Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this Part, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated. Words in the present tense include the future. The singular number includes the plural number. The plural number includes the singular number. The word “shall” is mandatory, while the word “may” is permissive.
Authority–the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, or its authorized representatives from which the Borough leases its waste water treatment facility.
BOD (biochemical oxygen demand)–the quantity of dissolved oxygen consumed in the biochemical oxidation of the organic matter in sanitary sewage or industrial waste under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at 20 degrees Centigrade, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L). It shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published jointly by the American Public Health Associations, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation, or the latest edition of Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Borough–the Borough of Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania or its authorized representatives.
Chlorine demand–the quantity of chlorine absorbed in water, sewage or other liquids, allowing a residual of 0.1 ppm, after 15 minutes of contact.
Color of an industrial waste–the color of the light transmitted by the waste solution after removing the suspended material, including the pseudocolloidal particles.
Cooling water–the water discharged from any system of condensation including, but not limited to, air conditioning, cooling, or refrigeration.
Commercial user–refers to a property which is intended to be used for the purpose of carrying on a trade, business or profession, or for social, religious, educational, charitable or public users.
Composite sample–a sample consisting of a combination of individual samples that are either time or flow proportioned or both, obtained at regular intervals over a period of time and shall reasonably reflect the actual wastewater discharge conditions for that period of time.
Connection fee–a fee based upon the actual cost of the connection of the property extending from the Borough’s main to the property line or curb stop of the property so connected.
Customer facilities fee–a fee which shall not exceed an amount based upon the actual cost of facilities connecting the property line or curb stop to the building to be served.
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)–the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any department or agency of the Commonwealth succeeding to the existing jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of Environmental Protection. [Ord. 2012-03]
Dissolved solids–that concentration of matter in the sewage consisting of colloidal particulate matter 1 micron in diameter or less, and both organic and inorganic molecules and ions present in solution.
Domestic user–refers to a property which is intended to be used for continuous or periodic habitation by human beings.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)–the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, or any agency or department of the United States succeeding to the existing jurisdiction or responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Floatable oil–oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a pretreatment facility approved by the Borough.
Garbage–solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the commercial handling. storage and sale of produce.
Grab sample–a sample taken from a waste stream on a one time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes but shall reasonably reflect actual discharge conditions for that instant.
Ground garbage–garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all its particles will be carried freely under normal sewer flow conditions, with no particle greater than ½ inch in any dimension.
Groundwater–water which is standing in or passing through the ground.
Holding tank waste–any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum pump tank trucks.
Industrial user–refers to any property discharging wastewater to the Borough’s treatment plant, and which is intended to be used in whole or in part for manufacturing, processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling any product, commodity or article; or business process or in the course of the development, recovery, or from which any process waste, as distinct from domestic waste, is discharged.
Industrial waste–any liquid or gaseous substance, whether or not solids are contained therein, discharged from any industrial establishment during the course of any industrial, manufacturing, trade, or in the course of the development, recovery, or processing of natural resources, as distinct form sanitary sewage.
Industrial waste permit–a permit to deposit or discharge liquid industrial wastes into any sanitary sewer discharging to the wastewater treatment plant leased by the Borough.
Infiltration–the groundwater unintentionally entering the public sewer system, including building foundation drains and sewers, from the ground through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole walls. Infiltration does not include, and it is distinguished from, inflow.
Infiltration/inflow–the total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without distinguishing the source.
Inflow–the water discharge into a sanitary sewer system, including building drains and sewers, from such sources as, but not limited to: roof leaders, cellar, yard and area drains; foundation drains; unpolluted cooling water discharges; drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers; cross connections from storm sewer and/or combined sewers; catch basins; storm waters; surface runoff; street wash waters; or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguishable from, infiltration.
Interference–the inhabitation or disruption of the treatment plant processes or operations which contributes to a violation of any requirement of the Borough’s NPDES permit. The term includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the treatment plant in accordance with §405 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. §1345, or any criteria, guidelines, or regulations developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or more stringent state criteria (including those contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the treatment plant.
Manhole–a shaft or chamber leading from the surface of the ground to a sewer, large enough to enable a man to gain access to the latter.
MG/L–milligrams per liter and is equivalent to parts per million by weight.
National Categorical Pretreatment Standard or pretreatment standard–any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with §307(b) and (c) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. §1347, which applies to a specific category of industrial users.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit–a permit issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for discharge of wastewaters to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to §402 of Public Law 92.500, as amended.
National prohibitive discharge standard or prohibitive discharge standard–any regulation developed under the authority of §307(b) of the Act and 40 CFR §403.5.
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl (TKN)–the sum of the organic nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Nonfilterable residue also known as suspended solids–solids that either float to the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage, industrial waste or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtration. The quantity of non- filterable residue shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater or Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, cited above.
Normal domestic strength sewage–wastewater or sewage having an average daily suspended solids (SS) concentration of not more than 240 milligrams per liter and an average daily BOD of not more than 204 milligrams per liter and excluding toxic and/or flammable wastes.
