[Adopted 12-4-1967 (Ch. 96, Art. I, of the 1982 Code)]
[Amended 12-8-1969; 10-2-1972; 10-3-1977; 11-5-1979; 3-2-1981; 10-6-1986; 10-19-1987; 10-2-1989; 12-27-1990]
A.
The rates and charges for use of the sanitary sewer in the Borough of Swedesboro are fixed and shall be paid in accordance with the schedule of classifications and rates as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees. The rates and charges as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees, are annual rates and charges that shall be billed on a quarterly basis and shall be due and payable on the first day of January, April, July and October. Furthermore, the rates and charges established are effective beginning January 1, 1999, and for each year thereafter.
B.
The Borough shall have the sole and exclusive right to determine
into which of the within classifications any property, apartment,
store, dwelling, business, house or other user of the sanitary sewage
system shall be placed.
[Added 4-19-1999]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to establish a procedure
to determine the sanitary sewer connection and annual user fees for
customers located outside of the municipality.
B.
Procedure. Sanitary sewer flow rates shall be established for each
new service for a facility located outside of the municipality. A
domestic unit (DU) of 250 gallons per day shall be used as the basis
for all computations. A single-family dwelling unit shall be considered
to generate one DU of flow. For all other facilities, flow rate shall
be calculated in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection standards for sanitary system design. In lieu of this standard,
a new user may submit historical data to establish a sanitary system
flow rate. This data must be reviewed by the Borough Engineer and
approved by the Mayor and Council. After the facilities flow rate
has been determined, that rate shall be converted into equivalent
DUs. Any fractional part of a DU shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole number.
C.
Rates, charges and connection fees.
(1)
The Borough shall establish fees for connecting to the sanitary sewer
system and annual fees for using the system. The applicable fees for
customers outside of the municipality shall be determined by multiplying
the equivalent DUs of the user by the rates established for connection
and annual user fees.
(2)
Payment of connection fees shall be made prior to the physical connection
into the municipal sewer system. Annual user fees shall be billed
periodically in accordance with procedures established for sewer accounts.
B.
No interest shall be payable if the sewer charges are paid within
10 days of the due date therefor, but sewer charges which are unpaid
10 days from the due date above stated shall bear interest from said
due date at the rate of 8% per annum or at a rate of interest to be
fixed by resolution of the governing body. Unpaid sewer charges, as
provided for herein, shall become a lien upon the premises against
which said charges are levied and assessed until such charges and
interest thereon are paid. The Borough of Swedesboro shall have the
same remedies for the collection of such water charges with interest,
costs and penalties as the Borough has by law for the collection of
taxes upon real estate. This remedy shall be in addition to all other
legal remedies available to the Borough.
[Amended 12-8-1969; 11-5-1984]
C.
If any sewer charges shall not be paid within at least 30 days, the Borough Council shall order the Sewer Superintendent to shut off the sanitary sewer at the curb of the premises in question. Upon certification by the Sewer Clerk that all delinquent charges, together with interest due thereon, and together with a turn on fee for delinquent accounts as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees, have been paid, the Sewer Superintendent shall turn on said sewer service.
[Amended 12-8-1969; 10-3-1977; 11-5-1979; 11-5-1984; 10-2-1989; 5-17-1999]
The following rules and regulations shall govern the resident
connections with and disconnections from the sanitary sewer of the
Borough of Swedesboro:
A.
All applications to connect properties with the sanitary sewer shall
be made in writing by the owner of the property or his agent and shall
be filed with the Sewer Clerk of said Borough.
B.
Upon the filing of said application, the Sewer Clerk shall notify
the Sewer Superintendent of such application. If the Sewer Superintendent
recommends approval of such application the Sewer Clerk shall issue
a permit to connect such property with the sanitary sewer.
C.
All approved connections must be made by the Sewer Superintendent or under his supervision from the sewer line to the curbline of the property owner. The charge for said connection shall be as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees, plus costs to be determined by the Superintendent. This charge, plus costs, shall apply only where a sewer line already exists in the street or along the property where the connection is to be made.[1]
D.
All applications to disconnect from the sanitary sewer any properties already connected thereto shall be filed by the owner of the property or his agent, in writing, with the Sewer Clerk, together with a permit fee as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees, for each disconnection applied for. Upon issuance of the permit, the Sewer Clerk shall notify the Sewer Superintendent to disconnect the sewer service specified in said permit.[2]
E.
All applications to reconnect with the sanitary sewer any properties previously disconnected shall be filed by the owner of the property or his agent, in writing, with the Sewer Clerk, together with a permit fee as set forth in Chapter 140, Fees, for each such reconnection applied for. Upon issuance of the permit, the Sewer Clerk shall notify the Sewer Superintendent to reconnect the sewer service specified in said permit.[3]
F.
All fees and charges due and payable to the Borough of Swedesboro
shall be paid prior to the issuance of any permits and prior to any
work being performed. Whenever a property owner shall, for his convenience,
cause a Gloucester County or State of New Jersey road to be opened
for connections as aforesaid, the additional cost shall be paid by
the property owner.
The Borough Council shall have the power to make additional
rules and regulations to carry into effect the intent and purpose
of this article and shall have power to enforce this article and every
rule and regulation made hereunder.
The owners of the lands and premises served by the sanitary
sewer system shall be liable for the payment of all rates and charges
for said sanitary sewer service.
[Amended 2-15-1982]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction of such violation, pay a penalty of not more than $500
or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days,
or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction
is had, and every person violating any provision of this article shall,
in addition thereto, remain liable to any appropriate action or proceeding
which may be instituted by the Borough Council or any officer or department
to which the enforcement of this article is assigned, said action
having for its purpose the enforcement of any rule or regulation set
forth in this article or made under the authority thereof or to answer
any damage or any breach thereof or injury to sewer mains.
