[Adopted by Ord. No. 14/71 (Ch. 15, Sec. 15-1, of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The party contracting for service to a property as hereinafter
classified, i.e.:
A building under one roof owned by one party and occupied as
one business or residence.
A combination of buildings, owned by one party in one common
enclosure occupied by one family or business.
The one side of a double house having a solid vertical partition
wall, making it capable of divided ownership.
A building owned by one party of more than one apartment and
using in common one hall and one entrance.
A building owned by one party having a number of apartments
or offices and using in common one hall and one or more means of entrance.
The Division of Water Utilities within the Department of
Public Works of the Township acting under the direction of the Township
through its elected officials.
Any cross-connection, bypass, valve, pipeline, auxiliary
intake, or any device which permits or may permit any flow of water
into an approved public potable water supply from an unapproved water
supply.
The duly appointed Superintendent of Utilities and in particular
the Township employee in charge of installation and maintenance of
distribution lines of the Division of Water Utilities within the Department
of Public Works, Township of Denville, and properly licensed by the
State of New Jersey or other duly authorized employee of the Township.
The duly appointed employee of the Township authorized to
collect fees and charges and to approve applications for water service.
A.
Water service connection shall be made upon written application to
the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works
utilities collector on forms furnished by the Division and signed
by the owner of the property or by a duly authorized agent.
B.
Where a water connection exists and water service is desired, a written
application shall be made to the Division of Water Utilities within
the Department of Public Works utilities collector on forms furnished
by the Division and signed by the owner of the property or by a duly
authorized agent.
C.
No application for service will be accepted for installation between
December 15 and April 15, unless the property owner agrees to pay
the additional cost that may be incurred because of adverse weather
conditions during this period.
D.
A supply of water for construction or any other special purpose,
except on premises already supplied with water by meter, shall make
special written application to the Division of Water Utilities within
the Department of Public Works.
E.
No physical connection or water opening except as herein otherwise
specifically authorized shall be made to any privately or publicly
owned extension thereof, for any purpose unless written application
to make such connection shall have first been filed with the Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works and permission
granted by the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of
Public Works to make such connection or use.
Approval of an application for a water connection can only be
made if it has been determined that a water main, approved by the
Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works,
exists in front of the applicant's property or in the public right-of-way.
The main shall extend the length of the applicant's property and if
it does not so extend it shall be extended at the applicant's expense
in accordance with Division of Water Utilities within the Department
of Public Works specifications.
Temporary connections to the water system for special purposes
or prior to the installation of a permanent service will be granted
in proper cases upon written application to the Division of Water
Utilities within the Department of Public Works and payment of the
required fees. A deposit for meters in such cases shall be made to
the utilities collector.
A service line shall be used to supply a single building or
a single group of buildings, such as a group of factory buildings,
hospital buildings, or a single institution having a number of separate
buildings. Not more than one service line shall service a building
unless by special agreement between the Township and the applicant
for such service line.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-1.6, Cross-connection,
which immediately followed this section, was repealed 11-20-2018 by
Ord. No. 27-18.
The size of service connections shall not be less than 3/4 inch.
All larger connections and meter sizes shall be in accordance with
the quantity of water used and set forth in the following table. Where
anticipated use is expected to be greater than 160 gallons per minute,
meters may be installed by use of a manifold. Only one connection
shall be made to a main serving a single premises unless a special
service connection has been requested in writing and permission has
been granted by the Division of Water Utilities within the Department
of Public Works.
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Service Connection
(in inches I.D.)
|
Meter Size
(in inches I.D.)
|
Safe Maximum Operating Capacity
(in gallons per minute)
|
|---|---|---|
|
3/4
|
5/8
|
20
|
|
3/4
|
3/4
|
30
|
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
1 1/2
|
1 1/2
|
100
|
|
2
|
2
|
160
|
|
4
|
4
|
500
|
|
6
|
6
|
1,000
|
A.
Residence per family: 10 gallons per minute.
B.
Apartment per family: 10 gallons per minute.
C.
Hotel, hospital and motel room: five gallons per minute.
D.
Laundries per machine: five gallons per minute.
E.
Commercial and industrial each lavatory or fountain plus other applications
to be determined: three gallons per minute.
When an application for water supply has been approved by the
Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works
all service connections to the water mains shall be made by the Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works in accordance
with the following rules and regulations of the Township Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works.
[Amended by Ord. No. 21-02; Ord. No. 19-06]
Approved service connections shall be installed in accordance
with the following regulations:
A.
Service connections from the main to the curb stop shall be three-fourths-inch
Type K copper tubing with flared fittings laid at a depth of three
feet six inches. The Township shall install the service from the water
main by tapping the main, laying the pipe to the curb (or where the
curb would be if sidewalks were constructed) and installing a curb
stop and box.
B.
Each customer shall be required to install the service line from
the curb stop to the meter, and shall be responsible for the protection
of his curb box.
C.