Objectionable waste–any wastes that can in the Borough’s judgment harm either the sewers or sewage treatment process or equipment; can have an adverse effect upon the receiving stream; can otherwise endanger life, health or property; or which constitutes a public nuisance.
pH–the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution, indicating the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. A “stabilized pH” will be considered as a “pH” which does not change beyond the specific limits when the waste is subject to aeration. It shall be determined by one of the accepted methods described in the latest edition of Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association.
Person–includes an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a governmental body, a political subdivision, a municipal authority, or any other group or legally recognized entity. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
Phosphoreus (P)–the sum of orthophosphate, polyphosphate, and organic phosphate forms of phosphorus expressed in milligrams per liter.
Pollutants–any material that, when added to water, shall render that water (either because of the nature or quantity of the material) unacceptable for its original intended use; including, but not limited to, dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural wastes.
Pollution–the man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and/or radiological integrity of water.
Pretreatment of treatment–the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination 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 the public sanitary sewage system. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes by other means.
Responsible individual–(1) the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer of the user facility if the industrial user is a corporation; (2) a partner or the general manager of the user facility if the industrial user is a partnership; (3) the owner or the general manager of the user facility if the industrial user is a proprietorship; or (4) the person duly designated as the responsible individual by a corporation, partnership or proprietorship, provided such person shall be actually responsible for overall operation of the user facilities.
Sanitary sewage (also referred to herein as “sewage”)–wastewater originating from residential users containing human and customary household wastes or such wastes from commercial or industrial establishments, but excluding industrial wastes.
Sanitary sewer–any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system, or usable for sewage collection purposes, which carries wastewater and to which storm, surface and groundwaters are not admitted and which discharges to the treatment works owned by the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Dauphin, or those owned by the Borough of Dauphin directly.
Sewer system–any part of the whole of the waste water collection and treatment system owned by the Municipal Authority and leased to the Borough, or those owned by the Borough of Dauphin directly.
Shall–is mandatory; may is permissive.
Significant industrial user–any industrial user of the Borough’s wastewater treatment facility who has a discharge flow of 10,000 gallons or more per average work day or is found by the Borough, EPA or DEP to have significant impact, either potential or realized, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the sanitary sewer system and/or wastewater treatment facility (either its operational efficiency, effluent quality or quality of the sludge produced by said facility).
Slug–any given discharge of water or wastewater in concentration of any given constituent or in any quantity of flow which exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the allowable concentration of flows during a normal working day (i.e., one, two, or three shift operation) and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
Standard industrial classification (SIC)–a classification pursuant to the latest Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.
Standard methods–the laboratory procedures set forth in the following sources: Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, latest edition, as amended, prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation; Methods for Chemical Analysis for Water and Wastes, prepared and published by the Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; “Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants,” enumerated in 40 CFR §436.1 et seq., as amended, and/or any other procedures recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Stormwater–that portion of the precipitation which runs off over the surface during a storm and for a short period following a storm and enters the sewer system, and causes the flow at the sewage treatment plant to exceed the normal or ordinary flow.
Suspended solids (SS) or total suspended solids (TSS)–total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and is removable by laboratory filtration as prescribed in the “standard methods” enumerated in this Part.
Tapping fee–a fee based on some or all of the following components:
(1) Capacity component—a fee based on the cost of existing facilities such as treatment plants and future facilities that will provide service.
(2) Distribution or collection component–a fee based on the cost of existing and future facilities for distribution and collection such as sewer mains.
(3) Special purpose component–a fee based on the actual cost of facilities that are applicable only to a particular group of customers or facilities serving a specific area.
(4) Reimbursement component–a fee designed to recapture the allocable portion of facilities in order to reimburse the property owner at whose expense the facilities were constructed.
Total solids–the sum of suspended and dissolved solids.
Toxic pollutant–any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the provision of CWA §307(a) or other Acts.
Treatment plant–the structures, equipment and processes leased by the Borough and required to collect, transport and treat domestic and industrial wastes and to dispose of the effluent and accumulated residual solids.
Unpolluted water or waste–water that has not had its pollutant level raised by the user, or any water or waste containing none of the following: free or emulsified grease or oil; pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.0; phenols or other substances imparting taste and odor to receiving waters; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution; obnoxious or odorous gases. It shall contain not more than 1,000 milligrams per liter by weight of dissolved solids, of which not more than 204 milligrams per liter shall be chloride and not more than 10 milligrams per liter shall be of non-filterable residue and BOD. The color shall not exceed 50 color units. Analysis of the above-mentioned substances shall be made in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater or Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, cited above.
Utility–the Dauphin Consolidated Water Supply Company.
User–any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution of wastewater into the authority’s treatment plan.
User fee–a fee based on the cost of operation and maintenance of the facilities.
Wastewater–the liquid and water-carried industrial, commercial, or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted to enter the treatment plant.
(Ord. 91-4, 10/8/1991, §1.02; as amended by Ord. 2012-03, 12/4/2012)