[1]
State law reference: As to water pollution, see N.J.S.A. 23:5-28.
(a)
Effluent means the liquids or other substance flowing out of any
plant or facility constructed and operated for the discharge of sewage,
industrial wastes and any liquid or other discharge.
(b)
Outlet means the point of discharge of an effluent or other substance
into the atmosphere, underground, ditch, or other area, watercourse,
or other body of surface or ground water, and onto any surface or
place.
(c)
Watercourse means any channel either natural or artificial for the
flow of water.
(d)
Water pollution means an impairment of the quality of the underground
or surface waters by sewage, dead animals, garbage, discarded metal
articles, industrial wastes or any other thing which adversely affects
the use of such water for domestic, industrial, agricultural, navigational,
recreational or other purposes.
No person shall discharge or deposit wastes or sewage which
creates a public nuisance a menace to the public safety, pollution
or contamination of underground or surface waters, or impairs the
use of any public sewer, storm drain channel or public or private
property.
No person shall discharge into any outlet any sanitary, sewage,
industrial wastes or other polluted liquids, except when the same
has been treated as required by law.
No person shall discharge any wastes or sewage into any watercourse,
or tributary thereof, or into the ground by percolation or injection
without a permit from the City Engineer subject to prior approval
of the Director of Public Affairs and Safety or his designee.
(a)
The application for a discharge permit shall be in writing, signed
by the applicant and filed with the Director of Public Affairs and
Safety.
(b)
The application shall state the:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant;
(2)
Type of wastes or sewage to be discharged;
(3)
Quantity to be discharged, maximum amounts per hour per day;
(4)
Treatment given to discharge, if any;
(5)
Proof by affidavit of compliance with all City, County, State
and Federal laws concerning pollution of waterways.
(a)
The Director of Public Affairs and Safety or his designee shall cause
an investigation to be made of the facts stated in the application
for a permit to discharge into the City waterways.
(b)
The Director of Public Affairs and Safety shall cause an inspection
to be made of the premises and facilities to be used for the discharges
to ascertain the fitness of such premises and facility to comply with
the City. County, State, and Federal laws concerning water pollution.
The Director of Public Affairs and Safety shall inspect the
premises and facilities of any permittee under this article to insure
compliance is being had with all City, County, State and Federal laws
concerning water pollution.
The fees to be charged for the periodic inspections shall be:
[R.O. 1957, Anti-litter Ordinance, 10:11-14, adopted Oct.
2, 1967]
All property owners and occupants abutting on Green Brook and
other bodies of water, to the extent of their ownership or occupancy,
shall keep the banks and stream beds free from litter, refuse and
rubbish, regardless of the source of the material.[1]
