New Jersey § 32:20-4

§ 32:20-4.

In order to put and maintain the waters of the interstate Delaware river and its west

branch as aforesaid, in a clean and sanitary condition, no sewage, industrial wastes

or other polluting matter shall be discharged into, or be permitted to flow or fall

into, or be placed in any respective zone of the interstate Delaware river as herein

established, unless such sewage, industrial waste or other artificial polluting matter

shall first have been so treated as to produce an effluent which will meet the following

minimum requirements: Zone 1: (1) Such effluent shall be free of noticeable floating solids, color, oil,

grease, or sleek, and practically free of suspended solids. (2) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of turbidity that it will not cause noticeable

turbidity in the water of the Delaware river. (3) Such effluent shall show a reduction of organic substances of at least eighty-five

per centum (85%) as measured by the bio-chemical oxygen demand, and furthermore, such

effluent in no case shall exceed a bio-chemical oxygen demand of fifty (50) parts

per million, and furthermore, the discharge of such effluent, after dispersion in

the water of the river, shall not cause a reduction of the dissolved oxygen content

of such water of more than five per centum (5%). The aforesaid reduction in dissolved oxygen content shall be determined by the average

results obtained from dissolved oxygen tests made upon samples collected on not less

than six (6) consecutive days from points in the river above and below the point or

points of effluent discharge. (4) Such effluent shall be of such quality that the most probable number of organisms

of the Coli Aerogenes group shall not exceed one (1) per milliliter in more than ten

per centum (10%) of the samples of sewage effluent tested by the confirmed test;

and provided, further, that no single sample shall contain more than one hundred (100)

organisms of the Coli Aerogenes group in one (1) milliliter. (5) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of acids, alkalis, and other toxic or

deleterious substances, that it will not create a menace to the public health through

the use of the waters of the Delaware river for public water supplies, for recreation,

bathing, agriculture and other purposes; nor be inimical to fish, animal or aquatic

life. (6) Such effluent shall be free of offensive odors and also be free of substances

capable of producing offensive tastes and odors in public water supplies derived from

the Delaware river at any place above or below the discharge of such effluent. Zone 2: (1) Such effluent shall be free of noticeable floating solids, color, oil

or grease, and practically free of both suspended solids and sleek. (2) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of turbidity that it will not cause noticeable

turbidity in the water of the Delaware river. (3) Such effluent shall show a reduction of organic substance of at least eighty-five

(85) per centum as measured by the bio-chemical oxygen demand, and furthermore, such

effluent in no case shall exceed a bio-chemical oxygen demand of one hundred (100)

parts per million, and furthermore, the discharge of such effluent, after dispersion

in the water of the river, shall not cause a reduction of the dissolved oxygen content

of such water of more than ten (10) per centum. The aforesaid reduction in dissolved oxygen content shall be determined by the average

results obtained by dissolved oxygen tests made upon samples collected on not less

than six (6) consecutive days from points in the river above and below the point or

points of effluent discharge. (4) Such effluent shall be of such quality that the most probable number of organisms

of the Coli Aerogenes group shall not exceed one (1) per milliliter in more than twenty-five

(25) per centum of the samples of sewage effluent tested by the confirmed test; and

provided, further, that no single sample shall contain more than one hundred (100)

organisms of the Coli Aerogenes group in one (1) milliliter. (5) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of acids, alkalis, and other toxic or

deleterious substances, that it will not create a menace to the public health through

the use of the water of the Delaware river for public water supplies, for recreation,

industrial and other purposes; nor be inimical to fish, animal or aquatic life. (6) Such effluent shall be free of offensive odors and also be free of substances

capable of producing offensive tastes or odors in public water supplies derived from

the Delaware river at any place below the discharge of such effluent. Zone 3: (1) Such effluent shall be free of noticeable floating solids, oil or grease,

and substantially free of both suspended solids and sleek. (2) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of turbidity that it will not cause substantial

turbidity in the water of the Delaware river after dispersion in the water of the

river. (3) Such effluent shall show a reduction of at least fifty-five (55) per centum of

the total suspended solids and a reduction of not less than thirty-five (35) per centum

of the bio-chemical demand. (It is the intent of this requirement to restore the dissolved oxygen content of

the river water in this zone to at least fifty (50) per centum saturation. To accomplish this it may be necessary in the case of certain wastes, to obtain

reductions greater than those required under this item.) (4) Such effluent, if it be discharged within two miles of a public water works intake

or within prejudicial influence thereof, shall at all times be effectively treated

with a germicide. (5) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of acids, alkalis, and other toxic or

deleterious substances, that it will not create a menace to the public health through

the use of the waters of the Delaware river for public water supplies, or render such

waters unfit for industrial and other purposes; or cause the water of the Delaware

river to be harmful to fish life. (6) Such effluent shall be practically free of substances capable of producing offensive

tastes or odors in public water supplies derived from the Delaware river. Zone 4: (1) Such effluent shall be free of noticeable floating solids, oil, or grease,

and substantially free of both suspended solids and sleek. (2) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of turbidity that it will not cause substantial

turbidity in the waters of the Delaware river after dispersion in the water of the

river. (3) Such effluent shall show a reduction of at least fifty-five (55) per centum of

the total suspended solids and shall be subject to such further treatment as may be

needed to prevent a nuisance. (4) Such effluent, if it be discharged within prejudicial influence of a public water

works intake, or of recreational areas, or of shellfish grounds, shall at all times

be effectively treated with a germicide, except that in the case of recreational area

influence, such treatment need not be provided during the period from October fifteenth

to May fifteenth of each year. (5) Such effluent shall be sufficiently free of acids, alkalis, and other toxic or

deleterious substances that it will not create a menace to the public health through

the use of the waters of the Delaware river for public water supplies, or render such

waters unfit for commercial fishing, shellfish culture, recreational, industrial,

or other purposes. (6) Such effluent shall be practically free of substances capable of producing offensive

tastes or odors in public water supplies derived from the Delaware river. It is further recognized by the signatory States that the quality of the waters of

the intrastate tributaries of the Delaware river and its aforesaid west branch are

of interstate concern at their points of confluence with the Delaware river and its

west branch. Therefore, it is also agreed that sewage, industrial waste or other artificial polluting

matter discharged into, or permitted to flow or to fall into, or be placed in any

intrastate tributary of the aforesaid Delaware river, shall be treated to that degree,

if any, necessary to maintain the waters of such intrastate tributary immediately

above its confluence with the aforesaid Delaware river in a condition at least equal

to the clean and sanitary condition of the waters of the Delaware river immediately

above the confluence of such tributary. Analyses and tests regarding the minimum requirements herein prescribed, shall be

determined in accordance with the provisions contained in the American Public Health

Association's latest edition on “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and

Sewage.” The aforesaid requirements as to treatment of sewage, industrial wastes or other artificial

polluting matter and as to the sanitary quality of receiving waters are minima. It is the intent and purpose of these requirements to accomplish reasonable and

adequate control and correction of pollution. Due to the many variable factors involved, however, and to the impossibility of

forecasting future developments with certainty, it may be necessary in the future

to impose additional requirements, particularly in Zones two and three. The minima herein prescribed therefore shall be considered the first steps toward

attaining the objectives sought, and if necessary may be required to be supplemented

in the case that the general application of such minimum requirements does not adequately

improve and maintain the sanitary quality of the waters of the Delaware river.