35 Pa. Stat. § 752.3

Current through Pa Acts 2024-35, 2024-56

Section 752.3 - Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Approved pretreatment program." A program for pretreatment of industrial waste approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Environmental Resources in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C.§ 1251 et seq.).

"Board." The board of directors of a municipal authority, the governing body of a political subdivision or the head of a State agency which has responsibility for administering a pretreatment program for a publicly owned treatment works.

"Industrial user." An establishment which discharges or introduces industrial wastes into a publicly owned treatment works (POTW).

"Industrial waste." The term shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as The Clean Streams Law, and the regulations adopted thereunder.

"Pretreatment standard or requirement." Any substantive or procedural provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) or the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), known as The Clean Streams Law, or any rule or regulation, ordinance or term or condition of a permit or order adopted or issued by the Commonwealth or a POTW for the implementation or enforcement of an industrial waste pretreatment program established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or The Clean Streams Law.

"Publicly owned treatment works (POTW)." A publicly owned treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C.§ 1251 et seq.) which is owned by a state or municipality, as defined by section 502(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The term includes devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to a POTW plant. The term also means:

(1) A municipality, as defined in section 502(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which has jurisdiction over indirect discharges to and discharges from this type of treatment works.

(2) An authority created under the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, which has jurisdiction over indirect discharges to and discharges from this type of treatment works.

35 P.S. § 752.3

1992, March 26, P.L. 23, No. 9, § 3, effective in 30 days.