[Adopted 7-1-1999 by Ord. No. 656-99]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
Any pipe with the applicable connections and fittings used
to convey sewage from a building to the sewer extension.
All the plumbing work within a building or structure and
extending to a point five feet outside of and beyond such building
or structure, conveying sewage from within the building to the building
connection outside of the building.
The wastewater from kitchens, bathrooms, lavatories, toilets
and residential laundries and containing, in addition to the mineral
and organic matter already in the water dispensed to the community,
an imposed burden of excrement, paper, soap, dirt, food wastes (garbage),
and/or other related domestic substances.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
That part of the sewerage system which receives the sewage
from the house plumbing system and conveys it to the nearest end of
the sewer extension, unless a sewer extension is not available, whereby
the house connection shall be extended to the nearest available Y.
No house connection shall be made to a manhole of the public sewer
system without the express written consent and special permission
of the Public Works Manager of the governing body of the Township
of Mine Hill.
All the plumbing work within the building and to a point
five feet outside of the building, which plumbing work conveys sewage
from within the building to the house connection outside of the building.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
The Plumbing Subcode Official of the Township of Mine Hill,
or his authorized deputy, agent or representative. The Plumbing Subcode
Official shall be responsible for house plumbing systems and house
connections.
The sewers laid longitudinally along the center line or other
part of the streets, easements or other rights-of-way, and which sewer
is owned and controlled by the Township of Mine Hill.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The person or persons who have been authorized by the Township
to make the inspections of the building connections and the connections
to the sewer extension and report to the Township.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing to
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted. Such sewers
are not individual septic systems as regulated by N.J.A.C. 7:9A.
The Public Works Manager of the Township of Mine Hill, or
his authorized deputy, agent or representative. The Public Works Manager
shall be responsible for all parts of the sewerage system except house
plumbing systems and house connections.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe for carrying sewage.
All facilities for collection, pumping and disposing of sewage.
That part of a sewerage system intended to accept the building
connection and lying within the bounds of the street right-of-way
line or utility easement dedicated to the Township of Mine Hill.
All trunks, subtrunks, branches and other sewer appurtenances,
either publicly or privately owned, except building connections, the
sewage from which is delivered to the sewage treatment plant.
Shall is mandatory; may is permissive.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage
but excludes sewage and polluted wastes.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removed by laboratory
filtering.
The Township of Mine Hill, New Jersey.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be deposited in any unsanitary manner, upon public or private property
within the Township of Mine Hill or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Township, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other
objectionable waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet, within the
Township of Mine Hill or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Township, any sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except
where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this article.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy unit, septic tank, cesspools or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. Abandoned cesspools
shall be properly drained and filled in.
[Amended 6-7-2018 by Ord.
No. 12-18]
A.
General rule for all buildings with sanitary facilities. The owners
of every building which has available an accepted public sewer at
or within the property line shall connect, at the owners' expense,
all sanitary sewage facilities to the public sewer if the shortest
distance between the property line and the sewer is less than 500
feet. The existing septic system shall be abandoned in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 7:9A-12.8.
B.
Notification that sewer system is available; time allowed for application
to connect. Notification shall be given by the Township to each affected
property owner when the sanitary sewer system is available to accept
the building connection. Application for a permit to construct such
building connection shall be made within 30 days following such notification,
and construction of the building connection shall be completed, inspected
and approved within 90 days following receipt of the permit.
C.
Immediate connection of buildings required in certain cases. The
owners of every building which has available an accepted public sewer
at or within the property line shall connect, at the owners' expense,
all sanitary sewage facilities to the public sewer immediately upon
the order of the Township of Mine Hill if:
D.
Temporary exemption for certain buildings with existing septic systems.
The owners of buildings currently served by an existing functioning
septic system installed less than five years before the acceptance
of the applicable public sewer by the Township may delay connection
to the public sanitary sewer until such time as the septic system
has been in use for five years provided:
E.
Hardships. Where, by reason of excessive distance between a house, building or structure and the sanitary sewer, or by reason of differences in elevation between a house, building or structure and the sanitary sewer, strict adherence to the requirements of Subsection A above would cause unusual hardship to the owner or owners of the property involved, the Township Administrator shall have the power to alter or waive the requirements of Subsection A upon application of the property owner involved.
