[1972 Code § 50.001; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to water service furnished by the Board of Public Works of the Borough both within and outside the Borough limits except that for such service furnished to consumers outside the Borough in lieu of the provisions of Subsection 19-3.13 and the rates and charges specified herein, appropriate provisions and rates and charges shall be established by the Board of Public Works by resolution.
[1972 Code § 50.005; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
The water supply and distribution system and all its
parts, parcels and appurtenances shall be under the exclusive control
and jurisdiction of the Board.
b.
No person or persons other than an employee or agent
of this Board shall in any way touch, handle or tamper with any part,
parcel or appurtenances of the system unless authorized in writing
by the Board so to do.
c.
The fire hydrants shall be used in case of actual
or threatened destruction of property by fire in manner directed by
the Council, and for such other purposes as the Council may direct.
[1972 Code § 50.010; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No. 737E § 1]
There shall be levied and collected annually
in the same manner as the other moneys raised in this Borough for
other purposes are assessed, levied, and collected, a hydrant tax,
equal to $100, for each public hydrant located in this Borough, or
located out of this Borough which public hydrant is owned by this
Borough, which tax shall annually be paid over to the Board of Public
Works.
[1972 Code § 50.025; Ord. No. 456; Ord. No. 554; Ord. No. 565; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No. 737-A § 1; Ord. No. 737-B § 1; Ord. No. 737C § 1; Ord. No. 737D § 1; Ord. No. 7371 § 1; Ord. No. 4-2000 § 1; Ord. No. 10-2003 § 1; Ord. No. 33-2004 § 1; Ord. No. 23-2005 § 1; 6-10-2009 by Ord. No.
12-2009; 4-13-2011 by Ord. No. 07-2011; 4-11-2012 by Ord. No.
07-2012; 3-27-2013 by Ord. No. 05-2013; 11-25-2013 by Ord. No.
16-2013; 4-22-2015 by Ord. No. 08-2015; 5-11-2016 by Ord. No. 08-2016; 3-28-2018 by Ord. No. 06-2018; 4-24-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019; 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 14-2022]
a.
Metered water.
1.
(a)
Water shall be sold to consumers which term
is hereby deemed to include dwelling unit, condominium unit, townhouse,
commercial building, industrial building and garden apartments, located
in or out of this Borough by measurement through a water meter, owned
or approved by the Board of Public Works, at a minimum charge for
use of water of $36.84 per quarter, and at a meter rate of $6.14 per
1,000 gallons of water for all water used in excess of 6,000 gallons
per quarter. In addition, the current 10% rate surcharge shall be
imposed upon those consumers located outside the Borough of Ramsey.
The minimum rate shall be apportioned pro rata where the beginning
or ending of water service is other than the beginning or ending of
a quarter.
(b)
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:31-10.1
there shall be a discount of 15% to the minimum charge set forth in
Paragraph a1(a) above for residential units that are individually
metered and that are occupied by a person 65 years of age or older,
who has responsibility for the service account or a disabled person.
2.
Bills shall be rendered quarterly for water consumption
and shall cover periods as follows: 1/3 of all meters shall be billed
for water beginning January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1; 1/3
shall be billed for water beginning February 1, May 1, August 1 and
November 1; 1/3 shall be billed for water beginning March 1, June
1, September 1, and December 1.
b.
Unmetered water.
1.
For unmetered water used during construction, alterations
or repairs of any building or structure, the following rates shall
be charged payable in advance:
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Each one-family house, condominium or townhouse
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$10.00
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Each two-family house
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$15.00
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Each three- or four-family house
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$20.00
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c.
Fire standby service.
1.
For fire standby service for water sprinkler systems,
the rate shall be $300 per sprinkler riser, except that for condominium
units and multifamily units, the rate shall be $100 per sprinkler
riser.
2.
All municipality controlled buildings shall be exempt
from these charges.
3.
Such service shall be for fire protection only and
shall not be used for any other purpose.
[1972 Code § 50.020; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No. 737G § 1; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
a.
Water bills are payable upon presentation. If the
payment of any bill is not made by the fifteenth day of the second
ensuing month, a final written notice shall be forwarded to the occupant
or owner of the premises, and if the bill is not paid within 15 days
from the date of such notice, the water shall be shut off until the
account is settled, and $25 charged for turning the water on again.
If payment is not made until an employee of the Board goes to the
premises to turn off the water, a charge of $25 will likewise be made.
b.
In addition to the provisions of Paragraph a hereof,
if a water bill is not paid within 30 days of presentation, interest
shall be charged on such delinquent water bill at the rate of 8% per
annum on the first $1,500 of delinquency and at the rate of 18% per
annum on any amount in excess of $1,500 and such interest shall be
calculated until the date of actual payment.
[1972 Code § 50.025; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No. 737C § 1; Ord. No. 737F § 1]
An employee or other representative of the Board
of Public Works shall be given access to all premises by the owner
or occupant thereof for the purpose of inspecting, reading, maintaining
or removing water meters, provided that reasonable notice for such
access has been given to the owner or occupant of the premises.
[Ord. No.
737 § 1; Ord. No. 737D; Ord. No. 28-2002 § 1]
a.
Meters shall be checked for accuracy at the consumer's
request. If the meter is accurate within design limits, a charge of
$25 will be made to the consumer.
b.
Service calls made during working hours (7:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.) shall be charged at the rate of $50 to turn on water
service. Service calls made for the convenience or at the request
of the consumer during nonworking hours shall be charged at the rate
of $75 to turn off and $75 to turn on water service.
[Amended 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 17-2007]
[1961 Code § 6.07; Ord. No. 438; Ord. No. 521; 1972 Code
§ 50.030; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No.
737D § 5; Ord. No. 28-2002 § 1; amended 6-26-2013 by Ord. No.
07-2013]
a.
All connections to the Ramsey potable water system by all new multifamily
residential properties or developments consisting of more than two
units on a single tax lot, including condominium units and rental
units, shall be required to install potable water submeters capable
of being read remotely for each individual unit, which shall be supplied
by the Ramsey Board of Public Works. The installation shall be by
a plumber licensed in New Jersey, and the cost of installation shall
be paid for by the property owner or developer, as is applicable.
b.
With each application for a new water service connection, there shall
be paid to the Board a charge as follows:
1.
Three-fourths-inch service connection: a charge of $1,800 for each
three-fourths-inch service connection.
2.
Three-fourths-inch service connection with meter pit: a charge of
$2,000 for each three-fourths-inch service connection with meter pit.
3.
One-inch service connection: a charge of $2,000 for each one-inch
service connection.
4.
One-inch service connection with meter pit: a charge of $2,260 for
each one-inch service connection with meter pit.
5.
Two-inch service connection: a charge of $2,400 for each two-inch
service connection.
6.
Two-inch service connection with meter pit: a charge of $3,650 for
each two-inch service connection with meter pit.
c.
Applications shall not be accepted for more than one water meter
for each separate service pipe from the water main of the Borough
unless permission is first obtained from the Board.
d.
In the event that a street in the Borough is about to be paved and
to prevent opening the street, for the purpose of installing water
service taps along the street after the street has been paved, the
Board of Public Works may, in its discretion, install water service
taps in the street opposite all vacant lots located along either side
thereof and, in such event, the owner thereof shall pay the charges
provided for in this section when application is made for water service
and before water service shall be provided for any such properties.
[1972 Code § 50.035; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
There shall be no attachment from which water
can be drawn connected on a service pipe between the water main in
the public street and the water meter.
[1972 Code § 50.045; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Except for ordinary wear, all damage, including
frost damage, to the water meter shall be the responsibility of the
property owner and/or his tenant.
[1972 Code § 50.045; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
All installations made after May 10, 1955, shall
provide for at least two shutoff valves to be supplied by the owner,
one to be placed in the service pipe immediately after the pipe enters
the building and the second on the house side of the meter.
[1972 Code § 50.050; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
No connection or service pipe shall be made with the
distribution system, nor shall any alteration, addition or extension
be made in or to any service pipe nor any device for drawing water
be attached thereto, except in manner approved by the Board. All service
pipes introducing water to private property leading from a street
pipe or main must have a covering of at least four feet to protect
the same from frost.
b.
Any service line which extends more than 100 feet
beyond the curbline must have a meter pit, and the meter pit must
be installed by the Board. The charge for such meter pit installation
is $110, for a three-fourths-inch service. The charge for meter pits
to accommodate larger than three-fourths-inch service shall be established
by resolution of the Board.
c.
Only a regularly designated employee or agent of the
Board may tap a water main, bring the service pipe to the curb and
install a curb stop.
[1972 Code § 50.055; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
The service pipe from the curb stop to and into the
building structure or curtilage sought to be supplied with water shall
be lain in a manner approved by the Board, and in no case after the
ditch has been dug, shall any service pipe be covered until the duly
authorized agent of this Board has approved the laying of such pipe
and all connection therein by a written certificate. However, the
consumer shall take all precautions to cover by plank, or otherwise,
all excavations made in sidewalks for the laying of service pipe,
and shall not leave on the sidewalk or public highway adjoining any
stones or piles of dirt or other refuse.
b.
When the consumer has his service pipe and plumbing
in the building or curtilage completed and ready for the installation
of a water meter, he shall notify the Board at its office.
[1972 Code § 50.060; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Any consumer wishing to discontinue the use
of water supplied from the system shall give notice thereof in writing
to the Board at its office at least five days before the date of termination
of service. Charges will be made for use of water at the prevailing
rates established by this chapter.
[1972 Code § 50.065; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Persons moving from one property to another
cannot transfer their water privilege or right to use water from the
one property to another.
[1972 Code § 50.070; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Whenever any person, firm or corporation desires
water service for his property and such property is not located on
any street having a water main located therein, special application
shall be made to the Board, accompanied by a plan showing the detail
of the proposed method of extending the nearest existing main along
such street to the proposed property, indicating the size of the proposed
main. If such application is approved by the Board, the applicant
shall at his own cost and expense, extend the main in size approved
by the Board from the nearest water main to the premises according
to such terms and in such location as shall be approved by the Board
and in accordance with its specifications. Upon the completion of
such installation the extension of such main shall become a part of
the water system of the Board and under its supervision and control.
[1972 Code § 50.075; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
All new installations, repairs and renewals
of service lines and attachments as shall be found necessary to be
made between the curb stop and the meter on the premises shall be
made at the expense of the consumer. All pipe and fittings used in
making such new installations, repairs and renewals shall be of copper
material or such other material as shall be approved by the Board.
[1972 Code § 50.080; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
All water meters shall be wired and sealed and
no person other than an agent of the Board shall disconnect or remove
any water meter.
[1972 Code § 50.085; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
There shall be a charge of $10 for removal and
$10 for reinstallation of a water meter when the removal was made
at the consumer's request.
[1972 Code § 50.090; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
It shall be the duty of each consumer having
notice or knowledge of leaks in service pipes to and on his premises
or those occupied by him or under his control forthwith to notify
the Board.
[1972 Code § 50.095; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
The owner of the property on which water service
is furnished shall be liable for the payment of the water rent and
charges provided for by this chapter for the use of water on the premises,
and such water rent and charges shall be a lien on the premises until
paid and satisfied, and in case of nonpayment thereof, the premises
shall be sold to pay and satisfy the same in the manner provided for
by law.
[1972 Code § 50.100; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Neither the Board nor the Borough is responsible
for damages caused by failure to deliver water to any consumer resulting
from any cause whatsoever.
