[1980 Code § 170-79]
The municipal sewer system consisting of main sewers, sewers,
lateral sewers, sewage treatment or disposal plants, sewage receptacles,
pumping stations and any and all improvements, erections, works, establishments
and fixtures to provide proper sewerage and drainage for the Borough
of Roselle Park and controlled and managed by the Borough, whether
owned or controlled by it, is hereby created and established as a
municipal public utility for all of the purposes of the Local Bond
Law of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1 et seq.) and the Local Budget
Law of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq.). The municipal public
utility is hereby found and determined to be a utility, enterprise
or purpose authorized to be undertaken by the Borough and from which
it may receive rates, rentals or other charges for or in connection
with, or the use of services of such municipal public utility which
shall be held, used and applied in accordance with the provisions
of the Local Bond Law and the Local Budget Law and any other applicable
laws.
[Ord. No. 2240 § I]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough
of Roselle Park, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2240 § II]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section 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
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 Borough of Roselle Park unless
that discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJG0153982).
Non-physical 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 the Borough of Roselle Park 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.
[Ord. No. 2240 § III]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through
an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the Borough of Roselle Park any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 2240 § IV]
This section shall be enforced by the Borough of Roselle Park
Police Department and Construction Official.
[Ord. No. 2240 § V]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars.
