[Adopted 9-25-1974 by Ord. No. 958 (Ch. 18, Part 3, of the 1996 Code
of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the sewage or discharge from soil, waste and other
drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to
the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of
the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer which carries a combination of sewage and intentionally
admitted stormwater, surface water, groundwater and drainage.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
The person appointed by the Borough to inspect sewage works,
including both public and semipublic sewers, and including also inspection
of building sewers and other connections between occupied homes and
other buildings and the public sewers and semipublic sewers.
Any outlet directly or indirectly into a watercourse, pond,
gutter, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispersion of
food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A combined sewer which has been constructed and is owned
by the Borough or has been constructed by private parties and has
been accepted by the Borough as a combined sewer.
A sanitary sewer which has been constructed and is owned
by the Borough or has been constructed by private parties and has
been accepted by the Borough as a sanitary sewer.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
Either a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer constructed and
laid by a developer pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Borough
relating to sewers, and with the intent that the said sanitary sewer
or combined sewer shall eventually become a part of the public sewer
system but the responsibility for laying, construction and maintenance
of said sanitary sewer or combined sewer and the disposal of sewage
therefrom still remains with the developer or other private persons.
A combination of water-carried wastes from the residences,
businesses and commercial buildings, apartments, institutions and
industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface
water, stormwater and drainage as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating
and disposing of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling
water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or combined
sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Borough. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged, upon
approval of the Borough, to storm sewer, combined sewer or natural
outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged any of the following described wastes or waters
to any public or semipublic sewer:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°.
B.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million
by weight of fat, oil or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
D.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or
viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage treatment
plant where the sanitary effluent of the Borough is treated.
F.
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the said sewage treatment
plant.
G.
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the said sewage treatment plant.
H.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the said sewage treatment plant.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided by the owner
at the owner's expense when, in the opinion of the inspector, they
are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other
harmful ingredients – except that such interceptors shall not
be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors
shall be of a type and capacity approved by said inspector and shall
be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection.
B.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers, which, when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner, at the owner's expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
[Amended 2-19-1996 by Ord. No. 1159]
A.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes, having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) greater than 300 parts per million by weight, containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids (SS); containing any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in § 261-16; or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sanitary sewage flow of the Borough, shall be subject to review and approval of the inspector. Where necessary, in the opinion of the inspector, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and
the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight.
(2)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to be within the maximum limits provided for in § 261-16.
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
B.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the Borough or its designated authority and of the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and no construction
of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
When required by the said inspector, the owner of any property
served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the waters. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Borough. The manhole shall be
installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him
so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 261-16 and 261-19 shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage" and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 261-20 or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
[Amended 2-19-1996 by Ord. No. 1159]
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage works. Any person
violating this provision shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced
to 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 30
days. Or, in the alternative, said person or persons shall be charged
under the laws of the commonwealth as in the case provided.
The inspector and duly authorized employees of the Borough,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties at reasonable times during the day for
the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and
testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article
shall be served by the Borough with written notice stating the nature
of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time
stated at such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[Amended 2-19-1996 by Ord. No. 1159]
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time
limit provided for in § 3261-24 shall be guilty of an offense
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine in an amount
not exceeding $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each
day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
become liable to the Borough for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
by the Borough by reason of such violation.
