As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
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 are owned or operated
by the City of Clifton or other public body and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
STORMWATER
Any 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.
The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials
other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the City of Clifton is prohibited. The spilling, dumping
or disposal of materials other than stormwater in such a manner as
to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal separate storm
sewer system is also prohibited.
This article shall be enforced by the Police
Department, Engineering Department and the Health Department of the
City of Clifton.
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation
of the provisions of this article, after being duly notified, shall
be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,250; imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days.