§ 58:14-35 — Rules and regulations; civil penalty for violations

The commissioners shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations in conformity with requirements imposed by the federal government as a condition of federal assistance, which shall be binding upon all contracting municipalities and lessees delivering or discharging sewage into the system of the commissioners. Such rules and regulations may include pretreatment requirements, requirements for the adoption of sewer use ordinances and of user charge and industrial cost recovery systems in accordance with applicable federal statutes and the implementing regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and requirements concerning infiltration-inflow, as well as such other rules and regulations as the commissioners may deem to be necessary or proper for the operation of the system or to apply for and receive financial assistance from the federal government or any agency thereof for the construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of waste treatment works as part of the system, and to enter any agreement with the federal government for the purpose of obtaining such financial assistance. Any person who violates any provision of any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioners pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000.00 per day for each violation, and each day's continuance of the violation shall constitute a separate violation. Penalties imposed under this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The commissioners may institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any act or activity which adversely affects or threatens to adversely affect public health or safety or the operation of the system. L.1976, c.125, s.1; amended 1989,c.237,s.1.