[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Borough of Collingswood as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-16-1971 by Ord. No. 662 as
Ch. 82 of the 1971 Code; amended in its entirety 11-19-1973 by Ord. No.
680]
From and after the passage of this article,
no person, persons, firm, corporation, association or organization
shall make any connection with the sanitary sewer system of the Borough
of Collingswood until he, they or it shall first obtain a permit therefor
from the Borough Clerk.
A charge of $150, plus the cost of removing
and replacing the street, shall be made for the installation of a
"sewer connection," hereby defined for purposes of this section to
be that portion of the sewer line running from the sewer main to the
sewer trap immediately back of the curbline. The cost of removing
and replacing the street shall be not less than $200, in the case
of bituminous surface streets, and $300 for portland cement concrete
streets.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
that the rates designated herein would be retroactive to 1-1-1978.
Any such person connecting with or heretofore
connected to said sanitary sewer system shall pay the charges and
rentals hereinafter provided for and shall comply with and be subject
to all the terms and conditions of this article.
[Amended 1-7-1974 by Ord. No. 685; 12-15-1975 by Ord. No.
706; 1-16-1978 by Ord. No. 740; 12-20-1982 by Ord. No. 800; 11-18-1985 by Ord. No. 854; 12-21-1987 by Ord. No. 906; 4-5-1999 by Ord. No.
1181; 5-1-2000 by Ord. No. 1212; 6-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1288; 5-5-2003 by Ord. No. 1315; 6-5-2006 by Ord. No. 1401; 6-1-2009 by Ord. No.
1462; 6-6-2011 by Ord. No. 1497; 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1541; 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1584; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No.
1630; 12-29-2022 by Ord. No. 1750; 12-28-2023 by Ord. No. 1776]
"Residence units," which are hereby defined
to be all single-family dwelling units and each dwelling unit or apartment
for the use of one family in multifamily dwellings and apartments,
shall pay a minimum annual sewer rental of $340 for the connection
of one bathtub or one shower stall, one toilet, one washstand, one
kitchen sink/dishwasher and one automatic washing machine/laundry
tray to said sanitary system. All additional connections thereto shall
be at the rate of $19 for each additional fixture.
[Amended 12-15-1975 by Ord. No. 706; 1-16-1978 by Ord. No.
740; 11-18-1985 by Ord. No. 854; 12-21-1987 by Ord. No. 906; 4-5-1999 by Ord. No. 1181; 5-1-2000 by Ord. No. 1212; 6-3-2002 by Ord. No.
1288; 5-5-2003 by Ord. No. 1315; 6-5-2006 by Ord. No. 1401; 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 1462; 6-6-2011 by Ord. No. 1497; 12-2-2013 by Ord. No.
1541; 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1584; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No. 1630; 12-27-2021 by Ord. No. 1727; 12-29-2022 by Ord. No. 1750; 12-28-2023 by Ord. No. 1776]
Any store, office, shop or building other than
a residence or apartment shall be subject to a minimum annual charge
of $340 for any connection to and use of the sanitary sewer system,
which such minimum charge may be applied against the payment of the
charge for individual fixture connections as set forth below.
[Amended 9-3-1974 by Ord. No. 694; 12-15-1975 by Ord. No.
706; 1-16-1978 by Ord. No. 740; 11-18-1985 by Ord. No. 854; 4-18-1988 by Ord. No. 919]
All installations of plumbing fixtures in nonresidence
units connected with the sanitary sewer system shall be subject to
the following sewer rentals:
|
Item
|
Rental Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Sink
|
$30.00
|
|
Toilet
|
$40.00
|
|
Bathtub
|
$20.00
|
|
Shower stall
|
$20.00
|
|
Washstand
|
$10.00
|
|
Urinal
|
$20.00
|
|
Wash trap
|
$41.00
|
|
Floor drain
|
$33.00
|
|
Soda fountain
|
$0.00
|
|
Washing machine, home-laundry-type
|
$23.00
|
|
Commercial washing machine
|
$83.00
|
|
Water-cooled air-conditioning equipment, for
each 100 square feet of floor space
|
$10.00
|
|
Sump pump
|
$25.00
|
|
All other fixtures
|
$10.00
|
In nonresidence units, where 80% of the cost
of excess water consumed exceeds the sewer rentals above provided,
the sewer rental shall be 80% of the costs of such excess water and
shall be determined as follows:
The sewer service or rental charge established
and fixed herein shall be an annual charge for each calendar year,
effective as of January 1, 1974, and shall be payable semiannually
in advance on or before the first days of January and July of each
year. If any such service or rental charge shall not be paid within
one month after the same shall be due, a penalty shall be added thereon
at the rate of 8% per annum from the due date to the date of payment.
