[Adopted 1-3-79 as Ord. No. 0-2-79 as Art. III of Ch. 72 of the 1970 Code of the Township
of Winslow]
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
The operation of the water plant and system shall be included
in a separate department of the Township and shall be known as the
"Department of Municipal Utilities of the Township of Winslow."
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
Any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations
receiving a supply of water for any purpose from the Department of
Municipal Utilities of the Township of Winslow shall be subject to
the rules and regulations as set forth herein.
[Amended 8-24-88 by Ord. No. 0-26-88; 7-21-92 by Ord. No. 0-14-92]
A.
All homes, buildings or structures situated within two hundred (200)
feet of a public water distribution main must be connected to the
public water system of the Township of Winslow. After said connection,
the utilization of any private well, pump or other means for the furnishing
of water to the connected premises shall be discontinued, except that
such private water supply is allowed for purposes of irrigation, aesthetics
or other non-potable use, so long as:
(1)
The well must be a separate water system, not connected in any way,
to the public water supply;
(2)
The well water must not contain any primary health contaminant as
defined by the New Jersey DEPE.
(3)
A letter must be filed with the Department of Municipal Utilities
and indicate that the private well shall be utilized for the aforesaid
purposes, and setting forth the exact location and description thereof.
The aforesaid requirements are of a continuing nature.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
B.
Groundwater Impact Area — Alternative payment of connection charge. In any section of the municipality where private water supply wells have been found to be contaminated, a Groundwater Impact Area shall be established either by the New Jersey DEPE, or the Camden County Health Department or the governing body of the Township of Winslow. The Groundwater Impact Area report shall delineate the contaminated private wells, and include an estimate of the private water supply wells that may be contaminated through groundwater movement within a five (5) year period. Any house, building or structure within the Groundwater Impact Area or within two hundred (200) feet of those water distribution mains which were constructed to service the Groundwater Impact Area and are required to connect in accordance with the terms of Section 284-14, shall be allowed to pay the required connection charge (Section 284-31C) in quarterly payments over a one (1) year period from the date of mandatory connection.
C.
Interim waiver of mandatory connection; application and conditional
requirements therefore. Where it is necessary for the Township of
Winslow to install a water main for the purpose of interconnecting
a water supply to an existing water service area or the otherwise
existing water service system, there shall be no current mandatory
connection to any existing structures otherwise serviced by an on-site
water system which has been installed less than five (5) years prior
to the availability of a public water main. This is providing the
property, for which application for an interim waiver is made, meets
and satisfies the following conditions, as determined by the Township.
[Added 4-22-97 by Ord. No. 0-6-97]
(1)
No outside partial or full funding source, including any other governmental
agency, that requires or stipulates mandatory connections, fully or
partially funds the project costs.
(2)
The Township Project Engineer certifies the course of this project
provided no reasonable alternatives to eliminate impact on residents
not in need of said improvement.
(3)
The project was not initiated due to public health and safety related
issues to the area in which an interim waiver application is submitted
and otherwise is to support the overall Township Public Water generation
and distribution system, as certified by a Township appointed engineer.
(4)
No public water main was available to the property for connection
purposes at the time construction or replacement of the existing on-site
water system took place or is to take place.
(5)
The applicant fully completes an application form provided by the
Township and further provides any documentation the Township determines
necessary to authorize an interim waiver.
(6)
That no later than the expiration of the initial five (5) year waiver
period established, the owner/applicant shall connect to the public
water system and be obligated to pay the amount of connection fee
ordained at that time, including any other costs otherwise required
for such a connection.
(7)
That an interim waiver issued under the provisions herein may be
rescinded, and mandatory connection required, should conditions change
that would then not have allowed such a waiver in the first instance.
(8)
That the applicant/owner agrees to sign an encumbrance document in
recordable form that the waiver shall terminate in the event the property
is to be sold and that the connection fee shall be paid and the physical
connection made to the water distribution system prior to the closing
date for the sale of the property. The Township shall be the responsible
party to record the encumbrance document.
[Amended 3-27-01 by Ord. No. 0-08-2001]
(9)
Approval of any interim waiver application shall also serve as due
notice as to when the mandatory connection shall otherwise take place
and the Township shall not be obligated to provide any subsequent
notice to enforce any provisions in this chapter.