[1972 Code § 50.105; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
Each consumer shall determine at his own risk
the pressure reducing valves necessary for him to install in his plumbing
and connections. Neither the Board nor the Borough will be responsible
for injury to person or property because of excess pressure.
[1972 Code § 50.110; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
No explosives shall be stored or used for any
purpose within 50 feet of any of the mains or appurtenances of the
water supply or distribution system of the Borough without a permit
in writing from the Board.
[1972 Code § 50.115; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
No person shall take away, throw down, break, destroy
or in any way tamper with any of the danger lights, red lights, signals
or protecting barriers in and about the water supply and distribution
system and its appurtenances belonging to the Borough.
b.
No person shall enter upon, tear down, break, destroy
or tamper with any of the platforms, walls or any other structures
which may be temporarily constructed in and about the water supply
and distribution system and its appurtenances belonging to the Borough.
c.
No person shall move or remove, handle or place, without
authority conferred by the Borough through its Board of Public Works,
any pipe, special castings, valves, boxes, hydrants, other materials,
tools or appurtenances in or about the water system and its appurtenances.
[1972 Code § 50.120; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
Any water-cooled refrigeration equipment or air-conditioning
equipment installed within the Borough shall be provided with such
equipment as shall make it possible to continue to use the water in
the system in a recirculating manner.
b.
No water-cooled refrigeration equipment or water-cooled
air conditioning equipment shall be installed using a water circulating
system in connection therewith, which does not have a recirculating
system as provided in Paragraph a.
c.
All water-type cooling systems shall be equipped with
circulating pumps.
d.
No water-cooled refrigeration equipment or water-cooled
air conditioning equipment, shall be installed until complete plans
and specifications therefor have been approved by the Board of Public
Works and no such plans shall be approved unless provision is made
as provided for above to prevent the wasteful use of water.
e.
Any person using water-cooled refrigeration equipment
or air conditioning equipment using water, shall immediately cease
using the same during any period of water shortage upon receipt of
notice from the Borough that such an emergency exists affecting the
public welfare, and shall not resume the operation of the equipment
until after notice is given that such water shortage emergency no
longer exists.
[1972 Code § 50.125; Ord. No. 737 § 1; Ord. No. 1230 § 1; Ord. No. 1230-A § 1; Ord. No. 10-2000 § 1]
No person shall use water from the supply being
provided by the Borough through its Board of Public Works in excessive
or unnecessary quantities (including but not limited to the watering
of lawns, the washing of cars, the use of water sprinklers, etc.)
during any declared emergency period during which the use of such
excess water may in the opinion of the Board endanger the water supply
and thereby affect the public welfare. Before any such emergency shall
be held to exist, the Mayor, at the request of the Board, shall publicly
declare the same, and shall publish a notice thereof providing for
such emergency period in any newspaper published or circulated in
the Borough. As used in this section, "emergency" shall mean and include
any unusual incident, or the imminence thereof, resulting from natural
or unnatural causes which endangers the health, safety, or resources
of the residents of the Borough of Ramsey. "Emergencies" include,
but are not limited to, periods of prolonged drought, and large-scale
systems failures.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in this section, the watering of properties located east of
the Conrail railroad tracks is permitted only on Sundays, Tuesdays,
and Thursdays from May 1 through September 30, and the watering of
properties located west of the Conrail railroad tracks is permitted
only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from May 1 through September
30.
There shall be no watering of properties at
any time on Fridays.
The time when water is permitted on the designated
days set forth above is as follows:
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(i)
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From 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. by in-ground installed
watering systems, and
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(ii)
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From 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by aboveground watering
systems.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove
set forth, the use of hand-held hoses for watering of properties is
permitted at all times on all days including Fridays.
The restrictions set forth in this section shall
not apply to:
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(i)
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The use of water for commercial horticultural
nursery uses;
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(ii)
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From 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by aboveground watering
systems.
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The provisions of this section shall be enforced
by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, the Assistant
Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, and the Police Department.
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[1972 Code § 50.130; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
No person shall dig, drill or drive holes in the ground
or earth for the purpose of constructing a water well or pump station
to take or use water for private use in any manner without first having
obtained permission from the Board.
b.
Permission shall be obtained only by written application
to the Board accompanied by a plan, showing the premises on which
the proposed well or pump station is to be located, the location of
such well or pump station and the type, size, depth and capacity of
such well or pumping station. The applicant shall furnish any further
data or information requested by the Board.
c.
Permission shall be granted except in those cases
where the proposed well or pumping station will prejudicially affect
the municipal water supply, any well of the municipal water supply
systems, or the public health or welfare.
[1972 Code § 50.135; Ord. No. 737 § 1]
a.
No person shall fill in around any fire hydrant, allow
any accumulation around a hydrant, or in any other manner interfere
with proper and immediate access to a hydrant for fire protection
purposes.
b.
No owner of property or tenant shall suffer, permit
or allow any such interference with access to and operation of any
such hydrant.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.001]
As used in this chapter:
The Mayor and Borough Council or such other official or department
acting on behalf of the Mayor and Council.
The Board of Health of the Borough.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
The Borough of Ramsey.
The lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system within
a building which receives the discharge from soil and waste pipes
and conveys it to the building sewer.
That part of the sewerage system beginning five feet outside
the inner face of the building wall which receives the discharge from
the building drains and conveys it to the house connection.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
That part of the sewerage system that runs from the main
sewer to the curbline and includes all necessary fittings, all as
shown on connection location plans.
An acceptable plan showing existing house sewer lines.
The liquid waste from industrial and commercial processes
as distinct from sanitary sewage.
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous or otherwise undesirable matter such as grease,
oil or sand from normal wastes, and permit only normal sewage or liquid
wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal.
The sewers laid in the street or other right-of-way in which
all owners of abutting properties have rights and which is controlled
by the Borough of Ramsey.
The Ramsey sewer system and all appurtenances thereto.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
The district sewer system to which the municipal sewer system
shall connect.
Any individual, firm, company, association, corporation,
society or group.
The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Any person, firm or company that practices plumbing as defined
in the definition of plumbing in this section.
The practice of installing, maintaining, extending, repairing
and altering plumbing systems. It is also the installed plumbing system
piping, materials, plumbing fixtures and appurtenances of such systems
in connection with the following: sanitary drainage or storm drainage
facilities together with their venting systems, a public or private
water supply system and fire protection systems within or adjacent
to any building, structure or conveyance.
A person licensed and authorized to inspect plumbing pursuant
to the provisions of New Jersey Statutes pertinent thereto and who
is in the employ of the Ramsey Board of Health.
The sanitary and storm drainage facilities together with
their venting systems and plumbing fixtures, a public or private water
supply system and the fire protection systems of any building, structure
or conveyance to a point of connection to a public or private sewage
system, public or private water supply or other acceptable terminal.
Garbage that has been shredded to such degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
The same as main sewer.
That domestic sewage with storm and surface water excluded,
such as sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of any structure.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground water are not admitted.
The liquid waste containing animal, chemical or vegetable
matter in suspension or solution.
Any devices or structures used for treating sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping and disposing of sewage.
A pipe, conduit or any other method for carrying sewage.
The person or firm of duly licensed engineers retained or
appointed by the Borough in connection with the design and construction
of the municipal sewer system.
The sewer inspector of the Borough or his authorized agent.
The grade or pitch of a line of pipe in reference to a horizontal
plane. It shall be expressed as the fall in a fraction of an inch
per foot length of pipe.
Any sewer which carries storm or surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial waste.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water sewage or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, continuously or
intermittently.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.002; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
The owner of any property upon which there is
erected a structure, situated within the Borough and having access
to a public or sanitary sewerage system of the Borough, is hereby
required at his own expense:
a.
To install suitable toilet facilities therein; and
b.
To connect such facilities and all sanitary sewage
facilities in such structure directly with the public sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and with the requirements of the
Plumbing Subcode Official and the Borough of Ramsey Public Board of
Public Works.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.003]
Such facilities and all sanitary sewage facilities
shall be installed and connection shall be made with the public sewer
within six months after the date of official notice requiring such
action.
[1972 Code § 51.004; Ord. No. 631; Ord. No. 699 § 2; Ord. No. 852-A §§ 2-8]
a.
Connection fees shall be charged by the Borough to
those lot owners who have been provided with building connections
(house connections) for connection to the sewer system of the Borough.
Such fees shall be determined by resolution of the Mayor and Council
and shall be established by taking into consideration the total construction
cost for installing building connections and the number and size of
building connections provided. The date and time limit by which these
fees are due shall be determined by resolution of the Mayor and Council.
b.
Funds to pay the annual costs for the treatment of
sewerage, the maintenance, operation, and administration of the sewer
system to be raised for the ensuing year shall be charged and collected
by fixing a rate per 1,000 gallons of water consumed by the users
of the system. Such rate shall be determined annually by resolution
of the Mayor and Council and shall be established by taking into consideration
the total amount of funds to be raised for the above purposes. Such
amount shall be reasonably related to the consumption of water by
the aforesaid users, however, each user shall be charged at the minimum,
an amount equivalent to the consumption of an established gallonage
of water per year based on a percentage of the average water consumed
by the aforesaid users to pay the annual costs for administration
to be raised for the ensuing year.
c.
Wherever a building connection (house connections)
for connection to the sewer system is installed for a vacant lot as
delineated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Borough, the owner shall
be charged an amount based on the assessed evaluation of the lot as
determined by the Tax Assessor to pay the annual costs for the retirement
of the sewer system indebtedness to be raised for the ensuing year.
d.
Payment of all charges provided for in Paragraphs
b and c hereof shall be made periodically at such times as shall be
fixed by resolution of the Mayor and Council.
e.
A portion of the aforesaid user rate per each 1,000
gallons shall generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation
and maintenance costs necessary for the proper operation and maintenance
of the sewer system and replacement costs. That portion of the aforesaid
user rate for replacement shall be dedicated for such purposes and
shall be a minimum of 5% of the portion of the aforesaid rate for
operation and maintenance costs.
f.
Each user of the sewer system shall be notified at
least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the aforesaid
rate per each 1,000 gallons and that portion of the aforesaid rate
attributable to treatment of the sewerage, the maintenance and operation
of the sewer system, and the administration of the sewer system.
g.
The Board of Public Works shall operate and maintain
the sewer system and is hereby charged with the duty of collecting
all fees and sewer service charges.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.005]
As public sewers become available to property
presently being served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct
connection shall be made to the public sewer pursuant to the terms
of this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools and/or similar private
sewer sewage disposal systems shall be abandoned. Steel tanks systems
shall be filled with earth or bank-run gravel.
[Ord. No.