Curb stops at the curblines or in branch lines are for the exclusive
use of the Township in turning on and shutting off water service.
D.
The meter shall be set in the residence or other building of the
customer if adequate protection can be provided, or otherwise, an
approved type of meter box shall be installed by the customer within
his property at his expense. It shall be located so as to control
the entire water supply.
E.
In all cases where the meter shall be installed in a meter box, the
customer shall install an approved type of meter yoke and a gate valve
below and one above the meter. A check valve shall be installed on
the customer side of the meter.
F.
In all cases where a meter is installed elsewhere than in a meter
box the customer shall use the standard type meter holding frame adopted
by the Township, and on both sides of the meter a valve shall be installed
with the customer's side of the meter having an approved check valve.
G.
Service pipes shall not be installed when the service line passes
over or through premises which at the time may be the property of
persons other than the owner of the premises to be supplied unless
as easement is first obtained by the owner of premises to be supplied
with water.
H.
All piping installed by the customer from the curb stop to the meter
shall be done by a licensed plumber and be inspected and approved
by the Township before the pipe trench is backfilled.
I.
The customer must provide reasonable access to the Township for purposes
of installing, inspecting, reading, maintaining, replacing, upgrading
or removing a meter.
J.
The customer must provide reasonable access to the Township for the
purpose of installing, inspecting, maintaining, replacing, upgrading
or removing a remote meter reading device in the interior or on the
exterior of a building.
[Amended by Ord. No. 21-99; Ord. No. 21-02; Ord. No. 19-06]
Service under an application may be discontinued for any of
the following reasons:
A.
For any other use of water or for any other property or purpose than
that for which the water connection was made.
B.
For willful waste of water through improper, defective or imperfect
pipes, fixtures or other defective installation.
C.
For failure to maintain, in good order, connections, service lines
or fixtures owned by the applicant.
D.
For molesting or tampering with any service pipe, meter, curb stop
or seal or any other appliance of the Township.
E.
In case of vacancy of premises.
F.
For nonpayment of bills, water service charges or fees or of penalties
imposed or for neglecting to make or renew advance payments where
required.
G.
For refusal of reasonable access to property for purposes of installing,
inspecting, reading, maintaining, replacing, upgrading or removing
a meter or remote reading device.
H.
For failure to recirculate water in heat exchange application in
commercial or industrial use.
A.
Water service shall be turned off from any premises upon three days'
prior notice from the owner or his duly appointed representative,
without in any way affecting the existing agreement for service. Any
person intending to sell, remove or temporarily close property where
he pays water use charges, shall give written notice at least three
days in advance, so that the supply of water may be discontinued,
otherwise he will be liable for all water that may pass through the
meter until three days after such notice is given.
B.
The Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works
shall also be notified, in writing, two days in advance of the date
the water service is required to be turned on.
C.
As necessity may arise, in case of breakdown, emergency, or for any
other unavoidable cause, the Township shall have the right to temporarily
cut off the water supply to make necessary repairs, connections, etc.,
but the Township will use all reasonable and practicable measures
to notify the customer of such discontinuance of service. All persons
having boilers within their premises not supplied by a tank or cistern
are hereby cautioned against collapse. In such case the Township shall
not be liable for any damage or inconvenience suffered.
Service shall be renewed under a proper application when the
conditions under which such service was discontinued are corrected,
and upon the payment of all proper charges, provided in the schedule
of rates and charges of the Township, due from the applicant.
No person other than an authorized employee of the Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works or Fire Department
or a person holding a valid permit from the Division of Water Utilities
within the Department of Public Works shall open or use a fire hydrant
without previous permission, in writing, from the Department. When
such application has been approved only hydrant wrenches shall be
used to open and close a hydrant. Water shall be taken from the small
nozzle only through a gate valve and cap replaced after use. No hydrant
shall be used when the temperature is less than 32° F. except
in an emergency in which case the Division of Water Utilities within
the Department of Public Works shall be advised of such use.
A hydrant test will be made to determine the volume and pressure
of water at any point where such test is desired as data in the determination
of the kind, method or size of sprinkler system or for any other purpose,
however, no hydrant test may be made unless an authorized employee
of the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works is present at such test.
A connection to the main may be made upon written application
for servicing a sprinkler system. The size of this connection shall
be approved by the American Insurance Association or their representative,
and by the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works. Application for a sprinkler connection shall meet prior approval
of the Building Inspector of the Township and applicant shall make
payment of such fees as are set forth in the water rates schedule
of the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works.
Main extensions or laterals servicing mains at major subdivisions
may be made upon written application with the approval of the Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works. All new
connections for these extensions shall be made by the Division of
Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works. The cost thereof
will be paid in advance by the contracting customer, based on the
cost estimate of labor, materials, equipment, overhead for the project
prepared by the Township Engineer. All main extensions and laterals
installed by a private contractor will be done in accordance with
Township standards inspected and approved by the Township Engineer
and/or the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works. All new mains shall be chlorinated for 24 hours with a residual
of 50 PPM and then flushed thoroughly before use. Pressure tests shall
be conducted and supervised by the Township Engineer and/or Superintendent
of the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works until such tests are satisfactory. The charging of new mains
shall be made under the supervision of the Division of Water Utilities
within the Department of Public Works.
