[Adopted 7-10-1973 by Ord. No. 609 (Ch. 52 of the 1966 Code)]
A. 
No industrial liquid waste shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough unless it is amenable to secondary or biological treatment processes. No toxic materials or wastes containing explosive or flammable substances which would be detrimental to the collection system, including pumping stations and all treatment plant facilities and equipment or treatment processes, shall be permitted to be discharged into the collection system. Sections 319-2 and 319-3 set forth in further detail requirements concerning limitations on the quality of industrial waste characteristics.
B. 
Every industry proposing to connect with the Borough sewer system and to discharge industrial waste into same shall submit a complete chemical analysis of the waste, including biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids, chlorine demand, phosphates, nitrates and other waste characteristics required by the regulatory agencies and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
C. 
Every industry connected to the Borough system and discharging industrial wastes shall pay a quarterly charge to the Borough to cover the cost of treatment of said industrial waste.
D. 
Payment for industrial waste shall be based upon the following factors:
(1) 
Industrial waste flow.
(2) 
BOD of the waste.
(3) 
Suspended solids of the waste.
E. 
The Borough reserves the right to include additional charges for industrial waste characteristics as may be imposed by the Sewerage Authority to the Borough, or to modify the rates based upon actual cost to the Borough.
F. 
The Borough shall undertake periodic sampling and testing of the waste to determine both volume and strength or waste characteristics. The owner shall reimburse the Borough for all costs of sampling and testing.
G. 
The volume of sewage and/or industrial waste from each industrial establishment may be determined by meters paid for and installed and maintained by the owner, actual water meter records and/or private well meter records combined with municipal water records or from estimates or measurements made by the Borough's consulting engineer.
H. 
The characteristics of the industrial waste shall be determined from actual samplings or other approved means and shall be based upon analyses made in accordance with the procedures outlined in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published by the American Public Health Association. The Borough may require the installation of automatic samplers at the cost of the owner to obtain representative samples during a calendar quarter or as may be required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
I. 
Additional classifications of waste characteristics or modifications of the rate schedule may be established by the Borough from time to time as deemed necessary.
J. 
The Borough will accept industrial wastes into the sanitary sewerage system upon execution of a formal, written agreement, and under and subject to the provisions appearing in said agreement and the rules, regulations and rates stated herein. The agreement will set out in detail the characteristics of the wastes, the flow conditions which shall govern and the conditions with respect to the physical connection or connections. It will be the policy of the Borough to consider each application on its own merits and to establish specific conditions applicable to the particular situation for each agreement. No connection shall be made prior to execution of the agreement.
K. 
Prior to approving an application for a connection involving the acceptance of industrial liquid wastes, the applicant shall submit a complete data with respect to the following:
(1) 
Average, maximum and minimum rates of flow to be expected daily and seasonally.
(2) 
Flow diagram, showing points of application of chemicals, type and quantity of each chemical used per day and per shift, a schedule of operations, expected chemical characteristics of the untreated wastes and the point or points of connection to the sewerage system. The normal situation will require the separation of, and separate points of connection for domestic sewage and industrial wastes from each industrial establishment.
(3) 
Chemical analysis and waste characteristics of liquid industrial waste to be discharged into the system.
Wastes containing the following substances or possessing the characteristics listed below will not be accepted:
A. 
Any vapors or steam.
B. 
Any fluids with temperatures in excess of 150° F.
C. 
Any fluid wastes which contain in excess of 100 parts per million of fat, oil or grease, either vegetable or mineral.
D. 
Any volatile, explosive or flammable substance such as benzene, gasoline, naphtha, fuel oil or similar substances.
E. 
Any solids or viscous matter which may contain any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch, hair or similar substances.
F. 
Any fluid wastes having a pH value less than five point five (5.5) or in excess of nine point zero (9.0) or possessing other properties capable of causing damage or hazard to sewers, structures, treatment process, equipment or operating personnel.
G. 
Any wastes containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient concentration to interfere with the sewage treatment process or cause injury to animals or persons, or to create an unacceptable condition in the receiving streams.
H. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which causes a public nuisance.
A. 
The Borough reserves the right to require preliminary treatment where the chemical characteristics of the proposed industrial wastes, in the opinion of the Borough, or in the opinion of the State Department of Environmental Protection of the local Board of Health make such preliminary treatment desirable or mandatory. Some of the characteristics which may dictate preliminary treatment are listed, as follows:
(1) 
Five-day BOD in excess of 350 mg/l.
(2) 
Suspended solids in excess of 350 mg/l.
(3) 
Presence of arsenic, barium, cadmium, chloride, copper, cyanide, fluoride, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, sulfate, zinc or pH values outside the acceptable limits.
