Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-23.10
Groundwater Management.
[Ord. No. 93-24]
a.
Characteristics and elements of aquifer recharge areas. Aquifer recharge areas are all areas delineated as being highly permeable, either at the surface or in the substratum, which overlie or feed substantial bodies of groundwater used for water supplies. Such soils are enumerated in the Warren Township Master Plan Aquifer Recharge Map. Such survey and map may from time to time be amended.
b.
Restrictions for aquifer recharge areas:
1.
Development shall not cause any reduction in the volume of groundwater recharge occurring on the site in an undeveloped condition.
2.
The quality of water infiltrated to the water table or aquifer shall comply with relevant State and local water quality standards as set forth in N.J.S. 26:3B-2 and 3, Nuisances; N.J.A.C. 7:14, Water Pollution Control Act; N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1, New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System; BH Chapter 2, § 2-11c, Public Health Nuisance Code; BH Chapter 5, Sewage Disposal Code; and BH Chapter 12, Water Supply Protection and Warren Township Board of Health regulations when more restrictive.
(a)
Where practicable, surface water runoff shall be directed in such a manner as to travel over natural areas rather than across potentially contaminated surfaces, such as paved areas.
(b)
Oil skimming or other available technology for mitigating oil migration into the groundwater and settling of suspended solids shall be provided for runoff from parking areas prior to release of natural drainage as required by N.J.A.C. 7:14A-2 et seq. and regulations of the Warren Township Board of Health as applicable.
(c)
Runoff from land uses producing discharges likely to contaminate groundwater shall receive state-of-the-art treatment prior to release to the natural drainage pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1 et seq., Regulations Concerning the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and regulations of the Warren Township Board of Health as applicable.
(d)
Hazardous substances must not be stored, treated or disposed of on-site except in compliance with applicable State, Federal statutes, and Warren Township Board of Health regulations.
(e)
Storage tanks. Any use involving new or existing underground or aboveground storage tanks shall be permitted only in accordance with standards and requirements of the Warren Township Board of Health.