[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South River as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-28-1930 (Ch. 199 of the 1977 Code)]
The following regulations shall be considered
a part of the contract with every person who uses water from the waterworks,
and the fact of using the water shall be considered as expressing
assent on the part of the user to be bound thereby.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: These regulations were established
by an ordinance of the Board of Public Works of the Borough of South
River on January 28, 1930, and were amended from time to time by the
Board of Public Works. However, the Board of Public Works was abolished
on March 7, 1973, by Ord. No. 1973-5. Currently there is a Utilities
Department in the Borough under the direction of the Utilities Committee
of the Borough Council, and amendments to the regulations are now
adopted by the Mayor and Council. Regarding certain resolutions adopted
by the Board of Public Works pertaining to changes in policy as to
extensions of waterlines and to annual rental fees for hydrants, consult
the offices of the Utilities Department.
[Amended 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
All applications for the use of water must be
made at the Utilities Department in the Borough of South River, in
the form prescribed, and such applications shall fully and truly state
the various uses to which the water is to be applied; and, should
water subsequently be required for other purposes, notice must be
given and approval secured before the desired change or changes may
be made.
[Amended 12-26-1946]
Effective three months from the date hereof,
all water services in the Borough of South River from the main to
the meter shall be Type K soft copper tubing. Suitable corporation
cocks and curb cocks will be furnished by the Utilities Department
to the licensed plumbers of the Borough to connect with the aforesaid
copper tubing.
[Amended 9-9-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-34; 2-5-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-4; 12-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-35; 6-21-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-21]
A.
All consumers of water shall keep the water pipes
and fixtures within their premises and the service line to the main
in good repair and protect the same from frost at their own expense.
In the event that any water leaks shall develop in the service line
to the main, the consumer shall be responsible for and repair the
same immediately upon notice of the Utilities Department, Director
of Public Works or his agent, which notice shall specify the time
at which such repairs shall be made. In the event that the repair
is not determined by the Utilities Department, Director of Public
Works or his agent to be of an emergent nature, the consumer shall
be given at least 24 hours to make the repair. If the consumer shall
not perform the repair work within the time set forth in such notice,
the Utilities Department shall cause such repair to be made, and the
consumer shall be liable to the Utilities Department for all costs
incurred in the making of said repairs. Failure to comply and reimburse
the Borough for costs incurred can result in a lien placed on the
property.
[Amended 11-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
B.
All consumers shall keep the water meter accessible
and protect the same from frost and damage at their own expense.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 12-10-1997 by Ord. No.
1997-35; 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
A.
A stopcock and box shall in all cases be placed at the curbline, which shall be used only by the Utilities Department, Director of Public Works or his agent or by permit granted in writing by the Utilities Department, Director of Public Works or his agent, and any persons turning on the water when it has been turned off at the curb shall be subject to the penalties in § 333-36.
B.
The Utilities Department shall not be liable for any
damages resulting from a failure to observe this important regulation.
C.
The water in no case must be left running without
a special permit by the Utilities Department, Director of Public Works
or his agent.
D.
All consumers of water shall keep the stopcock and
box in good repair and protect the same from frost at their own expense.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 6-21-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-21]
The Utilities Department will not connect with
plumbing which has not been done by a plumber licensed by the proper
Borough authorities unless said plumbing has been examined and approved
by the Plumbing Subcode Official and return made in due form.
When two or more parties take water through
one service pipe, the provisions in regard to the cutting off of the
supply pipe shall be applicable to all the parties although one or
more of them may be innocent of any cause of offense.
Owners of premises will be held responsible
for the water bills of their tenants.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 6-21-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-21]
No water taker shall supply water to parties not entitled to its use, except upon permission from the Utilities Department, Director of Public Works or his agent, given in writing, under the penalty provided in § 333-36 for each and every offense.
