[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Clinton 12-14-1971 as Section 12-2 of Ch. XII of the
Revised General Ordinances, 1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen, expressed in milligrams per liter,
utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard
laboratory procedure for five days at 20º C. The standard laboratory
procedure shall be that found in the latest edition of Standard Methods.
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the service lateral of a collection sewer.
The amount of chlorine, in milligrams per liter, which must
be added to sewage to produce a chlorine residual of 0.5 milligrams
per liter after a contact period of 60 minutes, in accordance with
procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
The town's collection sanitary sewers located under highways,
roads, streets and rights-of-way with branch service laterals that
collect and convey sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination
of both, and into which storm-, surface and ground waters or unpolluted
industrial waters or liquids are not intentionally admitted.
Each individual building or house, whether constructed as
a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, which is designated or
adaptable to separate ownership for use as a family dwelling unit
or for commercial or industrial purposes. A school, factory, apartment
house, office building or other multiple unit structure whose individual
apartments or units are connected to a common internal sewerage system
and which are not commonly subject to separate ownership shall be
considered as one connection unit.
Those establishments primarily engaged in activities of preparing,
serving, or otherwise making available for consumption foodstuffs
and that use one or more of the following preparation activities:
cooking by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing,
rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting,
toasting, or poaching. Also included are infrared heating, searing,
barbecuing, and any other food preparation activity that produces
a hot, non-drinkable food product in or on a receptacle that requires
washing.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
The town's Engineer who is engaged at the time to serve the
town for the design, inspection of construction and operation of the
town's sanitary sewerage system.
Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant
sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
Solid wastes resulting from preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from handling, storage and sale of food products and produce.
A device for separating and retaining waterborne greases
and grease complexes prior to the wastewater exiting the trap and
entering the sanitary sewer collection system.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2
inch in any dimension.
Any property within the sewered area upon which there is
erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure
sanitary sewage or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted
to flow or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business process or in the course of the development, recovery
or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The design features of a grease interceptor and its ability
or volume required to effectively intercept and retain greases from
grease-laden wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
Those establishments primarily engaged in the preparation
of precooked foodstuffs that do not include any form of cooking.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
Sewage with a maximum:
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the sewered area.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions, gram molecules per liter of solution, and indicates
the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
Any discharge of wastewater containing more than 100 milligrams
per liter by weight of fat, oil or grease in any sample, whether obtained
as a composite or a grab sample.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from an
improved property.
A sewer that conveys sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination
of both, and into which storm-, surface and ground waters or unpolluted
industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
All facilities as of any particular time situated in the
sewered area and owned or operated by the town for collecting, pumping,
treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes.
That part of the sewerage system from the collection sewer
to a point just beyond the curbline or to a point one foot beyond
the edge of the paved roadway if there is no curbline.
The plant and facilities operated for the treatment of sewage
and industrial wastes by the town to which the sewer system is to
be connected.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sanitary sewer
system, used or usable to collect and convey sewage and to which ground-
or unpolluted industrial waters, surface and storm water or liquids
are not admitted intentionally.
The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
transportation and pumping of sewage and industrial wastes.
That portion of the town in which there is constructed a
sewage collection system of the town in accordance with plans approved
by the town and as from time to time constructed and extended.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
exceeds in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of
flow, for any period of longer duration than 15 minutes, more than
five times its average hourly concentration of flow.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes, published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water
Pollution Control Federation.
A sewer that carries storm- , surface and ground water drainage
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
A charge, in addition to the service charge rental, which
is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than
the concentration values established as representative of normal sewage.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtration. The standard laboratory procedure shall be that found
in the latest edition of Standard Methods.
The Plumbing Inspector appointed by the Board of Health of
the town.
Any substance (including copper, cyanide and chromium compounds)
used in biological sewage treatment in such form or concentration
as to be toxic or to inhibit the activity of humans, animals or organisms.
Any water or liquid containing none of the following:
Free or emulsified grease or oil.
Substances that may impart taste, odor or color.
Odorous or otherwise obnoxious gases.
Total dissolved solids in excess of 1,000 milligrams
per liter.
Suspended solids in excess of five milligrams
per liter.
A biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in excess
of five milligrams per liter.
A pH below 6.0 or greater than 9.0.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
or discharge of wastewater into the sanitary sewer.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
A.
Required connections.
(1)
Within 90 days after service of notice to connect
is given to the owner of a connection unit by the Engineer, the connection
unit identified in the notice shall be connected with and use the
services and facilities of the sanitary sewer system to the exclusion
of any other systems or methods for the collection and disposal of
sewage and industrial wastes.
(2)
All connection units within an area served by the
sanitary sewer system shall be connected with and use the services
and facilities of the sanitary sewer system, to the exclusion of any
other systems or methods for the collection and disposal of sewage
and industrial wastes, within one year after the issuance of the certificate
of completion issued with regard to the sanitary sewer serving that
particular area, notwithstanding the failure of the town to serve
the ninety-day notice provided for in this subsection, except those
units specifically excepted by action of the Town Council by reason
of economic unfeasibility of the connection, which exception may be
rescinded by the Town Council when the connection becomes economically
feasible.
(3)
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening
into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or the sanitary
sewer system without first obtaining a permit in writing from the
town. Permits shall be issued to owners required to connect to a sewer
by this section and may be issued by the town to owners not so required
to connect.
(4)
If any owner fails to comply with the notice from
the town within 90 days of the date of service, the town shall have
the connection made by a registered plumber. The Engineer shall certify
these costs to the Town Council, and he shall notify the owner when
and where the Town Council will examine the certificate and that objections
will be heard at that time. If the certificate is found correct, the
Town Council shall cause the cost to be added to the sewer bill for
the property in question and the amount so charged shall become a
lien upon the lands. Such charge shall bear interest at the same rate
as delinquent taxes and be collected and enforced by the Collector
of Sewer Rents in the same manner as taxes.
B.
Application for a permit required under this section
shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served or
by his authorized representative.
C.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection
of any improved property with a sewer until a permit has been issued
by the town as required by this section and until the person has given
the town's authorized agent at least 24 hours' notice of the time
when the connection will be made so that the agent may supervise and
inspect the work of connection and, when necessary, supervise the
testing.
D.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each
connection unit on each improved property shall be connected separately
and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping
of more than one connection unit on one building sewer shall not be
permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary
reasons or other good cause shown, and then only after special permission
of the Sewer Committee of the Town Council is secured.
E.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building
sewer and costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to
a collection sewer or service lateral shall be borne by the owner
of the improved property to be connected; and the owner shall indemnify
and save harmless the town from all loss or damage that may be occasioned
directly or indirectly as a result of construction of a building sewer
or of connection of a building sewer to a service lateral.
F.
Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods of installation shall be in accordance with the requirements of § 112-3 and shall be subject to approval of the town's authorized agent.
G.
The permit required by this section shall be displayed
prominently upon the improved property to be connected to a sewer
at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection
of the building sewer to a service lateral.
H.
Making connections.
(1)
A building sewer shall be connected to the sewer system
at the end of the service lateral at the curbline point of connection
located in the sidewalk area. No person shall make a connection directly
to or tamper with a service lateral in any manner except in the presence
of the town's authorized agent.
(2)
All work of making connection to any of the town's
sewers shall be done under the personal supervision of the town's
authorized agent and shall conform to the following requirements:
(a)
All joints shall be sealed and made airtight
and shall be smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment
and of proper grade so as to provide free flow of sewage matter without
any obstructions, and shall be made in accordance with the town's
specifications for its sanitary sewers. Financially and otherwise,
all work pertaining to the connection with the town's sewers shall
be the responsibility of the owner of the property with which connection
is made, subject to the right of supervision hereby reserved by the
town.
I.
Service laterals.
(1)
A service lateral shall be connected to a collection
sewer with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and
encased in an eight-inch envelope of concrete extending completely
around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe.
(2)
All service laterals installed after the initial construction
period shall be installed by the town at the expense of the owner
of the connection unit served by the lateral. The service lateral
shall conform to the town's specifications and the following requirements:
(a)
All joints shall be sealed and made airtight
and shall be smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment
and of proper grade to provide free flow of sewage matter without
any obstructions, and to be made in accordance with the town's specifications
for its sanitary sewers and shall be subject to the right of inspection
hereby reserved by the town. Service laterals and building sewers
for the same connection shall be of the same size and material throughout
and shall in no case be less than four inches in diameter.
J.
Connections to service laterals, if of the same pipe
size, shall be made by properly joining to the bell end of the service
lateral provided. If cast-iron pipe four inches in diameter is used,
the connection shall be made with a standard adapting fitting of cast
iron. This shall apply also to the connection of the house drain to
the building sewer pipe. Projecting the smaller pipe into the larger
and sealing shall not be permitted.
K.
Within 90 days following the abandonment of all septic
tanks, cesspools and seepage pits for the treatment of sanitary sewage,
these facilities, except those with concrete lids at least four inches
thick, shall be filled with sand, crushed stone, gravel or shale to
prevent the pits from caving in or from in any way becoming a health
or safety hazard. Septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits with concrete
lids may be used for the disposal of stormwater from roof drains,
etc.
A.
Building sewers shall be no less than four inches
in diameter.
B.
All service laterals and building sewers shall be
constructed of one of the following types of pipe, subject to this
section:
D.
Uniform bearing shall be provided along the entire
length of a building sewer; and all joints of a building sewer shall
be watertight and rootproof. No cement mortar joints shall be used.
E.
Where an improved property, at the time of securing a permit under § 112-2 to connect to a sewer, is served by its own sewage disposal system or device, the existing house sewer line shall be broken on the building side of the sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made with proper fittings to continue the house sewer line as a building sewer, undiminished in inside diameter but not less than four inches, to the service lateral.
F.
A building sewer to serve one improved property may
occupy the same trench as a building sewer to serve the next adjoining
improved property, provided that the common trench is on or immediately
adjacent to the common property line and such joint occupancy is by
mutual agreement of the owners concerned.
G.
It shall be the duty of every person constructing
or owning any building sewer, house drain, soil pipe, waste pipe,
vent pipe, plumbing fixtures or any other passage or connection between
a sewer and any grounds, building, structure or place of business,
and in like manner it shall be the duty of the owners of all grounds,
buildings, structures and all parties interested therein, to cause
and require that such building sewer, house drain, soil pipe, waste
pipe, vent pipe, plumbing fixtures and every other passage or connection
is adequate for its purpose and at all times allows free passage of
all material that enters or should enter the same. No change of drainage,
sewerage or the building sewer of any building shall be permitted
unless notice thereof is given to the town's authorized agent or to
the Engineer and assent of the town thereto is obtained in writing.
H.
Fittings in a building sewer shall conform to the
type of pipe used in construction.
I.
Changes in direction in a building sewer shall be
made by use of Y-branches or of one-eighth or one-sixteenth bonds.
Caulking of lead joints or alignment of self-sealing joints to angles
of less than a one-sixteenth bend equivalent only shall be permitted.
J.
Fittings or connections in a building sewer which
have an enlargement, chamber or recess with a ledge, shoulder or reduction
of pipe area that offers any obstruction to flow shall not be allowed.
K.
Joints in cast-iron soil pipe in a building sewer
shall be packed with oakum in the bell and spigot terminations and
thereafter shall be filled with molten lead to a depth of at least
one inch and shall not be depressed more than 1/8 inch below
the rim of the hub. Then the lead shall be caulked in place. No paint,
varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the jointing material
until after the building sewer has been tested and approved as provided
in this section. Rubber-ring joints of approved design may also be
used.
L.
Floor drains shall not be connected to a building
sewer.
M.
Cleanouts.
(1)
A cleanout shall be provided inside the building for
rodding the building sewer. If it is physically impossible to locate
the cleanout just inside the building, it shall be permissible to
locate the cleanout just outside the building wall, with the riser
brought to the ground surface.
(2)
Cleanouts shall be provided on each building sewer
at intervals to permit complete rodding with a one-hundred-foot-long
auger or tape. Cleanouts shall be constructed by using a Y-fitting
in the run of pipe, with a forty-five-degree bend and riser to the
ground surface. The riser pipe shall be provided with a standard four-inch
screw-type ferrule.
(3)
A Y-fitting with a cap clamped in place may be provided
for all building sewers at the curbline point of connection or at
any location within the sidewalk area if desired.
N.
Wherever in the opinion of the Engineer or the town's
authorized agent the trenching conditions require either a specific
type of pipe, jointing material or encasement in concrete, the materials
it may direct shall be installed to protect the property owner or
the town for special conditions as follows:
(1)
Where the trench is over 12 feet deep, extra-strength
VC pipe or Class 3300 AC pipe or extra-heavy cast-iron pipe shall
be used.
(2)
Where the trench is less than four feet deep in a
traveled roadway, special bedding consisting of crushed stone or concrete
cradle as directed by the Engineer or the town's authorized agent
shall be used.
(3)
Service laterals and building sewers for all service
stations, garages or other establishments storing, using or dispensing
gasoline, kerosene, benzine or similar solvents shall be constructed
of cast-iron pipe with leaded joints. Rubber-ring joints shall not
be permitted.
(4)
Where lines are laid in fill, extra-heavy cast-iron
soil pipe with lead joints shall be used.
(5)
Where foundation conditions are poor due to groundwater
or subsurface materials, a bedding of quarry blend crushed stone at
least six inches in depth shall be used.
(6)
Where rock is encountered, it shall be excavated to
a depth of four inches below the bottom of the pipe and the trench
refilled to the grade line with clean earth, sand or crushed stone.
O.
The slope or grade of a building sewer when the inside
diameter is four inches or more shall be no less than 1/4 inch
per foot of length and shall be downward in the direction of flow,
provided that when asbestos-cement sewer pipe is used, the slope may
be reduced but shall be not less than 1/8 inch per foot of length.
P.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been
inspected, tested and approved as provided in this section. If any
part of a building sewer is covered before so being inspected, tested
and accepted, it shall be uncovered for inspection and testing at
the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be connected
to a sewer.
Q.
When found necessary by the town's authorized agent
or the Town Engineer, the building sewer shall be tested by filling
the same completely with water so that every section is tested with
not less than a ten-foot head of water. Water shall be kept in the
building sewer for 15 minutes before inspection starts and no leakage
shall be observable at the time of the inspection.
R.
Upon inspection and approval of a building sewer by
the town, a certificate of approval shall be issued to the owner of
the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
S.
The town's authorized agent or Engineer shall observe
all required testing of a building sewer. All equipment and material
required for testing shall be furnished by the owner of the improved
property to be connected to a sewer. If a building sewer is not approved
by the town, a further test or tests shall be made following completion
of necessary corrections. A fee of $5 shall be charged by the town
for observation of each test subsequent to the initial test.
T.
Whenever the town has reason to believe any building
sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall be subject to
test and inspection. Defects found upon test and inspection shall
be corrected as required by the town, at the cost and expense of the
owner of the improved property served through the building sewer.
U.
Every building sewer on any improved property shall
be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner
of the improved property.
V.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded
adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from
damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed
in the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored
in a manner satisfactory to the town, at the cost and expense of the
owner of the improved property being connected.
W.
Wherever the surface of any public street, sidewalk
or cartway is disturbed by construction of a service lateral or building
sewer, the surfacing material shall be restored in kind and maintained
to the satisfaction of the town. Any and all construction in a public
street of the town shall be in compliance with the ordinances of the
town, and any and all construction in a state highway shall be in
compliance with the requirements and specifications of the New Jersey
Department of Highways, and all necessary permits shall be obtained
from the town and other appropriate agencies before construction is
commenced, including the permit required for opening or disturbing
the surface of a street or right-of-way.
X.
The construction of building sewers shall at all times
be subject to supervision and inspection by the town or its authorized
agent and shall conform to the town specifications. The building sewer
shall not be covered until permitted by the Engineer or town's authorized
agent or representative, and all backfilling of trenches shall be
under their supervision and shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping
in six-inch layers to a minimum height of 24 inches above the top
of the pipe.
Y.
Connections with sewers where same are run through
private property shall in all respects be governed by these rates,
rules and regulations.
Z.
No roof drainage, cellar drainage, surface water,
swimming pool drainage or backwash water, waste from hydrants or groundwater
from underground drainage fields shall be admitted or be permitted
to drain into the sewer system. The sewer system shall convey sanitary
sewage and industrial wastes only.
AA.
The town shall have the right to close or disconnect
from the sewer system any building sewer used for carrying rain, cellar
drainage, surface water, groundwater or objectionable matter or whenever
any violations of these rates, rules and regulations are committed.
BB.
The town shall not be liable for any damage or expense
resulting from leaks, stoppages or defective plumbing or from any
other cause occurring to any premises or within any house or building;
and it is expressly stipulated by and between the town and the owner
that no claims shall be made against the town on account of the breaking
or stoppage of or any damage or expense to any service lateral or
house connection when the cause thereof is found to be in the lateral
or house connection.
CC.
The town shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure
of service when occasioned by an emergency, required repairs or failure
from any cause beyond control. The town reserves the right to restrict
the use of sewer service whenever the public welfare requires it.
In consideration of the right to connect to the sewer system, the
town shall not be liable for any damage or expense resulting from
leaks, stoppages or defective plumbing or from any other cause occurring
to any premises or within any building, and it is hereby expressly
agreed by all persons making connection with the sewer system that
no claims shall be made against the town on account of the breaking
or stoppage of or any damage or expense to any service lateral or
building sewer where the cause thereof is found to be in such service
lateral or building sewer.
Any contractor, before performing work involving
the construction of a building sewer or the connection of a building
sewer to a service lateral, shall register with the town's authorized
agent, giving his name, business and home addresses and telephone
numbers and the amount and nature of his experience.
A.
If any person fails or refuses, upon receipt of a
notice in writing from the town, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition
with respect to a building sewer within 60 days of receipt of notice,
the town may refuse to permit such person to discharge sanitary sewage
and industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system until the unsatisfactory
condition is remedied to the satisfaction of the town.
B.
The town reserves the right to refuse to any person
the privilege of connection of any improved property to a sewer or
to compel discontinuance of use of a sewer by any person or to compel
the pretreatment of industrial wastes in order to prevent discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of wastes which may be deemed by the
town to be harmful to the sanitary sewer system or to have a deleterious
effect on the sewage treatment process.
C.
The town reserves the right to adopt additional rules
and regulations as it deems necessary and proper relating to connections
with a sewer and the sanitary sewer system, which additional rules
and regulations to the extent appropriate shall be part of these rates,
rules and regulations.
A.
Admission of industrial wastes into the sewer system.
(1)
Approval required for industrial wastes. The discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of industrial wastes having any of
the following characteristics shall be subject to prior review and
approval of the town:
(a)
A five-day BOD greater than 150 milligrams per
liter.
(b)
A suspended solids content greater than 300
milligrams per liter.
(c)
A chlorine demand greater than five milligrams
per liter.
(d)
An average daily flow greater than 10% of the
average daily sewage flow of the sanitary sewer system.
(e)
Any quantity of substances possessing characteristics
described below.
(2)
Preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes.
(a)
Whenever necessary, in the opinion of the town,
the owner of improved property shall provide at his expense such facilities
for preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes as may
be necessary to:
[1]
Reduce BOD to 250 milligrams per liter and suspended
solids to 300 milligrams per liter by weight.
[2]
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents
to come within the maximum limits permitted.
[3]
Control the quantities and rates of discharge
over a twenty-four-hour day and a seven-day week.
(b)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed facilities for preliminary treatment
and handling of industrial wastes shall be submitted for approval
of the town, and no construction of any such facility shall be commenced
until approval is obtained in writing from the town and from any governmental
regulatory body having jurisdiction.
(c)
Whenever facilities for preliminary treatment
and handling of industrial wastes have been provided by the owner
of improved property, these facilities shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory operating condition at the expense of the owner; and
the town shall have access to the facilities at reasonable times for
inspection and testing.
B.
Prohibited wastes.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial or unpolluted commercial
process water into any sewer.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in these rules and regulations,
no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described wastes or waters into the sanitary sewer system:
(a)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150º F.
(b)
Any water or waste containing more than 100
milligrams per liter by weight of fats, oils or greases.
(c)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas which by reason
of its nature or quality may cause fire or explosion or which in any
other way may be injurious to persons, to the sanitary sewer system
or to the sewage treatment plant.
(d)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating
a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into any
sewer or the sewage treatment plant for maintenance and repair.
(e)
Any garbage, except properly shredded or ground
garbage.
(f)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, bones, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure,
butcher's offal or any other solid or viscous substance which is capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in any sewer or other interference
with the proper operation of the sanitary sewer system or the sewage
treatment plant.
(g)
Any water or waste having a pH lower than 6.0
or higher than 9.0 or having any corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures or equipment of the sanitary sewer
system or the sewage treatment plant or to personnel engaged in their
operation and maintenance.
(h)
Any water or waste containing any toxic substance
in quantity sufficient to constitute a hazard to humans or animals
or to interfere with the biochemical processes of the sewage treatment
plant or in such condition that it will exceed state, federal or other
validly existing requirements for the receiving stream.
(i)
Any water or waste containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is
required to handle such water or waste at the sewage treatment plant.
(j)
Any radioactive isotopes except by special permission
of the town.
(k)
Any drainage from building construction.
(3)
Oil and grease interceptors.
(a)
Gas stations and garages shall be required to
provide oil interceptors of the types Series GA, GX, GNC, GRC of Josam
Manufacturing Company, Michigan City, Indiana, or their equivalent
in the proper location where the dangerous liquids are to be intercepted.
(b)
Restaurants or other commercial establishments
as directed are required to provide grease interceptors of the type
Series J of the Josam Manufacturing Company or its equivalent.
(c)
Grease trap/interceptor maintenance, recordkeeping
and grease removal.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
[1]
Grease interceptors shall be installed by users
as required by the Town Wastewater Engineer or his designee. Grease
interceptors shall be installed at the user's expense, when such user
operates a cooking establishment. Grease interceptors may also be
required in non-cooking and other industrial or commercial establishments
when they are deemed necessary by the Town Wastewater Engineer for
the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease. No user shall
allow wastewater discharge concentration from a grease interceptor
to exceed 100 milligrams per liter by weight. All grease interceptors
shall be of a type, design, and capacity approved by the Town Wastewater
Engineer or his designee and shall be readily and easily accessible
for user cleaning and Town inspection. All such grease interceptors
shall be serviced and emptied of accumulated waste content as required
to maintain minimum design capability or effective volume of the grease
interceptor, but not less than every 30 days.
[2]
The user shall maintain a written record of
grease interceptor maintenance for a minimum of three years. All such
records must be available for inspection by the Town at all times.
[3]
For a period of 90 days following adoption of
this subsection, although installation of grease interceptors will
be required, no enforcement actions will be taken under this subsection
for failure to achieve limits on grease discharges from grease interceptors.
However, if during this ninety-day period an obstruction of a Town
sewer main(s) occurs that causes a sewer overflow or failure of the
sanitary sewer collection system to convey sewage which can be attributed
in part or in whole to an accumulation of grease in the Town's sewer
main(s), the Town will take appropriate enforcement actions against
the generator or contributor of such grease.
(d)
Prohibition on discharge of fats, oils and grease.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
[1]
No person shall discharge a prohibited concentration
of fats, oils or grease into Town sewers from a facility required
to install and maintain a grease interceptor.
[2]
No person shall reintroduce or deposit into
Town sewers any fats, oils or grease which have been removed from
the sewer system by grease interceptors.
[3]
No person shall deposit or discharge into Town
sewers any fats, oils or grease which have been removed from a grease
interceptor or sewer system outside the Town.
[4]
No person shall introduce, nor allow the introduction
of, physical, chemical or biological agents into grease interceptors
for the purpose of resuspending, dissolving, emulsifying or rendering
soluble any fats, oils or grease removed from wastewater by such grease
interceptors and reintroducing them into the Town sewer system.
(4)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the town
and any person whereby industrial wastes of unusual strength or character
may be admitted into the sewer system by the town either before or
after preliminary treatment.
C.
Regulations governing admission of industrial wastes
into the sewer system.
(1)
Required survey data. Any person desiring to make
a connection to the sanitary sewer system through which industrial
wastes are to be discharged shall file with the town an industrial
wastes questionnaire to be furnished by the town, which questionnaire
shall supply pertinent data, including the estimated quantity of flow
to be discharged into the sewer system.
(2)
Control manholes.
(a)
When required by the town, any person who discharges
industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system shall construct and
properly maintain at his own expense a suitable control manhole to
facilitate observation, measurement and sampling by the town.
(b)
When required by the town, any such control
manhole shall be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and
satisfactory location in accordance with plans approved by the town
prior to commencement of construction.
(3)
Sewage sampling. Industrial wastes being discharged
into the sewer system shall be subject to periodic sampling, inspection
and determination of character and concentration. Sampling, inspection
and determination shall be made by the town as frequently as may be
deemed necessary. Representative samples for a full working day shall
be obtained by taking hourly samples and compositing them in accordance
with the flow at the time of sampling. Sewage sampling facilities
shall be accessible to the town at all times. Due care shall be exercised
in the collection and preservation of all samples to ensure preservation
in as nearly the natural state as possible, including refrigeration
of all samples which are intended for analysis by biochemical methods.
(4)
Analysis.
(a)
The town shall be responsible for analysis of
samples of industrial wastes.
(b)
Laboratory methods used in the analysis of samples
of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition
of Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Sewage, as published
by the American Public Health Association, provided that alternate
methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used, subject
to mutual agreement between the town and the person discharging the
industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system.
(5)
Changes in type of wastes. Any owner of an improved
property who is discharging industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer
system and who contemplates a change which will alter the type of
these industrial wastes shall notify the town in writing at least
10 days prior to consummation of the change.
D.
Slugs and equalized discharge. No person shall cause
the discharge of slugs of water or wastes. Each person producing a
discharge into the public sewers in excess of 40,000 gallons in any
one day shall construct and maintain at his own expense a suitable
flow-control facility to ensure equalization of discharge over a twenty-four-hour
period. This facility shall have a capacity of at least 50% of the
total normal volume of a twenty-four-hour production period, and the
outlet to the sewer shall be equipped with a rate discharge controller
or other approved device, the regulation of which shall be directed
by the town.
E.
Computation of surcharge. The surcharge per owner
of an improved property shall be determined as follows:
(1)
The surcharge for treating wastes with constituents
in excess of normal shall be computed as follows:
(a)
BOD. Daily excess of BOD charge equals (mg/l
BOD 250) times 8.345 times (flow in millions of gallons per day) times
(BOD surcharge rate).
(b)
Suspended solids. Daily excess suspended solids
charge equals (mg/l suspended solids 300) times 8.345 times (flow
in millions of gallons per day) times (suspended solids surcharge
rate).
(c)
Chlorine demand. Daily chlorine demand charge
equals (mg/l chlorine demand 5) times 8.345 times (flow in millions
of gallons per day) times (chlorine demand surcharge rate).
(2)
Any computation yielding a negative value shall be
ignored. The charge for the billing period shall be computed by adding
together the daily surcharges and then multiplying this total by the
number of days in the billing period.
G.
Revision of rates. The rates of surcharge shall be
reviewed annually by the town in order to determine whether or not
they are sufficient to defray the fixed charges, amortization costs
and annual cost of operation as determined from the sewage treatment
plant records. If the difference between the revenue derived from
the rates of surcharge and the total annual cost is sufficient to
justify an increase or decrease in the rates, the town shall make
the appropriate change.
A.
Builders and developers shall construct collection
sewers and install and connect service laterals and building sewers
for every housing, commercial and industrial unit within a development
prior to their individual sale or use. The builder or developer shall
comply with these rates, rules and regulations. Plot plans for a development
shall be submitted to the town for approval prior to any construction.
