[Derived from Secs. 16-2 through 16-13 of
the 1999 Code of the Township of Clinton]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:63-1 et seq.,[1] the Township Council does hereby fix and prescribe such
charges, rents, rules, regulations, conditions and restrictions as
to connection to and use of sewers and drains in the Township, which
sewers and drains remain under the control and management of the Clinton
Township Sewerage Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1 et seq.
[1]
Editor's Note: Repealed by L. 1991, c. 53.
See N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-1 et seq.
It is the judgment of the Township of Clinton,
hereinafter referred to as "Township," that the charges provided for
herein are reasonable and necessary at the present time to pay the
expenses for the operation and maintenance of the sewerage system,
including reserves, insurance, extension and replacements, and to
pay punctually the principal of and interest on Township bonds issued
to finance construction and to maintain such reserves therefor as
may be required and as are determined necessary and desirable by the
Authority. A portion of the charges provided for herein shall be used
to establish a replacement cost fund for the replacement of major
equipment, including but not limited to pumping systems utilized in
the sewerage system. Such a fund will be established upon the recommendation
of the Sewerage Authority Engineer based upon the expected useful
life of any major equipment utilized in the sewerage system and the
expected replacement cost thereof.
It is the determination of the Township Council
that such income and expenses shall be kept separate and apart from
the local municipal budget and shall be collected by the Authority
and maintained in a separate Sewer Utility Fund for the purposes of
this article.
The Authority shall review not less than every
two years the wastewater contribution of users and user classes, the
total cost of operation and maintenance of the sewerage systems and
the Township user charge system and shall revise the charges for users
or user classes to accomplish the following:
A.
Maintain the proportional distribution of operation
and maintenance cost among users and user classes as required.
B.
Generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation
and maintenance costs necessary for proper operation and maintenance,
including a replacement of the sewerage system.
C.
Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users
to the cost of operation and maintenance attributable to that class
for the next year and adjust the rate accordingly.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Plumbing Subcode Official, Building Construction Official
or engineer, as designated.
Any person or firm duly employed in such capacity by the
Authority.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under laboratory procedure in five days at 20º
C., expressed in parts per million (ppm) by weight.
The extension from the sewage drainage system or any structure
to the service lateral installed as part of the main line collection
sewer.
The amount of chlorine, in milligrams per liter, which must
be added to sewage to produce a chlorine residual of 0.5 milligram
per liter after a contact period of 60 minutes, in accordance with
procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
A single physical connection into the collection system.
Any nonresidential, nonindustrial use which discharges domestic
wastes or water to the sanitary sewer including, but not limited to,
business, traffic, trade, service or commerce.
Fees, other than permit fees, charged for the direct or indirect
connection with, and use of, the Authority's sewerage facilities,
including the initial charge made upon connection into the Authority's
system.
A single physical connection into the collection system.
The Clinton Township Sewerage Authority organized pursuant
to the Sewerage Authority Law, N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1 et seq.
The area along the service line where a service lateral connects
with a building sewer running from the owner's premises. Said point
is the area where Township responsibility ends and owner responsibility
begins. The curb vent or cleanout shall usually be located adjacent
to the curb abutting a street servicing the owner's premises.
A sewer system, or any part thereof, which has been completely
installed, tested, and ready for service but for which no outlet has
been constructed, and for which no sewage is allowed until such time
that it is approved for connection and connected to the Authority's
sewerage facilities.
One who works 20 hours or more per week.
The Authority's engineer who is engaged at the time to serve
the Authority for the design, inspection of construction and operation
of the Township's sanitary sewerage system.
Solid waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
A receptacle designed to separate and retain grease, oil
and other fatty substances from wastes.
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2
inch in any dimension.
The fee imposed upon a user by C.T.S.A. for each fiat rate
sewer rental unit for access into the sewerage collection system.
Any property within the sewered area upon which there is
erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure
sanitary sewage or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any nonresidential user, identified in the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, under
Divisions A, B, D or E, which discharges industrial process waters
into the Township's sanitary sewerage collection system.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted
to flow or escape in the course of any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business process or in the course of the development, recovery
or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Water, other than wastewater that enters a sewerage system,
including sewer service connections, from the ground through such
means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manholes. Infiltration
does not include and is distinguished from inflow.
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewerage system,
including sewer service connections, from sources such as roof leaders,
cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains
from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between
storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwaters,
surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage. Inflow does not include
and is distinguished from infiltration.
Sewage with a maximum:
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the sewered area.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions, in gram-moles per liter of solution, and indicates
the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from an
improved property.
A sewer that conveys sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination
of both, and into which storm- , surface and ground waters or unpolluted
industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
All facilities as of any particular time situated in the
sewered area for the collection, pumping, treating and disposing of
sanitary sewage and industrial wastes.
The part of the sewage system from the collection sewer to
a curb vent or cleanout.
A plant and facility operated for the treatment of sewage
and industrial wastes.
That portion of the Township in which there is constructed
a sewage collection system in accordance with plans approved by the
Township and as from time to time may be constructed and extended.
The basis for assigning charge to individual user based on the character of that use as indicated in § 220-7 of this article.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
exceeds, in connection with any given constituent or in quantity of
flow, for any period of longer duration than 15 minutes, more than
five times its average hourly concentration flow.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes, published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water
Pollution Control Federation.
A sewer that carries storm- , surface and ground water drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
A charge, in addition to the service charge rental, which
is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than
the concentration values established as representative of normal sewage.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtration. The standard laboratory procedure shall be that found
in the latest edition of Standard Methods.
Any substance, including copper, cyanide and chromium compounds,
which inhibits the activity of humans, animals or organisms.
Any water or liquid containing none of the following:
Emulsified grease or oil.
