The Borough will make connections to the mains of its local sewerage system and, where said system is located in streets, will furnish, install and maintain all service laterals from the main to a point inside the curb, all of which service laterals shall remain the sole property of the Borough, and shall not be trespassed on or interfered with in any respect. Where the Borough's local sewerage system is located in a right-of-way, the Borough will make the connection between the service lateral and the mains of the Borough's system, and install the service lateral to the limit of the right-of-way.
A. 
The Borough reserves the right to determine the size and kind of the service lateral from the main to the curbline or right-of-way limit, and the building sewer. New building sewers of all sizes (minimum four-inch pipe) shall be constructed of heavy duty cast iron soil pipe or P.V.C. Schedule 40 and all installations shall be in accordance with the standards and requirements of the New Jersey State Plumbing Code, as adopted by the Borough and as modified in this chapter. In the event of conflict between the Code and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control. The building sewer from the curb to the building shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the owner of the property, and shall be laid in a straight line if practical from the end of the Borough constructed service lateral, to the structure to be served; shall be at least two feet below the surface of the ground at all times when final grading of the property has been completed, and shall be laid with a minimum grade of one-quarter-inch per foot. Changes in direction shall only be made with suitable pipe fittings of the same material as the building sewer. Cleanouts shall be provided immediately outside the building being served, at all changes in direction, and at every 75 feet of the building sewer, measured from the building. The building sewer and connection to the service lateral shall be installed by the owner or a licensed plumber and maintained by the owner, and shall be inspected and approved by the Borough's agent prior to backfilling the trench. Any construction not approved shall be immediately removed and reconstructed in an approved manner.
B. 
All building sewers shall be properly constructed in order to avoid the creation of infiltration and/or inflow sources within the Borough's system.
No building sewer shall be laid within three feet of any open excavation, service lateral, vault, or meter pit.
Where the renewal of the service lateral from the main to the curb is found to be necessary, the Borough will renew the service in the location as previously used. If the property owner or user, for his/her own convenience, desires the new service lateral at some other location, and agrees to pay all expenses of such relocation and cutting and disconnecting the old service lateral, the Borough will lay the new service lateral at the location desired.
All connections, building sewers and fixtures furnished by the user shall be maintained by him/her in good order, and all piping and connections furnished and owned by the Borough and on the property of the customer shall be protected properly and cared for by the user. All leaks in the building sewer or any other pipe or fixture in or upon the premises served must be repaired immediately by the owner or occupant of the premises. The user shall be responsible for notifying the Borough of the party engaged by the user to do any maintenance work to the customer's building sewer, prior to work being commenced, and the party shall not backfill any trench until the work has been inspected and approved by the Borough's agent. Any work not acceptable shall be immediately removed and replaced by work which is acceptable.
The Borough shall in no way be responsible for maintaining any portion of the building sewer owned by the user, or due to blockages in any portion of the building sewer owned by the user, for damage done by sewage escaping therefrom; or for lines or fixtures on the user's property; and the user shall at all times comply with applicable Borough regulations with respect thereto, and make changes therein, required by reason of relocation of mains or otherwise.
A building sewer shall not serve more than one structure; however, any of the properties classified below may, upon proper application of the owner, be supplied by two or more service laterals, each of which, for billing purposes, shall be considered as being one user account:
A. 
An industrial, commercial or manufacturing establishment.
B. 
A building separated from adjacent buildings by a party wall or party walls, and comprising apartments or stores or offices or any combination thereof.
C. 
A detached building comprising apartments or stores or offices or any combination thereof.
All septic tanks shall be pumped clean of septic wastes (which wastes shall not be discharged into the local sewer system) and filled with bank-run gravel or sand within 180 days of connection to the sewer system. Prior to the permanent sealing of the septic system, the abandonment and filling of the septic system shall be inspected and approved by the Borough or its agent.
Building sewers to public buildings, churches, commercial establishments and industrial establishments shall be installed to conform to detailed plans and specifications submitted to the Borough by the applicant, and only after review and approval of those plans and specifications by the Borough.
Where the trench bottom is soft and yielding, the Borough reserves the right to require that the building sewer is laid in partial or total concrete encasement. Junctions of two different types of pipe shall be made with adapters manufactured in accordance with the New Jersey State Plumbing Code for the purpose of making the transition between the specific types and grades of pipe being used.
If it is found that there is infiltration or inflow caused by a broken pipe, open joints, or some other problem with the user's piping, it shall be reported and repaired immediately by the user or owner.
