It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to:
A. 
Place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the Township of Saddle Brook or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Township, any human or animal excrement, garbage, industrial waste, foul liquids or other objectionable waste.
B. 
Discharge to any natural outlet, gutter, stream, ditch, culvert, catch basin or watercourse in the Township of Saddle Brook or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Township, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Part of this chapter.
C. 
Uncover any portion of the public sewers or drains or the connection branches thereof or open any manhole except with the written permission of the Township Council of the Township of Saddle Brook or some person designated by the Township Council to issue permits.
D. 
Open any public street or place for the purpose of making sewer connection or make or cause to be made any connection with a house sewer lateral or a public sewer except under a special written permit signed by the Township Council or such other official or department of the Township as may hereafter be designated by the Township Council, allowing such specific connection, and under the supervision of the Township Council or such other official or department.
E. 
Make or cause or allow to be made any excavation within four feet of any public sewer or blast any rock within 10 feet thereof, save with the express written permission of the Inspector employed by the Township Council and under his supervision and control.
F. 
Use or cause or allow the use of any metal, mechanical or electrical cutters, eels, snakes or any other sewer cleaning apparatus within the Township without first having registered his or its name and place of business at the office of the Division of Health of the Township upon forms to be furnished by said Division. The fee for such registration shall be $15, payable in advance. The registration shall be renewed annually on or before December 31 of each year. In addition to the payment of the fees herein provided, each registrant shall enter into a bond to the Division of Health of the Township of Saddle Brook, with surety satisfactory to the Division, on the forms to be prescribed by the Division of Health, in the sum of $1,000, for faithful performance of any sewer cleaning work done by him or it. The bond shall indemnify and save harmless said Township of Saddle Brook for any expense or costs paid by said Township of Saddle Brook in the correction or replacement due to his or its negligence or mistake or that of any person working under his or its direction in the performance of the work done.
G. 
Break or cut or remove any pipe of any main or public sewer or make or cause to be made any connection with such sewer except through the specific branch or branches allotted for the purpose, the allotment of such connection and its location to be designated by the Township Council of the Township or such other official or department as may hereafter be designated by the Township Council of the Township.
H. 
Discharge or cause or permit the discharge into any main or public sanitary sewer, directly or indirectly, of any clear drainage, swimming pools, air-conditioning units, groundwater, surface water or rainwater from sidewalks, yards, area, courts, roofs or any sump, cistern or tank overflow, uncontaminated cooling water and unpolluted industrial process water. The items covered under this subsection shall be discharged to storm sewers or natural outlets approved by the Township Council.
I. 
Discharge or cause or permit the discharge into any main or public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any drainage or overflow from cesspools, manure pits, privies or other receptacles storing or designed to store organic wastes.
J. 
Connect or cause or permit the connection with any main or public sewer, directly or indirectly, of any garbage disposal units, exhausts, boiler blowoffs, sediments, drips or any pipes carrying or constructed to carry hot water, acids, dyes, brine, germicides, greases, brewery mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzine, oil, flammable or explosive liquids, industrial wastes, radioactive materials or any other substance detrimental to the sewers or their appurtenances or to the operation of the sewer system or sewage disposal works.
K. 
Throw or deposit or cause or allow to be thrown or deposited in any fixtures, vessel, receptacle, inlet or opening connected directly or indirectly with any main or public sewer any straw, garbage, wood, glass, feathers, tar, plastics, vegetables, parings, ashes, cinders, rags or viscous substance capable of causing obstructions to the flow in the sewers, except feces, urine, necessary toilet papers and liquid house slops; or allow any house sewer connection with a main or public sewer to be likewise connected with any privy vault, cesspool or underground drain or with any channel conveying water or filth, except such soil pipes, house drains, house sewers and other plumbing works as shall have been duly inspected and approved by the Inspector employed by the Division of Health.
Except as hereinafter provided, no persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sanitary sewers:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 120º F.
B. 
Any water or waste which may contain more than 50 parts per million by weight of fat, oil, wax or grease.
C. 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D. 
Any water or waters having a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structure, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
E. 
Any waters or water containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such matters at the sewage treatment plant.
G. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
H. 
Any waters or wastes which may create conditions deleterious to or interfering with the operation of the sewage works, sewage treatment plant or treatment processes, hazardous to personnel, or create a public nuisance.
I. 
Waters, wastes or other material which is not permitted by the requirements of the Passaic Valley Sewer Commissioners.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of a substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuously efficient operation at all times.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight, or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 161-22 hereof, or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Township, or having unusual volumes of flow or concentration of waste constituting "slugs" as defined herein, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
B. 
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector, the owner shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight, or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 161-22 hereof, or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
C. 
Plans and specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Plumbing Inspector and of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Plumbing Inspector, the owner of any property served by a house connection or house sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the house sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the waste. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Plumbing Inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
A. 
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 161-22 and 161-25 hereof shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, published by the American Public Health Association, Inc., being particularly the 12th Edition, 1965 thereof, a copy of which is hereby adopted, is annexed hereto and made a part hereof and incorporated herein as fully as if set forth at length.
B. 
A copy of said Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water has been placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk of the Township of Saddle Brook upon the introduction of this Part of this chapter and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this Part, for use and examination by the public. Upon adoption of this Part said copy shall remain on file in said office so long as said Part is in effect, and in addition a copy shall be placed on file and shall remain on file in the office of the Division of Health of the Township of Saddle Brook so long as said Part is in effect, for use and examination by the public.
C. 
All such measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 161-27 hereof or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, such control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sanitary sewer to the point at which the house sewer is connected.