Substances that may impart taste, odor or color.
Odorous or otherwise obnoxious gases.
Total dissolved solids in excess of 1,000 milligrams
per liter.
Suspended solids in excess of five milligrams
per liter.
A biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in excess
of five milligrams per liter.
A pH below 6.0 or greater than 9.0.
A.
Connection required; application procedure. Upon notice
by the Clinton Township Sewerage Authority, the owner of any building
located on property anywhere in the Township which abuts a sanitary
sewer line or a street in which a sewer is constructed or a sewer
line runs through, or who shall have had sewer capacity assigned to
him, shall, within 90 days after the receipt of notice by C.T.S.A.,
connect the building with the sanitary sewer system; provided, however,
that where the building setback line on any building is greater than
300 feet from an existing sewer line or the building cannot be serviced
by gravity or no capacity is available, then, in such event, the owner
of the building may apply to the Authority for a waiver of the mandatory
hookup provisions of this section. The application to the Authority
shall provide the following information:
(1)
The address, tax lot and block of the property.
(2)
The zoning of the property.
(3)
The zoning of surrounding properties.
(4)
The area of the property for which the waiver is sought,
including dimensions such as side yard, rear yard and setback.
(5)
The location of the existing waste disposal system.
(6)
A report from the Township of Clinton Board of Health
that the septic system is adequate and functioning satisfactorily.
B.
Connection permits.
(1)
No connection shall be made to the Authority's system
until a written application is submitted and a permit therefor issued.
(2)
Application for connection permits shall be submitted
to the Authority accompanied by the appropriate fees.
(3)
Connection permits shall be valid and in force for
a period of one year from the date of issue unless a written request
is submitted to the Authority prior to the expiration date and approved
for extension of an additional one-year period.
C.
Waiver. After reviewing the application and upon examination
of the Township of Clinton Board of Health report by the Authority,
the Authority may, if it deems the existing waste disposal system
not to be a nuisance or a menace to the public health, issue a waiver
of the mandatory hookup provisions of this article. The waiver issued
shall be for a period of two years. The applicant, its successors
and assigns shall reapply every two years to the Authority for a new
waiver, and each new application shall provide the information herein
required. The applicant shall execute the waiver in recordable form,
and the waiver shall be recorded at the Hunterdon County Clerk's office
at the applicant's expense. Within 60 days of recording, the recorded
waiver shall be filed with the Authority.
D.
Connection of new construction. If the capacity is
available, the owner of any new building occupied after the effective
date of this article, which building abuts a sanitary sewer line or
a street in which a sewer is now constructed or shall be hereafter
constructed, or if such property has a sewer line running through
it, shall, before the occupancy of the building, connect the premises
with the sanitary sewer line.
A.
Commencement of charges. The charges for sewer service
as hereinafter set forth shall commence as the first day of the month
following connection or 90 days after such owner has received notice
to connect, whichever event first occurs. Upon failure to pay the
charges, whether or not connection is made, the owner shall be liable
for the penalties and fine provisions hereinafter set forth in this
article. The sewer charges shall be made by the Authority and billed
to the owners of real property upon which there are improvements,
at a sanitary sewer rental or charge as shall be set pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:14A-8 for each sewer rental unit in the Township.
B.
Sewer renting units; formulas for metered and nonmetered
use.
[Amended 7-10-2002 by Ord. No. 781-02]
(1)
The number of sewer renting units shall be determined
in different instances as set forth by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3 entitled "Projected
Flow Criteria" (herein "code").
(2)
The code is hereby adopted by reference as the same
may be changed from time to time in the future. In all instances the
Township shall rely on the most current version of said regulations.
(3)
Notwithstanding the Code as set forth in subsections
(a) and (b), the standard sewer rental projected flow criteria for
all single family dwellings within the Township shall be 300 gallons
per day.
(4)
The projected flow of users of the Township sewerage
system not specified in the above referenced code shall be determined
as a result of an engineering study by the C.T.S.A.'s engineer, using,
as a unit basis, 300 gallons per day or a major fraction hereof.
(5)
If the above-adopted code results in fractional units,
the number of units shall be increased to the next whole unit. No
rate shall be billed on the basis of less than a minimum of one full
unit. Any user required to meter their flow by the Authority, either
temporarily or permanently, shall install a sewage meter to measure
continuously the flow of sewage for the purpose of determining the
number of gallons of effluent per day produced by the user. The cost
of the installation shall be borne by the owner, who will and shall
grant to the Authority, its agents and officers the right of access
to such meter at all reasonable times and the right to inspect all
flow records at reasonable times. Sewage meters shall be subject to
annual calibration by C.T.S.A., and the cost for calibration and any
maintenance upon meters shall be borne by the owner.
(6)
Measurement units as included in the code shall be
based on units as approved by the Clinton Township Planning Board
and/or Clinton Township Board of Adjustment, where available, or as
established by the C.T.S.A. The approved capacity shall at all times
control rather than the temporal use.
(7)
The C.T.S.A. shall have the right to verify the measurement
units used for determination of sewer rental units and shall have
the right to modify as necessary sewer rental units as deemed appropriate.
C.
Billing for sewer service.
(1)
All charges for service are billed annually in or
about February as follows:
(a)
For the first quarter, covering the months of
January, February and March: due March 1.
(b)
For the second quarter, covering the months
of April, May and June: due June 1.
(c)
For the third quarter, covering the months of
July, August and September: due September 1.
(d)
For the fourth quarter, covering the months
of October, November and December: due December 1.
(2)
Billings for sewer service shall be rendered in accordance
with the billing procedure presently employed by the Authority. Bills
remaining unpaid shall accrue interest from the billing date at the
maximum rate permitted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14A-21, which at the
present time is 1 1/2% per month of the delinquency or at such
greater rate of interest as may hereinafter be permitted by future
amendment to the foregoing statute.