612; Ord. No. § 51.006]
All costs and expense incident to the installation
and connection of the house connection shall be borne by the owner.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.007; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
Borough may do work. If, after the expiration
of six months from date of official notification, the owner of any
property affected by the provisions of this chapter has failed to
install such sanitary and waste facilities and/or to make such sewer
connection as required herein, after receiving official notice requiring
such action, as hereinbefore provided, the Borough may cause such
installation or connection to be made under the direction and supervision
of the Plumbing Subcode Official and the Board of Public Works, or
such other official or department of the Borough as may hereafter
be designated by the authority, or award one or more contracts for
the making of such improvement by a plumber selected by the Borough.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 57.008; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
Before proceeding to make any such installation
or connection, the Board of Public Works, or such other official or
department of the Borough as may hereafter be designated by the authority,
shall cause notice of such contemplated installation or connection
to be given the owner of any properties affected thereby. The notice
shall contain a description of the property affected, sufficiently
definite in terms to identify it, as well as a description of the
required installation or connection and notice that unless the installation
or connection shall be completed within 30 days after the service
thereof, the Borough will proceed to make such installation or connection
or cause the same to be done. The notice shall be served in accordance
with New Jersey Statutes pertinent thereto.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.009; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
When any such sanitary and waste facility installation
or sewer connection shall be made by the Borough, a true and accurate
account of the cost and expense shall be kept and apportioned to the
property or the properties thereby connected with the sewers, and
a true statement of such costs under oath shall be forthwith filed
by the Board of Public Works or the authority with the Borough Clerk.
Such statement shall be filed with the Tax Collector who shall record
the installation of the sewer connection.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.010]
Every such installation or sewer connection
charge shall bear interest and penalties from the same time and at
the same rate as assessment for local improvements in the Borough
and from the time of confirmation shall be a lien against the respective
property or properties so connected with the sewer to the same extent
as assessments for local improvements, and shall be collected and
enforced in the same manner.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.011]
No such charge for sanitary and waste installations
or sewer connections shall be invalid by reason of any error or omission
in stating the same of the owner or owners of properties affected
by such installations or sewer connections, nor for any other informality,
where such property or real estate has actually been improved by such
installation or sewer connection.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.012]
Where there is no house connection available,
the property owner shall, prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy, apply to the Borough to have a house connection installed
from the main sewer to the curb. In each such case, or in any instance
where the connection to the house sewer line requires the performance
of labor, or the furnishing of materials on the part of the Borough,
a charge of $250 will be made. Where, because of the nature and extent
of the work to be done or the pavement or terrain to be penetrated,
or the width of the road, or any such circumstances, the sum of $250
is not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of the Borough,
the Board of Public Works shall fix the charge to fully cover the
costs and expenses of such connection or house sewer line.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.013]
Each contractor or other person performing work
on public property for the purpose of installing house connections
shall post a bond or cash deposit acceptable to the authority. All
work shall be adequately guarded with barricades, lights and other
measures for protection of the public from hazard. All public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to the Borough.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 § 51.0140]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to:
a.
Place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary
manner upon public or private property within the Borough, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of the Borough, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, industrial or commercial waste, foul liquids or other objectionable
waste.
b.
Discharge to any natural outlet, gutter, stream, ditch,
culvert, catch basin or water course in the Borough of Ramsey, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough, any sanitary sewage,
industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
c.
Uncover any portion of the public sewers or drains
or the connection branches thereof, or to open any manhole, or flush
tank, except with the written permission of the authority.
d.
Open any public street or place for the purpose of
making sewer connection, or to make or cause to be made any connection
with a house connection branch of a public sewer except under a special
written permit signed by the authority allowing such specific connection
to be made under the supervision of the authority.
e.
Make or cause or allow to be made any excavation within
four feet of any public sewer or to blast any rock within 10 feet
thereof, save with the express written permission of the authority.
f.
Use or cause to allow the use of any metal, mechanical
or electrical sewer cleaning apparatus within the Borough without
first having registered his or its name and place of business at the
office of the Board of Public Works upon forms to be furnished by
the Board. The fee for such registration shall be $15, payable in
advance. The registration shall be renewed annually on or before December
31 of each year. In addition to the payment of the fees herein provided,
each registrant shall furnish a bond to the Board of Public Works
with surety satisfactory to the Board, on the forms to be prescribed
by the Board of Public Works in the sum of $1,000 for faithful performance
of any sewer cleaning work done by him or it. The bond shall indemnify
and save harmless the Borough for any expense or costs paid by the
Borough in the correction or replacement due to his or its negligence
or mistake or that of any person working under his or its direction
in the performance of the work done.
g.
Break or cut or remove any pipe of any main or public
sewer, or to make or cause to be made any connection with such sewer
except through the specific branch or branches allotted for the purpose,
the allotment of such connection and its location to be designated
by the authority.
h.
Discharge or to cause or permit the discharge into
any main or public sewer directly or indirectly of any clear drainage,
such as, but not limited to swimming pools, heating or air-conditioning
units, ground water, surface water, or rain water from sidewalks,
yards, areas, courts, roofs, or any sump, cistern or rank overflow.
i.
Discharge, or to cause to or permit the discharge
into any main or public sewer directly or indirectly of any drainage
or overflow from cesspools, manure pits, privies or other receptacles
storing or designed to store organic wastes.
j.
Connect, or to cause to permit the connection with,
any main or public sewer directly or indirectly, of any exhausts,
boiler blowoffs, sediment drips, or any pipes carrying or constructed
to carry hot water, acids, dyes, brine, germicides, greases, brewery
mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzine oil, flammable or explosive liquids,
industrial wastes, radioactive materials, or any other substance detrimental
to the sewers or their appurtenances or to the operation of the sewage
system or sewage disposal works.
k.
Throw, or to deposit, or to cause or allow to be thrown
or deposited, in any fixtures, vessel, receptacle, inlet or opening
connected directly or indirectly with any main or public sewer, any
straw, garbage, wood, glass, feathers, tar, plastics, vegetables,
parings, ashes, cinders, rags or other substance capable of causing
obstructions to the flow in the sewers, except feces, urine, necessary
toilet papers and liquid house slops; or to allow any house sewer
connection with a main or public sewer to be likewise connected with
any privy vault, or cesspool, or underground drain, or with any channel
conveying water or filth except such soil pipes, house sewers and
other plumbing works as shall have been duly inspected and approved
by the Plumbing Subcode Official.
[Amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2010]
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.015]
Except as hereinafter provided, no persons shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewers:
a.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150°.
b.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 50
parts per million by weight of fats, oils, or grease.
[Amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2010]
c.
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
d.
Any water or waters having pH lower than 5.5 or higher
than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structure, equipment and personnel of the sewage
works.
e.
Any waters or water containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plan.
f.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such matters at the sewage treatment plant.
g.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.016; amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-2010]
a.
Grease,
oil, solids, and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion
of the Plumbing Subcode Official, Borough Health Officer or Superintendent
of the Board of Public Works, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable
wastes, sand, solids or other harmful ingredients; except that such
interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or
dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the Plumbing Subcode Official or Borough Health Officer, and shall
be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. Such interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of a substantial construction, watertight, gastight,
and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place,
shall be gastight and watertight.
b.
In addition:
1.
New
interceptors must comply with the most current edition of the Plumbing
and Drainages Institute (PDI) Standard G101, the Uniform Construction
Code, and the National Standard Plumbing Code.
2.
Existing
grease interceptors that do not meet current PDI Standard G101 must
be upgraded and/or replaced to meet these standards.
3.
Interceptors
must be located so they can be readily cleaned and inspected.
4.
Solids
interceptors must be placed after food grinders or dishwashers before
flow enters the grease interceptor.
5.
Design
drawings or sketches showing the location, size and capacity, and
design criteria with supporting calculations for the interceptor shall
be provided by the owner of the property and submitted to the Borough
for review and approval before the start of construction.
[Ord. 612; 1972 Code § 51.017; amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-2010]
a.
Where installed, all grease, oil, solids and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
b.
Interceptors shall be cleaned at such intervals that will prevent
grease or other deleterious materials from discharging into the sewer.
c.
Each business that removes grease from a food establishment shall
be required to maintain a maintenance log showing location, time,
date, volume of grease removed, and disposal site. The log shall be
kept on site for inspection by the Borough.
d.
Proof of proper disposal of grease shall be provided to the Borough
Health Department.
e.
The use of chemicals, enzymes, or emulsifiers to remove fats, oils,
and grease (FOG) are prohibited, since the use of these additives
only changes the structure of the FOG for a limited period of time,
and eventually the FOG will revert back to its original form.
f.
The use of bacteria or other bioremediation methods designed to digest
waste will be permitted only under carefully controlled circumstances.
The applicant must submit information on the proposed system showing
how it will operate and where it is being used in a similar situation
for evaluation and approval by the Ramsey Board of Health and Board
of Public Works.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.018; Ord. No. 1268 § 5]
The admission into the public sewers of any
waters or wastes having:
a.
Five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300
parts per million by weight; or
b.
More than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended
solids; or
c.
Any quantity of substances having the characteristics
described herein.
d.
An average daily flow greater than 2% of the average
daily sewage flow of the Borough shall be subject to the review and
approval of the authority. Where necessary, in the opinion of the
authority, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to:
1.
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts
per million by weight, or
2.
Reduce the suspended solids to 300 parts per million
by weight, or
3.
Reduce objectionable characteristics of constituents
to within the maximum limits provided for.
4.
Control of the quantities and rates of discharge of
such waters or wastes.
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Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities
shall be submitted for the approval of the Board of Public Works,
and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the
approvals are obtained in writing.
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[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.010]
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.020; amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-2010]
When required by the Plumbing Subcode Official, the Borough
Engineer, the Department of Public Works or their duly authorized
agents, the owner of any property served by a house connection or
building sewer carrying industrial, medical, or food services wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to
facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the waste prior
to discharging to the Borough sewer system. Such manhole shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Plumbing Subcode
Official, the Borough Engineer, the Department of Public Works or
their duly authorized agents. 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.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.021]
Adoption of standard methods of the American
Public Health Association:
a.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes herein shall be determined in accordance with
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewage and Industrial
Wastes, published by the American Public Health Association, Inc.,
being particularly the latest edition thereof, a copy of which is
hereby adopted and made a part hereof and is incorporated herein as
fully as if set forth at length.
b.
Three copies of the Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes have been placed on file in
the office of the Borough Clerk upon the introduction of this chapter
and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this
chapter for the use and examination of the public. Upon adoption of
this chapter, the copies shall remain on file in the office so long
as the chapter is in effect. (In addition, three copies shall be placed
on file and shall remain on file in the office of the Board of Health
of the Borough so long as the chapter is in effect for the use and
examination of the public.)
c.
All such measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of the waters and wastes shall be determined at the control manhole
or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. In the event
that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall
be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer
to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.022]
The authority as defined herein shall by ordinance
establish a schedule of fees and charges in connection with the use,
operation, maintenance and construction of the municipal sewer systems
of the Borough, to be imposed upon the owners of the properties served
thereby at the rates set forth in such ordinances, and any amendments
and supplements thereto.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.023]
The aforesaid charges for the use of public
sewers shall draw the same interest from the date they become due
as taxes upon real property and shall be a lien upon the premises
connected until paid, and the Borough shall have the same remedies
for the collection thereof, with interest, costs and penalties, as
it has by law for the collection of taxes upon real property.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.024]
No person shall break, damage, destroy, deface
or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a
part of the municipal sewer system. Any person violating this provision
shall be prosecuted according to law.
Any person who, by reason of the violation of
the provisions of this chapter or other improper use of the municipal
sewer system or any of its branches, appurtenances or connections,
shall cause damage to the municipal water system or to the facilities
of the Northwest Bergen County Utility Authority to which the municipal
sewer system is connected by reason of which the Borough may sustain
damage or may be or become liable to the Northwest Bergen County Utility
Authority for damages which it may sustain, shall be liable to the
Borough for all costs and expense that may be incurred by the Borough
for the correction of any such damage. The Borough shall have the
right to recover such costs and expenses from any such person by appropriate
action at law in a court of competent jurisdiction. The right of the
Borough to be reimbursed for any costs and expenses incurred by it
by reason of such damages shall be an additional remedy, and such
person shall also be subject to the penalties contained in this chapter
for violation of its provisions.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.025; Ord. No. 1268 § 5;
amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2010]
a.
