No use otherwise allowed shall be permitted within any use district
which does not conform to the following standards of use, occupancy
and operation, which standards are hereby established as the minimum
requirements maintained within said area.
All methods of sewage and waste treatment and disposal shall
be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Any sewage or waste discharged into the public sewer system shall
also be approved by the Sanitary Water Board and the Municipality
of Norristown. The standards of such regulations or the following,
whichever is more restrictive, shall apply.
A. Standards.
(1)
There shall be no discharge of any toxic substance, gasoline,
benzene, naphtha, fuel, oil or other flammable or explosive liquid,
solid or gas, any liquid having a temperature higher than 150°
F. or any matter containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch
manure or any solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction
in or other interference with the proper operation of a sewage treatment
plant or any liquid having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment or personnel or material which would
be harmful to the treatment of sewage.
(2)
Acidity and alkalinity of wastes shall be neutralized with a
pH of 7.0 as a daily average on a volumetric basis, with a temporary
variation of a pH of 5.0 to 9.0.
(3)
Wastes shall contain no cyanides and no halogens and shall not
contain more than 10 parts per million of the following gases: hydrogen
sulfide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
(4)
Wastes shall not contain any insoluble substances in excess
of 10,000 parts per million nor exceed a daily average of 500 parts
per million nor fail to pass a No. 8 sieve nor have a dimension greater
than 0.25 inch.
(5)
Wastes shall not have:
(a)
A chlorine demand in excess of 15 parts per million.
(b)
Phenols in excess of 0.0005 part per million.
(c)
Grease, fats or oils or any oily substance in excess of 100
parts per million or exceeding a daily average of 25 parts per million.
Every use requiring power shall be so operated that any service
lines, substation, etc., shall conform to the highest applicable safety
requirements and shall be constructed, installed, etc., so that it
will be an integral part of the architectural features of the plant
or, if visible from abutting residential properties, shall be concealed
by evergreen planting.
Activities which may emit radioactivity beyond enclosed areas
shall comply with the codes of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection's Division of Radiology. The Federal Nuclear Regulatory
Commission shall also regulate the control of radioactive material
associated with any activity in the Municipality. No electrical disturbances,
except from domestic household appliances, shall be permitted to adversely
affect any equipment at any time other than the equipment creating
the disturbance.