All services or rental charges established herein
shall be payable to the Collector of Taxes of the Borough of Collingswood
or such other person as may be designated by the Board of Commissioners
and shall be and remain a lien upon the premises served by such sewer
connection, the same as all other taxes and municipal charges upon
real estate under the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Borough
of Collingswood shall have the same remedy for the collection thereof,
with interests, costs and penalties as fixed by the Board of Commissioners,
as said Borough now has or may hereafter have under the laws of the
State of New Jersey for the collection of the taxes and other municipal
liens upon real estate.
Where any structure or improvement is completed
and sewer service is available, sewer rental shall commence immediately;
and the charge shall be based on the proportion which the sewer rental
bears to the balance of the year during which the sewer service is
furnished.
Where there shall be construction of or the
establishment of any new or additional business units, the rental
charge shall be made upon a rate comparable to existing business units;
and if there shall exist any question or dispute in respect to said
rental charge, the final determination shall be made by the Board
of Commissioners of the Borough of Collingswood.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1058]
Any person violating § 247-1 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the court.
[Adopted 3-5-2001 by Ord. No. 1250]
A.
The owners of all homes, buildings or properties used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated
within the Borough and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is now located or may in the future be located a sanitary
sewer are hereby required, at the owner's expense, to connect the
drainage of all sources of sewage to the sewer in accordance with
the provisions of this article, within 30 days after date of official
notice to do so, provided that the sewer is within a reasonable distance.
B.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The construction or maintenance of any privy,
cesspool, septic or other individual sewage disposal system within
areas of the Borough adequately serviced by the Borough sewer system
is not permitted.
A.
Sump pumps. No person shall connect any sump pump
to a sewer line. The record title owner shall be responsible under
this subsection and shall be presumed to have caused any such connections.
B.
Infiltration into sewer system. No person shall permit,
allow or suffer or cause the infiltration of water or any other substance
which is not normal sewage into the sewer system. The record title
owner shall be responsible under this subsection and shall presumed
to have caused any such connection.
C.
Grease traps required. All commercial and institutional establishments,
including but not strictly limited to all food preparation establishments,
shall install and maintain grease traps in accordance with the following
provisions:
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 1491]
(1)
All grease traps shall be installed in conformance with the most
current National Standard Plumbing Code, or successor code, as may
be applicable for such installations.
(2)
The installation of all grease traps shall be subject to the inspection
and approval of the Plumbing Subcode Inspector.
(3)
Each facility requiring a grease trap shall be inspected twice a
year or as may be deemed necessary by the Borough of Collingswood.
Such inspection shall be performed by the Borough Licensed Collection
System Operator, the Borough Plumbing Subcode Inspector, the Camden
County Health Inspector, the Collingswood Health Inspector, the Camden
County Municipal Utilities Authority Inspector, the Fire Code Inspector
and/or the Collingswood Department of Public Works Inspector.
[Amended 5-5-2014 by Ord.
No. 1548]
(4)
The purpose of the inspection(s) required by Subsection C(3) above shall be to certify that the grease trap is being properly maintained in one of the following ways:
(a)
By the submission of receipts from a registered hauler that
the grease trap has been acceptably cleaned on a monthly basis by
said hauler; in addition to this submission, the grease trap is subject
to unscheduled verification to determine that the grease trap is not
obstructed by over 20% of volume being occupied by residues to assure
its acceptable operation;
(b)
By the submission of monthly analysis report results from a
certified laboratory showing oil and grease testing of the effluent
discharge, which results shall meet acceptable limits, and testing
of the grease content of the trap, which acceptable limits must be
that the volatile acid contents are below 25 milligrams per liter
and are therefore not rancid; or
(c)
By the appropriate recordkeeping certified by a responsible
executive of the facility indicting the self-cleaning or the solid
and floating residues from the grease trap on at least a monthly basis.
Such residues are to be shown as acceptable for processing as a byproduct-usable
substance, able to be incinerated in an acceptable, licensed burning
facility or able to be transported off site by a registered hauler.
(5)
No grease residue may be disposed of in trash receptacles, floor
drains, outside sewers and inlets, or any other location that does
not flow or discharge into a grease trap or grease interceptor. Commercial
and industrial equipment, including but not limited to griddles, ovens,
hood vents, and any surface upon which grease collects, shall be cleaned
and maintained in a manner so that all effluent, wastewater, and grease
residue shall flow or discharge into a grease trap or grease interceptor.
