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Timestamp: 2019-06-16 11:01:40
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193']

Township of Egg Harbor, NJ Stormwater
Ch 193 Art I Refuse Containers and Dumpsters
§ 193-2 Definitions; word usage.
§ 193-3 Prohibited conduct.
§ 193-4 Exceptions to prohibition.
§ 193-6 Violation and penalties.
Ch 193 Art II Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
§ 193-7 Purpose.
§ 193-8 Definitions; word usage.
§ 193-9 Prohibited conduct.
§ 193-10 Design standard.
§ 193-11 Enforcement.
Chapter 193 Stormwater
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Egg Harbor 9-8-2010 by Ord. No. 21-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Improper disposal into municipal stormwater system — See Ch. 195, Art. V.
Illicit connections to municipal stormwater system — See Ch. 195, Art. VI.
To require dumpsters and other refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater to be covered at all times and prohibits the spilling, dumping, leaking, or otherwise discharge of liquids, semiliquids or solids from the containers to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township of Egg Harbor and/or the waters of the state 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 Township of Egg Harbor or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise uses a refuse container or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster does not leak or otherwise discharge liquids, semiliquids or solids to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township of Egg Harbor.
This article shall be enforced by the Township of Egg Harbor Department of Public Works.
Violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a minimum fine of $100 or a maximum of $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each and every violation shall be considered a separate violation. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of this article within one year of the date of a previous violation and who was fined for the previous violation may be sentenced by the court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed as a repeat offender shall not be less than a minimum or exceed the maximum fine provided herein, and same shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of this article.
To require the retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets which 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 Egg Harbor so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
Is retrofitted or replaced to meet the standard in § 193-10 below prior to the completion of the project.
Storm drain inlets identified in § 193-9 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 § 193-10C below.