Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes
to any public sewers:
A. Liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
B. Water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million,
by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
C. Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
D. Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum
oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or any product of mineral oil origin.
E. Water or waters having a 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.
F. Waters or water containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient
quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
G. 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.
H. Noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public
nuisance.
I. Garbage, kitchen refuse or similar matter, including the installation,
maintenance or use in or about any premises of any device which grinds
mashes, crushes, pulverizes, shreds or otherwise similarly treats
garbage or refuse and permits the garbage or refuse to enter into
the sanitary sewerage system. The aforesaid prohibition shall apply
to those devices which are commonly referred to as "garbage disposal
units" or "garbage grinders."
J. Prior to the issuance of permission to discharge additional flow
to the Borough's sanitary sewer or storm sewer systems, the applicant
for the proposed sanitary sewer or storm sewer system improvement
is require to demonstrate to the Borough Engineer that adequate downstream
hydraulic conveyance capacity exists for the proposed sanitary sewer
or storm sewer system improvement. As part of this requirement for
permission to discharge additional flow to the Borough's sewer system,
the information submitted to the Borough Engineer shall include a
report prepared by a professional engineer, including grading and
drainage plans and profiles, computations and other information that
may be required by the Borough Engineer.
K. Prior to the issuance of permission to discharge additional flow
to the Borough's storm sewer system, the applicant for the proposed
storm sewer system improvement is require to demonstrate to the Borough
Engineer that the improvement will not cause flooding, exceed the
hydraulic capacity of the sewer or cause surcharge of the storm sewer
system. As part of this requirement for permission to discharge additional
flow to the Borough's sewer system, the information submitted to the
Borough Engineer shall include a report prepared by a professional
engineer, including grading and drainage plans and profiles, computations
and other information that may be required by the Borough Engineer.
L. Prior to the issuance of permission to discharge additional flow
to the Borough's sanitary sewer or storm sewer systems, the applicant
for the proposed sanitary sewer storm sewer system improvement is
require to demonstrate to the Borough Engineer that the improvement
will not cause deterioration or intensification of deterioration of
the sanitary or storm sewer systems. As part of this requirement for
permission to discharge additional flow to the Borough's sewer system,
the information submitted to the Borough Engineer shall include a
report prepared by a professional engineer, including grading and
drainage plans and profiles, computations and other information that
may be required by the Borough Engineer.
The Borough of Edgewater has adopted "Sanitary Sewer Collection
System and Pump Station Rules and Regulations," revised August 19,
2008.
When required by the Department of Public Works, the owner of
any property served by a building connection or building sewer carrying
industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the
building sewer 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 and the Department of Public Works. 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.
The Borough and its duly authorized officers and employees bearing
proper credentials and identifications shall be permitted to enter
upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Unless otherwise provided in this article, violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.