Orange Township, NJ Connections and Use Requirements

Four-inch connection.

Six-inch connection.

Eight-inch connection.

All public buildings and playgrounds owned by the City of Orange shall receive water from the Public Works Department of the City of Orange without charge or cost.

There shall be a refundable deposit charge of eighty dollars ($80.) for the use of a hydrant water meter. Charge for water used shall be deducted from the eighty-dollar deposit at the time of meter return.

Rates for outside city limits; new rates.

[Added 2-19-80 by Ord. No. 2-80]

For outside city limits, domestic consumption rates shall be the same as local rates.

The new rates will be reflected on the billing for the first quarter of 1987.

[Amended 11-17-86 by Ord. No. 48-86]

For outside city limits. The cost of labor, equipment and materials incurred during repairs and/or replacements on ordinary service pipes between mains and the curb stops, but not on private pipes, shall be paid for by the property owner. The cost of such work shall be billed to the property owner, whether the repairs were for low pressure or for a leaking service. The costs shall be in conformity with the present water repair rates, labor rates and equipment rates.

Separate water meters. Effective March 1, 2020, separate water meters shall be allowed for irrigation. The rate charged for separate water meters shall be the applicable irrigation rate.

[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 4-2020]

Adjustments to sewer bills for swimming pool water. In order to receive an adjustment, the customer must apply within 60 days after receipt of the bill for which the customer is asking the adjustment. The City is authorized to adjust the sewer portion of the utility bill for the filling of a swimming pool in the following instances:

[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 4-2020]

Before the initial filling of the pool, the owner shall, in writing, notify the utility billing division of his intent to request a sewer adjustment and the design capacity of the pool and an intended date of filling the pool. The owner shall request that his meter be read, and the City shall read the meter before and after the filling of the swimming pool. After the pool has been filled and the conditions above have been complied with, the utility billing manager may adjust the sewer portion of the bill.

After the initial filling of the swimming pool, the owner shall, in writing, notify the utility billing division of his intent to request an adjustment to the sewer portion of a utility bill. A request for adjustment for refilling of a swimming pool may only be made once every 12 months and for one refilling within the twelve-month period. The request in writing shall state the quantity or capacity of the pool. If the above conditions are complied with, the utility billing manager may authorize a sewer adjustment.

If a customer is not satisfied with the decision of the utility billing manager, the customer may appeal the decision to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals within 30 days of receipt of the utility billing manager's decision.

§ 203-6 Billing and payment. [1]

All charges for water served by the city shall be due and payable quarter-annually. The city shall be divided into three (3) billing districts, with the streets comprising each district enumerated in this section. All water users in District No. 1 shall be billed on August 1 each year and every three (3) months thereafter; all water users in District No. 2 shall be billed on September 1 each year and every three (3) months thereafter; and all water users in District No. 3 shall be billed on October 1 each year and every three (3) months thereafter.

If water/sewer charges for service which are due and payable when billed are not paid and remain unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days from the date that they are billed and mailed, interest shall be chargeable for such default of payment as a rate which shall not exceed eight percent (8%) per annum on the first one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.) of the delinquency and eighteen percent (18%) per annum on any amount in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.) to be calculated form the date the charges are payable until the date of actual payment. If water/sewer charges are not paid by the due date on the quarterly billing, an interest penalty shall be assessed on the unpaid balance every thirty (30) days.

[Amended 11-17-1986 by Ord. No. 48-86; 4-3-1990 by Ord. No. 4-90; 5-19-2009 by Ord. No. 10-2009]

The streets comprising each district are as follows:

