A. 
No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage of groundwater or leachate, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted process wastewaters to any sanitary sewer of the system of the City, either directly or indirectly.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to place, deposit or permit deposit in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
A. 
All of the specific discharges listed above and all other unpolluted or uncontaminated discharges shall be conveyed to such sewers that are specifically designated as storm sewers or to an approved natural outlet or waters of the state. Unpolluted cooling water or noncontact cooling water or unpolluted process wastewaters may be discharged to a storm sewer, natural outlet or other discharge point if approved by the City.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City any domestic sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the subsequent provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Nonresidential waste may be discharged into the City's sewer system with or without pretreatment, provided that the consent of the City is first obtained and the rules, regulations and standards hereinafter prescribed are complied with.
D. 
Permit approval by the City is required for all new discharges of wastes after the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
The owner of all houses, buildings or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other similar purposes, situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, is hereby required, at his expense, to install suitable toilets and facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after the date of official notice from the City.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage within any area where public sewer service is available within 200 feet of the property line.
Any significant indirect user (SIU) of the Perth Amboy treatment works shall obtain a state NJPDES permit and/or a SIU permit as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1 et seq.: Regulations Concerning the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, pollutants or other wastes if it appears likely, in the opinion of the City, that such wastes can harm either the sewers, treatment works or equipment and/or have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or waters of the state or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming its opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes or pollutants, the City will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, capacity of the treatment works and other pertinent factors. The following substances are prohibited:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 104° F. (40° C.) at the connection into the system, unless the City has given a permit for its entry.
B. 
Any waste liquid or vapor having a flash point lower than 187° F. (86° C.) as determined by the Tagliabue (Tag) closed-cup method.
C. 
Any soluble oils or any water, waste or pollutants from nonresidential containing fats, wax, petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils, mineral oil, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 104° F. (0° C. and 40° C.).
D. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded as defined in this regulation.
E. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not; the pH shall not be lower than 5.5 nor higher than 8.0.
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, lead, mercury, heavy metals and similar objectionable substance or toxic pollutant in excess of limits established by the EPA, NJDEP, MCUA or the City or having a pH outside the maximum and minimum limits of 5.5 to 8.0 or pollutants exerting an excessive chlorine demand.
G. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances in such concentrations as to create a public nuisance, hazard to life or health or prevent entry into the system or for such discharge to the receiving waters or treatment works.
H. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration that exceeds limits established by EPA, NJDEP and MCUA or the City for discharge into the treatment works.
I. 
Materials which exert or cause:
(1) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids, such as but not limited to fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or of dissolved solids, such as but not limited to sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
(2) 
Excessive discoloration, such as but not limited to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(3) 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs.
(4) 
Unusual BOD, COD or chlorine requirements in such quantities which, in the opinion of the City, constitute a significant load on the treatment works.
J. 
Waters, wastes or pollutants containing substances which are not amenable to treatment transmission or reduction by the treatment works.
K. 
Any water wastes or pollutant which, either alone or by interaction with other waters or wastes in the treatment works, release obnoxious gases or form suspended solids which interfere with or create a condition deleterious to the treatment works.
L. 
Water, waste or pollutants containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum hydrocardon products or by-products, chemical products or by-products, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or products of mineral oil origin.
M. 
Any materials, such as but not limited to alcohols, kerosenes, aldehydes, bromates, sulfides, carbides, peroxides, chlorates, hydroxides, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, crude oil, petrochemical or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas, or any liquid, solid or gas which alone or by interactions with other substances may cause fire or explosion.
N. 
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any treatment works, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the treatment works of the City, including but not limited by cyanides (CN), hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxides or oxides of nitrogen in excess of two milligrams per liter.
O. 
Any septage into the treatment works or into the manholes of the system of the City.
P. 
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size that they could be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the treatment works, or other interference with the proper operation of the treatment works, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metals, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails; and paper and plastic dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
Q. 
Wastes that contain any pollutant which, either alone or by interaction with other wastes, create a concentration at the treatment plant influent greater than those listed in Table 1 of the latest addition of the rules and regulations of MCUA.
A. 
If any waters, wastes or pollutants are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the treatment works, which discharges contain the substance or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 365-7 of this Article and which, in the judgment of the City, may have a deleterious effect upon the treatment works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the City may take one or more or all of the following actions:
(1) 
Reject the wastes.
(2) 
Require pretreatment to the characteristics in § 365-7 of this Article conditioned for discharge to the treatment works of the City consistent with the provisions of the Act.
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(4) 
Require payment of a surcharge to cover the added cost of handling and treatment of the wastes, as outlined in Article VI.
B. 
If any Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard applicable to a particular nonresidential subcategory is more stringent than limitations imposed under this chapter for sources in that subcategory, the federal standard shall supersede the limitations under this chapter. Affected nonresidential users shall comply with the applicable standard(s) by the compliance deadlines specified in 40 CFR 403.6(b). All nonresidential users subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall, at a minimum, comply with the reporting requirements contained in 40 CFR 403.12.
