[Adopted 6-19-1911 and 6-27-1988 (Ch. 118, Arts. I and II, of the 1975
Code); amended in their entirety 4-25-2005 by Ord. No. 05-09]
This article may be cited as the "Sewer System
Ordinance of the Borough of Chatham."
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen, expressed in milligrams per liter
(mg/l), utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory procedure for five days at 20° C. The standard
laboratory procedure shall be that found in the latest edition of
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater"; ASTM
Standards, Part 23, Water; Atmospheric Analysis (1972); EPA Methods
for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (1971).
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "sewers, type of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any limitation upon the discharge of pollutants adopted by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section
307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the
Clean Water Act of 1977.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A measure of the oxygen required to oxidize all compounds
in water, both organic and inorganic (in milligrams per liter, mg/l)
in a waste sample under specific conditions of an oxidizing agent,
temperature, and time as determined by analytical procedures set forth
in the "Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes" (USEPA, Office of Technology
Transfer, Washington, D.C., March 1983.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "samples, types of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The action of pumping, leaching, releasing, spilling, leaking,
pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, and also means the causing
of permitting of any of the aforesaid.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The storage, treatment, utilization, or processing and final
disposition of septage.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The Borough Engineer, or his authorized deputy, inspector,
agent or representative.
All land along the Passaic River, or any tributaries thereof,
which are subject to surface flooding.
Those establishments primarily engaged in activities of preparing,
serving, or otherwise making available for consumption by the public,
such as a restaurant, commercial kitchen, caterer, hotel, school,
hospital, prison, correctional facility, and care institution. These
establishments use one or more of the following food preparation activities:
cooking by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing,
rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting,
toasting, or poaching. Also included are infrared heating, searing,
barbecuing, and any other food preparation activity that produces
a hot, nondrinkable food product in or on a receptacle that requires
washing.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Includes, severally and collectively, garbage, offal and
swill. It includes, but not by way of limitation, solid waste resulting
from the preparation, cooking, dispensing or consumption of food or
from the handling, storage and sale of vegetables and other produce.
A federal, state, interstate agency, county or municipal
government or school district, whose jurisdiction is partially or
entirely within the state.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "samples, types of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any toxic pollutant; or
Any hazardous substance as defined by the New Jersey Spill Compensation
and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq.; or
Any substance regulated as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.; or
Any substance the use or manufacture of which is prohibited
under the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601
et seq.; or
Any substance identified as a known carcinogen by the International
Agency for Research on Cancer; or
Any hazardous waste designated pursuant to the New Jersey Solid
Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq., or the Federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
The Borough Health Officer, or his authorized deputy, inspector,
agent or representative.
The piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge
from soil and waste pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys
it to the cleanout.
Access without delay but in no event beyond 10 minutes from
the time the request for access is made by authorized Joint Meeting
personnel to any employee of the user.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any discharge into Joint Meeting's domestic treatment
works.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A source of discharge of industrial waste.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
as defined in the 1972 Edition of the "Standard Industrial Classification
Manual," as distinct from sanitary sewage. Industrial wastes include
the leachate from landfills or other contaminated areas.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any pollutant which, when entering a domestic treatment works,
in sufficient quantity will interfere with the treatment works'
physical, chemical, and/or biological processes.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge
or discharges from other sources, both inhibits or disrupts the POTW,
its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use
or disposal; and, therefore, is a cause of a violation of any requirement
of the POTW's NJPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude
or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge
use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions
and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state
or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) [including Title II, more commonly referred
to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)], and including
state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared
pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances
Control Act, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The legal entity which owns and operates the Molitor Water
Pollution Control Facility, also known as the Madison-Chatham Joint
Meeting.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any restriction on quantities, quality, or concentrations
of pollutants discharged into a local agency's treatment works,
developed to prevent upset, interference, or pass through of pollutants
to the treatment works, and to protect worker health and safety, and
protect/improve the quality of the sludge generated by the treatment
works.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See Joint Meeting.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Abbreviation for milligrams per liter.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
"National pretreatment standard," "pretreatment standard,"
or "standard" means any regulation containing pollutant discharge
limits promulgated by the USEPA in accordance with Sections 307(b)
and (c) of the Clean Water Act, which applies to industrial users.
This term includes prohibitive discharge limits established pursuant
to 40 CFR § 403.5.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body or surface or ground water.
The New Jersey system for the issuance of permits pursuant
to the Water Pollution Control Act.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
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.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Includes the non-petroleum-based pollutants of animal and
vegetable origin, and petroleum-based pollutants, which are analyzed
by a USEPA and/or New Jersey State Certified Laboratory approved method
for oil and grease referenced in 40 CFR Part 136, as amended, including
subsequent amendments, and the petroleum-based pollutants analyzed
by a USEPA and/or New Jersey State Certified Laboratory approved method
for petroleum hydrocarbons cited in Methods for Chemical Analysis
of Water and Wastes, USEPA, as amended.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from sanitary waste
while permitting sanitary sewerage or liquid wastes to discharge into
the drainage system by gravity.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "sewers, types of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United
States or waters of the state in quantities or concentrations which,
alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other
sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's
NJPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration
of a violation).
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation,
association, group, or society.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The petroleum-based pollutants analyzed by an EPA and/or
New Jersey State Certified Laboratory-approved method for petroleum
hydrocarbons cited in Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,
USEPA, as amended.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of the hydrogen-ions in grams, per
liter of solution.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The condition of water resulting from the introduction therein
of substances of any kind and in quantities rendering it detrimental
or immediately or potentially dangerous to public health, or unfit
for public or commercial use.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any device or system used in the storage and treatment (including
recycling and reclamation) of municipal sewage or industrial wastes
of a liquid nature which is owned by a state, municipality, or political
subdivision. This definition includes sewers, pipes, or other conveyances
if they convey wastewater to a POTW providing treatment.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing
such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction or alteration may be obtained
by physical, chemical, or biological processes, process changes, or
by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR § 403.6(d).
Appropriate pretreatment technology includes control equipment, such
as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges
or slug loadings that might interfere with or otherwise be incompatible
with the POTW. However, where wastewater from a regulated process
is mixed in an equalization facility with unregulated wastewater or
with wastewater from another regulated process, the effluent from
the equalization facility must meet an adjusted pretreatment limit
calculated in accordance with 40 CFR § 403.6(e).