(4) 
pH below or above the allowable limits.
(5) 
A chlorine demand in excess of 30 mg/l.
B. 
In such instances where it is agreed that the industrial waste will be received following preliminary treatment, drawings and specifications shall be submitted for approval, showing all pertinent details of the construction proposed to accomplish the preliminary treatment, including details of the indicator-record-register type of fluid meter and housing to be used to meter the flow of industrial wastes, and also details of the control manhole to be constructed on the industrial wastes connection with the sidewalk area. The control manhole shall be provided with adequate access manhole covers of approved type, through which access shall be possible to the Borough personnel at all times. Drawings, specifications, reports, etc., shall be submitted in quadruplicate and shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer.
C. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are required, they shall be provided and continuously maintained in an effectively operating condition at all times, at the expense of the owner.
D. 
Each owner connected shall be responsible for maintaining a quality of effluent from their premises which conforms to the provisions established in their agreement with the Borough. Sampling and analysis shall be done to conform with accepted practice and in accordance with the current edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published by the American Public Health Association.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
E. 
The cost of preparing and submitting this data for consideration by the Borough shall be borne by the industry; likewise, the cost of sampling and analysis to determine compliance with the terms of the agreement shall be borne by the owner although conducted by the Borough or its duly authorized representative.
Industries permitted to connect to Borough sewers, even though not initially required to provide preliminary treatment, may be required to provide a control manhole and/or meter, as described above.
A. 
Where the owner provides his own water supply entirely separate from that supplied by the Borough or provides from his own sources a portion of the water consumed on the premises which eventually finds its way into the sewerage system of the Borough, all aforementioned provisions will apply. This does not relieve the owner from the requirement to furnish, install or maintain a meter of the indicator-register-record type to measure the discharge of industrial wastes, as provided herein. All costs of furnishing, installing and maintaining the industrial waste flow meter will be borne by the owner.
B. 
The Borough representative shall have access at reasonable times to industrial establishments and to any meters used to determine waste volumes discharged into the sewer system or excluded from the sewer system.
Under no circumstances will any of the following be connected to the sanitary sewers, directly or indirectly:
A. 
Floor drain, area drain or yard drain.
B. 
Rain conductor or downspout.
C. 
Grease pit.
D. 
Air-conditioning equipment.
E. 
Stormwater inlets or catch basins.
F. 
Drains from piece of equipment or manufacturing process, except where specifically authorized under the provisions of these rules and regulations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A separate connection shall be provided for domestic sewage, and the waste shall not be commingled with the industrial waste within the plant. The Borough shall determine the equivalent household connections from the discharge of domestic sewage from each industrial plant. This shall be determined by dividing the average daily domestic sewage flow by 300 gallons per day, the latter representing the average household domestic sewage discharge. The annual rate for discharge of domestic sewage into the Borough sewage system shall be computed by multiplying the number of equivalent units, as determined by the formula above, times the annual sewer charge applied to each household unit.
A. 
The rates and charges fixed by the Borough shall be in lieu of and in substitution for any other sewer charges heretofore made by any other agency for such quarter or any succeeding period.
B. 
Bills for said charges and rents shall be rendered to the owner of each premises quarterly in advance as soon as may be practicable after the beginning of each quarter and may be rendered with the tax bills covering real estate, and said charges and rents shall become due and payable as herein prescribed.
C. 
Said charges and rents shall draw interest and be a lien upon the premises until paid, and the Borough shall have and exercise the remedies for the collection thereof with interest, costs and penalties provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-12 and as it has by law for the collection of taxes upon real estate.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Each owner of premises located on streets in which sewers are available shall connect all sewage facilities on said premises to the sewer system immediately upon such sewerage facilities becoming available, and use said sewerage facilities at all times for sewage disposal therefrom.
B. 
No alteration or repair to any part of the sewer system or any connection thereto shall be made, except by duly authorized representatives or employees of the Borough, without application for such having been made to the Borough and approved and upon compliance with the rules and regulations of the Borough relating thereto.
C. 
No cesspool, privy vault, subsoil or cellar drains, rainwater or surface drains shall be connected with the sewer system or any part thereof. Only the sewerage system of the premises shall be so connected.
A. 
Violations of this article shall be punished as set forth in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
For the purpose of this article, each day a violation is suffered, endured, allowed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate violation and be punishable as above described.
The sections and parts of sections included in this article are hereby declared to be independent sections and parts of sections. If any such section or part of section shall be invalid, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this article nor the context in which such part of section may appear, excepting to the extent that an entire section or part of section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of section to which such holding shall directly apply.
Any and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with this article or parts thereof are hereby repealed.
This article shall take effect immediately upon publication of notice of final passage and approval thereof pursuant to law.