[Adopted 12-15-1975 by Ord. No. 75-16]
A.
Any person desiring to deposit or discharge or any
person who is now discharging any industrial waste into the sewage
collection system of the Borough of Berlin shall make application
to do so to the Borough. Such application shall be in the form prescribed
by the Borough and shall include the following information:
(1)
Number of persons employed.
(2)
Period of plant operation.
(3)
Water consumption.
(4)
Description of processes using water.
(5)
List of chemicals used.
(6)
Source, volume and rate of wastewater discharged.
(7)
Analysis of composite samples of wastewater or anticipated
characteristics of sewage and wastes to be discharged.
(8)
Any additional information required by the Borough
Council.
B.
Should any person fail to have his application approved,
the Borough shall, upon 24 hours' notice, disconnect such person's
connection with the Borough sewage collection system and such service
shall not be restored except at such person's expense.
[Amended 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 77-2]
Should any permits be revoked due to the fact
that the discharge of industrial waste into the Borough sewage collection
system by an industrial user has been altered, reconstituted or differs
from that which was discharged into the Borough sewage collection
system at the time the Borough permit was issued so that it violates
the provisions set forth in this article, the Borough shall, upon
24 hours' notice that the permit has been revoked, disconnect such
person's connection with the Borough sewage collection system and
such service shall be restored only at such person's expense.
A.
Any industrial user desiring to deposit into the Borough of Berlin sewage collection system who is not now discharging into the system must file the application required by § 261-18 at the time the building permit is applied for.
B.
Any industrial user who is now discharging industrial waste into the sewage collection system shall submit the application required in § 261-18 within 60 days of passage of this article.
C.
Each major industry now discharging into the sewage
collection system who cannot comply immediately with the requirements
of this article shall submit to the Borough, within 60 days and at
subsequent intervals of not more than nine months, a report indicating
the specific action, as well as its expected schedule for completion,
required to achieve full compliance.
[Amended 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 77-2]
A.
Industrial waste may be discharged into the Borough sewage collection system only after permission has been granted by the Borough pursuant to § 261-18 of this article.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge any waste except
those in compliance with this section or any more stringent standards
as required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
C.
When deemed necessary, an industry, at its own expense,
may be required to submit to the Borough periodic monitoring reports
on the characteristics of its wastewaters. The analytical methods
used to determine the waste concentrations must be in accordance with
those mentioned in the EPA Testing Regulations 40 CFR 136. Records
relative to waste discharges are to be kept on file for a minimum
of three years. Samples taken must be representative of the actual
discharge and shall be of the composite type. The monitoring equipment
used must be consistent with the purpose intended and is not to be
used to determine the waste characteristics unless specified in 40
CFR 136.
D.
No waste shall be permitted to be discharged into
the sewage treatment plant which contains suspended solids, a biochemical
oxygen demand or a chemical oxygen demand greater than that for normal
domestic sewage. The effluent limitation for these parameters are:
E.
Determination of surcharge.
(1)
There shall be a surcharge above the normal charge
for pH as determined by the rate schedule as follows:
(2)
The analysis to determine the sewage strength, as
required, shall be performed by a representative of the Borough of
Berlin or such testing firm as might be designated. Penalties to be
imposed will be based upon the highest pH sample or the lowest pH
sample for readings less than 5.0, whichever is greater. Appropriate
testing fees as applicable to the analyzations will be at the expense
of the discharger.
F.
Limits of concentration of substances.
(1)
Waste containing an unduly high concentration of substances which will interfere with the normal operation of the sewage treatment plant of the Borough is prohibited and shall be grounds for revocation of the permit described in § 261-19 of this article. The concentration of these substances shall be determined by analysis of the waste at the point of discharge into the sewer and shall not exceed the following requirements:
(a)
Temperature: 100º F.
(b)
Total solids: 5,000 parts per million.
(c)
Phenols: 0.005 part per million.
(d)
Cyanide as Cn: 0.1 part per million.
(e)
Chromium as Cr: 3.0 parts per million.
(f)
Copper as Cu: 1.0 part per million.
(g)
Iron as Fe: 5.0 parts per million.
(h)
Nickel as Ni: 3.0 parts per million.
(i)
Zinc as Zn: 2.0 parts per million.
(j)
Boron as B: 1.0 part per million.
(k)
Lead as Pb: 0.1 part per million.
