§ 92.2c. Minimum sewage and industrial waste treatment requirements.

 (a)  Sewage discharges.

   (1)  Sewage, except that discharged from a CSO which is in compliance with §  92.21a(f) (relating to additional application requirements for classes of dischargers) under paragraph (2), or as provided in paragraph (3), shall be given a minimum of secondary treatment.

   (2)  Dischargers of sewage from a CSO that meets the requirements of §  92.21a(f) shall implement, as approved by the Department, nine minimum controls (NMCs) and a long-term control plan (LTCP) to minimize or eliminate the CSO discharge impact on receiving surface water quality.

   (3)  Discharges from an SSO are prohibited under §  92.73(8) (relating to prohibition of certain discharges).

 (b)  Secondary treatment for sewage is that treatment which accomplishes the following:

   (1)  Compliance with the requirements of secondary treatment as defined by the administrator under section 304 of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C.A. §  1314). The regulations promulgated by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 133 (relating to secondary treatment regulations) including amendments thereto, are incorporated by reference.

   (2)  Provision of effective disinfection to control disease-producing organisms during the swimming season—May 1 through September 30. Effective disinfection to control disease-producing organisms shall be defined as the product of an effluent which will contain a concentration not greater than 200/100 milliliters of fecal coliform organisms as a geometric mean value nor greater than 1,000/100 milliliters of these organisms in more than 10% of the samples tested.

   (3)  Provision for the disposal or beneficial use of sludge in accordance with applicable Department regulations.

   (4)  Compliance with §  95.2(1)—(3) (relating to quality standards and oil-bearing wastewaters).

 (c)  Industrial wastes regulated by this chapter shall meet the requirements in §  95.2.

   The provisions of this §  92.2c issued under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § §  691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  510-20).

   The provisions of this §  92.2c adopted November 17, 2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059.