[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mountain
Lakes 9-26-2005 by Ord. No. 15-05. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Environmental factors — See Ch. 102.
Illicit connections to storm sewers — See Ch. 134.
Pet waste — See Ch. 179.
Sewers — See Ch. 191.
Solid waste — See Ch. 200.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 204.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 208.
Wildlife feeding — See Ch. 239.
Yard waste — See Ch. 240.
Individual sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 290.
To prohibit the spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than
stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system within the Borough
of Mountain Lakes, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words,
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use
in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When
not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and
words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage
systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made
channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by Borough of Mountain
Lakes or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying
stormwater. MS4s do not include combined sewer systems, which are sewer systems
that are designed to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and
transport stormwater from streets and other sources.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association,
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that
runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, is captured
by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage facilities, or is conveyed
by snow removal equipment.
The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system within the Borough of Mountain
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 separate storm sewer system is also prohibited.
A.
Waterline 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.
Deicing materials properly applied to sidewalks, streets,
roadways, etc.
J.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean
water:
(1)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their
use for their 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.
K.
Discharges authorized under a NJPDES permit other than
the Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
A.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department
of Mountain Lakes.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who is found to be in
violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and each day the
same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.
