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Editor's Note: The preamble of Ord. No. 05-31 reads as follows:
pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.;
the Water Quality Planning Act, N.J.S.A. 58:11A-1 et seq.; the Water
Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 12:5-3 et seq.; and the Flood Hazard
Area Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:16A-50 et seq., the State of New Jersey
and local municipalities are required to establish stormwater management
plans and stormwater control ordinances, as well as content requirements
and procedures for the adoption and implementation of regional stormwater
management plans and municipal stormwater management plans.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.1]
The prohibition of spilling, dumping or disposal of materials
other than stormwater to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) operated by the Township, so as to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.2]
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 chapter 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.
Shall mean 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 or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean 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.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.3]
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System operated by the Township
of Piscataway 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.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.4]
There shall exist the following exceptions to the conduct prohibited under section 32-1.3:
a.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources.
b.
Uncontaminated ground water (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters).
c.
Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact cooling
water).
d.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff).
e.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows.
f.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming pool discharges.
g.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
h.
Flows from fire fighting activities.
i.
Flows from rinsing the following equipment with clean water:
1.
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use for their
intended purposes; and
2.
Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing materials
immediately following salt and de-icing material applications. Prior
to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials
must be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping).
Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly
discarded. 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.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.5]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or
other Municipal Officials of the Township of Piscataway.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-1.6; Ord. No. 13-28]
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the provisions
of this subsection, after being duly notified, shall be subject to
a fine of $400.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-2.1]
These regulations establish a yard waste collection and disposal
regulations in the Township to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-2.2]
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 chapter 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.
Shall mean the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway,
viaduct, drive, or other way, which is an existing State, County,
or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines,
whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders,
gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the
street lines.
Shall mean leaves and grass clippings.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-2.3]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this section.
If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for
placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-2.4]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police
Department and/or other Municipal Officials.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-2.5; Ord. No. 13-28]
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the provisions
of this section after being duly notified shall be subject to a fine
of $400.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-5.1]
To prohibit illicit connections to the Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System(s) operated by the Township of Piscataway, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-5.2]
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 chapter 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.
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer System operated by the Township of Piscataway, 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.
Shall mean non-domestic 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)).
Shall mean 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 or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean 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.
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
Shall mean 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.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-5.3]
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 Piscataway any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-5.4]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or
other Municipal Officials of the Township of Piscataway.
[Ord. No. 05-31 § 34-5.5; Ord. No. 13-28]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine of $450.