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment,
other than a national pretreatment standard, imposed on an industrial
user.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
All applicable federal rules implementing Section 307 of
the Clean Water Act, as well as any nonconflicting state or local
standards. In cases of conflicting standards or regulations, the more
stringent thereof shall apply.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A sanitary sewer system owned or controlled by the Borough.
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, by-product,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
This definition includes the terms "commercial wastewater" and "industrial
wastewater" as used in 40 CFR Part 503.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "sewers, types of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any waste which contains radioactive material in concentrations
which exceed those listed in 10 CFR, Part 20, Appendix B, Table II,
Column 2, or exceed the "Criteria for Identifying and Applying Characteristics
of Hazardous Waste and for Listing Hazardous Waste" in 40 CFR, Part
261, whichever is applicable.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
GRAB SAMPLEAn individual sample collected over a time period of less than 15 minutes.
COMPOSITE SAMPLEA sample composed of several discrete samples combined in a known proportion. For wastewater monitoring, a composite sample is a sample composed of several discrete samples collected at equal time intervals, or proportionally to the flow rate of the discharge.
Means any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter
in suspension or solution, or the water-carried wastes resulting from
the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks,
dishwashers, or any other source of water-carried waste of human origin
or containing putrescible material. The term specifically excludes
industrial, hazardous, or toxic wastes and materials.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
See "sewers, types of."
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank,
cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system, or a holding
tank when the system is cleaned or maintained.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any wastes, including wastes from humans, households, commercial
establishments, and industries that are discharged to or otherwise
enter a sewage treatment works.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The extension of the house service connection from the street
curbline to the street sewer.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit that carries or is intended to carry wastewater
or drainage water.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any facility or extension thereof designed to provide for
the collection, treatment, or discharge of sewage. Also, see "sewers,
types of."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
An arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
of sewage other than that used on and for a property under one ownership
as an individual sanitary disposal system.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The division of the Chatham Borough Department of Public
Works responsible for construction, engineering and maintenance of
the Borough sewer utility.
An underground pipe or drain used to carry off water and
waste matter as follows:
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
BRANCH SEWERA sewer which receives wastewater from a relatively small area and discharges into a main sewer.
OUTFALL SEWERA sewer which receives wastewater from a collecting system or treatment plant and carries it to a point of final discharge.
PUBLIC SEWERA sewer owned or controlled by the Joint Meeting, a public utility, or other governmental agency.
SANITARY SEWERA sewer that carries water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions.
All trunks, sub-trunks, sewers, interceptors, laterals, branches,
and all other sewer appurtenances, whether privately owned or owned
by the Borough of Madison, Borough of Chatham, or the Joint Meeting,
the sewage from which is delivered to the sewage treatment plant.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
goods that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
street sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Any user including, but not limited to, any "significant
industrial user" as defined in 40 CFR 403.3(t) where:
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The user is subject to categorical pretreatment standards under
40 CFR 403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N;
The user's average volume of process wastewater exceeds
25,000 gallons per day;
The amount of BOD, COD or suspended solids in the industrial
process wastewater discharge exceeds the mass equivalent of 25,000
gallons per day of the domestic waste;
The volume of industrial process wastewater in the discharge
exceeds 5% or more of the average daily dry weather flow of the Joint
Meeting;
The user's discharge of process wastewater contributes
5% or more of the daily mass loading of any of the pollutants listed
in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4, Appendix A, Tables II through V;
The user is designated as a significant industrial user by NJDEP
on the basis that the user has a reasonable potential for adversely
affecting the Joint Meeting's operation;
The user is designated as a significant industrial user by the
NJDEP on the basis that the User has been in violation of any federal,
state, or local pretreatment standard or requirement, including, but
not limited to, significant noncompliance as defined in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(vii);
or
The NJDEP determines it would be consistent with the intent
of federal or state law or regulation to require a permit for the
user.
Any person who commits any of the violations described below,
unless the NJDEP uses, on a case-by-case basis, a more stringent frequency
or factor of exceedance to determine a significant non-complier and
the NJDEP states the specific reasons therefor, which may include
the potential for harm to human health or the environment.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Violations which cause a person to become or remain an SNC (under
the State of New Jersey definition of "significant non-complier")
include:
A serious violation for the same pollutant, at the same discharge
point source, in any two months of any consecutive six-month period;
Exceedance of an effluent limitation expressed as a monthly
average, for the same pollutant, at the same discharge point source,
by any amount in any four months of any consecutive six-month period;
If there is not an effluent limitation for a particular pollutant
expressed as a monthly average, exceedance of the monthly average
of the daily maximums for the effluent limitation, for the same pollutant,
at the same discharge point source, by any amount in any four months
of any consecutive six-month period;
Any exceedance of an effluent limitation for pH by any amount,
excluding the excursions specifically excepted by a permit issued
by the NJDEP with continuous pH monitoring, at the same discharge
point source in any four months of any consecutive six-month period;
or
Failure to submit a completed discharge monitoring report in
any two months of any consecutive six-month period.
Under the federal definition set forth at 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(vii),
an industrial user is in significant noncompliance if its violation
meets one or more of the following criteria:
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here
as those in which 66% or more of all of the measurements taken during
a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit
or the average limit for the same pollutant parameter;
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as
those in which 33% or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant
parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product
of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the
applicable TRC (TRC=1.4 for BOD, SS, fats, oil, and grease, and 1.2
for all other pollutants except pH).
Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily
maximum or longer-term average) that the NJDEP determines has caused,
alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through
(including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general
public);
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment
to human health, welfare, or to the environment, or has resulted in
the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority under 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1)(vi)(B)
to halt or prevent such a discharge;
Failure to meet, within 90 days after the schedule date, a compliance
schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement
order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining
final compliance;
Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, required
reports such as baseline monitoring reports, ninety-day compliance
reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance
with compliance schedules;
Failure to accurately report noncompliance;
Any other violation or group of violations which the NJDEP determines
will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the pretreatment
program.
The solid residue and associated liquid resulting from the
physical, chemical, or biological treatment of domestic or industrial
wastewaters.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including,
but not limited to, an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
State of New Jersey.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water, or unpolluted water from any source.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that:
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and
that is removable by laboratory filtering and prescribed in "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and referred
to as "non-filterable residue."
