[Adopted 12-16-1968 as Ord.
No. 1968-100]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed
in parts per million by weight.
The Borough of Stanhope, New Jersey.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food
and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
That part of the sewerage system which receives the sewage from the
house plumbing system and conveys it to the nearest end of the sewer extension,
unless a sewer extension is not available, whereby the house connection shall
be extended to the nearest available Y. No house connection shall be made
to a manhole of the public sewer system without the express written consent
and special permission of the Superintendent and the governing body of the
Borough of Stanhope.
All the plumbing work within the building and to a point five feet
outside of the building, which plumbing work conveys sewage from within the
building to the house connection outside of the building.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
The Plumbing Inspector of the Borough of Stanhope, or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative. The "Inspector" shall be responsible for
house plumbing systems and house connections.
The sewers laid longitudinally along the center line or other part
of the streets, easements or other rights-of-way, and which sewer is owned
and controlled by the Borough of Stanhope.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of
surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in
grams per liter of solution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that
has been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle
greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
A sewer which is owned and controlled by the Borough of Stanhope.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm- , surface and ground
waters are not admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such
ground- , surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
All facilities for collection, pumping and disposing of sewage.
That part of the sewerage system that runs from the sewer main to
the curbline, and includes all necessary fittings.
A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage but
excludes sewage and polluted wastes.
The Superintendent of Sewers of the Borough of Stanhope, or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative. The "Superintendent" shall be responsible
for all parts of the sewerage system except house plumbing systems and house
connections.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in
water, sewage or other liquids and which are removed by laboratory filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or
intermittently.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit
or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner, upon public or private
property within the Borough of Stanhope or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said borough, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.[1]
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet,
within the Borough of Stanhope or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
borough, any sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where
suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions
of this Article.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful
to construct or maintain any privy, privy unit, septic tank, cesspools or
other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. Abandoned cesspools
shall be properly drained and filled in.
D.
The owner of any house, building or property used for
human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose situated within the
borough and abutting on any street, alley, easement or right-of-way in which
there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer
of the borough is hereby required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet
facilities therein and to connect such facilities, as well as any and all
other new and existing house plumbing, directly into the proper public sewer,
in accordance with the provisions of this Article, within 270 days after date
of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100
feet of the property line.
[Amended 11-26-1979 by Ord.
No. 1979-11]
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent and
such other permit as may be required by the provisions of the Street Opening
Ordinance of the borough[1] or by other applicable ordinances.
B.
There shall be two classes of public sewer connection
permits: for residential and commercial service and for service to establishments
producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall
make application on a special form provided by the borough. The permit application
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee
shall be paid to the Sewer Collector at the time the application is filed,
in accordance with the fee schedule.[2]
[Amended 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-9; 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-10]
C.
An applicant for a public sewer connection permit for service to establishments producing industrial wastes shall also pay a fee, which shall be as provided for in Chapter 82, Fees, for review of plans, specifications and testing.
[Amended 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-9]
D.
Where the sewer, at the date of the application for permit
to connect, has no sewer extension for the property sought to be connected,
the connection to the sewer, including the making of the cut into the main
and the installation of the line from the main to the curb, shall be made
only by borough employees or other persons duly licensed by the borough to
do such work, and all such installations and connections shall be approved
by the Superintendent prior to use.
[Added 4-27-1970 by Ord.
No. 1970-113; amended 2-1-1983
by Ord. No. 1983-1; 11-27-1984
by Ord. No. 1984-17]
E.
The borough shall be paid for each installation and connection made pursuant to the preceding Subsection D hereof a fixed fee, plus the actual cost of performing the work therefor, in accordance with Chapter 82, Fees. Said work shall not be authorized until payment of the fixed fee is received; and the applicant shall be billed for the actual cost of work upon completion of the connection and determination of the cost therefor. The fixed fee is hereby established as a means to defray, and shall be commensurate with, the capital costs incurred by the borough's sewer utility, directly or otherwise.
[Added 4-27-1970 by Ord.
No. 1970-113; amended 5-31-1978
by Ord. No. 1978-9; 5-31-1978
by Ord. No. 1978-10; 2-1-1983
by Ord. No. 1983-1; 11-27-1984
by Ord. No. 1984-17; 4-25-1995
by Ord. No. 1995-16]
A.
No unauthorized person shall make any connection to a
sewer extension without first obtaining a written permit from the Inspector.
B.