[Amended 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
The consumer shall not be entitled to damages
nor will any part of payment be refunded for any stoppage of supply
occasioned by an accident to any portion of the works nor for stoppage
for the purpose of addition or repairs. The Utilities Department,
Director of Public Works or his agent shall have the right to shut
off the water to make extensions, alterations and repairs.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8]
All apparatus and places supplied with water
must be accessible and open to the inspection of the Utility Engineer
or his agents at all times, and all pipes and fixtures shall be subject
to rejection by said Utility Engineer if considered unsuitable for
the purpose. Failure to comply with this section, upon proper notification,
will result in discontinuation of services.
No increase or extensions of fixtures shall
be made without written permission from the Utility Engineer.
In all occupied premises all water fixtures
of whatever nature will be deemed and held as used and will be charged
for as long as the fixtures shall remain connected with the water
pipes.
No one will be allowed to use water through
fire hydrants or pipes for any other purpose except upon written permission
from the Utility Engineer.
[Amended 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
Upon a request for any new service, the bills
for work done or materials furnished by the Utilities Department must
be paid before the water shall be turned on.
[Amended 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
All users of water shall be provided a meter
by the Utilities Department of the Borough of South River, said meter
to be installed and paid for by the user of said water, and in no
case, except subject to special permission of the Utilities Department,
shall any water connection be made without a meter.
[Amended 2-9-1967; 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-20]
A.
All water bills of consumers shall be payable at the office of the Utilities Department by the due date. In the event that any such bill is not paid on or before 40 days from the date of the first past-due balance, then the service to the premises owned or occupied by the person or persons in arrears shall be shut off. Such service shall not be turned on until all arrearages have been paid, together with as provided in Chapter 155, Fees. This shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any other statute or ordinance.
[Amended 11-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
B.
In the case of water service being required for building
purposes, the applicant shall therefor pay a service fee equivalent
to the current residential quarterly minimum rate charged in advance.
The balance due for such service shall be paid in full as outlined
above, immediately upon completion of said building.
C.
In the event that a water consumer is unable to pay any water charges as billed by the Borough of South River, said consumer may request to be placed on an installment payment plan to allow any arrearages and charges to be brought current. Said installment agreement shall be liberally granted by the Business Administrator; however, all future charges at the time said agreement is entered are due and payable upon receipt. In addition, upon the entering of any installment agreement, said water consumer shall pay a fee as provided in Chapter 155, Fees, by the Business Administrator. Said administrative charge shall be in addition to any other charges which may accrue according to Borough Code. Failure to comply with the payment plan will result in immediate discontinuance of service.
[Amended 11-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
D.
The option
of a duplicate mailing of tenant water and electric bills is available
to owners at an annual cost of $32.
[Added 11-25-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-26]
[Amended 6-21-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-21]
All claims for deductions must be made in writing
to the Utilities Department, which has full power to grant said deductions.
[Last amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-7]
A.
The minimum charge per quarter for all consumers within the Borough of South River shall be as provided in Chapter 155, Fees.
B.
The quarterly rates of all water consumed by consumers in all meter size categories shall be as provided in Chapter 155, Fees.
C.
The current exemption policy maintained by the Utilities
Department of the Borough of South River shall continue through the
last day of the third quarter in the 1988 calendar year. Thereafter,
all consumers of water within the Borough of South River shall pay
for all water consumed at the rates set forth in this section, except
as follows:
(1)
Any municipally owned, operated or controlled building,
structure, facility or use shall be exempt from any charge for water
consumption.
(2)
Every person, a citizen and resident of this Borough, of the age of 65 or more years, or less than 65 years of age who is permanently and totally disabled, and their surviving spouses (age 55 or more), having an income not in excess of the allowable maximum permissible for senior citizen tax deductions per year, excluding social security, capital gains (on property where a senior citizen deduction was claimed) and other funds approved by the state statutes, and residing in a dwelling house owned by him, shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 10%, but not to exceed the amount provided in Chapter 155, Fees, for each quarterly water bill, which shall be received so long as said consumer shall provide proper proof or documentation to the Utilities Department of his qualified status.
[Added 6-24-1969]
A.
