[Adopted 5-3-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-21]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the City
of Trenton, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
A.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words,
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless
their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different
meaning.
B.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
C.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSEM (MS4)
NJPDES PERMIT
NONCONTACT COOLING WATER
PERSON
PROCESS WASTEWATER
STORMWATER
The definitions below are the same as or based on corresponding definitions
in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES)
rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-l.2
Any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges domestic
sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by the City of Trenton, unless that discharge is authorized
under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier A Municipal Stormwater General
Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852). Nonphysical connections may
include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows, or overflows into the
municipal separate storm sewer system.
Nondomestic waste, including, but not limited to, those pollutants
regulated under Section 307 (a), (b), or (c) of the Federal Clean
Water Act [(33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), (c)].
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 City of Trenton or other public body, and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater. MS4s do not include combined
sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed to carry
sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater
from streets and other sources.
A permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Water used to reduce temperature for the purpose of cooling.
Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw material,
intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product. Noncontact
cooling water may, however, contain algaecides or biocides to control
fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion inhibitors.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of the State of New Jersey subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes
into direct contact with or results from the production or use of
any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than noncontact cooling water.
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 sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through
an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the City of Trenton any domestic sewage, noncontact cooling
water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater).
This article shall be enforced by the City of Trenton Police
Department.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
article is declared to be an independent section, subsection, clause
and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this
article to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause,
or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this article.