A. 
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters, such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sewer, except that stormwater runoff from limited areas, which stormwater may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary sewer by permission of the Township Superintendent.
B. 
Stormwater, other than that exempted under Subsection A, and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Township Superintendent and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Township Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
A. 
Discharge prohibited. No person shall discharge, directly or indirectly, into the Township sewer system any wastewater, the characteristics of which do not conform to the concentration limits prescribed herein, or discharge into the Township sewer system any toxic substances or any other objectionable material or substances as specified under these rules and regulations, except upon written approval by the Township Committee and upon such terms and conditions as may be established by the Township in the acceptance of the wastewater.
B. 
Substances prohibited. No person shall discharge or permit to infiltrate into the Township sewer system any of the following:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65° C.) or in excess of that permitted by pretreatment standards.
(2) 
Any liquid containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter of solvent-soluble materials or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.).
(3) 
Any wastewater that contains more than two parts per million by weight of the following gases:
(a) 
Hydrogen sulfide.
(b) 
Sulfur dioxide.
(c) 
Oxides of nitrogen.
(4) 
Any residues from petroleum storage, refining or processing; waste fuels, lubricants or solvents.
(5) 
Any wastewater containing any liquids, solids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either along or by interaction with other substances, to create an explosive, flammable or combustible atmosphere in any part of the Township sewer system. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the sewer system be more than 5%, nor any single reading over 10%, of the lowest explosive limited (LEL) of the meter.
(6) 
Any solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, such as, but not limited to, mud, straw, metal, rags, glass, tar, plastics, wood and shavings.
(7) 
Any solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing an interference with the proper operation of the Township sewer system, such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, feathers, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper or plastic containers or any other similar substances, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(8) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(9) 
Any waste having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the Authority.
(10) 
Any radioactive waste or isotope of such half-life or concentration as to be in excess of that permitted by appropriate regulatory agencies having control over their use or in such quantity as to cause damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the Authority or of the Township.
(11) 
Any waste containing noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are or may be sufficient to prevent entry into a sewer for its maintenance and repair.
(12) 
Any material which exerts or causes:
(a) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids, such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or of dissolved solids, such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
(b) 
Excessive discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dye solutions and vegetable tanning solutions, which cannot be removed by the wastewater treatment plant.
(c) 
Unusual BOD, COD or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute an unacceptable load on the wastewater treatment works.
(d) 
Any unusual concentration or flow of any given constituent which, for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes, exceeds more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentrations or flow rates during normal operation.
C. 
Written approval required. No person shall dispose of wastes from septic tanks, cesspools or other such sources of sanitary waste to the Township sewer system without the written approval of the Township Committee.
D. 
New sources of inflow. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any new source of inflow into the Township sewer system.
E. 
Uncovering or disturbing system. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, or use, alter or disturb any element of the Township sewer system without first obtaining the written approval of the Township Committee.
F. 
Connections. Connections to the Township sewer system shall be designed and constructed to conform to the requirements and/or procedures set forth in the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 and all applicable state and local building and plumbing codes. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Township Committee.
G. 
No person shall discharge to the Township sewer system any liquids containing toxic solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, prevent the attainment of effluent limitations as imposed by regulatory agencies or create any hazard in the effluent of the wastewater treatment plant or the receiving waters. Any discharger of any toxic pollutants which causes any increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge shall pay for such increased cost.
H. 
Concentration of substances.
(1) 
The concentration in wastewater of any of the following substances shall be limited to the stated five-day average concentrations in order to be acceptable for discharge to the Township sewer system:
Substance
Five-Day Average Permissible Concentration
(milligrams per liter)
Arsenic (as AS)
4.0
Boron (as Bo)
1.0
Chromium (total)
5.0
Chromium (hexavalent)
2.0
Copper (as Cu)
1.0
Cyanide (total)
1.0
Iron (as Fe)
15.0
Lead (as Pb)
0.1
Nickel (as Ni)
1.0
Zinc (as Zn)
5.0
Cadmium (as Cd)
2.0
Phenol
0.1
Mercury (as Hg)
0.01
MBAS
0.10
Total solids
5,000
Silver (as Ag)
0.05
(2) 
At no time shall waste containing concentrates in excess of five times the five-day average permissible concentration be permitted to be discharged to the Township sewer system.
I. 
Compliance with regulatory agencies. When appropriate regulatory agencies prohibit, establish pretreatment standards, or otherwise limit the discharge of any substance or pollutant, users will be required to reduce the discharge of the substances to the sewers to the levels prescribed by those agencies.
J. 
Subject to approval. The admission into the Township sewer system of any waters or wastes having the following characteristics shall be subject to the review and approval of the Township Committee:
(1) 
A five-day BOD concentration greater than 300 milligrams per liter;
(2) 
A suspended solids concentration in excess of 300 milligrams per liter, by weight;
(3) 
A chlorine demand in excess of 20 milligrams per liter;
(4) 
Incompatible pollutants, as defined within these rules and regulations;
(5) 
Pollutants subject to pretreatment standards; or
(6) 
An average daily discharge in excess of 10,000 gallons.
