[Adopted 2-23-1955 by Ord. No. 193; amended in its entirety 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 721 (Ch.
79, Art. I, of the 1973 Borough Code)]
On streets in which a public sewer is now or shall hereafter
be laid, all houses, buildings and premises shall be connected with
said sewer, and all cesspools or privy vaults existing or maintained
on lots abutting on such streets shall, within 60 days after the completion
of the sewer (in the case of premises abutting on a street in which
a sewer shall hereafter be laid), be decommissioned in accordance
with the requirements of the Camden County Health Department.
A.
No person shall make any connection with the sewer system of the
Borough of Mount Ephraim without first having made application in
writing to the Borough Clerk for a permit to make such connection;
said application shall be on forms furnished by the Borough Clerk
and shall clearly designate the property and location thereof, the
name and address of the owner and the purpose for which the building
is used or is to be used. Said application shall be signed by the
owner of the property or his duly authorized agent.
B.
A charge as set forth in Chapter 165, Article II, Fee Schedule, payable in advance, shall be made for each permit for each connection with the sewage system of the Borough of Mount Ephraim; provided, however, that where a sewer main and house connection shall be installed and constructed by the Borough of Mount Ephraim and the cost thereof directed to be assessed against the property benefited thereby, the permit fee to be included as a part of such cost shall be as set forth in Chapter 165, Article II, Fee Schedule.[1]
In the event that one connection fee has been paid on an existing lot or premises and said premises is rebuilt or is razed or torn down and a new one built in its stead, there shall be assessed and charged another connection fee as set forth in Chapter 165, Article II, Fee Schedule. However, a permit shall be required. In the event that said construction necessitates an additional or new connection into the sewer system, that shall be charged the regular fee as set forth in Chapter 165, Article II, Fee Schedule.
No connection shall be made to the sewer system of the Borough
of Mount Ephraim except by a licensed registered plumber after a permit
shall have been obtained, and then only under the supervision of,
in the presence of and with the approval of the Superintendent of
Public Works of the Borough, or his delegated representative, as to
the workmanship of and materials used in the making of such connection
and the sewer lateral constituting a part thereof. The procedure for
making such connection shall be as follows:
A.
Upon receiving the permit, the applicant shall forthwith inform the
Superintendent of Public Works of the day on which, and of the time
at which, the trench will be opened and the main uncovered, ready
for the making of the connection and installation of the sewer lateral.
B.
If it is necessary that any street in the Borough of Mount Ephraim
be excavated in order to connect any such lateral, the applicant shall
comply with all requirements of the Street Opening Ordinance[1] of the Borough of Mount Ephraim.
C.
The applicant shall, at his own cost and expense, make or cause to
be made all necessary excavations in the street or highway without
damage to the main; shall cause the paving and earth so excavated
to be deposited in a manner which will occasion the least inconvenience
to the public; shall cause the paving, flagging and roadbed be restored
as quickly as possible to as good condition as the same was prior
to the excavation; and shall also be responsible for all damage by
reason of such excavation and/or the imperfect filling of the same.
In any case where the highway, road or street shall be left open at
night, it shall be barricaded and marked with the proper danger signals
by such applicant.
D.
All costs and expenses with respect to the making of such connection
and the installation of such sewer lateral shall be paid by the applicant
or holder of such permit, in addition to the permit fee hereinabove
provided for.
No person shall willfully or maliciously damage any part of
the storm sewer system or sewer system or sewage system and/or disposal
plant or any part thereof or cause or permit any acid, chemical or
substance that may damage to flow into the sewage or storm sewer system;
nor shall any person suffer or permit any acid, chemical or substance
whatever to be thrown into the sewage disposal beds or into the sewer
system or storm sewer system that will in any way interfere with the
normal functions of said system or disposal beds; nor shall any person
drain rain or surface water from any cellar or excavation into the
sewer system.
[Amended 1-2-1973[1]]
Any person who shall fail to procure the licenses or permits required under the terms or this article, or who shall unlawfully tamper with the sewer system of the Borough of Mount Ephraim or any appurtenance thereto, or who shall violate any of the terms of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions contained in Chapter 305, Penalties.
