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EPA NOTICE
On December
11, 2209, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA)
entered into an Administrative Order for Compliance on Consent
(AOC)
with the Municipal Sanitary Authority of the City of New Kensington
(MSANK),
the City of Arnold, the City of Lower Burrell, the City of New
Kensington,
and the Borough of Plum to ensure compliance with the
USEPA's Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy
(CSO Policy).
For further information, please visit the
New Kensington Municipal Sanitary Authority's
website at
www.MSANK.org.
APPLICANTS
SOUGHT FOR CITY BOARDS
The City of New Kensington will accept letters of interest for the
following Boards and Commissions:
Civil Service Commission, Code
Hearing Board, Library Board, Planning Commission,
Recreation Commission, Sanitary Authority,
Municipal Water Authority
and Zoning Hearing Board.
Letters must be received by
5 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2010
and sent to or dropped off at City Hall, 301 Eleventh Street, New
Kensington PA 15068
RECYCLABLE PAPER
PAPER RETRIEVER BINS
are now available for paper recycling behind the
City Garage on Stevenson Blvd.
The following items
SHOULD be placed
in these bins:
newspaper & inserts, magazines/catalogs, office/school papers,
paperback books,
workbooks and window envelopes
The
following items SHOULD
NOT be placed in these
bins:
cardboard, food boxes,
fiberboard, chipboard, hard cover books & textbooks, phone books
Should you
have any questions regarding recyclables, please call
the City Garage at 724-335-5421
COMMERCIAL
AND RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING
Under the State's Solid Waste and Recycling Law, Act 101, and the
City's Recycling Ordinance No. 4-90, all residential and commercial
premises within the City of New Kensington are required by law to
comply to the separation of recyclables from garbage and rubbish in
order to facilitate collection and encourage recycling.
Yellow bins are available at no charge in City Hall for residential
recycling as well as smaller commercial establishments.
Larger commercial establishments should contact a recycling hauler,
keeping record of pick up amounts for reporting to the City.
Bear in mind that
Ordinance 4-90 has attached penalties for the the violation and
conviction thereof.
Please feel free to call City Hall at 724-337-4523 with any
questions with regard to recycling.
CONTROLLING STORM WATER POLLUTION
Storm water is water from precipitation
that flows across the ground and pavement into drains on the street
when it rains, snows and ice melts. Storm water only becomes a
problem when it picks up debris, chemicals, dirt and pollutants and
carries it into the drains. This causes flooding, pollution
and increased spending for the City as well as more expensive
treatment to remove the pollutants.
Help control Storm Water Pollution NOW
by.....
*Properly
disposing of hazardous substances...never pour them in the storm sewer
system
*Picking up
after pets and disposing of their waste properly
*Storing
potential storm sewer pollutants indoors and using rust free
containers outdoors
*Reporting
discharges from storm water outfalls during dry weather
*Using
pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides properly to prevent excess
runoff
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