[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of West
Amwell 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 1-85. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Public health nuisances — See Ch. 166.
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different
meaning, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
Department of Environmental Protection.
A well installed at the request of the Board of Health to measure,
by on-site instruments or laboratory methods in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.1 et seq., the effect of land application of sludge/septage
on Township water.
Polychlorinated biphenyl.
The holder of an authorization, license or equivalent document issued
by the DEP for the land application of sludge and/or septage.
Includes an individual, firm, corporation, authority, association,
society or partnership and their agents or employees.
Parts per million.
The combination of liquid and solid residues resulting from the treatment
of waterborne domestic waste in individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.
The land located in the Township of West Amwell where application
of sludge or septage is authorized in accordance with a permit issued by DEP.
The solid residue and associated liquid resulting from physical,
chemical or biological treatment of wastewater.
No sludge or septage will be applied to any site in the Township of
West Amwell by any permittee if the contents of said sludge or septage shall
exceed the following limits:
|
Substance
|
Limits
|
|---|---|
|
PCB
|
10 PPM
|
|
Cesium
|
15 PPM
|
|
Copper
|
1,000 PPM
|
|
Lead
|
1,000 PPM
|
|
Nickel
|
200 PPM
|
|
Zinc
|
2,500 PPM
|
|
Chromium
|
1,000 PPM
|
|
Arsenic
|
10 PPM
|
|
Mercury
|
10 PPM
|
|
Cyanide
|
6 PPM
|
|
Toxic organic compound
|
25 PPM
|
|
Oil and grease
|
5% of total
|
|
Toxaphene
|
1 PPM
|
A.
At the request of the Township Board of Health, the permittee
will cause to be installed, at the permittee's expense, monitoring wells
on the proposed application site. The number of monitoring wells and their
locations will be at the discretion of the Board of Health.
B.
These wells will be monitored and tested periodically by the Township Board of Health in order to determine the existence of any substances which exceed the limits set forth in § 178-2 or which would otherwise cause pollution of Township waters. The cost of these tests will be paid for by the permittee.
The permittee shall notify the Township Board of Health at least 72
hours prior to application of its intent to apply sludge or septage to any
site located within the Township. This notice shall be accompanied by a report
setting forth the composition of the sludge or septage to be applied, together
with the PPM and/or percentage of each element contained in the sludge and/or
septage.
The permittee shall provide to the Township Board of Health quarterly
reports setting forth the amount of sludge or septage applied on any site
(by gallons) during the preceding quarter, the location of all application
sites (by block and lot and property owner) and the composition of each application.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Board of Health
of the Township of West Amwell or its enforcing official.
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of
this chapter or notice issued pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof,
be liable to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each
violation, to be collected and enforced by summary proceedings for the collection
of the penalty pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.
