[Adopted 7-11-1972 as Ch. 74, Art.
I, of the 1972 Code]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Netcong, New Jersey.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
HOUSE CONNECTION
That part of the sewerage system which receives the sewage
from the house plumbing system and conveys it to the nearest end of
the sewer extension, unless a sewer extension is not available, in
which case the house connection shall be extended to the nearest available
Y. No house connection shall be made to a manhole of the public sewer
system without the express written consent and by special permission
of the Superintendent and the governing body of the Borough of Netcong.
HOUSE PLUMBING SYSTEM
All the plumbing work within the building and to a point
five feet outside of the building which conveys sewage from within
the building to the house connection outside of the building.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
INSPECTOR
The Plumbing Inspector of the Borough of Netcong, or his
authorized deputy, agent or representative. The Inspector shall be
responsible for house plumbing systems and house connections.
MAIN SEWER
The sewers laid longitudinally along the center line or other
part of the streets, easements or other rights-of-way and which sewer
is owned and controlled by the Borough of Netcong.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any
dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer which is owned and controlled by the Borough of Netcong.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWERAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping and disposing of sewage.
SEWER EXTENSION
That part of the sewerage system that runs from the sewer
main to the curbline and includes all necessary fittings.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Sewers of the Borough of Netcong, or
his authorized deputy, agent or representative. The Superintendent
shall be responsible for all parts of the sewage system except house
plumbing system and house connections.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[Added 5-9-1989]
Upon each application for a house connection
permit, there shall be paid to the Construction Code Official a sewer
connection fee in the amount of $2,500 for each user unit to be connected.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the municipal sewage works.
The Superintendent or Inspector and other duly
authorized employees of the Borough, bearing proper credentials and
identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for
the purpose of inspections, observation, measurement, sampling and
testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 8-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Article
I of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Borough of Netcong.
In the event that an owner of any property in the Borough shall fail to make connection or installation as provided for in §
238-2 of this article within the time required therein, the Borough may proceed to make such installation or connection, or cause the same to be made, and charge and assess the cost thereof against such property, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-54 et seq.
[Adopted 7-11-1972 as Ch. 74, Art.
II, of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 4-13-1976; 5-10-1977; 3-13-1984; 4-10-1990; 4-13-1993; 4-12-1994; 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4; 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
A. Each and every unit shall be charged the sum of $125
per quarter for the collection, disposal and treatment of sanitary
sewage.
B. In the event that the water consumed by any commercial,
industrial or institutional unit, or combination thereof, exceeds
15,000 gallons per quarter, there shall be an additional charge for
that unit of $7.65 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof consumed
in excess of 15,000 gallons per quarter. The excess of water consumed
over 15,000 gallons shall be measured by the reading of water meters.
C. All schools, both public and private, shall be charged
for the collection, disposal and treatment of sanitary sewage the
sum of $2.70 for each pupil, each member of the faculty and administration
and each member of the maintenance and custodial staff in said school.
This shall be an annual charge.
[Amended 2-8-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1]
A. The charges set forth herein shall be billed on March
1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year. Said charges shall
be due and payable 15 days after the date of each billing.
B. Excess charges shall be billed quarterly on March
1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year. Said charges shall
be due and payable 15 days after the date of each billing.
C. All bills overdue more than 15 days will be subject
to interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and at
the rate of 18% per annum on the balance, to be calculated as of the
billing date.
D. Said bills shall be issued in the name of, and rendered
to, the owner of the respective premises.
E. The aforesaid charges for the collection, disposal
and treatment of sanitary sewage shall go into effect as of the first
full month after connection by the particular unit into the sanitary
sewage system. Furthermore, if there has not been a connection into
the sanitary sewerage system for a full quarter, then the initial
billing shall be a pro rata proportion of the aforesaid quarterly
minimum charge based on the number of full months of connection by
the particular unit into the sanitary sewerage system.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-8, the charges set forth hereinabove shall draw the same
interest from the time they become due as taxes upon real estate in
the Borough of Netcong and shall be a lien upon the premises connected
to the sanitary sewers until paid, and the Borough of Netcong shall
have the same remedies for the collection thereof, with interest,
costs and penalties as the Borough of Netcong has by law for collection
of taxes upon real estate.
[Added 5-10-1977]
All water service may be shut off without further
notice if the charges for sewer services are not paid within 30 days
after the bill for sewer services is rendered and mailed. When shut
off, water service shall not be turned on until all arrears and interest
shall be fully paid. A service charge of $1 shall be made for turning
on or off the water supply.