For the purposes of this article, unless the context specifically
indicates otherwise, the meanings of the following terms shall be
as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C. expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).
A T or W attached to or built in a public sewer to a building
sewer.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil and waste pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning
at the outside face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the branch connection
at the public sewer or other place of disposal, also known as the
"building lateral."
The Collector-Treasurer as appointed by the Township Council
of the Township of Verona or his duly authorized deputy, agent or
representative.
A sewer in which both surface runoff or stormwater and sewage
are received.
Any business, industry, store, restaurant or office, and
shall include any single-family residential dwelling having a business
or business office located therein if both the residential use and
the business or office use are served by the same water meter.
A standard unit of sewer use applicable to a single-family
residential user, as defined in this chapter, based upon the averaged
gallons per day (GPD) of metered water consumption for a single-family
residential dwelling and established as being 220 GPD.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and disposing
of foods and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
The duly appointed Health Officer of the Township of Verona.
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade, businesses
as distinguished from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Any school, church, hospital or correctional facility or
building, whether publicly or privately owned, but shall not include
any facility or building owned or operated by the Township of Verona.
[Amended 4-6-1998 by Ord.
No. 5-98]
Any apartment building or multifamily house or building,
including buildings under cooperative or condominium form of ownership,
in which more than one dwelling unit is served by a single water meter.
The licensed operator of the sewage treatment plant duly
appointed by the Township Council of the Township of Verona.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen ions in grams
per liter of solution.
A sanitary sewer to which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights and which is controlled and maintained by a governmental
agency or public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and in which stormwater, surface
water and groundwaters are not permitted to enter and flow.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from any buildings
or structures; also referred to as "wastewater."
Any arrangement of mechanical, biological or chemical devices
or structures used for treating sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Any single-family residence, house, dwelling, condominium
unit or townhouse unit which is served by a single separate water
meter.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds, for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation and/or
adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the
wastewater treatment plant.
A pipe or conduit for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source.
The Superintendent of the Sewage Treatment Plant, duly appointed
by the Township Council of the Township of Verona.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
The duly appointed Engineer of the Township of Verona.
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continually or intermittently.
The owners of all houses, buildings, public buildings or properties
used for human occupancy, employment or recreation or other purposes,
situated within the Township and abutting on, or having a permanent
right of access to, any street, alley or right-of-way in which there
is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer
of the Township, are hereby required at their expense to install suitable
toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly
with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter, within 60 days after the date of the official notice
from the Township of Verona to do so, provided that said public sewer
is within 100 feet of any property line or right of access. The sewer
service charge for the use of the sewer shall begin 30 days after
the date of the official notice as set forth above.
A.
It shall be unlawful to install any building sewer or to make any
connection to the public sewer without first obtaining a building
sewer permit, and such installations and connections shall be made
under the direction and supervision of the Township Engineer in the
manner hereinafter set forth.
B.
The fee for all building sewer permits shall be as set forth in Chapter A565, Fees.
[Amended 4-6-1998 by Ord.
No. 5-98]
C.
The owner or his agent shall make application on a form furnished
by the Township. The permit applications shall be supplemented by
any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Township Engineer or required by state law.
D.
Permits will expire four weeks after date of issue but will be subject
to renewal for a further period of four weeks.
E.
Where the building sewer has been extended by the Township from main
or lateral to the curb or property line, the following rules shall
apply:
(1)
After securing the building sewer permit, the applicant shall notify
the Township Engineer when the excavation is made and the pipe is
installed and connected. No backfill is to be placed without the written
permission of the Township Engineer.
F.
Where the building sewer has not been extended by the Township from
main or lateral to the curb or property line, the following rules
shall apply:
(1)
The applicant shall secure a building sewer permit and pay the required
fee.
(2)
The applicant shall do all of the excavation required, supply all
of the materials and do all of the work.
(3)
The applicant shall notify the Township Engineer 24 hours before
the excavation is ready for the installation of the branch connection.
(4)
After the inspection by the Township Engineer, the work shall be
completed by the applicant.
G.