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
All trunks, interceptors, conduits, pipelines, mains, pumping
and ventilation stations, appurtenances, treatment or disposal systems,
plants and works, outfalls, and all other structures and conveyances
and real and tangible personal property acquired, constructed, or
operated by the Joint Meeting for the purposes of the Joint Meeting.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any device or system, whether publicly or privately owned
or operated, used in the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation
of domestic or industrial waste of a liquid nature including intercepting
sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, cooling towers,
and ponds, pumping, power and other equipment and their appurtenances;
extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof;
and any other works including sites for the treatment process or for
ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment. Additionally,
"treatment works" means any other method or system for preventing,
abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of
pollutants or industrial waste in the sanitary sewer systems.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The abbreviation for the Environmental Protection Agency,
an agency of the United States Government.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
Any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation,
association, group, or society, which discharges wastewater into a
treatment works.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "wastewater
treatment plant" or "waste treatment plant" or "water pollution control
plant."
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, continuously or
intermittently.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Ord. No. 05-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an insanitary manner, upon public or private property within the Borough, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. This section shall be read and enforced in conjunction with and/or pursuant to Chapter 79.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural
outlet, within or under the jurisdiction of the Borough, any sanitary
sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted material, unless suitable
treatment is provided in accordance with the requirements of this
article hereinafter set forth.
The owner, tenant or any person occupying a
house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation or other purposes, abutting on any street in which there
is a public or private sanitary sewer system, shall, at his own expense,
install suitable toilet facilities therein. He shall connect such
facilities directly with the proper public or private sewer system
in accordance with the provisions of this article in the following
manner: The governing body shall accept or shall already have accepted
the sanitary sewer line, and the Borough Health Officer shall notify
the individual property owners of the formal acceptance by the governing
body of said sewer line, and the individual property owner shall connect
with the sewer facility within six months after being notified by
the Borough Health Officer of the acceptance of the facility by the
governing body; provided, however, that the public or private sewer
is within 100 feet of the property line measured from any corner of
the individual property.
No person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without a written permit from the Borough Engineer.
B.
Application; fees.
(1)
The owner or his agent shall make application on a
form furnished by the Borough.
(2)
The applications shall be supplemented by plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent by the Health Officer and
the Borough Engineer.
(3)
A permit and inspection fee of $25 for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and $40 for an industrial building
sewer permit, plus the service connection charge, as hereinafter provided,
shall be paid at the time the application is filed.
Application for public sewer service shall be
made on a form prescribed by the Borough Engineer and signed by the
owner of the property or his agent. Signing of the application shall
signify assent to the rules, regulations and schedule of public sewer
fees, rentals and charges of the Borough.
A.
The Borough shall fix all the public sewer fees, rentals
and charges.
B.
The owner of each building connected to the public
sewer system shall be responsible for the payment of bills for sewer
service, as rendered by the Borough of Chatham. All sewer rentals,
fees and other charges incurred in the installation and building of
the sewer shall be a lien against the property until paid.
C.
Bills; termination of service upon nonpayment.
[Amended 4-11-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
(1)
Bills for sewer service shall be rendered quarterly.
The amount charged shall be due on the date of the rendered bill.
If bills are not paid within 30 days from that date, interest and
late charges shall be added as established by resolution of the Borough
Council. Notice shall be served or mailed that unless the bill is
paid within seven days from the date of the notice the Borough may,
within its discretion, terminate service.
(2)
Termination of sewer service shall be achieved by
a turn off of water service by the Borough Water Department. When
sewer service is terminated under such conditions, it shall remain
terminated until the total amount due, including interest, and turn-off
and turn-on charges, have been paid in full. A fee, as established
by resolution of the Borough Council, shall be charged to cover the
charge of turning off and turning on the water service.
The sewer lateral, including the making of the
tap to the street and the excavation, backfilling and resurfacing
of the trench from the street to the curbline, shall be done by the
applicant, at his expense, by a contractor acceptable to the Sewer
Department. A street opening permit is required from the appropriate
jurisdiction (Borough, county, or state) for work related to a sewer
connection within the right-of-way of a public street.
(Reserved)
Old sewer laterals may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Engineer, to meet all requirements of this article.
A.
The house service connection shall be installed at
the expense of the applicant. The house service connection shall be
in conformance with the requirements of the current Plumbing Code
as evidenced by a plumbing permit issued by the Construction Department.[1]
B.
Whenever practical, the house service connection shall
be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The
house service connection shall be laid at uniform grade in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with properly curved pipe and fittings, and cleanouts shall be
constructed as directed by the Plumbing Subcode Official at each bend.
C.
In all buildings in which any house service connection
is too low to permit gravity flow to the street sewer, sanitary sewage
carried by such connection shall be lifted by approved artificial
means and discharged to the sewer lateral. The applicant shall be
responsible for obtaining any applicable permits from the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection.
D.
All excavations required for the installation of a
house service connection shall be open trench work unless otherwise
approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official. Pipe laying and backfilling
shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the Plumbing
Subcode Official, and no backfill shall be placed until the work has
been inspected.
All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight and are subject to approval of the Plumbing Subcode
official.
The applicant for the sewer permit shall notify
the Plumbing Subcode Official when the house service connection is
ready for inspection and connection to the sewer lateral. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of the Plumbing Subcode Official.
The sewer lateral shall be maintained by the
home owner (all the way to the sewer main connection). The house service
connection shall be maintained by the property owner.
The installation of a public sewer system in
any street, by the Borough or by others, shall not imply Borough ownership
or acceptance of such streets.
A.
The entire cost of installing a public sewer system,
including associated facilities such as pumping stations, force mains,
or any appurtenances required by the Borough Engineer, shall be paid
by the real estate developers in the same manner as any other subdivision
improvement. Ownership thereof shall vest in the Borough when such
installation meets the approval of the Borough Engineer.
B.
Each real estate developer shall enter into a contract
covering the foregoing and other related matters before any associated
new construction is made to the Borough sewer system.
C.
The Engineer shall review and, if found satisfactory,
approve the type, size and location of all public sewer pipes, pumps,
force mains, etc., on all new extensions. The entire system shall
be subject to the Engineer's inspection and approval and shall be
tested under the Engineer's supervision. The developer shall be responsible
for obtaining all applicable permits as required by N.J.A.C. 7:9 and
N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
A.
General. The standards outlined herein are applicable
to developers, builders, contractors and any other persons receiving
approval to expand, construct or relocate the Borough Sewer Department's
sewer collection facilities. Any work relating to the utility shall
be under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Borough Sewer Department.
