No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm drains or to a natural outlet approved by the Township Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Township Engineer, to a storm drain or natural outlet.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following waters or wastes to Township sewers or Authority sewers:
A. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B. 
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process or constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of two milligrams per liter as CN in the wastes as discharged to the sewage works.
C. 
Any waters or wastes, acid or alkaline in reaction, having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or having any otehr corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the Township or Authority. Free acids and alkalis of such wastes must be neutralized to a pH of between 5.5 and 9.5 at all times.
D. 
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
E. 
Overflow, drainage or contents of manure pits, cesspools, septic tanks or other similar receptacles used to store organic wastes, excluding holding tanks used explicitly for flow equalization.
F. 
Drainage or contents of swimming pools.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following-described substances, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Township Engineer or the Authority that such materials can harm sewers, sewage treatment plant processes or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or otherwise endanger life, limb and public property or constitute a nuisance. In determining the acceptability of these wastes, consideration will be given to such factors as quantity, flows, velocities, materials of construction of the sewers, sewage treatment processes and other pertinent factors. The prohibited materials are:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. [65° C.].
B. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F. [0° and 65° C.].
C. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower [0.76 horsepower metric] or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Township Engineer.
D. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
E. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances, or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment plant exceeds the limits established by the Authority for such materials.
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair, or in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Authority as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of discharge to the receiving waters.
G. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Authority in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
H. 
Materials which exert or cause:
(1) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as but not limited to fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as but not limited to sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
(2) 
Excessive discoloration (such as but not limited to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
(3) 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage works.
(4) 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs as defined herein. Such water or wastes, if otherwise acceptable for admission, shall be retained in a holding tank or tanks of approved capacity and be released at a rate to provide necessary distribution and dilution to avoid undue burden and shock load on the sewage works.
I. 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of discharge to the receiving waters.
A. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the sanitary sewers, which waters or wastes contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in this Article and which in the judgment of the Township Engineer or Authority may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Township Engineer may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the sewage works;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment of a surcharge rate, as provided in Article III, to cover the added costs of handling and treating the wastes not covered by the rates of the Township for the service of normal sewage.
B. 
If the Township Engineer permits pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, these procedures shall be effected at the point of origin by means of facilities provided by and at the expense of the owner in accordance with the requirements of Article III, Pretreatment Facilities.
[Amended 5-16-1995 by Ord. No. 1220]
A. 
Interceptors are required to be installed in each facility, business or commercial establishment generating liquid wastes containing grease, oil, flammable waste, sand, solids or other ingredients which, in the opinion of the Township Engineer, Health Officer, Sanitarian or Code Enforcement Officer, are harmful or which cause any malfunction or stoppage to the building drainage system, public sewer or sewage treatment system or process. All food establishments and laundromats are specifically mandated to provide interceptors. Dry-cleaning establishments shall be required to install interceptors except for those dry-cleaning establishments which use only biodegradable soaps or self contained dry-cleaning units and provide the Township Clerk with a certification to that effect on or before January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year. Such interceptors or traps shall not be required for residential premises. All interceptors or traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Township and shall be in compliance with the applicable provisions of Ch. 108, Uniform Construction Codes, and regulations adopted thereunder. Each interceptor shall be so installed that it is readily accessible for cleaning, service and for inspection by the appropriate municipal representative responsible for enforcement.
B. 
Interceptors shall be maintained in an efficient operating condition by periodic removal of accumulated grease, scum, oil or other floating substances and solids deposited in the interceptor. In any event, periodic removal shall be every month or at more frequent intervals when required by the Township, and a written record must be kept of each and every such maintenance procedure by the owner, occupant or proprietor of the establishment.
C. 
The enforcement officer shall make an inspection of each premises required to have an interceptor on a periodic basis. This inspection shall review the operation and maintenance records required to be kept by the owner, occupant or proprietor in addition to inspecting the operation of the unit.
D. 
If any section, sentence, clause or other portion of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or repeal the remainder of this section or the chapters it amends.
When required by the Township Engineer, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer connection carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances, in the building connection to facilitate observation sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Authority. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made herein shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided 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 nearest to the point of connection in the Township or Authority sewer. Procedures for sampling shall be customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to persons and property.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Township and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Township for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 1842]
A. 
Each property owner shall maintain and be responsible for the proper upkeep, repair and/or replacement of the building drains and building sewer lateral from the building located on the property to the point of connection with the municipal public sewer main, typically located in the center line of the roadway or public right-of-way.
B. 
In the event of a blockage, the property owner shall be responsible to immediately clear the blockage or retain a private contractor, at its sole cost and expense, to clean the building sewer lateral, regardless of the cause of the blockage.
C. 
The property owner shall further be responsible for cleaning and sanitizing all areas which may have been contaminated by sewage as a result of their building sewer lateral blockage, whether on private or public property.
D. 
Every owner, occupant or person having charge and control of property within the Township shall be responsible for the proper installation, repair, maintenance and upkeep of all connections between their property and the municipal public sewer main and all connections between their property and the main storm drain, catch basin or gutter into which such connections discharge. This responsibility extends up to and including the actual connection with the public main.
Plumbers shall report to the Township Engineer any known violation of this Part 1 of this chapter, including but not limited to building connections which do not conform to this Part 1 or any other law, rule or regulation.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the Rules, Regulations and Standards of the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority, which are annexed as Appendix A to the service contract between the Authority and the Township, as amended and supplemented, a copy of which is included herein by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth at length herein.
B. 
A copy of said Rules, Regulations and Standards of the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority has been placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk of the Township of Wyckoff upon the introduction of this Part 1 of this chapter and will remain on file there for use and examination by the public. Upon adoption of this Part 1, said copy shall remain on file in said office so long as said Part 1 is in effect, and, in addition, a copy shall be placed on file and remain on file in the office of the Board of Health so long as said Part 1 is in effect.