[Adopted 6-6-1984 by Ord. No. 864]
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Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage for soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building which conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall. The building drain shall be both visible and easily accessible.
[Amended 5-2-2000 by Ord. No. 1357]
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, also called "house connection."
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm- or surface water.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body or surface or ground water.
PERSON
Includes an individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid- and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground- , storm- and surface waters that are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater," as defined herein.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SLUG
Any discharge of water or wastewater which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds, for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation and which adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STORM DRAIN
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
SUPERINTENDENT
The City's authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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 as prescribed in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, and is referred to as "nonfilterable residue."
UNPOLLUTED WATER
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.
WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid- and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may be present.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect, carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes and sludge; sometimes used as synonymous with "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "water pollution control plant."
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently.
B. 
Word usage. "May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City of North Wildwood, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or waste material of any kind or description.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of North Wildwood, or in any area under its jurisdiction, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except after suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this article.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
Building sewers and connections will be governed by the provisions of the National Standard Plumbing Code.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 908]
No person shall be permitted to have any connection which is so designed as to permit entrance of stormwaters (rain- or floodwaters) directly or indirectly into the local sewage system.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 908]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater rain- or floodwaters surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or water from downspouts, sump pumps, yard rains, yard fountains, ponds or lawn sprays into the sanitary sewer or combined storm and sanitary sewer in the City of North Wildwood.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following-described waters or wastes into any public sewers, storm or sanitary:
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Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
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Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process or constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.
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Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or any waters or wastes having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater works.
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Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as to be capable of causing an obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities, such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
The following-described substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited in their discharges into municipal systems to concentrations or quantities which are not likely to harm the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream and will not otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. The superintendent may set more severe limitations that the limitations established in the regulations below if, in his opinion, such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion as to the limitations, the superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the superintendent are as follows:
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No wastewater having a temperature higher than 140º F.
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No wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or product of mineral oil origin.
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No wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils, fat or grease.
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No garbage that has not been properly shredded. Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
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No waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the superintendent for such materials.
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No waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding limits which may be established by the superintendent.
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No radioactive wastes or isotopes or such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
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No quantities of flow or concentrations, or both, which constitute a slug as defined herein.
I. 
No waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or which are amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the wastewater treatment plan effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters. The wastewater shall not contain more than 350 milligrams per liter (mg/1) of BOD5, 900 mg/l of COD or 300 mg/l of suspended solids.
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No waters or wastes which, by interaction with other waters or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
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No waters or wastes having an objectionable color which is not removable in the wastewater treatment facility.
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If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters violate or exceed the limitations enumerated in § 360-18 and which, in the judgment of the superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard of life or constitute a public nuisance, the superintendent may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of § 360-24.
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When considering the above alternatives, the superintendent shall give consideration, but not primary consideration, to the economic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the superintendent permits the pretreatment or the equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the superintendent. If the superintendent elects to exercise one or more of his options as set forth within this § 360-19, it shall be the burden of the discharger to prove that after remedial action is taken the wastes meet all the requirements enumerated in §§ 360-17 and 360-18.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided, at the owner's expense, when, in the opinion of the superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable 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 superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or required 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 Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the superintendent. The structure 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.
The Superintendent may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this article. These requirements may include:
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Wastewaters' discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
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Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
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Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality.
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Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control.
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A plot plan of sewers on the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility location.
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Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
G. 
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods of the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association. Sampling methods, location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the superintendent.
No statement contained in §§ 360-15 through 360-24 shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City of North Wildwood and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City of North Wildwood for treatment.
[Added 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 908]
Any person, persons or businesses responsible in part or in whole for any accidental spills into the sewage system, onto public or personal property or into surrounding bodies of water shall immediately report each such occurrence to the City of North Wildwood Police Department.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater facilities.
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City of North Wildwood bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge into the community system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
The Superintendent or other duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information considered confidential. However, the industry must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 360-27 hereof, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City of North Wildwood shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner.
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City of North Wildwood bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties for which the City of North Wildwood holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within the easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof. Each day that the offense continues shall constitute a separate violation.