[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington 5-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-10.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 121, Water Supply System Connections, adopted 6-12-1985 by Ord. No. 85-4.
A. 
The owner of every existing building or structure and the owner of every building or structure hereafter to be constructed or acquired which may be occupied or used by human beings, including but not limited to dwellings and commercial and industrial structures located on a street or road along the line of a public water supply system and available to serve said building or structure, where the property line of the lot is within 200 feet of said water supply system, consistent with the Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.A.C. 7:10-12.4(c). Connection shall be made within 180 days after the date on which the water supply is made available to said building or structure, connect and hookup said building or structure to said water supply system. The connection work shall be done in accordance with all pertinent ordinances of the Township and rules, regulations and industry practices of the Township's Water Franchisee as designated in Chapter A146.
B. 
After said connection in § 121-1A, the utilization of any private well, pump or other means for the furnishing of water to the connected premises shall be discontinued including capping and sealing, except that such private water supply is allowed for purposes of irrigation, aesthetics or other nonpotable use, so long as:
(1) 
The well must be a separate water system, not connected in any way, to the public water supply;
(2) 
The well water must not contain any primary health contaminant as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
If the owner of any house, building or structure referred to in § 121-1 hereof shall fail to make any connection required by this chapter within the time herein required, the Township shall assess, on a quarterly basis until a connection is made, the minimum water fixed service charge as listed in the Water Franchisee's Tariff for Water and Wastewater Service as approved by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), as a lien against such house, building or structure pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 through 40:63-64.[1]
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Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 through 40:63-64 were repealed by L. 1991, c. 53, effective January 1, 1992.
In the case of existing buildings and structures served by private wells, connection shall not be required unless a) the building or structure is in an area wherein it has been shown that the aquifer contains contaminants which exceed the maximum contaminant levels established under the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act, or b) the existing public water supply system is extended after the adoption of Ordinance 2023-10 such that a connection is required by § 121-1A.
Any person, association or corporation who shall fail to comply with this chapter within 90 days after notice by the Health Officer of the Township of Washington shall, upon complaint in the Central Municipal Court of Warren County, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both and, in addition, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10 for each day of delay after the expiration of the 90 days in which the provisions of the notice are not complied with.