[Adopted 9-24-1985 by Ord. No. 8-0-85]
The sanitary sewer system within the Borough of Wanaque is experiencing
surcharge problems which have caused an increase in the gallonage
added to the sewer system by sump pumps which are improperly connected
to the Borough sewer system. It is in the best interest of the Borough
of Wanaque to establish a program to cause the removal of the improperly
connected sump pumps.
No person, firm, organization, association, partnership or corporation
shall install or make connection to the sanitary sewer system of the
Borough of Wanaque without first obtaining a permit to do so from
the Borough of Wanaque.
No person, firm, organization, association, partnership or corporation
shall discharge stream, storm-, roof, surface or subsurface water
into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Wanaque.
An owner or occupant of any real property having connection
to the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Wanaque by virtue of
which stream, storm-, roof, surface or subsurface water is discharged
into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Wanaque shall remove
said connection or take necessary corrective action to prevent the
discharge of stream, storm-, roof, surface or subsurface water into
the said system within 60 days from the effective date of this article.
Any person, firm, organization, association, partnership or
corporation who shall violate any provision of this article or fail
to comply therewith shall severally, for each and every such violation
and noncompliance, forfeit and pay a penalty not to exceed the sum
of $500 or be subject to imprisonment in jail for a period of not
more than 90 days, at the discretion of the court or jurisdictional
officer before whom a conviction may be found. The imposition of the
foregoing penalty shall not bar the right of the governing body to
specifically enforce the provisions of this article.