District No. 1	District No. 2	District No. 3
Alden Place	Austen Road	Argyle Avenue
Alden Street	Bell Street	Austin Lane
Baldwin Terrace	Berwyn Street	Beech Street
Berryman Place	Caroline Road	Beechwood
Bradford Street	Carteret Place	Berkeley Avenue
Burnside Place	Cary Street	Berkeley Road
Burnside Street	Central Avenue	Berwick Street
Canfield Street	Central Place	Chestnut Street
Carroll Street	Chapman Street	Christopher Street
Chapel Street	Clarendon Place	Church Street
Cleveland Street	Codner Street	Clairmont Terrace
Coogan Avenue	Collins Street	Conover Terrace
Dodd Street	Columbus Street	Cross Street
Duane Street	Crane Street	East Clark Circle
East Day Street	Frankfort Street	East Clark Place
Elizabeth Street	Glebe Street	East Highland Avenue
Elm Street	Gray Street	Elmwynd Drive
Gist Place	Hampton Terrace	Fairview Avenue
Glenwood Avenue	Henry Street	Flag Street
Hawthorne Street	Hickory Street	Forest Street
Haward Street	Hill Street	Freeman Street
High Street	Hurlburt Street	Fuller Terrace
Hilyer Street	Ivanhoe Terrace	Haxtun Avenue
Lakeside Avenue	Joyce Street	Heywood Avenue
Linden Place	Kenilworth Place	Highland Avenue
Manor Terrace	Lackawanna Plaza	Highland Terrace
McChesney Lane	Lafayette Street	Hillside Avenue
Meade Street	Madison Street	Irving Terrace
Merrill Court	Main Street	Jackson Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue	Maryland Place	Keasby Road
New Street	Maryland Street	Langdon Street
North Center Street	Matthews Street	Laurel Street
North Day Street	McKinley Avenue	Lawn Ridge Road
North Essex Avenue	Mechanic Street	Liberty Street
North Jefferson Street	Milligan Alley	Lincoln Avenue
Orange Road	Mitchell Street	Lincoln Place
Parkinson Terrace	Monroe Street	Lindsley Place
Park Place	Oakwood Avenue	McChesney Street
Park Street	Oakwood Place	Minton Place
Ridge Court	Ogden Street	Morris Street
Ridge Street	Orchard Street	Morrow Street
River Street	Park Avenue	Mosswood Avenue
Sheridan Street	Parrow Street	Mosswood Court
Sherman Street	Pierson Alley	Mountainview Avenue
Snyder Street	Pierson Street	Nassau Place
Springdale Place	Prince Street	Nassau Street
Spring Street	Railroad Place	New England Terrace
State Street	Reock Street	Olcott Street
Summer Street	Reynolds Street	Oxford Street
Thomas Street	Reynolds Terrace	Parkview Terrace
Vernon Terrace	South Street	Scotland Road
Wallace Street	South Center Street	South Jefferson Street
Walsh Avenue	South Day Street	Sterling Avenue
Ward Street	South Essex Avenue	Sterling Drive
Washington Street	Taylor Street	Stetson Street
Watchung Avenue	Webster Place	Sylvan Way
White Street	Wilson Place	Tompkins Place
William Street	Windsor Place	Tompkins Street
		Tremont Avenue
		Tremont Court
		Tremont Place
		Waverly Place

The owner of the property on which service is furnished shall be liable for the payment of the water rates and charges provided for by this chapter for the use of water on the premises, and such water rates and charges so fixed shall be a lien on the premises until paid and satisfied, and in case of nonpayment thereof, the premises may be sold to pay and satisfy the same in the manner provided by law.

[Amended 11-17-86 by Ord. No. 48-86]

[1]

Editor's Note: See § 203-18.1 for the water and sewer system billing policy.

§ 203-7 Reductions and allowances.

No reductions or allowances in charges for water shall be made for leaks or water wasted through defective fixtures, except in cases of a break or leak in underground pipes and in cases of incorrect meters, when, for good cause, the City Council may make a reduction.

No reductions or allowances shall be made except subject to the standard allowance for meter testing of two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) either fast or slow registering.

§ 203-8 Tampering with water system restricted.

No person shall attach, alter or extend any water pipe or make any alterations in any tap cock or other fixtures or do any work calculated to increase the facilities for using city water or turn on or off the stopcock on the main or at the curb. This section shall not apply to cases of a break when temporary provision may be made by a licensed plumber, which break may be permanently repaired under the direction of the Public Works Department within twenty-four (24) hours.

§ 203-9 Testing of meters.

[Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 16-82]

Water meters will be tested or reread if application therefor is made to the Public Works Department by the consumer within ten (10) days after receipt of the water bill. The charge as provided in Chapter 88, Fees, shall be made for taking out, testing and replacing meters of one-inch capacity or under; for those of greater capacity than one (1) inch, estimates of such charges will be given upon request, but the actual cost of such service shall be charged. These charges shall be due and payable when the meter is replaced, but if the meter is found to be overregistering, no charges will be made.

§ 203-10 Tampering with meters restricted.

No person, except an authorized employee of the Public Works Department, shall break or injure the seals of water meters or shall change the location of, alter or interfere in any way with any such meter.

§ 203-11 Emergency water shortage procedures.

Whenever the average amount of water in the reservoirs and wells supplying the city in any one (1) month falls twenty percent (20%) below the average amount of water in storage for the corresponding months of the five-year period immediately preceding, or whenever the water level reaches within fourteen (14) feet of the floor of the intake chamber of the upper reservoir or within three (3) feet of the pump elevation in any one (1) well, the City Engineer thereupon certifies that an emergency exists in such water supply, the Director of the Public Works Department may, for the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and residents of the city, proclaim the existence of a water emergency and prescribe regulations to accomplish the following:

Prohibit the use of water from the municipal supply for any purpose not necessary to the health, safety and welfare of the public.

Allocate and prorate the available water supplies.

Reduce consumption by users.

(4)

Prevent waste for the period of duration of such emergency.

The proclamation of the emergency shall be conclusive thereof upon all persons and users upon the filing of the same in the office of the City Clerk and the publication thereof at least once in the Orange Transcript, a newspaper published and circulating in the city, as well as the Newark Star Ledger, both of which are newspapers published in the county and are circulated in the city.

[Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 16-82]

The regulations set forth in the proclamation and any subsequent regulations made and published as specified in this section, upon filing thereof in the office of the City Clerk, shall become part of this section the same as if specifically incorporated and set forth in this section.

Every owner, lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or premises connected with the city water supply and every person and user thereof shall, upon the proclamation and promulgation of regulations pursuant to this section, become bound thereby and shall conform thereto and comply therewith in the use of water and the maintenance of the water service connections and equipment for the purposes thereof.

Every owner and water user shall, during the period of a water emergency, be upon notice of any waste of water due to defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections and of the regulations promulgated under the proclamation, and it shall be the duty of the owner to forthwith make or cause to be made repairs necessary to prevent such waste.

All users of water from the city water supply by and under any contract, ordinance or statute are bound by the provisions of this section and of the regulations promulgated under any proclamation issued pursuant to this section.

§ 203-12 Water waste prevention regulations.

Every owner of buildings and premises connected with the city water supply shall maintain or cause to be maintained the water service pipes, fixtures and connections in good order and repair, whereof there shall be no waste of water.

Every owner of any building or premises connected with the water supply shall make or cause to be made necessary repairs to prevent the waste of water.

Every lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or premises connected with the city water supply shall immediately notify the owner, or his agent, of any defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections whereby water is being wasted.

Every lessee, tenant and occupant of any such building or premises shall notify the Public Works Department or the Police Department of any waste occurring by reason of defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections.

Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person in charge of any building or premises connected with the city water supply shall admit thereto the authorized agents and employees of the city for the purpose of inspecting the water service pipes, fixtures and connections.

Whenever an owner shall fail or refuse to make repairs so as to prevent the waste of water, then the city reserves the right to make such repairs and to charge the cost thereof to the owner in the same manner as other water charges are made as provided by law or to shut off the water from such premises until such repairs are made by the owner.

§ 203-13 Permit required for opening fire hydrants.

No person shall open any of the fire hydrants of the city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Public Works Department.

§ 203-14 Permit required for secondhand distribution.

No person shall furnish water to others for any purpose without receiving a special permit therefor from the Public Works Department. In the discretion of the City Council, the discontinuance of service may be imposed for violation of this section.

§ 203-15 Obstruction of fire hydrants and stopcocks.

No person shall obstruct access to any fire hydrant or stopcock connected with the water pipes of the city or fail to remove such obstruction after notice to discontinue or remove the same.

§ 203-16 Promulgation of additional rules and regulations.

The City Council may make proper rules and regulations concerning the use of city water from time to time not inconsistent with this chapter.

§ 203-17 Repair of pipe leaks.

[Added 9-3-74 by Ord. No. 49-74]

The Public Works Department will make all repairs and/or replacements on ordinary service pipes between the mains and the curb stops, but not on private pipes. In the event that a leak occurs in a service pipe due to deterioration, age or under any other circumstances, the City of Orange shall make this repair on three-quarter-inch residential services only, at no cost to the property owner. This ruling shall not apply to any service connection which develops low pressure, necessitating the replacement of the service connection from the main to the curb. The schedule of prices for this type of replacement is set forth in § 203-18. In the event that a leak occurs in a service pipe other than the three-quarter-inch diameter residential service which has been installed for more than ten (10) years, the cost of repairs or replacements will be borne by the owner of the premises served by the connection. If a leak develops on a service pipe other than the three-quarter-inch diameter residential service which has been installed by the Public Works Department within ten (10) years of the date of installation, the Department will make necessary repairs or replacement at no expense to the owner.

If the application for renewal or repair of a leaking service pipe is not made by the owner at the office of the Public Works Department within twenty-four (24) hours of notice to said owner by the Department, the Department will then proceed with the necessary work, regardless. The owner shall be charged for all work in conformity with the schedule of rates set forth in § 203-18. Such charges, if they become delinquent, are a recognized lien upon the property affected.

Permits to repair leaks inside the property line in private pipes will be issued to licensed plumbers upon application to the Building Inspections and Code Enforcement Department. For leaks outside the property line or in private pipes in the roadway, the Public Works Department may shut off the water, upon reasonable notice to the consumer, until such time as a licensed plumber has been employed by the owner to make the necessary repairs.

§ 203-18 Installation of services; payment of costs; charges.

[Added 9-3-74 by Ord. No. 49-74]

The work of installing ordinary services from distribution main to curb shall consist of tapping the main, inserting a corporation cock, with proper couplings, laying copper service pipe from main to curb, providing a stopcock with suitable stop box and cover and replacing roadway pavement disturbed in making the installation. The work shall be done by the Public Works Department or under the supervision of the Public Works Department, and the charges as provided in Chapter 88, Fees, shall be made for service connections in the following classifications:

[Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 16-82]

For each three-quarter-inch diameter connection.

For each one-inch diameter connection.