Grease, oil separators and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the City, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors or oil separators shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors or oil separators shall be of a type and capacity approved by the City and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuous, efficient operation at all times.
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters, wastes or pollutants, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
A. 
The owner of a SIU serviced by a sanitary and/or combined sewer of the City shall install, at no expense to the City, a suitable chamber or manhole, together with such necessary access or appurtenances in the connecting sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such chamber shall be located and constructed in accordance with plans and details approved by the City.
B. 
No SIU shall discharge any flow directly into a sanitary, combined or storm sewer. All such discharge shall be through a manhole or other approved flow-sampling structure to be located between the sidewalk and curb or other location agreed upon in writing between such industry and the City and to be built by the owner. Each manhole or approved sampling structure shall be kept safe and accessible at all times.
C. 
When required by the City, NJDEP and/or USEPA, an SIU shall install and maintain additional facilities at its own expense; including, for example, meters, sealed automatic monitoring systems or other appurtenance, to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. Construction, installation and maintenance of such additional facilities shall be the responsibility of the industry, which shall keep these facilities safe and accessible to the City at all times. Design and construction of such additional facilities shall be subject to the requirements of the governmental authority requiring them.
D. 
The chamber shall be satisfactorily installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times, but the maintenance and operation of the chamber and appurtenances shall be done by the owner.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of pollutant(s) to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the chamber provided in § 365-11 or upon suitable samples taken at said chamber. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of the constituents upon the treatment works of the City and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
Any and all SIU users of storm sewers shall comply with all requirements of Section 308 of the Act.
All SIU's shall comply with the pretreatment standards and all terms and conditions of the permit and any other applicable requirements promulgated pursuant to sections of this Article, and each SIU shall submit to the City copies of their periodic notices to EPA and/or NJDEP regarding specific actions taken to achieve full compliance with the requirements of Section 307 of the Act. The discharge of any pollutant more frequently than, or at a concentration in excess of, that identified and authorized by this permit shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant not specifically authorized in this City permit shall constitute a violation of the City permit. Such a violation may result in the imposition of civil and/or criminal penalties as provided for in Article VII of the regulation. Any anticipated facility modification which will result in increased or decreased discharge of pollutants permitted herein or which will result in the discharge of pollutants other than those permitted herein must be reported to the City by submission of the City permit. Modifications to the City permit may then be made to reflect any changes in City permit conditions, as deemed necessary by the City. There shall be no new connections, increased flows or changes in discharge quality permitted without the prior approval of the City.
A. 
All SIU's shall be required to provide to the City specific information on the quality and quantity of effluents introduced by the SIU. Such information shall be reported by January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year.
B. 
A permittee shall not achieve any discharge concentration by dilution, nor shall a permittee increase the use of process water or cooling water or otherwise attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve permit limitations.
Nothing in this chapter shall relieve any user from their obligations to comply with any and all state and/or federal standards and regulations or conditions of the permit. The permittee shall operate in a manner consistent with the following:
A. 
At all times, all facilities shall be operated and maintained as efficiently as possible and in a manner which will minimize upsets and discharges of excessive quantities of pollutants.
B. 
The permittee shall provide an adequate operating staff which is duly qualified to carry out the operation, maintenance and testing functions required to ensure compliance with the conditions of this permit.
If a priority pollutant discharge limitation or prohibition is established under Section 307(a) of the Act for any pollutant which is present in the discharge authorized herein and such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any limitation upon such pollutant in this chapter, this chapter shall be revised or modified in accordance with the priority pollutant discharge limitation or prohibition. However, any users shall comply with applicable priority pollutant discharge limitation or prohibition within the time provided in the categorical limitation publication even if the chapter has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
If the permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by the City's permit, the permittee shall renew the City's permit annually and to be submitted to the City no later than February 1 each year.
Upon notification by the City of permit modification, suspension or revocation and after opportunity for a hearing, this permit may be modified, suspended or revoked in whole or in part during its term for causes, including but not limited to the following:
A. 
Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
B. 
Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts; or
C. 
A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge.
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse impact to the treatment works resulting from noncompliance with any discharge limitations specified in this permit. The permittee will also provide accelerated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of any discharge not in compliance with the limitations set forth in this permit. This condition in no way affects the right of the City to suspend a permit in order to stop a discharge which presents an imminent or substantial hazard to the public health, safety or welfare to the local environment or which interferes with the operation of the treatment works.
In the event of any change in control or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharges emanate, the permittee shall notify the succeeding owner or controller of the existence of this permit and the need to apply for a new permit. A copy of the permittee's written notification to the succeeding owner or controller shall be forwarded to the City no later than 30 calendar days prior to the change.
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges; nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulation; nor does it obviate the necessity of obtaining state or local assent required by law for the discharge authorized.
Except for data determined to be confidential, all monitoring reports required by this permit shall be available for public inspection at a designated office in the City. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in Article VII.
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action nor relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities or penalties established pursuant to any applicable state law or regulation.