(10)
An interim waiver shall expire upon failure of the well, or
the need to install a new or replacement well to supply the property
for which an interim waiver was issued, thus the provisions of mandatory
connection would apply.
D.
The date of availability for connection to the public water system
shall be the date on which a Township written notice was first sent
by first class mail to the property owner of record in accordance
with the Tax Assessors Office records of the Township of Winslow.
[Added 4-22-97 by Ord. No. 0-6-97]
E.
The date used to establish the age of any on-site water system shall
be determined by the Township by applying the following information:
(1)
Date of initial occupancy authorization for new structures which
required the exclusive use of an on-site well and water system, when
applicable.
(2)
Date of replacement of an on-site well and necessary fixtures, excluding
matters of maintenance such as pump, tank or plumbing replacements
or well rehabilitation, when applicable, and as supported by documentation
acceptable to the Township.
[Amended 4-23-80 by Ord. No. 0-9-80; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
A.
Application for connection to the water distribution system shall
be made, in writing, on a form furnished by the Department of Municipal
Utilities and signed by the owner or authorized agent of the property
for which said connection is being applied. There shall be a fee of
five dollars ($5.) per equivalent domestic consumer unit payable to
the Township of Winslow for said application. Upon approval of the
application, other fees provided herein shall apply for connection
and subsequent service purposes.
B.
The Department of Municipal Utilities shall include in a quarterly
report all sewer and water connections applied for and/or issued within
said quarter by type of unit, location, lot and block number and address.
C.
The optional connection fee payment plan shall only apply to residential
property uses and the following nonprofit organizations identified
as properties utilized for an active church, fire company or ambulance
squad. The residential use shall not apply to apartment units unless
the apartment is located in a single-family residential dwelling.
In the event the applicant for connection not associated with a new
building permit or new construction indicates on the application a
request for a payment plan, the Department of Collections or current
responsible official for collections shall arrange a payment plan.
Said plan shall provide for periodic payments in not more than three
(3) month (quarterly) increments. Said payment plan shall not exceed
a period of thirty (30) months from the date of which the service
was first available to the property and building being serviced. An
interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum of the balance due shall
be added to the periodic payment amount due and prorated for such
purpose by the Township. Payment plans which become delinquent under
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-12 et seq. shall be cause for a lien
on real property. The Tax Collector shall proceed under due process
to establish a lien on real property on any account being delinquent
with respect to the payment plan option provided herein.
[Amended 2-24-04 by Ord. No. 0-3-04; 10-26-04 by Ord. No. 0-30-04]
D.
The Township of Winslow and the Winslow Township Fire District No.
1 and its associated fire companies and the Winslow Emergency Services
Foundation, Inc. are hereby exempted from payment of a water connection
fee.
[Added 5-24-05 by Ord. No. O-13-05; amended 12-19-06 by Ord. No. O-30-06]
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; 4-22-97 by Ord. No. 0-6-97]
The lateral from the distribution main to the curb box shall
be installed in the area between the curb and the sidewalk or, if
not practicable, to a location to be determined by the Department
of Municipal Utilities. The meter shall be installed in the dwelling
with a remote outside station for meter reading purposes. The lateral
installation from the distribution main to the curb stop may be made
by the Department of Municipal Utilities or the applicant. The installation
of the meter may be made by either the Department of Municipal Utilities
or the applicant. The applicant is responsible for the total installation
costs, whether performed by the Department of Municipal Utilities
or the applicant, which shall include the digging of the trench, the
making of the trap and laying of the waterline from the main to the
curb stop and the furnishing and installation of the water meter.
The water meter, remote reader and location, lines and curb stop shall
be approved by the Department of Municipal Utilities. The installation
and/or replacement of meters or remote meter reading devices, including
the location thereof for the coordination of effective and efficient
reading purposes, shall be subject to the approval of the Township
in accordance with specifications proposed by the Department and approved
by the Township. All waterlines from the main to the curb stop shall
be at least two (2) feet below the surface or finishing grade to ensure
against freezing. Said waterlines shall be separated from the sewer
and other service pipes by at least two (2) feet. Notice must be left
at the office of the Department of Municipal Utilities at least two
(2) days before any inspection is required and shall state the exact
time when the trench will be opened and ready for inspection. In cases
where the inspection cannot be made at the time specified in the notice
and, in consequence, the Department of Municipal Utilities agent is
required to make two (2) or more trips for the purpose of making the
inspection, the extra expense caused by the additional trip or trips
shall be paid by the owner. These costs shall be payable at the time
application for a water permit is issued.
