[Adopted 12-1-1980 by Ord. No. 9-1980]
[Amended 1-23-2008 by Ord. No. 01-2008[1]]
A.
The Township of Harrison shall make and enforce regulations
regulating the discharge of wastewater to the Township sewer system.
Wastewater discharge regulations shall be adopted by the Township
Committee by resolution and shall be amended from time to time as
necessary so as to enable the Township to comply with all applicable
federal and state statutes, regulations and permits pertaining to
wastewater treatment and discharge, including industrial pretreatment.
The objectives of the wastewater discharge regulations shall be:
(1)
To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the
sewer system which will interfere with the operation of the system
or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(2)
To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the
sewer system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated,
into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible
with the system;
(3)
To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim
wastewaters and sludges from the system; and
(4)
To prevent violations of federal and state statutes;
regulations and permits relating to sewage treatment and discharge.
B.
The wastewater discharge regulations shall provide
for the regulation of pollutants to the sewer system through prohibitions,
limitations, permits, enforcement and other such requirements.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also replaced
former § 170-21, Definitions.
No person unless authorized by a sewer connection
permit shall make any connection with or opening into the Harrison
Township sewer system nor shall in any way make any use of, alter,
damage or disturb the sewer system or any appurtenance thereto.
[Amended 1-23-2008 by Ord. No. 01-2008]
No person shall discharge into the Township
of Harrison sewer system any substance in violation of the wastewater
discharge regulations adopted by the Township.
[Amended 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 40-2004]
Any person violating any of the prohibitive
provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a
fine not exceeding $1,250, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, and in
the event of a continuous and uninterrupted violation of the prohibitive
provisions of this article, each and every day in which said violations
continue without interruption shall constitute a separate violation.
