[Adopted 10-8-1975 (Ch. 88 of the 1973 Code)]
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09; 6-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021:10]
The use of the sanitary sewer system for the disposal of discharge
from the following is prohibited, and under no circumstances will
any of the following be connected to the system directly or indirectly,
and any such existing connections are hereby prohibited and shall
be removed forthwith:
A.
Sump pumps.
B.
Cellar drains.
C.
Leaders.
D.
Downspouts.
E.
Developers' cellar pits.
F.
Foundation underdrains.
G.
Floor drains.
H.
Area or yard drains.
I.
Industrial or manufacturing equipment drains.
J.
Conductors.
K.
Air-conditioning equipment.
L.
Stormwater inlets.
M.
Catch basins.
N.
Stormwater conduits or drains.
[Added 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
The disposal of grease or toxic or hazardous materials via the
sanitary sewer system shall be prohibited.
[Added 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09; amended 4-8-1992 by Ord. No.
92:08]
All commercial and institutional establishments, including but
not strictly limited to all food preparation establishments, shall
install and maintain grease traps in accordance with the following
provisions:
A.
All grease traps shall be installed in conformance with the most
current National Standard Plumbing Code, or its successor code, as
may be applicable for such installations.
[Amended 9-9-1992 by Ord. No. 92:14]
B.
The installation of all grease traps shall be subject to the inspection
and approval of the Plumbing Subcode Inspector.
C.
Each facility requiring a grease trap shall be inspected twice a
year or as may be deemed necessary by the Borough of Somerdale. Such
inspection shall be performed by the Borough licensed collection system
operator, the Borough Plumbing Subcode Inspector, the Camden County
Health Inspector and/or the Camden County Municipal Utility Authority
Inspector.
D.
The purpose of the inspection(s) required by Subsection C above shall be to certify that the grease trap is being properly maintained in one of the following ways:
(1)
By the submission of receipts from a registered hauler that the grease
trap has been acceptably cleaned on a monthly basis by said hauler;
in addition to this submission, the grease trap is subject to unscheduled
verification by Fathometer to determine that the grease trap is not
obstructed by over 20% of volume being occupied by residues, to assure
its acceptable operation;
(2)
By the submission of monthly analysis report results from a certified
laboratory showing oil and grease testing of the effluent certified
discharge, which results shall meet acceptable limits and testing
of the grease content of the trap, which acceptable limits must be
that the volatile acid contents are below 25 milligrams per liter
and are therefore not rancid; or
(3)
By the appropriate recordkeeping certified by a responsible executive
of the facility indicating the self-cleaning of the solid and floating
residues from the grease trap on at least a monthly basis. Such residues
are to be shown as acceptable for processing as a by-product-usable
substance, able to be incinerated in an acceptable, licensed burning
facility or able to be transported off site by a registered hauler.
E.
No grease or grease residue may be disposed of in trash receptacles.
All grease traps shall be cleaned at least every 30 days and recycled
by a registered hauler.
F.
All recycled grease shall be reported to the Borough Recycling Coordinator
on a quarterly basis, no later than April 15, July 15, October 15
and January 15 for the preceding calendar quarter, on forms to be
provided by the Recycling Coordinator.
G.
The following records must be maintained on the premises, for inspection as part of the inspections to be conducted as set forth in Subsection C above:
(1)
The date, or dates, the grease trap is cleaned.
(2)
The quantity and amount of grease removed from the trap.
(3)
The name and person, firm, or entity cleaning the trap.
(4)
The Date and quantity of grease removed from the premises by a registered
hauler.
(5)
The name, address, telephone number and registration number of the
registered hauler.
(6)
The place (including address) of disposal of the grease utilized
by the registered hauler.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
B.
In addition to or in lieu of the above fines and penalties, any person who violates the provisions contained in § 212-3 above shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the mandatory fines established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy for each instance of noncompliance, including the provision for escalation of penalties for the occurrence of repeat violations within a period of four months, all pursuant to the New Jersey Clean Water Enforcement Act. Willful gross violations, including false certification, may be prosecuted by the Borough as perjury, including the cessation of the commercial or institutional operation, with a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000, and/or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days.
[Added 4-8-1992 by Ord. No. 92:08]