Prior to approving an application for a connection involving the acceptance of industrial wastes, the applicant shall submit complete data with respect to the following:
A. 
Average, maximum and minimum rates of flow to be expected daily and seasonally.
B. 
Flow diagram, showing points of application of chemicals, type and quantity of each chemical used per day and per shift, a schedule of operations, expected chemical characteristics of the untreated wastes, and the point or points of connection to the sewage system. The normal situation will require the separation of, and separate points of connection for, domestic sewage and industrial wastes from each industrial establishment.
Under no circumstances will any of the following be connected to the sanitary sewers, either directly or indirectly.
A. 
Floor drain, area drain or yard drain, except floor drains are permitted in food service establishments and public rest rooms.
B. 
Rain conductor or downspout or sump pumps.
C. 
Grease pit unless pit is cleaned by methods not using sewers.
D. 
Air-conditioning equipment.
E. 
Stormwater inlets or catch basins.
F. 
Drains from equipment or manufacturing unless specifically authorized under the provisions of this section.
G. 
Garbage grinders.
Wastes containing any substances or possessing the characteristics listed in Article III will not be accepted.
[Amended 12-3-2001]
A. 
General installation requirements.
(1) 
Grease interceptors shall be installed on the waste piping for all connections to the Borough sewer system from commercial establishments, including, but not limited to, restaurants, delicatessens, food preparation and kitchen areas of supermarkets, department stores, motels, hotels, and institutions such as schools, hospitals and assisted-living institutions and any other connections which, in the opinion of the Borough Board of Public Works, could cause a detrimental effect on the sewer system if a grease interceptor is not installed and properly maintained.
(2) 
When the Borough determines that a grease interceptor is necessary for a new connection to the Borough sewer system, the property owner, lessee or person occupying the property shall furnish and install an outdoor, buried grease interceptor as approved by the Board of Public Works. The grease interceptor must be installed prior to issuance of an approval to connect to the Borough sewer collection system. The Board of Public Works may also require the installation of a Board-approved outdoor, buried grease interceptor for existing connections to the Borough sewer system where the Borough has determined that the wastewater discharged from the connection is causing an accumulation of grease or having other deleterious impact on the Borough sewer collection system.
(3) 
Grease interceptors shall be sized, designed and constructed in accordance with procedures stipulated in the United States Environmental Protection Agency Design Manual for On-site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems dated 1980, or latest revision, for outdoor interceptors and the Plumbing and Drainage Institute Standard P1-G101 - Testing and Rating Procedure for Grease Interceptors with Appendix of Sizing and Installation Data, latest revision, for indoor interceptors.
(4) 
Grease interceptors shall be sized based on the design flow tributary to the interceptor as outlined in the above standards. Interior interceptors shall be equipped with devices to control the rate of water flow through the interceptors so as not to exceed the rated design flow of the interceptors and shall have a grease retention capacity of not less than two pounds for each gallon per minute (GPM) of design flow. The size of interior grease interceptors shall be limited to no greater than 50 pounds of grease.
(5) 
Food waste grinders and commercial dishwashers shall not discharge through a grease interceptor. Fixtures discharging to grease interceptors shall be individually trapped and vented except as permitted otherwise by the National Plumbing Code.
B. 
Approval and permits. Grease interceptors shall not be installed without having obtained the prior approval of the Board of Public Works and a Plumbing Subcode permit from the Borough Construction Office. All applications for installation of a grease interceptor shall include the complete sizing basis which includes all information deemed necessary by the Borough including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) 
Number and size of fixtures to be connected to the grease interceptor.
(2) 
Flow rates for fixtures to be connected to the grease interceptor.
(3) 
Number of seats for restaurants, cafeterias and similar eateries.
(4) 
Maximum population/capacity for institutional facilities.
(5) 
Drawing (in the form of a riser diagram for new installations) showing the relationship of the grease interceptor to the remainder of the waste piping system.
(6) 
Such other information as the Borough may deem necessary to make a proper evaluation of the application.
C. 
Maintenance schedule and records.
(1) 
Cleaning and maintenance schedule.
(a) 
Any property owner, lessee or person occupying any building in which a grease interceptor is installed shall be required to clean and maintain the interceptors on a regular schedule as determined by the Borough at such time as the plumbing permits for grease interceptors are issued. In the event a cleaning maintenance schedule is not provided to the applicant at the time the plumbing permits are secured, the schedule for cleaning and maintenance for currently existing grease traps shall apply, as set forth below.