There shall be three classes of house connection permits: for service establishments producing industrial wastes, for residential and commercial and other services and for connections of 150 feet or longer or from a building or buildings that have or will have a daily occupancy of 100 or more people. The owner or his agent shall make application on a special form provided by the borough. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector of Sewers. A permit and inspection fee for an industrial house sewer connection permit or for a residential, commercial or other service house sewer connection permit shall be as provided for in Chapter 82, Fees, and shall be paid to the Inspector of Sewers at the time the application is filed, except that the plans for any connection of 150 feet or longer or from a building or buildings that have or will have a daily occupancy of 100 people or more will have to be reviewed and approved by the Sewer Engineer of the Borough of Stanhope.
[Amended 10-31-1973 by Ord.
No. 1973-16; 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-9]
C.
The Borough of Stanhope may require any special design of such sewer connection, in accordance with sound engineering practices, as recommended by the Sewer Engineer of the Borough of Stanhope. All such connections, after installation but before being covered with the required backfill, must be inspected and approved by the Sewer Engineer of the Borough of Stanhope. All reasonable fees for review of plans and inspection of construction must be paid to the Borough of Stanhope by the owner securing permission for such connection. For each reinspection of Class 1 and Class 2 house connection work caused by the failure of the permittee to comply with the provisions of this Article or the permit issued, an additional fee, as provided for in Chapter 82, Fees, shall be paid to the Borough of Stanhope by the person making the installation. In the case of required Class 3 reinspections, the normal inspection fees of the Sewer Engineer of the Borough of Stanhope shall be paid to the Borough of Stanhope.
[Amended 10-31-1973 by Ord.
No. 1973-16; 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-9]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection shall
be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the borough from any loss
or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the house connection.
A separate and independent house connection shall be provided for every
building except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior
lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building
through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway, in which case the house
connection from the front building may be extended to the rear building.
Where house plumbing systems exist, a portion of the outside piping
may be used in connection with the house connection only when it is found,
on examination and test by the Inspector, to meet all requirements of this
chapter.
A.
The house connection pipe shall be made of extra heavy
cast-iron soil pipe or asbestos cement rubber ring house connection pipe properly
joined. In areas where the depth of excavation is less than four feet or where
the slope is in excess of 10% or where, in the opinion of the Inspector, the
conditions warrant, only cast-iron soil pipe shall be used.
(1)
Cast-iron soil pipe and fittings shall be iron castings
suitable for installation and service in drainage, waste and sewer lines.
(2)
All cast-iron soil pipe shall be installed in accordance
with the recommended instructions of the manufacturer.
(3)
Asbestos-cement pipe shall be of the best quality asbestos-cement
pipe with joints providing requisite flexibility and water tightness under
service conditions. Smooth internal surfaces and best workmanship will be
required. All asbestos-cement pipe shall be installed in accordance with the
recommended instructions of the manufacturer.
B.
The diameter of the house connection pipe shall be no
less than four inches nor greater than six inches. The house connection shall
be laid on a uniform grade, wherever practicable, at a straight grade of at
least one-fourth (1/4) of an inch per foot. Where, in special cases, a minimum
grade of one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot cannot be maintained, a grade of one-eighth
(1/8) inch per foot will be permitted, but only after the Inspector is amply
notified and gives his approval.
A.
Whenever possible, the house connection may be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No house connection
shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might
thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from
frost. The house connection shall be laid at uniform grade in the direction
from the main sewer to the building and in straight alignment insofar as possible.
Change in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
B.
In all buildings in which the house plumbing is too low
to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the house
connection. Payment for installing and maintaining the lifting device shall
be the responsibility of the owner.
A.
When installing the house connection, the trenches shall
be dug in a careful manner and properly sheathed where required. The road
materials shall be placed in a separate pile and shall not be mixed with the
rest of the excavated materials, which excavated materials must be piled in
a compact heap so placed as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the
public. Proper barricades and lights must be maintained around the trench
to guard against accidents.
B.
The pipe shall be laid on a good foundation to the form
and size of support for the pipe. Ample excavation shall be made under and
around all joints to permit proper jointing. In backfilling the material from
the bottom of the pipe to a point two feet above the top of the pipe shall
consist of earth which shall be free from stones or rock fragments of a size
larger than two inches. This backfill shall be placed in six-inch layers and
carefully tamped. The balance of the trench shall be filled with earth and
stones, but in no case with rock weighing more than 50 pounds or with frozen
earth. This backfill shall be placed in layers up to two feet thick and carefully
tamped to avoid any settlement. When the trench has been filled to the proper
height, the road material is to be replaced and heavily tamped or rolled.
C.
