[Adopted 2-28-1981 by Ord. No. 81-2]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All waste other than waste generated by residential dwellings,
office buildings, retail sales and service establishments, churches
or similar uses.
Individuals, corporations, societies, firms and all other
associations.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the
sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Lodi any commercial or industrial
waste unless and until the necessary permit is obtained and the fee
paid therefor.
A.
Permits may be granted by the Department of Building and Inspections
(plumbing inspector) to make connections with the sewer system for
the discharge of industrial or commercial waste consisting of water
or other fluid that will not deposit a sediment or other obstruction,
and which will also conform to the rules and regulations now or hereafter
established by the Borough of Lodi and the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission concerning the receipt and the treatment of industrial
or commercial waste, as well as each and all of the provisions of
this article. A written application for such permit shall be made
to the Department of Building and Inspections upon forms provided
for that purpose, and the applicant shall pay the fee established
by ordinance to cover examination and processing thereof, which application
shall, among other things, state:
(1)
The full name and address of the applicant. If the applicant is a
partnership, the full names and addresses of all the partners shall
be stated; if a corporation, that fact shall be stated.
(2)
The nature of the business or industry of the applicant.
(3)
The location and dimensions of the premises upon which the business
or industry is to be or is carried on, together with a simple plot
plan showing the several boundary lines of the property and the location
and dimensions of all buildings thereon.
(4)
The character, chemical content and physical and chemical properties
of the industrial or commercial waste proposed to be deposited in
the sewer system.
(5)
The approximate quantity of industrial or commercial waste to be
deposited in said system per day.
(6)
The hours of each day during which said industrial or commercial
waste will be deposited in said sewer system.
(7)
Where practicable, data indicating the hours of peak, minimum and
mean flow of such industrial or commercial waste into said sewer systems.
(8)
Such other or further information or data as the Department of Building
and Inspections may from time to time require.
B.
The Department of Building and Inspections shall determine the terms
and conditions, if any, for the granting of said permit to deposit
industrial or commercial waste in said sewer system (should such applicant's
application be approved by it), and each and all of such terms and
conditions shall be placed on a written permit to be issued.
C.
Any significant changes in the quantity, character, chemical content
or in the physical or chemical properties of the industrial or commercial
waste of any holder of a special permit granted under this article
which occur after a permit has been granted or which occur in the
interval between the filing of the application for a permit and the
issuance of same shall be forthwith reported in writing to the Department
of Building and Inspections.
Any person, firm or corporation which is at the effective date of this article already depositing industrial or commercial waste into the sewer system of the Borough of Lodi shall, within 30 days following written request from the Department of Building and Inspections, file with said Department a written application for a permit to continue to do so, which application shall contain the matters and things specified in § 445-33 hereof.
The granting of a permit by the Department of Building and Inspections
to discharge industrial or commercial waste into said sewer system
in any one or more instances shall not be construed in such way as
to establish a precedent binding upon said Department of Building
and Inspections which will compel it to grant future applications
for a permit to discharge the same or similar industrial or commercial
waste into said sewer system, but instead such permit may be modified
or revoked at any time, in addition to other causes for modification
or revocation contained herein, by the Department of Building and
Inspections when it is determined by it that the terms and conditions
of said permit have been violated or that the licensee's deposits
in said sewer system will overburden its capacity or impair its operation
to the detriment of other users of said sewer system. In addition,
such permit may be modified or revoked for any other cause deemed
good and sufficient therefor by said Department of Building and Inspections.
Except under emergency conditions, no permit will be revoked without
a hearing into the facts concerning the situation leading to the proposed
action.
Where deemed necessary by the Department of Building and Inspections,
the discharge of industrial or commercial waste into said sewer system
when permitted by the Department of Building and Inspections as herein
provided for shall be by a separate connection from that used for
the discharge of domestic waste.
[Amended 12-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-38; 4-14-1983 by Ord. No. 83-12; 4-18-1985 by Ord. No. 85-08]
A.