(3)
Whenever service commences after the first day of
any quarterly period, sanitary sewer rentals for the first quarterly
period shall be prorated equitably.
D.
Basis for sewer charges. Sewer charges are based upon
estimated annual operating and capital costs of C.T.S.A. and may be
changed from time to time as the needs generated by such costs may
be required.
E.
Occupancy by more than one use; combination of uses;
change of use.
(1)
Where premises or a building are occupied by more
than one commercial or industrial establishment or by a combination
of both types of establishments, the charge will be determined by
applying the aforesaid rates to each commercial and industrial establishment
located therein.
(2)
Where premises or a building contains a dwelling unit
or units in combination with, or in addition to commercial or industrial
establishments, the charge will be determined by applying the aforesaid
rates to each dwelling unit and commercial or industrial establishment
located therein.
A.
Rights of Sewerage Authority. The Authority reserves
the right to sample all commercial and industrial wastes which are
anticipated to have organic loadings, suspended solid loadings and
chlorine demand in excess of standards established for the sewered
areas by the C.T.S.A. and the Township of Clinton.
B.
Surcharge to be added. A surcharge will be added for
all industrial or commercial wastes which exceed the aforesaid standards
established by the C.T.S.A. and the Township for the sewered areas.
C.
Schedule of surcharge payment. Industrial wastes subject
to surcharges shall pay under the schedule established for the sewered
areas by the C.T.S.A. and the Township of Clinton.
D.
Additional testing and sampling. In addition to any
testing or sampling required under the terms of this section, any
applicable federal or state regulations or code or any other applicable
law or regulation, the Authority may, in its discretion, require periodic
testing or sampling of any user of the Authority's sewerage system
if, in the opinion of the Authority, such testing or sampling is necessary
in light of the nature or quantity of that user's sewerage discharge,
the number or type of employees or occupants of the premises, the
nature of the use or operation of the premises or other factors which,
in the Authority's opinion, require further analysis or evaluation
as to the nature of the effluent being discharged into the Authority's
system.
E.
Charges for sampling and testing. Any user whose effluent
is tested or sampled pursuant to the terms of this section or applicable
regulation, code, permit or law will be charged by the Authority for
the sample in accordance with rates to be set by the Authority for
the following:
Under no circumstances shall any of the following
be discharged into the sanitary sewers of the sewered areas directly
or indirectly:
A.
Inflow.
B.
Any toxic substance, such as gasoline, benzine, naphtha,
fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
C.
Any liquid having a temperature higher than 150º
F.
D.
Any liquid containing more than 100 parts per million
of fat, oil, grease, or other matter containing any ashes, cinders,
sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics
or wood.
E.
Any solid or viscous substance capable of causing
obstructions or other interference with the proper operation of the
C.T.S.A. and/or the Township sewerage treatment plant or the sewerage
collection system.
F.
Any liquid having a pH, as determined by the Authority's
engineer, the C.T.S.A. or the Township, lower than 6.0 or higher than
9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel, or material that
would be harmful to the treatment of sewage.
G.
Ground garbage, except the residue from the preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such degree
that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under flow
conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A.
Inspections. The officers and agents of the Township
or C.T.S.A. shall have unrestricted access at all reasonable hours
to all premises served by the Authority's sewerage collection system
to inspect the collection system and to see that the requirements
of the Authority regarding the use of the customer's sewer connection
are being observed. Additionally, any owner of property which discharges
industrial waste into the sanitary sewerage system shall, at the owner's
expense, provide suitable facilities to enable samples of such waste
to be collected for analysis and further permit authorized representatives
of the Township or C.T.S.A. to collect such samples from users within
the Township.
B.
Damage. Any damage to pipe, manholes or any other
property of the Township, C.T.S.A. or the Town of Clinton, caused
by carelessness or neglect of a customer, must be paid for by the
customer upon presentation of a bill therefor.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article or fail to comply therewith shall, severally, for each and every such violation and noncompliance, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-17. This imposition of the foregoing penalty shall not bar the right of the Township Council to specifically enforce the provisions of this article. All costs to the Township or Authority caused by such violation or noncompliance shall be the responsibility of the violator.
The cost of operation and maintenance for all
flow indirectly attributable to users which arises out of infiltration/inflow
shall be distributed among all users of the system in the same manner
that the cost of operation and maintenance among users or user classes
is distributed for their actual use.
A.
Preliminary procedure. The owner of any premises required
to be connected to the sanitary sewer system or desiring to construct
a sewer extension or to make a change in any existing connection to
the sanitary sewer system shall first inquire of the Township whether
capacity is available and, if so, shall make an application, in writing,
to the Authority upon the forms provided by the Authority.
B.
Connection expense; application contents.
(1)
All connections shall be done at the expense of the
property owner.
(3)
Any connections which require an extension of the
existing sewer system, or for which a service lateral is not available,
must be accompanied by plans and specifications as required by the
Authority.
(4)
All costs incurred for professional services, including
the review and approval of plans as submitted, shall be borne by the
applicant.
(5)
All permits required by other governmental agencies
for any work associated with this connection permit, shall be required
in addition to all permits required by the Authority.
C.
For sewer extensions to the C.T.S.A. sewer system,
or any new sewerage facilities constructed by developers and others.
For all developments or properties within the C.T.S.A. sewer service
areas the following procedures must be followed:
(1)
Application. An application for a sewer main extension
shall be accompanied by four sets of plans and specifications prepared
and sealed by an engineer licensed by the State of New Jersey.
(2)
Timing of submissions. Prior to, or following preliminary
Planning Board approval, the developer must submit in writing to the
C.T.S.A. information concerning the proposed method for providing
wastewater service and a request for a determination on the availability
of sewer and treatment capacity. Any costs incurred for professional
services, including but not limited to any capacity studies required
or conducted by the Authority, shall be the responsibility of the
applicant.
