[Ord. #64-4, § 3, 1-27-64]
As used in this section:
Shall mean a single use area containing any one (1) or more
of the following: sink for kitchen use, garbage disposal, dishwasher,
clothes washer, together with any combination of two (2) or more of
the following: toilet, washstand or basin, tub, shower.
Shall mean a trailer coach that has a toilet or bathtub or
shower.
Shall mean gross area within a dwelling unit including hallways,
storage areas, laundry rooms and utility rooms, physically located
within the owned or rented area of the sewer user.
Shall mean a single use area containing any combination of
two (2) or more of the following: toilet, washstand or basin, tub,
shower, and not containing any sink for kitchen use, garbage disposal,
dishwasher or clothes washer.
Shall mean each individual outlet from which water entering
the sanitary sewerage system flows.
[Ord. #64-4, § 1, 1-27-64; Ord. #78-54, § 1,
8-14-78; Ord. #83-56, § 1, 1-9-84; Ord. #85-27, § 1,
5-13-85]
Any premises now or hereafter constructed within a distance
of two hundred (200') feet of any public sanitary sewer now or
hereafter laid in a street or right-of-way, adjacent to or over the
lands on which the premises are constructed, shall be connected with
the sewer, unless the connection shall require tunneling under a highway,
and all cesspools or privy vaults existing or maintained for such
premises shall, after the completion of the sewer, be emptied and
filled with fresh earth and shall not thereafter be used as a receptacle
for filth of any kind. This subsection shall not apply to homes that
exist on the effective date of this section where the public sanitary
sewer is installed as part of a project funded by a partial ordinance
providing the funding for the public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. #64-4, § 1, 2, 1-27-64]
No person shall make any connection with the sewer systems in
the Township whether privately or municipally owned without first
having made application for and secured a permit to make such connection.
The application shall be in writing, signed by the owner of the property
or his/her duly authorized agent, directed to the Director of Public
Works, on forms furnished by the Township, clearly designating the
property, its location, the owner's name and address, the purpose
for which the premises are to be used, a general description of the
premises, and such other information which may be reasonably required
to fulfill the requirements of this section.
[Ord. #64-44, §§ 2, 3, 9-28-64; Ord. #64-57, § 2,
12-28-64; Ord. #71-54, § 2, 12-27-71; Ord. #74-81, § 2,
12-23-74; Ord. #78-54, § 2, 8-14-78; Ord. #80-27, § 1,
4-28-80; Ord. #83-53, § 1, 12-27-83; Ord. #83-56, § 2,
1-9-84; Ord. #84-19, § 1, 5-16-84; Ord. #85-27, § 2,
5-13-85; Ord. #90-14, §§ 1, 2, 3-12-90; Ord. #2004-13, § 1,
9-13-04]
The Township Engineer or his/her designee, shall issue a permit
pursuant to a properly filed application upon payment of fees in accordance
with the following schedule:
a.
Basic fee for all applications, per application in addition to which
shall be charged for connections to municipality owned systems twenty
($20.00) dollars.
b.
The fee for connecting any dwelling unit to the sewer system, including
single family homes, apartments, condominiums, townhouses and any
multiple unit single family homes, apartments, condominiums or townhouses,
either by way of a major subdivision or site plan, shall be two thousand
two hundred ($2,200.00) dollars. Payment of connection fees for all
units shall be required prior to the issuance of an initial building
permit(s).
c.
The fee for connecting any boarding house, lodging house, nursing
home, hotel or motel shall be eight hundred fifty ($850.00) dollars
per sleeping unit, plus the charge fixed by paragraph d following
for related facilities.
d.
All classes of users other than those set forth in paragraphs b and
c above shall pay a connection fee based upon the estimated daily
average sewerage flow during usage period as determined by the Township
Engineer. The charge per gallon per day of sewerage flow shall be
four dollars and thirty-five ($4.35) cents, but in no case shall the
connection charge be less than the charge for a one (1) family residence
unit.
e.
Septage delivery by a registered septic waste hauler may be accepted at Township sewage treatment facilities if the Township facilities have adequate capacity to accommodate the domestic septage generated from municipalities described by the State Department of Environmental Protection. No septage will be accepted from a private hauler unless he/she holds a valid certificate from the State Board of Public Utility Commissioners, a registration certificate from the State Department of Environmental Protection, and also is currently registered with the Township Health Department as described in subsection 17-8.18 of this chapter as amended. There will be a five ($5.00) dollar annual filing fee with the Township Health Department for permitting delivery of septage into the Township sewage treatment facilities. Septage treatment cost will be charged by the Township Water Pollution Control Division at the rate of seven ($.07) cents per gallon. The increases in connection fees authorized by this subsection shall not apply to single family homes to be assessed in whole or in part for the cost of the sewer line which single family connection fee shall be charged at the rate in effect when the local improvement ordinance went into effect.
f.
The additional charges established under paragraphs b and c, shall
be reduced by the assessment for the installation of sewer facilities
levied against the benefited property covered by the application.
g.
The additional charges established under paragraphs b and c, shall
be inapplicable where a builder, without charge to the Township, constructs
or has constructed, enlarges or contributes, to a Township owned sewer
plant, pumping station, force main, or other Township facility, in
which case a contract shall be entered into between the Township and
the builder authorizing permits to be issued hereunder for a specific
number of connections at a negotiated charge which may give credit
against the charges computed on the basis of paragraphs b, c, d and
e up to seventy-five (75%) percent of the value of the additions to
the Township facilities contributed to the Township by the builder,
it being the intent of this provision that such credit shall be applied
only to contributed facilities which represent capacities greater
than required for the builder's needs as planned at the time
of the approval of the contract with the Township.
h.
If it is specifically found and determined by resolution of the Township
Council that it is advantageous and desirable to the Township to have
the benefit of rentals from a connection in a specific case where
the connection to the Township's system cannot be legally required
to be made, and that the benefit to be derived to the Township from
such rentals outweighs the loss which would be sustained in eliminating
a connection fee, the Township Council may, in such resolution, in
order to induce the connection to be made to the Township's system,
and secure to the Township the benefit therefrom, waive the connection
fee which would ordinarily be required by the terms hereof.
[Ord. #64-4, § 4, 1-27-64]
a.
No connection shall be made to the sewer systems except by a licensed
registered plumber and only under the supervision and approval of
the Director of Public Works or his/her designee. The procedure for
such connection shall be as follows: Upon receiving the permit as
aforesaid, the applicant shall inform the Director of Public Works
or his/her designee at what time on the following day, or as soon
thereafter as may be possible, the trench will be opened and the main
uncovered ready for the connection with the lateral. The connection
shall not be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the
Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
b.
Where it is necessary that any street in the Township be excavated
in order to connect any laterals, the applicant shall comply with
the requirements of the Township's street opening regulations.[1]
c.
The applicant shall, at his/her own cost or expense, make or cause
to be made all necessary excavations in the street or highway without
damage to the main, shall cause the paving and earth so excavated
to be deposited in a manner which will occasion the least inconvenience
to the public, shall provide for the passage of water along the gutters,
and shall cause the paving, flagging and road-bed to be restored as
quickly as possible, to as good a condition as same was prior to excavation,
and shall also be responsible for all damage by reason for all such
excavation, for the imperfect filling in of same. In any cases where
the street must be left open at night, same must be barricaded and
marked with the proper danger signals.
[Ord. #88-35, § 1, 6-27-88]
Upon the adoption of a sewer connection ban, the Township shall
issue sewer connection approvals in the affected ban areas after a
sewer connection ban exemption, pursuant to the requirements of this
section, has been granted by the Township and approved by the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Ord. #88-35, § 3, 6-27-88]
The Township presumes that all applicants have knowledge of
the sewer connection ban after its effective date.