All users of the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Lodi shall pay a rental fee for the discharge of waste in the sanitary sewer system. Said fee shall be based on the total water discharge into the sanitary sewer system by the user, as determined by water meter readings and/or well meter readings and/or sanitary sewer meters or other data as taken and supplied to the Water Department. The rental fees are included in Chapter 235, Fees, Article IV, Fee Schedule.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 197-06; 11-20-2006 by Ord. No.
707-12; 8-20-2007 by Ord. No. 808-02]
B.
In the event that any rental fee charge shall remain unpaid for a
period of 30 days from the date it shall become due, the deposits
of said wastes into the sewer system shall be discontinued. All bills
paid beyond the period of 10 days after they are due shall be paid
together with interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
The owner of any property on which there is located a privately
owned water well which is connected to a water system that is eventually
discharged into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough must install
and maintain water meters on said wells for the computation of the
sewer rental fee for such property. Such water meter shall be of a
type and design approved by the Department of Engineering and Public
Works and shall be installed by the owner at his own cost and expense
within 30 days after the adoption of this article.
Every person, firm or corporation discharging industrial or
commercial waste into said sewer system by virtue of a permit granted
by the Department of Building and Inspections for the purpose, as
provided for herein, shall at all times permit the inspection of said
waste by the agents or employees of the Borough of Lodi and the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission and, when ordered by the Department of
Building and Inspections, shall cause such wastes to be pretreated
so that same shall comply with the terms of this article, the terms
and conditions under which said permit was granted, the rules and
regulations of the Borough of Lodi and the rules and regulations of
the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Refusal to permit inspection
of said waste or refusal to obey an order to treat same shall be deemed
a violation of this article sufficient to cause a revocation of the
permit.
Grease traps or other appliances may be necessary to protect
the sewer system from stoppage and shall be installed by the owners
or the occupants of any property at its or his expense when notified
by the Department of Building and Inspections in writing to make such
installation. Upon failure or neglect of any such owner or occupant
to comply with such notice, in addition to the penalties hereinafter
provided for violations of this article, the permit of such person
to discharge industrial or commercial waste into the Borough sewer
system may be revoked by the Department of Building and Inspections.
Should the Department of Building and Inspections revoke a permit
to discharge industrial or commercial waste into the sewer system,
the discharge of such industrial or commercial waste therein by the
person, firm or corporation affected by such revocation shall be immediately
discontinued and shall not thereafter be resumed. Any person, firm
or corporation who or which discharges industrial or commercial waste
into the sewer system after such revocation shall, for each day on
which such discharge occurs, be deemed to be guilty of a separate
violation of this article and shall be separately punished for each
such violation.
Should the Department of Building and Inspections modify a permit
to discharge industrial or commercial waste into the sewer system,
the subsequent discharge of industrial or commercial waste therein
by the person, firm or corporation affected by such modification shall
be in strict conformity with such modification or modifications. Any
person, firm or corporation who or which discharges industrial or
commercial waste into the Borough sewer system after a modification
of such permit, in violation of the terms of such permit as modified,
shall, for each day on which such a discharge occurs, be deemed to
be guilty of a separate violation of this article and shall be separately
punished for each such violation.
The right is reserved by the Department of Building and Inspections
to stop and prevent at any time the discharge into the sewers or laterals
of any industrial or commercial waste.
Disposal into the sewer system by any person shall not be permitted
unless the waste material is in compliance with standards promulgated
pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended,
plus any more stringent standards promulgated by the State of New
Jersey, the Borough of Lodi and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.
No person, firm or corporation shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water subject to the other
provisions of this article or unpolluted industrial process waters
into the sanitary sewer system. Stormwater and all other unpolluted
drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically
designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the
Borough Engineer or other designated municipal authority. Uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water shall be discharged
into a storm sewer or natural outlet upon the approval of the Borough
Engineer or other designated municipal authority.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person, firm or corporation
shall discharge or cause to be discharged or allow to run, leak or
escape into the aforementioned sewer system any of the following described
materials, wastes or substances, except such small quantities as may
be presented in normal household wastes:
A.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other explosive liquids,
solids or gases.