In the administration of the chapter, the connections from the curb
or street line onto private property shall be supervised and administered
by the Borough by and through its Department of Public Works, Borough
Engineer and/or their designees, and all matters relating to sewers
lying within the street or from the public sewer to curb shall be
within the jurisdiction of the Borough.
b.
Authority to enter for inspection. The duly authorized officers and
employees of the Borough, bearing proper credentials and identifications,
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
[Ord. No.
612; 1972 Code § 51.999; amended 6-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-2010]
a.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall
be served by the Borough with written notice as required herein stating
the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit
(30 days which may be for good cause extended for a period of time
not to exceed six months) for the satisfactory correction thereof.
The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice,
permanently cease all such violation.
b.
Any person that is convicted of violating any provision of this chapter
as a repeat offender may be required to equip the grease interceptor
serving the facility with an electronic, sensor-controlled, positive
inlet closure valve to prevent overloading of the grease interceptor
as approved by the Borough.
c.
Any person that is convicted of violating any provision of this chapter
as a repeat offender may be required to use grease interceptors that
are considered to be a grease recovery (Removal) device (GRD). GRDs
shall be approved by the Borough and can be either timer-controlled
or sensor-controlled.
d.
Any person that is convicted of violating any provision of this chapter as a repeat offender may be required to install a manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the waste, as described in Subsection 19-4.20 of this Borough of Ramsey Code.
e.
All costs associated with the above-noted equipment will be at the
expense of the owner.
f.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
become liable to the Borough for any expense, loss or damage incurred
by the Borough or any other person or entity by reason of such violation.
[Ord. No. 1066 §§ 1 through
7; 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 44-2006; 11-24-2008 by Ord. No. 19-2008; 2-10-2021 by Ord. No. 02-2021; 8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Policy Statement. Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant
reduction shall be achieved through the use of stormwater management
measures, including green infrastructure Best Management Practices
(GI BMPs) and nonstructural stormwater management strategies. GI BMPs
and low-impact development (LID) should be utilized to meet the goal
of maintaining natural hydrology to reduce stormwater runoff volume,
reduce erosion, encourage infiltration and groundwater recharge, and
reduce pollution. GI BMPs and LID should be developed based upon physical
site conditions and the origin, nature and the anticipated quantity,
or amount, of potential pollutants. Multiple stormwater management
BMPs may be necessary to achieve the established performance standards
for water quality, quantity, and groundwater recharge.
b.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for major development, as defined below in Subsection 19-5.2.
c.
d.
Compatibility with other permit and ordinance requirements. Development
approvals issued pursuant to this section are to be considered an
integral part of development approvals and do not relieve the applicant
of the responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for
activities regulated by any other applicable code, rule, act, or ordinance.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this section
shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of
the public health, safety, and general welfare.
This section is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or
annul any other ordinances, rule or regulation, statute, or other
provision of law except that, where any provision of this section
imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance,
rule or regulation, or other provision of law, the more restrictive
provisions or higher standards shall control.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless
their use in the text of this chapter 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 directory. The definitions below are the same as or based
on the corresponding definitions in the Stormwater Management Rules
at N.J.A.C. 7:8-1.2.
b.
CAFRA CENTERS, CORES OR NODES
CAFRA PLANNING MAP
COMMUNITY BASIN
COMPACTION
CONTRIBUTORY DRAINAGE AREA
CORE
COUNTY REVIEW AGENCY
DEPARTMENT
DESIGN ENGINEER
DESIGNATED CENTER
DEVELOPMENT
DISTURBANCE
DRAINAGE AREA
EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOODS
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED AREA
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA
EROSION
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
HUC 14 or HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 14
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
INFILTRATION
LEAD PLANNING AGENCY
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACE
MUNICIPALITY
NEW JERSEY STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) MANUAL
or BMP MANUAL
NODE
NUTRIENT
PERSON
POLLUTANT
RECHARGE
REGULATED IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
1.
2.
3.
4.
REGULATED MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACE
1.
2.
SEDIMENT
SITE
SOIL
STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN METROPOLITAN PLANNING
AREA (PA1)
STATE PLAN POLICY MAP
STORMWATER
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BMP
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASURE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING AGENCY
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING AREA
STORMWATER RUNOFF
TIDAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA
URBAN COORDINATING COUNCIL EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOOD
URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONES
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA
WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE
WATERS OF THE STATE
WETLANDS OR WETLAND
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Those areas with boundaries incorporated by reference or
revised by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7-13.16.
The map used by the Department to identify the location of
Coastal Planning Areas, CAFRA centers, CAFRA cores, and CAFRA nodes.
The CAFRA Planning Map is available on the Department's Geographic
Information System (GIS).
An infiltration system, sand filter designed to infiltrate,
standard constructed wetland, or wet pond, established in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.2(c)14, that is designed and constructed in accordance
with the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, or
an alternate design, approved in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(g),
for an infiltration system, sand filter designed to infiltrate, standard
constructed wetland, or wet pond and that complies with the requirements
of this chapter.
The increase in soil bulk density.
The area from which stormwater runoff drains to a stormwater
management measure, not including the area of the stormwater management
measure itself.
A pedestrian-oriented area of commercial and civic uses serving
the surrounding municipality, generally including housing and access
to public transportation.
An agency designated by the County Commissioners to review
municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s).
The county review agency may either be:
The Department of Environmental Protection.
A person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New
Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily
be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development
of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
A State Development and Redevelopment Plan Center as designated
by the State Planning Commission such as urban, regional, town, village,
or hamlet.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels,
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation or enlarge-enlargement of any building or structure, any
mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of
any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land,
for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law,
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
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In the case of development of agricultural land, development
means: any activity that requires a State permit, any activity reviewed
by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural
Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity
not exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
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The placement or reconstruction of impervious surface or
motor vehicle surface, or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock
or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation. Milling and repaving
is not considered disturbance for the purposes of this definition.
A geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or
dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to
a particular point along a receiving waterbody.
Neighborhoods designated by the Urban Coordinating Council
in consultation and conjunction with the New Jersey Redevelopment
Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-69.
The following areas where the physical alteration of the
land is in some way restricted, either through regulation, easement,
deed restriction or ownership such as: wetlands, floodplains, threatened
and endangered species sites or designated habitats, and parks and
preserves. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified
using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's
Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
An area or feature which is of significant environmental
value, including, but not limited to: stream corridors, natural heritage
priority sites, habitats of endangered or threatened species, large
areas of contiguous open space or upland forest, steep slopes, and
well head protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered
or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape
Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame
Species Program.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice, or gravity.
A stormwater management measure that manages stormwater close
to its source by:
An area within which water drains to a particular receiving
surface water body, also known as a subwatershed, which is identified
by a fourteen-digit hydrologic unit boundary designation, delineated
within New Jersey by the United States Geological Survey.
A surface that has been covered with a layer of material
so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
The process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation.
One or more public entities having stormwater management
planning authority designated by the regional stormwater management
planning committee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8-3.2, that serves as the
primary representative of the committee.
An individual "development," as well as multiple developments
that individually or collectively result in:
The disturbance of one or more acres of land since February
2, 2004;
The creation of one-quarter acre or more of "regulated impervious
surface" since February 2, 2004;
The creation of one-quarter acre or more of "regulated motor
vehicle surface" since March 2, 2021; or
A combination of paragraphs b2 and b3 above that totals an area
of one-quarter acre or more. The same surface shall not be counted
twice when determining if the combination area equals one-quarter
acre or more.
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Major development includes all developments that are part of
a common plan of development or sale (for example, phased residential
development) that collectively or individually meet any one or more
of paragraphs b1, 2, 3, or 4 above. Projects undertaken by any government
agency that otherwise meet the definition of major development but
which do not require approval under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq., are also considered "major development."
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Land vehicles propelled other than by muscular power, such
as automobiles, motorcycles, autocycles, and low-speed vehicles. For
the purposes of this definition, motor vehicle does not include farm
equipment, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorized wheelchairs,
gocarts, gas buggies, golf carts, ski-slope grooming machines, or
vehicles that run only on rails or tracks.
Any pervious or impervious surface that is intended to be
used by motor vehicles and/or aircraft, and is directly exposed to
precipitation including, but not limited to, driveways, parking areas,
parking garages, roads, racetracks, and runways.
Any city, borough, town, township, or village.
The manual maintained by the Department providing, in part, design specifications, removal rates, calculation methods, and soil testing procedures approved by the Department as being capable of contributing to the achievement of the stormwater management standards specified in this chapter. The BMP Manual is periodically amended by the Department as necessary to provide design specifications on additional best management practices and new information on already included practices reflecting the best available current information regarding the particular practice and the Department's determination as to the ability of that best management practice to contribute to compliance with the standards contained in this chapter. Alternative stormwater management measures, removal rates, or calculation methods may be utilized, subject to any limitations specified in this chapter, provided the design engineer demonstrates to the municipality, in accordance with Subsection 19-5.4f and N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(g), that the proposed measure and its design will contribute to achievement of the design and performance standards established by this chapter.
An area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating
facilities and activities which are not organized in a compact form.
A chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus,
which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, political subdivision of this state and any state, interstate
or federal agency.
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter
backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions,
chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive
substance [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq.)], thermal waste,
wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial,
municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other
residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, ground waters
or surface waters of the State, or to a domestic treatment works.
Pollutant includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
The amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into
the ground and is not evapotranspired.
Any of the following, alone or in combination:
A net increase of impervious surface;
The total area of impervious surface collected by a new stormwater
conveyance system (for the purpose of this definition, a new stormwater
conveyance system is a stormwater conveyance system that is constructed
where one did not exist immediately prior to its construction or an
existing system for which a new discharge location is created);
The total area of impervious surface proposed to be newly collected
by an existing stormwater conveyance system; and/or
The total area of impervious surface collected by an existing
stormwater conveyance system where the capacity of that conveyance
system is increased.
Any of the following, alone or in combination:
The total area of motor vehicle surface that is currently receiving
water;
A net increase in motor vehicle surface; and/or quality treatment
either by vegetation or soil, by an existing stormwater management
measure, or by treatment at a wastewater treatment plant, where the
water quality treatment will be modified or removed.
Solid material, mineral or organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
The lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur
or has occurred.
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
An area delineated on the State Plan Policy Map and adopted
by the State Planning Commission that is intended to be the focus
for much of the state's future redevelopment and revitalization
efforts.
The geographic application of the State Development and Redevelopment
Plan's goals and statewide policies, and the official map of
these goals and policies.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage
facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.
An excavation or embankment and related areas designed to
retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management BMP may either be
normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration system),
retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted
mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).
Any practice, technology, process, program, or other method
intended to control or reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants,
or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of
stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal nonstormwater discharges
into stormwater conveyances.
A public body authorized by legislation to prepare stormwater
management plans.
The geographic area for which a stormwater management planning
agency is authorized to prepare stormwater management plans, or a
specific portion of that area identified in a stormwater management
plan prepared by that agency.
