[Adopted 10-2-2023 by Ord. No. 968-2023]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate
storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Borough of Milford, to protect
public health, safety, and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
For 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
discretionary.
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 the Borough of Milford or other public body of the Borough of Milford,
and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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.
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Borough
of Milford 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.
A.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources;
B.
Uncontaminated ground water (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters);
C.
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and noncontact cooling
water);
D.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff);
E.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows;
F.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming pool discharges;
G.
Sidewalk, driveway, and street wash water;
H.
Flows from firefighting activities;
I.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
(1)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use for their
intended purposes; and
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
Any person who violates the terms of this article after having
been notified shall pay a fine of not less than $1,500 but no more
than $7,500 plus court costs. This article shall be enforced by the
Borough's Zoning Officer, the Borough's Sewer Administrator,
or other Borough personnel as may be assigned by resolution of the
Milford Borough Common Council.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent
with any part of this article are hereby repealed to the extent that
they are in conflict or inconsistent.
If any section, provision, or part of provision of this article
shall be held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court, such holding
shall not affect the validity of this article, or any part thereof,
other than the part so held unenforceable or invalid.
This article shall take effect after passage and publication
in the manner provided by law.
