
(1)
Oil and grease.
(2)
Free chlorine.
(3)
Temperature.
(4)
Closed-cup flashpoint.
(5)
pH.
(6)
Total cyanide.
(7)
Phenols.
(8)
1,1,1, - Trichloroethane.
(9)
Chloroform.
(10)
Trichloroethylene.
(11)
Tetrachloroethylene.
(12)
Toluene.
(13)
Ethylbenzene.
(14)
Benzene.
(15)
Vinyl chloride.
(16)
Carbon tetrachloride shall be by grab sample only.
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The remaining substances referenced in Subsection 3 (Specific prohibitions) shall be by a daily composite sample, except for those parameters listed under Subsection 3 that may be determined by either a daily composite sample or on a grab sample (subject to the concentrations stated for each type of sample).
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B.
Monthly limitations shall be based on the arithmetic mean of at least two daily composite samples taken on separate days within one calendar month for those substances referenced in Subsection 3I of this section that have daily composite limitations. Monthly limitations shall be based on the arithmetic mean of at least two grab samples taken on separate days within 1 calendar month for those substances referenced in Subsection 3I of this section that do not have daily composite information.
C.
Composite Limitations. Waste sample collected to determine compliance
with the provisions of this section shall be taken at the manhole
or metering chamber referred to in this section, or in the absence
of such manhole or metering chamber, at such place as Springettsbury
Township shall determine will provide a representative sample of the
discharge, or at any other place mutually agreed upon by Springettsbury
Township and user.
6.
Analytical Methods. All analyses of samples shall be performed in
accordance with procedures contained in 40 CFR, Part 136 and amendments
hereto or any method approved by the EPA.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
Enforcement Response. Enforcement actions taken by Springettsbury
Township shall be consistent with an enforcement response plan maintained
at the wastewater treatment facility.
2.
Notice of Violation. Whenever the pretreatment administrator finds
that any user or waste hauler or waste generator has violated any
provisions of this Part or an industrial user permit, a commercial/industrial
discharge permit, a waste hauler license, a waste permit, an order
or a compliance schedule, the pretreatment administrator or his duly
authorized representative may serve upon said user a written notice
of violation. If required by Springettsbury Township, a written response
to the notice, including an explanation of the cause of the violation
and a plan for correction and prevention thereof, must be submitted
to the pretreatment administrator within 10 working days of receipt
of the notice. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user
of liability for any violation occurring before or after receipt of
the notice of violation.
3.
Compliance Schedule. When required by the pretreatment administrator,
compliance schedules must be developed by existing or new users and
approved by the pretreatment administrator. These schedules shall
contain increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement
and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation
of additional pretreatment equipment required to meet present or proposed
applicable pretreatment standards. No increment of progress shall
exceed nine months. The pretreatment administrator shall have the
right to deny or to require the modification of proposed compliance
schedules. Users under compliance schedules shall submit progress
reports to the pretreatment administrator no later than 14 days following
each milestone date in the schedule and 14 days following the final
date of compliance. Failure to meet required milestone dates shall
constitute a violation of this Part.
4.
Administrative Fine. Notwithstanding any other section of this Part,
any user, or waste hauler or waste generator who is found to have
violated any provision of this Part or an industrial user permit,
or a commercial/industrial discharge permit, or a waste hauler license
or a waste permit, or an order issued hereunder, or is found to be
in significant noncompliance (SNC) may be fined in an amount no less
than $1,000 per violation. Each day on which noncompliance shall occur
or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. All
fine money shall be made payable to the Springettsbury Township WWTF.
Springettsbury Township shall have such other collection remedies
as it has to collect other service charges. Unpaid charges, fines
and penalties shall constitute a lien against the individual user's
property.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
A.
Any user, or waste hauler or waste generator that desires to dispute
such fines must file a request before Springettsbury Township to reconsider
the fine within 10 working days of being notified of the fine. The
Springettsbury Township treatment facility shall include as part of
the notice of an administrative fine a description of the applicable
appeals process to be followed, including the name, address and telephone
number of the person responsible for accepting such appeal. Where
Springettsbury Township believes the request has merit, it shall convene
a hearing on the matter within 15 working days of receiving the request
from the user.
B.
Anyone assessed an administrative fine shall have 30 days to pay
the proposed fine in full or, if the user wishes to contest either
the amount of the fine or the fact of the violation, the user must
file an appeal of the action. All appeals are to be made pursuant
to the instructions included in the notice of administrative fine
assessment. Failure to appeal within this period shall result in a
waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount
of the fine.
