The purpose of this article is to prohibit the
spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Borough
of Medford Lakes so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
MUNICIPAL STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Borough of Medford Lakes or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
STORMWATER
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials
other than stormwater into the municipal storm sewer system operated
by the Borough of Medford Lakes is prohibited. The spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater in such a manner as
to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal storm sewer
system is also prohibited.
Exceptions to the prohibition set forth in §
203-8 are as follows:
A. Water line flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
B. Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising
groundwaters).
C. Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and
noncontact cooling water).
D. Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering
runoff).
E. Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands,
water reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows.
F. Residential car washing water, and residential swimming
pool discharges.
G. Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H. Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I. Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(1) Beach maintenance equipment immediately following
its use for its intended purposes; and
(2) Equipment used in the application of salt and deicing
materials immediately following salt and deicing material applications.
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and deicing materials
must be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping).
Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly
discarded. Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation,
is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does
not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
This article shall be enforced by the Medford
Lakes Borough Police Department and the Code Enforcement Officer of
the Borough of Medford Lakes.
[Amended 4-23-2014 by Ord. No. 615]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who or which shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under the general penalty provisions found at §
1-15 of this Code. This, however, shall not apply against any municipal employee or officer that authorizes action by permit or otherwise in the ordinary course of their duties.