B.
Sewer pipe. Sewer pipe of a type, class and size shall
be installed by proper methods, with all necessary appurtenances,
at the grades and locations and of the types, classes and sized approved
by the Engineer.
(1)
Materials.
(a)
Polyvinyl chloride pipe: Polyvinyl chloride
pipe (PVC) and fittings shall conform to the latest ASTM D-3034 and
Unibell specifications.
(b)
The pipe shall be accurate and of uniform dimensions.
All pipe shall be straight and true to form without bulges, dents,
cracks, tears or other defects which will affect the strength. The
internal surfaces shall be smooth. Nominal laying lengths shall be
10 to 20 feet.
(c)
Joints shall be integral bell, bell and spigot
joints meeting the requirements of ASTM D-3212 and contain an elastometric
ring gasket conforming to ASTM F-477. Each joint shall be furnished
with one elastometric ring gasket. Joints shall be lubricated with
the instructions of the manufacturer and joints at all manholes.
(d)
The pipe shall be made of PVC plastic having
a cell classification of 12454-B as defined in ASTM D-1784, and the
fittings shall be made of PVC plastic having a cell classification
as defined in ASTM D-1784.
(e)
Each length of pipe shall be marked to show
the manufacturer's name or trademark, nominal pipe size, PVC cell
classification, class of PVC (SDR) and the ASTM specification.
(f)
The contractor shall procure from the pipe manufacturer
and deliver to the Engineer a certificate of tests for each different
class, size and batch of pipe. The tests conducted shall include,
but not be limited to the measurements conforming to the latest ASTM
D-122 Specifications, the impact-resistance test conforming to the
latest ASTM D-2444 Specifications, the extrusion quality test conforming
to the latest ASTM-2152 Specifications, the pipe stiffness test conforming
to the latest ASTM-2412 Specifications, and the pipe-flattening test
conforming to the latest ASTM-3034 Specifications.
(g)
The minimum impact strength, pipe stiffness
and wall thickness shall be as follows:
|
Minimum Impact Strength at 73° F.
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Impact Strength
(ft/lb)
| |
|
4
|
150
| |
|
6
|
210
| |
|
8
|
210
| |
|
10
|
220
| |
|
12
|
220
| |
|
15
|
220
| |
|
Minimum Pipe Stiffness
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
SDR
|
Stiffness
| |
|
35
|
46
| |
|
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Wall Thickness
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
4
|
0.120
| |
|
6
|
0.180
| |
|
8
|
0.240
| |
|
10
|
0.300
| |
|
12
|
0.360
| |
|
15
|
0.437
| |
|
18
|
0.536
| |
|
21
|
0.632
| |
|
24
|
0.711
| |
|
27
|
0.801
|
(h)
Ductile iron pipe. Ductile iron pipe shall conform
with ANSI A21.51 for ductile iron pipe centrifugally cast in metal
or sand-lined molds, for water and other liquids. The pipe shall be
cast utilizing iron conforming to Grade 60-42-10 as required in the
above noted ANSI specification. Pipe shall be furnished in nominal
sixteen-foot to twenty-foot laying lengths. The pipe thickness shall
conform to ANSI Specification A21.50, latest revision.
(i)
The lining of the pipe shall consist of cement
mortar of full thickness to the ends of the individual lengths of
pipe and shall be in accordance with ANSI A21.4. A bituminous interior
seal coat shall be applied to the cement mortar lining. The exterior
of the pipe shall receive standard coal tar or asphalt foundry dip.
The weight, class and pipe material shall be conspicuously indicated
by the manufacturer on the outside of the pipe.
(j)
Joints for ductile iron pipe shall be mechanical
joints or push-on joints conforming to ANSI A21.11.
(k)
Wye or tee fittings, as required for the ductile
iron pipe, shall be ductile or cast iron standard mechanical joint
or push-on joint fittings conforming to the requirements of ANSI A21.10
and with joints in accordance with ANSI A21.11. Standard mechanical
joint accessories shall be furnished for each bell opening on fittings
and shall consist of high-strength cast-iron tee-head bolts, cast-iron
glands and rubber gaskets. Assembly shall be in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations, Fittings shall be cement-lined and
bituminous-coated inside and outside as specified hereinbefore for
ductile iron pipe. In all cases, the fittings and appurtenances shall
at least meet the strength and pressure requirements shown or listed
in ANSI A21.10.
(2)
Laying.
(a)
The pipe shall be installed in accordance with
approved plans and specify the manufacturer's recommendations. No
pipe, couplings, or rubber rings known to be defective or damaged
shall be installed, and pipe, couplings or rubber rings found defective
or damaged shall be removed and replaced. All joint surfaces shall
be in proper condition and protected from damage. No pipe shall be
installed on frozen soil. The contractor shall be solely responsible
for ensuring that each pipe in constructed at the specified alignment
and grade.
(b)
The pipe shall be installed to provide maximum
solid bearing along its entire length.
(c)
The trench shall be excavated to a minimum depth
of six inches below the grade (pipe invert) to provide for a pipe
foundation of crushed stone. The crushed stone shall be carefully
placed and thoroughly compacted. The same material which is used for
the pipe foundation shall be used for the pipe launching. The launching
shall be placed up to the pipe springline; that is, up to the center
line of the pipe.
(d)
The initial backfill shall be placed to a depth
of 12 inches above the top of the pipe. This backfill shall be tamped
lightly so as not to disturb the embedded pipe.
(e)
The final position of the pipe shall be thoroughly
secured and amply supported to prevent settlement, disturbances or
flotation.
(f)
The sewer lateral branch forty-five-degree wye
joint fitting on the sewer pipe shall be positioned so that the installation
of the sewer lateral will not be less than 1/4 inch per one foot slope
unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.
(g)
The sewer lateral branch forty-five-degree wye
joint shall be manufactured to accept the sewer lateral pipe spigot
end for the material size and class used.
(3)
Jointing. The pipe shall be carefully jointed in conformity
with the best practice and the detailed instructions of the manufacturers.
All pipe ends, rubber rings, and couplings shall be void of defects
and shall be thoroughly cleaned prior to and during the jointing operation.
Just prior to lowering the pipes, the surfaces of the joint rings
shall be wiped clean and the joint rings and rubber gasket shall be
liberally lubricated with an approved-type of vegetable oil soap.