5.
Administrative Order (AO). Where Springettsbury Township finds that
a user has violated or continues to violate any provisions of this
Part, permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement, Springettsbury Township may issue an order
to the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user
come into compliance within a time period set by Springettsbury Township.
If the user does not come into compliance within the specified time
period, sewer service shall be discontinued unless adequate treatment
facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are installed and
properly operated. Administrative orders may also contain other requirements
to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring
and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants
discharged to the sewer. An administrative order may not extend the
deadline for compliance established for a federal pretreatment standard
or requirement, nor does an administrative order release the user
of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation.
Issuance of an administrative order shall not be a prerequisite to
taking any action against the user.
6.
Injunctive Relief. Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate
the provisions of this Part, an industrial user permit or a commercial/industrial
discharge permit or an order issued hereunder, the pretreatment administrator,
through counsel, may petition the court for the issuance of a preliminary
or permanent injunction (or both, as may be appropriate), which restrains
or compels the activities on the part of the user. The pretreatment
administrator shall have such remedies to collect all fees incurred
by Springettsbury Township as a result of this petition as it has
to collect other sewer service charges, including a request for payment
of costs and attorneys' fees as may be authorized by law.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
7.
Industrial User Permit or Commercial/Industrial Discharge Permit
Revocation. Any user who violates any of the following conditions
of this Part, of an industrial user permit or of a commercial/industrial
discharge permit or of any order may be subject to the revocation
of its permit:
A.
Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents
and characteristic of his discharge.
B.
Failure of user to report significant changes in wastewater constituents
and characteristics.
C.
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the
purposes of inspection or monitoring.
D.
Violation of the conditions of the permit.
Springettsbury Township shall not revoke an industrial user
permit or commercial/industrial discharge permit without first allowing
the noncompliant user the opportunity to show cause under this section
why the proposed action should not be taken. Before any further discharge
of wastewater may be made by a user whose permit has been revoked,
the user must apply for and be granted a reinstatement of the revoked
permit or a new permit, as Springettsbury Township may require and
pay all delinquent fees, charges and costs occasioned by the violation
in accordance with all conditions set forth in this Part and the procedural
guidelines recorded and available at the wastewater treatment facility.
Springettsbury Township will not renew an industrial user permit
or commercial/industrial discharge permit until all delinquent fees,
charges and costs occasioned are paid in full, or arrangements have
been made with Springettsbury Township on a payment plan approved
by it.
8.
Waste Hauler License Revocation. Any waste hauler who violates any
provision of this Part or of their waste hauler license or of a waste
permit held by the waste hauler or of any additional requirements
set by Springettsbury Township, may be subject to immediate license
revocation. In addition, Springettsbury Township may immediately and
without notice revoke any waste hauler license if it determines that
the acceptance of the waste is detrimental to the overall operation
of the wastewater treatment facility.
9.
Waste Permit Revocation. Any waste generator who violates any provision
of this Part or of their waste permit or of any additional requirements
set by Springettsbury Township, may be subject to immediate license
revocation. In addition, Springettsbury Township may immediately and
without notice revoke any waste permit if it determines that the acceptance
of the waste is detrimental to the overall operation of the wastewater
treatment facility.
10.
Show Cause Hearing. The pretreatment administrator may order any
user which causes or contributes to a violation of this Part or industrial
user permit or commercial/industrial discharge permit or order issued
hereunder, to show cause why a proposed enforcement action should
not be taken. Notice shall be served on the user specifying the time
and place for the meeting, the proposed enforcement action and the
reasons for such action and a request that the user show cause why
this proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of
the meeting shall be served personally or by registered or certified
mail to any principal executive, general partner, corporate officer
or owner of the industrial user at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
Whether or not a duly notified user appears as noticed, immediate
enforcement action may be pursued.
11.
Emergency Response. The pretreatment administrator may suspend the
wastewater treatment service and/or industrial use permit or commercial/industrial
discharge permit whenever such suspension is necessary in order to
stop an actual or threatened discharge presenting or causing an imminent
or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of person, wastewater
treatment facility or the environment.
A.
Any user notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or industrial user permit or commercial/industrial discharge permit shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event or a user's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the pretreatment administrator shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including the immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the wastewater treatment facility, its receiving stream or endangerment to any individuals. The pretreatment administrator shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the endangerment has passed, unless the permit revocation proceedings set forth in Subsection 7 of this section are initiated against the user.