F.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Public Works Manager and such other permit as may be required by the provisions of Chapter 476, Article II, Excavations and Openings, of this Code or by other applicable ordinances.
G.
There shall be two classes of public sanitary sewer connection permits:
for residential and commercial service and for service to establishments
producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent
shall make application on a special form provided by the Township.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Public
Works Manager. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Sewer
Collector at the time the application is filed, in accordance with
the fee schedule.
H.
An applicant for a public sanitary sewer connection permit for service
to establishments producing industrial wastes shall also pay a fee,
which shall be as provided for in the Fee Schedule for review of plans,
specifications and testing.
I.
Where the sanitary sewer, at the date of the application for permit
to connect, has no sewer extension for the property sought to be connected,
the connection to the sewer, including the making of the cut into
the main and the installation of the line from the main to the curb,
shall be made only by Township employees or other persons duly licensed
by the Township to do such work, and all such installations and connections
shall be approved by the Public Works Manager prior to use.
J.
Separate and independent house connections required. A separate and
independent house connection shall be provided for each building and
for each dwelling unit.
[Added 5-21-2009 by Ord. No. 7-09; amended 12-18-2014 by Ord. No. 25-14; 7-20-2017 by Ord. No. 09-17; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 12-18; 5-2-2019 by Ord. No.
13-19; 4-7-2022 by Ord. No. 05-22]
Customers of the Mine Hill sewer system who are required to
pay the connection fee to the Township shall pay the connection fee
as follows:
A.
Owners of existing residential or nonresidential buildings served
by individual sewage disposal systems which are being connected to
the sewer system may opt to pay the full fee when the application
to connect to the sewer system is filed or may opt to pay by making
payments. The option of payment plans shall only be available to individual
owners of property entering into a payment plan agreement with the
Township. Owners who opt to pay the connection fee by payment plan
shall pay the RVRSA capital charge in full together with a $1,232
payment towards the Township charge, plus the $75 application fee,
and may pay the balance of the connection fee in equal payments on
a quarterly basis for up to 10 years. Those opting to pay the balance
of the connection fee on a time payment basis shall be charged a $25
administrative fee per quarter during the period while payments are
being made. Sewer service payments are currently due quarterly, on
the first day of March, June, September and December in each year.
In the event that the dates for payment of sewer service shall change,
such changes are incorporated herein by reference. When a payment
is not made, the entire balance of the connection fee shall become
due and owing and shall be enforced in the same manner as other tax
and municipal fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-12. Interest shall
be charged on late payments due for connection fees for property owners
selecting to make payments over time. Interest shall be charged commencing
on the date on which the last payment was due. Interest shall accrue
at the same rate as delinquent tax payments, currently 8% per annum,
on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on the remaining balance.
B.
Owners of new residential or nonresidential buildings shall pay 50%
of the connection fee prior to the issuance of a building permit and
the remaining 50% before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
A.
The house connection pipe shall be made of extra-heavy cast-iron
soil pipe or Schedule 40 PVC house connection pipe properly joined.
In areas where the depth of excavation is less than four feet or where
the slope is in excess of 10% or where, in the opinion of the Plumbing
Subcode Official, the conditions warrant, only cast-iron soil pipe
shall be used.
(1)
Cast-iron soil pipe and fittings shall be iron castings or Schedule
40 PVC pipe suitable for installation and service in drainage, waste
and sewer lines.
(2)
All cast-iron soil pipe shall be installed in accordance with the
recommended instructions of the manufacturer.
(3)
All Schedule 40 PVC pipe shall be installed in accordance with the
recommended instructions of the manufacturer.
B.
The diameter of the house connection pipe shall be no less than four
inches nor greater than six inches. The house connection shall be
laid on a uniform grade, wherever practicable, at a straight grade
of at least 1/4 of an inch per foot. Where, in special cases, a minimum
grade of 1/4 inch per foot cannot be maintained, a grade of 1/8 inch
per foot will be permitted, but only after the Plumbing Subcode Official
is amply notified and gives his approval.