[Ord. #88-35, § 7, 6-27-88]
The application for a sewer connection ban exemption shall be
on a form provided by the Township Clerk and accompanied by a check
payable to the Township in the amount of one hundred ($100.00) dollars
to cover application review fees. The applicant shall submit a plan
for water conservation and provide other relevant documentation in
connection with the application.
[Ord. #88-35, § 5, 6-27-88]
All applications shall include a plan for water conservation
plumbing, and the implementation of such a plan shall be a condition
to the granting of any exemption.
[Ord. #88-35, § 4, 6-27-88]
An applicant for an exemption from a sewer connection ban must
prove to the satisfaction of the Township that it meets one (1) of
the following criteria:
a.
If the Township, prior to November 3, 1986, has issued a building
permit, or preliminary or final subdivision approval, provided that
construction of improvements has taken place, the remaining construction
covered by the permit or approval may be eligible for an exemption.
The application must show that, in good faith reliance upon the permit
or approval, substantial expenditures, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-12.22,
have been made by the applicant for physical improvements to the property
prior to the effective date of the ban.
b.
If an existing building or group of buildings with subsurface disposal
systems constructed prior to the effective date of the ban is certified
by the Camden County Health Department to be presently creating a
health hazard due to overflow, contamination of surface or groundwater,
or other malfunction, and the system cannot be reasonably rehabilitated,
an exemption may be granted.
c.
If the application is a request to allow the connection of a proposed
project which is publicly owned or operated, an exemption may be granted
if in the opinion of the Township there exists a sufficient public
need for the proposed facility and there are no other reasonable alternatives.
d.
If the application is to replace an existing building or buildings,
an exemption may be granted if:
1.
The existing building, structure or unit with an existing sewer connection
was in use at the time that the sewer connection ban was implemented.
2.
The building, structure or unit is in the same location as the existing
building, structure or unit.
3.
The proposed construction will create flow equal to or less than
the former building, structure or unit.
e.
If the application is for a proposed project to be constructed or
operated on a tax lot that was in existence prior to the effective
date of the ban, an exemption may be granted, if the proposed project
will have a total design, using N.J.D.E.P. criteria in N.J.A.C. 7:9-1
et seq., of less than four hundred (400) gallons per day of sewerage
flow. The Township may decide that no exemption will be granted in
this category and that all connections are banned unless they meet
one (1) of the other categories outlined in this section.
f.
If the proposed connection is for a groundwater remedial action that
was approved by N.J.D.E.P. prior to the effective date of the sewer
connection ban.
[Ord. #88-35, § 2, 6-27-88]
The applicant shall have the burden of proof that the proposed
connection will comply with the standards of this section.
[Ord. #88-35, §§ 8, 9, 6-27-88]
a.
The Township Engineer shall review each application, shall consider
its merits and supporting evidence, and shall determine whether the
applicant has sustained the burden of proof in meeting the applicable
criteria of this section and, thereupon, make a recommendation for
formal action by the Township Council.
b.
Before making a recommendation, the Township Engineer may request
that the applicant supply additional documentation. When additional
information is not supplied as requested, the Township may deny the
exemption.
[Ord. #88-35, §§ 4, 10—12, 6-27-88]
a.
The Township Council shall adopt a resolution to either grant or
deny the application after consideration of the Township Engineer's
recommendation and the applicant's presentation of the need for
such exemption.
b.
If the Township denies the request for an exemption, that decision
shall be final.
c.
Upon granting of an exemption by the Township, the application, including
appropriate documentation and endorsing resolution, shall be submitted
to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for final
approval or denial.
d.
No exemption shall be granted to any party who subsequently proceeds
with a proposed project and thereby increases or creates the hardship
which is the basis for the requested exemption.
[Ord. #88-35, § 13, 6-27-88]
An exemption granted for a specific property is not transferable
to any other property and is only transferable to another person upon
written application to and approved by the Township for the same property
if the original circumstances which justified granting the exemption
have not changed.
[Ord. #88-35, § 14, 6-27-88]
This section shall automatically expire upon the expiration
of Township imposed sewer connection ban, or in the case of a Court
ordered ban, the lifting of the moratorium by the Court.
[Ord. #64-4, § 5, 1-27-64]
No person shall cause willful or malicious damage to any part
of any of the Township's sewage disposal plants or facilities
or cause or permit any acid, chemical or substance that may cause
damage to flow into the sewer system. No person shall suffer or permit
any acid, chemical or substance whatever to be thrown in the sewage
disposal beds or into the system that will in any way interfere with
the normal functions of the systems or disposal beds. No person shall
drain rain or surface water or water from any cellar or excavation
into the sewer system.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the aggregate of organisms in a body of water.
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen, expressed in mg/l, utilized
in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in five (5) days at twenty (20°C) degrees Centigrade.
The standard laboratory procedure shall be found in the latest edition
of "Standard Methods For the Examination of Water and Wastewater"
published by the American Public Health Association.
Shall mean a combination of individual samples of water or
wastewater taken at selected intervals, generally hourly for some
specified period, to minimize the effect of the variability of the
individual sample. Individual sample may have equal volume or may
be roughly proportioned to the flow at the time of sampling.
Shall mean the amount of given substance dissolved in a unit
volume of solution, the process of increasing the dissolved solids
per unit volume of solution, usually by evaporation of the liquid.
Shall mean the anhydrous residue of the dissolved constituents
in water or wastewater.
Shall mean wastewater or other liquid, partially or completely
treated, or in its natural state, flowing out of a reservoir, basin,
treatment plant, or industrial treatment plant, or part thereof.
Shall mean an industry that discharges an effluent of partially
treated or waste in its natural state into the municipal sanitary
sewer system.
Shall mean solid, liquid or gaseous substances or forms of
energy ejected or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing,
trade, or business process in the course of development, recovering
or processing of natural resources but not residential sewage.
Shall mean storage of liquid wastes from industrial processes,
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Shall mean treatment of liquid wastes from industrial processes,
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes, to acceptable level
prior to discharge into the municipal sewer system.
Shall mean a shaft or chamber leading from the surface of
the ground to a sewer, large enough to enable a man to gain access
to the latter.
Shall mean a system in which meters are used at all strategic
points on main supply lines, pumping stations, reservoir outlets,
connections to other political subdivisions and at each consumer's
service.
Shall mean milligrams per liter.
Shall mean the State agency that is responsible for the administration
and control of the waters of the State and effluents discharged into
same.
Shall mean the maximum quantity that occurs over a relatively
short period of time. Also called "peek demand", or "peak load".
Shall mean a standard procedure to identify or test every
parameter or pollutant specified in this ordinance in accordance with
the current Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
published by the American Public Health Association or test procedures
described in 40 C.F.R. 136.3 and any procedures amendatory or supplemental
thereto.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
ion concentration and indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity
of a substance. An established "pH" which does not change beyond the
specified limits when the waste is subjected to aeration. It shall
be determined by the Standard Method.
Shall mean a portion of flow measurement to obtain an adequate
portion of water or waste for analytical purposes. May be designed
for taking single sample (grab) composite sample, periodic sample.
Shall mean a sewer which carries sewage or authorized industrial
wastes and into which storm surface and ground waters are not intentionally
admitted.
Shall mean any substance that contains any of the waste products
or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or
animals.
Shall mean an arrangement of devices and structures equipped
for treatment and disposal of wastes.
Shall mean any discharges of water, sewage, or industrial
waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity
of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15)
minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hours'
concentration, or flow during normal operation.
Shall mean the portion of the precipitation which runs off
over the surface during a storm and for such a short period following
a storm as the flow exceeds the normal or ordinary runoff.
Shall mean the sum of dissolved and undissolved constituents
in water or wastewater.
Shall mean the Director of Public Works, Superintendent of
Water Pollution Control or their duly authorized designee.
Shall mean all facilities owned or operated by the Township,
which are used for collecting, pumping, transporting, treating and
disposing of sewage.
Shall mean any noxious or deleterious substance in sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, or injures
or interferes with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard
to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance, or to create any
hazard in any sewerage system or in the receiving waters of a sewage
treatment plant.
Shall mean something that is superfluous or rejected, something
that can no longer be used for its originally intended purpose.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
Customers discharging such wastes as industrial users, shall
be in compliance with Federal pretreatment standards in accordance
with Section 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972. Disposal into the sewer system of any pollutant by any person
is unlawful except in compliance with Federal standards promulgated
pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of
1972 and any more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions.
No industrial waste or effluents shall be discharged into the sewerage
system except upon compliance of the following:
a.
All industrial users shall apply for a sewer connection permit with
the Department of Public Works, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, New
Jersey 08002 along with a filing fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
All industrial users are to supply detailed information as to the
type of processes employed and a complete detailed breakdown of all
products used in the process and a chemical analysis of the effluent
from the process that will be discharged into the municipal sewerage
system. A drawing in detail is necessary for each operation including
all raw materials additions, end products, by products, and liquid
and solid wastes indicating all discharge locations into the municipal
sewerage system. All permit applicants are subject to final approval
of the Township Engineer or his/her designee prior to the issuance
of a permit to discharge. All permits shall expire on March 31 annually.
All permit applications for renewal are to be submitted each year
through the Department of Public Works, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry
Hill, New Jersey 08002, along with a filing fee of twenty-five ($25.00)
dollars. All renewal permits will be subject to review and final approval
by the Township Engineer or his/her designee.
b.
The application submitted by a corporation must be signed by the
principal executive officer of that corporation or by an official
of the rank of Corporate Vice President or above who reports directly
to such principal executive officer to make the application on behalf
of the corporation. In the case of a partnership or a sole proprietorship,
the application must be signed by a general partner or proprietor.
c.
Where an application involves a governmental discharge, the person
signing on behalf of a municipal, County or intrastate regional governmental
unit, if the applicant is a State or multi-state agency, the application
must be signed by that agency's principal executive officer or
one who reports directly to him/her and is authorized to make the
application on behalf of the governmental unit. Applications submitted
by an agency of the United States should be signed by an official
who is authorized to evaluate environmental factors on an agency-wide
basis.
d.
Furnish all information necessary to determine the quantity of the
wastewater, the nature and quality of the materials therein and other
characteristics of the wastewaters and agree in writing to bear the
cost of initial and any subsequent chemical analysis and laboratory
tests. Unless otherwise specified in writing, the industrial user
must supply at his own cost, weekly laboratory analysis to the Township
for selected concentrations of composite samples. All sampling and
testing should be performed by a laboratory approved by the Township.
e.
Provide at the industrial user's connection with the Township's
sanitary sewerage system, adequate means of sampling for periodic
determination of all characteristics and concentrations of the wastewater.
f.
Agree that industrial wastewater discharged or proposed to be discharged
into the Township sewerage system shall be subject to analysis by
the Township, agents of the treatment works, State agency or E.P.A.
and will be permitted to enter all properties of the contributing
industry for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing.
g.
Cooperate by adopting and enacting such schedules of discharge that
will minimize peak concentrations.
h.
Produce wastewater of quality acceptable to the Township by reducing
its peak discharges by construction of equalization or pre-treatment
by methods approved by the Township, in the event that materials in
wastewater discharged or to be discharged cause or threaten injury
to the sewerage systems or treatment plants or impair the sewage treatment
process or unduly increase the cost of operation thereof. Industrial
users having or requiring industrial wastewater holding or wastewater
treatment facilities which are proposed to discharge into the sanitary
sewer system, shall furnish (in quadruplicate) complete engineering
reports, plans and specifications covering connection to the Township's
sanitary sewer system, industrial wastewater treatment facilities
and measuring devices. This applies also to alterations and additions
to connections or treatment facilities. Reports and supporting data
therein referred to must be prepared by a professional engineer registered
in the State. Industrial users shall not connect or proceed with the
construction of any industrial wastewater treatment facilities or
changes to existing wastewater treatment facilities unless plans and
specifications covering the same have been approved by the New Jersey
State Department of Environmental Protection and the Township.
i.
Indemnify the Township for any damage caused by wastewater determined
by the Township to have been discharged by the industrial user to
the Township's sewerage system, Township treatment plants, their
function and treatment processes. Such indemnification shall be in
strict conformance with applicable local and State laws and shall
be in effect during the life agreements between the industrial user
and the Township.
j.
Install a suitable device for continuously indicating, recording,
and totalizing the flow of discharge to the sanitary sewer system
and shall submit to the Township for approval specifications and plans
for the complete metering installation.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
Users are prohibited to discharge wastes listed in 40 C.F.R.
128.131 and also are limited to discharge other effluents as follows:
a.
Wastes that create fire or explosive hazards in a publicly owned
treatment works.
b.
Wastes which will cause corrosive or structural damage to treatment
works but in no case with pH lower than five (5.0).
c.
Any liquid with a pH in excess of nine (9.0).
d.
Solid or viscous wastes in amounts that would cause obstruction to
the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation
of the publicly owned treatment works.
e.
Wastewaters at a flow rate or pollutant discharge rate which is excessive
over relatively short time periods so that there is a treatment process
upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency.
f.
Any noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases, which whether
singly or by interaction with other substances, are capable of creating
a public nuisance or hazard to life preventing entry into the treatment
facilities for their maintenance or repair.
g.
Any toxic substances, chemical elements or compounds in quantities
sufficient to impair the operation or efficiency of the sewage treatment
facilities, or that will pass through the sewage treatment plant and
cause the effluent thereof to exceed State or interstate water quality
requirements for the receiving stream.
h.
Industrial waste slugs having an average daily flow greater than
five (5%) percent of the average daily sewage flow at the sewage treatment
plants of the sewerage system.
i.
Any radioactive isotopes without obtaining a special permit from
the Township. Current U.S. Public Health Service Drinking Water Standard
shall apply.
j.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature greater than one hundred
twenty (120°F) degrees Fahrenheit.
k.
Any waste or water containing more than 100 mg/l by weight of fats,
oil or greases.
l.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, bones,
feathers, tires, plastic, wood, paunch manure, butchers' offal,
or any other solids or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction
to the flow or other interference with the proper operation of the
sewage treatment works.
m.
Any water or wastewater that contains cyanide in excess of concentration
determined by multiplying 0.2 mg/l by the ratio of the average flow
in the receiving stream to design flow of the sewage treatment works.
n.
Any water or wastewater containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
o.
Any grit and sludge from pits of service stations or other commercial
or industrial establishments, as well as overflow from the pits to
cesspool and septic tanks.
p.
Any gasoline or diesel engine cleanings or strippings of any kind
from materials, supplies or equipment.
q.
Any water or waste containing fluoride in excess of a concentration
determined by multiplying 1.2 mg/l by ratio of the average low of
the receiving stream to the design flow of the sewage treatment works.
r.
All dumping of concentrated plating baths is excluded.
s.
All sulfides are excluded.
t.
All formaldehyde and carbide wastes are excluded.
u.
Not over 5 mg/l of hydrogen sulfide, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide
or any halogens.
v.