B.
Any user which is responsible, in whole or in part, for imminent danger shall submit a detailed written statement describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence to the pretreatment administrator prior to the date of the show cause hearing described in Subsection 1 of this section.
12.
Criminal Penalties.
A.
With or without notice, any person who shall violate any provisions
of this Part, an industrial user permit, a commercial/industrial discharge
permit, a waste hauler license, a waste permit, or order upon conviction
thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner
provided for the enforcement of summary offense under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day
that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense. All fine money assessed through suit or summary proceedings
before any district justice, pursuant to this section, shall be transferred
to the Springettsbury Township sewer fund.
B.
The pretreatment department may recover reasonable legal fees, court
costs and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including
sampling and monitoring expenses and the cost of any actual damages
incurred by Springettsbury Township.
13.
Public Notification. Springettsbury Township shall, at least annually,
publish in the largest daily newspaper distributed in the Township,
a list of industrial users which in the last 12 months were significantly
violating applicable pretreatment standards or other pretreatment
requirements or that were determined to be in significant noncompliance.
Significant noncompliance shall be determined according to guidelines
set in 40 CFR § 403.8(f)(2)(vii) or amendments thereto.
14.
Civil Penalties and Costs.
A.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Part, any permit
issued pursuant to the Part or any regulation adopted under this Part
may, after notice and hearing as hereinafter provided, be assessed
a civil penalty for such violation and, in addition to such penalty,
be assessed the cost of any damages caused by the violation or the
cost of correcting such violation.
B.
Before assessing a civil penalty or costs, Springettsbury Township
shall provide the violator with a written notice of proposed assessment
citing the ordinance provision, permit or regulation violated with
an offer to conduct an assessment hearing to evaluate the violation
and the amount of the penalty or cost. Said notice shall contain an
explanation of the right to a hearing and the right to appeal from
the assessment made.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
C.
Springettsbury Township shall assign a representative to hold the
assessment hearing who will normally be Springettsbury Township's
Director of Wastewater Treatment. In no event shall the pretreatment
administrator act as the hearing officer.
D.
The assessment hearing shall be informal and shall not be governed
by requirements for formal adjudicatory hearings. The hearing shall
be held at the administrative offices of the wastewater treatment
facility at the convenience of the parties; provided, however, that
should the violator fail or refuse to agree as to time for the hearing,
the hearing officer shall fix a time and direct the violator's
attendance. Should the violator fail or refuse to attend, the hearing
officer may proceed with the hearing and if appropriate, assess a
civil penalty and/or costs.
E.
A civil penalty may be assessed whether or not the violation was
willful. The amount of the penalty shall not be less than $1,000 per
day per violation; provided, however, that any industrial user who
shall violate the Township's pretreatment standards and/or the
requirements of Springettsbury Township's approved pretreatment
program may be assessed a penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day per
violation, as provided in the Publicly Owned Treatment Works Penalty
Law. In determining the amount of the penalty, the hearing officer
shall consider the following:
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
(1)
The willfulness of the violation.
(2)
Damages to air, water, land or other natural resources or their
user.
(3)
Cost of restoration and abatement.
(4)
Savings resulting to the person in consequence of the violation.
(5)
Deterrence of future violations.
(6)
History of past violations.
(7)
Other relevant factors.
F.
If a person against whom a civil penalty and costs has been assessed fails to pay the amount assessed in full or appeal the assessment de novo as provided in Subsection 14G of this section hereof within 30 days following the date of assessment, such failure to pay or perfect an appeal shall constitute a separate violation for which an additional civil penalty may be assessed after notice and hearing. Additional violations shall be deemed to occur and additional civil penalties may be assessed each time a person fails to pay or perfect an appeal.
G.
