A. 
It is the scope of this article to set forth criteria for any discharge of material, liquid or solid, into such waters in order to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of water for all uses set forth in § 444-91.
B. 
The water and discharges shall not contain substances attributable to municipal, industrial or other waste discharges in concentration or amounts sufficient to be inimical or harmful to the water uses to be protected or to human, animal, plant or aquatic life. Specific substances to be controlled include, but are not limited to, floating debris, oil, scum and other floating materials; substances that produce color, tastes, odors, changes in temperature or settle to form sludge deposits; substances which are toxic, may become toxic or are suspected of having these characteristics.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADDITION OF HEAT OF ARTIFICIAL ORIGIN
As used throughout the criteria includes all heat from other than natural sources. In the event of multiple discharges, consideration shall be given to the cumulative effects of such discharges.
ANADROMOUS FISH
Those fish which travel upstream in order to spawn.
BACTERIA
One-celled microorganisms which have no chlorophyll and multiply by simple division.
BEST USAGE
The most ecologically profitable use to which a body of water can be put. This shall be based on the ecologically most profitable continuous public use to which the body of water is adaptable and needed or likely to be needed in the reasonably near future without regard to its present quality.
BOTTLED WATER
Any artificial or natural mineral, spring or other water bottled for drinking purposes.
CATAROMOUS FISH
Those fish which travel to or toward the sea in order to spawn.
CONNECTION
Any physical connection between two pipes or conduits, at least one of which carries or is intended to carry potable water.
DISSOLVED
A substance, whether gas or solids, has merged with a liquid substance.
GROUNDWATER
Water beneath the earth's surface between saturated soil and rock.
IRON
A metallic chemical element whose symbol is Fe, whose atom weight is 55.85 and whose number is 26.
pH (POTENTIAL FOR HYDROGEN)
Indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution: pH 7 is regarded as neutral; pH values from zero to seven indicate acidity, and pH values from seven to 14 indicate alkalinity.
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
Any water system not classified as public and intended primarily for the use of the occupants of one premises. The system includes all sources, treatment works and distribution piping by which water is furnished to water taps or outlets of the system.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
Any water processed and distributed by the City and includes all of the sources, treatment works and distribution lines to the point of service connection at the meter, property line or any similar premises' connection point.
THERMAL DISCHARGE
One which is at a temperature greater than 70° F. A discharge at a lower temperature will also be a thermal discharge if it results in a temperature rise of the receiving water above the permissible temperature rises listed below.
The bodies of water within or contiguous to the City are to have only the following uses.
A. 
Aquatic life. Maintenance and propagation of fish food organisms and all families of fishes except Salmonidae. Passage, maintenance and propagation of anadromous and catadromous fish and other fish which ascend to flowing waters to complete their life cycle.
(1) 
Exception: cold water fish; maintenance and propagation of the family Salmonidae and fish food organisms in Bushkill Creek.
B. 
Water supply.
(1) 
Domestic water supply: use by humans, after conventional treatment, for drinking, culinary and other purposes.
(2) 
Industrial water supply: use by industry for inclusion into products, for processing and for cooling.
(3) 
Livestock water supply: use by livestock and poultry for drinking and cleansing.
(4) 
Wildlife water supply: use for waterfowl habitat and by wildlife for drinking and cleansing.
(5) 
Irrigation water supply: used to supplement precipitation for growing of crops.
C. 
Recreation.
(1) 
Boating: powerboating, sailboating, canoeing and rowing for recreational purposes. Powerboating shall be limited to the main stream of the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers.
(2) 
Fishing: use of the water for the taking of fish by legal methods.
(3) 
Water contact sports: use of the water for swimming and related activities.
(4) 
Natural area: use of the water as an esthetic setting to recreational pursuits.
D. 
Other.
(1) 
Power: use of the water energy to generate power.
(2) 
Treated waste assimilation: use of the main stream of the Lehigh or Delaware Rivers for the assimilation and transport of treated wastewaters.
These standards shall apply to all bodies of water including groundwater, and to any discharge that enters bodies of water located within the boundaries of the City.
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pH: not less than 6.5, not to exceed 8.5.
B. 
Iron: total iron not to exceed 1.5 mg/l.
C. 
Dissolved oxygen: minimum daily average 5.0 mg/l; no value less than 4.0 mg/l; except in Bushkill Creek, where the minimum daily average is 6.0 mg/l, with no value less than 5.0 mg/l.
D. 
Dissolved solids: not to exceed 250 mg/l as a monthly average value, not to exceed 500 mg/l at any time.