Water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers,
resulting from precipitation.
A flood hazard area in which the flood elevation resulting
from the two-, ten-, or 100-year storm, as applicable, is governed
by tidal flooding from the Atlantic Ocean. Flooding in a tidal flood
hazard area may be contributed to, or influenced by, stormwater runoff
from inland areas, but the depth of flooding generated by the tidal
rise and fall of the Atlantic Ocean is greater than flooding from
any fluvial sources. In some situations, depending upon the extent
of the storm surge from a particular storm event, a flood hazard area
may be tidal in the 100-year storm, but fluvial in more frequent storm
events.
A neighborhood given priority access to State resources through
the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority.
A zone designated by the New Jersey Enterprise Zone Authority
pursuant to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60
et seq.
Previously developed portions of areas:
A structure within, or adjacent to, a water, which intentionally
or coincidentally alters the hydraulic capacity, the flood elevation
resulting from the two-, ten-, or 100-year storm, flood hazard area
limit, and/or floodway limit of the water. Examples of a water control
structure may include a bridge, culvert, dam, embankment, ford (if
above grade), retaining wall, and weir.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams, wetlands,
and bodies of surface or groundwater, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly
known as hydrophytic vegetation.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Stormwater management measures for major development shall be designed
to provide erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff
quantity control, and stormwater runoff quality treatment as follows:
1.
The minimum standards for erosion control are those established under
the Soil and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq., and implementing
rules at N.J.A.C. 2:90.
2.
The minimum standards for groundwater recharge, stormwater quality,
and stormwater runoff quantity shall be met by incorporating green
infrastructure.
b.
The standards in this section apply only to new major development
and are intended to minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on water
quality and water quantity in receiving water bodies and maintain
groundwater recharge. The standards do not apply to new major development
to the extent that alternative design and performance standards are
applicable under a regional stormwater management plan or Water Quality
Management Plan adopted in accordance with Department rules.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with Subsection 19-5.10.
b.
Stormwater management measures shall avoid adverse impacts of concentrated
flow on habitat for threatened and endangered species as documented
in the Department's Landscape Project or Natural Heritage Database
established under N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.147 through 15.150, particularly
Helonias bullata (swamp pink) and/or Clemmys muhlnebergi (bog turtle).
c.
The following linear development projects are exempt from the groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity
requirements of Paragraphs p, q and r:
1.
The construction of an underground utility line provided that the
disturbed areas are revegetated upon completion;
2.
The construction of an aboveground utility line provided that the
existing conditions are maintained to the maximum extent practicable;
and
3.
The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk
or trail with a maximum width of 14 feet, provided that the access
is made of permeable material.
d.
A waiver from strict compliance from the green infrastructure, groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity
requirements of Paragraphs p, q and r may be obtained for the enlargement
of an existing public roadway or railroad; or the construction or
enlargement of a public pedestrian access, provided that the following
conditions are met:
1.
The applicant demonstrates that there is a public need for the project
that cannot be accomplished by any other means;
2.
The applicant demonstrates through an alternatives analysis, that
through the use of stormwater management measures, the option selected
complies with the requirements of Paragraphs o, p, q and r to the
maximum extent practicable;
3.
The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements
of Paragraphs o, p, q and r, existing structures currently in use,
such as homes and buildings, would need to be condemned; and
4.
The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights
to areas, including the potential to obtain through condemnation lands
not falling under Paragraph d3 above within the upstream drainage
area of the receiving stream, that would provide additional opportunities
to mitigate the requirements of Paragraphs o, p, q and r that were
not achievable onsite.
e.
Tables 1 through 3 below summarize the ability of stormwater best
management practices identified and described in the New Jersey Stormwater
Best Management.
Practices Manual to satisfy the green infrastructure, groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quality and stormwater runoff quantity
standards specified in Paragraphs o, p, q and r. When designed in
accordance with the most current version of the New Jersey Stormwater
Best Management Practices Manual, the stormwater management measures
found at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(f) Tables 5-1, 5-2 and 5-3 and listed below
in Tables 1, 2 and 3 are presumed to be capable of providing stormwater
controls for the design and performance standards as outlined in the
tables below. Upon amendments of the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management
Practices to reflect additions or deletions of BMPs meeting these
standards, or changes in the presumed performance of BMPs designed
in accordance with the New Jersey Stormwater BMP Manual, the Department
shall publish in the New Jersey Registers a notice of administrative
change revising the applicable table.
The most current version of the BMP Manual can be found on the
Department's website at: https://njstormwater.org/bmp_manual2.htm.
f.
Where the BMP tables in the NJ Stormwater Management Rule are different
due to updates or amendments with the tables in this section the BMP
Tables in the Stormwater Management rule at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(f) shall
take precedence.
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Table 1
Green Infrastructure BMPs for Groundwater Recharge, Stormwater
Runoff Quality, and/or Stormwater Runoff Quantity
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Best Management Practice
|
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate (%)
|
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
|
Groundwater Recharge
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Minimum Separation from Seasonal High Water Table
(feet)
|
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Cistern
|
0
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Yes
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No
|
—
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Dry Well(a)
|
0
|
No
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Yes
|
2
|
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Grass Swale
|
50 or less
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No
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No
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2(e)
1(f)
|
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Green Roof
|
0
|
Yes
|
No
|
—
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Manufactured Treatment Device(a) (g)
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50 or 80
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No
|
No
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Dependent upon the device
|
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Pervious Paving System(a)
|
80
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Yes
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Yes (b)
No(c)
|
2(b)
1(c)
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Small-Scale Bioretention Basin(a)
|
80 or 90
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Yes
|
Yes(b)
No(c)
|
2(b)
1(c)
|
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Small-Scale Infiltration Basin(a)
|
80
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
Small-Scale Sand Filter
|
80
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
Vegetative Filter Strip
|
60-80
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No
|
No
|
-
|
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Table 2
Green Infrastructure BMPs for Stormwater Runoff Quantity (or
for Groundwater Recharge and/or Stormwater Runoff Quality with a Waiver
or Variance from N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.3)
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Best Management Practice
|
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate (%)
|
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
|
Groundwater Recharge
|
Minimum Separation from Seasonal High Water Table
(feet)
|
|
Bioretention System
|
80 or 90
|
Yes
|
Yes(b)
No(c)
|
2(b)
1(c)
|
|
Infiltration Basin
|
80
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
Sand Filter(b)
|
80
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
Standard Constructed Wetland
|
90
|
Yes
|
No
|
N/A
|
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Wet Pond(d)
|
50-90
|
Yes
|
No
|
N/A
|
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Table 3
BMPs for Groundwater Recharge, Stormwater Runoff Quality, and/or
Stormwater Runoff Quantity only with a Waiver or Variance from N.J.A.C.
7:8-5.3
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Best Management Practice
|
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate
(%)
|
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
|
Groundwater Recharge
|
Minimum Separation from Seasonal High Water Table
(feet)
|
|
Blue Roof
|
0
|
Yes
|
No
|
N/A
|
|
Extended Detention Basin
|
40-60
|
Yes
|
No
|
1
|
|
Manufactured Treatment Device(h)
|
50 or 80
|
No
|
No
|
Dependent upon the device
|
|
Sand Filter(c)
|
80
|
Yes
|
No
|
1
|
|
Subsurface Gravel Wetland
|
90
|
No
|
No
|
1
|
|
Wet Pond
|
50-90
|
Yes
|
No
|
N/A
|
|
Notes to Tables 1, 2, and 3:
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(a)
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Subject to the applicable contributory drainage area limitation
specified at Subsection 19-5.4o2;
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(b)
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Designed to infiltrate into the subsoil;
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(c)
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Designed with underdrains;
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(d)
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Designed to maintain at least a ten-foot-wide area of native
vegetation along at least 50% of the shoreline and to include a stormwater
runoff retention component designed to capture stormwater runoff for
beneficial reuse, such as irrigation;
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(e)
|
Designed with a slope of less than 2%;
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(f)
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Designed with a slope of equal to or greater than 2%;
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(g)
|
Manufactured treatment devices that meet the definition of green infrastructure at Subsection 19-5.2;
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(h)
|
Manufactured treatment devices that do not meet the definition of green infrastructure at Subsection 19-5.2.
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g.
An alternative stormwater management measure, alternative removal rate, and/or alternative method to calculate the removal rate may be used if the design engineer demonstrates the capability of the proposed alternative stormwater management measure and/or the validity of the alternative rate or method to the municipality. A copy of any approved alternative stormwater management measure, alternative removal rate, and/or alternative method to calculate the removal rate shall be provided to the Department in accordance with Subsection 19-5.6b. Alternative stormwater management measures may be used to satisfy the requirements at Paragraph o only if the measures meet the definition of green infrastructure at Subsection 19-5.2. Alternative stormwater management measures that function in a similar manner to a BMP listed at Paragraph o2 are subject to the contributory drainage area limitation specified at Paragraph o2 for that similarly functioning BMP. Alternative stormwater management measures approved in accordance with this subsection that do not function in a similar manner to any BMP listed at Paragraph o2 shall have a contributory drainage area less than or equal to 2.5 acres, except for alternative stormwater management measures that function similarly to cisterns, grass swales, green roofs, standard constructed wetlands, vegetative filter strips, and wet ponds, which are not subject to a contributory drainage area limitation. Alternative measures that function similarly to standard constructed wetlands or wet ponds shall not be used for compliance with the stormwater runoff quality standard unless a variance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.6 or a waiver from strict compliance in accordance with Paragraph d is granted from Paragraph o.
h.
Whenever the stormwater management design includes one or more BMPs
that will infiltrate stormwater into subsoil, the design engineer
shall assess the hydraulic impact on the groundwater table and design
the site, so as to avoid adverse hydraulic impacts. Potential adverse
hydraulic impacts include, but are not limited to, exacerbating a
naturally or seasonally high water table, so as to cause surficial
ponding, flooding of basements, or interference with the proper operation
of subsurface sewage disposal systems or other subsurface structures
within the zone of influence of the groundwater mound, or interference
with the proper functioning of the stormwater management measure itself.
i.
Design standards for stormwater management measures are as follows:
1.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to take into account
the existing site conditions, including, but not limited to, environmentally
critical areas; wetlands; flood-prone areas; slopes; depth to seasonal
high water table; soil type, permeability, and texture; drainage area
and drainage patterns; and the presence of solution-prone carbonate
rocks (limestone);
2.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to minimize maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure proper functioning. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the outlet structure, as appropriate, and shall have parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars to the elevation of the water quality design storm. For elevations higher than the water quality design storm, the parallel bars at the outlet structure shall be spaced no greater than one-third the width of the diameter of the orifice or one-third the width of the weir, with a minimum spacing between bars of one inch and a maximum spacing between bars of six inches. In addition, the design of trash racks must comply with the requirements of Subsection 19-5.8c;
3.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed, constructed, and
installed to be strong, durable, and corrosion resistant. Measures
that are consistent with the relevant portions of the Residential
Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 shall
be deemed to meet this requirement;
4.
Stormwater management BMPs shall be designed to meet the minimum safety standards for stormwater management BMPs at Subsection 19-5.8; and
5.
The size of the orifice at the intake to the outlet from the stormwater
management BMP shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
j.
Manufactured treatment devices may be used to meet the requirements of this subchapter, provided the pollutant removal rates are verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and certified by the Department. Manufactured treatment devices that do not meet the definition of green infrastructure at Subsection 19-5.2 may be used only under the circumstances described at Paragraph o4.
k.
