1. All sewage and authorized industrial waste may be discharged into the sanitary sewerage system except that which is deemed harmful to the system or is specifically prohibited by this Section.
2. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water into any sanitary sewer. Where existing surface water or roof drains are connected to the sanitary sewerage system, they shall be removed within 60 days of receipt of a notice from the Township to remove such connection. In the event that the connection is not removed at the end of the 60 day notice, the Township shall have the right to remove the connection and bill the property owner accordingly.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this Section and Part 7B ("Disposal and Discharge of Industrial Waste"), no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged onto the sanitary sewerage system any matter or substance:
A. Heat in amounts producing interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW treatment plant exceeds 400° celsius (1040 Fahrenheit) unless the approval authority, upon request of the POTW, approves alternate treatment limits. At no time shall a discharge to the POTW have a temperature higher than 150 or less than 320° fahrenheit.
B. Containing more than 100 mg/1 of fat, oil or grease.
C. Containing any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, paint products, acid or other flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases.
D. Containing unground garbage.
E. Containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metals, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, bentonite, lye, building materials, rubber, hair, bones, leather, porcelain, china, ceramic wastes or other solid or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction or other interference with the operation of the sewerage system.
F. No pollutants may be discharged into the POTW which will cause structural damage to the POTW, but in no case may pollutants discharged have a pH lower than 5.0 or greater than 11.0.
G. Containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of a sewage treatment plant of the sewerage system.
H. Containing noxious or malodorous gas or a substance which creates a public nuisance.
I. Containing dye from any source that will not have an effluent the equivalent of that produced by alum coagulation and chlorination to remove suspended or colloidal matter and bleach the dissolved dyes.
J. Containing radioactive substances and/or isotopes.
K. Containing wastes which are not amenable to biological treatment or reduction in existing treatment facilities, specifically nonbiodegradable complex carbon compounds.
L. Containing concentrations of anions, cations and other various objectionable substances that would make the City responsible for discharging such substances in excess of that amount permitted in the allocated portion of the critical flow of the receiving stream as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
4. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged into the sewerage system, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in this Section, and which in the judgment of the approving authority may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the approving authority may:
A. Reject the waste.
B. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers (refer to Part 7B, "Disposal and Discharge of Industrial Waste").
C. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
D. Require additional payment to the Township for the added cost of handling and treating the wastes, under the provisions of Subsection (5) hereof.
E. Require immediate discontinuance of the waste discharge until such time as it meets the requirements of this Section.
If the approving authority permits the pretreatment (Part 7B) or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and acceptance of the approving authority and also subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, laws and regulations.
5. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the Township and any person whereby industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted into the sewerage system by the Township, subject to payment therefore by such person, or by proper continuous pretreatment (Part 7B) prior to discharge into the sewerage system.
6. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided where, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and/or other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity acceptable to the approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
7. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense and shall be accessible to the Township for inspection and testing.
(Ord. 339, 7/3/1996, § 4)