The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this section unless otherwise specifically stated:
ACID SOIL
Soil with a pH of four or less or that contain iron sulfide.
APPLICANT
An individual person, developer, a partnership, corporation, other
entity or public or quasi-public agency requesting permission to engage in
land-disturbance activity,
COMMITTEE
The State Soil Conservation Committee in the Department of Agriculture,
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:24-3.
CONTAMINANT
Any hazardous substance hazardous constituent, hazardous waste or
pollutant.
CONTRACTOR
Any person engaged in the moving, delivery or placement of fill from,
in or upon any land in the Township.
DEVELOPER
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or any parcel of
land included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option
or contract to purchase, or any other applicant or person having an enforceable
proprietary interest in such land.
DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving the clearing, grading, transporting, storing
or filling of land or any other activity which causes soil to be exposed to
the danger of erosion.
FARM
Any area which is used for the sole purpose of farming which provides
for the use of land within its capabilities and treatment, within practical
limits to grow and harvest produce or other crop, the raising of animals for
slaughter or the production of milk. The raising of animals as a hobby or
as a pet is exempt from the requirements of this ordinance.
FILL or FILL MATERIAL
Any sand, gravel, earth, soil, recycled concrete, roadbed material,
or other material of any composition whatsoever, the placement of which upon
a site results in a change of topography of the site.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any hazardous substance as defined pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.
1976, c. 141 (N.J.S.A. 58:10.23.11b), hazardous waste, as defined pursuant
to Section 1 of P.L. 1976, c. 99 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-38), or pollutant as defined
pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1977, c. 74 (N.J.S.A. 58:10A-3).
LAND
Any ground, soil or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainageways
and areas not permanently covered by water within the Township.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving the clearing, grading, transporting, storing
or filling of land and in addition, any activity which causes land to be exposed
to the danger of erosion.
LOT
Any parcel of land separated from other parcels or portions as by
a lawful subdivision or deed of record, survey map or by a metes and bounds
description.
MOVE
To dig, excavate, deposit, place, fill, grade, regrade, level or
otherwise alter or change the location or contour of any site, or to transport
and to supply fill material or soil from one parcel or premises to another.
PERMIT
A certificate or other document issued to perform work or other activity
under this section.
PLAN
A scheme or design which indicates land treatment measures, including
a schedule of the timing for their installation to minimize soil erosion and
sedimentation.
PRIORITY POLLUTANT PLUS 40 or PP+ 40
The propriety pollutant list of one hundred twenty-six (126) compounds
and elements developed by the EPA pursuant to Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean
Water Act and 40 nontargeted organic compounds detected by has chromatography/mass
spectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis. For the purpose of this section, a PP-40 scan
means the analysis of a sample for all priority pollutants except those as
analyzed using GC/MS analytical methods. Nontargeted compound criteria shall
be used pursuant to the version of the EPA "Contract Laboratory Program Statement
of Work for Organic Analysis, Multi-media, Multi-concentration" in effect
as of the date which the laboratory is performing the analysis.
REMEDIATION
All necessary actions to investigate and clean up any known, suspected,
or threatened discharge or placement of hazardous substances, including as
necessary, identifying areas of concern and determining the presence of hazardous
substances and the collection and evaluation of data adequate to determine
whether or not discharged or placed hazardous materials exist; in addition,
remediation includes the determination of the nature and extent of any discharged
or placed hazardous substance, identifying and evaluation any problems presented
by the discharge or placement and the performance of a remedial action.
SITE
Any plot, parcel or parcels of land.
SITE RESTORATION
Grading, landscaping, pavement repair or reconstruction, the installation
of storm drains or inlets, construction of stormwater detention basins, fences,
walls, soil erosion protection measures or other similar work necessary to
bring a disturbed site to a condition acceptable to the Township.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR COMMITTEE
The Burlington County Soil Conservation District or the state agency committee established or organized by the State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture, under the provisions of Chapter
24, Title 4 of the New Jersey Revised Statues.
STANDARDS
The standards promulgated by the Committee pursuant to this act.
STRIPPING
Any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated or otherwise
stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing operations.