Where a Township road is opened for a connection made by the
Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works,
no other permit will be required. Where the Division of Water Utilities
within the Department of Public Works must open a county or State
road, all costs in making such application for a permit shall be paid
by the customer in addition to the usual tapping or connection charge.
Where a contractor or owner proposes to open a Township road for purposes
of laying a water line or connection, application shall first be made
to the Township Engineer for a street opening permit. His prior approval
shall be obtained before a road opening is made. All other applications
for road opening shall be made to the respective county or State of
New Jersey agencies.
Water meters for residence shall be a 5/8 inches meter as manufactured
by Gamon-Calmet Industries, Inc. or equal as approved by the Township
reading in gallons with a frost bottom case.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 03-23]
A.
Water
meters will be supplied by the Division of Water Utilities to residential
connections up to one inch in size, and all meters not otherwise provided
by the Division of Water Utilities and as required for residential,
commercial or industrial use, and meters larger than one inch shall
be provided by the applicant at his own expense and shall become the
property of the Township. Approval as to the type, make and installations
shall be obtained from the Division of Water Utilities before connection
is made.
B.
Failure
to provide reasonable care for the maintenance of the meter, wiring
and outside reading terminal shall be cause to require replacement
of said component at the expense of the property owner. In such cases,
the property owner shall also pay a fee of $100 for the labor of replacement
of all water meters and equipment. The charge for a water meter shall
be the sum of the cost thereof to the Township, plus 10% of such cost
as compensation for advancing the purchase price of the meter and
the storing and handling of same.
Where a water main exists and house connections are installed
by the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works meters up to and including one inch in size will be supplied
as part of the connection charge. Where a new main and service connection
are installed by the developer he shall also supply the water meter
and connections in accordance with Division of Water Utilities within
the Department of Public Works specifications and shall become the
property of the Township.
[Amended by Ord. No. 26-78; Ord. No. 19-82; Ord. No. 1-84; Ord. No. 25-85; Ord. No. 17-94]
A.
Meters up to and including one inch in size will be maintained by
the Township so far as ordinary wear and tear are concerned, but damage
due to freezing, hot water or external causes shall be paid for by
the customer. The charge for the reinstallation or changing of a meter
when removed because of damage due to negligence of a customer, shall
be in accordance with costs of materials, labor and overhead expended
by the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of Public
Works in making required repairs. Customers may test the accuracy
of a meter at any time by drawing water until the meter has registered
a certain number of gallons, and then measuring the quantity drawn.
B.
Any customer believing his meter to be inaccurate may make a written
request to the Division of Water Utilities within the Department of
Public Works to have the meter tested. If, as a result of any test,
a meter is found to be inaccurate, it shall be promptly restored to
an accurate condition or an accurate meter shall be substituted. Any
meter tested and found to be inaccurate by not more than 3% shall
be considered accurate. If, upon tests, the meter is found to record
accurately within 3%, the customer shall be charged a minimum of $25
for the expense of the test, but if the meter error exceeds 3%, no
charge shall be made for the test and the meter shall be repaired
or replaced.
The meter shall be so located that it is easily accessible to
any employee of the Division of Water Utilities within the Department
of Public Works at any time of the day between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. and at any time in the case of an emergency. The location of
the meter shall be such that there remains a clear distance of three
feet from the meter to the ceiling or other obstruction.
Each meter shall be set in a meter yoke supplied by the Township,
except in subdivisions where the subdivider supplies this item in
accordance with Division of Water Utilities within the Department
of Public Works specifications. Each meter shall have an approved
gate valve on each side of the meter. A check valve shall be installed
on the customer side of the meter. Where the pressure exceeds 90 psi,
a pressure reducing valve shall be installed by the owner on the street
side of the meter.
Any pipes, meters and fixtures shall be subject to inspection
by employees of the Township at all reasonable hours. No water fixture
will be considered cut off until it is disconnected so that it cannot
be used again, or sealed in a manner satisfactory to the Division
of Water Utilities within the Department of Public Works. No customer,
plumber, owner or other unauthorized person shall turn the water on
or off at any corporation stop or curb stop, or disconnect or remove
the meter without the consent of the Division of Water Utilities within
the Department of Public Works. No agent or employee of the Township
shall have the authority to bind it by any promise, agreement or representation
not provided for in this article.
[Amended by Ord. No. 8-95]
Bills for continuous service will be rendered quarterly and
no bill will be rendered for less than the minimum charge per quarter
year. Bills are payable upon presentation and will be considered delinquent
if unpaid 30 days from billing date at which time interest charges
will accrue and at which time service may be discontinued upon 10
days' written notice of the date of discontinuance, to the owner of
record of the property.