A person assessed with a civil penalty or costs pursuant to this
section shall have 30 days to pay the penalty and costs in full. If
the person assessed wishes to contest the violation or the penalty
or costs assessed, such person shall have the right to appeal de novo
to the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors for a hearing
under the Local Agency Law. The notice of appeal and request for hearing
shall be filed within 30 days of the date of receipt of notice of
the action appealed. The notice of the appeal must be accompanied
by the amount of the civil penalty and/or costs to be held in an escrow
account by Springettsbury Township. In lieu of such payment, the appellant
may post an irrevocable letter of credit for the required amount issued
by a federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution or an appeal
bond in such amount executed by a surety licensed to do business in
this commonwealth and in a form satisfactory to the Springettsbury
Township. If after the Local Agency Law review or final judicial review
the civil penalty and/or costs are removed or reduced the amount paid
into escrow shall be adjusted accordingly and the balance remitted
to the appellant within 30 days, or in the case of a letter of credit
or surety bond having been posted, upon payment of the amount due,
such letter of credit or bond shall be released. Failure to make the
required deposit in escrow or submit an irrevocable letter of credit
or a surety as provided in this section, shall result in a waive of
all legal rights to appeal the violation or the amount of the penalty
and/or costs assessed.
H.
In any case where the Springettsbury Township determines that the
violation is of a continuing nature, Springettsbury Township may impose
a weekly assessment of not more than $2,500 per week for each week
the violation continues unabated by the violator. Such weekly assessment
shall accrue indefinitely after the date of notice of the assessment
to the violator.
I.
All civil costs and penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall
be payable to the Springettsbury Township Sewer Fund and shall be
collectible in any manner provided by law for the collection of debts.
Unpaid civil penalties and/or costs, together with interest and any
costs that may accrue, shall constitute a judgment in favor of Springettsbury
Township and be a lien upon the real property of the violator from
the date such amount has been entered and docketed on the record by
the Prothonotary of York County.
15.
Fines and Civil Penalties Collected. All fines and civil penalties collected pursuant to Subsection 13 or 14 of this section shall be placed in a restricted account and shall only be used for the repair of damage or mitigation of threats to the public health, to pay any penalties imposed on Springettsbury Township by the federal or state governments for violation of pretreatment standards, for costs incurred to investigate and take enforcement action and for the administration of this Part and the Sewage Facilities Act.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
Self-Monitoring Report (SMR). Springettsbury Township shall require
all significant industrial users to submit to Springettsbury Township's
pretreatment administrator during the months June and December, unless
required more frequently by the pretreatment administrator, a report
on a form supplied by Springettsbury Township, indicating the concentration
of pollutants in the effluent or generated waste which are of particular
concern to Springettsbury Township and which are limited by this Part.
In addition, this report shall include a record of all daily flows
which occurred during the reporting period. At the discretion of the
pretreatment administrator and in consideration of such factors as
local high flow rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc., the pretreatment
administrator may agree to alter the months during which the above
report is to be submitted.
A.
Repeat Sampling and Reporting. All wastewater samples must be representative
of the user's discharge. If sampling performed by a user indicates
a violation, the user must notify the pretreatment department within
24 hours of becoming aware of the violation. The user shall also repeat
the sampling and analysis and submit the results of the repeat analysis
to the pretreatment department within 30 days after becoming aware
of the violation.
B.
If the user is monitoring any pollutant more frequently than required
by the pretreatment department, the results of this monitoring shall
be included in the self-monitoring report (SMR).
2.
Baseline Monitoring Report. Within either 180 days after the effective
date of a categorical pretreatment standard or the final administrative
decision on a category determination under 40 CFR, § 403.6(a)(4),
whichever is later, existing significant industrial users subject
to such categorical pretreatment standards and currently discharging
to or scheduled to discharge to the POTW, shall be required to submit
to Springettsbury Township a report which contains the information
listed under this section.
A.
At least 90 days prior to commencement of their discharge, new sources
and sources that become industrial users subsequent to the promulgation
of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard, shall be required
to submit to Springettsbury Township a report which contains the information
listed under this section. A new source shall also be required to
report the method of pretreatment it intends to use to meet applicable
pretreatment standards. A new source shall also give estimates of
its anticipated flow and quantity of pollutants discharged. The industrial
user shall submit the information required by this section, including
the following:
(1)
Identifying Information. The name and address of the facility,
including the name of the operator and owners.
(2)
Wastewater Discharge Permits. A list of any environmental control
wastewater discharge permits held by or for the facility.
(3)
Description of Operations. A brief description of the nature,
average rate of production and standard industrial classifications
of the operation(s) carried out by such industrial user. This description
should include a schematic process diagram which indicates points
of on discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes.
(4)
Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured average daily
and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the P097W from regulated
process wastewater and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of
the combined waste-stream formula set out in 40 CFR, § 403.6(6)(e).