The Revised Statutes of New Jersey, more particularly
N.J.S.A. 54:4-67, permits an interest charge on delinquent payment
of water bills, and pursuant thereto the following shall apply:
(1)
Thirty days from the date of billing, no interest
shall be applied.
(2)
From the 31st day to the 60th day from the date of
billing, an interest charge of 8% will be applied.
(3)
After the 30th day from billing, customer's service
will be discontinued and subject to normal charges for reinstatement
of such service.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8]
B.
All such water billings must be paid in proper sequence,
and "skip paying" of such water billings will not be permitted.
[Amended 1-22-1948; 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 8-14-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-22; 12-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-36; 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
A.
Where a tap for a service connection to any water main is required, application therefor shall be made either by the property owner or by the plumber contracting for or doing the plumbing work in connection therewith. All excavation and trench work must be done by the plumber. Payment for taps shall be made upon application therefor, but the acceptance of payment or the issuance of a permit does not bind the Utilities Department to make such tap if for any reason it may deem such work inadvisable. The schedule of charges in Chapter 155, Fees, shall be made for tapping for a service connection.
B.
In the
event an application requires a determination that a property may
need an increase in water capacity, an escrow deposit of $2,500 shall
be paid to the South River Utilities Department. The escrow shall
be utilized for the professional services of the Borough Engineer
in conducting a review and analysis of the potential increase in capacity
for the development. The escrow shall be deposited by the Chief Financial
Officer of the Borough, or his/her designee, in an account for such
purposes under the sole control of the Borough. Said escrow may be
commingled with similar escrows from other applicants, but accurate
accounts and records shall be kept so as to identify particular escrows
and charges made against the same. At the conclusion of the Municipal
Engineer’s report and analysis, the applicant shall be entitled
to the return of the balance of the escrow.
C.
All connection
fees to be paid to the Borough shall be determined annually on January
1 of the calendar year by calculating the total past capital costs
of the Borough's water system to date and dividing that total cost
by the number of equivalent (or service) connections existing within
the Borough. This calculation shall be made by the appropriate personnel
of the Finance Department or Utilities Department of the Borough in
order to enable the Borough to receive capital cost of its water system
from users as they enter the system. The rates for the different size
connections shall be posted by the Utilities Department annually in
a conspicuous place where permits are issued.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8]
A.
If a meter gets out of order and fails to register,
the consumption will be charged at the average daily consumption shown
by the meter when in order, based on a similar quarter for the previous
year's consumption.
B.
All water which passes through a meter will be charged
for, whether used or wasted.
C.
Consumers shall be responsible for maintaining access
to meters at all times. In the event that Borough personnel must clear
access to any meter, consumers shall be responsible for the cost of
obtaining access in accordance with the prevailing Borough wage scale.
[Added 11-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-45]
[Amended 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-31]
Properly licensed plumbers and pipe fitters
wishing to do business in connection with the South River waterworks
shall execute a surety bond, to be approved by the Board, in the sum
of $1,000. The condition of this bond shall be that the plumber shall
conform to and be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by
said authorities and shall save the Departments harmless from all
damages and expense caused by neglect to provide suitable protection
from accident or defective work. The above-mentioned bond shall be
renewed annually.
Each plumber and pipe fitter shall state in
his application for license his actual place of business, together
with name of firm under which said business is done, and shall immediately
notify the Utility Engineer of any change in either.
A.
Plumbers and pipe fitters shall make full, written
returns for each service, upon blanks furnished by the Department,
of the ordinary and special uses to which the water is to be applied,
whether for new works, alterations or additions, with a full description
of all apparatus and arrangements for using the water. The return
shall be made within 48 hours after the completion of the work. The
water will in no case be turned on until return is made.
B.
No plumber or pipe fitter shall be allowed to turn
on the water.
The strength of all plumbing and piping will
be subject to the approval of the proper officers of the Department.
A.
Each house must have a service pipe from the main
and meter, the minimum advance charge being the current residential
quarterly minimum for each meter. No permission will be granted for
two or more houses to take water from the same tap in main.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8]
B.