Any application for a new agricultural development that meets the definition of major development at Subsection 19-5.2 shall be submitted to the Soil Conservation District for review and approval in accordance with the requirements at Paragraphs o, p, q and r and any applicable Soil Conservation District guidelines for stormwater runoff quantity and erosion control. For purposes of this subsection, agricultural development means land uses normally associated with the production of food, fiber, and livestock for sale. Such uses do not include the development of land for the processing or sale of food and the manufacture of agriculturally related products.
l.
If there is more than one drainage area, the groundwater recharge,
stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards
at Paragraphs o, p, q and r shall be met in each drainage area, unless
the runoff from the drainage areas converge onsite and no adverse
environmental impact would occur as a result of compliance with any
one or more of the individual standards being determined utilizing
a weighted average of the results achieved for that individual standard
across the affected drainage areas.
m.
Any stormwater management measure authorized under the municipal
stormwater management plan or ordinance shall be reflected in a deed
notice recorded in the office of the County Clerk. A form of deed
notice shall be submitted to the municipality for approval prior to
filing. The deed notice shall contain a description of the stormwater
management measure(s) used to meet the green infrastructure, groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity
standards at Paragraphs o, p, q and r and shall identify the location
of the stormwater management measure(s) in NAD 1983 State Plane New
Jersey FIPS 2900 US Feet or Latitude and Longitude in decimal degrees.
The deed notice shall also reference the maintenance plan required
to be recorded upon the deed pursuant to Subsection 19-5.10b5. Prior
to the commencement of construction, proof that the above required
deed notice has been filed shall be submitted to the municipality.
Proof that the required information has been recorded on the deed
shall be in the form of either a copy of the complete recorded document
or a receipt from the clerk or other proof of recordation provided
by the recording office. However, if the initial proof provided to
the municipality is not a copy of the complete recorded document,
a copy of the complete recorded document shall be provided to the
municipality within 180 calendar days of the authorization granted
by the municipality.
n.
A stormwater management measure approved under the municipal stormwater management plan or ordinance may be altered or replaced with the approval of the municipality, if the municipality determines that the proposed alteration or replacement meets the design and performance standards pursuant to Subsection 19-5.4 and provides the same level of stormwater management as the previously approved stormwater management measure that is being altered or replaced. If an alteration or replacement is approved, a revised deed notice shall be submitted to the Borough for approval and subsequently recorded with the office of the Bergen County Clerk and shall contain a description and location of the stormwater management measure, as well as reference to the maintenance plan, in accordance with Paragraph m above. Prior to the commencement of construction, proof that the above required deed notice has been filed shall be submitted to the Borough in accordance with Paragraph m above.
o.
Green infrastructure standards.
1.
This subsection specifies the types of green infrastructure BMPs
that may be used to satisfy the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff
quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards.
2.
To satisfy the groundwater recharge and stormwater runoff quality
standards at Paragraphs p and q, the design engineer shall utilize
green infrastructure BMPs identified in Table 1 at Paragraph f and/or
an alternative stormwater management measure approved in accordance
with Paragraph g. The following green infrastructure BMPs are subject
to the following maximum contributory drainage area limitations:
|
Best Management Practice
|
Maximum Contributory Drainage Area
|
|---|---|
|
Dry Well
|
1 acre
|
|
Manufactured Treatment Device
|
2.5 acres
|
|
Pervious Pavement Systems
|
Area of additional inflow cannot exceed 3 times the area occupied
by the BMP
|
|
Small-scale Bioretention Systems
|
2.5 acres
|
|
Small-scale Infiltration Basin
|
2.5 acres
|
|
Small-scale Sand Filter
|
2.5 acres
|
3.
To satisfy the stormwater runoff quantity standards at Paragraph
r, the design engineer shall utilize BMPs from Table 1 or from Table
2 and/or an alternative stormwater management measure approved in
accordance with Paragraph g.
4.
If a variance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.6 or a waiver from
strict compliance in accordance with Paragraph d is granted from the
requirements of this subsection, then BMPs from Table 1, 2, or 3,
and/or an alternative stormwater management measure approved in accordance
with Paragraph g may be used to meet the groundwater recharge, stormwater
runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards at Paragraphs
p, q and r.
5.
For separate or combined storm sewer improvement projects, such as
sewer separation, undertaken by a government agency or public utility
(for example, a sewerage company), the requirements of this subsection
shall only apply to areas owned in fee simple by the government agency
or utility, and areas within a right-of-way or easement held or controlled
by the government agency or utility; the entity shall not be required
to obtain additional property or property rights to fully satisfy
the requirements of this subsection. Regardless of the amount of area
of a separate or combined storm sewer improvement project subject
to the green infrastructure requirements of this subsection, each
project shall fully comply with the applicable groundwater recharge,
stormwater runoff quality control, and stormwater runoff quantity
standards at Paragraphs p, q and r, unless the project is granted
a waiver from strict compliance in accordance with Paragraph d.
p.
Groundwater recharge standards.
1.
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards
for groundwater recharge as follows:
2.
The design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge calculations at Subsection 19-5.5, either:
(a)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the
site and its stormwater management measures maintain 100% of the average
annual pre-construction groundwater recharge volume for the site;
or
(b)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the
increase of stormwater runoff volume from pre-construction to post-construction
for the two-year storm is infiltrated.
3.
This groundwater recharge requirement does not apply to projects
within the urban redevelopment area, or to projects subject to paragraph
p4 below.
4.
The following types of stormwater shall not be recharged:
(a)
Stormwater from areas of high pollutant loading. High pollutant
loading areas are areas in industrial and commercial developments
where solvents and/or petroleum products are loaded/unloaded, stored,
or applied, areas where pesticides are loaded/unloaded or stored;
areas where hazardous materials are expected to be present in greater
than reportable quantities as defined by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 302.4; areas where recharge would
be inconsistent with Department approved remedial action work plan
or landfill closure plan and areas with high risks for spills of toxic
materials, such as gas stations and vehicle maintenance facilities;
and
(b)
Industrial stormwater exposed to source material. Source material
means any material(s) or machinery, located at an industrial facility,
that is directly or indirectly related to process, manufacturing or
other industrial activities, which could be a source of pollutants
in any industrial stormwater discharge to groundwater. Source materials
include, but are not limited to, raw materials; intermediate products;
final products; waste materials; byproducts; industrial machinery
and fuels, and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related
to process, manufacturing, or other industrial activities that are
exposed to stormwater.
q.
Stormwater runoff quality standards.
1.
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards
to control stormwater runoff quality impacts of major development.
Stormwater runoff quality standards are applicable when the major
development results in an increase of 1/4 acre or more of regulated
motor vehicle surface.
2.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to reduce the post-construction
load of total suspended solids (TSS) in stormwater runoff generated
from the water quality design storm as follows:
(a)
Eighty percent TSS removal of the anticipated load, expressed
as an annual average shall be achieved for the stormwater runoff from
the net increase of motor vehicle surface.
(b)
If the surface is considered regulated motor vehicle surface
because the water quality treatment for an area of motor vehicle surface
that is currently receiving water quality treatment either by vegetation
or soil, by an existing stormwater management measure, or by treatment
at a wastewater treatment plant is to be modified or removed, the
project shall maintain or increase the existing TSS removal of the
anticipated load expressed as an annual average.
3.
The requirement to reduce TSS does not apply to any stormwater runoff
in a discharge regulated under a numeric effluent limitation for TSS
imposed under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A, or in a discharge specifically exempt
under a NJPDES permit from this requirement. Every major development,
including any that discharge into a combined sewer system, shall comply
with Paragraph q2 above, unless the major development is itself subject
to a NJPDES permit with a numeric effluent limitation for TSS or the
NJPDES permit to which the major development is subject exempts the
development from a numeric effluent limitation for TSS.
4.
The water quality design storm is 1.25 inches of rainfall in two
hours. Water quality calculations shall take into account the distribution
of rain from the water quality design storm, as reflected in Table
4, below. The calculation of the volume of runoff may take into account
the implementation of stormwater management measures.
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Table 4 - Water Quality Design Storm Distribution
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Time
(Minutes)
|
Cumulative Rainfall
(Inches)
|
Time
(Minutes)
|
Cumulative Rainfall
(Inches)
|
Time
(Minutes)
|
Cumulative Rainfall
(Inches)
|
|
1
|
0.00166
|
41
|
0.1728
|
81
|
1.0906
|
|
2
|
0.00332
|
42
|
0.1796
|
82
|
1.0972
|
|
3
|
0.00498
|
43
|
0.1864
|
83
|
1.1038
|
|
4
|
0.00664
|
44
|
0.1932
|
84
|
1.1104
|
|
5
|
0.00830
|
45
|
0.2000
|
85
|
1.1170
|
|
6
|
0.00996
|
46
|
0.2117
|
86
|
1.1236
|
|
7
|
0.01162
|
47
|
0.2233
|
87
|
1.1302
|
|
8
|
0.01328
|
48
|
0.2350
|
88
|
1.1368
|
|
9
|
0.01494
|
49
|
0.2466
|
89
|
1.1434
|
|
10
|
0.01660
|
50
|
0.2583
|
90
|
1.1500
|
|
11
|
0.01828
|
51
|
0.2783
|
91
|
1.1550
|
|
12
|
0.01996
|
52
|
0.2983
|
92
|
1.1600
|
|
13
|
0.02164
|
53
|
0.3183
|
93
|
1.1650
|
|
14
|
0.02332
|
54
|
0.3383
|
94
|
1.1700
|
|
15
|
0.02500
|
55
|
0.3583
|
95
|
1.1750
|
|
16
|
0.03000
|
56
|
0.4116
|
96
|
1.1800
|
|
17
|
0.03500
|
57
|
0.4650
|
97
|
1.1850
|
|
18
|
0.04000
|
58
|
0.5183
|
98
|
1.1900
|
|
19
|
0.04500
|
59
|
0.5717
|
99
|
1.1950
|
|
20
|
0.05000
|
60
|
0.6250
|
100
|
1.2000
|
|
21
|
0.05500
|
61
|
0.6783
|
101
|
1.2050
|
|
22
|
0.06000
|
62
|
0.7317
|
102
|
1.2100
|
|
23
|
0.06500
|
63
|
0.7850
|
103
|
1.2150
|
|
24
|
0.07000
|
64
|
0.8384
|
104
|
1.2200
|
|
25
|
0.07500
|
65
|
0.8917
|
105
|
1.2250
|
|
26
|
0.08000
|
66
|
0.9117
|
106
|
1.2267
|
|
27
|
0.08500
|
67
|
0.9317
|
107
|
1.2284
|
|
28
|
0.09000
|
68
|
0.9517
|
108
|
1.2300
|
|
29
|
0.09500
|
69
|
0.9717
|
109
|
1.2317
|
|
30
|
0.10000
|
70
|
0.9917
|
110
|
1.2334
|
|
31
|
0.10660
|
71
|
1.0034
|
111
|
1.2351
|
|
32
|
0.11320
|
72
|
1.0150
|
112
|
1.2367
|
|
33
|
0.11980
|
73
|
1.0267
|
113
|
1.2384
|
|
34
|
0.12640
|
74
|
1.0383
|
114
|
1.2400
|
|
35
|
0.13300
|
75
|
1.0500
|
115
|
1.2417
|
|
36
|
0.13960
|
76
|
1.0568
|
116
|
1.2434
|
|
37
|
0.14620
|
77
|
1.0636
|
117
|
1.2450
|
|
38
|
0.15280
|
78
|
1.0704
|
118
|
1.2467
|
|
39
|
0.15940
|
79
|
1.0772
|
119
|
1.2483
|
|
40
|
0.16600
|
80
|
1.0840
|
120
|
1.2500
|
5.