(3)
Upon capacity analysis by the C.T.S.A.
(a)
Upon the determination of available capacity
and the method of service, the Authority shall prepare an agreement
between the Authority and developer reserving a specified capacity
for a period not to exceed three years unless otherwise agreed to
by the Authority.
(b)
Upon the determination that adequate conveyance
or treatment capacity is not available, the Authority shall notify
the developer that capacity is not currently available and either:
(4)
All developments proposed within the sewer service
area of the C.T.S.A. shall provide for sanitary sewer facilities by
the construction of sanitary (wet or dry) sewers as part of their
development even if adequate treatment plant capacity is not available
at the time of construction.
(5)
All required applications, submissions for approval,
construction, and acceptance of sanitary sewer extension projects
must be completed in accordance with the current rules and regulations
of the C.T.S.A.
(6)
All construction methods and materials for all sanitary
sewer facilities shall be in accordance with the "Materials and Methods
of Construction for the Clinton Township Sewerage Authority" or as
required by the C.T.S.A.
D.
Required signatures and consent. The application for
a sewer connection and/or sewer extension shall be signed by the owner
of the property or by his/her authorized agent and shall be accompanied
by the consent of the applicant to be bound by all provisions of this
article along with other applicable rules and regulations of the Township
and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
A.
Installation of service laterals.
(1)
A service lateral shall be connected to a collection
sewer with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and
encased in an eight-inch envelope of concrete extending around the
barrel of the collection sewer pipe.
(2)
All service laterals installed after the initial construction
period shall be installed by the Authority or the owner at the expense
of the owner of the connection unit served by the lateral, at the
direction of the Authority. The service lateral shall conform to the
Authority's specifications and the following requirements:
(a)
All joints shall be sealed and made airtight
and shall be smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment
and of proper grade to provide free flow of sewage matter without
any obstructions, and shall be made in accordance with the Township's
specifications for its sanitary sewers and shall be subject to the
right of inspection hereby reserved by the Authority.
(b)
Service laterals and building sewers for the
same connection shall be of the same size and material throughout
and shall in no case be less than four inches in diameter.
B.
Connections to service lateral and house drain. Connections
to service laterals, if of the same pipe size, shall be made by properly
joining to the bell end of the service lateral provided. If cast-iron
pipe four inches in diameter is used, the connection shall be made
with a standard adapting fitting of cast iron. This shall apply also
to the connection of the house drain to the building sewer pipe. Projecting
a smaller pipe into the larger and sealing shall not be permitted.
C.
Pumping and backfilling of prior facilities. Within
30 days following the abandonment of all septic tanks, cesspools and
seepage pits for the treatment of sanitary sewage, these facilities
shall be pumped out and filled with sand, crushed stone, gravel or
shale to prevent the pits from caving in or from in any way becoming
a health or safety hazard. Septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits
with concrete lids four inches thick may be used for the disposal
of stormwater from roof drains, etc., without backfilling being necessary.
The owner shall submit evidence of pumping and backfilling to the
Clinton Township Board of Health.
D.
Size of building sewers. Building sewers shall be
no less than four inches in diameter.
E.
Types of pipe for construction; jointing materials.
F.
Bearing to be uniform; jointing specifications. Uniform
bearing shall be provided along the entire length of a building sewer;
and all joints of a building sewer shall be watertight and rootproof.
No cement mortar joints shall be used.
G.
Connection to existing house sewer line. Where an improved property, at the time of securing a permit under § 220-13 to connect to a sewer, is served by its own sewage disposal system or device, the existing house sewer line shall be broken on the building side of the sewage disposal system or device, and attachment shall be made with proper fittings to continue the house sewer line as a building sewer, undiminished in inside diameter, but not less than four inches, to the service lateral.
H.
Joint occupancy of trench. A building sewer to serve
one improved property may occupy the same trench as a building sewer
to serve the next adjoining improved property, provided that the common
trench is on or immediately adjacent to the common property line and
such joint occupancy is by mutual agreement of the owners concerned
pursuant to a recorded sanitary sewer casement.
I.
Responsibilities of persons constructing or owners;
notice and approval of changes.
(1)
It shall be the duty of every person constructing
or owning any building sewer, house drain, soil pipe, waste pipe,
vent pipe, plumbing fixtures or any other passage or connection between
a sewer and any grounds, building, structure or place of business,
and in like manner it shall be the duty of the owners of all grounds,
buildings, structures and all parties interested therein, to cause
and require that such building sewer, house drain, soil pipe, waste
pipe, vent pipe, plumbing fixtures and every other passage or connection
is adequate for its purpose and at all times allows free passage of
all material that enters or should enter the same.
(2)
No change of drainage, sewage or the building sewer
of any building shall be permitted unless notice thereof is given
to the Authority's authorized agent or to the engineer and assent
of the Authority thereto obtained in writing.
J.
Fittings. Fittings in a building sewer shall conform
to the type of pipe used in construction.
K.
Changes in direction. Changes in direction in a building
sewer shall be made by use of Y-branches or of 1/8 or 1/16
bends. Caulking of lead joints or alignment of self-sealing joints
to angles of less than 1/16 bend equivalent only shall be permitted.
L.
Obstruction of flow. Fittings or connections in a
building sewer which have an enlargement, chamber or recess with a
ledge, shoulder or reduction of pipe area that offers any obstruction
to flow shall not be allowed.
M.
Joints in cast-iron pipe. Joints in cast-iron soil
pipe in a building sewer shall be packed with oakum in the bell and
spigot terminations and thereafter shall be filled with molten lead
to a depth of at least one inch and shall not be depressed more than 1/8
inch below the rim of the hub. Then the lead shall be caulked in place.