No permission will be given for any water connection
over 100 feet away from the main.
C.
No hydrant or faucet connection with the water system
which is used for any other purpose than that of fire protection or
sprinkling shall be maintained in the grounds of any person or persons.
No other outside hydrants will be permitted.
[Amended 3-26-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-8; 12-10-1997 by Ord. No.
1997-35]
At the time a permit is granted for the tapping of the water main, a sewer permit must be secured for the same premises if such premises are located on streets where both water and sewer pipes are laid, and the inspection of both water and sewer connection shall be properly made and approved by a Plumbing Subcode Official of the Borough before the work is covered up. In any case where either water or sewer is tapped without a permit and the work is covered up before inspection and approval by a Plumbing Subcode Official of the Borough, a fine as provided in § 333-36 will be levied and collected from the person or persons who are doing or did such work. At the discretion of the Plumbing Subcode Official, any work may be ordered uncovered to allow for a proper inspection as required.
Whenever an apparatus is installed to store
or contain water, there must be a check valve on the inlet pipe thereof
to prevent the water from flowing back through the meter caused by
a decreased pressure in the street main.
House drains must, wherever possible, be given
an even grade to the main sewer not less than 1/4 inch per foot.
A.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORM DRAIN INLET
WATERS OF THE STATE
Definitions: For the purpose of this article, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by Borough of South River or other public body, and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
An opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater runoff
and includes, but, is not limited to a grate inlet, curb-opening inlet,
slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
B.
Prohibited connections. No stormwater connections to the Borough
sewer system will be allowed to any licensee, who may be subject to
forfeiture of his license and penalties under his bond.
C.
Prohibited conduct. No person in control of private property (except
a residential lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the
repaving, repairing (excluding the repair of individual potholes),
resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion
or a thin base of hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface
that is in direct contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that
property unless the storm drain inlet either:
D.
Design standard: Storm drain inlets identified in Subsection A above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this subsection, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see Subsection D below.
(1)
Grates.
(a)
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect
stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body
under that grate:
[1]
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle
safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle
Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (April
1996); or
[2]
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate
has an area of no more than seven square inches, or is no greater
than 0.5 inch across the smallest dimension.
(b)
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate
inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater basin floors.
(2)
Whenever
design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space in that
curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb opening
has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more than seven
square inches, or be no greater than two inches across the smallest
dimension.
(3)
This
standard does not apply:
(a)
Where the municipal engineer agrees that this standard would
cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably
be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that
meet these standards;
(b)
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe
netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin
hood) that is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid
and floatable materials that could not pass through one of the following:
(c)
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel
bars with one-inch spacing between the bars; or
(d)
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is
an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or
destroy the New-Jersey-Register-listed historic property.
E.
Enforcement. This article shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Borough of South River.
F.
Violations and penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days for each storm drain inlet
that is not retrofitted to meet the design standard.
G.
When effective. This article shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption and any publication as may be required by law.
[Added 12-9-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-45; amended 2-24-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-4; 3-8-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-7; 1-24-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-1]
A.
Fire service. Quarterly charges shall be made for fire service lines as provided in Chapter 155, Fees.
B.
Connection fees.
(2)
The Borough Engineer shall, no later than September
1 of each calendar year, provide the governing body with a written
recommendation as to the connection fees to be charged for fire service
lines connected in the following calendar year. The governing body
may, no later than November 15 of the same year, adopt, by resolution,
a connection fee schedule for fire service lines connected in the
following calendar year. Within 10 days of passage of said resolution,
the Borough Clerk shall publish same in a newspaper authorized by
law to publish the Borough's legal notices and shall post said resolution
at the offices of the Borough Clerk and the Utilities Department.
Said fee schedule shall be effective on January 1 of the calendar
year following its adoption and shall remain in effect until December
31 of the year in which a subsequent resolution fixing connection
fees is adopted pursuant to this subsection.
C.
For the purpose of determining pipe size, measurement
shall be made where the private line connects to the Borough system.
