[Adopted 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 7-1984 (Ch. XIX, Part 2, of the 1970 Code
of Ordinances)]
A.
The Borough of Vandergrift and the Boroughs of Apollo, East Vandergrift,
Hyde Park, Leechburg, North Apollo, Oklahoma and West Leechburg and
the Townships of Allegheny, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Parks and Washington
(hereinafter referred to as the "municipalities") have duly incorporated
the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority, hereinafter referred
to as the "Authority," under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended,[1] and charged the Authority with the responsibility to exercise
all powers and control over the operation and use of the sewage transportation
and treatment facilities serving the municipality; and
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June 19,
2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act,
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
B.
The Authority has been ordered by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency to develop and submit for approval a pretreatment
program in accordance with the requirements of the General Pretreatment
Regulations (40 CFR Part 403); and
C.
An approvable pretreatment program must establish police powers,
including the authority to enforce criminal penalties against industrial
users that violate federal or local pretreatment standards or requirements;
and
D.
The Borough of Vandergrift desires to cooperate with the Authority
in developing and implementing an approvable pretreatment program.
The following words, terms and phrases shall be construed in
this article to have the following meanings, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Any liquid, gaseous or waterborne wastes from industrial
processes or commercial establishments as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Includes any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm,
company, corporation, association, or any other legal entity, or their
legal representatives, agents or assigns.
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from
residences, business establishments, institutions, industries and
commercial establishments, exclusive of stormwater runoff, surface
water, groundwater and industrial wastes.
No person shall contribute, cause to be contributed, or discharge
any industrial wastes to the public sanitary sewage facilities of
the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority, except in accordance
with the Rules and Regulations Governing Industrial Sewer Use that
have been adopted or may hereafter be adopted by the Authority.
Any person who is found to have violated or willfully or negligently
fails to comply with any provision of the Rules and Regulations Governing
Industrial Sewer Use adopted by the Authority or any order, regulation,
service contract or permit issued by the Authority shall, upon conviction,
be subject to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300
and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of fine and costs,
to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day's
continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation
or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other
document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to the Authority's
Rules and Regulations Governing Industrial Sewer Use, or who falsifies,
tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device
or method required pursuant to the Authority's Rules and Regulations
Governing Industrial Sewer Use, shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution and, in default
of payment of fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30
days.
