Restaurants, hotel kitchens or bars, factory
cafeterias or restaurants, clubs or other establishments where grease
may be introduced into drainage systems in quantities that may cause
line stoppage or hinder sewage disposal shall, when required by the
Plumbing Inspector, install grease interceptors in the waste line
leading from sinks, drains or other fixtures, 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 Inspector and shall be located so as to be
readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight
and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place,
shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
The Plumbing Inspector and any other duly authorized
employees of the Borough, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspections, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
No person shall place or deposit rubbish, refuse,
slops, garbage or other solid matter of any kind into the drainage
or sewage inlets or into any place where such matter may be carried
into the inlets.
Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at
his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce
the quality and quantity of waste to the limits set forth in this
article. Such pretreatment shall be determined on the basis of advice,
in writing, from a qualified sanitary consulting engineer or chemist
retained by the Borough at the expense of the applicant. In addition,
the owner shall comply with any requirements imposed by the Camden
County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA).
The Borough of Chesilhurst sewerage collection
system is pumped into and treated by the CCMUA, and all connections
are subject to the statutes, rules and regulations governing the CCMUA.
The CCMUA issues a quarterly service charge for treatment in addition
to the service charge imposed by the Borough.