Inflammable substances with flash point lower than one hundred eighty-seven
(187°F) degrees Fahrenheit.
w.
Maximum permissible totals solids - 5,000 mg/l.
x.
Maximum dissolved solids permissible - 5,000 mg/l.
y.
Suspended solids - maximum spec. gravity 2.80.
z.
Antiseptic material - 100 mg/l. maximum
aa.
All paints and paint wastes.
bb.
Color Platinum Cobalt Standard - 100.
cc.
Other concentrations regulated and values shown on the following
tabulations:
|
ITEMS
|
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATIONS
(mg/l)
|
|---|---|
|
Alkyl Benzene Sulfate
|
0.5
|
|
Arsenic (As)
|
0.05
|
|
Barium (Ba)
|
1.0
|
|
Beryllium (Be)
|
1.0
|
|
Cadmium (Cd)
|
0.01
|
|
Carbon Chloroform Extract
|
0.2
|
|
Chloride (Cl)
|
250.0
|
|
Chromium (Hexavalent Cr+6)
|
0.05
|
|
Copper (Cu)
|
0.1
|
|
Cyanides (CN)
|
0.2
|
|
Fluoride (F)
|
2.0
|
|
Iron (Fe)
|
15.0
|
|
Lead (Pb)
|
0.05
|
|
Manganese (Mn)
|
0.05
|
|
Mercury (Hg)
|
0.002
|
|
Nickel (Ni)
|
2.5
|
|
Nitrate (NO3)
|
10.0
|
|
Phenol
|
0.001
|
|
Phosphorus (P)
|
10.0
|
|
Selenium (Se)
|
0.01
|
|
Silver (Ag)
|
0.05
|
|
Sulfate (SO4)
|
250.0
|
|
Tin
|
1.0
|
|
Zinc (Zn)
|
0.3
|
|
Chlorine Demand
|
30.0
|
|
Inflammable Material & Petroleum Derivatives
|
Prohibited
|
|
Unshredded Garbage
|
Prohibited
|
|
Ashes, Feathers & Similar Solids
|
Prohibited
|
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
If substances for effluent standards are not shown in this section
but found in current U.S. Drinking Water Standard, effluent limits
shall not exceed four (4) times the limit in the drinking water standard.
In addition all other standards described in N.J.A.C. 7:9-4.4 and
Class FW-3, criteria of N.J.A.C. 779-4.6 and Toxic Pollutant Effluent
Standards in 40 C.F.R. 129 shall apply. The limiting concentrations
of any other materials not listed here nor found in the reference
above and suspected to be toxic to aquatic life will be determined
by the bioassays in accordance with the standard method.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
The Township may require lower concentrations if one (1) of
the above parameters is in high concentration in the waste presently
being treated at a water pollution control plant or if it is the opinion
of the Township Engineer that the industrial wastewater is or would
be detrimental to treatment efficiency. Unless other wastewater concentrations
are determined by the Township to be more critical, the charge for
treating industrial wastes shall be based on the following percent
of sanitary sewage per gallon charge:
|
% Factor - 44 + 23*
|
(BOD5mg/l
or
(250 mg/1
|
COD mg/l
500
|
Whichever is greatest)
|
|
Susp.
| |||
|
+ 31*
|
(solid mg/l **+2*
(250 mg/l
|
(Chlor. Demand mg/l)
15 mg/l)
|
* In cases where the quotient is less than one (1), one (1)
shall not be used as the value in parentheses.
** In cases where suspended solids, in the opinion of the Township,
do not represent the true characteristics of the solids loading, the
Township reserves the right to use total solids instead of suspended
solids.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
a.
All meter or measuring devices installed or required to be used shall
be under the control of the Township and accessible to the Township's
representative during the operational hours of the industry. The industrial
user for whom such measuring equipment is installed, at its own expense,
shall be responsible for:
1.
Maintenance and safekeeping;
2.
All repairs whether by normal wear or other causes;
3.
Quarterly certified calibration by the manufacturer;
4.
Supply replacing of daily recording charts and safekeeping of the
charts until collected by the Township's agents of the treatment
works; State agency or E.P.A. will be permitted to enter all properties
of the contributing industry for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing.
b.
Cost for repairs or calibration if paid for by the Township shall
be due and payable to the Township within thirty (30) days after written
notification of such payment by the Township.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
The Township shall have the right to enter the establishment
of an industrial user for inspection of the operation of industrial
wastewater treatment facilities and the collection of samples from
any component thereof.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
Bypassing of wastewaters of the industrial wastewater treatment
facilities shall not be allowed under any circumstances. Any accidental
spills, overflows, equipment or process failures shall be reported
to the Township Division of Water Pollution Control and Township Health
Department immediately, and confirmed in writing within ten (10) days
with the explanation of cause and planned action to eliminate further
recurrences.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
The Township's representatives shall have access during
all reasonable hours to the premises housing water meters for the
purpose of determining rate of water consumption.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 10-24-77]
The Township reserves the right to cancel any agreement between
any industrial user and the Township after one (1) year. However,
whenever it shall be found that a service installation or industrial
wastewater treatment facility has been made contrary to these rules
and regulations and constructed and operated in any other manner than
that approved by the Township, the service shall be disconnected and
removed within thirty (30) days. The services shall not again be supplied
until the service installation and industrial wastewater treatment
facilities are constructed and operated according to the rules and
regulations of this section and all expenses and damages shall be
paid by the industrial user or its successors.
[Ord. #77-58, § 2, 0-24-77]
The services also may be disconnected within thirty (30) days
if it is found that the wastewater discharged by the industrial user
do not conform to the rules and regulations stated herein.
[Ord. #73-54, § 3, 1-14-74]
As used in this section:
Shall mean a single use area containing any one (1) or more
of the following: sink for kitchen use, garbage disposal, dishwasher,
clothes washer, together with any combination of two (2) or more of
the following: toilet, washstand or basin, tub, shower.
[Ord. #73-54, § 1, 1-14-74]
The two (2) sewage districts previously set up under Ordinance
64-16, as amended and Ordinance 64-17, as amended, be and they are
hereby consolidated.
[Ord. #73-54, § 2, 1-14-74]
There is imposed an annual sewer rental or charge for the use,
operation, maintenance and construction of the sewers and sewerage
system and disposal facilities of the construction of the sewers and
sewage system and disposal facilities of the Township upon the owners
of properties served thereby at the rates hereinafter set forth.
[Ord. #73-54, § 6, 1-14-74]
Any establishment upon which the sewer rental is imposed by subsection 17-5.5c hereof, which is not metered shall install a meter for all of its water consumption within thirty (30) days after being notified so to do and shall thereafter continuously maintain the same in proper working order. If the establishment fails to install and maintain a meter, the Township Director of Public Works shall cause a meter to be installed by the Township for which a monthly rental and maintenance charge of fifty ($50.00) dollars shall be made, added to and collected in the same manner as the sewer rental.
[Ord. #73-54, § 3, 1-14-74; Ord. #78-6, §§ 1—2,
2-27-78; Ord. #89-10, §§ 1—4, 3-13-89; Ord. #90-15, §§ 1—4,
3-12-90; Ord. #91-9, §§ 1—4, 3-25-91; Ord. #91-25, §§ 1—4,
5-13-91; Ord. #92-36; Ord. #92-43, § 4, 10-13-92; Ord. #2007-17,
6-25-07; Ord. #2009-16, 12-14-09; Ord. #2009-17, 12-14-09]
a.
Sewer rental hereby imposed upon each separate private dwelling,
each space available for each independent trailer and each housekeeping
apartment shall be an annual charge of ninety-five ($95.00) dollars
for those users who are connected to the Camden County Municipal Utilities
Authority treatment system as of January 1, 1991.
b.
