[Added 12-17-1974 by Ord. No. 570]
A. Permitted uses. The sanitary sewer system shall be
used only for the discharge of fluid refuse from sinks, bathtubs,
house laundry tubs, shower baths, urinals and waste from toilets,
which shall hereafter be referred to as domestic waste, and for such
other wastes as the Borough Council may, by special permission, allow
to enter said sewer system.
B. Limited uses generally. No person, firm or corporation,
either owner, user or tenant, of any land and premises shall cause
to be drained or permit to flow or to be deposited into any part of
the sewer system, matter:
(1)
Of such a nature and in such a quantity as to
impair the hydraulic capacity of such facilities, normal and reasonable
wear and usage excepted.
(2)
Of such a nature as to, by either chemical or
mechanical action, impair the strength and durability of wastewater
conveyance lifting and treatment structures.
(3)
Of such a nature as to cause explosive or flammable
conditions in such facilities. The flash point shall be no lower than
187° F., as determined by the Tagliabue (Tag.) Closed Cup Method.
(4)
Having toxic materials in such a quantity so
as to cause or upset the biological activity of the treatment facilities.
(5)
Having a pH lower than 4.0 or greater than 9.0.
(6)
Having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(7)
Having any obnoxious or toxic gases which will
cause hazardous conditions to the operating personnel of such facilities.
(8)
Including any garbage or grease other than that
received directly into public from residences, unless the authority
shall have given written consent to its inclusion.
(9)
Including any radioactive substance, unless
the authority shall have given written consent to its inclusion.
(10)
Including any industrial waste unless the authority
shall have given written consent to its inclusion.
[Amended 12-17-1974 by Ord. No. 570; 8-19-1975 by Ord. No.
580]
A. Cleanout plugs at the curb shall be provided and maintained
at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises. The term
"cleanout" is defined as the area along the service line where a lateral
connects with the line running from the consumer's premises. Said
point is the area where municipal responsibilities end and consumer
responsibilities begin. The cleanout shall usually be located adjacent
to the curb abutting a street servicing the consumer's premises.
B. A connection charge shall be made for each sewer connection
in the amount of $1,500, as hereinafter defined. This charge will
be made in addition to cost for all permits required by the Plumbing
Code and the cost of the permit for street openings.
[Amended 3-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 02.17]
C. All connections with the sewer mains shall be made
only by a duly licensed representative of the Water and Sewer Department
of the Borough of Paulsboro, upon application being made to the Supervisor
of the Department. All connections from the sewer main to the curb
shall be done at the expense of the property owner by a plumber, duly
licensed by the Board of Health of the Borough of Paulsboro. The excavation
and refilling of trenches for a sewer lateral installation shall be
done by the licensed plumber installing the sewer lateral, who shall
be responsible for the satisfactory performance of such excavation
and refilling and using gravel backfill when required. The resurfacing
of the street shall be done by the Streets and Highways Department
of the Borough of Paulsboro, upon an application to be filed with
said Supervisor, such work not to exceed a maximum area of 40 square
feet. An additional charge shall be made for any work in excess of
40 feet. The sewer lateral shall be a minimum diameter of four inches,
vitrified clay pipe, cast-iron or asbestos cement pipe with a joint
acceptable to the Department. This charge will not include the cost
of a street opening permit.
[Amended 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 06.05]
D. Except as herein provided, the Plumbing Code of the
Borough of Paulsboro shall in all cases prevail, and application for
plumbing permit to install the lateral shall be made to the Plumbing
Inspector of the Borough of Paulsboro.
Any extensions of existing mains installed hereafter
by the Borough shall be assessed against and charged to the properties
benefiting from the same and shall become liens on the properties
benefiting until paid; or in the case of new subdivisions, the cost
of installation shall be borne or paid as agreed upon before installation
or as defined in the Subdivision Code or ordinance when the same is
adopted.
[Amended 12-19-1967 by Ord. No. 484; 11-12-1972 by Ord. No.
548; 12-17-1974 by Ord. No. 570; 8-19-1975 by Ord. No. 580; 12-22-1975 by Ord. No. 589]
A. Rates. The rates for
the sewer services shall be as follows: The minimum rate shall be
$372 per year. The minimum rate is based upon the first 60,000 gallons
of water used by the consumer per basic service unit, as defined herein,
in those cases where the unit is described by a fraction, the users
will be entitled to the appropriate fractional amount of 60,000 gallons.
