[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Burlington
by Ord. No. 8-1997 (Ch. 13.16 of the 1996 Municipal Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Management and control. Within the Department of Public Works there
shall be the Water Utility Division.
B.
Superintendent of the Water Utility Division. The Superintendent
of the Water Utility Division shall be in charge of the operation
of the Water Utility Division. The Superintendent of the Water Utility
Division shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Public
Works subject to the provisions of Title 11A.[1] The Superintendent of the Water Utility Division must
satisfy all license and other requirements which may be imposed by
any federal or state regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the
operation of the City's water utility.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 et seq.
Application for water service shall be made to the Tax Collector at his office in the Municipal Building. Each application shall be accompanied by payment of the connection fee, which shall be as set forth in Chapter 146, Fee Schedule, of the Code of the City of Burlington.
A.
Metered rates.
(1)
All uses of water shall be metered and rates for such use shall be set by the Common Council. With the exception of industrial users, bills shall be payable semiannually, on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The water rates shall be specified in Chapter 146, Fee Schedule.
(2)
Industrial users shall be billed monthly based on actual use.
(3)
Service charges, connection fees or other charges levied in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:31-10 and 40A:31-11, shall be a first lien or charge
against the property benefitted therefrom. If any part of the amount
due and payable shall remain unpaid for 30 days following the billing
date interest upon the amount unpaid shall accrue at a rate of interest
permitted by statute. The Common Council may authorize payment of
delinquent assessments on an installment basis in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 54:5-19. Liens resulting from the operation of the water
utility shall be enforceable in the manner provided for real property
tax liens in N.J.S.A. 54:5-1 et seq.
(4)
The Water Utility Division may discontinue service to any property
for the failure to pay any amount owing within 30 days after the date
the amount is due and payable, if written notice of the proposed discontinuance
of service and of the reasons therefor have been given, within at
least 10 days prior to the date of discontinuance, to the owner of
record of the property. In the event that notice is provided by mail,
the notice requirements shall be satisfied if the mailing is made
to the last known address of the owner of record and is postmarked
at least 10 days prior to the date of discontinuance.
B.
Office hours. The payment of water bills shall be at the tax office
at the City Hall, and the office shall be open for information, application
and payment of water bills from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, legal holidays excepted.
A.
Installation of fixtures and piping. Installation of fixtures or
piping shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform
Construction Code[1] as directed by the Construction Code Official or appropriate
subcode official. Permit fees shall be established pursuant to the
Uniform Construction Code as set forth in the applicable section of
the New Jersey Administrative Code.
B.
Regulations. Service shall be installed and maintained by the property
owner in accordance with the standard detail on file in the Construction
Code Official's office. A copy of the standard detail shall also
be maintained in the office of the Municipal Clerk. Service pipe from
main to building shall be Type K copper tubing, with Mueller stop
and stop box inside curb, installed and maintained at the expense
of the property owner.
A.
No meter shall be installed which has not been furnished or approved
by the Water Utility Division. All meters shall be under the exclusive
control of the Water Utility Division.
B.
Any person who interferes with, changes the locations of or removes
any water meter or valve or fittings connected therewith, without
the permission of the Water Utility Division, shall be subject to
a fine.
C.
If a meter at any time fails to accurately record the amount of water
used, the quantity shall be determined and the charge made, based
on the average amount registered during such preceding period of time
prior to the date of failure, as the Water Utility Division may elect.
D.
The Water Utility Division reserves the right to turn off the supply
of water to any property for refusal or neglect to immediately repair
any leaky pipe, fixture or attachment from the main in.
E.
Adjustment of charges may be made at the discretion of the Tax Collector
on the personal application only of the owner of the property charged.
The connection fee shall be recomputed at the end of each budget
year, after a public hearing is held, pursuant to the standards set
forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:31-11. The revised connection fee shall be imposed
upon users who subsequently connect to the system.
A.
Purpose. In the event any City street is resurfaced or repaved, all
noncopper water services shall be replaced with Type K copper tubing
before such street is resurfaced or repaved.
B.
Material requirements. The following material requirements shall
be complied with for the replacement of the old water services:
C.
Taps. All taps to the mains not exceeding one inch in diameter shall
be made by the City Water Utility Division.