[Amended 2-24-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
All connections shall be metered, and the use of water without
a meter makes the property owner liable for an amount of water consumed
as estimated by the Department of Municipal Utilities, in addition
to any penalties imposed under this article or other ordinances of
the Township of Winslow. No fixture of any kind in which water might
be drawn shall be placed on the street side of the meter. The Township
may order the water supply discontinued upon repeat offenses.
[Added 6-19-01 by Ord. No. 0-12-2001]
A fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.) shall be charged
to any person purchasing a water meter, remote reader and installation
kit from the Township. Said fee has been determined in accordance
with the Justification Statement attached hereto and incorporated
by reference herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Justification Statement may be found on
file in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Added 8-19-08 by Ord. No. 0-29-08]
[Amended 9-26-79 by Ord. No. 0-25-79; 10-28-81 by Ord. No. 0-26-81; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
A.
All waterlines between the main and the shut-off valve or curbline,
when shut-off valve is more than one (1) foot towards the property,
are the property of the Township of Winslow and shall be maintained
by the Department of Municipal Utilities insofar as ordinary wear
and tear are concerned. Damage due to hot water or external causes
shall be paid for by the owner.
B.
Stopcocks are for the exclusive use of the Department of Municipal
Utilities, and no other person, persons, firm, or corporation shall,
without written Township authority, connect or disconnect the same
or in any other manner, without such permission, tamper or interfere
with the water meter, pipes, conduits, seals or other instruments
for any reason or purpose whatsoever.
All plumbing and connections shall be designed to withstand
a working pressure of at least one hundred twenty-five (125) pounds
to the square inch.
No private water system shall be connected in any way to the
Township water system.
Where two (2) or more consumers are supplied through a single
service line, any violation of the rules of the Department with reference
to either or any of said consumers, as the case may be, shall be e
deemed a violation as to all, and the Department may take such action
as could be taken if it were used by a single consumer. Hereafter,
a single service line shall not be permitted to serve more than one
(1) physical unit, which is defined as a property not divisible for
sale or ownership by more than one (1) owner or group of owners.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
No owner or tenant of any dwelling or other establishment supplied
with water by the Department of Municipal Utilities shall be allowed
to supply other persons or families or other establishments.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
No property owner, plumber or other unauthorized persons shall
turn the water off or on at any corporation or curb stop or disconnect
or remove any meter without the consent of the Department of Municipal
Utilities. No agent or employee of the Township shall have authority
to bind it to any promise, agreement or representation not provided
for in these regulations or by express action of the Township Committee
of the Township of Winslow.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
The Department of Municipal Utilities shall not be held liable
or accountable for any damage which may result from water leaks, burst
water pipes or from any other causes connected with the supplying
of water in occupied or unoccupied dwellings or other establishments.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance
of the service lines between the curb stop and the premises, except
for the water meter, and shall keep the same in good repair and protected
at all times from damage of any kind and shall be held liable for
loss of water for failure to do so. All leaks in the service lines
shall be promptly reported to the Department of Municipal Utilities.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
The Department of Municipal Utilities undertakes to use reasonable
care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water through its
mains to consumers but reserves the right at any time, without notice,
to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making repairs
or extensions or for other purposes. The Department of Municipal Utilities
shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure in the supply of water
for causes which could not be reasonably anticipated or foreseen,
nor for damage caused by bursting or breaking of any main or service
pipe or any other attachment of the waterworks of the Department of
Municipal Utilities or for any other causes whatsoever.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
The Department of Municipal Utilities may exercise the right
to limit the use of water for any specific purpose. This may be necessary
due to excessive demand or the inability to maintain adequate pressure.