All amounts of water used over the gallonage allowed in the minimum
rates will be charged at a rate of $4.50 per 1,000 gallons or part
thereof.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 599; 1-29-1980 by Ord. No. 0.2.80; 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 0.7.84; 4-25-1985 by Ord. No. 0.2.85; 4-15-1886 by Ord. No. 0.4.86; 2-4-1992 by Ord. No. 0.1.92; 2-2-1993 by Ord. No. 0.2.93; 2-15-1994 by Ord. No. 02.94; 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 06.05; 3-7-2006 by Ord. No. 03.06; 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 02.10; 3-19-2012 by Ord. No. 02.12; 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 01.16; 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 01.17; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 03.19; 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 01.20; 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 01.21; 2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 02.22; 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 02.23]
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the
following terms have the meanings indicated:
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 599, 2-4-1992 by Ord. No. 01.92; 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 06.05; 3-7-2006 by Ord. No. 03.06; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 03.19; 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 01.20; 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 01.21; 2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 02.22; 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 02.23]
BASIC SERVICE UNIT (BSU)
(1)
For sewer rental purposes, a room,
a group of rooms, house trailer or similar structure, or facility
occupied or designed for occupancy as separate living quarters by
a family or other group of persons living together or by a person
living alone, where such structures and facilities are in addition
to the initial sewer connection. The basic service unit will be allotted
15,000 gallons per quarter at a flat rate.
(2)
For water rental purposes, a room, group of rooms, house trailer or similar structure or facility occupied or designed for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone is classified as a "basic service unit," where such structures and facilities are in addition to the initial water connection. One basic service unit will be allotted 15,000 gallons per quarter (60,000 gallons per year) and will be charged in accordance with §
61-16A.
BILLING
Billing for sewer charges will be made on a quarterly basis.
Billing shall be calculated on a "per unit" basis.
FLAT RATE CHARGE
Each unit shall be allotted 15,000 gallons per quarter and
shall be charged a flat rate of $93 per the 15,000 gallons per unit
per quarter ($324 per year; 60-000-gallon allotment).
C. Unit Designations.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 599; 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 0.7.84; 12-5-1987 by Ord.
No. 0.8.87; 2-4-1992 by Ord. No. 0.1.92; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 03.19; 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 01.20]
Description
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No. of Units
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Comments/Examples
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Single-family residential
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
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Multifamily residential, per family
unit
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
Duplex = 2 units
Triplex = 3 units
|
Rented rooms, each living unit available
for rent, minimum flat rate charge
|
1 flat rate charge for the first
living unit, and for each additional living unit available there shall
be a charge of 1/10 BSU
|
Ex. Houses renting rooms with 5 rooms
= 1.4 units
|
Single-family, with place of business
with drain facilities
|
1.5 units (BSU)
|
|
Apartment house, minimum 1-unit charge
|
1 unit (BSU) for each rental unit
|
|
Motel/hotel
|
1 flat rate charge for the first
rental unit, and for each additional rental unit there shall be a
charge of 3/10 unit
|
|
Church, club, society and service
organization building, if such organization does not have a CB liquor
license
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
There are to be no living areas within
the premises. Any living areas associated with these organizations
(priest's house) shall be charged an additional BSU per living area.
|
Church, club society and service
organization building, with a CB liquor license
|
1 unit (BSU) plus 1/2 unit (BSU)
|
There are to be no living areas within
the premises. Any living areas associated with these organizations
(priest's house) shall be charged an additional BSU per living area
|
Public building, other than schools
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
|
Service stations, without car washing
facilities or repair facilities
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
|
Commercial garage
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
|
Service stations, with car washing
facilities or repair facilities
|
1 1/2 unit (BSU)
|
|
Diners, restaurants, luncheonettes
and taverns; units to be determined by seating capacity as follows:
|
|
|
1 to 20 seating capacity
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
|
21 to 75 seating capacity
|
1 1/2 units (BSU)
|
|
76 to 100 seating capacity
|
2 units (BSU)
|
|
Excess of 100 seating capacity to
be treated as special case as outlined below
|
|
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Theater, excluding drive-in theaters
|
2 units (BSU)
|
|
Bowling alley
|
1 unit (BSU)
|
|
Laundromat
|
3 units (BSU)
|
|
Supermarkets:
|
|
|
5 employees or fewer
|
1 1/2 units (BSU)
|
|
More than 5 employees
|
2 units (BSU)
|
|
Business establishments not otherwise
classified
|
|
|
5 employees or fewer
|
1 1/2 units (BSU)
|
|
More than 5 employees
|
2 units (BSU)
|
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Warehouse
|
|
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First 5,000 square feet of gross
floor area or any portion thereof
|
1 1/2 units (BSU)
|
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Each additional 5,000 square feet
|
Additional 1 unit (BSU) per 5,000
square feet
|
|
Industrial or manufacturing plant
(without industrial waste)
|
|
|
First 3,000 square feet of gross
area or up to 5 employees, whichever is greater
|
1 1/2 units (BSU)
|
|
Each additional 3,000 square feet
or any portion thereof or up to each additional 5 employees, whichever
is greater
|
Additional 1 unit (BSU) per 3,000
square feet
|
|
D. In special case not contemplated in the above schedule
of rates or not clearly defined therein, the Borough Council is hereby
authorized to establish special rates by resolution under such schedule
or formula as the Council may deem advisable, and the Council may
make contracts with such special users as the special circumstances
may require.
