The following rates, rules and regulations shall
form part of the contract with all users of sewer services of the
City of Vineland and shall be subscribed to by all persons applying
for such services.
All service connections must be made by a registered,
licensed plumber, be inspected by one of the City plumbing inspectors
and be properly reported to the Water-Sewer Utility, as provided in
an ordinance or ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted by the
Board of Health or the City Council of the City of Vineland. All changes
of sewer services, connections or fixtures must also be inspected
by one of the City plumbing inspectors and reported as provided in
an ordinance or ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted by the
Board of Health or the City Council of the City of Vineland.
For all users of sewer services who have City
water service, charges for sewer service will be made in accordance
with scheduled rates for such times as the water is supplied. Where
water has been turned off for any cause, the sewer charge ceases from
that date; provided, however, that in no case will an abatement of
an advance-billed sewer charge be taken into consideration for a shorter
period than one month nor for part of a month. When water is again
turned on, sewer charges will commence from the date, no extra charge
being made.
The Superintendent or any authorized employee
of the Water-Sewer Utility or any person or persons delegated by the
City Council for that purpose may, at all reasonable hours, enter
the premises of any users of sewer services for the purpose of examining
the pipes and fixtures and also to check the number of fixtures connected.
[Amended 12-11-1973 by Ord. No. 916]
Sewer rent shall be paid quarterly in advance,
the bills being rendered on the first business day of the month following
quarterly reading for metered water service. The City will look to
the property supplied, in whomsoever the ownership may be, for all
delinquent accounts for sewer services.
A.
The following rates shall be charged and paid for
sewer service.
B.
Schedule of sewer rates. Sewer rates shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-26-1970 by Ord. No. 748]
(1)
Class A. Residences: $13 per annum.
(2)
Class B. Stores and commercial establishments:
$16 per annum.
(3)
Class C. Stores and offices; stores and one
apartment (stores combined with more than one apartment will take
apartment houses, Class D rate): $20 per annum.
(4)
Class D. Hotels, apartment houses, churches,
lodge buildings, theaters and public buildings not otherwise classified;
service charge of $8 per annum; fixture charge of $2 each per annum,
in addition to service charge.
(5)
Class E. Factories, commercial laundries and
industrial establishments.
(a)
Where the establishment receives full water
supply from the City Water-Sewer Utility, the following charge for
sewer service will be made for each quarterly period: 50% of the total
amount of water charges, exclusive of water meter service charge,
for the preceding quarterly billing. There shall be a minimum charge
of $6.50 per quarterly period.
(b)
Where the establishment maintains private water
supply, the charge for sewer service will be made in accordance with
one of the following optional rates, the Water-Sewer Utility reserving
the right to determine, the best interest of the Utility's sewerage
system being considered, which optional rate shall apply. If private
source or sources of supply supplement City water supply, separate
billings will be made for sewer service, one billing based upon the
regular charge for City water service and the other billing in accordance
with one of the following optional rates:
[1]
Option 1. Customer shall install, at his own
expense, a meter or meters approved by the Water-Sewer Utility to
measure the quantity of water received from such private source or
sources and subsequently discharged into the City sewers, the recorded
flow from such source or sources to be used as the basis for the charge
for sewer service as follows: 50% of the equivalent charge which would
be made by the Water-Sewer Utility for the quantity of water received
from private source or sources, based on the established schedule
of rates in effect for metered water service. There shall be a minimum
charge of $6.50 per quarterly period.
[2]
Option 2.
[a]
The customer shall install, at
his own expense, a suitable device for continuously recording and
totalizing the flow discharged by it into the sewerage system, said
device or devices and the installation thereof to be approved by the
Water-Sewer Utility, the recorded quantity of flow into the sewerage
system to be charged for in accordance with the following schedule
of rates, the advance billing for the quarterly period to be based
upon the recorded flow for the prior three months.
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Cubic Feet Per Quarter
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Per 1,000 Cubic Feet
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First 10,000
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$1.25
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Next 10,000
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$0.85
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Next 10,000
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$0.75
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Next 20,000
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$0.65
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Next 50,000
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$0.55
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Next 100,000
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$0.45
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Over 200,000
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$0.40
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[3]
There shall be a minimum charge of $6.50 per
quarterly period.
[4]
Option 3. Where no device is installed by the
customer for the measuring of water received from private source or
sources or discharged into the City sewers, a charge for sewer service
shall be made on the basis of the number of employees at the rate
of $2.50 per employee per annum, the maximum number of employees at
any one time during the three-month period prior to the period for
which advance sewer charge billing is made, as certified by the customer
to the Utility from established records, to be used as the basis for
said sewer service charge; provided, however, that the minimum charge
on such billing basis shall be $35 per quarterly period.
(6)
Class F. Commercial garages and automobile laundries:
annual charge for service, exclusive of wash drains, $16; extra charge
for wash drains, $13 per annum.
(7)
Class G. Public schools and parochial schools:
annual charge, per classroom, $13.
(8)
Class H. Institutions: Special rates will be
made and approved by the City Council of the City of Vineland.
(9)
Class I. Air-conditioning equipment: *annual
charge in addition to regular sewer charge:
(a)
Three horsepower (tons): $35.
(b)
Two horsepower to 2.99 horsepower (tons): $20.
(c)
Under two horsepower (tons): $13.
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* NOTE: Annual charge for one year billed on
the second quarterly bill rendered during the year. No refunds, credits
or rebates will be allowed for units disconnected during the year
following the date of the bill. A pro rata charge shall be made on
equipment installed between billing dates.
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(10)
Class J. Disposal of cesspool effluent and sludge.
[Amended 12-11-1973 by Ord. No. 916; 6-10-1980 by Ord. No. 1220]
(a)
The dumping of cesspool effluent and sludge
in specially prepared areas at the sewage disposal plant will be permitted
for only licensed cesspool cleaners operating within the limits of
the City of Vineland. Dumping will be permitted only at times specified
by and in accordance with regulations established by the Superintendent
of the Water-Sewer Utility. Fees for said disposal service shall be
in accordance with the following schedule, according to truck tank
size, and shall be payable in the manner and in accordance with regulations
established by the Superintendent of the Water-Sewer Utility and the
City Comptroller.
(b)
During regularly scheduled hours of availability
to the manhole of the sewer utility located in the sanitary landfill,
the licensed cesspool cleaners shall be charged the following rates
(Regularly scheduled hours of the sanitary landfill are Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.):
The City of Vineland Water-Sewer Utility reserves
the right to classify all users of sewer service in accordance with
the above schedule. Where a property may come under more than one
classification, the Utility shall determine which rate shall apply.
[Added 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 92-49]
A.
The New Jersey Administrative Code section entitled
"Water Supply Allocation Permits" provides the procedure for Class
3 Water Utility purveyors to interconnect pursuant to water supply
allocation needs.
B.
The City of Vineland Water Utility desires to interconnect
with the Buena Borough Municipal Utility Authority, which interconnection
is the second municipal interconnection for the City of Vineland,
the Borough of Newfield being the first.
C.
The City Council of the City of Vineland hereby ordains
and authorizes execution of said written agreement in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 7:19-6.9.
