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
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.
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.
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.