[Adopted 9-19-2005 by Ord. No. 05-18 (Ch.
231, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
[Amended 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 09-16]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Borough
of Woodcliff Lake, 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 discretionary.
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 Borough of Woodcliff Lake or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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 on drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The following conduct is prohibited: the spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Borough of Woodcliff Lake 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 provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Police
Department and the local Board of Health of the Borough of Woodcliff
Lake.
[Amended 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 09-16]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall be punishable by one or more of the following:
a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90
days, or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, in the
discretion of the court. Each day a violation continues shall be considered
a separate offense.
The following are exceptions to the prohibition:
A.
Waterline flushing and discharge from potable water
sources.
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising
groundwaters).
C.
Air-conditioning condensate (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.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming
pool discharges.
G.
Sidewalk, driveway, and street wash water.
H.
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(1)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following
their use for its intended purposes; and
(2)
Equipment used in the application of salt and deicing
materials immediately following salt and deicing material applications.
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and deicing 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.
(3)
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.
