[Adopted 11-17-2025 by Ord. No. 10-2025[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. VI, Nonstormwater Discharge to Storm Sewers, adopted 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 10-2007 (Ch. 96, Art. VI, of the 1982 Code).
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 Swedesboro to protect the environment, public health, safety, and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
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 consistent 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.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
Means 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 Swedesboro or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
PERSON
Means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STORMWATER
Means 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 that causes the discharge of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Borough of Swedesboro is prohibited.
Exemptions are as follows:
A. 
Potable water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources, excluding the discharge of filter backwash and first flush water from potable well development/redevelopment activities utilizing chemicals in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9D. The volume of first flush water, which is a minimum of three times the volume of the well water column, shall be handled and disposed of properly;
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 non-contact cooling water; and industrial refrigerant condensate);
D. 
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff);
E. 
Flows from springs, riparian habitats, wetlands, water reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows;
F. 
Residential car washing water and dechlorinated swimming pool discharges from single-family residential homes;
G. 
Sidewalk, driveway, and street wash water;
H. 
Flows from firefighting activities, including the washing of fire fighting vehicles;
I. 
Flows from clean water rinsing of beach maintenance equipment immediately following use and only if the equipment is used for its intended purpose;
J. 
Rinsing of beach maintenance equipment is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery;
K. 
Flows from clean water rinsing of equipment and vehicles used in the application of salt and de-icing materials. Prior to rinsing, all equipment shall be cleaned using dry methods such as shoveling and sweeping. Recovered materials are to be returned to storage or properly discarded; and
L. 
Rinsing of de-icing equipment is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or other municipal officials of the Borough of Swedesboro.