[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Jefferson 10-8-1962 (Ch. 100 of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
definitions are hereby established:
The Director of the Department of Health and Welfare, the
Administrator or their authorized representative assigned to enforce
this chapter.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
Includes a sanitary sewer system which has been designed
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Department
and Senior Services, pursuant to Title 58 of the Revised Statutes
of New Jersey and intended to provide sewerage facilities for realty
improvements.
Includes the singular and plural, and shall mean and include
any person, firm or partnership, corporation, association, club, society
or any other form of association or organization.
A sewage treatment device using any known or proposed method
of treating domestic sewage or other waste and manufactured completely
or substantially prefabricated to the extent that it may be shipped
as a unit that, when installed, is practically ready for operation,
with the exception of minor appurtenances.
Includes any residence or other building, the useful occupancy
of which will require the installation or erection of sewerage facilities.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
No person shall locate, construct, alter or
put into use an approved sewer system, until a permit for the location,
construction or alteration of said system shall have been issued by
the Division . No certificate of compliance shall be issued until
and unless such system complies with the standards and regulations
herein stated.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
The Director of the Department of Health and
Welfare and the Administrator shall administer and enforce the provisions
of this chapter through their offices or designated agents or representatives.
A.
Applications for the permit required by this chapter
and for a certificate of compliance of the system shall be in writing
and shall be made to the administrative officer on a formal application
blank provided by him. It shall include such engineering data as shall
be prescribed by the standards for construction, fixed by the State
Department and Senior Services and by this chapter. Such application
shall set forth the following information:
(1)
The applicant's full name and post office address.
(2)
The full description of the property or area in the
Township to be served by the sewerage system.
(3)
Name and address of the professional engineer designing
the system.
(4)
Certification of the professional engineer that the
sewerage system is in compliance with the standards of the State Department
and Senior Services and the standards of this chapter.
(5)
Name and address of the licensed superintendent or
operator to be in general charge of the sewerage system, and the grade
of license held by the superintendent or operator.
(6)
Such other information as the Division may determine
and require in order to show compliance with the standards herein
stated.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
B.
Copies of all applications and the accompanying engineering
data for certification shall be filed with or mailed to the State
Department and Senior Services on the date on which the application
is made to the Division .
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
A.
The Division shall issue or deny certification within
30 days after receiving an application for certification, except that
in case the Division finds the data submitted by an applicant incomplete,
the time for acting thereon shall be extended by 20 days beyond the
date of submission of adequate supplementary or amendatory data. Denial
of certification shall be supported by a statement of the reasons
for such action.
B.
Copies of all certifications by the Division shall
be mailed by the administrative officer to the State Department and
Senior Services on the date of issue.
A.
If any change in the physical conditions of any lands
of a realty improvement, which will materially affect the operation
of the sewerage facilities or system covered by and certification
issued under this chapter, shall be made after certification, the
certification shall become null and void and a new certification shall
be obtained before construction shall proceed.
B.
A copy of the application for a new certificate shall
be mailed to the State Department and Senior Services on the date
upon which it is submitted to the Division .[1]
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 100-7, Hearing:
time; action, which previously followed this section, was repealed
4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73.
[Added 12-3-1986 by Ord. No. 22-86]
A.
No person shall engage in the business of constructing,
reconstructing or extending sewage disposal systems or parts thereof
in the Township of Jefferson without first having obtained a license
to do so from the Department of Health and Welfare. The applicant
must show proof of his knowledge and experience in the installation
of sewage disposal systems. Such licenses shall be valid for a period
of one calendar year, expiring on December 31, but may be renewed
by the Department of Health and Welfare. Said license may be revoked
for failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions of the Township
or state codes or any rule or ordinances of the Township.
B.
No person shall engage in the business of emptying
or cleaning septic tanks, cesspools, privies or any place used for
the reception or storage of human excrement unless he has obtained
a license to engage in such business, issued by the Department of
Health and Welfare of the Township of Jefferson. Such licenses shall
be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance, but may
be renewed by the Department of Health and Welfare. Said license may
be revoked for failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions
of any of the Township or state codes or any ordinance or rule of
the Department of Health and Welfare.
C.
The contents of any septic tank, cesspool or privy
or other receptacle containing human excrement shall not be removed
until a permit for such removal has been obtained from the Department
of Health and Welfare.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
All works performed under this chapter shall
be inspected by the Division of Health after receipt of a twenty-four-hour
notice from the person requiring such inspection. The Division of
Health shall have power to make or cause to be made such inspections
and tests as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
and its authorized representatives shall at all times have the right
to enter upon the lands served by the sewerage system and/or the realty
improvements for said purposes.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73; 9-1-2004 by Ord. No.
28-04]
The administrative officer shall have the right
to order all further work in and about any sewerage facilities which
are being erected or installed in violation of this act to be stopped
forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to remedy such violation
and, thereafter, to continue such work without any such order and
the service of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working
in and about the erection or installation of any such sewerage facilities,
or any part thereof, that no further work shall be done thereon except
as aforesaid, and any person or corporation who, after having been
served with a copy of such an order, shall do any work or cause or
permit any work to be done in or about the same, except as is hereinbefore
provided, shall be liable to a penalty of $200 to be collected and
enforced by summary proceeding for the collection of penalties pursuant
to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999 (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.).
