[Adopted 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 06-06-17]
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
Township of Cranbury, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purposes 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 not inconsistent 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.
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 Township of Cranbury 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 spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other
than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated
by the Township of Cranbury is prohibited.
B.
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other
than stormwater in such a manner as to cause the discharge of pollutants
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Township
of Cranbury is prohibited.
The following shall be exempted from the prohibitions
set forth in this article:
A.
Waterline flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater such as infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, and rising
groundwaters.
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.
Residential car washing water and residential swimming
pool discharges.
G.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H.
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I.
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 material applications.
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and deicing materials
must be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods, such as shoveling and sweeping.
Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly
discarded.
(3)
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in this subsection,
is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does
not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Cranbury Township Police Department.
Any person found to be in violation of this article shall be ordered to cease such spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system immediately, and the violator shall be subject to such fines and other penalties as are provided for in Chapter 1, § 1-15 of this Code, entitled "General penalty; continuing violations."
