[Adopted 10-12-1971 by Ord.
No. 19-1971 as Ch. 78, Art. I, of the 1971 Code]
The owner of any dwelling or other building occupied by persons, now
or hereafter located upon any street in which a sanitary sewer is now constructed
or shall hereafter be constructed, shall, within six months after completion
of such sewer or prior to occupancy of such dwelling or other building or
within six months after connection of the sewerage system of the Delanco Sewerage
Authority with the sewerage system of the Beverly Sewerage Authority, whichever
is later, connect such dwelling or other building and the toilet or toilets
therein with such sewer, and shall install a toilet in such dwelling or other
building if the same has not been installed, and connect such toilet and dwelling
or other building with such sewer.
If the owner of any property shall fail to make any connection or installation
required by this article within the time herein required, the township may
proceed to make such connection or installation or cause the same to be made
and assess the cost thereof as a lien against such property, pursuant to the
Revised Statutes of New Jersey.
A violation of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.
[Adopted 5-20-1991 by Ord.
No. 5-1991]
The Township of Delanco finds that the reduction of the amount of extraneous
flow into its sanitary sewer system is an important public concern and is
necessary in order to comply with the conditions of the New Jersey Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Permit issued to the Township of Delanco. A portion
of this extraneous flow enters the sanitary sewer system via sump pumps, roof
drains and other drainage devices and connections connected directly or indirectly
to the township sanitary sewer system. For the purpose of this article, a
direct connection is one that is intentionally or unintentionally installed
in a manner which allows the extraneous flow to enter the sanitary sewer system
by piping connected to the sanitary sewer lines from any building or lot.
Indirect sanitary sewer connections are those which allow extraneous flow
to enter via a device such as a sink, floor drain, toilet or other fixture.
The fee for inspection of property shall be $25 for initial inspection,
$25 for the second inspection and $75 for each subsequent reinspection. Request
for inspection shall be application to the Township Clerk. The initial fee
shall accompany all applications.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be, upon conviction, punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.
Any property owner may apply for exemption from the provisions of this
article upon application to the township. Reasons for exemption for the purpose
of this article include only the situation whereby the removal of the extraneous
flow and/or indirect connection from the sanitary sewer system shall cause
the extraneous flow to be discharged only in a public street where existing
storm drain or other drainage facilities are not directly accessible from
the property, or drainage facilities or natural drainageways do not serve
the property. This exemption shall only apply for extraneous flows which are
generated by pumps.