B.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or other poisonous substances
or gases in sufficient quantities, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure any sewage treatment structure or equipment
or which constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create a public
nuisance or interfere with the beneficiary uses of the receiving waters.
C.
Any waters or wastes having a corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the sewage
works.
D.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size and volume
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, bones, cinders, coffee grounds, construction materials,
containers, etc., either whole or shredded, dead animals, entrails,
feathers, fur, glass, hair and fleshings, leaves, mud, paper dishes,
cups, plastic, rags, sand, shavings, straw, unshredded vegetables,
vegetables in bulk, wax or wood.
E.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.).
F.
Any waste or water which may contain petroleum hydrocarbons, such
as grease, oil and oil sludges from garages, repair shops, machine
shops, industrial establishments, in concentrations in excess of 100
milligrams per liter. However, fats and greases such as those derived
from cooking and food processing may be discharged to sewers, provided
that the concentration and physical dispersion of the fats and greases
do not result in separation and the adherence to sewer structures
or appurtenances. If a separation or if such materials cause blockage
in the sewer system, then the wastewater carrying such materials must
be effectively treated by a process or device such as a grease trap
or interceptor before it is discharged to sewers.
G.
Any substances which may solidify or become viscous between 32°
and 150° F.
H.
Coal, tar, its derivatives and waste.
I.
Paints and waste products from paint manufacturing.
J.
Water or wastes having a pH lower than 4.5 or higher than 9.5 or
having any other corrosive property apt to cause damage or hazard
to structures, equipment of the sewer system or personnel employed
in its operation.
K.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
A.
The discharge of garbage or refuse, whether shredded or unshredded,
shall not be permitted into the sewer system, except that properly
shredded garbage from household grinders will be accepted.
B.
When, in the opinion of the Borough Engineer, the solids in an industrial
waste require comminution before discharge to the system, not only
must the necessary comminution facilities be approved for adequacy,
but also the operating results must satisfactorily abate the problem
which such solids may tend to create in the sewer system.
Any physical connection to a public sewer, building sewer or
to a private sewer connected to a public sewer from vessels, tanks
or containers receiving any of the hereinbefore-mentioned materials
and substances from which quantities of the aforesaid prohibited materials
or substances could accidentally be discharged, directly or indirectly,
into the aforementioned sewer system is prohibited. Precautions shall
be taken to prevent accidental spillage of any of the hereinbefore-mentioned
material to floor drains, basins, downspouts, gutters, etc., from
any manufacturing process or storage vessel.
The control of all odors emanating from a building sewer shall
at all times be the responsibility of the owner of the connection.
Such person, firm or corporation shall take all necessary steps to
eliminate undue odors at their source or to install means and methods,
such as traps, drafts, stacks, flap valves or other devices, to prevent
the discharge or development of offensive odors within the sewers.
The cost of such devices and all attendant expenses shall be borne
solely by the owners of the premises.
Where determined necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions
of this article, the Department of Building and Inspections may require
major contributing industries to pretreat their waste material in
accordance with pretreatment standards promulgated by the federal
government and any of the standard developments of the State of New
Jersey, the Borough of Lodi and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.
Industries requiring approval before discharge of wastes include
any industry producing waste with strong acid or alkaline reactions
or which will form deposits or cause damage to the sewers or to appurtenances
of sewage treatment works. The process or processes employed in the
pretreatment of such wastes shall in each case be satisfactory to
and shall have the written approval of the Borough Engineer.
A.
When required by the Borough, the owner of any property served by
a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the Borough. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his expense and shall be maintained by him.
B.
All measurements, tests and analyses shall be taken by the Borough
of the characteristics of waters and wastes and shall be determined
in accordance with American Public Health Association Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Sewage and shall be determined upon
suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that
no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be
considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer
to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
C.
The Borough and its duly authorized officers and employees bearing
proper credentials and identification 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.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished
by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail
for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each violation of any of the provisions of this article, and each
day the same is violated, shall be deemed and taken to be a separate
and distinct offense.
