[Ord. No. 06-1230 § I]
Regulations to prohibit illicit connections to the municipal
separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough of Milltown,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 06-1230 § II]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this Article 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.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
Shall mean any physical or non-physical 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 Milltown, unless that
discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit or other than the Tier
A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJGO 141852).
Non-physical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Shall mean non-domestic 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)).
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by Borough of Milltown or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
NJPDES PERMIT
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.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
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.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
PROCESS WASTEWATER
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, byproduct,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
STORMWATER
Shall mean 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. 06-1230 § 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 Milltown any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 06-1230 § IV]
This Article shall be enforced by the Milltown Police Department
and/or Code Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 06-1230 § V]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this Article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.
[Ord. No. 06-1230 § VII]
This Article shall become effective immediately upon final passage
and publication, according to law.