A.
Whenever possible, the house connection may be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. No house connection shall
be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which
might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford
protection from frost. The house connection shall be laid at uniform
grade in the direction from the main sewer to the building and in
straight alignment insofar as possible. Change in direction shall
be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
B.
In all buildings in which the house plumbing is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged
to the house connection. Payment for installing and maintaining the
lifting device shall be the responsibility of the owner.
A.
When installing the house connection, the trenches shall be dug in
a careful manner and properly sheathed where required. The road materials
shall be placed in a separate pile and shall not be mixed with the
rest of the excavated materials, which excavated materials must be
piled in a compact heap so placed as to cause the least possible inconvenience
to the public. Proper barricades and lights must be maintained around
the trench to guard against accidents.
B.
The pipe shall be laid on a good foundation to the form and size
of support for the pipe. Ample excavation shall be made under and
around all joints to permit proper jointing. In backfilling the material
from the bottom of the pipe to a point two feet above the top of the
pipe shall consist of earth which shall be free from stones or rock
fragments of a size larger than two inches. This backfill shall be
placed in six-inch layers and carefully tamped. The balance of the
trench shall be filled with earth and stones, but in no case with
rock weighing more than 50 pounds or with frozen earth. This backfill
shall be placed in layers up to two feet thick and carefully tamped
to avoid any settlement. When the trench has been filled to the proper
height, the road material is to be replaced and heavily tamped or
rolled.
C.
Where the trench is excavated in rock, the rock must be carefully
excavated to a depth of six inches below the grade line of the sewer
and the trench must be brought to the proper elevation with gravel
or other material satisfactory to the Plumbing Subcode Official. The
remainder of the trench must be backfilled as previously described
herein.
D.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating any of the
existing requirements of the Township relating to the excavation and
backfilling of trenches, but the requirements herein contained shall
be in addition thereto.
E.
Where subsoil conditions are bad, such special precaution must be
taken to secure a watertight job as may be directed by the Plumbing
Subcode Official. In quicksand, all pipes must be extra-heavy cast-iron
and must be laid out on planking two inches thick by at least six
inches wide.
A.
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Cast-iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with jute, hemp or equal
yarning material and hot-poured with a melted lead to a depth of not
less than one inch. The joining compound shall be run in one pouring
and shall be caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall
be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been
tested and approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official. Material for
hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness
of the joint when subjected to a temperature of 160° F., nor be
soluble in any of the wastes carried by the drainage system.
B.
In lieu of cast-iron pipe with caulked joints, as specified above,
cast-iron pipe of the same weight and general dimensions, but modified
to use a neoprene gasket, may be used. Pipe shall be manufactured
to close tolerance and shall be without beads on the spigot ends.
Hubs shall be modified to receive the gaskets. Gaskets shall be capable
of maintaining a tight seal with any joint deflection up to 10°.
Joints shall be assembled by means of special tools.
C.
Joints for Schedule 40 PVC pipe shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
The connection of the house connection to the main sewer shall
be made at the sewer extension at the curbline, or, if no sewer extension
exists, connection shall be made at the nearest available Y connection
on the main sewer. The Public Works Manager, in accordance with Figure
12.5.0, Saddle Connection, and Figure 12.5.8.2, will designate the
position of the end of the sewer extension at the curbline or the
Y connection on the main sewer, whichever is appropriate. If it becomes
necessary to cut into the main sewer, since no other source of connection
is available, then such connection shall be made as directed by and
under the supervision of the Public Works Manager. The dead ends of
all pipes not immediately connected with the house plumbing system
must be securely closed by a watertight cover of imperishable material.
Prior to any connection to the sewer extension or to the main sewer,
the Public Works Manager must be given at least 48 hours' notice in
advance so that he may supervise such work. If the Public Works Manager
has not been given such notice, he may require the completed work
to be uncovered for examination at the owner's own expense.
A.
