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Borough of Palisades Park, NJ
Bergen County
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[Adopted 10-17-1996 by Ord. No. 1252]
No person shall, without the appropriate permit, discharge directly or indirectly into the borough's public sanitary sewer system any wastes or wastewater which contains any of the following:
A. 
Oil and grease. Oil and grease from nonresidential facilities, in concentrations or amounts violating applicable pretreatment standards as defined by the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (hereafter "EPA") or the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (hereafter "DEP"); this includes:
(1) 
Petroleum based hydrocarbons as determined by silica gel absorption.
(2) 
Wastewater from retail, commercial and/or industrial facilities containing floatable fats, wax, grease or oil.
(3) 
Total fats, wax, grease or oil containing concentration of more than 100 mg/a, whether emulsified or not, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.) at the point of discharge into the sewer system.
B. 
Explosive and/or flammable mixtures. Liquids, solids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the sewer system or to the operation thereof. Such materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naptha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides.
C. 
Noxious material. No noxious material, pollutants which either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are malodorous, or capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or health or are present in sufficient concentrations to prevent entry into the sewer system for its maintenance and repair.
D. 
Improperly shredded garbage. Garbage that has not been ground or comminuted to such a degree that all particles will be floating or carried freely in suspension under flow conditions normally prevailing in the sewer system with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension. The discharge of any improperly shredded garbage is prohibited; this prohibition does not apply to the use of garbage disposal units in private dwellings, whose only discharge is domestic wastewater.
E. 
Radioactive wastes. Prohibited except in conformance with N.J.A.C. 7:28-11.2 (Disposal of radioactive materials-disposal by release into sanitary sewerage systems).
F. 
Solid or viscous wastes. Solid or viscous wastes which will or may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or otherwise interfere with the proper operation of the sewer system. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, grease, improperly shredded garbage, animal guts or tissues, diseased human organs or tissue fluids, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshing, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastic, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil and similar substances.
G. 
Excessive discharge. Wastewater at a flow rate that exceeds for any time period longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average daily flow rate of the nonresidential user during normal operation, or containing such concentrations or quantities of pollutants that, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Public Works or Borough Engineer, would cause a treatment upset, interference or loss of treatment efficiency.
H. 
Toxic discharge. Waters and wastes containing objectionable or toxic substances in sufficient quantity either singly or by interaction with the other pollutants, to result in pass-through, to cause the interference with the sewer system or to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to exceed standards promulgated by the EPA or the DEP.
I. 
Stormwater. Discharge of stormwater, including surface and ground water from sump pumps and cellar drains, into the sewer system from any source.
J. 
Discolored materials. Wastes with a color higher than 500 units as per platinum cobalt standard.
K. 
Corrosive wastes. Any waste which will cause corrosion or deterioration to the sewer system; all wastes discharged to the sewer system must not have pH value lower than 5.5 or greater than 9.5 standard units, prohibited materials include, but are limited to, concentrated acids, alkalis, sulfides, chloride and fluoride compounds and substances which will react with water to form acidic or alkaline products which have a pH value that does not fall within the range stated herein.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Health Officer, Building Subcode Official or Borough Engineer they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for residential units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Health Officer, Building Subcode Official or Borough Engineer and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight. Also, it shall be a mechanical device which is not solely dependent upon employees for maintenance and operation.
Where installed, all grease, oil and said interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense in continuously efficient operation at all times and easily accessible for inspection.
The Borough Engineer, Health Officer, Construction Official and Superintendent of Public Works shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, sampling and testing to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article.
Any effluent limitations and other requirements currently in effect or which are adopted henceforth by the EPA, DEP or any other government entity having jurisdiction shall apply in any instance where they are more stringent than those set forth in this article, and said law, regulation, code or order shall supersede this article.
A. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article, shall be served by the Construction Code official with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, no later than the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. 
If a violation is found to exist hereunder, the borough shall be entitled to recoup any and all costs incurred by the borough for inspections and for remediating damage to the sewer system directly attributable to the violation.
C. 
Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in said notice described in Subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day that such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.