(b) 
Grease interceptors in operation at the time of adoption of this section shall, at a minimum, comply with the following cleaning schedule:
[1] 
Interior grease interceptors: once per month.
[2] 
Exterior grease interceptors: once per six months.
(c) 
The Borough reserves the right to alter the above stated cleaning frequencies on a case-by-case basis if necessary to ensure that excessive grease accumulations are not occurring in the Borough sewer system.
(2) 
Record keeping.
(a) 
Property owners, lessees or persons occupying buildings in which interior grease interceptors are installed shall maintain a cleaning/maintenance log on the premises which documents the dates on which grease is removed from the interceptors.
(b) 
A log shall also be maintained which shows the date on which accumulated grease is removed from the building site to an ultimate disposal location by a renderer or other licensed septage/sludge transportation service. The logs for ultimate disposal of grease may be in the form of invoices from the renderer or transportation service. The logs shall show the date, amount of grease removed from the site for disposal and the name of the firm which performed the grease removal. Grease removal log sheets shall be maintained for all locations where grease interceptors are installed whether they are interior or exterior units.
D. 
Inspections.
(1) 
Any property owner, lessee or person occupying any property in which a grease interceptor is required by the Borough to be installed, shall allow Hamburg Borough Board of Public Works' personnel, as well as the Borough Health and/or Construction Official, to access the grease interceptor at any reasonable time as is necessary for the purpose of inspection or observation. The purpose of the inspection is to determine that the equipment is functioning properly and is being maintained in such a manner that it does not discharge grease in concentrations in excess of those permitted by these ordinances or the SCMUA regulations or any state of federal regulations, codes or statutes. At the time of the inspection, all log books for the grease interceptor(s) shall be made available to the Hamburg Borough personnel.
(2) 
The property owner, lessee or person occupying the property shall provide the Borough personnel with such tools, equipment and labor as is necessary to open the interceptor access cover in the presence of the Borough personnel in order to conduct the required inspection.
E. 
Enforcement and penalties.
(1) 
This section shall be enforced by the Borough Construction Code Official, Health Officer or Sewer Operator. Suspected violators shall be issued a summons and are subject to the penalties provided below.
[Amended 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 06-2013]
(2) 
Any person violating any provision of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III. Each violation of any of the provisions of this section and each day that such offense shall continue shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
Industries permitted to connect to the local sewerage system, even though not initially being required to provide pretreatment in accordance with Article IV, may be required to provide a control manhole or meter, as described in Articles IV and VIII.
Where the owner or industry provides its own water supply entirely separate from that supplied by the Borough or provides from its own sources a portion of the water consumed on the premises which eventually finds its way into the sewage system of the Borough, all aforementioned provisions will apply. This does not relieve the owner from the requirement to furnish, install and maintain a meter of the indicator-resistor-record type to measure the discharge of industrial waste as provided herein. All costs of furnishing, installing and maintaining the industrial waste flow meter shall be borne by the owner.
Each industry discharging industrial waste into the sewer system of the Borough shall provide facilities and means whereby the waste being discharged may be inspected by designated representatives of the Borough for the purpose of determining the character, concentration and rate of flow. Such determinations by the Borough shall be binding for the purpose of computing user charges. Samples may be collected and evaluated pursuant to standard methods of analysis for the purpose of determining the quality and quantity of such industrial waste.
Each industry discharging industrial waste into a sewer system of the Borough shall adopt a schedule of discharges of such waste, which schedule is subject to the approval of the Borough to the end that peak concentration of sewage flows shall be minimized giving due consideration to the capacities of the sewer system and to the necessities of factory production.
In the event that a change in a previously approved industrial waste discharged by an industry interferes with the efficiency of the operation of the sewer system of the Borough or with the disposal of sewage flowing therein, or increases the cost of the operation of such system, then such industry shall be required by the Borough to:
A. 
Reduce its peak discharge.
B. 
Construct equalizing tankage.
C. 
Partially pretreat the wastes.
D. 
Eliminate troublesome wastes.
E. 
Use any approved means to produce industrial waste of a quality acceptable to the Borough before such waste can be discharged into the sewer system of the Borough.
In the event that any industry fails to conform to these regulations, which failure causes damage of any sort to the Borough or the SCMUA treatment plant or their respective employees or representatives, the Borough shall determine the extent of the damage and bill the industry accordingly. If such bill is not paid within five calendar days from the date of the bill, legal action may be instituted to enforce collection; the charge shall become a lien upon the property or the Borough may resort to termination of the connection after giving 24 hours' notice. The Borough reserves the right to cancel service upon 90 days' written notice, in the event of repeated failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the Borough.
