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 of Ho-Ho-Kus, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said Borough, any human or animal
excrement, garbage, industrial waste, foul liquids or other objectionable
waste.
B. Discharge to any natural outlet, gutter, stream, ditch, culvert,
catch basin, or watercourse in the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of said Borough, any sanitary sewage,
industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Part 1.
C. Uncover any portion of the public sewers, house sewer laterals or
drains, or the connection branches thereof, or to open any manhole,
except with the written permission of the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus or some person designated by the Mayor and Council
to issue permits.
D. Open any public street or place for the purpose of making a sewer
connection or to make or cause to be made any connection with a house
sewer lateral or a public sewer, except under a special written permit
signed by the Mayor and Council, or such other official or department
of the Borough as may hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Council,
allowing such specific connection and under the supervision of the
Mayor and Council or such other official or department.
E. Make or cause or to 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 Inspector employed by the
Mayor and Council and under his supervision and control.
F. Use or cause or to allow the use of any metal, mechanical or electrical
cutters, eels, snakes or any other 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 Health of the Borough upon
forms to be furnished by said 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 enter into
a bond to the Board of Health of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus with surety
satisfactory to the Board, on the forms to be prescribed by the Board
of Health, 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
said Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus for any expense or costs paid by said Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus 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 to cut or remove any pipe or 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 Mayor and Council of the Borough, or such other official or
department as may hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough.
H. Discharge or to cause or permit the discharge into any main or public
sanitary sewer, directly or indirectly, of any clear drainage, swimming
pools, air-conditioning units, groundwater, surface water or rainwater
from sidewalks, yards, areas, courts, roofs or any sump, cistern or
tank overflow, uncontaminated cooling water and unpolluted water or
waste. The items covered under this section shall be discharged into
storm sewers or natural outlets approved by the Mayor and Council.
I. Discharge or to cause 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. Violate any of the "Rules, Regulations and Standards of the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority," which were annexed as Appendix A to the service contract between the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority and the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, dated March 12, 1965, and as amended and supplemented, a copy of which is hereby adopted and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof. A copy of said "Rules, Regulations and Standards of the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority" has been placed on file in the office of the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus upon the introduction of this Part
1 and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this Part
1 for the use and examination of the public. Upon adoption of this Part
1, said copy shall remain on file in said office so long as said Part
1 is in effect, and, in addition, a copy shall be placed on file and remain on file in the office of the Board of Health, so long as said Part
1 is in effect, for use and examination of the public.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes
into any public sanitary sewers:
A. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
B. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of two mg/l
as CN in the wastes as discharged to the Authority sewage waters.
C. Any waters or wastes, acid or alkaline in reaction, having a pH lower
than 5.5 or higher than 9.5, or having any other corrosive properties
capable of or causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and
personnel of the sewage works. Free acids and alkalis of such wastes
must be neutralized to a pH of between five point 5.5 and 9.5 at all
times.
D. Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as, but not limited
to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
E. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.).
F. Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
F. and 150° F. (0° C. and 65° C.).
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NOTE: The concentration permitted per day from any establishment
may be subsequently limited depending upon either soluble content
of the sewage delivered to the Authority sewage treatment works.
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G. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4
horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Borough and the Authority.
H. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
I. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances, or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the Authority for such materials.
J. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances, which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes,
are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of
preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair, or
in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by
the Authority as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage,
to meet the requirements of discharge to the receiving waters.
K. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Authority in compliance with
applicable state or federal regulations.
L. Materials which exert or cause:
(1) Unusual concentrations of inert, suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues)
or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
(2) Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(3) Unusual BOD, biochemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
(4) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein. Such water or wastes, if otherwise acceptable for
admission, shall be retained in a holding tank or tanks of approved
capacity and be released at a rate to provide the necessary distribution
and dilution to avoid undue burden and shock load on the sewage treatment
works.
M. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of discharge to the receiving
waters.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million (1,000,000) by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million (1,000,000) by weight of suspended solids; or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in §
56-24 hereof; or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough; or having unusual volume of flow or concentration of waste constituting "slug," as defined herein, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Plumbing Inspector. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million (1,000,000) and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million (1,000,000) by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in §
56-24 hereof; or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans and specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Plumbing Inspector and of the Department of Health and of the State of New Jersey, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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.
When required by the Plumbing Inspector, the owner of any property
served by a house connection carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole in the house connection to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the waste. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Plumbing Inspector. 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.