Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article II - Water Resources
Chapter 94 - MUNICIPAL WASTELOAD MANAGEMENT
IMPOSITION OF BAN
Section 94.31 - Organic or hydraulic overload

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 94.31

Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025

A ban on connections will be imposed by the Department whenever the Department determines that the sewerage facilities or any portion thereof are either hydraulically or organically overloaded or that the discharge from the plant causes actual or potential pollution of the waters of this Commonwealth and, in addition, that one or more of the following conditions prevail:

(1) The Department determines that a ban is necessary to prevent or alleviate endangerment of public health.

(2) The permittee has failed to submit a satisfactory plan or has failed to implement the program as required by § 94.21 (relating to existing overload).

The provisions of this § 94.31 issued under section 9 of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 750.9).

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