The joint made between the building sewer and the building drain
shall be secure and watertight. Standard fittings, approved by the
Township Engineer and/or the Plumbing Inspector, shall be used for
this joint.
H.
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard.
I.
It shall be the duty of the Township Engineer when notified to inspect
the installation of any branch connection or building sewer, to determine
whether the same complies with all of the provisions hereof and any
other ordinances, the enforcement of which is within his jurisdiction.
When he is satisfied that the installation complies with the aforesaid
requirements, he shall evidence his written approval on the permit.
J.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Township of Verona from any loss or damage that may
indirectly or directly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer. In order to guarantee and protect the Township of Verona for
any loss or damage that may indirectly or directly occur by the installation
of said building sewer from the main to the curb or property line
or the excavation for the installation of any branch connection or
any other work, the owner or his agent shall post with the Township
of Verona a performance bond in the amount of $5,000 to guarantee
the payment of any damage which may occur to the property of the Township
of Verona; such performance bond shall be written by a surety company
authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and approved
by the Township Council of the Township of Verona and shall be posted
with the Township of Verona prior to the issuance of the building
sewer permit.
K.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and the rear building is an accessory use as established under Chapter 150, Zoning, and while both buildings remain under the same ownership.
L.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Township
Engineer and/or Plumbing Inspector, to meet all the requirements of
this chapter.
M.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drain shall
be lifted by a sewage ejector.
All meters or other measuring devices installed or required
to be used under the provisions of this chapter shall be under the
control of the Township and of a type specified by the Township and
shall be installed by the owner at the owner's expense. The owner
of the property upon which any such measuring device is installed
shall be responsible for its maintenance and safekeeping, and all
repairs thereto shall be made at the owner's cost, whether such repairs
are made necessary by ordinary wear and tear or other causes. Costs
for such repairs, if made by the Township, shall be due and payable
at the same time, collected in the same manner and be subject to the
same penalties as are the charges for sewer use.
No person shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the
Township of Verona sewage disposal system.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming
pool or pond water or cooling water to 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)
Explosive wastes. Wastes which create fire or explosive hazard to
the treatment plant, collection system or the operation of the system.
Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene,
naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene and ethers. Materials that flash
below 90° using the Pensky-Martens closed tester (ASTM-D93-80)
are prohibited.
(2)
Corrosive wastes. Wastes which will cause corrosion or deterioration
of the treatment plant or collection system. All wastes shall have
a pH not less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5.
(3)
Solids and viscous wastes. Solids or viscous wastes in amounts which
would cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or otherwise interfere
with the proper operation of the treatment plant. Prohibited materials
include, but are not limited to, uncomminuted garbage, bones, hides
or fleshings, cinders, sand, glass, ashes, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
rags, feathers, offal, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair, entrails,
lime residues, beet or distillery slops, chemical slops, chemical
residues, paint or ink residues, cannery waste bulk solids, antibiotic
wastes, free mineral acid, concentrated pickling wastes or plating
solutions or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing
obstruction to the flow or other interference with the proper operation
of the Township of Verona's sewerage treatment plant system.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 146-43B(4) of the 1981 Code,
Garbage or refuse, which previously followed this subsection, was
repealed 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 12-96.
(4)
Noxious materials. Noxious or malodorous compounds which, either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating
a public nuisance or hazard to life or are or may be sufficient to
prevent entry into a sewer for its maintenance or repair.
(5)
Radioactive wastes. Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration that they do not comply with regulations or orders
issued by the appropriate authority having control over their use
and which will, or may, cause damage or hazards to the treatment plant
or personnel operating the system.
(6)
Interference. Any waste, including oxygen-demanding wastes, released
at a flow rate or concentration which will cause interference with
the Verona treatment plant or with disposal of the sludge resulting
from the treatment process.
(7)
Excessive discharge rate. Industrial wastes discharged in a slug
of adequate volume or strength to cause a treatment process upset
or loss of treatment plant efficiency.
(8)
Heat. Any discharge which contains heat in amounts which could inhibit
biological activity in the treatment process or cause loss of treatment
efficiency or cause the temperature of the influent to the Verona
treatment plant to exceed 104° C.