D.
All fire service lines and systems shall be installed
with an appropriate water switch and alarm system which shall be activated
to signal the Borough Police and/or Fire Departments or a private
central station manned 24 hours a day, in order that the Borough shall
be aware of water flow through said system. In addition, such waterflow
alarm installations shall be constructed in accordance with the latest
revisions of the National Fire Protection Association Standards 13,
70, 72A, 72B, 72C and 72D. Standards and details of the private fire
service line installations from the Borough system to the sprinkler
system supply header are on file with the Water Utilities Department
of the Borough.
[Added 4-24-1947; amended 5-12-1949; 9-9-1954; 5-12-1960; 5-26-1960; 11-30-1970]
The following shall be the procedure for extensions
of water mains within the Borough of South River:
A.
Landowners.
(1)
With regard to landowners, other than developers and
subdividers, on accepted and opened Borough streets, there will be
no reimbursement for waterline installations. All water main extensions
henceforth shall be made at the expense of the benefiting landowners.
(2)
Landowners on accepted and opened Borough streets
shall install water mains voluntarily or may petition the Mayor and
Borough Council to install same upon an assessment basis. Such installations
shall be under the supervision of the Utilities Department and the
Borough Engineer. Such mains shall extend the full frontage of such
landowner's lot. In such cases, the Utilities Department will furnish,
at its own expense, fire hydrants, valves, tees and/or crosses for
installations at street intersections as may be needed for installation
by said landowners by their contractors. Mains, valves and fittings
shall be a minimum of eight inches in diameter; in those cases where
the Board shall deem it advisable that larger mains be installed to
provide for the present welfare and future development of the Borough,
it shall direct that such mains be installed, and the additional material
cost thereof shall be borne by the Board.
B.
Developers and subdividers.
(1)
With regard to developers and subdividers of land,
there will be no reimbursement for waterline extensions. Developers
and subdividers of land shall install all water main extensions at
their expense in land being developed or subdivided by them. This
shall include all cast-iron mains, necessary Smith cuts, tees and
crosses at street intersections, and such fire hydrants and valves
as may be required by the Board; size, type and manufacture (where
applicable) to be determined by the Board.
(2)
Mains, valves and fittings shall be a minimum of eight
inches in diameter and shall be laid under the supervision and subject
to the approval of the Utilities Department. In those cases where
the Board shall deem it advisable that larger mains be installed to
provide for the present welfare and future development of the Borough,
it shall direct that such mains be installed, and the additional material
cost thereof shall be borne by the Board.
[Added 2-13-1964]
A.
Material.
(1)
Pipe and fittings. Standardized mechanical joint cast-iron
pipe and fittings for water shall meet the following: Class 200-200
pound pressure. Pipe shall be cast iron produced centrifugally in
sand-lined molds. Each pipe shall be provided with a mechanical joint
socket on one end, and the other end shall be plain. Pipe and fittings
shall be cement-lined. Cement lining shall be in accordance with ASA
A21.4-1953 (AWWA CL04-53).
[Amended 9-22-1966]
(2)
Gate valves. Standardized mechanical joint cast-iron
gate valves for water shall meet the following: working pressure:
200 pounds cold water. Gate valves shall be American Waterworks Association
approved, inside screw, nonrising stem, parallel seats, wedge pin
mechanism as specified by the South River Utilities Department. Each
gate valve installed shall be provided with a cast-iron adjustable
valve box. ASA A21.11-1953 (AWWA C111-53).
(3)
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be as specified
by the South River Utilities Department. Operating details and size
of hydrant valve opening shall be as approved by the Utility Engineer
of said Utilities Department. Hydrant inlet elbow shall be normally
six-inch size flanged and drilled 125 pounds American cast-iron flange
standard. Auxiliary gate valve shall be normally six-inch size flanged
by mechanical joint ends as approved by said Utilities Department.
B.
Installation.
(1)
Pipe and fittings.
(a)
Depth of cover for pipe and fittings shall be
four feet.
