[Adopted 12-17-1998 by Ord. No. 249[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Art. VII, Sewage Treatment, adopted 6-20-1991 by Ord. No. 213.
[Amended 1-6-2003 by Ord. No. 274; 8-19-2004 by Ord. No. 287]
A. 
The pretreatment rules and regulations of the Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority, including amendments approved through May 24, 2004, shall henceforth control and be applicable to all sewage originating within the geographical boundaries of the Township of Forks. A copy of said Rules and Regulations of Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Township offices.
B. 
The following maximum weekly average pollutant limits are established to protect against pass-through and interference. No person shall discharge on a weekly average wastewater containing in excess of the following:
[Amended 9-15-2011 by Ord. No. 321; 11-19-2020 by Ord. No. 367]
Arsenic
0.20 mg/l
Cadmium
0.12 mg/l
Chromium (total)
9.52 mg/l
Copper
2.72 mg/l
Cyanide (total)
3.72 mg/l
Lead
1.28 mg/l
Mercury
0.07 mg/l
Molybdenum
0.11 mg/l
Nickel
0.92 mg/l
Selenium
0.07 mg/l
Silver
1.41 mg/l
Zinc
1.53 mg/l
(1) 
"Weekly average" shall mean the arithmetic mean of all twenty-four-hour daily results, whether composite or grab, collected in a one-week period from Sunday through Saturday.
(2) 
At no time shall the pollutant concentration of a twenty-four-hour composite or grab sample exceed 1.5 times the weekly average limit listed above for the pollutant. Should these limits be exceeded, it shall constitute a daily violation under this section.
(3) 
The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. All concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal unless indicated otherwise. The Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator may impose mass limitations in addition to, or in place of, the concentration-based limitations above. All test procedures shall conform to an approved analysis method as indicated in 40 CFR Part 136.
(4) 
For the pollutants listed in the table above, where multiple grab samples are collected during the same day, the average would be used for determining compliance with the daily maximum limit, while compliance with the instantaneous maximum limit would be determined based on each individual grab sample result.
The Enforcement Response Plan of the Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority, approved by the Authority by Resolution No. 1998-10-18-B, on October 19, 1998, be and is hereby approved and adopted. The full text of said Enforcement Response Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit B.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Township offices.
[Added 1-5-2009 by Ord. No. 311]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency streamlining provisions approved and adopted by Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority by Resolution No. 2007-11-19-A and Resolution No. 2007-11-19-B are hereby approved and adopted. The full text of said resolutions are attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Township offices.