A.
Service connection charges. The applicant shall pay
a one-time service charge for each service unit in keeping with the
Township rate schedule for various classes of users. Said charge shall
be related to the cost of primary facilities, such as sewerage treatment
capacity, trunk mains and interceptor sewers. The connection charge
shall be as follows:
[Amended 4-15-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-11; 7-19-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-12; 2-6-1990 by Ord. No. 1991-03]
(1)
Dwelling units, including residential one-family,
two-family or multiple-family dwelling units, garden or high-rise
apartments, condominiums, townhouses or trailers per unit: $3,105,
except that the connection fee for affordable housing units developed
by nonprofit and for-profit developers shall be entitled to a 50%
reduction in the fee pursuant to P.L. 2018, c. 74. Additionally, a
previously connected affordable unit that was demolished or refurbished
to allow for a new affordable housing unit and for which a connection
fee was previously paid may be entitled to a credit for prior water
and sewer connection fees provided that it meets the requirements
of P.L. 2018, c. 74.
[Amended 12-6-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-25; 12-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19; 2-1-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-01; 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-27; 9-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-21]
(2)
All classes of users other than residential as described
above, including but not limited to boarding homes, lodging homes
and nursing homes, hotels and motels, shall pay a connection charge
based upon their estimated daily average sewage flow as determined
by the Township Water and Sewer Engineer. The charge per gallon per
day of sewage flow shall be $16.79. In no case shall the connection
charge be less than the charge of $3,105 for residential units.
[Amended 5-16-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12; 12-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19; 2-1-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-01; 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-27]
(3)
All classes of users outlined in § 140-46A(2) which are required to relocate as a result of eminent domain/condemnation proceedings, shall be entitled to a credit against sewerage service connection fees in an amount equal to the connection fee they previously paid for the unit that was taken from them by eminent domain/condemnation proceedings or the amount estimated by the Water and Sewer Engineer that the user should have paid if the actual amount paid cannot be determined. In no event shall a user be entitled to a refund.
[Added 10-1-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-32]
B.
Service laterals.
(1)
Size and kind; backflow prevention.
(a)
Size and kind. The Township reserves the right
to determine the size and kind of service laterals from the main to
the curbline and from the curbline to the property to be served or
from the main in a right-of-way to the property to be served. Laterals
of all sizes shall be constructed in accordance with the Township's
specifications and standard design details. The service lateral from
the main to the building shall be furnished, installed and maintained
by the owner of the property, shall be laid in a straight line from
the point of connection at the main to the structure and shall be
at least four feet below the surface of the ground when final grading
of the property has been completed. The service lateral installed
and maintained by the owner shall be installed by a registered plumber
and shall be inspected and approved by the Township's inspector prior
to backfilling the trench; otherwise, any construction not approved
shall be immediately removed and reconstructed in an approved manner.
The use of vents on the service lateral which permit the entrance
of surface water or stormwater is prohibited.
(b)
Backflow-prevention devices. All buildings with
plumbing facilities below the ground elevation at the sewer main will
be required to install either a vent or backflow-prevention valve
in the lateral. The vent or valve shall be so located as to prevent
entry of sewage from the main into the building and to provide access
for repairs and maintenance. The type and size of the vent or valve
shall be approved by the Township prior to installation. The vent
or valve shall be maintained in proper working order at all times
by the property owner.
[Added 6-5-1985 by Ord. No. 1986-05]
(2)
Separate trench. No service lateral shall be laid
in the same trench with gas pipe, water service or any other facility
of any public service company nor within three feet of any open excavation,
vault or meter pit, nor shall the location be in conflict with any
sidewalk or driveway turning at right angles to the front of the building.
(3)
Renewal. Where the renewal of the service lateral
from the main to the structure is found to be necessary, the owner
will renew the service in the location as previously used unless approved
by the Township.
C.
Maintenance.
(1)
All connections, service laterals and fixtures furnished
by the customer shall be maintained by him in good order. All leaks
in the service lateral or any fixture for the premises served must
be repaired immediately by the owner or occupant of the premises.
The customer shall be responsible for notifying the Township of the
party engaged by said customer to do any maintenance work in the customer's
service lateral prior to work being commenced, and said party shall
not backfill any trench until the work has been inspected and approved
by the Township's representative. Any work not acceptable shall be
immediately removed and replaced by work which is acceptable.
(2)
In those cases where there is any suspected damage
to a service lateral in the street, specifically and limited to that
area of the lateral running from the curbline to the main underneath
the street paving, the Township will make repairs to and maintain
the lateral for all reasons other than stoppage, clogging and/or backup
of sewage caused by said stoppage or clogging, including stoppage
or clogging from root intrusion. Any work in the street area which
proves that problems with the lateral were caused by stoppage or clogging,
including stoppage or clogging from root intrusion, by materials passing
through the lateral from the owner's property will be at the owner's
expense and will be charged at cost to the owner.
D.
Property served by single service lateral.
(1)
A service lateral shall not serve more than one property as generally described and classified in § 140-42C, but any such property, upon proper application of the owner, may be served by two or more service laterals, each of which, for billing purposes, shall be considered as being one customer account.
(2)
Where two or more customers are now served through
a single service lateral, any violation of the rules of the Township,
with respect to either or any of said customers, shall be deemed a
violation as to all, and unless said violation is corrected after
reasonable notice, the Township may take such action as may be taken
for a single customer, except that such action will not be taken until
an innocent customer, who has not violated the Township's rules, has
been given a reasonable opportunity to connect his pipe to a separately
controlled service lateral.
E.
Prohibited connections. Under no circumstances will
any of the following be connected to the sanitary sewers, either directly
or indirectly:
F.
Special connections. Service laterals to public buildings,
churches, apartment houses, commercial establishments and industrial
establishments shall be installed to conform to detailed plans and
specifications submitted to the authority by the applicant and only
after review and approval of those plans and specifications by the
Township.
G.
Installation of service in wet ground. Where the trench
bottom is soft and yielding, the Township reserves the right to require
that the service be laid in a partial or total concrete encasement.
Junctions of two different types of pipe may, at the option of the
Township, be required to be encased in concrete of mix determined
by the Township.
Sewerage service regarding industrial wastes shall be as provided in Part 2 of this chapter.