(l)
Ether as soluble matter: 10.0 parts per million.
(m)
Arsenic as As: 4.0 parts per million.
(n)
Aluminum sulphate: 10.0 parts per million.
(o)
Surface-active agents of synthetic detergents
shall be of an approved type, with a high degree of biodegradability.
(2)
The analysis to determine the sewage strength as required
in Subsection D(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) herein shall be performed
by a representative of the Borough of Berlin or such testing firm
as might be designated. The penalties to be imposed will be based
upon the highest sample resulting from the test. Appropriate testing
fees as applicable to the analyzations will be at the expense of the
discharger.
The discharge of the following industrial waste into the sewage collection system of the Borough is prohibited and shall be grounds for revocation of the permit pursuant to § 261-19:
A.
Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil
or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B.
Garbage, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, paint residues,
cannery waste bulk solids, paper mill wastes or any other solid or
viscous substances capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage system.
C.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating
a hazard or menace to life or property or of preventing entry into
the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
D.
Any radioactive isotopes.
E.
Any wastes containing viable pathogenic bacteria other
than those normal to domestic sewage.
F.
Concentrated dye wastes, inking wastes, spent tanning
solutions or other wastes which are highly colored and which color
cannot be removed by the Borough's sewage treatment plant.
G.
Any "slugs" of sewage or waste, that is, any sewage
or waste exceeding a concentration greater than five times that of
normal sewage or of the limiting characteristics for wastes, discharged
continuously for a period of 15 minutes' duration or longer.
H.
Any waste containing grease or oil that will solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32º and 150º F.
I.
Surface or rain water, cooling water and water from
roof or cellar drains, groundwater, or unpolluted industrial or commercial
process water.
J.
Any waste which is harmful to any portion of the sewerage
system, its operating personnel or the general public, and any water
or waste which contains any toxic substances in a quantity sufficient
to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to interfere with the
biochemical process of the sewage treatment plant in such condition
that it will exceed state, federal or other valid requirements for
the receiving stream. The determination of these conditions shall
be based upon the results of an analysis conducted by a qualified
laboratory firm.
Where the average daily flow of any individual
discharger is greater than 1% of the average daily flow of the entire
sanitary sewerage system of the Borough, holding facilities shall
be constructed on the premises of the discharger, by the discharger,
which shall control the quantity and rates of discharge so that the
rate will be constant over a twenty-four-hour period for each day
of the week.
A.
Any person who shall discharge industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system, when required by the Borough, shall construct and thereafter shall properly maintain, at his own expense, a suitable control manhole to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling by the Borough. Such control manhole shall be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and satisfactory location in accordance with plans approved by the Borough prior to commencement of construction. If any industry shall fail to install a manhole as required by the provisions of this section, the Borough may install the said manhole and assess the industry for the costs of construction and maintenance of said manhole and such assessment shall be added to the sewer bill of said industry. Failure to install such a manhole may also result in the revocation of the permit pursuant to § 261-19 of this article.
B.
Whenever facilities for treatment and handling of
industrial wastes are provided, before discharge to the Borough's
sewage collection system, such facilities shall be maintained continuously,
at the expense of the owner, in satisfactory operating condition;
and the Borough shall have access to such facilities at reasonable
times for the purpose of inspecting and testing.
C.
Whenever necessary, an industry shall provide, at
its expense, such facilities for preliminary treatment and handling
of industrial wastes as may be necessary to meet the pretreatment
requirements promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments.
[Amended 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 77-2]
D.
The Borough or its duly authorized representatives
shall, at all reasonable times, be permitted to enter upon any and
all properties for the purpose of inspecting, observing, measuring
and sampling wastewaters discharged into the sewage collection system.
[Added 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 77-2]
[Added 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 77-2]
Whoever violates any of the terms, provisions
or requirements of this article or of the rules and regulations or
refuses, neglects or fails to comply with any notice given to such
person by a duly authorized representative of the Borough in conformity
with or pursuant to the provisions of this article or of such rules
and regulations or obstructs or interferes with any person in the
execution of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, severally
for each and every such violation or noncompliance, respectively,
be fined not more than $500 and costs and, in default of payment thereof,
shall be imprisoned for not more than 90 days. At the discretion of
the sentencing Judge, based upon the seriousness of the violation,
each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense and punishable
as such.
