1. The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have directed municipalities to take such steps as are necessary to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows or face civil penalties and other sanctions.
2. The Council of the Borough of East McKeesport has determined that inflows of stormwater, surface water and other non-sanitary discharges into the sanitary sewer system may exceed the hydraulic capacity of the Borough's sanitary sewer system and cause or contribute to sanitary sewer overflows.
3. The Council of the Borough of East McKeesport has determined that inflows of stormwater, surface water and other non-sanitary discharges into the sanitary sewer system result in wasteful expenditures for wastewater treatment.
4. The Council of the Borough of East McKeesport has determined that it is in the best interest of the residents of the Borough to eliminate inflows of stormwater, surface water and other non-sanitary discharges into the Borough sanitary sewer system.
5. The Council of the Borough of East McKeesport has expended funds in an effort to eliminate inflows of stormwater, surface water and other non-sanitary discharges into the Borough sanitary sewer system.
6. The Council of the Borough of East McKeesport has determined that the procedures, fees and penalties provided by this Part are necessary to achieve the purposes of this Part.
(Ord. 803, 6/8/2000, §1)