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Cherry Hill, NJ Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Bans
illicit connections and dumping into storm drains
Permit reference
NJPDES Tier A, Permit NJ0141852
Penalty
up to $500 per violation
Enforced by
Cherry Hill Township Police Department
Exempt
residential car-washing water, pool discharge, irrigation runoff

Summary

Cherry Hill Township prohibits any illicit connection that discharges domestic sewage, industrial waste or process wastewater into its municipal storm sewer system, and separately bans dumping any non-stormwater material into a storm drain. The Police Department enforces both rules, with fines of up to $500 per violation.

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 Township of Cherry Hill any domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater). ... Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.

Full Breakdown

1, Illicit Connections, adopted by Ordinance No. C. 2. It prohibits discharging domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste through any physical or nonphysical connection, including leaks or overflows, into the municipal separate storm sewer system. 2, Improper Disposal of Waste, separately bans spilling, dumping or disposing of any material other than stormwater into the system, while carving out specific exceptions: water line flushing, uncontaminated groundwater from sump or footing drains, air conditioning condensate, irrigation runoff, natural spring and wetland flows, residential car-washing water, residential pool discharges, sidewalk and driveway wash water, firefighting flows, and certain equipment rinse water tied to beach maintenance or de-icing operations. 2 adding the Property Maintenance Division of the Community Development Department. Each carries its own maximum civil penalty.

Violations & Fines

A conviction under § 17-6.1 or § 17-6.2 exposes a property owner or business to a fine of up to $500.00 per violation. The Cherry Hill Police Department enforces the illicit-connection ban, and the Property Maintenance Division of the Community Development Department shares enforcement of the improper-disposal ban.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I hose soapy wash water into the street storm drain in Cherry Hill?
Residential car-washing water is one of the listed exceptions in § 17-6.2, so it is not treated as illicit dumping. Commercial wash water and most other non-stormwater discharges, however, are prohibited from entering the municipal separate storm sewer system.
What counts as an illicit connection under Cherry Hill's ordinance?
Section 17-6.1 defines it as any physical or nonphysical connection, including leaks or overflows, that sends domestic sewage, industrial waste, process wastewater or non-contact cooling water into the Township's municipal separate storm sewer system without a proper NJPDES permit.
Who enforces a dumping complaint into a Cherry Hill storm drain?
Enforcement of both the illicit-connection ban, § 17-6.1, and the dumping ban, § 17-6.2, runs through the Cherry Hill Township Police Department, with the Community Development Department's Property Maintenance Division assisting on dumping complaints; violators face up to a $500 fine.

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