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The borough may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter is being met and all requirements are being complied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the borough or their representative ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of their duties. The borough, approval authority (where the NPDES state is the approval authority) and EPA shall have the right to set up on the user’s property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the borough, approval authority and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
(Ord. 1-1985, passed 1-14-1985)
(A) Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter and shall achieve compliance with all federal categorical pretreatment standards within the time limitations as specified by the federal pretreatment regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the borough shall be provided, operated, and maintained at
the user’s expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the borough for review, and shall be acceptable to the borough before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the borough under the provisions of this chapter. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the borough prior to the user’s initiation of the changes.
(B) The borough may annually publish in the Reading Eagle newspaper a list of the users which were not in compliance with any pretreatment requirements or standards at least once during the 12 previous months. The notification may also summarize any enforcement actions taken against the user(s) during the same 12 months.
(C) All records relating to compliance with pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the EPA or approval authority upon request.
(Ord. 1-1985, passed 1-14-1985)
(A) Information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the borough that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user.
(B) When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this chapter, the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, state disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment programs; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
(C) Information accepted by the borough as confidential, shall not be transmitted to any governmental agency or to the general public by the borough until and unless a ten-day notification is given to the user.
(Ord. 1-1985, passed 1-14-1985)
ENFORCEMENT
(A) The borough may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a wastewater contribution permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the borough, in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, to the environment, causes interference to the POTW or causes the borough to violate any condition of its NPDES permit.
(B) Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater contribution permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the borough shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals. The borough shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the borough within 15 days of the date of occurrence.
(Ord. 1-1985, passed 1-14-1985)
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