(9)
Unpolluted wastes. Any unpolluted water, including but not limited
to cooling water or uncontaminated stormwater, which will increase
the hydraulic load on the treatment plant.
(10)
Dilution water. Any water added for the purpose of diluting
wastes which would otherwise exceed applicable maximum concentration
limits.
(11)
Violations. Wastes which cause the Verona Treatment Plant to
violate its New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit,
applicable receiving water standards, permit regulating sludge disposal
or any other permit issued to the Township of Verona sewerage treatment
plant.
(12)
Extremely hazardous wastes. Those wastes designated by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency as sufficiently toxic that
they shall not be discharged to a sanitary sewer in any concentration.
(13)
Septic tank or cesspool wastes will not be accepted.
(14)
Slug. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds, for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation and/or
may adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the
wastewater treatment works.
(15)
Any wastewater which contains total dissolved sulfides in excess
of:
(16)
Any water or wastes containing toxic or poisonous substances
in such concentration either singly or by interaction with other wastes
as to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to interfere with
any sewage treatment process, or to create any hazard in the receiving
waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(17)
Any high strength waste or special waste.
(18)
Any water or waste which may contain soluble oil or grease or
any water containing floatable fats, oils, greases or other substances
in sufficient concentrations that might solidify and/or cause to solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150°
F. (0° C. and 65° C.).
(19)
Any concentrated dye wastes, spent tanning solutions or other
wastes which are highly colored or wastes which are of usual volume,
concentration of solids or composition that may create obstruction
to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation
of the system or the quality of the effluent from the system.
(20)
Concentration and characteristics.
(a)
Any waters containing suspended solids of such character and
quantity that unusual provision, attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
|
Characteristics
|
Item
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|---|
|
Temperature
|
Maximum
|
110°
|
|
pH
|
Allowable range
|
5.5 to 9.0
|
|
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
|
5-day maximum
|
220 mg/l
|
|
Suspended solids
|
Maximum
|
220 mg/l
|
|
Color
|
Maximum
|
220 co. pt. units
|
|
Nitrogen
|
Maximum
|
40 ppm
|
|
Phosphorus
|
Maximum
|
15 ppm
|
(b)
The above-listed concentrations and characteristics may be altered
by the Township of Verona's sewage treatment plant as required by
regulatory agencies, treatment or reuse requirements or in the event
of cumulative overload of the system.
(c)
Maximum allowable concentrations. Users not subject to categorical
standards shall not exceed following limits:
|
Item
|
Mg/l
|
|---|---|
|
Acetylene generation sludge
|
None
|
|
Arsenic
|
1.0
|
|
Barium
|
4.2
|
|
Cadmium
|
0.1
|
|
Chromium (total)
|
8.0
|
|
Copper
|
8.0
|
|
Cyanide
|
0.1
|
|
Iron (total)
|
5.0
|
|
Lead
|
0.5
|
|
Mercury
|
0.1
|
|
Mineral acid (free)
|
None
|
|
Nickel
|
1.0
|
|
Nitrous oxide 10.0
|
10.0
|
|
Oils, minerals
|
15.0
|
|
Selenium
|
0.05
|
|
Silver
|
0.03
|
|
Sulphur dioxide
|
0.4
|
|
Zinc
|
8.0
|
(21)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged stormwater, surface
water and groundwater roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool
or pond water or cooling water into a sewer which carries sewage through
the use of a basement sump pump, or by any other water removal device
or means.
[Added 8-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-23]
C.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
(1)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when necessary,
in the opinion of the Township Engineer, for the proper handling of
liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable
wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients. 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.
(2)
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times.
A.
Extensions of the public sewer lines shall be by and at the expense of the person making the extension. He shall submit complete plans and specifications prepared by a qualified licensed professional engineer, of the extension that is contemplated, to the Township Engineer, along with an application for a sewer extension permit, the fee for which is included in Chapter A565, Fees, to be paid to the Township of Verona when the application is made.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
The applicant shall proceed with the construction of the sewer extension
as shown on the approved plans, and all of his work shall be subject
to the inspection and approval of the Township Engineer. No work shall
be covered or backfilled without the approval of the Township Engineer.
