[G.O. No. 685, § 1; G.O. No. 707, § 1]
No connection to any sanitary sewer shall be made except under
the supervision and with the approval of the plumbing inspector of
the Town. No connection to any storm water drain shall be made except
under the supervision and with the approval of the Town Engineer.
[G.O. No. 685, § 2; amended 10-13-2020 by G.O. No. 2191]
(a) Where
there is no existing sewer connection or an existing connection is
to be altered, affected or disconnected and reconnected for one or
more residential or other units, there is hereby imposed the following
fees to be paid to the Town before such unit or units are connected:
(1) Residential
use - new connection: $2,000 per individual dwelling unit.
(2) All
other uses: $2,000 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU), or part thereof.
(b) For purposes
of this section, each individual residential dwelling unit shall be
deemed to constitute a single connection unit. An equivalent dwelling
unit (EDU) shall be defined as 300 gallons per day average daily flow.
In the case of any other types of structures or uses, permit fees
shall be determined by the Town Engineer utilizing the design criteria
suggested by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
or such other established and reliable sources, including but not
limited to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3. The minimum connection fee shall be
equivalent to that of a single-family dwelling unit as specified herein.
(c) There
shall be a multiple-family residential connection fee payable to the
Town of Westfield, covering multiple-family buildings, which shall
equal the basic residential use connection fee times the number of
equivalent dwelling units in any such building.
(d) Prior
to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and upon request from
the Construction Official, the Town Engineer shall certify that all
sewer permit fees have been paid in full to the Town.
[G.O. No. 685, § 3; G.O. No. 866]
Nothing but the ordinary waste from sinks, bathtubs, toilets
and urinals shall be discharged into any sanitary sewer, except by
permission of the Town Council, and no owner or lessee of premises
and no plumber or builder shall at any time connect the floor of the
basement in any dwelling or building to the sanitary sewer, nor shall
they make any connection by which surface water from a roof or gutters
from such dwelling or building shall drain into any sanitary sewer.
[G.O. No. 685, § 4]
No domestic sewage or injurious waste substance shall be discharged
into a storm water drain.
[G.O. No. 685, § 5; G.O. No. 707, § 2]
Each house connection for domestic sewage shall be constructed
of cast iron pipe, not less than four inches in interior diameter
and laid with hot poured lead joints, thoroughly caulked. Pipe shall
be laid on a uniform gradient of not less than one-fourth inch per
foot, unless otherwise authorized, and having all changes in direction
made with approved fittings. No refilling shall be done until the
house connection has been inspected and approved by the plumbing inspector.
All pipe shall conform to the Town Standard Specifications for Cast
Iron Pipe.