[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05][1]]
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Wantage Township to protect the environment, public health, safety, and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 14B but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations, shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter 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.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Waste and wastewater from humans or household operations that is discharged to or otherwise enters a treatment works.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
Any physical or non-physical connection that discharges the following to a municipal separate storm sewer system (unless that discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the NJPDES permit for discharges from that system):
a. 
Domestic sewage;
b. 
Non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater); or
c. 
Any category of non-stormwater discharges that a permittee for the MS4 identifies as a source or significant contributor of pollutants pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 122.26(d)(2)(iv)(B)(1) or 122.34(b)(3)(iii).
d. 
Non-physical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Non-domestic waste, including, but not limited to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of the Federal Clean Water Act.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
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 wantage or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater. (NOTE: In municipalities with combined sewer systems, add the following: "MS4s do not include combined sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater from streets and other sources.")
NJPDES PERMIT
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
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
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
PROCESS WASTEWATER
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
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.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater directly into the municipal separated storm system (MS4) of the Township of Wantage is prohibited. The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater in such a manner as to cause the discharge of pollutants to indirectly enter the municipal separate storm sewer system is also prohibited.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
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 deicing 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 deicing equipment is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Wantage Township any domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste other than stormwater without a NJPDES permit.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
The Township Administrator, through the Road Department Superintendent and/or Zoning Officer, shall enforce the provisions of this section. It shall be unlawful for any reason to violate any part of this section adopted by the Township of Wantage Committee.
[Added 2-13-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-05]
Any person who continues to be in violation of this chapter, after being notified in writing, shall be liable to a penalty not to exceed $1,250 for each day on which the violation exists.