This article is enacted 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 Lumberton
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 Lumberton 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 Lumberton 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 §
248-3:
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
ground waters).
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. Noncommercial motor vehicle (including motorcycles,
recreational vehicles, boats, personal watercraft and the like), washing
water and residential swimming pool discharges.
G. Wash water from the washing of sidewalks, driveways
and streets, houses/decks and deck furniture, sheds, fences and similar
power washing activities;
H. Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I. Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(1) 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
(2) 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.