[Amended 5-12-2015 by Ord. No. 15-1302, § 1]
A. No person shall discharge wastewater to the BCWSA Wastewater Treatment Plant containing in excess of the following, unless specifically authorized by the BCWSA through issuance of a valid wastewater discharge permit:
Pollutant
| Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
Pollutant
| Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
BOD | 300 |
TSS | 300 |
Oil and grease | 50 |
Phenols (T) | 1.00 |
Cyanide (T) | 0.50 |
Arsenic | 0.10 |
Beryllium | 2.00 |
Cadmium | 0.50 |
Chromium (T) | 2.00 |
Copper | 2.00 |
Lead | 0.20 |
Mercury | 0.01 |
Nickel | 1.00 |
Selenium | 0.01 |
Silver | 0.30 |
Zinc | 2.00 |
B. No person shall discharge wastewater to the Ambler Wastewater Treatment Plant containing in excess of the following, unless specifically authorized to do so by Ambler and the operator through issuance of a valid wastewater discharge permit.
Pollutant | Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
Pollutant | Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
Arsenic | 0.19 |
Aluminum | 14.51 |
Cadmium | 0.02 |
Chromium(T) | 6.01 |
Chromium Hexavalent | 0.42 |
Copper | 1.28 |
Cyanide (T) | 0.36 |
Lead | 0.32 |
Mercury | 0.0009 |
Molybdenum | Monitor Only |
Nickel | 2.16 |
Selenium | 0.13 |
Silver | 0.96 |
Zinc | l.55 |
Phenols | 126 |
Total Phosphorous | 52.64 |
Ammonia | No Limit |
BOD | No Limit |
TSS | No Limit |
TDS | Monitor Only |
C. No person shall discharge wastewater to the UMHJSA Wastewater Treatment Plant containing in excess of the following, unless specifically authorized to do so by UMHJSA and the operator through issuance of a valid wastewater discharge permit.
Pollutant | Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
Pollutant | Maximum Instantaneous Concentration (mg/l) |
Arsenic | 2.40 |
Aluminum | 2,300 |
Cadmium | 0.12 |
Chromium (T) | 186.10 |
Chromium, Hexavalent | 11.51 |
Copper | 23.65 |
Cyanide (Free) | 3.07 |
Cyanide (T) | 3.07 |
Lead | 3.36 |
Mercury | 0.05 |
Nickel | 24.31 |
Phenols | 794.36 |
Selenium | 1.94 |
Silver | 4.93 |
Zinc | 39.13 |
D. The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to a POTW, which for purposes of these regulations includes all points within and throughout the sanitary sewer system. All concentrations for metallic substances are for total metal unless indicated otherwise. The Township or the operator may impose mass limitations in addition to, or in place of, the concentration-based limitations listed herein.