K. 
The costs of operation and maintenance of all flow not directly attributed to users (i.e., infiltration/inflow) will be distributed among all users in an equitable manner.
A. 
Regulatory actions. If wastewaters containing any substance described in § 328-18 of these rules and regulations are discharged or proposed to be discharged into the Township sewer system or to any sewer tributary thereto, the Township Committee may take any action necessary to:
(1) 
Prohibit the discharge of such wastewater.
(2) 
Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant modification will reduce or eliminate the discharge of such substances in conformity with these rules and regulations.
(3) 
Require pretreatment, including storage facilities, or flow equalization necessary to reduce or eliminate the objectionable characteristics or substances so that the discharge will not violate these rules and regulations.
(4) 
Require the person making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay any additional cost or expense incurred by the Township for handling and treating excess loads imposed on the treatment system.
(5) 
Take such other remedial action as may be deemed to be desirable or necessary to achieve the purpose of these rules and regulations.
B. 
Submission of plans. Where pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows is required prior to discharge into the Township sewer system, plans, specifications and other pertinent data or information relating to such pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall first be submitted for review and approval. Such approval shall not exempt the discharge of such facilities from compliance with any applicable code, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any governmental authority. Any subsequent alterations or additions to such pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall not be made without due notice to and prior approval of the Township Committee.
C. 
Pretreatment facilities operations. If pretreatment or control of waste flow is required, such facilities shall continuously be maintained in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner or operator at his expense, subject to the requirements of these rules and regulations and all other applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
D. 
Admission to property. Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of these rules and regulations, the Township Committee, upon the presentation of credentials, may enter upon any property or premises at reasonable times for the purpose of copying any records required to be kept under the provisions of these rules and regulations, inspecting any monitoring equipment or method and sampling any discharge of wastewater to the Township sewer system. The Township Committee may enter upon the property at any hour under emergency circumstances.
E. 
Protection from accidental discharge. Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other regulated wastes. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or operator's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Township Committee for review and shall be approved by them before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify his facility as necessary to meet the requirements of these rules and regulations.
F. 
Reporting of accidental discharge. If, for any reason, a facility does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any prohibition or limitations in these rules and regulations, the facility responsible for such discharge shall immediately notify the Township Committee so that corrective action may be taken to protect the treatment system. In addition, a written report, addressed to the Township Committee, detailing the date, time and cause of the accidental discharge, the quantity and characteristics of the discharge and the corrective action taken to prevent future discharges shall be filed by the responsible industrial facility within five days of the occurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
G. 
Refusal of discharge. Nothing under this chapter shall be construed to reduce, in any manner, the power of the Township Committee to refuse the acceptance of a discharge if, in its opinion, there is not compliance with the provisions of any section of these rules and regulations.
A. 
Determination of waste characteristics. The Township shall regularly use meters or devices or methods for determining waste quantities (volumes) directly or by differentials or otherwise and make tests and use other means for determining the quality and other characteristics of all sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes discharged into the Township sewer system. The Township may utilize flow measurements and sampling results of the Authority for this purpose.
B. 
Reference sources for determining measurements. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of sewage and wastes to which reference is made in these rules and regulations shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as prepared, approved and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation, or other reference source as specified by regulatory agency requirements, such as Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with the customarily accepted methods, such to reflect the effect of the constituents upon the Township sewer system and to determine the existence of any hazards. Volume determination shall be conducted in accordance with sound engineering practice.
C. 
Determination of waste volumes.
(1) 
In determining the volumes of wastewater contributed to the Township sewer system by residential and commercial users, the Township shall use an estimate of their proportional contribution to the wastestream.
(2) 
In determining the volumes of wastewater contributed to the Township sewer system by an industrial user, the Township may use as a representative value:
(a) 
The amount of water supplied to the premises as shown upon the water meter, if the premises are metered;
(b) 
A volume determined by the Authority;
(c) 
An allowance for each employee or the premises; or
(d) 
A figure determined by the Township by any combination of the foregoing or any other equitable method.
(3) 
Measurements shall be made, whenever possible, at a common manhole into which all volumes from an industry are combined. Such manhole shall be constructed by the owner of the premises, at his own expense, when directed by order of the Township Committee. Whenever the installation of such common manhole is impossible or impractical, the owner of such premises shall construct and maintain, at his own expense, in lieu of the common manhole, two or more manholes as required by order of the Mayor for accurate measurement of all volumes discharged from such premises into the sewer system. In the event that no common manhole has been required, the measurements shall be taken at a point or points to be selected by the Township Committee.
D. 
Determination of pollutant concentration.
