A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant of improved
property located in the municipality to discharge or cause to be discharged
into the sewer system any of the following:
B.
Without limiting the foregoing, this provision makes
it illegal for any owner or tenant of improved property to use a sump
pump, gutter, downspout, or other device to conduct stream, storm,
roof, ground, or surface water into the sewer system; provided, however,
that floor drains or cellar drains may be connected to the service
line or sewer system.
Stormwater, industrial cooling water, unpolluted
process waters and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
into specifically designated Storm Sewers, if available, or to a natural
outlet approved by the Authority Engineer or the Municipal Engineer.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any sewage into the sewer system which shall contain any substances
or possess characteristics in violation of rules and regulations promulgated
by the Authority.
The admission into the sewer system of any polluted water, sanitary sewage or industrial waste containing any of the substances or possessing the characteristics referred to in § 100-19 shall be subject to the review and approval of the Authority Engineer.
A.
Where necessary, the owner of the property or premises
producing such waters or wastes shall provide, at his own expense,
such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce objectionable
characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limitations
provided for in the rules and regulations of the Authority or to control
the quantities or rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Construction
drawings, specifications and other pertinent information relating
to the proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be prepared
by the owner, at his expense, and shall be submitted for the approval
of the Authority Engineer, and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approval is obtained in writing. Where
preliminary treatment facilities are provided, the same shall be maintained
continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner,
at his expense.
B.
In lieu of introducing untreated or partly treated
polluted waters or industrial waste into the sewer system, the owner
of the premises producing such wastes may construct and operate, at
his expense, private waste treatment facilities with the effluent
discharged to a natural outlet, provided that such facilities are
constructed and operated in compliance with all requirements of the
DEP. Where private waste treatment facilities are provided, they shall
be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation
by the owner, at his expense.
It shall be unlawful for any plumber or any
other person to install or connect, or permit to be installed or connected,
to the service line or any part of the sewer system any device or
system designed to discharge any substance other than sanitary sewage
or allowable industrial waste into the sewer system. Without limiting
the foregoing, this provision makes it illegal for any plumber or
other persons to install or connect, or permit to be installed or
connected, a sump pump, gutter, downspout or other device to conduct
stream, storm, roof, ground, or surface water into the sewer system;
provided, however, that floor drains and cellar drains may be connected
to the service line or sewer system.
Any owner or tenant of improved property located
in the municipality who currently has any roof drains or downspouts
connected to the service line or sewer system shall have said roof
drains or downspouts disconnected within 30 days of the effective
date of this Part 1.
Owners or tenants of improved property located
in the municipality shall disconnect or cause to be disconnected any
sump pump connected to the service line or sewer system within 30
days of the effective date of this Part 1, without being subject to
the penalties provided for in this Part 1. At the expiration of the
thirty-day period, any owner or tenant of improved property who has,
maintains, or permits a sump pump to be connected to the service line
or sewer system shall be subject to the penalties provided for by
this Part 1.