The use of cleanouts on the house connection shall be made by installing
a Y and a 1/8 bend. The cleanouts shall ordinarily be installed at
the point of connection between the house connection and the outside
part of the house plumbing system, at all curves on the house connection
and on the straight part of the house sewer to the main sewer. The
cleanout shall be brought up from the house connection to existing
grade and shall be properly capped. Where the distance from the building
to the point of connection at the main sewer is less than 100 feet
and there are no curves in this distance, the cleanout in the house
will be sufficient if it is at least six inches above the basement
floor. Where the distance exceeds 100 feet, at least one cleanout,
50 feet from the house, shall be provided. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, there shall be one cleanout at the
curb for each and every house connection.
B.
Where connection is made between the portion of the house plumbing system outside of the building and the house connection, a long radius bend shall appropriately be installed at this connection, along with a cleanout as described in Subsection A above. This connection shall be subject to the approval of the Plumbing Subcode Official, who shall be given ample notice prior to such work.
Before any portion of the existing plumbing system outside of
the building is connected to the house connection, the owner shall
prove, to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Subcode Official, that
it is clean and conforms in every respect to these rules and regulations
and any amendments and supplements thereto.
All work on house connections shall be made by either the owner
of the premises personally doing the work or by a plumber licensed
by the Township of Mine Hill, and all of said work shall be approved
by the Plumbing Subcode Official of the Township; provided, however,
that any connections to or opening into a main sewer must be made
by a plumber licensed by the Department of Community Affairs, and
said work must be approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official of the
Township.
The Public Works Manager or Plumbing Subcode Official may apply
any appropriate test to the pipes, and the plumber and contractor,
at his own expense, shall furnish all necessary tools, labor, materials
and assistants for such tests and shall remove any defective materials
when so ordered by the Public Works Manager or Plumbing Subcode Official.
Each contractor or other person performing work on Township public property for the purpose of installing house connections shall post a bond, acceptable to the Township, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 476, Article II, Excavations and Openings, and any other applicable ordinance of the Township. All work shall be adequately guarded with barricades, lights and other measures for protection to the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, curbs and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Township.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling
water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer.
B.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to
any public sewer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(2)
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million,
by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(3)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
(4)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or
viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage works.
(5)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or porous substance in sufficient
quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to human or animals or create any hazard in the
receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(7)
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(8)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
(9)
Any radioactive wastes.
(10)
Any such other materials or substances as may be provided and
set forth in ordinances or rules and regulations promulgated by the
Musconetcong Sewerage Authority.
(11)
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the
publicly owned treatment works resulting in interference, but in no
case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the publicly
owned treatment works treatment plant exceeds 40° C. (104°
F.), unless the approval authority, upon request of the publicly owned
treatment works, approves alternate temperature limits.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Public Works Manager, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or
any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients, except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private residences or
dwelling units.
B.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the
Public Works Manager and shall be so located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
C.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
D.
Grease and oil interceptors shall, in all cases, be required for
service stations and commercial garages.
E.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times.
F.
Grease interceptors shall be required for all restaurants, delicatessens
and similar enterprises where food is cooked on the premises and for
any private club or hall, school, church or other building of assembly
with kitchen facilities.
A.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or waste having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million, by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million, by weight, of suspended solids; or containing any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in § 425-25B above; or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Township shall be subject to the review and approval of the Public Works Manager. Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the five-day biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million, by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 425-25B above; or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
B.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
approval of the Public Works Manager, the appropriate sewerage authority
and the Department of Environmental Protection. No construction of
such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
C.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his expense.
The owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying
industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the
building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole shall be accessibly and safely located
and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the
Public Works Manager. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 425-25B and 425-27A and B shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, 1960 Edition, and all subsequent revised editions and amendments and supplements thereto, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 425-28 above, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. The cost and expense incident to the measurements, tests and analyses shall be borne by the owner.
No statements contained in this article shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement between the Township and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Township for treatment, subject to payment
therefor by the industrial concern.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is part of the Township's sewerage works.
The Public Works Manager or Plumbing Subcode Official and other
duly authorized employees of the Township, bearing proper credentials
and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purpose of inspections, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Any person who shall violate any of the regulatory provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalty in § 1-3, General penalty, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill, and each violation of any of the provisions of this article and each day the same is violated may be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.