(b)
Pipe shall be provided with a solid uniform
bearing throughout the entire length. Selected backfill material shall
be carefully rammed with proper tools around and over the pipe up
to a cover of at least two feet.
(c)
Pipe shall be laid in a manner to assure that
all valve stems and valve boxes be set plumb.
(d)
All pipes, valves and fittings shall be thoroughly
cleaned before being lowered into the trench, or before joining, and
shall be kept clean until final acceptance of work. The exposed ends
of all uncompleted lines shall be closed with tight wooden plugs adequately
secured at all times when pipe-laying is not in progress.
(e)
Adequate means must be taken to prevent settlement,
where required, blocking of sound yellow pine, two inches thick, 10
inches wide and 30 inches long with wedges of four inches by four
inches yellow pine eight inches long shall be provided at such spacing
as is necessary to prevent settlement.
(2)
Gate valves.
(a)
Each valve shall be provided with a cast-iron
adjustable valve box so installed that the cover is flush with the
final finished road surface.
(b)
Valve stems and valve boxes shall be set plumb.
Valve boxes shall be centered and installed so that the valves can
easily be operated from the street level by use of a proper valve
wrench.
(3)
Fire hydrants.
(a)
Fire hydrants shall be installed complete with
auxiliary (secondary) gate valve and adjustable cast-iron valve box.
The hydrant, valve stem and valve box shall be set plumb. The valve
box shall be centered and installed so that the auxiliary valve can
easily be operated from the street level by use of a proper valve
wrench. The cover of the valve box shall be one inch above the surrounding
ground level.
(b)
Before installing fire hydrants, all foreign
matter shall be removed from the interior of the barrel.
(c)
Hydrants shall be placed so that the center
line of the hydrant is from two feet zero inches to two feet six inches
back of the top of the face of the curb. Steamer hose nozzle shall
face the street. Hydrant elbows shall be placed on a solid block or
concrete slab foundation not less than four inches thick and 15 inches
square. The back side of the hydrant opposite the pipe connection
shall be firmly wedged against the vertical face of the trench to
prevent the hydrant from blowing off the line. Bottom of the ditch
and lower part of the hydrant barrel shall be surrounded with coarse
gravel so that water released from the standpipe by the drain valve
may escape quickly.
(d)
Hydrants must be firmly supported underground
all around the standpipe, since the proper working of the safety breakable
section depends on the unyielding support of the ground standpipe.
Solid ground support shall be at the ground level line mark on the
hydrant barrel, resulting in center line of the hose and steamer nozzles
being 16 inches to 18 inches above the ground level. The preceding
requires thorough and careful compaction of backfill after correct
positioning of the hydrant.
(e)
When a hydrant is ready for service, it shall
be opened and closed to see that all parts are in working condition.
After closing a hydrant, the standpipe interior shall be inspected
to make sure of proper draining.
C.
Pressure testing. A hydrostatic pressure test of 150
pounds per square inch shall be applied to each valved section for
a minimum period of two hours. The line shall be thoroughly blown
free of air. The pressure test shall be made preferably with backfill
in place, except at pipe joints, so that any leaking joints may be
made watertight before placing the final cover.
D.
Sterilization.
(1)
All pipelines for potable water supply shall be thoroughly
flushed and chlorinated following the pressure testing.
(2)
The chlorinating agent shall be applied at the beginning
of the line adjacent to the source of supply for filling. The chlorine
shall be introduced through a corporation cock or other approved connection
to the newly laid pipe.
(3)
The water from the source of supply shall be controlled
to flow very slowly in the newly laid pipe during the application
of the chlorine, which shall be applied in amounts such as will produce
a dosage of at least 40 to 50 parts per million. In the event that
the pipeline is already filled, the dose shall be increased to such
concentration and shall be applied for a sufficient period to produce
a residual of not less than five parts per million at all of the outlets
of the line being chlorinated, including the ends.
