[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
When requested by the Township, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. Periodically, the Township may require user(s) to update this information.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
1. 
A SIU, CIU, NSCIU, GU, or FOG User shall not discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater discharge permit from the Township, except when a SIU, CIU, NSCIU, GU, or FOG user has filed a timely application pursuant to §§ 19-403 and 19-404 thereby permitting the user to discharge to the POTW for the time period specified therein.
2. 
A wastewater discharge permit pursuant to §§ 19-403 and 19-404 must be obtained by:
A. 
FOG user(s) as defined herein.
B. 
User(s) that fall under 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, and are designated by the Township as a SIU, CIU, NSCIU.
C. 
User(s) required to install an oil and grit separator as per the Uniform Construction Code.
D. 
User(s) identified by the Township to be a potential source of FOG or petroleum-based (non-polar) oils or grease, grit, sand, or flammable substances.
E. 
User designated by the Township as a GU.
3. 
The Township may require a user to obtain a discharge permit:
A. 
Solely for flow equalization.
B. 
As necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
4. 
Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subject the wastewater discharge permittee to the sanctions set out in this chapter. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with federal and commonwealth pretreatment standards or other requirements of federal, commonwealth, and local law.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
When notified by the Township, a user who is discharging water into the POTW is required to apply for a wastewater discharge permit within 45 days after notification. The user shall apply to the Township for a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with § 19-405 and shall not cause or allow discharges to the POTW to continue after 90 days of that notification.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
A user that is required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who proposes to begin or recommence discharging into the POTW and must obtain such permit prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for this wastewater discharge permit, in accordance with § 19-405, must be filed at least 45 days prior to the date upon which any discharge is to begin or recommence.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
1. 
User(s) required to obtain an individual wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit application. The Township may require user(s) to submit all or some of the following information as part of a permit application:
A. 
Identifying Information.
(1) 
The name and address of the facility, including the name of the operator and owner.
(2) 
Contact information, description of activities, facilities, and plant production processes on the premises.
B. 
Environmental Permits. A list of any environmental control permits held by or for the facility.
C. 
Description of Operations.
(1) 
A brief description of the nature, average rate of production (including each product produced by type, amount, processes, and rate of production), and standard industrial classifications of the operation(s) carried out by such user. This description should include a schematic process diagram, which indicates points of discharge to the POTW from the regulated processes;
(2) 
Types of wastes generated, and a list of all raw materials and chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;
(3) 
Number and type of employees, hours of operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(4) 
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(5) 
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
D. 
Time and duration of discharges;
E. 
The location for monitoring all wastes covered by the permit;
F. 
Flow Measurement. Information showing the measured average daily and maximum daily flow, in gallons per day, to the POTW from regulated process streams and other streams, as necessary, to allow use of the combined waste stream formula set out in § 19-202.
G. 
Measurement of Pollutants.
(1) 
The categorical pretreatment standards applicable to each regulated process and any new categorically regulated processes for existing sources.
(2) 
The results of sampling and analysis identifying the nature and concentration, and/or mass, where required by the standard or by Cranberry Township, of regulated pollutants in the discharge from each regulated process.
(3) 
Instantaneous, daily maximum, and long-term average concentrations, or mass, where required, shall be reported.
(4) 
The sample shall be representative of daily operations and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures set out in § 19-601 of this chapter. Where the standard requires compliance with a BMP or pollution prevention alternative, the user shall submit documentation as required by the Township or the applicable standards to determine compliance with the standard.
(5) 
Sampling must be performed in accordance with procedures set out in § 19-601 of this chapter.
H. 
Any requests for a monitoring waiver (or a renewal of an approved monitoring waiver) for a pollutant neither present nor expected to be present in the discharge pursuant to § 19-604.
I. 
Any other information as may be deemed necessary by Cranberry Township to evaluate the permit application.
2. 
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be processed and will be returned to the user for revision. The Township will identify, in writing, deficiencies that need addressed.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
1. 
A wastewater discharge permit application, user report(s) and certification statement must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the following certification statement:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I understand that this statement is subject to the penalties applicable under law pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4904 (unsworn falsification to authorities)."
2. 
A facility determined to be a NSCIU by the Township must annually submit the following certification statement signed in accordance with the "Authorized Representative Of The User" signatory requirements in § 19-104.
"Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for managing compliance with the categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 CFR _____, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief that during the period from _____, _____ to _____, _____ [months, days, year]: the facility described as ____________ met the definition of a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User as described in § 19-104. The facility complied with all applicable Pretreatment Standards and requirements during this reporting period and never discharged more than 100 gallons of total categorical wastewater on any given day during this reporting period."
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
Within 45 days of the receipt of a complete wastewater discharge permit application, the Township will evaluate the data furnished by the user and decide whether or not to issue a wastewater permit. During the evaluation process, the Township may require additional information and elect to extend the evaluation period if deemed necessary. At the end of the evaluation period, the Township will notify the user as to whether or not the wastewater discharge permit application is approved, and a discharge permit issued. The Township may deny any application for a wastewater discharge permit.