E. 
Bacteria: for the period May 15 to September 15 of a year, the coliform count should not exceed 1,000/100 ml as either an arithmetic average value or as two consecutive counts, nor should it exceed 2,400/100 ml in more than one sample. For the period of September 16 to May 15 of any year, the coliform count should not exceed 5,000/100 ml, as a monthly average, not to exceed this number in more than 20% of the samples collected during any month, nor to exceed 20,000/100 ml in more than 5% of the samples. This shall not be construed to mean that a user of a water body solely for cooling purposes must return the water with a lower coliform count than that which the water had when initially drawn.
F. 
Odor: there should not be any odor present.
G. 
Other substances:
(1) 
Total nitrates not to exceed 17 ppm.
(2) 
Total phosphates not to exceed 0.2 ppm.
(3) 
Total mercury to conform to current United States Public Health Service Standards.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 1143.05, Bottled water, which previously followed this section, was repealed 11-17-2004 by Ord. No. 4599.
A. 
No person shall use or serve any water except that supplied through the City public water system, other approved public water system or by bottled water dispensers having a state permit, in any public eating and drinking place, or food establishment, or in the manufacture, treatment, processing or preparation of food or drink for public consumption.
B. 
All persons owning any occupied buildings now erected upon premises accessible to the water system shall, at their own expense, connect such building with the water system within three months of the effective date of this chapter.
C. 
All persons owning any premises accessible to the water system upon which a building is hereafter erected shall, at the time of the erection of such building and at their own expense, connect the same with the water system.
D. 
All persons owning any occupied building upon premises which hereafter becomes accessible to the water system shall, at their own expense, connect such building with the water system within three months after notice to do so by the Public Officer.
E. 
The location and construction of all connections to the water system, required or otherwise, shall be subject to the City Plumbing Code and to the approval of the Bureau of Water.
F. 
All sources and suppliers of public water shall be protected in such a way as to safeguard the health and welfare of the consumers of that supply.
G. 
The use of any chemical in the public water supply shall conform with the current regulation of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).
A. 
Power of Public Officer. Any premises not required by this chapter to connect to the City water system shall have an approved private water system. The Public Officer is hereby given the power to require the closing, reconstruction or restoration of any private water supply which in his opinion is dangerous to health and to specify that any private supply be in complete conformity with the regulations of the State Department of Health entitled "Construction Standards for Individual Water Supplies," dated June 22, 1959, and as amended.
B. 
Chemical treatment. In addition, the Public Officer shall have the power to require chlorination or other chemical treatment in the amount specified by him of any water obtained from any private water supply in order that it may meet the Public Health Service standards. A sample from each well shall be submitted to the Public Officer for testing at least every six months.
C. 
Treatment. Whenever this Board determines that the water delivered to consumers for drinking or other domestic use does not meet the requirements of this chapter, it shall so notify the person in responsible charge of such water supply and may order the treatment, abandonment, sealing or posting of that portion of the distribution system or connections within the City which do not meet the requirements of this chapter.
D. 
Cross-connections and interconnections. No person shall permit any connection between a potable water supply and an unapproved auxiliary water supply or any structure containing sewage, nonpotable water or other substance injurious to health.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 1143.08, Registration of well drillers; former Section 1143.09, Discontinuance of use of well or spring; and former Section 1143.10, Abandoned wells, which previously followed this section, were repealed 11-17-2004 by Ord. No. 4599.
Samples of water from any water supply classified as a public water supply may be taken for examination by the Public Officer as often as he deems necessary for the detection of pollution or unwholesomeness. The Board shall condemn any water supply classified as a public water supply which it examines and finds to be polluted to the extent that it is a present or potential danger to the public health.
A. 
Any premises not required by this chapter to connect to the City sewer system shall have an approved private sewerage system. Only a septic tank system of adequate size construction and location, not a cesspool or privy vault, shall be considered as an approved private sewerage system. The Public Officer is hereby given the power to require the closing, reconstruction or relocation of any private sewerage system which, in his opinion, is dangerous to health and to specify that any private sewerage system be in complete conformity with Title 25, Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 73, as amended, which shall be construed to be mandatory and carrying the force of law and the Manual on Septic Tank Practice of the United States Public Health Service, whichever regulations are more strict.
B. 
It shall be considered unlawful to construct or reconstruct any cesspool, sinkhole or privy vault, and any contractor, plumber or other workman who constructs, reconstructs or in any way prolongs the life of any cesspool or privy vault shall, in addition to the owner of the premises on which the work is done, be in violation of this chapter.