The spigot end, with the placed in the groove, shall be entered into
the bell of the pipe already laid, making sure that both pipes are
properly aligned. The pipe ends shall be protected from damage by
equipment used to "home" the pipe. Before the joint is fully "home,"
the position of the gasket in the joint shall be determined by means
of a suitable feeler gage supplied by the pipe manufacturer. If the
gasket is found not to be in the proper position, the pipes shall
be separated and the damaged gasket replaced. Maximum joint openings
shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Suitable
equipment shall be used for the storage, and laying of pipe and fittings.
Lifting hooks or bars intended to be inserted into the ends of pipes
will not be permitted.
C.
Sewer laterals. Polyvinyl chloride pipe, joints and fittings shall conform to applicable portions of Subsection B(1)(a) in addition to the following standards:
(1)
Materials.
(a)
Sewer lateral piping: Sewer lateral piping shall
be PVC pipe SDR 35 or Schedule 40, or ductile iron pipe, Class 52,
or cast-iron soil pipe, extra heavy.
(b)
Wye connections: Connections shall be used at
the junction of the sewer lateral and street sewer. Tee-wye cleanouts
shall be installed in the vicinity of the street right-of-way line
or as directed by the Engineer.
(c)
Risers: Risers shall have a cleanout at grade
and cast-iron riser cover, and shall be used for any off-street bend
45° or greater and at the main for sewer laterals more than eight
feet below grade.
(2)
Laying and jointing. The laying and jointing shall
be in accordance with approved plans and specifications and shall
be in conformance with the best practice and the detailed instructions
of the manufacturer.
D.
Manholes.
(1)
General.
(a)
Manholes shall conform with the typical manhole
details as shown on approved plans. The walls shall be brought up
vertically to approximately three feet from the top, shall then gradually
decrease the diameter of the manhole and shall be of proper dimensions
to receive the manhole frame and cover at the top. Watertight manholes
are required as directed by the Engineer.
(b)
Concrete block manholes will be used only when
approved by the Engineer. Precast manholes will be used in all cases
except where conditions may require block manholes.
(2)
Concrete block manholes walls.
(a)
Manhole walls shall be constructed of precast
portland cement concrete block of proper radius, conforming to the
latest edition of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Section 603 and N.J.A.C.
7:9.
(b)
All joints between blocks shall be completely
filled with cement mortar consisting of one part portland cement and
two parts sand. Joints shall be made to produce a smooth and uniform
surface. The outside and inside surface of each manhole shall be plastered
1/2 inch thick and troweled smooth with cement mortar of the same
consistency. The outside plastered surface shall be painted with one
seal coat of coat tar or asphalt, Koppers No. 50 or approved equal.
(c)
Manhole bottom.
[1]
Upon completion of excavation for standard manholes,
six inches of crushed stone shall be placed prior to placement of
concrete. Manhole bottoms shall be of 3,000 psi concrete of dimensions
as shown on the approved plans.
[2]
Concrete channels shall be formed in the bottom
with a minimum depth of 2/3 the sewer diameter, shall slope to the
outlet and shall have as smooth a surface as possible. Where stubs
at manholes are herein specified, channels shall be formed to connect
with stubs. The surfaces of the bottom shall slope one inch to the
channels.
(3)
Precast manholes.
(a)
Manholes shall consist of a precast concrete
base and precast barrel and precast reinforced concrete roof slab
or precast reinforced concrete manhole cone. On shallow manholes,
a precast slab-type top shall be used in place of the manhole cone.
Precast slab-type tops of standards manufacture may be used, provided
that detailed drawings are submitted and approved.
(b)
Precast manhole sections shall be circular,
tongue-and-groove type. They shall conform with the requirements of
ASTM Designation C478-68, Class IV, or the latest applicable revision
thereof. The minimum compressive strength of all sections shall be
4,000 psi. Lifting holes shall be tapered holes and shall be plugged
with a rubber plug and mortar finished flush with the walls. Joints
shall be tongue-and-groove and shall be sealed by a continuous ring
gasket, free from pits or other imperfections. When installed, the
ring shall be enclosed and compressed continuously on all sides.
(c)
After the manhole is completed and prior to
backfilling, all joints shall be filled with mortar and pointed to
form a dense hard joint. Thereafter, one coat of coal tar or asphaltic
pitch shall be applied to the surface of the manhole covering all
mortared joints, lift holes, etc.
(4)
Brick collars. When necessary to bring the manhole
frame to proper grade, brick collars shall be used. All brick shall
be thoroughly wet before laying and shall be laid in a full bed and
joint of mortar. Joints shall be 1/4 inch on the interior face and
shall be struck smooth with the interior face. Brick shall be laid
as headers with joints broken between courses and finished collar
shall be plastered on the outside with cement mortar as shown and
thoroughly waterproofed with two coats of asphaltic paint. The collar
shall be completely sealed to prevent water intrusion. Brick shall
conform to the requirements of ASTM C32 Grade MA.
(5)
Steps. Each manhole shall have drop-type aluminum
steps, projecting six inches into the manhole, and shall extend through
the wall. The steps shall be aluminum alloy 6061-T6 or equal as shown.
(6)
Cover and frame. The manhole cover and frame shall
be Type #1203 as manufactured by Campbell Foundry Company. Manhole
cover shall be cast with the letters "Chatham Borough Sanitary Sewer."
(7)
Pipe-to-manhole connection. All pipe-to-manhole connections
shall be watertight flexible seals and shall meet rubber gasket Specifications
ASTM C-443 and Test Performance Requirements ASTM C-425 for compression
joints.
(8)
Watertightness. Each manhole shall be absolutely watertight.
Manholes that are not watertight will not be accepted. Plastering
on top of a defective joint to correct leaky conditions will not be
permitted.
Inspection and testing shall be performed by
the Engineer to insure compliance with the requirements of this chapter,
approved plans and specifications and the manufacturers' recommendations.
A.
Inspection.
(1)
Inspection of the work will be conducted at all times
during construction. The contractor shall cooperate and assist in
the inspection of all work.
(2)
The inspection of newly installed sewers shall be
done to detect and record any and all areas of improperly installed
pipe. Improperly installed pipe shall include those sections of pipe
that are broken, crushed, misaligned, deflected, or in any other way
damaged; in which case, the contractor shall be obligated to remove
said damaged section of pipe and make all necessary repairs and/or
replacement at the direction of and to the satisfaction of the Engineer,
to affect the proper operation and capacity of the sewer.
B.
Testing.
(1)
Infiltration.