(5)
Measurement of Pollutants. Identify the categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process. Submit the results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration (and/or mass, where required by the standard or by the Township) of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process. Instantaneous, daily maximum and long tern average concentrations (or mass, where required) shall be reported. The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in § 18-705 of this Part.
(6)
Certification. A statement reviewed by the industrial user's
authorized responsible individual certified by a qualified professional,
indicating whether pretreatment standards are being met on a constant
basis and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance (O
and M) and/or additional pretreatment is required to meet the pretreatment
standards and requirements.
(7)
Compliance Schedule. If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the schedule by which the industrial user will provide such additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance. The completion date in this schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. A compliance schedule pursuant to the section shall meet the requirements set out in § 18-706 of this Part.
(8)
All baseline monitoring reports must be signed and certified
in accordance with this section of this Part.
3.
Compliance Schedule Progress Report. The following conditions shall
apply to the schedule required under this section. The schedule shall
contain progress increments in the form of dates for the commencement
and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation
of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable
pretreatment standards (such as events, including hiring an engineer,
completing construction, beginning and conducting routine operation).
No increment referred to in this section shall exceed nine months.
The user shall submit a progress report to Springettsbury Township
no later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the
final date of compliance, including, as a minimum, whether or not
the user complied with the increment of progress, the reason for any
delay, (and if appropriate) the steps being taken by the user to return
to the established schedule. In no event shall more than nine months
elapse between such progress reports to Springettsbury Township.
4.
Ninety Day Compliance Report. All industrial users subject to categorical
pretreatment standards shall submit, within 90 days following the
date of final compliance with applicable categorical pretreatment
standards, a report containing the information listed in 40 CFR, Part
403.12(b)(4) — (6). Industrial users subject to equivalent mass
or concentration limits established in accordance with 40 CFR, Part
403.6(c), must include in the report a reasonable measure of the user's
long term production rate.
5.
Signatory Requirements. All report submitted pursuant to requirements
outlined in this Part including, but not limited to, the baseline
monitoring report, the self-monitoring report and the ninety-day compliance
report shall be signed by the responsible individual.
6.
Certification Requirements. All report referenced in this section as well as industrial user permit applications, submitted pursuant to § 18-704 of this Part shall include the following statement:
I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance
with a system designed to assure that quality personnel property gather
and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the
person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted
is to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate and complete.
I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for
knowing violations.
7.
Notification of Spills and Slug Loads. All users shall notify Springettsbury
Township immediately by phone or in person upon any planned or unplanned
discharge of wastes of a strength or character unusual for the discharger
or in violation of the discharger's industrial user permit or
any other regulations set forth in this Part. All licensed waste haulers
or permitted waste generators shall notify Springettsbury Township
in advance of the discharge of a waste that is of a strength or character
unusual for the hauler or generator or is in violation of the hauler's
license or generator's permit or any other regulations set forth
in this Part. This report is to be followed, within 10 working days
of the day of the occurrence, by a detailed written statement sent
to the pretreatment administrator describing the cause and characteristics
of the discharge and measures that are being taken to prevent further
similar discharges. Such notification shall not relieve the user from
any liability which may be incurred as a result of the discharge.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
8.
Hazardous Waste Discharges. Any user commences the discharge of hazardous
waste shall notify the POTW, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division
Director and the state hazardous waste authorities, in writing, of
any discharge into the POTW of a substance which, if otherwise disposed
of, would be a hazardous waste under 40 CFR, Part 261. Such notification
must include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 CFR,
Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number and the type of discharge
(continuous, batch or other). If the user discharges more than 100
kilograms of such wastes per calendar month to the POTW, the notification
shall also contain the following information to the extent such information
is known and readily available to the use, an identification of the
hazardous constituents contained in the waste, an estimation of the
mass and concentration of such constituents in the waste stream discharged
during the calendar month and an estimation of the mass of constituents
in the waste stream expected to be discharged during the following
12 months.
A.
All notifications as required under this section must take place
no later than 180 days after the discharge commences. Any notification
under this section need be submitted only once for each hazardous
waste discharged. However, notification of changed discharges must
be submitted under this section.
B.
Dischargers are exempt from the hazardous waste notification requirements
during a calendar month for which they discharge no more than 15 kilograms
of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes
as specified in 40 CFR §§ 261.30(d) and 261.33(e),
discharge of more than 15 Kg of nonacute hazardous wastes in a calendar
month or of any quantity of acute hazardous wastes as specified in
40 CFR, §§ 261.30(d) and 261.33, require a one time
notifications.