The sewer rental hereby imposed upon establishments pretreating their
sewage by a method approved by the Director of Public Works, resulting
in a clear effluent entering the Township's sewage system shall
be one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars per year.
c.
The sewer rental hereby imposed upon motels, non-housekeeping apartments,
commercial businesses, manufacturing establishments and any establishment
not otherwise covered hereby but connected to the Camden County Municipal
Utilities Authority as of January 1, 1991 shall be a semi-annual charge
based upon the water consumption of the properties served, as measured
by the quantity supplied at the rate of two ($2.00) dollars per seven
hundred fifty (750) gallons of water used for the previous semi-annual
period with a minimum charge of one hundred seventy-five ($175.00)
dollars per year to be due on May 1 and November 1 of each year.
d.
The rate for swim clubs will be one hundred thirty-three ($133.00)
dollars per year to be billed each year on September 30 and is due
by November 1 of each year. This fee will be retroactive for the years
1990, 1991, and 1992.
e.
If it is specifically found and determined by resolution of Township
Council that the flow of water is grossly disproportionate to the
actual use of the sewerage system, rendering the imposition of a rental
based on water consumption, unreasonable, discriminatory and inequitable
as applied to a specific case, the Township Council may authorize
the application of a different formula for the determination of the
rental by written agreement in each such specific case, the effect
of which shall be to require the user to pay its proper proportionate
share of the costs to be defrayed by the sewer rental.
f.
The sewer rental imposed upon each separate private dwelling, each
space available for each independent trailer and each housekeeping
apartment shall be an annual charge of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars
for those users who are connected to the Camden County Municipal Utilities
Authority treatment system as of January 1, 1991.
[Ord. #73-54, § 4, 1-14-74; Ord. #78-6, § 3,
2-27-78; Ord. #79-50, § 1, 7-9-79; Ord. #85-72, § 1,
1-2-86; Ord. #91-9, § 7, 3-25-91; Ord. #91-25 § 7,
5-13-91]
The sewer rental shall be payable to the Tax Collector as follows:
a.
The due date for residential sewer rental bills will be the first
day of April each year, effective April 1, 1991.
c.
If the sewer rental imposed is not paid within ten (10) days from
the date due, same shall become delinquent and shall bear interest
at a rate charged against delinquent taxes in the Township, and shall
become a lien on the property and shall be collectible as in the case
of other municipal taxes, charges or liens.
[Ord. #73-54, § 5, 1-14-74]
Whenever sewer service to any property begins after the first
day or terminates before the last day of any semi-annual period, the
sewer rental for such property for such semi-annual period shall be
for that portion of the period during which the property is served.
[Ord. #74-1, § 6A, 1-28-74; Ord. #74-30, § 1,
7-8-74; Ord. #82-37, § 1, 7-26-82; Ord. #89-10 § 1;
Ord. #90-15, § 5, 3-12-90; Ord. #91-9, § 5, 3-25-91;
Ord. #91-25, § 5, 5-13-91; Ord. #93-21 § 1; Ord.
#94-35 § 1; Ord. #99-1, § 1, 1-25-99]
a.
The sewer rental imposed by subsection 17-5.5a shall not be imposed or collected on premises which have qualified for a senior citizen's deduction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.40 et seq.; premises which have qualified for a totally disabled veteran's exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.10 and residential premises owned by persons certified to be totally disabled pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.40 et seq.
b.
Senior citizens attaining the age of sixty (60) or more and not eligible
for free sewer service, may obtain a ten (10%) percent discount on
their residence sewer bill by presenting proof of date of birth at
the Tax Collectors Office.
[Ord. #89-10, § 6, 3-13-89; Ord. #2003-19, § 1,
10-14-03]
Those residences and businesses in Cherry Hill, which utilize
the Pennsauken Sewage System or the Merchantville Sewer System, will
be billed by Cherry Hill at the rate charged by Pennsauken or Merchantville.
[Ord. #90-15, § 6, 3-12-90; Ord. #91-9, § 6,
3-25-91; Ord. #91-25, § 6, 5-13-91]
A special fixed rate of fifteen thousand ($15,000.00) dollars
shall be charged for sewer rental by the Garden State Race Track for
the calendar year 1991.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township
of Cherry Hill, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
ILLICIT CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
NJPDES PERMIT
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
PERSON
PROCESS WASTEWATER
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory. The definitions below are the same as or
based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Township of Cherry Hill, unless
that discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
Nonphysical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited
to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of
the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), or
(c)).
Shall mean 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 Cherry Hill Township or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean a permit issued by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
Shall mean 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.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by the Township of Cherry Hill any domestic sewage,
non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater).
d.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the Police Department
of the Township of Cherry Hill.
e.
Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred
($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit the spilling,
dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal
separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Township of Cherry
Hill, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean 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 Cherry Hill Township or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean 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.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials
other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by Cherry Hill Township is prohibited.
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
in such a manner as to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal
separate storm sewer system is also prohibited.
d.
Exceptions to Prohibition.
1.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources.
2.
Uncontaminated ground water (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters).
3.
Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact cooling
water).
4.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff).
5.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows.
6.
Residential car washing water and residential swimming pool discharges.
7.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
8.
Flows from firefighting activities.
9.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
(a)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use
for their intended purposes; and
(b)
Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing materials
immediately following salt and de-icing material applications. Prior
to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials
must be removed from 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.
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.
e.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the Township of
Cherry Hill Police Department and the Property Maintenance Division
of the Community Development Department.
f.
Penalties. Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the
provisions of this subsection, after being duly notified, shall be
subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to establish a yard waste
collection and disposal program in Cherry Hill Township, so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
b.
CONTAINERIZED
PERSON
STREET
YARD WASTE
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway,
viaduct, drive, or other way, which is an existing State, County,
or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines,
whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders,
gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the
street lines.
Shall mean leaves and grass clippings.
c.
Yard Waste Collection. Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
yard waste that is not containerized at the curb or along the street
is only allowed during the seven (7) days prior to a scheduled and
announced collection, and shall not be placed closer than ten (10')
feet from any storm drain inlet. Placement of such yard waste at the
curb or along the street at any other time or in any other manner
is a violation of this subsection. If such placement of yard waste
occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard waste must
remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall be deemed
in violation of this subsection.
d.
Enforcement. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced
by the Township of Cherry Hill Police Department and the Property
Maintenance Division of the Community Development Department.
e.
Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred
($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to establish requirements
for the proper disposal of pet solid waste in Cherry Hill Township,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for failure to comply.
b.
IMMEDIATE
OWNER/KEEPER
PERSON
PET
PET SOLID WASTE
PROPER DISPOSAL
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean that the pet solid waste is removed at once, without
delay.
Shall mean any person who shall possess, maintain, house
or harbor any pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or
not the owner of such pet.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean a domesticated animal (other than a disability
assistance animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
Shall mean waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet;
excrement.
Shall mean placement in a designated waste receptacle, or
other suitable container, and discarded in a refuse container which
is regularly emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector;
or disposal into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper
treatment and disposal.
c.
Requirement for Disposal. All pet owners and keepers are required
to immediately and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste
deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed
by that person.
d.
Exemptions. Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability
assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection
while such animal is being used for that purpose.
e.
Enforcement. The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced
by the Cherry Hill Township Property Maintenance Division of the Community
Development Department.
f.
Violations and Penalty. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit the feeding
of unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by Cherry Hill Township, so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure
to comply.
b.
