All persons or entities desiring to discharge
industrial wastes must file with the Township and MSA a complete physical
and chemical analysis of the wastes proposed to be discharged into
the MSA sewerage system and the local collection sewer system. This
information shall be filed in accordance with the instructions outlined
in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES)
Permit Application and Form L: Application for Permit to Discharge
to a Domestic Treatment Works.
Any user connected to the local collection sewer
system and discharging industrial wastes thereto who shall change
its method of operation so as to alter the type of wastes previously
discharged shall notify the Township and the MSA at least 15 days
prior to such change in order that representatives of the Township
and/or MSA can sample and determine whether or not the new waste will
be accepted in both the MSA sewerage system and the local collection
system.
Each user shall provide protection from accidental
discharge of prohibited pollutants or other substances regulated by
federal law, state law or this Part 1. Facilities to prevent accidental
discharge of prohibited pollutants and substances shall be provided
and maintained at the owner's or user's own cost and expense. Detailed
plans showing the facilities and operating procedures to provide this
protection shall be submitted to the Township and MSA for review and
shall be approved by the Township and MSA prior to construction of
the facility. All existing users shall complete such a plan within
one year of being informed that such measures are required. A user
may not commence discharge of wastewater to the treatment works until
an accidental discharge plan has been approved by the Township and
MSA. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall
not relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying his/her
facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this Part 1.
A. Telephone notice. In the case of an accidental discharge
or if for any reason a user does not comply or will be unable to comply,
with any prohibition or limitation in this Part 1, the user responsible
for such discharge shall immediately telephone and notify the Township
and MSA of the incident. The notification shall include location of
discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume. Furthermore, such
user shall take immediate action to prevent further discharge interference
with the treatment plant process and/or damage to the treatment works.
B. Written notice. Within five days following an accidental
or noncomplying discharge, the user shall submit to the Township and
MSA a detailed written report describing the date, time and cause
of the discharge, the quantity and characteristics of the discharge
and corrective action taken at the time of the discharge and the measures
to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such
notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage
or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to
the treatment works, fish kills or any other damage to person or property;
nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties
or other liability which may be imposed by this Part 1 or other applicable
law.
C. Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently
posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising
employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers
shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a dangerous
discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
Each user discharging industrial waste into
the sewer system of the Township shall provide facilities and means
whereby the waste being discharged may be inspected by designated
representatives of the Township for the purpose of determining the
character, concentration and rate of flow. Such determinations by
the Township shall be binding for the purpose of computing user charges.
Samples may be collected and evaluated pursuant to standard methods
of analysis for the purpose of determining the quality and quantity
of such industrial waste.
Each user discharging industrial waste into
a sewer system of the Township shall adopt a schedule of discharges
of such waste, which schedule is subject to the approval of the Township
to the end that peak concentration to sewage flows shall be minimized
giving due consideration to the capacities of the sewer system and
to the necessities of factory production.
In the event that a change in a previously approved
industrial waste discharged by an industry interferes with the efficiency
of the operation of the sewer system of the Township or with the disposal
of sewage flowing therein or increases the cost of the operation of
such system, then the industry shall be required by the Township to:
A. Reduce its peak discharge.
B. Construct equalizing tankage.
C. Partially pretreat the wastes.
D. Eliminate troublesome wastes.
E. Use any approved means to produce industrial waste
of a quality acceptable to the Township before such waste can be discharged
into the sewer system of the Township.
In the event that any user fails to conform
to these regulations, which failure causes damage of any sort to the
Township or the MSA treatment plant or their respective employees
or representatives, the Township shall determine the extent of the
damage and bill the user accordingly. Said bill must be paid within
five calendar days from the date it is issued. The charge shall become
a lien upon the property, and the Township may resort to termination
of the connection after giving 24 hours' notice. The Township reserves
the right to cancel service upon written notice of 30 days in the
event of repeated failure to comply with this Part 1.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the
characteristics of water and wastes to which reference is made herein
shall be determined in accordance with the analytical methods described
in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and shall be determined
at the control manhole provided for above.