C.
Subsequent months during which the user discharges more than such
quantities of any hazardous wastes do not require additional notification.
D.
In the case of any new regulations under § 3001 of RCRA
identifying additional characteristics of hazardous wastes or listing
any additional substances as a hazardous waste, the user must notify
the POTW, the EPA Regional Waste Management Division Director and
state hazardous waste authorities of the discharge of such substance
within 90 days of the effective date of such regulations.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
E.
In the case of any notification under this section, the user shall
certify that it has a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity
of hazardous wastes generated to the degree it has determined to be
economically practical.
9.
Notice to Employees. In order that employees of industrial users
and significant waste generators be informed of the requirements of
this Part, industrial users and significant waste generators shall
make available to their employees copies of this Part and any other
wastewater information and notices which may be furnished by Springettsbury
Township directed toward more effective water pollution control. A
notice shall be furnished by the user and permanently posted in a
prominent area of the user's bulletin board explaining proper
procedures for spill prevention, containment or neutralization and
advising employees who to call in case of an accidental discharge
in violation of these regulations.
10.
Right-of-Access. The wastewater treatment plant operator and other
duly authorized employees of Springettsbury Township beating proper
credentials and identification shall be allowed to enter all properties
and waste transportation vehicles for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this Part. Springettsbury Township shall inspect all significant
industrial users and significant waste generators at least once per
year.
11.
Recordkeeping Requirements. Any industrial user or waste generator
subject to reporting requirements shall be required to retain for
a minimum of three years any records of monitoring activities, results
and documentation associated with best management practices. Springettsbury
Township shall retain all reports that it receives from industrial
users and waste generators for a minimum of three years. Any record
of monitoring activities and results shall be made available for inspection
and copying by the pretreatment administrator or his duly authorized
representatives.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
12.
Federal Requirements. Upon the promulgation of any federal standards or requirements (including, but not limited to, Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards for any particular industrial subcategory found at 40 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471), the federal standards or requirements shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this Part if the federal standards are more-stringent than the limitations imposed under this Part. Any user or waste generator which is subject to federal categorical standards is required to comply with all standards and requirements in accordance with § 307 of the Clean Water Act.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
13.
State Requirements. Upon the promulgation of any Pennsylvania State
standards or requirements, the state standards or requirements shall
immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this Part if the
state standards are more stringent than federal limitations or requirements
or the limitations and requirements imposed under this Part.
14.
General Pretreatment Facility Management Requirements. All users
shall install and operate at this own expense any pretreatment facility
that, in the opinion of Springettsbury Township, is necessary for
the proper handling of wastes. Such facilities shall be of a type
and capacity approved by Springettsbury Township and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for maintenance by the user
and for inspection by Springettsbury Township. AU plumbing appurtenances
and grease trap installations shall conform to the most recent BOCA
requirements.
15.
Pretreatment Facility Requirements. Pretreatment facilities including,
but not limited to, grease traps, shall be provided by a user when,
in the opinion of Springettsbury Township, they are necessary for
the proper handling of wastes containing excessive amounts of pollutants.
All pretreatment facilities shall be of type and capacity approved
by Springettsbury Township and shall be located to be easily accessible
for cleaning, inspection and maintenance. Where installed, all pretreatment
facilities shall be maintained by the user, at his own expense, and
shall be kept in continuous and efficient operation at all times.
16.
Notice of Changed Discharge Requirements. Each user shall notify
the pretreatment administrator of any planned significant changes
to the user's operations or systems which might alter the nature,
quality, volume or constitute a slug load, as defined in this Part,
of its wastewater at least 45 days before the change.
[Amended by Ord. 2011-01, 1/11/2011]
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
1.
Surcharges. Although the sewage treatment works will be capable of
treating certain industrial wastes and wastes generated from a commercial
establishment, the actual treatment of such wastes may increase the
cost of operating and maintaining the public sanitary sewage system.
Therefore, there shall be imposed upon each person discharging such
waste into the public sanitary sewage system a surcharge, or surcharges
which are intended to cover such additional costs. Such surcharges
shall be in addition to the regular sewage service charges established
by Springettsbury Township, and shall be payable as herein provided.
2.