No paint, varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the jointing
material until after the building sewer has been tested and approved
as provided in this subsection. Rubber ring joints of approved design
may also be used.
N.
Floor drains. Floor drains shall not be connected
to a building sewer.
O.
Cleanouts.
(1)
A cleanout shall be provided inside the building for
rodding the building sewer. If it is physically impossible to locate
the cleanout just inside the building, it shall be permissible to
locate the cleanout just outside the building wall, with the riser
brought to the ground surface.
(2)
Cleanouts shall be provided on each building sewer
at intervals to permit complete rodding with a seventy-five-foot long
auger or tape. Cleanouts shall be constructed by using a Y-fitting
in the rim of the pipe with a bend of 45º and riser to the ground
surface. The riser pipe shall be provided with a standard four-inch
screw-type ferrule.
(3)
A Y-fitting with a cap clamped in place may be provided
for all building sewers at the curbline point of connection or at
any location within the sidewalk area if desired.
(4)
Connections will be made only at the bottom of the
Y-fitting of the cleanout. Under no circumstances shall the individual
installing the service line tie into any other point of the cleanout.
P.
Special conditions. Wherever, in the opinion of the
Township Plumbing Subcode Official or the Authority's authorized agent,
the trenching conditions require either a specific type of pipe, jointing
material or encasement in concrete, the materials it may direct shall
be installed to protect the property owner or the Township for special
conditions as follows:
(1)
Where the trench is over 12 feet deep, extra-strength
V.C. pipe, Class 30300 A.C. pipe, extra-heavy cast-iron pipe or SDR
35 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe shall be used.
(2)
Where the trench is less than four feet deep in a
traveled roadway, special bedding consisting of crushed stone or concrete
cradle, as directed by the engineer or the Authority's authorized
agent, shall be used.
(3)
Service laterals and building sewers for all service
stations, garages or other establishments storing, using or dispensing
gasoline, kerosene, benzine or similar solvents shall be constructed
of cast-iron pipe with leaded joints. Rubber ring joints shall not
be permitted. An oil separator is required in such cases in accordance
with the National Plumbing Code.
(4)
Where lines are laid in fill, extra-heavy cast-iron
soil pipe with lead joints shall be used.
(5)
Where foundation conditions are poor due to groundwater
or subsurface materials, a bedding of quarry-blend crushed stone at
least six inches in depth shall be used.
(6)
Where rock is encountered, it shall be excavated to
a depth of six inches below the bottom of the pipe and the trench
refilled to the grade line with sand or crushed stone.
Q.
Slope and grade. The slope or grade of a building
sewer when the inside diameter is four inches or more shall be no
less than 1/4 inch per foot of length and shall be downward in
the direction of flow, provided that, when asbestos cement sewer pipe
is used, the slope may be reduced but shall be not less than 1/8
inch per foot of length.
R.
Testing and approval.
(1)
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been
inspected, tested and approved as provided in this subsection. If
any part of a building sewer is covered before so being inspected,
tested and accepted, it shall be uncovered for inspection and testing
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be
connected to a sewer.
(2)
When found necessary for the Authority's authorized
agent or the Township Plumbing Subcode Official, the building sewer
shall be tested by filling the same completely with water so that
every section is tested with not less than a ten-foot head of water.
Water shall be kept in the building sewer for 15 minutes before inspection
starts, and no leakage shall be observable at the time of the inspection.
(3)
Upon inspection and approval of a building sewer by
the Authority, a certificate of approval shall be issued to the owner
of the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
(4)
The Authority's authorized agent or Township Plumbing
Subcode Official shall observe all required testing of a building
sewer. All equipment and material required for testing shall be furnished
by the owner of the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
If a building sewer is not approved by the Authority, a further test
or tests shall be made following completion of necessary corrections.
(5)
Whenever the Authority has reason to believe any building
sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall be subject to
test and inspection. Defects found upon test and inspection shall
be corrected as required at the cost and expense of the owner of the
improved property served through the building sewer.
S.
Maintenance of building sewer. Every building sewer
of any improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe
operating condition by the owner of the improved property.
T.
Excavations; restoration of public property.
(1)
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded
adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from
damage and injury.
(2)
Restoration.
(a)
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
disturbed in the course of installation of a building sewer shall
be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Authority at the cost
and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected.
(b)
Wherever the surface of any public street, sidewalk
or cartway is disturbed by the construction of a service lateral or
building sewer, the surfacing material shall be restored and maintained
to the satisfaction of the Authority. Any and all construction in
a public street of the Township or county shall be in compliance with
the ordinances of the Township or county, and any and all construction
in a state highway shall be in compliance with the requirements and
specifications of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and
all necessary permits shall be obtained from the Township and other
appropriate agencies before construction is commenced, including the
permit required for opening or disturbing the surface of a street,
right-of-way or driveway.
U.
Supervision and inspection of construction. The construction
of building sewers shall at all times be subject to supervision and
inspection by the Authority's authorized agent or the Plumbing Subcode
Official and shall conform to the National Plumbing Code. The building
sewer shall not be covered until permitted by the Plumbing Subcode
Official or the Authority's authorized agent.
V.
Connections to sewers on private property. Connections
to sewers where the same are run through private property shall in
all respects be governed by these rates, rules and regulations.
W.
Drainage restricted. No roof drainage, cellar drainage,
surface water, swimming pool drainage or backwash water, waste from
hydrants or groundwater from underground drainage fields shall be
admitted or be permitted to drain into the sewer system. The sewer
system shall convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes only.
X.
