[Adopted 6-1-1948 by Ord. No. 200]
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 819]
No person, persons, firm, corporation, association
or organization shall make any connection with the sewer system of
the Township of Haddon until a permit shall have been obtained and
fees paid as provided by ordinance of the Board of Commissioners,[1] nor shall any such person connected with said sewer system
use the same except upon payment of the service and rental charges
and upon complying with the rules and regulations, conditions and
restrictions hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 1-1-1955 by Ord. No. 362]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A building containing two or more housekeeping apartments.
A private residence or other building containing two or more housekeeping
apartments shall be included under this definition.
An office, shop small store or other place used exclusively
for business purposes: provided, however, that each office, shop,
small store or other place of business in any building and in the
same building shall be taken and deemed to be a separate "business
unit" and separately rated and charged hereunder, excepting, however,
any business or industry hereinafter specifically set forth which
does not fall within the classification as set forth under this definition.
A private residence or dwelling containing one housekeeping
unit for a single family.
[Added 1-21-1975 by Ord. No. 603]
No person or persons, firm or corporation shall
use or occupy any building or structure within the Township of Haddon
having plumbing connected to a cesspool or other similar means for
the disposal of sewage other than sanitary sewer lines.
[Added 4-17-1990 by Ord. No. 886]
No person, firm or corporation shall discharge
or allow to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system of the Township
of Haddon any wastewater which contains any of the following:
A.
Oil and grease.
(1)
All oil, fats and grease in concentrations of
more than 100 milligrams per liter as determined by Freon extraction
and all petroleum-based hydrocarbons in concentrations of more than
100 milligrams per liter by silica gel absorption.
(2)
Floatable fats, wax, grease or oil, whether
emulsified or not, or containing substances which may solidify or
become viscous at temperatures between 32º and 150º F. (0º
and 65º C.) at the point of discharge into the treatment works.
B.
Explosive and/or flammable mixtures: liquids, solids
or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity may, either alone
or by interaction with other substances, cause fire or explosion or
be injurious in any other way to the treatment works or to the operation
of the works. Such materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline,
kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones,
aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides,
hydrides and sulfides.
C.
Noxious material: pollutants which, either singly
or by interaction with other wastes, are malodorous, are capable of
creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or health or are present
in sufficient concentrations to prevent entry into the treatment works
for its maintenance and repair.
[Added 4-17-1990 by Ord. No. 886]
When, in the opinion of the Haddon Township
Utilities Superintendent or the Township Engineer, grease, oil and
sand separators are required, they shall be provided and maintained
at the expense of the owner in continuously efficient condition. All
said grease, oil and sand separators shall be constructed as per standard
plumbing codes. They shall be readily accessible with readily removable
covers requiring no special tools. Design and installation shall be
subject to the review of the Township Utility Superintendent and the
Township Engineer and shall conform to the following specifications:
A.
Said grease, oil and separators shall be constructed
of impervious materials, capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperatures. They shall be watertight, substantially constructed
and where deemed necessary, cold water sprays shall be installed.
The design and pertinent data shall be submitted to the Utilities
Superintendent and the Township Engineer for review and approval,
prior to construction or installation.
B.
Construction permit. The user shall apply for a construction
permit and shall pay any annual permit fee required by the Township.
C.
Monitoring.
(1)
The Township shall have the right to enter and
inspect said premises and to collect samples without prior notice.
Said samples shall meet the following parameters:
|
Maximum
(milligrams per liter)
|
30-Day Average
(milligrams per liter)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Grease and oil
|
100
|
75
| ||
|
Sand (total solids)
|
750
|
500
|
(2)
General: no obstruction to flow within the sewer
main system nor any impairment to pumping station operation.
(3)
Temperature: all grease and oil must be soluble
to 32º F.; maximum temperature 120º F.
D.
Reporting. There shall be an initial analysis of the
discharge, and thereafter, on a quarterly basis, the user shall submit
a report of an analysis conducted by the State of New Jersey, Department
of Environmental Protection, certified laboratory acceptable to the
Township. Such analysis will be entirely at the expense of the owner.
E.
Documentation of grease removal. The Township shall
require posted bills of lading or other such documentation for grease
removal by the owner for all removal of grease from the premises by
a hauler certified by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
with the final site of disposal indicated on the bill of lading or
other documentation. Said documentation shall be available for review
at any time required by Township authorities.