Determination of Surcharges. The strength of any waste, the discharge
of which is to be subject to surcharge as determined by this section,
shall be determined quarterly, or more frequently as the Township
shall determine, from samples taken either at the manhole or metering
chamber referred to herein, or at any other sampling point mutually
agreed upon by the Township and the producer of such waste. The frequency
and duration of the sampling period shall be such as, in the opinion
of the Township, shall permit a reasonably reliable determination
of the average composition of such waste, exclusive of stormwater
runoff. Samples shall be collected or their collection supervised
by a representative of the Township and shall be samples that reasonably
reflect the characteristics of the waste over a twenty-four-hour period.
Except as hereinafter provided, the strength of the waste so found
by analysis shall be used for establishing the surcharge or surcharges.
The costs of sample collection and analysis for the purpose of determining
surcharge rates shall be set through a resolution by the Board of
Supervisors of Springettsbury Township. However, the Township may,
if it so elects, accept the results of routine sampling and analyses
by the producer of such wastes in lieu of making its own sampling
and analyses.
3.
Calculation of Surcharges. In the event that, after sampling and
analysis as prescribed in this section, any waste found by the Springettsbury
Township to have pollutants of BOD concentration in excess of 300
mg/L and/or total suspended solids concentration in excess of 350
mg/L and/or total phosphate as P concentration in excess of 10 mg/L,
the producer of said waste shall pay a strength of waste surcharge
in addition to the flat rate of volume charge set forth by Springettsbury
Township, which surcharge shall be computed by using the following
formula:
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Factor (%) = 60 +
|
15[(BOD - 5 mg/L)]
[300]
|
+
|
15[(TSS mg/L)]
[350]
|
+
|
10[(P mg/L)
[10]
|
- 100
|
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Where the concentration of the waste is less than 300
mg/L for BOD or 350 mg/L for total suspended solids or 10 mg/L for
phosphate as P, the values in parentheses for BOD and/or total suspended
solids and/or total phosphate as P shall be equal to 1. The amount
of the strength of waste surcharge shall be computed by multiplying
the flat rate of volume charge, as set forth by Springettsbury Township
for collection, transportation and treatment, by the surcharge factor
derived above.
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4.
The strength of waste surcharges provided for in this section shall
be added to the sewage service charge imposed by the Springettsbury
Township.
5.
Sampling Fees and Schedules for Significant Industrial Users. All
significant industrial users requiring an industrial user permit shall
be assessed a fee for service charge for each scheduled sampling and
unscheduled compliance sampling to be performed by Springettsbury
Township. The charge to the significant industrial user for each scheduled
sampling shall be set through a resolution by the Board of Supervisors
of Springettsbury Township. The charge to the significant industrial
user for each unscheduled compliance sampling shall be 120% of the
cost of each scheduled sampling.
6.
Sampling Fees and Schedules for Commercial Users.
A.
All commercial users requiring an industrial user permit shall be
assessed a fee for service charge for each scheduled sampling and
unscheduled compliance sampling to be performed by Springettsbury
Township. The charge to the commercial user for each scheduled sampling
shall be set through a resolution by the Board of Supervisors of Springettsbury
Township. The charge to the significant industrial user for each unscheduled
compliance sampling shall be 120% of the cost of each scheduled sampling.
B.
A sampling frequency table shall be on file at the wastewater treatment
facility for each significant industrial user and commercial user
and shall indicate the number of scheduled samplings that are to be
routinely performed by Springettsbury Township for a certain time
period, not including unscheduled compliance samplings. Springettsbury
Township shall sample all significant industrial users and commercial
users at least once per year.
C.
The scheduled sampling frequency shall be based on several criteria including, but not limited to: flow, SIC number and historical waste characteristics including past ordinance violations. Periodic reviews of data at least once per year but not more frequently than every six months may result in revisions of the table. An unscheduled compliance sample may be collected from any user within 30 days after Springettsbury Township identifies a violation of any provision of § 18-705(2) or (3) of this Part resulting from any scheduled or unscheduled sampling.
7.
Other Sampling and Testing Fees. Springettsbury Township may collect
waste samples, make inspections and incur other expenses in order
to determine user compliance with applicable rules and regulations
and may assess users certain fees for those services in accordance
with a resolution set by the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 2003-09, 4/1/2003, § 1]
The rates for the transportation and treatment of sewage from
properties outside the geographical limits of Springettsbury Township,
including strength of water surcharges, shall be such amount as the
Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors will have negotiated
and agreed, in writing, with Manchester Township.
