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Borough of Tuckerton, NJ
Ocean County
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New Laws (1) Index Notes (1)
[Amended 10-17-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
A. 
Water and/or sewerage service connections requests must be made by written application to the Borough Water and Sewer Department by the property owner or his properly authorized agent. Applications must be made in accordance with the Borough's Water and Sewer Department rules and regulations, copies of which may be purchased from the Clerk's Office and are available for review on the Borough's website.
B. 
No application for service will be approved until the applicant has paid, or made satisfactory arrangements to pay, all arrears and charges due by the applicant at any premises now or heretofore occupied by him.
C. 
The approved application shall constitute a contract between the Borough and the applicant, obligating the applicant to pay to the Borough its rates as established from time to time and to comply with its rules and regulations.
D. 
Applications for service connections will be approved subject to there being existing mains in streets or rights-of-way abutting the premises to be served.
E. 
When a prospective customer has made application for a new service or has applied for the reinstatement of an existing service, the piping and fixtures on the applicant's premises must be in good condition.
F. 
A new application must be made and approved by the Borough upon any change in ownership of the property or in the service. The Borough shall have the right, upon five days' notice, to discontinue the sewer service until such new application has been made and approved. Although the property may be occupied or leased to a tenant and the tenant may have paid the sewer bills, the owner of the property is responsible for payment of any sewer bills not paid by the tenant.
G. 
Applications are required for all development and are a condition of approval for any development required by the Municipal Land Use Law to submit application to the Borough's Land Use Board(s). All applications must be in conformance with the Borough Water and Sewer Department's rules and regulations and water and sewer specifications.
For general or special sewer service, it is expressly understood and agreed that no claims will be made against the Borough for damage to life or property by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or appliance within the customer's premises, unless caused by the negligence of the Borough or its employees, nor for any damage done for any cause beyond the control of the Borough.