This article establishes the rules, regulations
and standards for the use of the Township sanitary system by industrial
users.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Public Works or his designated
subordinate, who is herewith charged with the responsibility of enforcing
provisions of this article.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any fluid, liquid, semiliquid or solid material, other than
fecal matter, resulting from processes of industrial establishments,
discharged or to be discharged or otherwise flowing or to be flowing
into the Township sanitary sewer system.
PERSON or PERSONS
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal
entity which shall be subject to the provisions of this article.
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
The lines, pumping stations, plants, treatment facilities,
holding facilities, ditches, waterways and appurtenances established
and included within an organized system maintained by the Township
of Burlington to collect, treat and dispose of sanitary waste, effluents
or excrements.
No person shall discharge into the Township's
sanitary sewer system any industrial waste except in compliance with
the provisions of this article and the terms and conditions of any
permit issued hereunder.
Accompanying the application called for within
this article there shall be a nonrefundable fee of $100 which shall
be used to offset the administrative costs involved in reviewing the
application submitted under this article.
In addition to the application fee, each applicant
shall deposit in cash the sum of $1,000 with the Director to be placed
in escrow by the Township to cover the cost of professional review
by the professionals employed by the Township to make the reviews
called for by the application. At the time of submitting his application
and plans to the Director, the applicant shall be required to execute
an escrow agreement between the applicant and the Township to cover
the cost of the technical and professional review of the application,
plans and inspections called for by this article. Said escrow agreement
shall be in the form approved by the Solicitor of the Township of
Burlington. The escrow agreement shall provide that the applicant
pay all necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the technical and
professional staff employed by the Township for the review of the
applicant's application, plans and inspections. The sums specified
above are deemed estimates which shall be posted prior to consideration
by the Director of the application. In the event that more than the
sums specified above are required to pay the reasonable costs incurred,
the applicant shall, prior to being permitted to take the next step
or to continue with his activities or in any event prior to final
approval for any work performed, pay all additional sums required.
In the event that the sums posted are more than those required, the
excess funds shall be returned to the applicant within 14 days of
the issuance of final approval of the project. Prior to the issuance
of final approval, the Director shall determine from the professional
staff employed by the Township whether there are any additional sums
required to be paid from the escrow funds established. In the event
that there are, the Director shall so notify the Township Treasurer
of the amounts to be held in that account. The Director shall determine
the position of all escrow accounts, and where additional funds are
required, it shall be the obligation of the Director to so notify
the applicant of the amounts needed and to properly make all payments
required to be made under this section of the article. In addition
to those terms, the escrow agreement may require any other additional
terms which are agreed to by the applicant and the Director. A schedule
of fees shall be posted in the office of the Township Clerk and such
other place or places as the Township shall direct.
All permittees under the provisions of this
article shall at their expense install a suitable device for continuously
indicating, recording and totalizing the flow of discharge into the
sanitary sewerage system, provided that such meters and measuring
devices are to be located at the main sewer plant. Specifications
and plans for the complete metering or measuring devices shall be
submitted to the Director with the application and shall meet his
approval.
A. Control and maintenance. All meters or measuring devices
installed or required to be installed shall be under the control of
the Director and accessible to the Director's representatives during
the operational hours of the industry. The industrial user for whom
such measuring equipment is installed, at its own expense, shall be
responsible for:
(1) Maintenance and safekeeping.
(2) All repairs whether by normal wear or other causes.
(3) Quarterly certified calibration by the manufacturer.
(4) Supplying daily recording charts to the Director.
B. Payment of costs. Costs for the repair or calibration,
if paid for by the Township, shall be due and payable to the Township
within 30 days after written notification of such payment by the Township
to the permittee.
C. Inspection. The Director and his designates shall
have the right to enter the establishment of the industrial user for
inspection of the operation of the industrial waste treatment facilities
and the collection of samples from any component thereof.
D. Use of bypasses. The use of any bypassing device in
the industrial waste treatment facilities shall not be used in connection
with wastewaters to be discharged into the Township sanitary system,
or the bypassing or attempted bypassing of any meter or measuring
devices called for within this section of the article shall not be
allowed under any circumstances. Any accidental spills, overflows,
equipment or process failures shall be reported to the Director of
the Department of Public Works immediately and confirmed in writing
within 10 days with an explanation of the cause and planned action
to eliminate further reoccurrences. The Director reserves the right
to immediately suspend, pending hearing as more particularly set forth
under other provisions of this article, any permit issued pursuant
to this article for a violation or alleged violation of this provision.