In May 1983, The Ocean County Utilities Authority was granted Delegated Local Agency status by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The NJDEP grants "delegated" status to a local agency which demonstrates that it has the legal authority, procedures, and resourses to adequately administer an Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP). The Industrial Pretreatment Program IPP is administered by OCUA’s Industrial Discharge Coordinator. The IPP is required by federal law to ensure that industrial discharges do not interfere with the treatment process, contaminate the effluent, or impact the biosolids to the degree that they cannot be beneficially reused. Industries are permitted, must submit self-monitoring reports and are subject to unannounced sampling and inspection. This program is designed to reduce the amount of pollutants by industry and other non-Domestic wastewater sources into municipal sewer systems in order to maintain proper functioning of the publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).

The program has three main objectives:

1.  To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will interfere with the operation
     of the POTW.
2.  To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will pass through the treatment
     works or otherwise be incompatible with such works.
3.  To improve the POTWs opportunities for beneficial reuse of biosolids and treated effluent.

Regulation of industrial facilities by the Authority involves a highly trained staff of dedicated professionals to ensure appropriate permits are issued, facilities are inspected, wastewater compliance samples are collected and analyzed, and effective enforcement actions are taken for permit non-compliance.

The Authority regulates non-domestic wastewater via a permitting system. Facilities that are given permission to discharge must comply with the terms of their Industrial Discharge Permit. These permits are facility specific and include such requirements as monthly self-monitoring and reporting. Failure to comply with the conditions of the discharge permit can result in monetary penalties. (see left column for permit application)

Any Participant or user discharging wastewater into the treatment works whose Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and/or Total Suspended Solids (TSS) concentration exceed 300 mg/l when measured at the Participants’ metering station(s) or at the users control manhole, shall be subject to a surcharge for the treatment of such wastewater. For those discharges that cannot be measured directly, estimates of their waste characteristics will be made using historical records, data from similar users, or other sources. The surcharge for the treatment of this wastewater shall be in addition to any other billings charged to the Participant or user for the treatment of their wastewater.

Surcharges shall be calculated using the following formulas:

TSS Surcharge = (C1-300.0) x Q x 8.34 x S1
BOD Surcharge = (C2-300.0) x Q x 8.34 x S2

Where:

C1 = the monthly average concentration of TSS in mg/l
C2 = The monthly average concentration of BOD in mg/l
Q  = The total volume of wastewater discharged during the monthly billing period, in millions of gallons.
S1 = The surcharge for each pound of TSS, in dollars, as determined by the Authority (currently 
         $0.3171).
S2 = The surcharge for each pound of BOD, in dollars, as determined by the Authority (currently
         $0.3320).

The Authority has constructed facilities for the acceptance of domestic septage. The use of these septage facilities and the material which may be discharged is set forth in agreements that the Authority has with individual septage haulers. All trucked in wastewater to the Authority septage facilities shall be accompanied by a completed waste manifest. (see also Septage/Graywater)

We will only accept wastewater generated within Ocean County and those areas in Monmouth County serviced by the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority.