[Adopted 4-17-1980 by Ord. No. 7-80(Ch. 170 of the 1985 Code)]
The use of all sanitary sewers in the Village
of Ridgefield Park shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations
of the Bergen County Sewer Authority presently in effect and the contract
in existence between the Village of Ridgefield Park and the Bergen
County Sewer Authority, which documents shall be read together.
The Village of Ridgefield Park hereby adopts
and enacts the user charge system and industrial cost recovery system
contained in the rules and regulations of the Bergen County Utilities
Authority and authorizes their immediate implementation by the appropriate
municipal official, to be designated by resolution of the governing
body.
Not fewer than three copies of the rules and
regulations of the Bergen County Utilities Authority presently in
effect have been and are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Village
of Ridgefield Park and are available for public inspection during
normal business hours.
Any future rules and regulations promulgated
by the Bergen County Utilities Authority shall not become effective
until adopted by the Village of Ridgefield Park by ordinance.
Copies of the rules and regulations of the Bergen
County Utilities Authority presently in effect can be obtained from
the Bergen County Utilities Authority for the cost of publication.
The existing contract between the Village of
Ridgefield Park and the Bergen County Sewer Authority (now known as
the "Bergen County Utilities Authority") shall not be considered substantially
altered by the adoption of the existing rules and regulations of the
Bergen County Utilities Authority.
If so required, the Mayor and the Clerk of the
Village of Ridgefield Park shall be hereby authorized to act as signatories
upon, to execute on behalf of the Village of Ridgefield Park, an amendment
to the service agreement with the Bergen County Utilities Authority,
which embodies the intent and purpose of this chapter, so long as
such amendments do not substantially alter the existing service agreement
between the Authority and the Village of Ridgefield Park.
[Adopted 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
The implementation of this article will aid the Village by limiting
and reducing the inflow of additional water into the sanitary sewer
systems. By prohibiting the discharge of water from any roof, surface,
ground, sump pump, swimming pool, other natural precipitation, and
other sources of inflow into the Village's sanitary sewer system,
the Village is seeking to reduce costs as well as protect against
other damaging effects. The Village's sanitary sewer system will
be and has on occasions in the past been overloaded and flooded, thereby
creating the potential to cause significant damage or threat to individual's
property as well as the system. Further, all water that enters the
system must be treated at the sewage treatment plant. Therefore, by
reducing and eliminating this inflow of "clean water" into the sanitary
sewer system and the subsequent unnecessary treatment, the expenses
to the Village and the citizens will be reduced and will assist in
protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the
Village.
Any property owner who shall be assessed a surcharge pursuant
to this article shall have a right to appeal to the Municipal Court
for the purposes of proving compliance with this article.