F.
Enforcement. Violations of this section of the Article shall result in fines and penalties as established for Article I of the Township of Haddon Sewer Ordinance (§ 195-11), and, in addition, continued and repeated significant violations shall result in discontinuation of both sewer and water service.
[Last amended 12-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1170]
The annual service and rental charges for each residence and apartment unit in the Township of Haddon connected to and using the sanitary sewer system of the Township of Haddon shall be as provided in Chapter 111, Fees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4, Vacant
Lots, which followed this section, was repealed 1-1-1955 by Ord. No.
362.
[Last amended 12-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1170]
A.
The annual service and rental charges for any school, church, fire company, fraternal or other charitable organization shall be established as provided in Chapter 111, Fees.
B.
The annual service and rental charges for any building or premises not heretofore established and fixed shall be as provided in Chapter 111, Fees.
C.
If any particular building and premises does not have
a water meter, then the Director of the Department of Revenue and
Finance or his designee may estimate the quantity of water used by
such building and premises and discharged into the sewer system of
the Township of Haddon and send the owner of such building and premises
sewer service and rental charges based upon such estimate.
D.
If the character of sewage and industrial wastes discharged
from any building and premises is such that it imposes an additional
burden upon the sewerage system and the sewage disposal facilities
of the Township of Haddon above that imposed by average users, there
shall be an additional service and rental charge necessitated by such
extraordinary use as may from time to time be set by resolution of
the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haddon. The Township
of Haddon may require the owner of any building and premises to treat
extraordinary sewage and wastes in such manner as to relieve any additional
burdens which might otherwise be imposed upon the Township of Haddon
sewerage system and sewage disposal facilities. The Township of Haddon
shall at all reasonable times have the right to enter upon any building
or premises connected to its sewerage system and sewage disposal facilities
for the purpose of making tests of the quantity of the sewage or industrial
waste discharged from such property and premises, and the owner shall
pay all cost and expense required to install approved facilities for
obtaining samples of such sewage or industrial wastes. The Township
shall have the right to refuse any person, firm or corporation permission
to connect to its sewer system if, in the opinion of the Township
Engineer, sewage or industrial wastes to be discharged into such sewerage
system are detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the Township,
or it may elect to exclude such sewage or industrial wastes from its
facilities.
E.
All meters or other measuring devices installed or
required to be used under the provisions of this article for measuring
water consumption shall be under the control of the Director of the
Department of Public Works. The owner of the property and premises
upon which any such measuring device is installed, which shall be
at the owner’s expense, shall be responsible for its maintenance
and safekeeping, and all repairs to such measuring device shall be
made at the owner’s cost, whether such repairs are made necessary
by ordinary wear and tear or other reasons.
F.
If a building and premises shall contain an apartment dwelling unit and be used for other purposes which according to this section require service and rental charges to be based upon the amount of water used in the building and premises, the annual service and rental charges shall be as required by this section and § 194-4 of this article.
[Amended 4-16-1962 by Ord. No. 461; 4-13-1982 by Ord. No. 726; 3-6-1990 by Ord. No. 884; 3-7-1995 by Ord. No. 990; 7-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1269]
A.
All bills for sewer service shall be rendered quarterly, payable at the Municipal Building. Said bills shall show the dates of the billing period. Sewer bills shall be due when dated and, if not paid within 30 days after their due date, interest shall be added from the original due date, in an amount set by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. In the event of nonpayment within 30 days of the billing date, water service shall be subject to discontinuance, and there shall be imposed a fee as set forth in §226-10 for restoring service.
B.
In addition
to all other methods of collection allowed by law, beginning April
1, 1995, for all bills for services, rental and other sewer charges
which are more than 40 days delinquent and if said delinquency is
either equal to or in excess of the equivalent of one month's rental,
the Township will, after serving 72 hours' notice by mail, turn off
the water serving the premises, at which time additional rental assessment
shall cease and the amount so due, including interest and turnoff
fees, shall become a lien against said premises. When the delinquent
bill, including interest, turnoff fees and turn-on fees, is paid in
full before 11:00 a.m. on any business day, the Township will turn
on the water to the premises on that day. If paid after 11:00 a.m.
on a business day, the Township shall turn on the water the following
business day.
