No person shall:
A. 
Place or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed or deposited, in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the Borough or in any street or other area under the jurisdiction of the Borough, any human or animal excrement, garbage, industrial waste, foul liquids or any other liquid or solid waste that is malodorous or unsanitary.
B. 
Discharge, or cause or permit to be discharged, to any natural outlet or storm sewer in the Borough, or any street or other area under the jurisdiction of the Borough, any domestic sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this chapter.
C. 
Uncover, or cause or permit to be uncovered, any portion of the public sewer or any storm drain or the connecting branches thereof, or open any manhole or flush tank, unless authorized, in writing, by the Borough to do so.
D. 
Open, or cause or permit to be opened, any public street or place for the purpose of making any sewer connection, or to make, or cause to be made, any connection with the public sewer, or any building connection, or any other branch of the public sewer, unless authorized, in writing, by the Borough to do so.
E. 
Make, or cause or permit to be made, any excavation within four (4) feet of any public sewer or to blast any rock within ten (10) feet thereof, unless authorized, in writing, by the Borough to do so.
F. 
Use, or cause or permit to be used, any metal, mechanical or electrical cutters, eels or snakes, or any other sewer cleaning apparatus within the Borough without first having been authorized or licensed by the Department of Public Works Superintendent to do so.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
G. 
Break, cut or remove, or cause or permit to be broken, cut or removed, any pipe of the public sewer unless authorized, in writing, by the Borough to do so.
H. 
Direct the discharge, or cause or permit the direction of the discharge, into any portion of the public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any clear drainage, such as the discharge from swimming pools, air-conditioning units, groundwater, surface water or rainwater from sidewalks, yards, areas, courts, roofs or any sump, cistern or tank overflow, it being the intent hereby to prohibit combined sewers.
I. 
Discharge, or cause or permit the discharge, into any building connection, building sewer lateral, or any portion of the public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any drainage or overflow from cesspools, manure pits, privy vaults, privies or other receptacles storing or designed to store organic wastes, or any underground drains or channels, unless the connection thereof to the building connection, building sewer lateral or public sewer has been authorized and approved, in writing, by the Board of Health.
J. 
Connect or to cause or permit the connection with any portion of the public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any exhausts, boiler blowoffs, sediments, drips or any pipes carrying or constructed to carry acids, dyes, brine, germicides, greases, brewery mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzine, oil, flammable or explosive liquids, industrial wastes, radioactive materials or any other substance detrimental to the sewers or their appurtenances or to the operation of the Borough or the Authority sewer systems.
K. 
Throw or deposit, or to cause or permit to be thrown or deposited, in any fixture, vessel, receptacle, inlet or opening connected directly or indirectly with any portion of the public sewer, anything other than sewage, it being the intent hereby to prohibit any straw, garbage, wood, glass, feathers, plastics, vegetables, parings, ashes, cinders, fabrics or tar or other viscous material or any other substance capable of causing obstructions from being introduced into the public sewers.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge, or cause or permit to be discharged, any of the following described waters or wastes into any public sewer:
A. 
Any liquid which may contain more than one hundred (100) parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.
B. 
Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
C. 
Any liquid having a pH factor lower than five point five (5.5) or higher than nine point zero (9.0) or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to the structure, equipment and personnel of the Borough or the Authority.
D. 
Any liquid containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to create any hazard in the receiving of waters of the sewage treatment plant.
E. 
Any liquid containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such matters at the sewage treatment plant.
F. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Board of Health, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for one-family dwelling houses. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Board of Health and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of a substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
C. 
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously effective operation at all times.
No person shall introduce, or cause or permit to be introduced, into the public sewer any liquids having:
A. 
A B.O.D. greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight;
B. 
More than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids;
C. 
Any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 240-14; or
D. 
An average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough, unless approval therefor has first been procured from the Borough Engineer.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
[1]If necessary in the opinion of the Board of Health and/or the Borough Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1) 
Reduce the B.O.D. to three hundred (300) parts per million and the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight;
(2) 
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 240-14; or
(3) 
Reduce the quantities and rates of discharge of such liquids and adjust the times thereof to two percent (2%) of the average daily flow of the Borough.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
B. 
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Board of Health and of the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey. No construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals shall first be obtained in writing.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
C. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any liquids, the owner shall maintain them in continuously effective operation, at his or her expense.
When required by the Borough Engineer, the owner of any property served by a building connection or building sewer lateral carrying industrial waste shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the waste. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Board of Health. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
A. 
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of liquids to which reference is made in §§ 240-14 and 240-16 shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waterways, published by the American Public Health Association, Inc., being particularly the 12th Edition, 1965, thereof. A printed copy of the said publication was annexed to and incorporated by reference in Ordinance No. 69-5, passed on April 22, 1969, adopting said publication. The said publication is hereby incorporated in this chapter by reference and made a part hereof as fully as though it had been set forth at length herein. In accordance with law, the required number of copies have been placed on file in the office of the Borough Clerk and in the office of the Board of Health and shall remain on file in said offices for the use and examination of the public so long as this chapter shall remain in effect.
B. 
All such measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 240-18, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the downstream manhole in the public sewer nearest to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
A. 
No person shall break, damage, destroy, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the Borough sewer system.
B. 
Any person who, by reason of the violation of the provisions of this chapter or other improper use of the Borough sewer system or any of its branches, appurtenances or connections, shall cause damage to said Borough sewer system or to the system or facilities of the Authority to which the Borough sewer system is connected, shall be liable to the Borough for all costs and expenses that may be incurred by the Borough for the correction of any such damage. The Borough shall have the right to recover such costs and expenses and the cost and expense of prosecuting its claim from any such person by appropriate action at law in a court of competent jurisdiction. The right of the Borough to be reimbursed for any costs and expenses incurred shall be an additional remedy, and such person shall also be subject to the penalties contained in this chapter for violation of its provisions.