IMPOSITION OF BAN

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. (1) The Department determines that a ban is necessary to prevent or alleviate endangerment of public health.
2. (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).

Authority

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

Source

The provisions of this § 94.31 adopted November 4, 1977, effective November 21, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 3259; amended October 3, 1980, effective October 4, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3917; amended September 4, 1998, effective September 5, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 4517. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (228285).