FEED
PERSON
WILDLIFE
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean to give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or
scatter any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting
or enticing wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal
taking of fish and/or game.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean all animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. No person shall feed, in any public park or on
any other property owned or operated by Cherry Hill Township, any
wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at
environmental education centers).
d.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the Police Department
of Cherry Hill Township. Any person found to be in violation of this
subsection shall be ordered to cease the feeding immediately.
e.
Violations and Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #2005-12, § 1, 5-9-05]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to establish requirements
to control littering in Cherry Hill Township, so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure
to comply.
b.
LITTER
LITTER RECEPTACLE
PERSON
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean any used or unconsumed substance or waste material
which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic,
rubber, paper, or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination
thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or
any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted
cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any
garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other
lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic
or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but
does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other
extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
Shall mean a container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
c.
Prohibited Acts and Regulated Activities.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise
place any litter of any nature upon public or private property other
than in a litter receptacle, or having done so, to allow such litter
to remain.
2.
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this subsection, the operator or
owner, or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed
to have violated this subsection.
d.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the Township of
Cherry Hill Police Department and the Property Maintenance Division
of Community Development.
e.
Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred
($500.00) dollars.
[Ord. #87-23, Preamble, 5-11-87]
The State of New Jersey has designated the Camden County Municipal
Utilities Authority (CCMUA) as the planning and implementation agency
for the transportation and treatment of wastewater in the County of
Camden; and
The CCMUA has prepared a plan to transport and treat the wastewater
of Camden County and is in the process of implementing the plan as
amended and supplemented.
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, on December
2, 1986, ordered each municipal entity in Camden County to execute
a specific form of service agreement as attached hereto and made a
part hereof; and
By Resolution, the Township of Cherry Hill previously authorized
signing the service agreement out of respect for the rule of law.
The Department of Environmental Protection has advised that
failure to adopt this section will result in the CCMUA not qualifying
for thirty three million ($33,000,000.00) dollars in Federal funding;
and
A portion of the thirty-three million ($33,000,000.00) dollar
Federal funding will be utilized to close down the Township's
Kingston, Chestnut Terrace and Colwick plants, all three (3) of which
are located in close proximity to single family homes and consequently
have odor problems on those rare occasions when the plants malfunction.
[Ord. #87-23, § 1, 5-11-87]
The Township of Cherry Hill agrees to enter into the service
agreement with the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority and
hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute the service agreement
on behalf of the Township of Cherry Hill immediately following the
lawful adoption of this section.
[Ord. #87-23, § 2, 5-11-87]
This section and the service agreement shall be filed in the
Office of the Township Clerk located at 820 Mercer Street, Cherry
Hill, New Jersey 08002.
[Ord. #78-91, § 1, 1-8-79]
This section shall be known and may be cited as "Individual
Sewage and Nonpublic Water System Regulation".
[Ord. #78-91, § 2, 1-8-79]
As used in this section:
All other definitions of language used in this section shall
be referred to definitions provided in "Standards for Construction
of Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems" (N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.1
et seq.) and "Standards for Construction of Public Non-Community and
Non-Public Water Systems" (N.J.A.C. 7:10-3.1 et seq.).
[Ord. #78-41, § 4, 1-8-79]
a.
No building permit for the construction of any realty improvement,
to be served by individual subsurface sewage disposal system and/or
nonpublic water system, shall be issued nor shall the construction
of any realty improvement be started until a permit has been secured
from the Health Department to locate and construct a proposed individual
subsurface sewage disposal system or nonpublic water system (N.J.S.A.
58:11-25).
Certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for the said realty improvement unless and until a written statement is obtained from the Health Department certifying that the proposed sewage disposal system or water system are in compliance with said State laws and standards described in subsection 17-8.4.
b.
New individual subsurface sewage disposal systems or nonpublic water
systems shall not be placed in operation, nor shall new dwellings
or buildings or additions thereto be sold or occupied which must rely
on the systems for sewage disposal or water supply until the Health
Department shall have issued a certificate indicating that the disposal
system or water system have been located and constructed in compliance
with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid
standards and State laws.
c.
If any realty improvement is presently served by individual subsurface
sewage disposal system, no building permit for an additional bedroom
or any expansion of building, which may cause a substantially increased
volume of house sanitary sewage, shall be issued nor shall the said
expansion construction work be started until the Health Department
fully reviews adequacy, efficiency, and possible capacity of existing
sewage disposal system for accommodating increased sewage volume.
If necessary, the existing sewage disposal system may be enlarged
upon obtaining a permit from the Health Department.
d.
No building permit for construction or expansion of parking lot shall
be issued to any existing realty improvement served by individual
sewage disposal system unless and until the Health Department is assured
that the parking lot construction or expansion is not hindering function
of disposal system as a result of covering the system or by creating
surface runoff to collect onto the disposal system area.
e.
No final subdivision approval shall be granted for a proposed realty
improvement which will rely on individual subsurface disposal system
and nonpublic water supply system unless and until the Health Department
has granted a permit for construction or alteration of the sewage
disposal and water supply systems in accordance with this section
and State standards and State laws.
[Ord. #78-91, § 3, 1-8-79]
No person shall locate, construct, repair, enlarge, remove,
demolish or alter any part of individual subsurface sewage disposal
system and nonpublic water system unless and until a permit for such
purpose has first been secured from the Department of Health and Welfare
of said Township (hereinafter referred to as the Health Department),
upon submitting an application in accordance with "Standards for Construction
of Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems" (hereinafter referred
to as "Sewage Disposal System Standards") and "Standards for Construction
of Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic Water Systems (hereinafter referred
to as "Water System Standards") under the authority of "Realty Improvement
Sewerage and Facilities Act" (Chapter 199, P.L. 1954; R.S. 58:11-23
et seq.) and "New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act" (Chapter 224, P.L.
1977: R.S. 58:12A-1 et seq.), or in accordance with other health related
codes and regulations administered by the Township Health Officer.
[Ord. #78-91, § 5, 1-8-79]
a.
Prior to submission to the Health Department of an application for
location, construction, or alteration of any kind of any subsurface
sewage disposal system, percolation test, soil boring, and ground
water determinations shall be performed under the supervision of a
licensed professional engineer, a licensed health officer, or a firstgrade
licensed sanitarian and witnessed by a duly authorized agent from
the Health Department; unless aforesaid procedures are otherwise waived
by the Township Health Officer. (N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.60 and -2.61).
b.
Request for a "Witness" from the Health Department shall be arranged
at least two (2) working days in advance. Depending upon circumstances
at the location, one (1) or more percolation test(s) and soil test
boring(s) will be required per individual building site or per acre
of land for preliminary tests. If there are two (2) or more percolation
tests, the slowest, average, or median value, whichever is most acceptable
to the Township Health Officer, or his/her designee, shall be used
for estimating the disposal area.
c.
Application for permit to locate, construct, or alter an individual
subsurface sewage disposal system shall be in a written form and shall
be made on a formal application blank provided by the Health Department.
Such application shall include but not be limited to all requirements
described in N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.95 or -2.96 and any amendments thereof
or supplements thereto. Three (3) copies of the application shall
be submitted and each application shall include all necessary engineering
data and plans by a professional engineer certifying that the proposed
sewage disposal system will be in compliance with the "Realty Improvement
Sewerage and Facilities Act" and the "Sewage Disposal System Standards".
A formal application procedure for a minor alteration to existing
sewage disposal system may be waived by the Township Health Officer
if he/she finds the said formal application procedure is impractical.