Any maintenance or cleaning of said equipment that takes place outdoors
or in violation of this provision shall be deemed a violation of this
section. All grease traps and grease interceptors shall be cleaned
at least every 30 days and recycled by a registered hauler.
[Amended 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 1548]
(6)
All recycled grease shall be reported to the Director of the Sewer
Utility on a quarterly basis, no later than February 15, May 15, August
15, and November 15 for the preceding calendar quarter, on forms to
be provided by the Borough.
(7)
The following records must be maintained on the premises, for inspection as part of the inspections to be conducted as set forth in Subsection C(3) above:
(a)
The date or dates the grease trap is cleaned.
(b)
The quantity and amount of grease removed from the trap.
(c)
The name of the person, firm or entity cleaning the trap.
(d)
The date and quantity of grease removed from the premises by
a registered hauler.
(e)
The name, address, telephone number and registration number
of the registered hauler.
(f)
The place (including address) of disposal of the grease utilized
by the registered hauler.
(g)
Any commercial or industrial establishment that violates this
section or that has previously violated this section shall be subject
to additional requirements, as deemed appropriate by the Borough Licensed
Collection System Operator, the Borough Plumbing Subcode Inspector,
the Camden County Health Inspector, the Collingswood Health Inspector,
the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Inspector, the Fire
Code Inspector, and/or the Collingswood Department of Public Works
Inspector.
[Added 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 1548]
D.
Failure of owner to connect; assessment of costs incurred by Borough.
If the owner of any house, building or structure referred to herein
shall fail to make any installation or connection required by this
chapter within the time herein required, the Borough may proceed to
make such installation or connection or cause the same to be made
and assess the cost thereof as a lien against such house, building
or structure.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 1491]
E.
Failure of owner to maintain and/or repair; assessment of cost incurred
by Borough. If the owner of any house, building or structure referred
to herein shall fail to maintain or make necessary repairs to any
connection required under this chapter, the Borough may proceed to
make such maintenance or repair or cause the same to be made and assess
the cost thereof as a lien against such house, building or structure.
[Added 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 1491]
F.
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates any provision of
this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to any combination
of the following.
[Added 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 1491]
(1)
A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and/or
(2)
A term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days; and/or
(3)
A period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
(4)
In addition to or in lieu of the above fines and penalties, any person who violates the provisions contained in § 247-15 above shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the mandatory fines established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for each instance of noncompliance, including the provisions for escalation of penalties for the occurrence of repeat violations within a period of four months, all pursuant to the New Jersey Clean Water Enforcement Act. Willful gross violations, including false certification, may be prosecuted by the Borough as perjury, including the cessation of the commercial or institutional operation, with a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and/or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days.
No person shall discharge, deposit or cause
to allow to be discharged or deposited any of the following described
water or wastes to any sanitary sewers:
A.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel, oil, mineral
oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B.
Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singularly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment
process, to constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater
treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create
a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of
the wastewater treatment plant.
C.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the wastewater system.
D.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewer or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities, such as but
not limited to ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, personal hygiene
wipes, feminine products, etc.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1592]
E.
Any unpolluted waters, such as stormwater, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water.
F.
Any waters or waste containing an odor-producing substance
which either singularity or by interaction with other waste is capable
of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or which prevents
entry into sewers for their inspection, maintenance and repair.
G.
Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both, which
constitute a slug.
H.
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other
water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases,
develop color of undesirable intensity, form suspended solids which
interfere with the collection system or create a condition deleterious
to structures and treatment processes.
I.
Any wastes containing viable pathogenic bacteria other
than those normal to domestic sewage.
J.
Any waste containing grease, oil or fats that will
solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and
150° F. or contains more than 100 milligrams penicillin.
K.
Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed
in the treatment process, such as but not limited to dye wastes, de-inking
wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
L.
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates any provision of
this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
[Added 4-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1592]
A.
There shall be a Sewer Utility for the Borough which
shall be controlled by Borough Commissioners.
B.
All revenue and accounting therefor by the Sewer Utility
shall be on a dedicated utility basis pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-35.
All moneys derived from the operation of the Sewer Utility and other
moneys applicable to its support shall be segregated and kept in a
separate fund, which shall be known as the "Sewer Utility Fund." Disbursements
for the operation and maintenance of the Sewer Utility shall be taken
from the fund.
C.
Budgets shall provide appropriations for operating
expenses, capital improvements, debt service for the payment of all
sanitary sewer bonds, principal and interest and all other deferred
charges and statutory expenditures as may be required.