E. In addition to the rates described above, additional
charges may be made against commercial and industrial sewer services
under the following circumstances:
(1) In the event that the Gloucester County Utilities
Authority shall charge the Borough additional charges for extra-strength
waste, then and in that event each commercial or industrial user causing
such extra charges shall be billed by the Borough of Paulsboro in
an amount equal to 1.6 times the extra charge made to the Borough
by the Gloucester County Utilities Authority.
[Amended 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 06.05]
F. In cases where users using the sewer system have sources
of water supply other than, or in combination with, water supplied
through an approved meter source, such dwellings and establishments
shall provide a meter on the other sources of supply. The total amount
of water consumed, as shown by the sum of all meter readings, shall
be used as the basis for computation of the sewer rent pursuant to
the excess charge described above, and for the additional charge for
extra-strength waste.
G. In cases where industrial users using the sewer system
use water supplied from any source, and the water so supplied is not
entirely discharged into the sewer system, the amount of water consumed,
to be used as a basis for the computation of the sewer rent pursuant
to the excess charge described above, and the extra-strength premium
shall be determined by any of the following methods:
(1) The industrial user, at his own expense, shall install
a meter or measuring device approved by the Authority on his sewer
connection with the sewer system, and the readings from this meter
or measuring device shall be used in computing the sewer rent.
(2) The industrial user, at his own expense, shall install
a meter or measuring device approved by the Authority on the effluent
not being discharged into the sewer system, and the readings from
this meter or measuring device shall be deducted from the readings
of all water meters and the remainder shall be used in computing the
sewer rent.
(3) If the Authority shall decide it is not practicable
to install a meter or measuring device to determine the quantity of
water not discharged into the sewer system, the Authority will determine
in such manner and by such method as it may prescribe the percentage
of metered water discharged into the sewer system, and the quantity
of water used to compute the sewer rent shall be that percentage so
determined of the total quantity measured by the water meter or meters.
H. All meters or measuring devices used to meter sewage
effluent shall be annually inspected, calibrated and certified with
the results forwarded to the Borough of Paulsboro. The certifying
agency shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Water Superintendent.
[Added 2-4-1992 by Ord. No. 0.1.92]
[Amended 11-9-1972 by Ord. No. 533; 3-20-1973 by Ord. No.
555; 12-17-1974 by Ord. No. 570; 2-18-1986 by Ord. No. 0.1.86; 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. 02.17; 7-8-2020 by Ord. No. 11.20]
All of the above charges shall be billed and payable quarterly.
All bills for water service shall be payable at the office of the
Borough Collector. The water billing shall be based on water meter
reading at the end of each quarter. If such bills are not paid on
or before April 15 for the first quarter, July 1 for the second quarter,
October 1 for the third quarter and December 21 for the fourth quarter,
water service shall be shut off and not turned on except upon the
payment of arrears, with interest of 18% per year, accrued on a daily
basis (18/365) on the unpaid balance until such balance is paid in
full, and a fee of $50 for turning on the water. All unpaid property
bills shall be rendered to the property owner. All unpaid water bills
and other water charges shall become liens on the property benefiting
from water services as provided by the New Jersey Revised Statutes.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be severable,
and if any of the provisions hereof shall be held invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court respecting such
provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other
provision which can be given effect without such invalid provision
or provisions.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances not consistent
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect on January
1, 1956, following its adoption and publication according to law.