No person or persons shall in any manner, without permission,
connect or disconnect or tamper or interfere with the sewer facilities
of the Township, including but not limited to pipes, conduits, meters,
valves, instruments or other accessories or property.
A.
Sump pumps. It is a violation for any person or user of the sewer
facilities to connect or discharge, by any means, into the sewer system,
any materials, chemicals or drainage other than sanitary sewerage.
The Director shall serve notice to such persons or users to cease
and desist from any activities in violation of this subsection.
B.
Broken lines. The Director shall also serve notice to any customer
having a broken service line that causes infiltration into the sewer
facilities of the Township to repair same no later than 10 days from
service of the notice pertaining to such broken service line.
C.
No person shall cause willful or malicious damage to any part of
the sewer facilities, or cause or permit any acid, chemical or any
other substance that may cause damage to the sewer facilities or sewerage
flow.
D.
No person shall drain rain or surface water, or water from any cellar
or excavation, into the sewer facilities.
E.
No person shall connect or cause to be connected a leeching line
or drain of any kind, which includes any basement or garage drains
or lines, to any storm drainage system of the Township, or to any
drainage system that connects to the Township's storm drainage
system unless written permission has been granted in advance by the
Township Engineer.
F.
No person shall directly or indirectly place any material or substance
in any form into the Township's storm drainage system, except
for storm water.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter or any succeeding ordinances or resolutions pertaining to the subject matter of this chapter which might be enacted or adopted shall be punished in accordance with the penalty provision established by § 1-5 of the Code of Delran Township.
