Borough of Hillsdale

Ordinance No. 07-06

An Ordinance to Prohibit Illicit Connections to the Municipal Storm Sewer System in the Borough of Hillsdale

SECTION I. Purpose:

An ordinance to prohibit illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough of Hillsdale, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.

SECTION II. Definitions:

For the purpose of this ordinance, 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 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.

a. Domestic sewage- waste and wastewater from humans or household operations.

b. Illicit connection- any physical or non-physical 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 Borough of Hillsdale unless that discharge is

authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier A Municipal Stormwater

General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852). Non-physical

connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows, or overflows into

the municipal separate storm sewer system.

c. Industrial waste- 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)).

d. Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4)- a conveyance or system of

conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch

basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is

owned or operated by [insert name of municipality] or other public body, and is

designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.

e. NJPDES permit- 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

f. Non-contact cooling water- 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.

g. Person- any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or

political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.

h. Process wastewater- 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, byproduct, or waste product.

Process wastewater includes, but is not limited to, leachate and cooling water

other than non-contact cooling water.

i. Stormwater- 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.

SECTION III. 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 Borough of Hillsdale any domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater).

SECTION IV. Enforcement:

This ordinance shall be enforced by the Borough of Hillsdale Police Department and Construction Official.

SECTION V. Penalties:

Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500.

SECTION VI. Severability:

Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this Ordinance is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this Ordinance to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this Ordinance.