(4)
Treated water shall be retained in the pipe long enough
to destroy all non-spore-containing bacteria. The period shall be
at least three hours. After the chlorine-treated water has been retained
for the time required, the chlorine residual at the pipe extremities
and other intermediate points shall be at least five parts per million.
(5)
Back pressure causing a reversal of flow from the
section being chlorinated to the supply shall be prevented.
(6)
In the process of chlorinating newly laid pipe, all
valves and other pipeline accessories shall be operated while the
pipe is filled with the chlorinating agent.
(7)
Following chlorination and after the entire length
of line is ready for service, all treated water shall be flushed thoroughly
from the newly laid pipeline at its extremities until the replacement
water throughout its entire length will, upon test both chemical and
bacteriological, be proved equal to the quality introduced at the
permanent source of supply.
(8)
Should the initial treatment prove ineffective, the
chlorination procedure shall be repealed until confirmed tests show
that water from the newly laid pipeline conforms to the requirements
as stated above.
(9)
A notarized statement with test results submitted
by competent recognized firms proficient in this type of work that
the requirements of pressure testing and sterilization as outlined
above have been satisfied is required before acceptance by the Utilities
Department of the Borough of South River, New Jersey.
[Added 12-23-1965]
The following controls and regulations as relate
to water-cooled nonrecirculating-type air conditioners be and the
same are hereby adopted, the same becoming effective the date of the
adoption of this section:
A.
Customers wishing to use the local potable water supply
for nonrecirculating-type water-cooled air conditioners must first
complete such application for a permit and file the same with the
Utility Engineer.
B.
The Utility Engineer of the Utilities Department will
review such plans and specifications for said equipment and inform
the applicant of the requirements, limitations, controls and regulations
affecting such equipment.
C.
If the nonrecirculating-type water-cooled air conditioner
is three horsepower capacity or more, the Utility Engineer will require
the installation of a suitable and approved method of recirculating
the potable water used in cooling such type of equipment.
D.
The intent of the above is for the purpose of further
conserving the potable water supply to the Borough of South River,
New Jersey.
[Adopted 12-9-1963 (Ch. 200 of the 1977 Code)]
At such times as the Mayor, with the advice
and consent of 2/3 of the Council, formally declares that, in the
judgment of the Mayor and Council, an emergency exists requiring the
taking of such measures for the conservation of water for domestic
and sanitary purposes and fire protection as are hereinafter specified,
this article shall become effective and remain effective until such
time as the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council,
declares such emergency to have terminated.
Upon the making of such proclamation of emergency,
the Mayor shall proclaim whether the emergency is of the type or character
requiring the restricted use of water hereinafter set forth under
Subsection A, or under Subsection B, whereupon the Borough Clerk shall
forthwith give written notice of said proclamation, specifying its
type and character, to the residents of the Borough:
A.
Proclamation A shall prohibit the use of water for
the sprinkling of lawns, shrubbery and gardens and other related uses
on certain days of the week and during certain hours of the day as
specified in a resolution adopted by the Borough Council based upon
recommendations made by the Utility Engineer, who shall be responsible
for investigating all complaints regarding inadequate water supply.
[Amended 2-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-6]
B.
Proclamation B shall prohibit the use of water from
the Borough of South River water system for the sprinkling of lawns,
shrubbery and gardens until such proclamation shall be terminated.
This proclamation shall be based upon the recommendations made by
the Utility Engineer, who shall be responsible for investigating all
complaints regarding inadequate water supply, and based upon results
of the investigation made by him or employees of the Borough under
his supervision.
[Amended 2-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-6]
Immediately following the issuing of any of
the emergency proclamations hereinbefore provided, due notice shall
be given to the users of the Borough of South River water system within
48 hours after the issuing of said proclamation. The provisions of
this article shall become and remain effective until the date when
the Mayor, with the advice and consent of at least 2/3 of the Council,
shall proclaim and declare said emergency terminated.
[Amended 2-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-6]
During the continuance of the emergency, any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the restrictions imposed by the proclamation issued pursuant hereto shall, upon conviction thereof before the Judge of the Municipal Court, suffer the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty.