Right of Authority to close or disconnect. The Authority
shall have the right to close or disconnect from the sewer system
any building sewer used for carrying rain, cellar drainage, surface
water, groundwater or objectionable matter, or whenever any violations
of these rules and regulations are committed.
Y.
Nonliability of Authority, Township and town.
(1)
The Authority or Township or Town of Clinton shall
not be liable for any damage or expense resulting from leaks, stoppages
or defective plumbing or from any other cause occurring to any premises
or within any house or buildings, and it is expressly stipulated by
and among the Authority/Township/Town of Clinton and the owner that
no claim shall be made against the Authority/Township/Town of Clinton
on account of the breaking or stoppage of or any damage or expense
to any service lateral or house connection when the cause thereof
is found to be in the lateral or house connection.
(2)
The Authority/Township/Town of Clinton shall not be
liable for a deficiency or failure of service when occasioned by an
emergency, required repairs of failure from any cause beyond control.
The Township reserves the right to restrict the use of sewer service
whenever the public welfare requires it. In consideration of the right
to connect to the sewer system, the Authority/Township/Town of Clinton
shall not be liable for any damage or expense resulting from leaks,
stoppages or defective plumbing or from any other cause occurring
to any premises or within any building, and it is hereby expressly
agreed by all persons making connection to the sewer system that no
claim shall be made against the Authority/Township/Town of Clinton
on account of the breaking or stoppage of or any damage or expense
to any service lateral or building sewer where the cause thereof is
found to be in such service lateral or building sewer.
Z.
Failure to remedy unsatisfactory condition. If any
person fails or refuses, upon receipt of a notice in writing from
the Authority, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with respect
to a building sewer within 60 days of receipt of notice, the Authority
may refuse to permit such person to discharge sanitary sewage and
industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system until the unsatisfactory
condition is remedied.
AA.
Right to refuse connection; discontinuance of use;
pretreatment. The Authority reserves the right to refuse to any person
the privilege of connection of any improved property to a sewer or
to compel discontinuance of use of a sewer by any person or to compel
the pretreatment of industrial wastes in order to prevent discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of wastes which may be deemed by the
Authority/Township/Town of Clinton to be harmful to the sanitary sewer
system or to have a deleterious effect on sewage treatment process.
BB.
Standards for connection to sewer lateral. All connections
to a sewer lateral shall be made in a careful and workmanlike manner
in accordance with the provisions of this article and the National
Plumbing Code. Except as herein provided, the National Plumbing Code
shall in all cases prevail, and application for a pluming permit to
install the building sewer shall be made through the Township Plumbing
Subcode Official.
CC.
Grease traps and other appliances; curb vents and
cleanouts.
(1)
Grease traps or other appliances necessary to properly
protect the sewer system from stoppage shall be installed by the owner
or the occupant of a property at its or their expense when required
by this article or the National Plumbing Code. Upon failure or neglect
of any such owner or occupant to comply, in addition to the penalty
hereinafter provided for in this article, the permit to connect the
property to the sewer system may be revoked by the Authority.
(2)
Curb vents or cleanout plugs at the curb shall be
maintained at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises.
A.
Admission of industrial waste into system.
(1)
Approval required for industrial wastes. The discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of industrial wastes having any of
the following characteristics, based upon daily averages, shall be
subject to prior review and approval of the Authority:
(a)
A five-day BOD greater than 250 milligrams per
liter.
(b)
A suspended solids content greater than 300
milligrams per liter.
(c)
A chlorine demand greater than five milligrams
per liter.
(d)
An average daily flow greater than 10% of the
average daily sewage flow of the sanitary sewer system.
(e)
Any quantity of substances possessing characteristics
described below.
(2)
Preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes.
(a)
Whenever necessary, in the opinion of the Township,
the owner of improved property shall provide, at his/her expense,
such facilities for the preliminary treatment and handling of industrial
wastes as may be necessary to:
[1]
Reduce BOD to 250 milligrams per liter and suspended
solids to 300 milligrams per liter by weight.
[2]
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents
to come within the maximum limits permitted.
[3]
Control the quantities and rates of discharge
over a twenty-four-hour day and a seven-day week.
(b)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed facilities for the preliminary treatment
and handling of industrial wastes shall be submitted for approval
of the Authority, and no construction of any such facility shall be
commenced until approval is obtained, in writing, from the Authority
and from any governmental regulatory body having jurisdiction.
(c)
Whenever facilities for the preliminary treatment
and handling of industrial wastes have been provided by the owner
of improved property, these facilities shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory operating condition at the expense of the owner, and
the Authority shall have access to the facilities at reasonable times
for inspection and testing.
B.
Prohibited wastes.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial or unpolluted commercial
process water into any sewer.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in these rules and regulations,
no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described wastes or waters into the sanitary sewer system:
(a)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150º F.
(b)
Any water or waste containing more than 100
milligrams per liter by weight of fats, oils or greases.
(c)
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas which, by reason
of its nature or quality, may cause fire or explosion or which in
any other way may be injurious to persons, to the sanitary sewer system
or to the sewage treatment plant.
(d)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes is capable of creating
a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into any
sewer or the sewage treatment plant for maintenance and repair.
(e)
Any garbage, except properly shredded or ground
garbage.
(f)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, bones, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure,
butcher's offal or any other solid viscous substance which is capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in any sewer or other interference
with the proper operation of the sanitary sewer system or the sewage
treatment plant.
(g)
Any water or waste having a pH lower than 6.0
or higher than 9.0 or having any corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures or equipment of the sanitary sewer
system or the sewage treatment plant or to personnel engaged in their
operation and maintenance.
(h)
Any water or waste containing any toxic substance
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
validly existing requirements for the receiving stream.
(i)
Any water or waste containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is
required to handle such water or waste at the sewage treatment plant.
