[Adopted 7-21-1986 by Ord.
No. 22-86 (Ch. XIV of the Revised General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BUILDING
Any building or structure heretofore or hereinafter constructed and
designed or used for dwelling purposes or occupancy by persons, whether temporary
or permanent or in which water is used for human consumption or otherwise.
WATERLINE
Any pipe or conduit designed or used for the transmission of potable
water within the township, whether owned and operated by the township itself
or the Township of Washington Municipal Utilities Authority.
WATER SUPPLY PROJECT AREA
That portion of the Township of Washington contained within the area
established by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy and more specifically described by lot and block numbers on Schedules
A and B attached hereto.
[Added 12-21-1992 by Ord.
No. 23-92]
WELL RESTRICTED AREA
That portion of the Township of Washington contained within the ten-year
well restricted area established by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental
Protection and more specifically described by lot and block numbers on Schedule
A attached hereto.
[Added 9-15-1986 by Ord.
No. 33-86]
Every connection required by this article shall comply in all respects
with the Plumbing Code of the Township of Washington, the Uniform Construction
Code or such other code as shall be in force and effect at the time
connection is required.
The Township Administrator or such department or office as he/she may,
from time to time, designate shall give notice to the owner of property required
to connect with the public water supply system. Such notice shall be addressed
to the owner of said property as the name of the owner appears in the last
tax duplicate of the Township of Washington and shall describe the property
by lot and block designation as the same appears in the Tax Map of the Township
of Washington and by the street address if a street address exists. The notice
shall state that the owner is required to connect each building on said property
with the waterline in accordance with the terms of this article on or before
60 days of receipt of the notice. Said notice shall also describe the penalty
which may be imposed hereunder for failure to comply with the notice.
All notices to be served under this article shall be served in the manner
prescribed by the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Every owner required to connect to a township-owned or -operated public
water supply shall pay a connection fee and the water service charge prescribed
by the township ordinance. Every owner required to connect to a public water
supply owned or operated by the Municipal Utilities Authority shall pay the
connection fee and water service charge established by Municipal Utilities
Authority regulations.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-3, General penalty.
[Amended 9-15-1986 by Ord.
No. 33-86; 12-21-1992 by Ord.
No. 23-92]
A. Capping of wells. When a public water supply is made
ready and available for connection, all owners of property within a water
supply project area as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and Energy shall cap and fill so as to permanently destroy any
water-producing capacity of any well, whether for human consumption or not,
located upon said premises within 30 days after such time as public water
has been hooked up or within 60 days of receipt of notice to hook into the
public water supply, whichever occurs first.
B. Compliance. The sealing of the well shall be done in
compliance with all state and municipal laws and regulations of the Municipal
Utilities Authority.
C. Connection fees and capping assessments. There shall be no fee charged for connection to a public water supply or for the capping of existing wells within a well restricted area, provided that the property owner has given the Municipal Utilities Authority permission to enter onto the property to perform such work. Where the property owner fails to provide the Municipal Utilities Authority with permission to arrange for or make the connection or where the property owner has not received a well sealing exemption from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) and refuses access to the Municipal Utilities Authority for well sealing, then connection to the water supply system and well sealing shall be required under the provisions of §
213-5, Failure to Connect, of this article. All costs for such work shall then be borne solely by the property owner. The above-referenced fee exemptions shall apply only to wells in existence prior to May 16, 1986.
[Amended 7-18-1994 by Ord.
No. 16-94]
Capping of wells shall not be required where specific written authorization
is received from the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy exempting a well from capping.