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Timestamp: 2020-02-26 05:17:45
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 212']

Borough of Old Tappan, NJ Storm Sewers
Ch 212 Art I Improper Disposal of Waste
§ 212-3 Prohibited conduct.
§ 212-4 Exceptions to prohibition.
§ 212-5 Enforcement.
§ 212-6 Violations and penalties.
Ch 212 Art II Illicit Connections
§ 212-7 Purpose.
§ 212-8 Definitions.
§ 212-9 Prohibited conduct.
§ 212-10 Enforcement.
§ 212-11 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 212 Storm Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Old Tappan 9-19-2005 by Ord. No. 891-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Sanitary sewers — See Ch. 198.
Individual sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 293.
Article I Improper Disposal of Waste
Article II Illicit Connections
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Borough, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
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 Borough or other public body and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater, including but not limited to the blowing or disposal of leaves or grass clippings, into the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Borough 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.
The following activities are not prohibited by this article:
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and noncontact cooling water);
Residential car washing water and residential swimming pool discharges;
Flows from fire-fighting activities; and,
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.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department and the Department of Public Works.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
The purpose of this article is to prohibit illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article 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, N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
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 Borough, 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.
A permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Borough any domestic sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater or other industrial waste (other than stormwater).
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000. Every day in which a violation of this article exists shall constitute a separate violation.