Connection to, alterations to, or repairs to any public sewer or the manholes or other appurtenances of the local sewerage system shall not be made by any person without a permit issued by the Borough.
No unauthorized person shall open the cover of, enter or alter any manhole or other appurtenance of any public sewer; place or insert in any public sewer or its appurtenances any foreign material which said sewer or its appurtenances was not intended to receive; nor shall any person damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper in any way with any public sewer or its appurtenances. Any person violating this provision of these regulations shall be subject to arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.
A. 
There shall be two classes of connection permits for sewers:
(1) 
Class "A" for residential and commercial service.
(2) 
Class "B" for service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
B. 
Property owners or their duly authorized agents shall obtain the permit by making application on the appropriate form furnished by the Borough.
C. 
The application shall state the location and character of the work to be performed, the person granted permission to perform such work, the time limit for completion of the work, the general character of the wastes which are or may be discharged into the sewer in question, and any other pertinent information or conditions. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specification or other information considered to be pertinent by the Borough. A permit and inspection fee of $5 for a Class "A" permit and $100 for a Class "B" permit shall be paid to the Borough at the time the application is filed.
No person, other than those working for and under the direction of the Borough, shall excavate, construct, install, lay, repair, alter or remove any property owner's connection or any appurtenance thereof within the Borough if such sewer is connected or discharges, or is intended at some future time to be connected or discharged, directly or indirectly, into any public sewer of the Borough until said person has a permit secured by the owner of the property to do such work.
Any permit may be suspended or terminated by the Borough on written notice to the party to which the permit was issued for violation of requirements of these regulations, or for other reasons in the public interest.
The following requirements of this section shall apply to any person who has a connection permit to do such sewer work as provided in § 164-53 of this chapter:
A. 
No building shall be connected to a public sewer unless the plumbing system of said building has a soil vent pipe extended to a point above the roof. The Plumbing Subcode Official may require that no running trap, main house trap or other device, which might prevent free flow of air throughout the whole course of the building sanitary system, building drain and said soil vent pipe, will be allowed.
[Amended 12-3-2001]
B. 
The property owner's trench excavations, installations and connection to the public sewer shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the New Jersey State Plumbing Code which has been adopted and enforced by the Borough. The provisions of this code define the materials and workmanship and installation techniques approved for the installation and connections to the public sanitary sewer system, as amended by the specific requirements of this chapter.
C. 
In all buildings where the building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage or other permitted waste carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved sump or ejector pumps in accordance with the New Jersey State Plumbing Code and discharged to the property owner's service lateral through a cast iron force main. All force mains or ejector pump lines shall be heavy duty cast iron soil pipe.
D. 
When the property owner's building sewer trench has been excavated, the property owner's building sewer repaired, altered or constructed and connected to the public sewer, and same is ready for inspection, the Borough's agent shall be notified within 24 hours of the making of such connection, and prior to backfilling, during the regular working hours of 8:30 through 4:30 and excluding weekends and holidays. Connection to the Borough's system shall not be made until a notice to connect has been issued to the property owner by the Borough. A written clearance to backfill shall be given when the entire building sewer has been tested by the owner with water to a pressure of not less than 10 feet of head for a period of not less than 15 minutes. Said testing shall be made at the time of the inspection by the Borough's agent. No leakage shall be permitted. If any person shall not provide the notice of inspection requirement of this section, the Borough's agent may order all or any portion of said work to be uncovered for inspection and approval. All building sewers, drains, and plumbing fixtures must conform to all other applicable provisions of the New Jersey State Plumbing Code.
Exemptions to the required hookup to the public local sewerage system may be granted when the following circumstances exist:
A. 
Where a public or private sanitary sewer system is not available, a septic tank or other individual sewage disposal system may be allowed subject to application to and approval by the County Health Department. At such time as a public or private sewer system becomes available to a property served by an individual sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to said system in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, within 180 days of availability.
B. 
Where the use to be served is not within 200 feet of the sanitary sewer main; provided any existing sewage facility is adequate and not contrary to any rule or regulation of the County Health Department or State Department of Health. Any failure of the existing on-site sewage system, subsequent to the granting of the exemption, must be resolved to the satisfaction of the County Health Department in order for any exemption to remain in effect.
C. 
Where, by reason of unusual property elevations or characteristics not contemplated in the sewer system design, the mandated connection would cause undue hardship to the property owner or user; provided any existing sewage facility is adequate and not contrary to any rule or regulation of the County Health Department or State Department of Health.