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
A.
The following fees and charges are herewith established:
[Amended 9-19-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90; 12-5-2001 by Ord. No.
35-01; 5-2-2007 by Ord. No. 9-07; 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 19-30]
(1)
For a septic permit for new construction of an individual
septic disposal system: $150.
(2)
For the issuance of a permit for the alteration or
repair of an existing septic system: $100.
(3)
For repair of an existing septic system: $100.
(4)
For the refiling of plans for a new septic system:
$75.
(5)
For the refiling of plans for the alteration of an
existing septic system: $75.
(7)
For
sewer constructor license: $100.
(8)
For septic cleaner's license: $50.
(9)
For septic cleaning permit: $10.
B.
A person who has been issued a license to engage in
the installation, maintenance, repair and control of the sewerage
system of a building and the connection thereof shall execute and
deposit with the Division of Health and/or its administrative officer
a surety bond of a reliable surety company acceptable to the administrative
officer and doing business in the State of New Jersey, provided that
the bond shall be in the amount of $10,000 and in a form acceptable
to the administrative officer and Municipal Attorney. Such bond shall
be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this code and
the person or persons so bonded being obliged to pay all fines and
penalties as may be imposed upon him or them pursuant to the law for
violation of the provisions of this code and chapter. A license or
permit issued under this chapter shall not be valid unless such a
bond has been executed and deposited as herein provided.
[Amended 8-12-1998 by Ord. No. 19-98]
A.
All of the rules and regulations of the State Department
of Health and Senior Services of the State of New Jersey made effective
on April 25, 1958, promulgated for employment in the administration
of N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., 58:12A-4 and 58:12A-10 and any and all
supplements and amendments thereto, except as to any provisions hereinafter
recited modified the same, are hereby included and made part of this
chapter; no approved sewerage system shall be certified until and
unless it conforms to such rules and regulations and as herein modified.
[Amended 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04]
B.
All work in connection with the installation of an
approved sewerage system, and all house connections, shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the Sanitary Code[1] of Jefferson Township and the Uniform Construction Codes
of New Jersey.[2] Work in connection with house connections shall be performed
by qualified or licensed personnel when required who satisfy the local
Division of Health of their experience and knowledge in the installations
of house connections to approved sewerage systems.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73; 9-1-2004 by Ord. No.
28-04]
C.
All sewerage treatment plants are to be provided with
primary and secondary treatment facilities.
D.
No intermittent biological sand filter shall be employed
to provide secondary treatment in any sewerage treatment plant.
E.
All prefabricated sewerage treatment devices without
full-time supervision shall be equipped with intermittent sand filters.
F.
Bypass installations are permissible on intermittent
sand filters, but the use of such bypass must be with the permission
of the administrative officer, or his authorized representative, and
may only be used in the case of emergency.
G.
No prefabricated plant shall be approved until the
designer, at his own expense, furnishes the Division of Health with
sufficient data, obtained from at least one installation operating
at full load under the proposed design conditions, substantiating
claims that the efficiency of the treatment process complies with
the requirements of the State Department of Health and Senior Services
and the Division of Health of Jefferson Township. This operating data
should be collected over a period of not less than one year.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
H.
The owners of the sewage disposal system will supply
a maintenance bond for a period of two years, starting at the date
of completion of the system and acceptance thereof by the Division
of Health, covering salaries, wages, operational expenses and any
other items required by the Division of Health concerning the sewage
treatment facilities.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
I.
Location of sewage treatment plants.
(1)
Sewage treatment plants shall be located as far from
existing structures as practical, but not closer than the distances
from the following:
(2)
Where intermittent sand filters are used, the distances
shall be as follows:
(3)
Variances from any of the above distances may be granted
by the administrative officer after a public hearing, on due notice
to all property owners within any of the above prescribed distances
of the location of the proposed treatment plant for which a variance
is applied.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
J.
After the installation of the sewerage system, the
applicant shall submit, in duplicate, a map with an overlay of the
original plan, upon which certification is based showing the location
of the treatment plant and showing all utilities, construction units
and connections in exact location and elevation. Said map shall bear
the certification of the professional engineer designing the system.
K.
Potable water shall be supplied at all times at all
prefabricated sewage treatment plants in sufficient quantity to maintain
the plant in a sanitary condition. A double check valve will be installed
on all potable water supply lines entering the plant. The gate valve
controlling this potable water supply must be in an off position when
water is not being used.
L.
A copy of the monthly report furnished to the State
Department of Health and Senior Services pertaining to the operation
of the sewage system shall be filed with the Division of Health of
Jefferson Township on or before the 10th of each month.[3]
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection M, Separate
disposal facilities for different wastes, which immediately followed
this subsection, added 12-3-1986 by Ord. No. 22-86, was repealed 9-19-1990
by Ord. No. 14-90.
This chapter is for the purpose of regulation
and shall in no way affect any of the fees as now provided for or
to be hereafter provided for in any other ordinance of the Township
of Jefferson, but shall be in addition thereto.
[Amended 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 3-73]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the
discretion of the Municipal Court Judge before whom such conviction
shall be had. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense for which no new summons need necessarily issue.