If more than one BMP in series is necessary to achieve the required
80% TSS reduction for a site, the applicant shall utilize the following
formula to calculate TSS reduction:
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R = A + B - (A x B)/100
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Where:
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R
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=
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total TSS Percent Load Removal from application of both BMPs.
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A
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=
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the TSS Percent Removal Rate applicable to the first BMP.
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B
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=
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the TSS Percent Removal Rate applicable to the second BMP.
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6.
Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce,
to the maximum extent feasible, the post-construction nutrient load
of the anticipated load from the developed site in stormwater runoff
generated from the water quality design storm. In achieving reduction
of nutrients to the maximum extent feasible, the design of the site
shall include green infrastructure BMPs that optimize nutrient removal
while still achieving the performance standards in Paragraphs p, q
and r.
7.
In accordance with the definition of FW1 at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4, stormwater
management measures shall be designed to prevent any increase in stormwater
runoff to waters classified as FW1.
8.
The Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:13-4.1(c)1
establish 300-foot riparian zones along Category One waters, as designated
in the Surface Water Quality Standards at N.J.A.C. 7:9B, and certain
upstream tributaries to Category One waters. A person shall not undertake
a major development that is located within or discharges into a 300-foot
riparian zone without prior authorization from the Department under
N.J.A.C. 7:13.
9.
Pursuant to the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.2(j)3i,
runoff from the water quality design storm that is discharged within
a 300-foot riparian zone shall be treated in accordance with this
subsection to reduce the post-construction load of total suspended
solids by 95% of the anticipated load from the developed site, expressed
as an annual average.
10.
This stormwater runoff quality standards do not apply to the construction
of one individual single-family dwelling, provided that it is not
part of a larger development or subdivision that has received preliminary
or final site plan approval prior to December 3, 2018, and that the
motor vehicle surfaces are made of permeable material(s) such as gravel,
dirt, and/or shells.
r.
Stormwater runoff quantity standards.
1.
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards
to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts of major development.
2.
In order to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts, the design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff calculations at Subsection 19-5.5, complete one of the following:
(a)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that for
stormwater leaving the site, post-construction runoff hydrographs
for the two-, ten-, and 100-year storm events do not exceed, at any
point in time, the pre-construction runoff hydrographs for the same
storm events;
(b)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that there
is no increase, as compared to the pre-construction condition, in
the peak runoff rates of stormwater leaving the site for the two-,
ten- and 100-year storm events and that the increased volume or change
in timing of stormwater runoff will not increase flood damage at or
downstream of the site. This analysis shall include the analysis of
impacts of existing land uses and projected land uses assuming full
development under existing zoning and land use ordinances in the drainage
area;
(c)
Design stormwater management measures so that the post-construction
peak runoff rates for the two-, ten- and 100-year storm events are
50%, 75% and 80%, respectively, of the pre-construction peak runoff
rates. The percentages apply only to the post-construction stormwater
runoff that is attributable to the portion of the site on which the
proposed development or project is to be constructed; or
(d)
In tidal flood hazard areas, stormwater runoff quantity analysis
in accordance with Paragraph r2(a), (b) and (c) above is required
unless the design engineer demonstrates through hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis that the increased volume, change in timing, or increased
rate of the stormwater runoff, or any combination of the three will
not result in additional flood damage below the point of discharge
of the major development. No analysis is required if the stormwater
is discharged directly into any ocean, bay, inlet, or the reach of
any watercourse between its confluence with an ocean, bay, or inlet
and downstream of the first water control structure.
3.
The stormwater runoff quantity standards shall be applied at the
site's boundary to each abutting lot, roadway, watercourse, or
receiving storm sewer system.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Stormwater runoff shall be calculated in accordance with the following:
1.
The design engineer shall calculate runoff using one of the following
methods:
(a)
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) methodology, including the NRCS Runoff Equation and Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph, as described in Chapters 7, 9, 10, 15 and 16 Part 630, Hydrology National Engineering Handbook, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. This methodology is additionally described in Technical Release 55 - Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds (TR-55), dated June 1986, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. Information regarding the methodology is available from the Natural Resources Conservation Service website at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb10 44171.pdf
or at United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 220 Davison Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873;
or
(b)
The Rational Method for peak flow and the Modified Rational
Method for hydrograph computations. The rational and modified rational
methods are described in Appendix A-9 Modified Rational Method in
the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey,
January 2014. This document is available from the State Soil Conservation
Committee or any of the Soil Conservation Districts listed at N.J.A.C.
2:90-1.3(a)3. The location, address, and telephone number for each
Soil Conservation District is available from the State Soil Conservation
Committee, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. The document is
also available at: http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/anr/pdf/2014NJSoilErosion
ControlStandardsComplete.pdf.
2.
For the purpose of calculating runoff coefficients and groundwater
recharge, there is a presumption that the pre-construction condition
of a site or portion thereof is a wooded land use with good hydrologic
condition. The term runoff coefficient applies to both the NRCS methodology
above at Paragraph a1(a) and the Rational and Modified Rational Methods
at Paragraph a1(b). A runoff coefficient or a groundwater recharge
land cover for an existing condition may be used on all or a portion
of the site if the design engineer verifies that the hydrologic condition
has existed on the site or portion of the site for at least five years
without interruption prior to the time of application. If more than
one land cover have existed on the site during the five years immediately
prior to the time of application, the land cover with the lowest runoff
potential shall be used for the computations. In addition, there is
the presumption that the site is in good hydrologic condition (if
the land use type is pasture, lawn, or park), with good cover (if
the land use type is woods), or with good hydrologic condition and
conservation treatment (if the land use type is cultivation).
3.
In computing pre-construction stormwater runoff, the design engineer
shall account for all significant land features and structures, such
as ponds, wetlands, depressions, hedgerows, or culverts, that may
reduce pre-construction stormwater runoff rates and volumes.
4.
In computing stormwater runoff from all design storms, the design
engineer shall consider the relative stormwater runoff rates and/or
volumes of pervious and impervious surfaces separately to accurately
compute the rates and volume of stormwater runoff from the site. To
calculate runoff from unconnected impervious cover, urban impervious
area modifications as described in the NRCS Technical Release 55 -
Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds or other methods may be employed.
5.
If the invert of the outlet structure of a stormwater management
measure is below the flood hazard design flood elevation as defined
at N.J.A.C. 7:13, the design engineer shall take into account the
effects of tailwater in the design of structural stormwater management
measures.
b.
Groundwater recharge may be calculated in accordance with the following:
The New Jersey Geological Survey Report GSR-32, A Method for Evaluating
Groundwater-Recharge Areas in New Jersey, incorporated herein by reference
as amended and supplemented. Information regarding the methodology
is available from the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices
Manual; at the New Jersey Geological Survey website at: https://www.nj.gov/dep/njgs/pricelst/gsreport/gsr32.pdf
or at New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, 29 Arctic Parkway, PO
Box 420 Mail Code 29-01, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found
in the documents listed below, which are available to download from
the Department's website at: http://www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/bmp_manual2.htm.
1.
Guidelines for stormwater management measures are contained in the
New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as amended
and supplemented. Information is provided on stormwater management
measures such as, but not limited to, those listed in Tables 1, 2,
and 3.
2.
Additional maintenance guidance is available on the Department's
website at: https://www.njstormwater.org/maintenance_guidance.htm.
b.
Submissions required for review by the Department should be mailed
to: The Division of Water Quality, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Mail Code 401-02B, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Site design features identified under Subsection 19-5.4f above, or alternative designs in accordance with Subsection 19-5.4g above, to prevent discharge of trash and debris from drainage systems shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this paragraph, solid and floatable materials means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see Paragraph a2 below.
1.
Design engineers shall use one of the following grates whenever they
use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect stormwater
from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body under that
grate:
(a)
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle
safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle
Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines; or
(b)
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate
has an area of no more than seven square inches, or is no greater
than 0.5 inch across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater system floors used to collect stormwater from the surface
into a storm drain or surface water body.
(c)
For curb-opening inlets, including curb-opening inlets in combination
inlets, the clear space in that curb opening, or each individual clear
space if the curb opening has two or more clear spaces, shall have
an area of no more than seven square inches, or be no greater than
two inches across the smallest dimension.
2.
The standard in Paragraph a1 above does not apply:
(a)
Where each individual clear space in the curb opening in existing
curb-opening inlet does not have an area of more than nine square
inches;
(b)
Where the municipality agrees that the standards would cause
inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome
by using additional or larger storm drain inlets;
(c)
Where flows from the water quality design storm as specified
in N.J.A.C. 7:8 are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe
netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin
hood) that is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid
and floatable materials that could not pass through one of the following:
(1)
A rectangular space four and five-eighths (4.625) inches long
and one and one-half (1.5) inches wide (this option does not apply
for outfall netting facilities); or
(2)
A bar screen having a bar spacing of 0.5 inch.
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Note that these exemptions do not authorize any infringement
of requirements in the Residential Site Improvement Standards for
bicycle safe grates in new residential development [N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.18(b)2
and 7.4(b)1].
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b.
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars
with one-inch spacing between the bars, to the elevation of the Water
Quality Design Storm as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:8; or
c.
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determines,
pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C.
7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking that
constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New Jersey
Register listed historic property.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
This subsection sets forth requirements to protect public safety
through the proper design and operation of stormwater management BMPs.
This subsection applies to any new stormwater management BMP.
b.
The provisions of this subsection are not intended to preempt more
stringent municipal or county safety requirements for new or existing
stormwater management BMPs. Municipal and county stormwater management
plans and ordinances may, pursuant to their authority, require existing
stormwater management BMPs to be retrofitted to meet one or more of
the safety standards in Paragraphs c1, c2 and c3 for trash racks,
overflow grates, and escape provisions at outlet structures.
c.
Requirements for trash racks, overflow grates and escape provisions.
1.
A trash rack is a device designed to catch trash and debris and prevent
the clogging of outlet structures. Trash racks shall be installed
at the intake to the outlet from the Stormwater management BMP to
ensure proper functioning of the BMP outlets in accordance with the
following:
(a)
The trash rack shall have parallel bars, with no greater than
six-inch spacing between the bars;
(b)
The trash rack shall be designed so as not to adversely affect
the hydraulic performance of the outlet pipe or structure;
(c)
The average velocity of flow through a clean trash rack is not
to exceed 2.5 feet per second under the full range of stage and discharge.
Velocity is to be computed on the basis of the net area of opening
through the rack; and
(d)
The trash rack shall be constructed of rigid, durable, and corrosion
resistant material and designed to withstand a perpendicular live
loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
2.
An overflow grate is designed to prevent obstruction of the overflow
structure. If an outlet structure has an overflow grate, such grate
shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
The overflow grate shall be secured to the outlet structure
but removable for emergencies and maintenance.
(b)
The overflow grate spacing shall be no less than two inches
across the smallest dimension.