(a)
All infiltration noticeable during construction,
whether an air-exfiltration test has been performed or not, and judged
to be above the allowable by the Engineer, shall be stopped and corrected
immediately. Infiltration shall not exceed 50 gallons per inch of
pipe diameter per mile per 24 hours.
(b)
Rates of infiltration shall be determined by
means of V-notch weirs or pipe spigot in an approved manner and at
such times and locations as may be directed by the Engineer during
the progress and at the completion of the work.
(c)
Testing shall be conducted during the progress
of the work, at the time and over completed pipe sections as determined
by the Engineer. No test shall be accepted unless witnessed by the
Engineer or his authorized representative. Maximum length of test
sections shall be 2,000 feet. All visible leaks shall be made tight
and tests shall be repeated until the results are satisfactory.
(2)
Deflection (polyvinyl chloride pipe only). After all
polyvinyl chloride pipe has been laid and trenches backfilled, a deflection
test shall be performed on each section of pipeline between manholes.
The maximum allowable deflection shall be 5.0% and the device for
testing shall be a property sized mandrel.
(3)
Low-pressure air-exfiltration test.
(a)
After the pipe has been laid and backfilled,
a low-pressure air test shall be made on each section of pipe. Air
shall be slowly supplied to the unplugged section of pipe to be tested
until the internal air pressure reaches 4.0 psi greater than the average
back pressure of any groundwater that may submerge the pipe. At least
two minutes shall be allowed for temperature stabilization before
proceeding further. The back pressure of any groundwater caused by
the water head above the center line of the pipe must be determined
by a method approved by the Engineer. This back pressure must be added
to the standard test pressures to compensate for the groundwater effect
on the air test. Maximum length of test sections shall be 650 feet.
(b)
The rate of air loss shall then be determined
by measuring the time interval required for the internal pressure
to decrease from 3.5 psi to 2.5 psi greater than the average back
pressure of any groundwater that may submerge the pipe.
(c)
The pipeline shall be considered acceptable
when the time interval for the 1.0 psi pressure drop is not less than
the holding time required by the Engineer.
(d)
If the pipe installation fails to meet these
requirements, the contractor shall repair or replace all defective
materials or workmanship. The complete pipe installation shall meet
the requirements of this test.
Where sewer service is requested by any commercial
or industrial establishment or by any institution, such as a school,
hospital, nursing home and the like, the applicant shall provide engineering
drawings and specifications to be reviewed by the Borough Engineer.
The applicant shall obtain all required permits and approvals and
shall have full financial responsibility for installation of the sewer
service.
Extensions to or changes in the public sewer
system may be initiated by the governing body by petition from property
owners or by application from a real estate developer. If such extension
or change is deemed advisable by the governing body, it shall prescribe
the terms and conditions under which the extension shall be made and
shall require written acceptance thereof by the petitioners or applicant.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Ord. No. 05-20]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water into any public or private sanitary sewer system or individual sanitary sewage disposal facility. This section shall be read and enforced in conjunction with and/or pursuant to Chapter 237.
Stormwater, cooling water and all other unpolluted
process water or drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are
specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved
by the Health Officer.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A.
General prohibitions. No person shall discharge, deposit, cause,
or allow to be deposited or discharged into the Joint Meeting wastewater
facilities and wastewater treatment works or public sewer, any substance,
wastewater, or pollutant which may cause pass-through or interference
or that will:
(1)
Not be susceptible to treatment or will interfere with the process
or efficiency of the treatment system, or will exhibit inhibitory
toxicity in the treatment system;
(2)
Violate state or federal statutes, rules or regulations, or pretreatment
standards as the same may be promulgated from time to time;
(3)
Cause the Joint Meeting facilities to violate state or federal statutes,
rules or regulations, or pretreatment standards as the same may be
promulgated from time to time, the Joint Meeting NJPDES Permit, applicable
receiving water standards, Joint Meeting's permit regulating
sludge which is produced during the treatment process, or any other
permit issued to the Joint Meeting.
B.
Specific prohibitions. No person shall discharge, deposit, cause,
or allow to be deposited or discharged into the Joint Meeting wastewater
facilities, wastewater treatment works, or public sewer, any substance,
wastewater, or pollutant which contains the following:
(1)
Stormwaters, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, swimming pool
water, subsurface drainage, foundation, floor drain or basement sump
drainage, pond water, noncontact cooling water, or unpolluted industrial
wastes.
(2)
Any liquid containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, either emulsified
or not, in excess of 100 mg/l of solvent soluble materials or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° F. and 140° F. (0° C. and 60° C).
(3)
The discharge of petroleum hydrocarbons in excess of 100 mg/l monthly
average or 150 mg/l daily maximum as set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-21.2(a)
is prohibited.
(4)
Any residues from petroleum storage, refining or processing, waste
fuels, lubricants, solvents, or paints.
(5)
Any wastewater containing any liquids, solids, or gases which, by
reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either
alone or by interaction with other substances to create an explosive,
flammable, or combustible atmosphere in any part of the Joint Meeting
wastewater facilities or wastewater treatment works, including, but
not limited to, wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less
than 140° F. (60° C.) using the test methods specified in
40 CFR 261.21.
(6)
Any solid or viscous substance in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or interference with
the proper operation of the Joint Meeting wastewater facilities or
wastewater treatment works, such as, but not limited to, mud, straw,
metal, rags, glass, tar, plastics, wood and shavings, ashes, cinders,
sand, feathers, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshing, entrails,
paper or plastic containers, etc.
(7)
Any ground or unground garbage, either from a commercial garbage
disposal unit or any other source, except residential garbage disposal
systems.
(8)
Any pollutant, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (biochemical
oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, etc.) Released in a discharge
at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference
with the Joint Meeting wastewater facilities or wastewater treatment
works.
(9)
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the Joint
Meeting wastewater facilities or wastewater treatment works resulting
in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature
at said wastewater facilities or wastewater treatment works exceeds
104° F. (40° C.) unless alternate temperature limits are approved.
(10)
Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of
mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass-through.
(11)
Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors,
or fumes within the Joint Meeting wastewater facilities, wastewater
treatment works or public sewer in a quantity that may cause acute
worker health and safety problems.
(12)
Any waste having a pH lower than five or higher than nine or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structures, equipment, and personnel of the Joint Meeting.
