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 › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 94.12 - Annual report

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) To provide
						for annual review of sewerage facilities and ensure that there is sufficient
						time to address existing operational or maintenance problems or to plan and
						construct needed additions, plant permittees shall submit a complete and
						accurate wasteload management annual report, in duplicate, by March 31 of each
						year to the appropriate regional office of the Department. The report shall be
						signed by the preparer and by the permittee of the plant and include the
						following:
(1) A line graph depicting the
						monthly average flows (expressed in millions of gallons per day) for each month
						for the past 5 years and projecting the flows for the next 5 years. The graph
						shall also include a line depicting the hydraulic design flow (also expressed
						in millions of gallons per day) of the plant included in the water quality
						management permit (Part II permit issued under Chapter 91 (relating to general
						provisions)).
(2) A line graph
						depicting the monthly average organic loading (expressed as pounds per day of
						BOD5) for each month for the past 5 years and projecting
						the monthly average organic loading for the next 5 years. The graph shall also
						include a line depicting the organic loading design (also expressed in pounds
						per day of BOD5) of the plant included in the water
						quality management permit (Part II permit issued under Chapter 91).
(3) A brief discussion of the basis for the
						projections referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), as well as a description of
						the time needed to expand the plant to meet the load projections, if necessary.
						Data used to support those projections should be included in an appendix to the
						annual report.
(4) A map showing
						all sewer extensions constructed within the past calendar year, sewer
						extensions approved or exempted in the past year in accordance with the
						Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§
														750.1-750.20) and Chapter 71 (relating to
						administration of the sewage facilities program), but not yet constructed, and
						all known proposed projects which require public sewers but are in the
						preliminary planning stages. The map shall be accompanied by a list summarizing
						each extension or project and the population to be served by the extension or
						project. If a sewer extension approval or proposed project includes schedules
						describing how the project will be completed over time, the listing should
						include that information and the effect this build-out-rate will have on
						populations served.
(5) A
						discussion of the permittee's program for sewer system monitoring, maintenance,
						repair and rehabilitation, including routine and special activities, personnel
						and equipment used, sampling frequency, quality assurance, data analyses,
						infiltration/inflow monitoring, and, where applicable, maintenance and control
						of combined sewer regulators during the past year.
(6) A discussion of the condition of the
						sewer system including portions of the system where conveyance capacity is
						being exceeded or will be exceeded in the next 5 years and portions where
						rehabilitation or cleaning is needed or is underway to maintain the integrity
						of the system and prevent or eliminate bypassing, combined sewer overflow,
						sanitary sewer overflow, excessive infiltration and other system
						problems.
(7) A discussion of the
						condition of sewage pumping stations, including a comparison of the maximum
						pumping rate with present maximum flows and the projected 2-year maximum flows
						for each station.
(8) A report, if
						applicable, of industrial wastes discharged into the sewer system. This report
						shall include the following:
(i) A copy of
						any ordinance or regulation governing industrial waste discharges to the sewer
						system or a copy of amendments adopted since the initial submission of the
						ordinance or regulation under this chapter, if it has not previously been
						submitted. Ordinances, regulations or fee structures may provide incentives to
						industrial waste dischargers to use pollution prevention techniques to reduce
						or eliminate the generation of industrial wastewater discharges to the sewer
						system.
(ii) A discussion of the
						permittee's or municipality's program for surveillance and monitoring of
						industrial waste discharges into the sewer system during the past
						year.
(iii) A discussion of
						specific problems in the sewer system or at the plant, known or suspected to be
						caused by industrial waste discharges and a summary of the steps being taken to
						alleviate or eliminate the problems. The discussion shall include a list of
						industries known to be discharging wastes which create problems in the plant or
						in the sewer system and action taken to eliminate the problem or prevent its
						recurrence. The report may describe pollution prevention techniques in the
						summary of steps taken to alleviate current problems caused by industrial waste
						dischargers and in actions taken to eliminate or prevent potential or recurring
						problems caused by industrial waste dischargers.
(9) A proposed plan to reduce or eliminate
						present or projected overloaded conditions under §§
													94.21 and
						94.22 (relating to existing
						overload; and projected overload).