Where the trench is excavated in rock, the rock must
be carefully excavated to a depth of six inches below the grade line of the
sewer and the trench must be brought to the proper elevation with gravel or
other material satisfactory to the Inspector. The remainder of the trench
must be backfilled as previously described herein.
D.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating
any of the existing requirements of the borough relating to the excavation
and backfilling of trenches, but the requirements herein contained shall be
in addition thereto.
E.
Where subsoil conditions are bad, such special precaution
must be taken to secure a watertight job as may be directed by the Inspector.
In quicksand, all pipes must be extra heavy cast iron and must be laid out
on planking two inches thick by at least six inches wide.
A.
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and
watertight. Cast-iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with jute, hemp or
equal yarning material and hot-poured with a melted lead to a depth of not
less than one inch. The joining compound shall be run in one pouring and shall
be caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted on
the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved by
the Inspector. Material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently
to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature
of 160º F., nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the drainage
system.
B.
In lieu of cast-iron pipe with caulked joints, as specified
above, cast-iron pipe of the same weight and general dimensions, but modified
to use a neoprene gasket, may be used. Pipe shall be manufactured to close
tolerance and shall be without beads on the spigot ends. Hubs shall be modified
to receive the gaskets. Gaskets shall be capable of maintaining a tight seal
with any joint deflection up to 10 degrees. Joints shall be assembled by means
of special tools.
C.
Joints for asbestos-cement pipe shall be the standard
rubber ring coupling-type and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
The connection of the house connection to the main sewer shall be made
at the sewer extension at the curbline or, if no sewer extension exists, connection
shall be made at the nearest available Y connection on the main sewer. The
Superintendent will designate the position of the end of the sewer extension
at the curbline or the Y connection on the main sewer, whichever is appropriate.
If it becomes necessary to cut into the main sewer, since no other source
of connection is available, then such connection shall be made as directed
by and under the supervision of the Superintendent. The dead ends of all pipes
not immediately connected with the house plumbing system must be securely
closed by a watertight cover of imperishable material. Prior to any connection
to the sewer extension or to the main sewer, the Superintendent must be given
at least forty-eight-hours notice in advance so that he may supervise such
work. If the Superintendent has not been given such notice, he may require
the completed work to be uncovered for examination at the owners own expense.
A.
The use of cleanouts on the house connection shall be
made by installing a Y and a one-eighth bend. The cleanouts shall ordinarily
be installed at the point of connection between the house connection and the
outside part of the house plumbing system, at all curves on the house connection
and on the straight part of the house sewer to the main sewer. The cleanout
shall be brought up from the house connection to existing grade and shall
be properly capped. Where the distance from the building to the point of connection
at the main sewer is less than 100 feet and there are no curves in this distance,
the cleanout in the house will be sufficient if it is at least six inches
above the basement floor. Where the distance exceeds 100 feet, at least one
cleanout, 50 feet from the house shall be provided. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, there shall be one cleanout at the curb
for each and every house connection.
B.
Where connection is made between the portion of the house plumbing system outside of the building and the house connection, a long radius bend shall appropriately be installed at this connection, along with a cleanout as described in § 116-13 above. This connection shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector, who shall be given ample notice prior to such work.
Before any portion of the existing plumbing system outside of the building
is connected to the house connection, the owner shall prove, to the satisfaction
of the Inspector, that it is clean and conforms in every respect to these
rules and regulations and any amendments and supplements thereto.
All work on house connections shall be made by either the owner of the
premises personally doing the work or by a plumber licensed by the Borough
of Stanhope, and all of said work shall be approved by the Plumbing Inspector
of the borough; provided, however, that any connections to or opening into
a main sewer must be made by a plumber licensed by the Borough of Stanhope
and said work must be approved by the Plumbing Inspector of the borough.
The Superintendent or Inspector may apply any appropriate test to the
pipes, and the plumber and contractor, at his own expense, shall furnish all
necessary tools, labor, materials and assistants for such tests and shall
remove any defective materials when so ordered by the Superintendent or Inspector.
Each contractor or other person performing work on borough public property
for the purpose of installing house connections shall post a bond, acceptable
to the borough, in accordance with the provisions of the Street Opening Ordinance
of the borough[1] and any other applicable ordinance of the borough. All work shall
be adequately guarded with barricades, lights and other measures for protection
to the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, curbs and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the borough.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer.
B.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes
to any public sewer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150º F.
(2)
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts
per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(3)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(4)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid
or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage works.
(5)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five point
five (5.5) or higher than nine point zero (9.0) or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and
personnel of the sewage works.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or porous substance
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to human or animals or create any hazard in the receiving
waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(7)
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such
character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(8)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance.
