[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Monroe 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. O-29-2005. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the
spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater to
the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Township
of Monroe so as to protect public health, safety and welfare and to
prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Township of Monroe or other public body and is designated and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities
or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials
other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the Township of Monroe is prohibited. The spilling, dumping
or disposal of materials other than stormwater in such a manner as
to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal separate storm
sewer system is also prohibited.
A.
Waterline flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising
groundwaters).
C.
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and
noncontact cooling water).
D.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering
runoff).
E.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands,
water reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows.
F.
Residential car washing water and residential swimming
pool discharges.
G.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H.
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(1)
Equipment.
(a)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following
their use for their intended purposes; and
(b)
Equipment used in the application of salt and
de-icing materials immediately following salt and de-icing material
applications. Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt
and de-icing materials must be removed from equipment and vehicles
to the maximum extent practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g.,
shoveling and sweeping). Recovered materials are to be returned to
storage for reuse or properly discarded.
(2)
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation,
is limited to exterior, undercarriage and exposed parts and does not
apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced
by the Police Department, Board of Health, the Zoning/Code Enforcement
Officer and/or the Mayor's designee of the Township of Monroe.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,000 and up to six months in jail and/or 30 days of community
service. Every twenty-four-hour period of said violation, after notice
thereof from the Monroe Township Board of Health or its authorized
representative, shall be deemed to be a separate offense and punishable
as aforesaid by said fine.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase of this chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such
portion of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective
for any cause or reason shall not affect any other portion of this
chapter.
