The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
disposal, dumping, or spilling of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the
City of Millville, so as to protect the public health, safety and
welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
that a different meaning is intended:
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 City of Millville, or other public body, 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.
A.
The disposal, dumping, or spilling of materials other
than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated
by the City of Millville is prohibited.
B.
The disposal, dumping, or spilling of materials other
than stormwater in such a manner as to cause the discharge of pollutants
to the municipal separate storm sewer system also is prohibited.
A.
Waterline flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater, for example, infiltration, basement or
crawl space sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, and rising groundwaters
are permissible if the disposal, dumping, or spilling of materials
does not create a traffic hazard or hazardous conditions.
[Amended 4-2-2019 by Ord.
No. 18-2019]
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.
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
G.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(1)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following
its use for its intended purposes.
(2)
Equipment used in the application of salt and deicing
materials immediately following salt and deicing materials applications.
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and deicing materials
must be removed from the equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods, for example, 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 the exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts, and
does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
H.
Residential car-washing water, and residential swimming
pool discharges.
I.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
