The purpose of this article is to prohibit the spilling, dumping or
disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm
sewer system (MS4) operated by the Township of Delanco so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use
in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When
not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and
words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
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 is owned or operated by the Township of Delanco
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
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 Township of Delanco
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.
The following activities are exempt from the prohibitions in §
249-3:
A. Waterline flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
B. Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising groundwaters).
C. Air-conditioning condensation (excluding contact and
noncontact cooling water).
D. Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering
runoff).
E. Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water
reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows.
F. Residential car washing water and residential swimming
pool discharges.
G. Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H. Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I. Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean
water.
(1) Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their
use for their intended purposes;
(2) Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing
materials immediately following salt and de-icing material applications. Prior
to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials must
be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent practicable using
dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping). Recovered materials are
to be returned to storage for reuse or properly discarded; and
(3) Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation,
is limited to exterior, undercarriage and exposed parts and does not apply
to engines or other enclosed machinery.