Sewer plans conforming to all original specifications established
by the town as to type of pipe, location of mains, size of pipe, grades,
methods of laying pipe and the type and construction of all necessary
appurtenances shall be prepared by the town's consulting engineer
and approval obtained from the necessary state agencies. All plans
shall be in accordance with the town's Master Sewer Plan. Where necessary,
lines shall be constructed beyond the housing development areas to
connect to the town's sewer system. The engineering fees and charges
for permits shall be paid to the town by the builder or developer.
In no case shall lesser standards than exist in the town's sewer system
and as outlined in these rates, rules and regulations be permitted
for any future extensions. Upon approval of such plans by the town,
the extensions may be constructed by and at the expense of the builder
or developer, but only under the inspection of an inspector designated
by the town or its Engineer. The cost of such inspection, including
salaries and expenses, shall be borne by the builder or developer
making the extensions.
B.
Upon completion of the sewer system for a development
and following formal acceptance by the town, the ownership of the
sewer system shall be deeded to the town, after which time the town
shall assume all maintenance and operation of the system except that
maintenance which is specifically excluded at the time of acceptance.
A.
Access. The town shall have the right of access at
reasonable times to any part of any improved property served by the
sewer system as shall be required for purposes of inspection, measurement,
sampling and testing and for performance of other functions relating
to service rendered by the town through the sewer system. All applications
for permits for connections shall contain an agreement permitting
such access as a condition of granting the permit.
B.
Additional rules and regulations. The town reserves
the right to amend these rates, rules and regulations or to adopt
additional rates, rules and regulations as it deems necessary and
proper in connection with the use and operation of the sewer system
or as may be required to meet necessary costs and expenses or in order
to comply with the covenants of the town with the holders of its sewer
revenue bonds.
C.
Variance from rules. No officer or employee of the
town shall vary these rules without action by the Town Council.
D.
Control of service. The town shall not be liable for
a deficiency or failure of service when occasioned by an emergency,
required repairs or failure from any cause beyond control. The town
reserves the right to restrict the use of sewer service whenever the
public welfare requires it.
E.
Notice of change of ownership. Each property owner
shall give the town or its authorized agent written notice of any
change of ownership of any improved property.
A.
There is hereby imposed upon the owner of each flat-rate sewer rental unit a connection fee as provided in Chapter 73, Fees.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by Ord. No. 85-4]
B.
This connection fee shall be due and payable to the town at the time the connection is made, by those owners who are required to connect to a sewer of the town, or shall be due and payable 60 days after written notice by the town to the owner has been given requiring the owner to connect, whichever date is earlier, and with respect to owners not so required to connect but who desire to do so, prior to the issuance of the connection permit referred to in § 112-2.
C.
The determination of the connection fee shall be made
by the Town Council, and this fee shall be so determined that it reimburses
the town for the cost of the inspection of the building sewer and
of the connection between the building sewer and the service lateral.
D.
All service laterals completed during the initial
construction period for the sanitary sewer system shall be installed
at the town's expense. The actual date of completion of the sanitary
sewage collection system shall be published and made known to the
owners of all connection units.
E.
The sewer connection fee for each laundromat shall
be one flat-rate sewer rental unit fee (unit) together with 3/4
unit for each washing machine.
[Added 10-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-14]
F.
The sewer connection fee for each hotel, motel or
boarder's rooms shall be 1/2 unit for each guest room or boarder's
rooms, plus appropriate charges in accordance with schedule for all
additional services provided.[1]
[Added 10-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-14]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in
the town offices.
G.
Unspecified users: Units shall be determined as a
result of an emergency study by the town's Sewer Engineer using as
a unit basis 350 gallons per day or any fraction thereof. The engineering
study shall be at the cost of the sewer applicant.
[Added 10-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-14]
H.
Affordable housing.
[Added 4-23-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-04]
(1)
For the purposes of this section, "affordable housing unit" shall
mean a residential housing unit that is deed-restricted and credited
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:97-4[2] (or order of a court of competent jurisdiction) and subject
to the affordability controls set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1.
(2)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22.3, as amended by P.L. 2005, c. 29,
effective January 26, 2005, public housing authorities and nonprofit
organizations building affordable housing shall be allowed a 50% reduction
in the connection fee assessed hereunder for new connections to the
sewerage system attributable to an affordable housing unit. Pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22.3a, as amended by P.L. 2018, c. 74, effective
August 10, 2018, the above-referenced 50% reduction shall apply to
any other affordable housing units, including affordable housing units
in inclusionary projects.
(3)
For units previously connected to the sewerage system that were demolished
or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units for which
a connection fee was previously paid, public housing authorities and
nonprofit organizations and, effective for applications received after
August 10, 2018, other affordable housing, including affordable housing
units in inclusionary projects, shall be entitled to a credit against
the connection fee assessed hereunder equal to the connection fee
previously assessed and paid when the former units were previously
connected to the sewerage system.
