Plans and specifications for construction of sanitary sewerage
systems by developers or other persons, to be dedicated to the Borough
upon completion pursuant to developer's or other agreement, shall
be submitted to the Borough Clerk and the SCMUA for review and approval.
Said plans and specifications shall be prepared by a licensed professional
engineer (signed and sealed), and shall conform with all requirements
of the NJDEP for the design and construction of sanitary sewerage
systems. All new sewers shall be properly designed and constructed
in order to avoid the creation of infiltration and inflow sources
within the sanitation sewer system. Borough endorsement of NJDEP construction
permit will not be provided until plans and specifications are approved.
Approval by the Borough for construction of such sanitary sewerage systems as set forth in §
95-57 shall not be provided until each of the following has been obtained and evidence of same has been provided to the Borough Clerk:
A. Approval by Borough Planning Board or Land Use Board.
B. Approval by Borough Engineer.
D. Receipt of NJDEP construction permit (if applicable).
E. Required maintenance and/or other bonds, as required by the Borough.
With respect to construction permitted pursuant to §
95-57, in the event construction conditions require field changes, a written request for approval of such changes, stating reasons for such changes, must first be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Borough Engineer and SCMUA.
The person constructing said sewer system shall supervise and
direct the work efficiently and safely. Construction permitted under
this article shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Borough
Engineer.
Leakage tests shall be performed by the contractor, and approved
by the Borough Plumbing Inspector prior to the connection of new sewer
lines to the Borough's mains. Connections to building sewers shall
not be made until notice to connect is provided by the Borough.
Following completion of construction of any sewers, the developer
shall submit to the Borough Clerk certified as-built plans of the
system constructed.
Any new sewer system constructed pursuant to this article shall
be operated and maintained by the developer in accordance with good
practice, until ownership of the new sewer system is conveyed to the
Borough, at which time operation and maintenance shall be performed
by the Borough. Ownership of the new sewer system shall be conveyed
to the Borough after 24 months of operation, in accordance with NJDEP
requirements, of the new system.