C.
In addition to the sewer extension permit fee provided for in this
section, the applicant or the user of the sewer shall secure a building
sewer permit for each connection to the extension and shall pay the
fee provided for under this chapter.
D.
Any permit for sewer extension shall expire at the end of six months
from the date of issue. Such permit may be extended by the Township
Engineer for an additional six months if, in his opinion, such an
extension is in the interest of the Township.
The Township Engineer and other duly authorized employees of
the Township bearing proper credentials and identification shall be
permitted to enter in and upon all buildings, structures and properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Fee established.
(1)
There shall be a connection fee payable to the Township of Verona
for all buildings, structures or premises which shall hereafter be
connected to the Township sanitary sewer system. The amount of the
connection fee for any building, structure or premises shall be determined
by the number of equivalent connections assigned to the building,
structure or premises to be connected, in accordance with the following
standards:
(b)
All other buildings: Equivalent connections shall be determined
by the Township Engineer based upon projected daily sewer use flows
by applying design flow standards promulgated by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, as amended and supplemented. The projected
daily sewer use flow shall be divided by 220 gallons, and the resulting
quotient shall be the number of equivalent connections assigned to
the building, structure or premises.
B.
Connection fees shall be due and payable to the Township at such
time as a building sewer permit is issued for connection to the sanitary
sewer system.
[Amended 7-15-2002 by Ord. No. 7-2002]
C.
In the event of a change in the use of any building, structure or premises resulting in an increase in projected daily sewer use flows, the Township Engineer shall determine the increase in the equivalent connections assigned to such building, structure or premises and there shall be an additional connection fee payable to the Township equal to the increase in equivalent connections multiplied by the fee for each sewer connection fee per equivalent connection as set forth in Chapter A565.
[Added 7-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 7-2002]
[Amended 4-6-1998 by Ord.
No. 5-98; 6-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-14; 1-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-29]
There is hereby established an annual sewer user charge for
use of the public sanitary sewer of the Township of Verona. Such annual
charges shall be payable to the Township by the owner of any building
or premises connected to the Township sanitary sewer and shall be
payable in the amount and in the manner prescribed hereunder.
A.
Single-family residential users. The annual charge for a single-family residential user shall be equal to the charge for one equivalent connection as set forth in Chapter A565, Fees.
B.
Two-family residential dwelling users. The annual charge for a two-family residential dwelling user shall be the charge of 1.4 equivalent connections as set forth Chapter A565, Fees.
C.
All other multifamily residential users. The annual charge for all other multifamily residential users other than single-family residential users and two-family residential dwelling users shall be calculated by summing the total number of bedroom equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) in the dwelling, rounding to the nearest half number and multiplying by the annual sewer user charge as set forth in Chapter A565, Fees. The bedroom EDUs shall be as follows:
D.
Institutional users. The annual charge for institutional users of the Township sanitary sewer shall be an amount equal to the fee for one equivalent connection as established under Chapter A565, Fees, multiplied by the number of equivalent connections chargeable to the sewer user as determined by the Tax Collector in accordance with the method prescribed under Subsection E hereof.
E.
For all users of the Township sanitary sewer, except single-family
residential users, two-family residential dwelling users, and all
other multifamily residential users, the Tax Collector shall determine
the daily average gallons per day (DGPD) of metered water consumption
by the sewer user by using the total consumption of metered water
used for the previous year or previous four quarters divided by the
number of days of metered consumption. The daily averaged gallons
per day (DGPD) of metered water consumption for a single-family residential
dwelling unit as being established as 220 GPD/EDU. The daily average
gallons per day (DGPD) usage shall be then divided by 220 GPD/EDU
to determine the users equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) for billing
purposes. The resulting quotient rounded to the nearest whole number
shall constitute the number of equivalent connections (EDU). In no
event shall the number of equivalent connections (EDU) chargeable
to such user be less than one equivalent unit.
[Added 7-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 7-2002]
Rates and charges payable to the Township of Verona for sewer connection fees, sewer user charges, and for services provided pursuant to this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter A565, Fees. The Township governing body shall annually review such fees and charges as provided by law.