(13)
Any radioactive waste or isotope of such half-life or concentration
as to be in excess of that permitted by appropriate regulatory agencies
having control over their use or in such quantity as to cause damage
or hazard to structures, equipment, personnel of the Borough of Madison,
Borough of Chatham or Joint Meeting, the wastewater facilities, or
wastewater treatment works.
(14)
Any waste containing phenols, noxious or malodorous solids,
liquids, or gases, which either singly or by interaction with other
wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life,
or are or may be sufficient to prevent entry into a sewer for its
maintenance and repair.
(15)
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants or other substances which may, in sufficient quantity, cause injury, damage, or hazard to personnel, structures, or equipment, or interference with the Joint Meeting wastewater facilities, wastewater treatment works, public sewer system, or any portion of the liquid or solids treatment or handling processes, or that may pass through the treatment facilities in such condition that it may not achieve state, federal, or other existing requirements for the effluent or for the receiving waters. Except as permitted under § 217-25D, Local limits, the following chemicals are specifically prohibited: alcohols, aldehydes, arsenic and arsenicals, bromine, chlorinated hydrocarbons, compounds with chlorine demands in excess of 100 ppm, chromium or chromium compounds, copper and copper salts, creosol, cyanide or cyanide compounds, fluorine, iodine, mercury or mercury compounds, nickel and nickel compounds, pesticides, silver and silver compounds, sulfonamide, toxic dyes (organic or mineral), zinc and zinc compounds or other heavy metals; all strong oxidizing agents such as peroxide, chromates, dichromate, permanganates, etc.; compounds producing hydrogen sulfide or any other toxic inflammable or explosive gases, either upon acidification, alkalization, reduction, or oxidation; strong reducing agents such as nitrates, sulfites, and sulfides; and strong acids or strong alkalis, except to the extent set forth herein.
(16)
Any material which exerts or causes:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries, and lime residues)
or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
(b)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye solutions
and vegetable tanning solutions) which cannot be removed by the wastewater
treatment works. In no case shall a discolored discharge be permitted
if, in the opinion of the Joint Meeting, said discharge is likely
to interfere with the operation of the wastewater treatment system
or to cause a violation of the facility's NJPDES permit, applicable
water quality criteria, or sludge disposal regulations.
(c)
Unusual BOD, COD, or chlorine requirements in such quantities
as to constitute an unacceptable load or interference on the Joint
Meeting wastewater facilities or wastewater treatment works.
(d)
Any unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
a "slug" of such volume or strength so as to cause a treatment process
upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency.
(17)
Septage or wastes from septic tanks, cesspools, or other such
sources of sanitary sewage.
(18)
Any water added for the purpose of diluting wastes which would
otherwise exceed applicable maximum concentration limits.
C.
Categorical standards. No person shall discharge, deposit, cause,
or allow to be deposited or discharged into the wastewater facilities
or wastewater treatment works of the MCJM, or public sewer, any waste
which violates applicable categorical standards. As pretreatment standards
for toxic or other industrial wastes are promulgated by the USEPA
for a given category of industrial user, all industrial users shall
conform to the USEPA timetable for complying with applicable discharge
limitations. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, an industrial
user shall comply with all local limits and any more stringent standards
which are established by the MCJM or other regulatory agencies. Changes
and additions may be implemented as necessary from time to time by
resolution of the MCJM or ordinance of the Borough. Categorical standards
can be modified only through the federal regulatory mechanisms available
pursuant to 40 CFR 403.7.
D.
Local limits. (Reserved)
E.
Compliance determination.
(1)
Compliance determinations with respect to any conformance with ordinances
or permit conditions or limitations may be made on the basis of instantaneous
grab samples, sequential grab samples, or composite samples. Sequential
grab samples or composite samples may be taken over a twenty-four-hour
period, or any other time span, as deemed necessary by the NJDEP,
to meet the requirements of a specific situation.
(2)
Whenever it shall be necessary for the purpose of these general sewer
use requirements, authorized representatives of the MCJM, NJDEP, USEPA,
or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction may, upon presentation
of credentials, enter upon the premises of any user as follows:
(a)
During business hours, on notice to authorized personnel of
the user, but without the necessity of a warrant, for the purposes
of inspecting, copying, or photographing any records required to be
kept.
(b)
At any time without a warrant or prior notice for the purpose
of installing or inspecting any monitoring equipment or method, inspecting
the process wastewater pretreatment facility, and/or measuring, sampling
and/or testing any discharge of wastewater either from process wastewater
pretreatment facilities or the point of discharge to the MCJM wastewater
facilities or wastewater treatment works. The user shall instruct
security personnel to provide immediate access to such representatives
upon presentation of valid credentials at any hour and under any and
all circumstances. The user's security personnel will be entitled
to accompany the entering representatives.
(c)
Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access
to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed
by the user at the written or verbal request of the MCJM and shall
not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne
by the user.
(d)
Immediate access shall be granted to authorized representatives
of the MCJM, NJDEP, USEPA, or other governmental authorities having
jurisdiction upon presentation of valid credentials. Unreasonable
delays in allowing access to the uer's premises shall be a violation
of this article.
(3)
Each user shall reimburse the MCJM for the actual costs incurred
by the MCJM for such monitoring, sampling, investigation, engineering
evaluation, administrative costs, legal services, or other services
which are necessary or appropriate, in addition to those services
which are minimally required and which are properly allocable to the
user's operation. Payment for such expenses shall be made by
the user within 10 days after the submission of an invoice by the
MCJM.
F.
Emergency suspensions.
(1)
Upon advance notice to the Borough Administrator and the Health Officer,
the Superintendent of the MCJM may immediately suspend a user's
discharge, after informal notice to the user, whenever such suspension
is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably
appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment
to the health or welfare of persons. Upon advance notice to the Borough
Administrator and the Health Officer, the Superintendent of the MCJM
may also immediately suspend a user's discharge, after notice
and opportunity to respond, that threatens to interfere with the operation
of the POTW, which presents, or may present, an endangerment to the
environment, or for noncompliance with pretreatment standards and
requirements.
(2)
Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately
stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user's
failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order,
and upon advance notice to the Borough Administrator and the Health
Officer, the Superintendent may take such steps as deemed necessary,
including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent
or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment
to any individuals. The Superintendent of the MCJM and/or the NJDEP
may allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Superintendent and/or the NJDEP that the
period of endangerment has passed.
G.
