This chapter shall be known by the name and
title of "The Plumbing Code of the Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey."
[Amended 11-20-1975]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
HOUSE SEWER
Conveys the waste water and sewage from the building to the
street sewer or other point of disposal.
PLUMBING
Includes the pipes for distributing the water supply to the
fixtures for using water and drainage pipes for removing waste water
and sewage, together with fittings and appurtenances of various kinds
all within or adjacent to the building.
SERVICE PIPE
Forms the connection between the water main and the building.
[Amended 11-20-1975]
No inadmissible waste shall be discharged into
any part or parts of the sewage system of the Borough either through
building connections or in through manholes. Inadmissible waste shall
be defined for the purposes of this code to include:
A. Any materials of such a nature and in such quantities
as to impair the hydraulic capacity of the sewer system.
B. Materials which might either by chemical or by mechanical
action impair the strength or the durability of sewer structures.
C. Substances which may create explosive conditions in
the sewer facilities.
D. Any flammable substances with a flash point lower
than 187° F., as determined by the Tagliabue (Tag.) closed cup
method.
E. Substances having a pH index value lower than 4.0.
F. Any radioactive substance, unless the Middlesex County
Sewerage Authority shall have given written consent to its inclusion.
G. Any garbage other than that received directly into
public sewers from residences, unless the Middlesex County Sewerage
Authority shall have given written consent to its inclusion.
Any imperfect trap, sink, toilet, plumbing appliance,
fixture, soil line, waste line, water line, vent line or any part
of the plumbing system or sewage disposal system, within or without
any structure, from which there shall arise any foul or obnoxious
odor or leakage of fluids is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
The person installing any new work or extension
shall be responsible for any and all defective plumbing or drainage
work and for all violations of this chapter. This shall include the
owner of the premises, the general contractor and the subcontractor
involved.