Whenever used in the within article, the following
terms shall have the following meaning:
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. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
NATURAL OUTLET
An outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or
groundwater, including the Passaic River or any of its tributaries.
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 admitted intentionally.
SANITARY WASTE
Waste derived principally from dwellings, office buildings
and sanitary conveniences. When segregated from industrial wastes,
may come from industrial plants or commercial enterprises.
SEWAGE
The spent water of a community. The preferred terms is "wastewater."
SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
STRENGTH OF WASTE
A measurement of suspended solids and/or biochemical oxygen
demand and/or chemical oxygen demand and/or any other parameter determined
by PVSC as a fair indicator of the relative use, other than volumetric,
of PVSC facilities by industrial wastes.
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural
outlet within the municipality any wastewater or other polluted waters,
except where suitable treatment has been provided and where a National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit has been obtained from
the appropriate governmental authority, where required.
No person shall make connection on roof downspouts,
foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff
or groundwater to a building sewer or drain, which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer unless approved
by the municipality for purpose of disposal of polluted surface drainage.
The governing body shall appoint or designate
some suitable person to administer this article.
All users of the wastewater facilities shall
comply with the requirements of the written rules and regulations
of the PVSC which have been adopted and which from time to time shall
have been adopted, which regulations shall become effective upon filing
of certified copies in the office of the Municipal Clerk after the
effective date of this article.