The following words and terms, as used in this article,
shall have the definitions indicated:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
"Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
AUTHORITY
The Upper Hanover Authority, a Pennsylvania municipality
authority.
CBOD (CARBONACEOUS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen, utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, five days at
20° C., expressed in terms of weight and concentration [milligrams
per liter (mg/l)].
CFR
The Code of Federal Regulations.
COLLECTION SYSTEM
The system of public sewers to be located within Upper Hanover
Township and operated by the Upper Hanover Authority and located within
the public right-of-way or within an easement owned by the Township
or the Authority; also called the "public sewage system."
EDU
Equivalent dwelling unit.
EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, or where
appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator
or other duly authorized official of the Agency.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge or the introduction of pollutants into the
sewage treatment plant, including retaining tank waste discharged
into the collection system.
MANAGER
The person designated by the Authority to supervise the operation
of the sewage treatment plant, and who is charged with certain duties
and responsibilities by this article, or his duly authorized representative.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole,
partial or joint, of any property located in the Township.
PA DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
or where appropriate, the term may be used as a designation for the
administrator or other duly authorized official of the Department.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution.
POLLUTANT
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock,
sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste
discharged into water.
POLLUTION
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and radiological integrity of water.
PRETREATMENT or TREATMENT
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutants or the
alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to
a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise
introducing such pollutants into a sewage treatment plant. The reduction
or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological
processes, or process changes or other means, except as prohibited
by 40 CFR 403.6(d).
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment
other than a national pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial
user.
STATE
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation and resulting therefrom.
SUPERVISORS
The Upper Hanover Township Board of Supervisors.
SWDA
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901
et seq.
TOXIC POLLUTANT
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the EPA under the
provision of the Act or other acts.
TSS
Total suspended solids.
U.S.C.
The United States Code.
USER
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of wastewater into the sewage treatment plant.
WASTEWATER
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions,
whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted
to enter the sewage treatment plant, also known as "sewage."