[Adopted 5-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-23]
[Amended 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 24-35]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm system (MS4) operated by the City of Trenton, so as to protect the environment, public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different meaning. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by the City of Trenton or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater. MS4s do not include combined sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater from streets and other sources.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of the State of New Jersey subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STORMWATER
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Amended 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 24-35]
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the City of Trenton is prohibited. The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than storm water in such a manner as to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system is also prohibited.
[Amended 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 24-35]
A. 
Potable water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources, excluding the discharge of filter backwash and first flush water from potable well development/redevelopment activities utilizing chemicals in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9D. The volume of first flush water, which is a minimum of three times the volume of the well water column, shall be handled and disposed of properly.
B. 
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising groundwaters).
C. 
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact cooling water; and industrial refrigerant condensate).
D. 
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff).
E. 
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows.
F. 
Residential car-washing water, and dechlorinated swimming pool discharges from single-family residential homes.
G. 
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H. 
Flows from firefighting activities including the washing of fire-fighting vehicles.
I. 
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
(1) 
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use for their intended purposes, such that rinsing of beach maintenance equipment is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery; and
(2) 
Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing materials immediately following salt and de-icing material applications.
(a) 
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials must be removed from the equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping). Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly discarded.
(b) 
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation, is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
A. 
This article shall be enforced by the City of Trenton Police Department.
B. 
Any person found to be in violation shall be ordered to cease the prohibited activity immediately.
Any person who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000, as stated in Chapter 1, Article III (General Penalty), § 1-17, and such other penalties as prescribed thereunder.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this article is declared to be an independent section, subsection, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this article to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this article.