It is hereby found and declared that by reason of the discharge of drainage
from sump pumps into side yards and onto public streets and sidewalks there
has been and in the future will be created dangerous conditions, including
the splashing of pedestrians, ice on streets and sidewalks and stagnant water
pools which form a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other pests, all of
which constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, welfare and reasonable
comfort of the citizens and inhabitants of the Township. It is further found
and declared that by reason of the regulations and restrictions contained
herein, these conditions will be alleviated and the public health, safety
and welfare protected and fostered.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety,
morals and welfare by establishing certain regulations and restrictions concerning
the discharging of sump pumps; to authorize and establish procedures for the
abatement of dangerous conditions created by such discharge; and to fix notice
provisions and penalties for the violation of this chapter. This chapter is
hereby declared to be remedial and essential for the public interest, and
it is intended that this chapter be liberally construed to effectuate the
purposes as stated.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ABRASIVE MATERIALS
Any material such as but not limited to sand, rock salt, salt, commonly
used to provide traction on icy surfaces and/or to melt the icy surface.
ESTABLISHED WATERCOURSE
A man-made condition of the land constructed for the purpose of receiving
and transporting surface water runoff. Concave depressions or slopes forming
street gutters along curbs shall be considered "established watercourses."
PROPERTY OWNER
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, shall
have legal or equitable title to any premises, with or without accompanying
actual possession thereof, from which a sump pump is being discharged.
SUMP PUMP
Any device, whether activated by motor, engine or gravitational feed,
whereby accumulations of water are moved from the area of accumulation to
another area.
SUMP PUMP PIPING
That part of the sump pump piping through which the effluents are
carried to their discharge point.
This chapter is applicable to all sump pump discharging, whether by
private person or public entity and whether discharged from private or public
property.