As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Public Works of the Township
of Moorestown or his authorized representative.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct
from domestic or sanitary waste.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY
A person whose industrial waste output:
A.
Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average
workday;
B.
Has a flow greater than 5% of the flow carried
by the municipal system receiving the waste;
C.
Has in it a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts
as defined in standards issued under Section 307 (a) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972; or
D.
Has significant impact, either singly or in
combination with other contributing industries, on the treatment works
or the quality of its effluent.
PERMITTEE
Any person who has been issued a permit for discharge of
industrial waste.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
group or owner.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Moorestown in the County of Burlington, State
of New Jersey.
The discharge of the following waste into the sewage collection system of the Township is prohibited and shall be grounds for revocation of the permit and/or disconnection from the Township sewage collection system pursuant to §
175-24:
A. Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil
or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B. Garbage, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, manure, hair and
fleshings, entrails, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids, paper
mill wastes or any other solid or viscous substances capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewerage system.
C. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating
a hazard or menace to life or property or of preventing entry into
the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
D. Any radioactive isotopes.
E. Any wastes containing viable pathogenic bacteria other
than those normal to domestic sewage.
F. Concentrated dye wastes, spent tanning solutions or
other wastes which are highly colored and which color cannot be removed
by the Township's sewage treatment plant.
G. Any waste containing grease or oil that will solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150°
F.
H. Surface or rain water, cooling water and water from
roof or cellar drains, groundwater or unpolluted industrial or unpolluted
commercial process water.
I. Any waste which, in the opinion of the Township, is
harmful to any portion of the sewerage system or to its operating
personnel or the general public.
J. Any water or waste which, in the opinion of the Director,
contains any toxic substances in quantity sufficient to constitute
a hazard to humans or animals or to interfere with the biochemical
process of the sewage treatment plant whereby the discharge from the
same will exceed state, federal or other legal requirements for the
receiving stream.
K. Any waste as defined in 40 CFR 128.131 of the Federal
Register.
Where the average daily flow of any individual
permittee is greater than 1% of the average daily flow of the entire
sanitary system of the Township (except those flows permitted by written
agreements existing prior to the effective date of this article),
as a condition to the granting of a permit, holding facilities may
be required to be constructed on the premises of the permittee by
and at the expense of the permittee, which shall control the quantity
and rates of discharge so that the rate will be constant over a twenty-four-hour
period for each day of the week.
All major contributing industries and other
industries deemed necessary by the Director shall file periodic and
other reports with the Director as required under the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. This information will be
a requirement for issuance and continuation of any permit issued by
the Director for connection with the Township sanitary sewer system.
The permit issued under this article is issued
to a specific user for a specific operation. The permit shall not
be assigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different
premises or a new or changed operation.
The disposal into the sewer system of any pollutant
by any person is unlawful except in compliance with federal standards
promulgated pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
(FWPCAA) of 1972 and any more stringent state and local standards.
Applicants shall pay the following fees:
A. Major contributing industries: an application fee
in the amount of $500 plus a fee in the amount of $200 for each year
of the permit.
B. All others: an application fee of $200.
C. All applicants shall reimburse the Township for any
reasonable fees paid by the Township for professional review of applications
by the Township Engineer or Attorney; provided, however, that said
review fees shall not exceed $1,500 except in unusual situations,
in which case the applicant shall be notified and given the opportunity
to discuss the additional fees with the Township before the Township
shall incur the same. If said notice is not given, the applicant shall
not be liable for said additional fees.
D. The above fees shall be paid to the Township upon
receipt of the permit.