A.
The intent of this chapter is to establish rules and regulations governing connections to and use of the Township of Cheltenham ("Township") wastewater collection sewer ("Township collection system") System, and to establish the penalty structures required to operate said wastewater collection system insofar as the public health, safety, and general welfare of the Township must be protected.
B.
The rules and regulations governing the use of the Township collection system have been defined:
(1)
To set forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors to the Township collection system owned and operated by the Township and to enable the Township to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended, and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403) and the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N).
(2)
To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Township's and the City of Philadelphia's ("City's") wastewater system which will:
(a)
Interfere with the operation of the system;
(b)
Contaminate the resulting sludge;
(c)
Cause the wastewater system to violate the City's NPDES discharge permit;
(d)
Pass through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere; and/or
(e)
Be otherwise incompatible with the system.
(3)
To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludge from the system.