(j)
Any radioactive isotopes, except by special
permission by the Township.
(k)
Any drainage from building construction.
(3)
Gas stations and garages shall be required to provide
oil intercepters of the types Series GA, GX, GNC and GRC of Josam
Manufacturing Company, Michigan City, Indiana, or their equivalent,
in the proper location where the dangerous liquids are to be intercepted.
(4)
Restaurants or other commercial establishments, as
directed, are required to provide grease interceptors of the Type
Series J of the Josam Manufacturing Company, or their equivalent.
(5)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the Authority
and any person whereby industrial wastes of unusual strength or character
may be admitted into the sewer system by the Authority, either before
or after preliminary treatment.
C.
Discharge of industrial wastes.
(1)
Required survey data. Any person desiring to make
a connection to the sanitary sewer system through which industrial
wastes are to be discharged shall be with the Authority an industrial
wastes questionnaire supplying pertinent data, including the estimated
quantity of flow to be discharged into the sewer system. Review and
approval, in writing, must be given by C.T.S.A. prior to discharge.
(2)
Control manholes.
(a)
When required by the Authority, any person who
discharges industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system shall
construct and properly maintain at his/her own expense a suitable
control manhole to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling
by the Township.
(b)
When required by the Authority, any such control
manhole shall be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and
satisfactory location in accordance with the plans approved by the
Authority prior to the commencement of construction.
(3)
Sewage sampling. Industrial wastes being discharged
into the sewer system shall be subject to periodic sampling, inspection
and determination of character and concentration. Sampling, inspection
and determination shall be made by the Authority as frequently as
may be deemed necessary. Representative samples for a full working
day shall be obtained by taking hourly samples and compositing them
in accordance with the flow at the time of sampling. Sewage sampling
facilities shall be accessible to the C.T.S.A. at all times. Due care
shall be exercised in the collection and preservation of all samples
to ensure preservation in as nearly the natural state as possible,
including refrigeration of all samples which are intended for analysis
by biochemical methods.
(4)
Analysis.
(a)
The Authority shall be responsible for the analysis
of samples of industrial wastes.
(b)
Laboratory methods used in the analysis of samples
of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, as published
by the American Public Health Association, provided that alternate
methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used subject
to mutual agreement between the Authority and the person discharging
the industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system.
(5)
Changes in type of wastes. Any owner of an improved
property who is discharging industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer
system and who contemplates a change which will alter the type of
these industrial wastes shall notify the Authority, in writing, at
least 10 days prior to consummation of the change.
D.
Slugs and equalized discharge. No person shall cause
the discharge of slugs of water or wastes. Each person producing a
discharge into the public sewers in excess of 40,000 gallons in any
one day shall construct and maintain at his/her own expense a suitable
flow-control facility to ensure equalization of discharge over a twenty-four-hour
period. This facility shall have a capacity of at least 50% of the
total normal volume of a twenty-four-hour production period, and the
outlet to the sewer shall be equipped with a rate discharge controller
or other approved device, the regulation of which shall be directed
by the Authority.
E.
Computation of surcharge. The surcharge per owner
of an improved property shall be determined as follows:
(1)
The surcharge for treating wastes with constituents
in excess of normal shall be computed as follows:
(a)
BOD. The daily excess of BOD charge equals (milligrams
per liter of BOD minus 250) times 8.345 times the flow in millions
of gallons per day times the BOD surcharge rate.
(b)
Suspended solids. The daily excess of suspended
solids charge equals (milligrams per liter of suspended solids minus
300) times 8.345 times the flow in millions of gallons per day times
the suspended solids surcharge rate.
(c)
Chlorine demand. The daily chlorine demand charge
equals (milligrams per liter of chlorine demand minus five) times
8.345 times the flow in millions of gallons per day times the chlorine
demand surcharge rate.
(2)
Any computation yielding a negative value shall be
ignored. The charge for the billing period shall be computed by adding
together the daily surcharges and then multiplying this total by the
number of days in the billing period.
G.
Revision of rates. The rates of surcharge shall be
reviewed from time to time and at least annually by the Authority
in order to determine whether or not they are sufficient to defray
the fixed charges, amortization costs and annual cost of operation
as determined from the sewage treatment plant records. If the difference
between the revenue derived from the rates of surcharge and the total
annual cost is sufficient to justify an increase or decrease in the
rates, the Authority shall make the appropriate change.
The Authority shall have the right of access
at reasonable times to any part of any improved property served by
the sewer system as shall be required for purposes of inspection,
measurement, sampling and testing and for the performance of other
functions relating to service rendered by the Authority through the
sewer system. All applications for permits for connections shall contain
an agreement permitting such access as a condition of granting the
permit.
The Authority reserves the right to amend these
rates, rules and regulations or to adopt additional rates, rules and
regulations as it deems necessary and proper in connection with the
use and operation of the sewer system or as may be required to meet
the necessary costs and expenses.
No officer or employee of the Township or Authority
shall vary these rules without action by the Township Council and/or
C.T.S.A., as appropriate.
The Township, Authority or Town of Clinton shall
not be liable for a deficiency or failure of service when occasioned
by an emergency, required repairs or failure from any cause beyond
control. The Township, Authority and Town of Clinton reserve the right
to restrict the use of sewer service whenever the public welfare requires
it.
Every owner of improved property which is connected
to the sanitary sewer system shall provide the Authority with his/her
correct address and any changes thereafter. Failure of any person
to receive quarterly bills for sewer rentals and charges shall not
be considered an excuse for nonpayment, nor shall this failure result
in an extension of the period of time during which the net bill is
payable.
A.
There is hereby imposed upon the owner of each fiat
rate sewer rental unit a hookup fee, which shall be set by C.T.S.A.
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14A-8.
B.