[Ord. #78-91, § 8, 1-8-79]
The Township Health Officer or his/her designee shall issue
or deny a permit to locate, construct, and alter individual subsurface
sewage disposal system within fifteen (15) days after receiving a
formal application or a request for the said permit except that, in
case the Township Health Officer finds the application in incomplete
form submitted by the applicant. Denial of the permit shall be supported
by a statement of the reasons for such action (N.J.S.A. 58:11-26).
Said permit issued by the Health Officer or his/her designee is valid
for two (2) years after date of issuance. Thereafter, new application
procedure shall be required unless extension of permit is otherwise
granted.
[Ord. #78-91, § 6, 1-8-79]
Revision of plans of proposed individual sewage disposal systems
shall be approved only with the written consent of the Township Health
Officer or his/her designee. The official may require such revision
of plans as he/she deems necessary if conditions found prior to or
during construction warrant such change in order to obtain compliance
with the provisions of this section.
[Ord. #78-91, § 7, 1-8-79]
The Health Officer or his/her designee shall make sufficient
inspections during the course of construction or alteration of any
individual sewage disposal system to determine if the soil beneath
the septic tank, distribution box or seepage pit is adequate to support
the structure; if excavation for the disposal area or seepage pits
disclose a type of soil and groundwater table, if encountered, that
will confirm the results of percolation tests and soil borings and
that the system has been constructed in accordance with the provisions
of this section. The Health Officer or his/her designee may require
additional percolation tests in the actual disposal area or at the
stratum to be used for sewage disposal.
[Ord. #78-91, § 9, 1-8-79]
If any change in the physical conditions of any lands with realty
improvements or any change in original design criteria of sewage disposal
system (which will materially affect the operation of sewerage facilities
covered by any permit issued under this section) shall be made after
issuance of the permit, the permit shall become null and void and
a new permit shall be obtained before construction shall proceed (N.J.S.A.
58:11-30).
[Ord. #78-91, § 9, 1-8-79]
Individual sewage disposal systems shall not be placed in service
until a certificate has been issued by the Township Health Officer
indicating that the said disposal system has been located, constructed
or altered in compliance with this section. The Township Building
Subcode Official, who is responsible for the issuance of occupancy
permits, shall be furnished a copy of this certificate for "occupancy
permit".
The issuance of a "certificate of compliance" shall only constitute
certification that the individual sewage disposal system has been
constructed in compliance with this section. It shall not be construed
as a guarantee that the system will function satisfactorily, nor shall
it in any way restrict the powers or responsibilities of the Township
Health Officer or Sanitary Inspectors in the enforcement of any law
or ordinance relating to public health.
[Ord. #78-91, § 11, 1-8-79]
An application for permit to locate, construct or alter public
noncommunity or nonpublic water system(s) shall be in a written form
and shall be made on a formal application blank provided by the Health
Department. Three (3) copies of the application shall be submitted
and each application shall include but not be limited to requirements
described in N.J.A.C. 7:10-3.90 and -3.91 or -3.92 and any amendments
thereof or supplements thereto. Upon receiving a well drilling permit
from the Department of Environmental Protection, an application shall
be submitted by a well driller who holds a valid license issued by
the "N.J. State Well Driller Examining and Advisory Board" or a N.J.
Professional Engineer certifying that the proposed water system will
be in compliance with "Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities
Act", "N.J. Safe Drinking Water Act" and "Standards for the Construction
of Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic Water Systems".
A formal application procedure for a minor alteration to existing
water system may be waived by the Township Health Officer if he/she
finds the formal application procedure is impractical.
[Ord. #78-91, § 12, 1-8-79]
The Township Health Officer shall issue or deny a permit to
locate, construct or alter nonpublic or noncommunity water system
within fifteen (15) days after receiving a formal application. The
permit shall be furnished to Township Building Subcode Official for
a building permit.
[Ord. #78-91, § 13, 1-8-79]
If any realty improvement will solely rely on the proposed nonpublic
supply system as potable water source, no certificate of occupancy
shall be issued nor water system be placed in operation for human
consumption unless and until the Township Health Officer has certified
that the water system is in compliance with the "Water System Standards"
including bacterial, chemical, and physical quality analysis of water
supplied by a laboratory certified by the State Department of Environmental
Protection or State Department of Health (N.J.A.C. 7:10-3.80) and
meets all New Jersey Drinking Water Standards as well as U.S. Drinking
Water Standards.
[Ord. #78-91, § 15, 1-8-79]
No person shall install, construct or alter any sewerage facilities
or water supply system for a realty improvement which are not in accordance
with the provisions of the application, or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, made for any permit on which a permit shall be
issued as herein provided (N.J.S.A. 58:11-38).
[Ord. #78-91, § 16, 1-8-79]
The Township Health Officer or his/her designee shall have the
right to order all further work in and about any sewerage facilities
or water supply system, which is being constructed or altered in violation
of this section, to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall
be necessary to remedy such violation, and, thereafter, to continue
such work without any violation of any of the provisions of this section.
(N.J.S.A. 58:11-49).
[Ord. #78-91, § 14, 1-8-79; Ord. #79-71, § 1,
10-22-79]
a.
Any premises existing within a distance of two hundred (200')
feet of any public sanitary sewer now or hereafter laid in a street
or right-of-way, adjacent to or over the land on which the premises
exist, shall be connected with the sewer within sixty (60) days upon
completion of the sewer construction. Within fifteen (15) days upon
connection to the sewer, all existing cesspool or other individual
sewage disposal system shall be emptied and filled with fresh earth
under supervision of the Township Health Department and shall not
thereafter be used as a receptacle for waste of any kind.
b.
Where a public sanitary sewer is already physically available or
operable for the use of connection within a distance of two hundred
(200') feet from any premises to be constructed, an individual
sewage disposal system of any kind shall not be approved. If any premises
hereafter is constructed within the distance, the premises shall be
connected with the sewer (N.J.A.C. 7:9-2.16).
c.
Sewer connection requirement in this section shall be waived:
1.
For residential homes that exist on the effective date of this section
where the public sanitary sewer is installed as a part of a project
funded by two-thirds (2/3) or more with Federal grants or funds, and
Federal funding is not available to pay the entire cost of installation
of the lateral connecting such public sanitary sewer line to the premises
in question.
2.
Where the public sanitary sewer was laid within a distance of two
hundred (200') feet from an existing residential home to which
sewer connection was not made as of January 1, 1979, provided that
the existing individual sewage disposal system presently serving the
residential home is properly functioning without creating public health
nuisance or is in compliance with Sewage Disposal System Standards.
3.
Provided, however, that if an existing individual sewage disposal
system becomes malfunctioning and cannot be repaired or altered for
proper functioning or cannot be repaired or altered in such a way
as to comply with the Sewage Disposal System Standards and, in such
a manner satisfactory to the Health Department then the repair or
alteration shall not be approved by the Health Department and the
residential homes shall be connected to the sanitary sewer within
forty five (45) days upon issuance of order from the Health Department
unless the Health Department otherwise agrees that this connection
work is physically impractical.
4.
For premises needed to be tunnelled under County, State, or interstate
highways; and for premises where State or other governmental authority
set a moratorium for sewer connection.
d.
In case the water of an existing nonpublic water system of any realty
improvement is declared nonpotable, in accordance with the current
State and Federal Drinking Water Standards and in the opinion of the
Township Health Officer, the realty improvement shall be connected
to a public water system if the public water system is physically
available for service within two hundred (200') feet of the premises.
[Ord. #78-91, § 17, 1-8-79]
a.