(4)
The connection fee assessable against a public housing authority or nonprofit organization and, effective for applications received on and after August 10, 2018, other affordable housing owners, for units previously connected to the sewerage system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units shall be the lesser of the reduced rate provided for in Subsection H(3) above, or the current connection fee applicable to market-rate units of the same type minus the credit provided under Subsection H(3) above, provided that the public housing authority, nonprofit organization, or other affordable housing owner can establish that a connection fee was previously assessed and paid for connecting to the sewerage system. If the public housing authority, nonprofit organization, or other affordable housing owner cannot establish that a connection fee was previously assessed and paid for connecting to the sewerage system, the reduced rate provided for in Subsection H(2) above (i.e., 50% of the regular connection fee) shall be assessed.
Sewer rentals and charges shall be established
which shall be payable by and collected from the owner of each connection
unit which is connected with the sanitary sewer system from and after
the date upon which the town notifies the owner in writing that the
town is prepared to accept sanitary sewage or industrial wastes from
the connection unit for transportation to and treatment at the sewage
treatment plant. Sewer rentals and charges shall be based on annual
operation costs, including a reserve for maintenance and amortization
costs of the sanitary sewer system.
A.
Sanitary sewer rentals.
[Amended 2-13-1973]
(1)
There shall be established a flat-rate sanitary sewer
rental for each flat-rate sewer rental unit in an amount per year
to be set by resolution adopted by the Town Council. "Flat-rate sewer
rental unit" shall mean each family dwelling unit or the equivalent
which is connected with the sanitary sewer system as:
(a)
A single-family dwelling: one unit.
(b)
Each family apartment or business or professional
suite in a multiple dwelling or office building: one unit.
(c)
Each half of a double house: one unit.
(d)
When a doctor's or dentist's office is located
in a dwelling, two units shall be charged, one for the office and
one for the dwelling.
(e)
Each church or fire company or similar charitable
organization: one unit.
(f)
Each retail store or business or professional
office not otherwise classified: one unit.
(g)
Each industrial, commercial or financial establishment
which does not discharge an industrial waste, regularly occupied during
business hours by less than 12 persons, and for each 12 additional
persons or portion thereof in regular occupancy during business hours:
one unit.
(h)
Each restaurant: two units.
(i)
Each restaurant and bar: three units.
(j)
Each school: 100 pupils per unit.
(k)
A laundromat: one unit, together with three-fourths
( 3/4) unit for each washing machine.
[Added 10-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-14]
(m)
Unspecified users: units to be determined as
a result of an engineering study by the town's Sewer Engineer using
as a unit basis 350 gallons per day or any fraction thereof. The engineering
study shall be at the cost of the sewer applicant.
[Added 10-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-14]
B.
Industrial waste charges and rentals. All connection
units discharging industrial waste into the sanitary sewer system
shall be charged a sanitary sewer rental based on measured volume
of discharge in accordance with a schedule to be established from
time to time by resolution adopted by the Town Council, provided that
a minimum charge equal to a flat-rate sanitary sewer rental shall
be paid by each connection unit discharging industrial waste.
C.
Time and method of payment; interest.
(1)
Sanitary sewer rentals and industrial waste charges
shall be billed quarterly on the first days of January, April, July
and October and shall be due and payable immediately. If any bill
or part thereof rendered for sewer usage is not paid before the 30th
day following the date the bill is due, the bill or unpaid part shall
be considered delinquent and subject to interest at the prevailing
rate fixed for interest on delinquent real estate taxes from the due
date until the bill is paid in full.
(2)
Whenever service commences after the first day of
any quarterly period, sanitary sewer rentals for the first quarterly
period shall be prorated equitably.
(3)
Every owner of improved property which is connected
to the sanitary sewer system shall provide the town with his correct
address and any changes thereafter. Failure of any person to receive
quarterly bills for sewer rentals and charges shall not be considered
an excuse for nonpayment nor shall this failure result in an extension
of the period of time during which the net bill is payable.
D.
Measuring volume of industrial waste. Meters to measure
the volume of discharge of industrial waste from connection units
shall be furnished and installed by the town in accordance with the
town's standard procedure for installing water meters. The meters
shall be repaired and maintained by the town under the terms and conditions
established by the town. The meters shall be accessible to the town
at all reasonable times for reading, testing, inspection or repair.
E.
Unpaid claims; liens. Unpaid charges and rentals for
connection with and use of the sanitary sewer system shall be liens
upon the premises connected until paid, and the town shall have the
same remedies for the collection thereof with interest, costs and
penalties as it has by law for collection of taxes upon real estate.