Affirmative defenses to general prohibitions. A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement action brought against it for noncompliance with the general prohibitions in § 217-25 if it can prove that it did not know, or have reason to know, that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would cause pass-through or cause interference and that either:
(1)
A local limit exists for each pollutant discharged and the user was
in compliance with each limit directly prior to, and during, the pass-through
or interference; or
(2)
No local limit exists, but the discharge did not change substantially
in nature or constituents from the user's prior discharge when
the MCJM was regularly in compliance with its NJPDES permit, and,
in the case of interference, was in compliance with applicable sludge
use or disposal requirements.
H.
Notification of changed conditions. Each user must notify the Superintendent
of the MCJM, and obtain prior written approval, at least 10 days in
advance of any planned significant changes to the user's operations
or system which might alter the nature, quality, or volume of its
wastewater, or result in the user meeting the definition of "significant
indirect user" established at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2, or of any substantial
change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge.
The MCJM reserves the right to deny or condition new or increased
contributions of pollutants, or changes in the nature of pollutants,
where such contributions do not meet applicable pretreatment standards
and requirements or where such contributions would cause the MCJM
to violate its NJPDES permit.
(1)
The Superintendent of the MCJM may require the user to submit such
information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition.
(2)
For purposes of this requirement, significant changes include, but
are not limited to, flow increases of 20% or greater, and the discharge
of any previously unreported pollutants.
I.
Notification of slug discharges.
(1)
An industrial user shall immediately notify the MCJM of any incident
of accidental or slug discharge. The notification shall include the
location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume.
(2)
An industrial user shall take immediate action to contain and minimize
the accidental or slug discharge so as to prevent interference with
the treatment process, damage to the treatment system, and pass-through
to the receiving stream or contamination of the sludge.
(3)
Within five days following accidental and/or slug discharge, the
industrial user shall submit to the NJDEP and MCJM 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 treatment
system, 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 any permit or other applicable
law.
J.
Notification of significant indirect user status. The MCJM shall
notify the NJDEP, at least annually, which facilities within the sewer
service area meet the definition of "significant indirect user" as
set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2. The MCJM may use a variety of sources
to identify SIUs, including, but not limited, to user surveys, existing
MCJM files, water use and billing records, utility company records,
sewer connection permits, business license records, Chamber of Commerce
rosters, the local telephone directory, property tax records, industrial
directories, newspapers, advertisements, World Wide Web, and drive-bys.
Once a potential discharger has been identified, the MCJM may, if
it is uncertain of the operations of that facility, send the user
a questionnaire in order to better evaluate the user's potential
of being classified as an SIU. Alternatively, the MCJM may conduct
inspections of some or all such facilities.
K.
Indemnification. The industrial user shall indemnify and save harmless
the MCJM and the Borough of Chatham for any expense, loss, or damage
occasioned the MCJM, by reason of permit violation, the discharge
of process wastewater or any prohibited substance, including, but
not limited to the following:
(1)
Any cost incurred by the MCJM in removing, correcting, preventing,
or terminating any adverse effects upon the MCJM wastewater facilities
or wastewater treatment works;
(2)
Any increase in the cost of sludge processing or disposal;
(3)
Any fines or penalties assessed against the MCJM for such violations
of its permits;
(4)
The reasonable costs of any investigative inspection or monitoring
survey which leads to the establishment of a violation of a NJPDES
Significant Indirect User Permit and the reasonable costs of preparing
and litigating any action successfully concluded against the user
for such violation; and
(5)
Any other actual or compensatory damages to the MCJM resulting from
the discharge.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
A.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided for
the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredients
at all food establishments and in such other connections deemed necessary
in the opinion of the Plumbing Code Official or Health Officer, 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 Code Official and designed in accordance
with Standard PDI-G 101 entitled, "Testing and Rating Procedure for
Type 1 Hydro Mechanical Grease Interceptors with Appendix of Installation
and Maintenance" and shall be located 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 substantial construction, watertight, and equipped
with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
C.
Where installed, all grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps
shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times. The user shall be responsible for
the maintenance of said interceptor(s) or trap(s) and for the removal
and disposal of the captured material and shall maintain records of
the dates and means of disposal. All interceptors or traps shall be
in conformance with applicable plumbing code requirements.
D.
Where installed, all grease and oil interceptors or traps shall be inspected every six months by the Health Department and the provisions of this § 217-26 shall be enforced by the Health Department. Failure to maintain grease interceptors or traps in a satisfactory manner will result in notification of said condition by the inspecting officer. The owner shall have five days to correct routine maintenance violations, and 10 days to effect mechanical repairs, from the date of written notice, or shall be subject to the violations and penalties more fully set forth in § 217-34 of this article.
E.
Application fees, inspection fees, and use fees for grease, oil,
and sand interceptors or traps shall be paid to the Borough in accordance
with the applicable rate schedule.
A.
The admission into the public sewers of any wastes or waters having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million, by weight, of suspended solids; or any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 217-26; or an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough sewage treatment plant shall be subject to the review and approval of the Health Officer.
B.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Health Officer
and the Borough Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his own expense,
such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts
per million by weight; or more than 350 parts per million, by weight,
of suspended solids; or
(2)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents so that they do not exceed the maximum limits provided in § 217-25; or
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters or wastes.
C.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Health officer and the Borough Engineer. Construction
of such facilities shall not be commenced until approval is obtained
in writing.
D.
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 Health Officer, the owner
of any property served by a sewer lateral carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole in the house service connection
to facilitate observation, sampling and measuring of the wastes. Such
manhole; when required, shall be accessible and safely located and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Borough
Engineer. 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.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 217-25 and 217-27 shall be determined in accordance with recognized standard methods for the examination of water and sewage, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 217-28 or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. If a special manhole has not been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the street sewer to the point at which the sewer lateral is connected.
No provision of this article shall be construed
to prevent a special agreement or arrangement between the Borough
and an industrial concern whereby industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the Borough for treatment subject
to additional payment therefor by the industrial concern.
No person shall break, damage, destroy, uncover,
deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which
is part of a private or public sewer system.
The Borough Engineer, Health Officer and other
duly authorized officers and employees of the Borough, bearing proper
credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all
properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurements,
sampling and testing.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall be liable to the Borough for any expense, loss or damage
incurred by the Borough by reason of such violation.
A.
Any person who violates any provision of this article except § 217-31 shall be served by the Borough with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in said notice described in Subsection A of this section or any person who violates the provisions of § 217-31 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-14. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation continues.
