Borough of Oxford, PA Definitions.

[Ord. 678, 12/29/1992, § 1; as amended by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, as used in these rules and regulations, certain terms are defined as follows:

ABNORMAL STRENGTH WASTE

Any waste having a BOD₅, suspended solids or dissolved solids concentration in excess of that found in normal domestic waste but which is otherwise acceptable into a public sewer under the terms of this Part.

ACT OR THE ACT

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1317 et seq.

APPROVAL AUTHORITY

The Director in an NPDES state with an approved state pretreatment program and the Administrator of the EPA in a non-NPDES state or an NPDES state without an approved state pretreatment program. On the date of enactment of this Part, Pennsylvania does not have an approved state pretreatment program.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF INDUSTRIAL USER

May be:

(1)

A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president, if the industrial user is a corporation.

(2)

A general partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a partnership or proprietorship, respectively.

(3)

A duly authorized representative of the individual designated above if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facilities from which the discharge originates.

BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)

The quantity of oxygen, expressed in mg/l, utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure for five days at 20° C. The standard laboratory procedure shall be that found in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage published by the American Public Health Association.

BOROUGH

The Borough of Oxford or, in appropriate cases, acting by and through its authorized representatives.

BOROUGH ENGINEER

An engineer retained or employed by the Borough, including any authorized member of the staff of such engineer.

BUILDING

A structure built, erected and framed of component structural parts designed for the housing, shelter, enclosure or support of persons, animals or property of any kind. This definition shall include structures built on site or any remote location or factory.

BUILDING SEWER

That part of the main building or house drain or sewer line inside the walls of the building and extending through the wall and connecting to the house connection or service line.

CATEGORICAL STANDARDS

National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or pretreatment standards.

CELLAR DRAIN

A protected and trapped drain for the purpose of carrying off spent waters from the basement of a dwelling, factory, laboratory, workshop or other building, but excluding any drainage resulting from rainwater, springs, wells or other ground or surface water.

CHLORINE DEMAND

The quantity of chlorine absorbed in water, sewage or other liquids, allowing a residual of one-tenth parts per million after 15 minutes of contact.

COLOR (OF AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE)

The color of the light transmitted by the waste solution after removing the suspended material, including the pseudocolloidal particles.

COMMERCIAL CONNECTION

A user who discharges domestic wastewater and wastewater generated from preparation or supplying commodities and services such as restaurants, car washes, gasoline stations and laundromats.

CONNECTION

The jointure, or the process of making the jointure, of the service line or house connection with the lateral sewer or service connection.

COOLING WATER

The water discharged from any system of condensation, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration.

DIRECT DISCHARGE

The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

DISSOLVED SOLIDS

The anhydrous residues of the dissolved constituents in water or wastewater.

DOMESTIC WASTE

The normal water carrying household and toilet wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.

DWELLING UNIT

Any room, group of rooms, house trailer or other enclosure occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate business or as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, or, where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency.

EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT

The quantity of flow which is equivalent to the average amount of water consumed by a single residential unit. The number of "equivalent dwelling units (EDU's)" assigned to a residential dwelling unit, regardless of water consumption, is one. The number of "EDU's" assigned to an industrial or other nonresidential user is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing the total quarterly water consumption (or sewage flow) of the industrial or other nonresidential user by the average quarterly water consumption of a residential unit during the previous year. The minimum number of "EDU's" assigned to a user shall be one.

GARBAGE

Solid waste resulting from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

GRAB SAMPLE

A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis, with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time.

GROUND GARBAGE

Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all its particles shall be carried freely under normal sewage flow conditions, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.

GROUNDWATER

Water which is standing in or passing through the ground.

HOLDING TANK WASTE

Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks and vacuum-pump tank trucks.

HOUSE CONNECTION

The part of the main house drain or sewer line extending from the outer building wall or foundation wall to its connection with the lateral sewer or service connection.

IMPROVED PROPERTY

Any property within the service area upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.

INDIRECT DISCHARGE

The discharge or the introduction of nondomestic pollutants from any source regulated under § 307(b) or (c) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317, into the POTW (including holding tank waste discharged into the system).

INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT

Any improved property used, in whole or in part, for manufacturing, processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling any product, commodity or article or from which any process waste, as distinct from domestic waste, shall be discharged.

INDUSTRIAL USER

A source of indirect discharge which does not constitute a discharge of pollutants under regulations issued pursuant to § 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342.

INDUSTRIAL WASTE

Any liquid or gaseous substance, whether or not solids are contained therein, discharged from any industrial establishment or commercial connection during the course of any industrial, commercial, trade or business process or in the course of the development, recovery or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT

A permit to deposit or discharge liquid industrial wastes into the POTW.

INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURCHARGE

A charge levied on users of the treatment works of the POTW for the acceptance, handling and treating of abnormal strength wastes.

INTERFERENCE

A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, both inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal and, therefore, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations):

(1)

Section 405 of the Clean Water Act.

(2)

The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II, more commonly referred to as the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)," and including state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA).

(3)

The Clean Air Act.

(4)

The Toxic Substances Control Act.

(5)

The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.

LATERAL SEWER

The part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, to the edge of the street abutting the property affected, or if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral sewer" or "service connection" shall mean that portion of or place in a sanitary sewer which is provided for the connection of any service line.

MANHOLE

A shaft or chamber leading from the surface of the ground to a sewer, large enough to enable a person to gain access to the latter.

MULTIPLE DWELLING

Any improved property in which shall be located more than one dwelling unit.

NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD OR PRETREATMENT STANDARD

Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with § 307(b) and (c) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317, which applies to a specific category of industrial users.

NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM OR NPDES PERMIT

A permit issued pursuant to § 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342.

NATIONAL PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARD OR PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARD

Any regulation developed under the authority of § 307(b) of the Act and 40 CFR 403.5.

NATURAL OUTLET

Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.

NEW SOURCE

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 Act, which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section.

NORMAL STRENGTH WASTE

Sewage which, when analyzed or caused to be analyzed by the Borough, shows a daily average of not more than 250 mg/l of total suspended solids, 250 mg/l of BOD₅, 500 mg/l of dissolved solids, 40 mg/l of nitrogen 10 and/or eight mg/l of phosphorus (total as P).

OBJECTIONABLE WASTE

Any wastes that can, in the Borough's judgment, harm either the sewers or sewage treatment process or equipment or, in the judgment of any municipality where the wastes are being carried, can have an adverse effect upon its system; can have an adverse effect upon the receiving stream; can otherwise endanger life, health or property; or which constitutes a public nuisance.

OWNER

Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in the Borough service area.

PASS-THROUGH

Any discharge which is introduced into the Borough's wastewater system, passes through the POTW and which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities which may serve to cause a violation of the POTW's NPDES permit.

PERSON

Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity or their legal representatives, agents, successors or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.

The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution, indicating the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. A stabilized "pH" shall be considered as a "pH" which does not change beyond the specific limits when the waste is subjected to aeration. It shall be determined by one of the accepted methods described in the latest edition of Standard Methods of Examination of Water and Sewage published by the American Public Health Association.

PLUMBING FIXTURE

Any receptacle intended to receive and discharge any liquid, water or water-carried waste into a service line or house connection.

POLLUTANT

Any dredged spoil, 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.

POLLUTION

The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of water.

POTW TREATMENT PLANT

That portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater.

PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS

Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a national pretreatment standard, imposed on an industrial user.

PRETREATMENT OR TREATMENT

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 a POTW. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes or process changes by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CPR 403.6(d). Appropriate "pretreatment" technology includes control equipment, such as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges or slug loadings that might interfere with or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW. However, where wastewater from a regulated process is mixed in an equalization facility with unregulated wastewater or with wastewater from another regulated process, the effluent from the equalization facility must meet an adjusted pretreatment limit calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e).

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

An individual licensed and registered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to engage in the practice of engineering.

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR

An individual licensed and registered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to engage in the practice of surveying.

PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)

A treatment works as defined by § 212 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1292. This definition includes any sewers that convey wastewater to the "POTW" treatment plant but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment. For the purpose of these rules and regulations, "POTW" shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the "POTW."

RECEIVING STREAM

The waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

SANITARY FACILITIES

Toilets, sinks and other plumbing fixtures and related piping intended to receive and discharge sanitary sewage into a service line or house connection.

SANITARY SEWAGE

Normal water-carried household and toilet waste from any improved property; excluding, however, the effluent from septic tanks or cesspools, rain-, storm- and groundwater, as well as roof or surface water, drainage or percolation or seeping waters or accumulation thereof, whether underground or in cellars or basements.

SANITARY SEWER

Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system or usable for sewage collection purposes.

SERVICE CONNECTION

SERVICE LINE

The part of the main house drain or sewer line extending from the outer building wall or foundation wall to its connection with the lateral sewer or service connection.

SEWER

Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system and used or usable for sewage collection or transportation purposes.

SEWER SYSTEM

Sewer mains, lateral sewers from a sewer main to service line or house connection, sewage pumping stations, sewer force mains and all appurtenant facilities operated by the Borough in furnishing sewage service.

SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER

Any industrial user of the Borough's wastewater disposal system who has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more per average workday or has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the Borough's wastewater treatment system or has in his wastes toxic pollutants as defined pursuant to Section 307 of the Act or state statutes and rules or is found by the Borough or its designee, state control agency or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the wastewater treatment system, the quality of sludge, the system's effluent quality or air emissions generated by the system.

SLUG

Any pollutant, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, released in a discharge in a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which causes interference or is incompatible with the POTW.

SOIL PIPE OR WASTE PIPE

Any pipe receiving the discharge of one or more plumbing fixtures.

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC)

A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1972.

STATE

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN

Any pipe or conduit which carries stormwater, surface water, drainage and certain industrial water discharges, such as cooling and air-conditioning waters.

STORMWATER

That portion of the precipitation which runs off over the surface during a storm and, for a short period following a storm, enters the sewer system.

STREET

A public way, including any highway, street, road, lane, court, public square, alley or other passageway.

SUPERINTENDENT

The person designated to supervise the operation of the publicly owned treatment works and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by these rules and regulations, or his duly authorized representative.

SURFACE WATER

That portion of the precipitation which runs off over the surface of the ground.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids.

TOTAL SOLIDS

Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension or dissolved in water, sewage or other liquids and which are determined by appropriate procedures found in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage published by the American Public Health Association.

TOXIC POLLUTANT

Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the provision of CWA 307(a) or other acts.

TOXIC SUBSTANCE

Any noxious and/or deleterious substance in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance or to create any hazard in any sewer system or in the receiving stream of the sewage treatment plant.

UNGROUND GARBAGE

Garbage that has not been shredded to such a degree that all its particles will be carried freely under normal sewer flow conditions, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.

USER

Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution of wastewater into the POTW.

VENT PIPE

Any pipe extended vertically from a sewer soil pipe or waste pipe to provide ventilation for the system of piping and to prevent siphonage and back pressure.

WASTEWATER

The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions, together which may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.

WATERS OF THE STATE

All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the state or any portion thereof.

"May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.