(1) 
The pollutant concentration of any wastewater shall be determined by the Township from representative samples taken by representatives of the Township at a point of volume determination as provided for in § 328-20C of this chapter at any period or time or in such duration and in such a manner as the Township Committee may elect or at any place or manner mutually agreed upon by the user and the Township Committee. The intent of any sampling procedure is to establish the pollutant concentration in the wastewater discharged during an average or typical day. This concentration may be derived, according to the best judgment of the Township Committee, by combining repeated subsampling during one day, by a combination of a series of such days, or by a combination of a number of multiple series of such days.
(2) 
Whenever the wastes discharged to a sewer might be expected to show appreciable periodic variation during the year, the Township may average the results of two or more series of analyses taken to reflect these variations and thereby determine an average annual pollutant concentration.
E. 
Disputed volumes and/or pollutant concentration.
(1) 
In the event that the volume and/or pollutant concentration of the waste discharged to the Township sewer system, as determined under § 328-20C and D of this chapter, is disputed by a user, a program of resampling and gauging with subsequent chemical determination may be instituted as follows:
(a) 
The user may submit a written request for resampling and gauging of the waste to the Township Committee. Upon receipt of such request, the Township will conduct the necessary test. The user shall confer with representatives of the Township in order that agreement may be reached as to the various factors which must be considered in a new sampling program; or
(b) 
The user may, at his own expense, employ a consultant or agency of recognized professional standing to conduct a resampling and reanalysis program under the direction of the Township Committee and for a period of time to be specified by the Township Committee.
(2) 
The results of the resampling and the reanalysis shall be considered to be the current analysis of the user's waste. In all cases, the determination of the Township, whether or not modified after resampling and reanalysis, as provided for in this section, shall be final with regard to volumes or pollutant concentrations.
A. 
Wastewater discharge permits required. All industrial users connected to or proposing to connect to or discharge into any part of the Township sewer system must first obtain a discharge permit therefor. All existing industrial users connected to or discharging to any part of the Township sewer system must obtain an industrial waste discharge permit within 90 days of the date of final adoption and promulgation of these rules and regulations.
B. 
Permit application.
(1) 
Users seeking an industrial waste discharge permit shall complete and file with the Township Committee an application on the form prescribed by the Township Committee and accompanied by the applicable fee. In support of this application, the user shall submit the following information:
(a) 
Name, address and SIC number of applicant.
(b) 
Volume of wastewater to be discharged.
(c) 
Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those set forth in Article IV of these rules and regulations, as determined by an analytical laboratory of recognized professional standing.
(d) 
Time and duration of discharge.
(e) 
Average and heavy peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
(f) 
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical plumbing plans and details to show all sewers and appurtenances by size, location and elevation.
(g) 
Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials and type of materials which are or could be discharged.
(h) 
Each product produced by type, amount and rate of production.
(i) 
Number and type of employees and hours of work.
(j) 
NJPDES permit application documents and, upon state approval, a copy of the NJPDES permit.
(k) 
Any other information as may be deemed by the Mayor to properly determine the nature of the waste to be discharged.
(2) 
The Township Committee will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Director of Public Works may issue an industrial waste discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
C. 
Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of these rules and regulations and all other regulations established by the Township. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced in accordance with these rules and regulations and applicable state and federal regulations. Permit conditions may include the following:
(1) 
The average maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(2) 
Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
(3) 
Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling facilities and specifications for monitoring programs.
(4) 
Requirements for maintaining and submitting technical reports and plant records relating to wastewater discharges.
(5) 
Daily average and daily maximum discharge rates or other appropriate conditions when pollutants subject to limitations and prohibitions are proposed or present in the user's wastewater discharge.
(6) 
Compliance schedules.
(7) 
Other conditions to ensure compliance with these rules and regulations.
D. 
Duration of permits. Permits shall be issued for a period of one year. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification and change by the Township Committee during the life of the permit, as limitations or requirements as identified in this article are modified. A user shall be notified of proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
E. 
Transfer of permit. Permits are issued to a specific user for a specific operation. An industrial waste discharge permit shall not be reassigned or transferred subject to having the permit revoked. Violations subjecting a user to possible revocation of his permit include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) 
Failure of a user to report accurately the wastewater constituents and characteristics of his discharge.
(2) 
Failure of the user to report significant changes in operation or wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(3) 
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring.
(4) 
Violation of the conditions of the permit.
F. 
Appeal after refusal. An industrial user may appeal from the refusal of the Township Committee to issue a discharge permit. Notice of appeal shall be in writing and filed with the Township Committee within 10 days after the date of such refusal. After the filing of a notice of appeal, the Township Committee shall conduct a hearing and decide the issue within 30 days after notice of appeal filed, which hearing shall be held on not less than two days' written notice given by the Township Committee to the appellant in person or by certified mail, which notice shall fix the time and place for such hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
When required by the Township Committee or its duly appointed representative, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Township and County Superintendents. The structure shall be installed at the owner's expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of wastes and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation. Sampling methods, location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis, subject to approval by the Township and/or County Superintendent(s).