If any realty improvement presently served by individual sewage disposal
system and nonpublic water system is for sale, the present property
owner or his/her duly authorized agent shall have the responsibility,
until final settlement of sale, to keep, maintain, or repair the sewage
disposal system or water system in order to comply with this section
or State Standards. He/she shall also be responsible to obtain from
the Health Department a certificate of compliance for the system(s)
and at the time of final settlement of sale, present the certificate
to the new owner together with information for system maintenance,
unless otherwise exemption(s) is granted by the Health Officer.
b.
It shall be unlawful that any person(s) knowingly rent, lease, or
otherwise permit the occupancy of any realty improvement served by
an individual sewage disposal system or nonpublic water system presently
malfunctioning and not in substantial compliance with this section,
"Sewage Disposal System Standards", and "Water System Standards".
[Ord. #78-91, § 18, 1-8-79]
a.
No person shall engage in the business of emptying or cleaning septic
tanks, cesspools, seepage pits, privies, or any places used for the
reception or storage of sanitary sewage unless and until a registration
for such business has first been secured from the Health Department.
The registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from
the date of issuance. The Health Department shall have the power to
revoke the registration if any registered person or his/her employee
or agent shall violate any part of this section or rule of the Health
Department in cleaning or emptying any cesspool or privy or in removing
the contents thereof.
b.
Each person engaging in the business of emptying or cleaning septic
tanks, cesspools, seepage pits, privies, or any places used for the
reception or storage of sanitary sewage shall notify the Township
Health Department of each activity, on forms provided by the Health
Department within five (5) days of such performance. Failure to so
notify the Health Department may be cause for revocation of the permit
to perform such activities in the Township.
c.
Vehicles, conveyances, and equipment used in cleaning septic tanks,
or other places used for the reception or storage of human excrement,
shall be inspected, approved, or registered by the State Board of
Public Utility Commissioners, State Department of Environmental Protection,
and also by the Township Health Department as needed.
d.
Mobile tanks shall be securely mounted on trucks, shall be watertight
and provided with a leakproof cover. Mobile tanks shall be provided
with a vent constructed in a manner that will permit the escape of
gas but not the liquid contained therein. Pumps shall be maintained
in a condition that will prevent leakage of sewage. Only suction or
pressure hoses in good repair shall be used.
e.
The operation of cleaning or emptying septic tanks or other places
used for the reception or storage of human excrement shall be so conducted
that no liquid or excremental material will be deposited on the ground
adjacent to the structure being cleaned. If any spillage occurs, the
solid portion shall be immediately removed and disposed of in a sanitary
manner and the area covered with earth or a chlorine-bearing compound.
f.
The contents of septic tanks, cesspools, privies, or other places
used for the reception or storage of human excrement shall be removed
to a place and in a manner approved by the State Board of Public Utility
Commissioners, State Department of Environmental Protection, and also
by the Township Health Department.
g.
Property owner or occupant of a reality improvement served by an
individual sewage disposal system shall have responsibility to maintain
every part of system and shall have responsibility to prevent septic
effluent from overflowing onto ground surface or any body of water,
by cleaning or emptying septic tank, cesspool, privy, or other receptacle
containing human excrement.
[Ord. #78-91, § 19, 1-8-79]
The Township Health Officer or his/her duly authorized designee,
shall have the power to make or cause to be made such inspections,
tests, and surveys as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of
this section and at all times, he/she shall have the right to enter
upon lands of realty improvements for the aforementioned purpose (N.J.S.A.
58:11-32).
[Ord. #78-91, § 20, 1-8-79]
In case any permit, certificate, or registration required by
this section is denied by the Health Department a hearing shall be
held before the Township Health Officer within fifteen (15) days after
request is made by the applicant, and upon such hearing the Health
Officer may affirm, alter, or rescind his/her previous determination
and take action accordingly within fifteen (15) days after the date
of the hearing.
[Ord. #78-91, § 21, 1-8-79]
The following fees and charges are herewith established:
a.
For the filing of an application for a permit:
To locate and construct a new individual subsurface sewage disposal
system: $40.00
To locate and construct a new nonpublic water system: $20.00
To repair, enlarge, remove, demolish, or alter an existing sewage
disposal system or an existing nonpublic water system: $10.00
b.
For each issuance of compliance report for an individual subsurface
sewage disposal system or nonpublic water system at the owner's
request: $5.00
[Ord. #35, § 1, 6-8-53]
No person shall made any connection with the water distribution
system located in the Hassmer Avenue area of the Township, without
first having made application in writing to the Township Plumbing
Inspector for a permit to make connection. The application shall clearly
designate the property and location thereof, the name and address
of the owner, the purpose for which the building is used and shall
be signed by the owner.
[Ord. #35, § 2, 6-8-53]
No connection shall be made to water distribution system except
by an authorized tapper of the Township and only under the supervision
and approval of the Plumbing Inspector. Upon receipt of the permit,
the applicant shall advise the Plumbing Inspector at what time the
trench will be opened and the main uncovered ready for connection
with the service line. A permit and inspection fee of three ($3.00)
dollars will be paid at the time of application.
[Ord. #35, § 3, 6-8-53]
Where it is necessary that any street of the Township be opened
to connect by service line, the applicant shall obtain the necessary
street opening permit. The applicant shall at his/her own expense
make or cause to be made all necessary excavations whether in the
street or otherwise, and shall cause the paving, flagging and roadbed
to be restored to as good a condition as same was prior to all such
excavation as soon as possible, and shall be responsible for all damage
by reason of imperfect or improper filling in or repairing same.
[Ord. #35, § 4, 6-8-53]
A service line will be used to supply a single customer, and
no customer shall be supplied by more than one (1) service line unless
it is otherwise agreed between the customer and Township.
[Ord. #35, § 5, 6-8-53]
The full cost and expense of making the connection, constructing
and placing the service line shall be paid by the applicant or customer,
and no part thereof shall be paid by the Township.
[Ord. #35, §§ 6, 7, 6-8-53]
a.
The water rent charge for any one (1) premises shall be thirty dollars
and sixty ($30.60) cents per year, payable per quarter in advance.
If any contractor or builder or any other person shall desire to temporarily
connect to the water system there shall be a charge of twenty-five
($25.00) dollars for such temporary use.
b.
All bills for water rentals will be rendered quarterly and payable
in advance on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 annually. Water
bills are due when dated and if not paid within one (1) month after
their due date a penalty of five ($0.05) cents per month will be added.
If not paid within six (6) months, water service will be discontinued.
[Ord. #35, § 8, 6-8-53]
Any duly authorized agent of the Township shall at all reasonable
hours have free access to all parts of the premises to which water
is supplied for the purpose of inspection and examination.
[Ord. #35, § 9, 6-8-53]
The right is reserved to the Township Council to change the
rules and regulations for the use of water, to shut off the water
for alterations, inspections and repairs, to restrict the supply of
water whenever it becomes necessary, to cease the supply of water
in the event that the present supplier shall refuse further service
and all permits shall be granted and the acceptance of water through
the system shall be upon the express condition that if, for any reason
the supply of water shall fail, the Township shall not be held liable
for any damage which may arise in consequence thereof.
[Ord. #35, § 10, 6-8-53]
Service may be discontinued for any of the following reasons:
a.
For the use of water for any other property or purpose than that
directly served.
b.
For willful waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures,
etc.
c.
For failure to maintain in good order connections, service lines
or fixtures.
d.
Failure to make payment of water rental promptly.
[Ord. #35, § 11, 6-8-53]
The owner shall keep all water service lines in repair from
the main to and including the property.
[Ord. #35, § 14, 6-8-53]
Under the laws of the State of New Jersey, all charges for water,
including interest, are hereby made liens upon the premises or property
on account of which such charge is incurred, until paid and satisfied.