(c)
The overflow grate shall be constructed and installed to be
rigid, durable, and corrosion resistant, and shall be designed to
withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
3.
Stormwater management BMPs shall include escape provisions as follows:
(a)
If a stormwater management BMP has an outlet structure, escape
provisions shall be incorporated in or on the structure. Escape provisions
include the installation of permanent ladders, steps, rungs, or other
features that provide easily accessible means of egress from stormwater
management BMPs. With the prior approval of the municipality pursuant
to Paragraph c, a freestanding outlet structure may be exempted from
this requirement;
(b)
Safety ledges shall be constructed on the slopes of all new
stormwater management BMPs having a permanent pool of water deeper
than 2 1/2 feet. Safety ledges shall be comprised of two steps.
Each step shall be four to six feet in width. One step shall be located
approximately 2 1/2 feet below the permanent water surface, and
the second step shall be located one to 1 1/2 feet above the
permanent water surface. See Paragraph e for an illustration of safety
ledges in a stormwater management BMP; and
(c)
In new stormwater management BMPs, the maximum interior slope
for an earthen dam, embankment, or berm shall not be steeper than
three horizontal to one vertical.
d.
Variance or exemption from safety standard. A variance or exemption
from the safety standards for stormwater management BMPs may be granted
only upon a written finding by the municipality that the variance
or exemption will not constitute a threat to public safety.
e.
Safety ledge illustration.
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Elevation View - Basin Safety Ledge Configuration
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[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Submission of site development stormwater plan.
1.
Whenever an applicant seeks municipal approval of a development subject to this section, the applicant shall submit all of the required components of the Checklist for the Site Development Stormwater Plan at Subsection 19-5.9c below as part of the submission of the application for approval.
2.
The applicant shall demonstrate that the project meets the standards
set forth in this section.
3.
The applicant shall submit 26 copies of the materials listed in the
checklist for site development stormwater plans in accordance with
Paragraph c of this section.
b.
Site development stormwater plan approval. The applicant's site
development project shall be reviewed as a part of the review process
by the municipal board or official from which municipal approval is
sought. That municipal board or official shall consult the municipality's
review engineer to determine if all of the checklist requirements
have been satisfied and to determine if the project meets the standards
set forth in this section.
c.
Submission of site development stormwater plan. The following information
shall be required:
1.
Topographic base map. The reviewing engineer may require upstream
tributary drainage system information as necessary. It is recommended
that the topographic base map of the site be submitted which extends
a minimum of 200 feet beyond the limits of the proposed development,
at a scale of 1 inch = 200 feet or greater, showing two-foot contour
intervals. The map as appropriate may indicate the following: existing
surface water drainage, shorelines, steep slopes, soils, erodible
soils, perennial or intermittent streams that drain into or upstream
of the Category One waters, wetlands and flood plains along with their
appropriate buffer strips, marshlands and other wetlands, pervious
or vegetative surfaces, existing man-made structures, roads, bearing
and distances of property lines, and significant natural and manmade
features not otherwise shown.
2.
Environmental site analysis. A written and graphic description of
the natural and man-made features of the site and its surroundings
should be submitted. This description should include a discussion
of soil conditions, slopes, wetlands, waterways and vegetation on
the site. Particular attention should be given to unique, unusual,
or environmentally sensitive features and to those that provide particular
opportunities or constraints for development.
3.
Project description and site plans. A map (or maps) at the scale
of the topographical base map indicating the location of existing
and proposed buildings roads, parking areas, utilities, structural
facilities for stormwater management and sediment control, and other
permanent structures. The map(s) shall also clearly show areas where
alterations will occur in the natural terrain and cover, including
lawns and other landscaping, and seasonal high groundwater elevations.
A written description of the site plan and justification for proposed
changes in natural conditions shall also be provided.
4.
Land use planning and source control plan. This plan shall provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards of Subsections 19-5.3 through 19-5.5 are being met. The focus of this plan shall be to describe how the site is being developed to meet the objective of controlling groundwater recharge, stormwater quality and stormwater quantity problems at the source by land management and source controls whenever possible.
5.
Stormwater Management Facilities Map. The following information,
illustrated on a map of the same scale as the topographic base map,
shall be included:
(a)
Total area to be disturbed, paved or built upon, proposed surface
contours, land area to be occupied by the stormwater management facilities
and the type of vegetation thereon, and details of the proposed plan
to control and dispose of stormwater.
(b)
Details of all stormwater management facility designs, during
and after construction, including discharge provisions, discharge
capacity for each outlet at different levels of detention and emergency
spillway provisions with maximum discharge capacity of each spillway.
6.
Calculations.
(a)
Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations for the pre-development and post-development conditions for the design storms specified in Subsection 19-5.4 of this section.
(b)
When the proposed stormwater management control measures depend
on the hydrologic properties of soils or require certain separation
from the seasonal high water table, then a soils report shall be submitted.
The soils report shall be based on onsite boring logs or soil pit
profiles. The number and location of required soil borings or soil
pits shall be determined based on what is needed to determine the
suitability and distribution of soils present at the location of the
control measure.
7.
Maintenance and repair plan. The design and planning of the stormwater management facility shall meet the maintenance requirements of Subsection 19-5.10.
8.
Waiver from submission requirements. The municipal official or board
reviewing an application under this section may, in consultation with
the municipality's review engineer, waive submission of any of
the requirements in Paragraphs c1 through c6 of this section when
it can be demonstrated that the information requested is impossible
to obtain or it would create a hardship on the applicant to obtain
and its absence will not materially affect the review process.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
a.
Applicability. Projects subject to review as in Subsection 19-5.1c of this section shall comply with the requirements of Paragraphs b and c.
b.
General maintenance.
1.
The design engineer shall prepare a maintenance plan for the stormwater
management measures incorporated into the design of a major development.
2.
The maintenance plan shall contain specific preventative maintenance tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment, debris, or trash removal; and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance (including replacement). The plan shall contain information on BMP location, design, ownership, maintenance tasks and frequencies, and other details as specified in Chapter 8 of the NJ BMP Manual, as well as the tasks specific to the type of BMP, as described in the applicable chapter containing design specifics.
3.
If the maintenance plan identifies a person other than the property
owner (for example, a developer, a public agency or homeowners'
association) as having the responsibility for maintenance, the plan
shall include documentation of such person's or entity's
agreement to assume this responsibility, or of the owner's obligation
to dedicate a stormwater management facility to such person under
an applicable ordinance or regulation.
4.
Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred
to the owner or tenant of an individual property in a residential
development or project, unless such owner or tenant owns or leases
the entire residential development or project. The individual property
owner may be assigned incidental tasks, such as weeding of a green
infrastructure BMP, provided the individual agrees to assume these
tasks; however, the individual cannot be legally responsible for all
of the maintenance required.
5.
If the party responsible for maintenance identified under Paragraph
b3 above is not a public agency, the maintenance plan and any future
revisions based on Paragraph b7 below shall be recorded upon the deed
of record for each property on which the maintenance described in
the maintenance plan must be undertaken.
6.
Preventative and corrective maintenance shall be performed to maintain
the functional parameters (storage volume, infiltration rates, inflow/outflow
capacity, etc.) of the stormwater management measure, including, but
not limited to, repairs or replacement to the structure; removal of
sediment, debris, or trash; restoration of eroded areas; snow and
ice removal; fence repair or replacement; restoration of vegetation;
and repair or replacement of non-vegetated linings.
7.
The party responsible for maintenance identified under Paragraph
b3 above shall perform all of the following requirements:
(a)
Maintain a detailed log of all preventative and corrective maintenance
for the structural stormwater management measures incorporated into
the design of the development, including a record of all inspections
and copies of all maintenance-related work orders;
(b)
Evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance plan at least
once per year and adjust the plan and the deed as needed; and
(c)
Retain and make available, upon request by any public entity
with administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over
the site, the maintenance plan and the documentation required by Paragraphs
b6 and b7 above.
8.
The requirements of Paragraphs b3 and b4 do not apply to stormwater
management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted by the municipality
or another governmental agency, subject to all applicable municipal
stormwater general permit conditions, as issued by the Department.
9.
In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger
to public safety or public health, or if it is in need of maintenance
or repair, the municipality shall so notify the responsible person
in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall
have 14 days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in a
manner that is approved by the municipal engineer or his designee.
The municipality, in its discretion, may extend the time allowed for
effecting maintenance and repair for good cause. If the responsible
person fails or refuses to perform such maintenance and repair, the
municipality or County may immediately proceed to do so and shall
bill the cost thereof to the responsible person. Nonpayment of such
bill may result in a lien on the property.
c.
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the municipality in which
the major development is located from requiring the posting of a performance
or maintenance guarantee in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.
[8-30-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
[Adopted 7-26-2006 by Ord. No. 27-2006]
b.
RAIN SENSOR
REDUCED PRESSURE PRINCIPLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY VALVE
(hereinafter "RPZ valve")
As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
An automatic device that will override the irrigation cycle
of an irrigation system, thus turning it off, when a predetermined
amount of rain has fallen. To meet the requirements of this section,
a rain sensor shall be adjusted to shut off irrigation systems when
up to 1/4 inch of rain has fallen.
An assembly containing a minimum of two independently acting
check valves together with an automatically operated pressure differential
relief valve, located between the two check valves and approved under
ASSE Standard 1013. During normal flow and at the cessation of normal
flow, the pressure between these two checks shall be less than the
supply pressure. In case of leakage of either check valve, the differential
relief valve, by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain
the pressure between the check valves at less than the supply pressure.
From and after September 1, 2006, RPZ valves
shall be required on all automatic irrigation systems that will receive
water from the Ramsey Board of Public Works, including, but not limited
to, water received from United Water through the Ramsey Board of Public
Works.
a.
New installation. From and after September 1, 2006,
rain sensors shall be required on all automatic irrigation systems
that will receive water from the Ramsey Board of Public Works, including,
but not limited to, water received from United Water through the Ramsey
Board of Public Works.
b.
Existing systems. Rain sensors shall be installed
on all existing automatic irrigation systems that receive town water
on or before May 1, 2007.
All rain sensors shall be adjusted and set so
that they automatically shut off the irrigation system after not more
than 1/4 inch of rainfall has occurred. All rain sensors shall be
installed according to manufacturer's instructions in a location that
will provide full exposure to rainfall such that accuracy of operation
is assured and shall be maintained in good working condition. No person
shall, with the intent of circumventing the purpose of this section,
adjust either the rain sensor or irrigation system so that the rain
sensor is not able to override and turn off the irrigation system
after 1/4 inch of rain has fallen.
a.
Rain sensors. The Police Department or its designee
shall be responsible for enforcing this section as it applies to rain
sensors. Whenever the police determine that a violation of this section
exists, the police shall issue a written warning identifying the date,
location and nature of the violation, the person cited, and requiring
compliance within 48 hours of the written warning, specifying the
penalty in the event there is a failure to comply.
In the event the person issued the written warning
fails to comply with the section, the police may issue a summons to
appear in Municipal Court.
a.
Civil penalties. Any person who violates any provision
of this section as it applies to rain sensors shall be subject to
a fine in the amount of $100 for the first day, $200 for the second
day, $300 for the third day, and $400 for each day thereafter that
the violation continues, to be recovered by the Borough in a action
in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Ramsey. Because watering
may not take place every day, a violation shall be deemed continuing
if an irrigation system that was previously the subject of a citation
has the same violation on more than one day.