(9)
Any radioactive wastes.
(10)
Any such other materials or substances as may be provided
and set forth in ordinances or rules and regulations promulgated by the Musconetcong
Sewerage Authority.
(11)
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity
in the publicly owned treatment works resulting in interference, but in no
case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the publicly owned treatment
works treatment plant exceeds 40º C. (104º F.) unless the approval
authority, upon request of the publicly owned treatment works, approves alternate
temperature limits.
[Added 2-23-1982 by Ord.
No. 1982-2]
C.
The Borough hereby establishes the following program to ensure
the elimination of sources of groundwater and surface water discharges into
the sewerage works.
[Added 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14]
(1)
Any person who permits or has permitted on his or her property
any connection of a sump pump, roof drain or area drain to the sewerage works
shall cause said restricted discharge to be immediately disconnected from
the sewerage works at said person’s sole cost and expense.
(2)
After said person has disconnected his or her sump pump, roof
drain or area drain from the sewerage works, said person shall be permitted
to continue to utilize on his or her property said pump or drain system in
accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
The pump shall have a permanent piping installation to direct
flow at least 10 feet from a building structure and at a location which will
minimize infiltration to the building foundation and/or sewerage works.
(b)
The pump or drain discharge pipe shall not discharge water, either
directly or indirectly, to a public right-of-way, easement or public property
without permission from the Borough Engineer. Said Engineer, when evaluating
a request to redirect flow from a pump or a drain shall require the submittal
of the following information:
[1]
A written proposal noting thereon how the flow is intended to
be redirected to discharge to a storm sewer or the gutter line of a street
so that icing or street erosion conditions will not occur.
[2]
A sketch submitted showing the connection of the pump or drain
line to a storm sewer; submission of any street opening permit required, if
work is to be done in the Borough right-of way.
(c)
The new pump or drain connection shall not discharge water onto
any adjacent property.
(d)
No pump or drain connection shall be made to the sewerage works.
(3)
Prior to the transfer of title of any real property containing
a building connected to the sewerage works, the owner shall obtain a certificate
of compliance from the Housing Officer or his designee that the property is
in compliance with the provisions of this section. The property owner shall
apply for the certificate on a form provided by the Borough. The fee for said
inspection shall be $50, which shall be paid by the property owner prior to
said inspection. The Housing Officer or his designee shall inspect the property
and shall issue the certificate if said property is found to be in compliance
with the provisions of this section.
(4)
The Borough shall have the right at any time upon reasonable
cause to inspect any structure connected to the sewerage works for any prohibited
discharge into the sewerage works.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when,
in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes,
sand and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not
be required for private residences or dwelling units.
B.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the Superintendent and shall be so located as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
C.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious
materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily
removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
D.
Grease and oil interceptors shall, in all cases, be required
for service stations and commercial garages.
E.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
F.
Grease interceptors shall be required for all restaurants,
delicatessens and similar enterprises where food is cooked on the premises
and for any private club or hall, school, church or other building of assembly
with kitchen facilities.
[Added 4-25-1995 by Ord.
No. 1995-16]
A.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or waste having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million, by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million, by weight, of suspended solids; or containing any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in § 116-18B above; or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the borough shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the five-day biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million, by weight, and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million, by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 116-18B above; or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
B.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
approval of the Superintendent, the Musconetcong Sewerage Authority and of
the Water Pollution Control Commission of the State of New Jersey, and no
construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are
obtained in writing.
C.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for
any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
The owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole shall be
accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with
plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the
owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 116-18B and 116-20A and B shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, published by the American Public Health Association, 1960 Edition, and all subsequent revised editions and amendments and supplements thereto, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 116-21 above, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. The cost and expense incident to the measurements, tests and analyses shall be borne by the owner.
No statements contained in this section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement between the borough and any industrial concern whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the
borough for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment
which is part of the borough's sewerage works.
The Superintendent or Inspector and other duly authorized employees
of the borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this
article.
[Amended 9-28-1999 by Ord.
No. 1999-20]
In the event that an owner of any property in the borough shall fail to make connection or installation as provided for in § 116-2 of this article, within the time required therein, the borough may proceed to make such installation or connection, or cause the same to be made, as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-5 et seq., and charge and assess the cost thereof against such property.
[Amended 5-31-1978 by Ord.
No. 1978-9; 6-30-1998 by Ord.
No. 1998-8]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction,
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days,
or any combination thereof. Each violation of any of the provisions of this
article and each day that such offense shall continue shall be deemed to be
a separate and distinct offense.