This hookup fee shall be due and payable to the Authority,
prior to obtaining a connection permit, by those owners who are required
to connect to a sewer or shall be due and payable 90 days after written
notice by the Authority to the owner has been given requiring the
owner to connect, whichever date is earlier. If the hookup fee is
not paid when due, said payment shall be considered delinquent and
subject to interest at the prevailing rate fixed by the statute from
the date due until paid in full.
C.
Determination of the hookup fee shall be made by C.T.S.A.
All service laterals completed during the initial
construction period for the sanitary sewer system shall be installed
at the Authority's expense. The actual date of completion of the sanitary
sewage collection system shall be published and made known to the
owners of all connection units.
All connection units discharging industrial
waste into the sanitary sewer system shall be charged a sanitary sewer
rental based on measured volume of discharge, in accordance with a
schedule to be established from time to time by C.T.S.A., provided
that a minimum charge equal to a flat-rate sanitary sewer rental shall
be paid by each connection unit discharging industrial waste.
Meters to measure the volume of discharge of
industrial waste from connection units shall be furnished and installed
by the owner in accordance with the Authority's standard procedure
for installing sewer meters. The meters shall be repaired and maintained
by the Authority under the terms and conditions established by the
Authority. The meter shall be accessible to the Authority at all reasonable
times for reading, testing, inspection or repair.
Unpaid charges and rentals for connection to
and use of the sanitary sewer system shall be liens upon the premises
connected until paid, and the Township shall have the same remedies
for the collection thereof, with interest, costs and penalties, as
the Township has by law for the collection of taxes upon real estate.
[Added 12-14-2005 by Ord. No. 901-05]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit
illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s)
operated by the Township of Clinton, so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to
comply.
B.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
ILLICIT CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
NJPDES PERMIT
NONCONTACT COOLING WATER
PERSON
PROCESS WASTEWATER
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this section
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. The definitions below
are the same as or based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C.
7:14A-1.2.
Waste and wastewater from humans or household operations.
Any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges domestic
sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by the Township of Clinton, unless that discharge
is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier A Municipal
Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852). Nonphysical
connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows or overflows
into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Nondomestic waste, including, but not limited to, those pollutants
regulated under Section 307(a), (b) or (c) of the Federal Clean Water
Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), or (c)].
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 Township of Clinton or other public body and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater. NOTE: In municipalities
with combined sewer systems, add the following: "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."
A permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Water used to reduce temperature for the purpose of cooling.
Such waters to not come into direct contact with any raw material,
intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product. Noncontact
cooling water may, however, contain algaecides or biocides to control
fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers and/or corrosion inhibitors.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership firm, association
or political subdivision of the state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
Any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes
into direct contact with or results from the production or use or
any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than noncontact cooling water.
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.
C.
Prohibited conduct. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Township of Clinton any domestic
sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater).
D.
Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the
Zoning Officer of the Township of Clinton.
[Added 12-14-2005 by Ord. No. 902-05]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit
the spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the
Township of Clinton, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this section
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 the Township of Clinton or other public body and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater. NOTE: In municipalities
with combined sewer systems, add the following: "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.
C.
Prohibited conduct. The spilling, dumping or disposal
of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm
sewer system operated by the Township of Clinton 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, including but not
limited to:
[Amended 12-10-2008 by 975-08]
D.
Exceptions to prohibition.
[Amended 12-10-2008 by 975-08]
(1)
Waterline flushing.
(2)
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration,
crawl space or basement sump pumps, foundation and footing drains,
rising groundwaters), provided that water shall not discharge, either
directly or indirectly, to a public right-of-way or easement if such
water causes a hazardous condition, including but not limited to the
accumulation of ice on a public right-of-way.
(3)
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn
watering runoff).
(4)
Naturally occurring flows from springs, riparian
habitats and wetlands, water reservoir discharge and diverted stream
flow.
(5)
Residential car washing water and residential
swimming pool discharge.
(6)
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
(7)
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
E.
Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the
Zoning Officer of the Township of Clinton.
[Added 9-8-2010 by Ord. No. 1007-10]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to require the retrofitting
of existing storm drain inlets that are in direct contact with repaving,
repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of facilities
on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables
(such as plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to
the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township
of Clinton so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORM DRAIN INLET
WATERS OF THE STATE
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this section 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 the Township of Clinton or other public body and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
An opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater runoff
and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening inlet,
slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
C.
Prohibited conduct. No person in control of private property (except
a residential lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the
repaving, repairing (excluding the repair of individual potholes),
resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion
or a thin base of hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering of any
surface that is in direct contact with an existing storm drain inlet
on that property unless the storm drain inlet either:
D.
Design standard. Storm drain inlets identified in Subsection C above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this subsection, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard, see Subsection D(3) below.
(1)
Grates.
(a)
Any grate installed in pavement or other ground surface to collect
stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body
unless that grate is either:
[1]
A New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
bicycle safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT
Bicycle Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines
(April 1996); or
[2]
A different grate, if each individual clear space
in that grate has an area of no more than 7.0 square inches, or is
no greater than 0.5 inches across the smallest dimension.
(b)
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater basin floors.
(2)
Whenever a curb-opening inlet is used, the clear space in that
curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb opening
has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more than 7.0
square inches, or be no greater than 2.0 inches across the smallest
dimension.
(3)
Exemptions to the design standard set forth in this subsection:
(a)
Where the Township Engineer agrees that this standard would
cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably
be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that
meet these standards;
(b)
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe
netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin
hood) that is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid
and floatable materials that could not pass through one of the following:
(c)
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel
bars with one-inch spacing between the bars; or
(d)
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is
an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or
destroy the New Jersey Register-listed historic property.
E.
Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer
of the Township of Clinton.
