[Adopted 5-13-1980 as Section 2 (Ch. 102, Art. II, of the
1978 Code)]
The position of Sanitary Landfill Inspector,
hereinafter referred to as "Inspector(s)," is hereby created. The
Board of Health, hereinafter referred to as "Board," shall appoint
qualified persons, as established hereunder, to the position of Inspector
and shall create as many positions as there are landfills located
within the Township of Mantua which have been registered with the
Bureau of Solid Waste Management of the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, hereinafter referred to as "Bureau," and have been approved
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, hereinafter
referred to as "Department," and which have been issued a certificate
of public convenience and necessity by the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners, State of New Jersey.
Persons appointed Inspector(s) by the Board
shall meet the qualifications required of an Environmental Technician
(environmental quality) as classified by the New Jersey Department
of Civil Service, hereinafter referred to as "Civil Service," Division
of Classification and Compensation.
The Board shall establish the salary of the person hired as Inspector within the salary ranges designated by the Civil Service for an Environmental Technician (environmental quality) as classified under § 56-34 herein.
The Inspector shall perform the following duties:
A.
The Inspector shall remain on the site of the sanitary
landfill during its hours of operation and inspect vehicles entering
the landfill for the purpose of unloading any solid waste (as defined
by N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.4.60) to ascertain whether the operational requirements
of N.J.A.C. 7:26-1 et seq. and the terms and conditions of the registration
statement approved by the Department are satisfied.
B.
The Inspector shall periodically inspect the landfill
site to ascertain whether the operational requirements of N.J.A.C.
7:26-1 et seq. and the terms and conditions of the registration statement
approved by the Department are satisfied.
C.
The Inspector shall be subject to any rules and regulations
that the Bureau may promulgate. If so directed by the Bureau, the
Inspector shall submit periodic inspection reports to it.
D.
In the event that violation(s) of the registration
statement for the sanitary landfill and/or of the rules of the Bureau,
N.J.A.C. 7:26-1 et seq. and/or the laws of the State of New Jersey
and/or ordinances are discovered by the Inspector, he shall immediately
report such violation(s) to the Bureau, and he may take further action
as permitted by law, including but not limited to the issuance of
lawful process.
A.
The Board shall charge each sanitary landfill to which
an Inspector has been assigned a fee sufficient to defray the salary
of the Inspector and administrative costs associated with the duties
imposed upon the Inspector. Prior to the assessment of fees against
the landfill, the Board shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose
of gathering information to enable the Board to establish an inspection
fee as defined herein.
B.
No Inspector shall be appointed by the Board until
such time as an inspection fee has been established by the Board after
public hearing.
