[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.