C.
If the Township is requested in writing by the party making payment to turn on the water on either a holiday, a Saturday, a Sunday or the same day that the final payment is received, but after 11:00 a.m., the turn-on fee will be twice the amount normally charged. The water turnoff and turn-on fees will be assessed at the same rate as provided for in Chapter 226, § 226-10 of the Township Code (Charge for turning water off and on).
Where any structure or improvement is completed
and sewer service is available, sewer rental shall commence immediately
and the charge shall be based on the proportion which the sewer rental
bears to the balance of the year during which the sewer service is
furnished.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 9, which followed
this section and pertained to charges for apartments upon termination
of rent control regulations, was deleted 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 819.
Where there shall be construction of or the
establishment of any new or additional business units, the rental
charge shall be made upon a rate comparable to existing business units,
and if there shall exist any question or dispute in respect to the
said sewer rental charge, final determination shall be made by the
Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haddon.
Pursuant to Chapter 195 of the Laws of 1947,
Title 40 of Revised Statutes of New Jersey, there is hereby established
a reserve fund to provide for the payment of the principal of the
outstanding bonds now in the Sewer Department of the Township of Haddon
or on bonds to be issued governing capital projects for sewer improvements
in the Sewer Department of the Township of Haddon, and all surplus
moneys on hand at the balance of any calendar year in the Township
of Haddon in the said Sewer Department shall be transferred by necessary
appropriations or otherwise to the reserve fund. The said reserve
fund shall be an irrevocable fund so long as any bonds now or hereafter
issued for sewer improvements and in the Sewer Department of the Township
of Haddon shall remain outstanding and unpaid. Pending the maturity
or maturities of such bonds, any moneys held in any such reserve fund
may be invested in accordance with the statutes herein provided. Anything
necessary for the further effectuation of this reserve fund shall
be by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Haddon.
[Amended 8-30-1954 by Ord. No. 355; 12-17-1963 by Ord. No. 478; 5-19-1964 by Ord. No. 485; 8-19-1975 by Ord. No. 609]
A.
No connection shall be made with the Haddon Township sewer system without first obtaining a permit to do so. A permit to connect with the Haddon Township sewer system shall be issued pursuant to a properly filed application and upon payment of fees in accordance with the schedule provided in Chapter 111, Fees.
[Amended 4-26-2005 by Ord. No. 1129; 12-26-2006 by Ord. No.
1170]
B.
No connection shall be made to the said sewer system
except by a licensed registered plumber and only under the supervision
and approval of the Superintendent of Public Works or his designee.
The procedure for such connection shall be as follows:
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 819]
(1)
Upon receiving the permit as aforesaid, the applicant
shall forthwith inform the Superintendent of Public Works or his designee
at what time on the following day, or as soon thereafter as may be
possible, the trench will be opened and the main uncovered ready for
the connection with the lateral. The connection shall not be covered
until it has been inspected and approved by the Superintendent of
Public Works or his designee.
(3)
The applicant shall, at his own cost or expense, make
or cause to be made all necessary excavations in the street or highway
without damage to the main; shall cause the paving and earth so excavated
to be deposited in a manner which will occasion the least inconvenience
to the public; shall provide for the passage of water along the gutters;
shall cause the paving, flagging and roadbed to be restored as quickly
as possible to as good condition as same was prior to excavation;
and shall also be responsible for all damage by reason of all such
excavations and for the imperfect filling in of same. In any cases
where the highway or road or street must be left open at night, same
must be barricaded and marked with the proper danger signals.
C.
No person shall cause willful or malicious damage
to any part of any of the Township's sewage disposal plants or facilities
or cause or permit any acid, chemical or substance that may cause
damage to flow into the sewer system. No person shall suffer or permit
any acid, chemical or substance whatever to be thrown in the sewage
disposal beds or into the system that will in any way interfere with
the normal functions of said system or disposal beds. No person shall
drain rainwater or surface water or water from any cellar or excavation
into said sewer system.
[Amended 5-19-1964 by Ord. No. 485; 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 819]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any terms or provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be
subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or to a fine
not exceeding $1,000, or both. Each day that a violation of the terms
or provisions of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
