[Ord. 930, 12/10/1997, § 1; as amended by Ord. 995, 12/10/2003]
ACHD
The Allegheny County Health Department.
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
Those operations which include tilling, cultivation and animal husbandry and which quality as earthmoving pursuant to DEP, Chapter 102 Rules and Regulations.
CONE OF DEPRESSION
The area surrounding a pumping well within which the water table elevation has been lowered due to ground water withdrawal.
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Allegheny County Conservation District.
CONSERVATION PLAN
An erosion and sedimentation control plan prepared for agricultural properties as required by Chapter 102 of the DEP rules and regulations and as reviewed and approved by the Conservation District.
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
DETENTION POND
A basin designed to retard stormwater runoff by temporarily storing the runoff and releasing it at a predetermined rate through a defined outlet structure.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD SURVEY FORM
A document authorized by the Pennsylvania Worker and Community Right-to-Know Act which, if required by the Department of Labor and Industry for a facility, describes the hazardous substances emitted, discharged or disposed of from the workplace.
EPA
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
A product or waste, or combination of substances that because of the quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, if not properly treated, stored, transported, used or disposed of, or otherwise managed, would create a potential threat to public health through direct or indirect introduction into ground water resources and the subsurface environment which includes the soil and all subsequent materials located below. Such hazardous material includes, but is not limited to, materials which may be included on one or more of the following lists:
A. 
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 CFR, Part 1910, Subpart Z, Extremely Hazardous Substance List.
B. 
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment (latest edition).
C. 
National Toxicology Program, Annual Report on Carcinogens (latest edition).
D. 
International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs (latest edition).
E. 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Hazardous Substance List (latest edition).
F. 
"Hazardous Substances" defined pursuant to § 311 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
G. 
"Toxic Materials" defined pursuant to § 307 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
H. 
"Hazardous Wastes" defined pursuant to Chapter 75 of DEP rules and regulations.
I. 
"Hazardous Wastes" defined pursuant to § 101 of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SURVEY FORM
A document required by the Pennsylvania Worker and Community Right-to-Know Act which provides a listing of all hazardous substances found in the workplace.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any of the following activities:
A. 
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(1) 
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or tenure.
(2) 
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
B. 
A subdivision of land.
C. 
Development in accordance with § 501(1.1) of the Municipalities Planning Code.
LARGE VOLUME SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A sewage disposal facility which is designed to discharge directly to the soil profile, whether natural or enhanced, and which has a design capacity in excess of 10,000 gallons per day.
LIGHT INDUSTRY
Industrial, commercial, public or retail establishments which engage in manufacturing, fabrication or service activities and which appear on the following list.
A. 
Bulk agricultural products dealers and distributors.
B. 
Mining and quarrying.
C. 
Highway deicing material storage.
D. 
Textile and apparel products.
E. 
Lumber and wood preserving.
F. 
Printing and publishing.
G. 
Chemical products.
H. 
Leather products.
I. 
Mineral products; glass and cement.
J. 
Metal products.
K. 
Machine shops.
L. 
Electronics and electronic equipment.
M. 
Transportation maintenance.
N. 
Scrap trade and metal container recyclers.
O. 
Chemical and petroleum storage and sales.
P. 
Automotive repair, services and related parking.
Q. 
Personal services; laundry, pest control and photo finishing.
R. 
Repair services; furniture, welding and septage services.
S. 
Amusement and recreation.
T. 
Educational, medical and engineering laboratories.
MANUFACTURING
Industrial establishments which produce primary products from raw materials.
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
A document applicable to agricultural properties which describes the storage, handling and application of fertilizers, including manure, related to agricultural production.
PERSON
An individual, association, public or private corporation for profit or not for profit, partnership, firm, trust, estate, department, board, bureau or agency of the Commonwealth, political subdivision, municipality, district, authority or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN
A document applicable to agricultural properties which describe the storage, handling and application of products to control pests and undesirable vegetation related to agricultural production.
POLLUTION INCIDENT PREVENTION (PIP) PLAN
An environmental emergency response document authorized by Chapter 101 of the DEP rules and regulations which is applicable to facilities which handle materials with the potential for accidental pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth. Specific requirements for a PIP plan are contained in "Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Environmental Emergency Response Plans," PADEP, September 1990, as amended.
PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION AND CONTINGENCY (PPC) PLAN
An environmental emergency response document required by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to facilities which generate, store, treat or dispose of hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes are those defined within the DEP regulations or other wastes which meet specific characteristic tests.
PROFESSIONAL
A person who, by education, experience, certification or licensure has demonstrated expertise in a particular field.
PROTECTED PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL
Any well used or intended to be used as a ground water supply source as part of a public water supply system for which wellhead protection areas have been established.
RETENTION POND
A basin designed to retard stormwater runoff, by temporarily storing the runoff, which does not have a defined outlet structure and which empties through a combination of evaporation, transpiration and infiltration.
SARA TITLE III OFF-SITE PLAN
A document required by the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) which applies to employers who have extremely hazardous substances in the workplace. The document identifies the transportation route of extremely hazardous substances, a description of the workplace and a risk analysis of the operation to the surrounding community.
SARA TITLE III TIER I AND TIER II REPORTS
Documents required by the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) which apply to employers who have extremely hazardous substances in the workplace. The Tier I document lists the amounts and locations within the workplace of extremely hazardous substances by type of hazard (e.g., fire, explosion, acute health hazard). The Tier II document provides a listing of each specific extremely hazardous substance in the workplace and each specific hazardous substance exceeding 10,000 pounds on site at any one time.
SEWAGE
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals and any noxious or deleterious substances being harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation, or which constitutes pollution under the Act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as "The Clean Streams Law," as amended.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A combination of piping, tanks or other facilities for the collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal of sewage.
SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (SEO)
The official hired by the Borough who issues and reviews sewage system disposal permits and conducts such inspections and investigations as are necessary to implement the provisions of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.
SEWAGE SLUDGE
The coarse screenings, grit, and dewatered or air-dried products of sewage treatment, septic and holding tank pumpings and any other residues from sewage collection and treatment systems which require disposal.
SINKHOLES
A closed, generally circular, depression in the land surface of variable depths and width, characterized by a distinct breaking of the ground surface, and formed by solution of carbonate bedrock and downward movement of soil into bedrock voids or by collapse of underlying caves.
SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN
An environmental quality emergency response document required by the Federal Clean Water Act for facilities which handle hazardous substances as defined in the Clean Water Act. The plan requirements are virtually the same as for a PIP plan.
SPILL PREVENTION RESPONSE (SPR) PLAN
An environmental emergency response document required by the Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (STSPA) for facilities with an aboveground storage tank exceeding a volume of 21,000 gallons. The plan requirements are specified in §§ 902 and 903 of the STSPA. A downstream notification requirement applies to regulated tanks adjacent to surface waters.
STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
The containment of hazardous material on a temporary basis in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such waste. It shall be presumed that the containment of hazardous material in excess of one year constitutes disposal. This presumption can be overcome by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
STORAGE TANK - ABOVEGROUND
A tank which contains substances as regulated under the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (STSPA) which meets the following criteria: a stationary tank with 250 gallons or more of capacity with greater than 90% of its capacity aboveground. Specific exceptions to this definition are included within the STSPA.
STORAGE TANK - UNDERGROUND
A tank which contains substances as regulated under the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (STSPA) which meets the following criteria: a tank with 110 gallons or more of capacity with 10% or greater of its capacity beneath the ground surface. Specific exceptions to this definition are included within the STSPA.
SUBDIVISION
The division and redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, parcels or other divisions of land including changes in the existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer or ownership or building or lot development provided; however, that the subdivision by lease of land or agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL
A bored, drilled, driven or dug well for the emplacement of fluids into the ground (except drilling muds and similar materials used in well construction).
WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including, but not limited to, solid and liquid materials resulting from municipal, industrial, commercial, institutional, agricultural and residential activities.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA I - WELLHEAD ZONE (WHZ)
That area of the land surface within a 440 foot radius of the mid-point of the Borough's protected public water supply wells, as depicted on Appendix A.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA II - ZONE OF CONTRIBUTION (ZOC)
That area of the land surface which, through recharge or other means, provides water to sustain the yield of the Borough's protected public water supply well, as depicted on Appendix B.