When such conditions appertain, the users will be advised by public
announcement in the local newspaper or other means found necessary
in an emergency.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; 3-24-98 by Ord. No. 0-6-98]
Failure of the meter to register properly shall be reported
immediately to the Department. Charges for water during the period
of such failure shall be computed on the basis of average consumption
over a reasonable period of time prior to the reporting of the failure.
Should a consumer believe that the meter is not registering properly,
the consumer shall file a written complaint with the Department of
Municipal Utilities. If the meter is found to register against the
consumer by more than three percent (3%), there will be no charge
for removing and repairing the meter. However, if the meter is found
to register against the consumer by less than three percent (3%),
a minimum charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.) will be made for the
test. The Department of Municipal Utilities shall have the right to
make periodic tests of all meters at no cost to the consumer.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
No person, unless authorized by the Department of Municipal
Utilities, shall take water from any public fire hydrant except for
fire purposes. No person, firm or corporation shall in any manner
obstruct or prevent free access to any fire hydrant, or place or store
any object, material, debris or structure of any kind within a distance
of five (5) feet of any fire hydrant. Any obstruction, when discovered,
shall be removed by the Department of Municipal Utilities or by direction
of the Police Department at the expense of the person, firm or corporation
responsible for the obstruction. There shall be no painting or marking
of fire hydrants except by and/or under the direction and authority
of the Township of Winslow.
A.
Water service may be discontinued for any of the following reasons:
(1)
For the use of water for any other property or purpose than that
described in the application.
(2)
For willful waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures
or otherwise.
(3)
For failure to maintain in good order connections, service lines
or fixtures owned by the property owner.
(4)
For molesting, tampering or attempting to molest or tamper with any
service pipe, curb stop, seal, water meter or any other appliances
of the Department of Municipal Utilities.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
(5)
For nonpayment of bills for water consumed or services rendered and
fines and penalties imposed or for any other reason causing or tending
to cause a loss to the Department.
(6)
In case of vacancy of premises.
B.
When water service has been discontinued for any of the foregoing
reasons, service shall not be restored until the defects have been
remedied and the bills due and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.) have
been paid to cover the cost of turning on the water. Furthermore,
the property owner shall be liable for any loss sustained by the Department
of Municipal Utilities as a result of a violation of its regulations.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; 4-24-07 by Ord. No. 0-09-07]
C.
When requested by the property owner or his agent, the Department
of Municipal Utilities shall discontinue service to a property. A
turn-on charge of fifty dollars ($50.) shall be payable to the Township
of Winslow when the service is restored.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; 4-24-07 by Ord. No. 0-09-07]
D.
No adjustments of water charges due to failure of the Department
of Municipal Utilities to discontinue or restore water service as
requested by a property owner shall be made unless the request is
in writing and duly filed with the water office.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
E.
When water is turned off or on at the request of the property owner,
there will be no proration of the minimum quarterly charge, including
the initial turn-on.
F.
Whenever the Department of Municipal Utilities, in the execution
and performance of its duties, determines it necessary to cut and
shut off any connection or connections pursuant to the reasons delineated
in this section, upon twenty-four (24) hours' written notice of the
proposed actions, its officers, agents and employees authorized to
take such action may enter upon such parcel and cause any connection
or connections thereof leading directly or indirectly to or from the
water system to be cut or shut off.
[Added 3-26-80 by Ord. No. 0-3-80; amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
A.
Metered service rates to all residential, commercial and industrial
consumers shall be as follows:
(1)
For all services up to fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per quarter:
a basic charge of one hundred six dollars ($106.) per equivalent domestic
consumer unit.
[Amended 3-24-98 by Ord. No. 0-6-98; 7-10-07 by Ord. No. 0-23A-07; 3-22-11 by Ord. No. 0-2011-008; 5-28-13 by Ord. No. O-2013-014; 12-18-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-027]
(2)
Over fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per quarter; per the following
schedule per collection:
[Amended 9-26-90 by Ord. No. 0-18-90; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; 3-24-98 by Ord. No. 0-2-98; 7-10-07
by Ord. No. 0-23A-07; 3-22-11 by Ord. No. 0-2011-008]
|
Allowance in Gallons
|
Excess Rate per 1,000 gallons
|
|---|---|
|
15,000
|
$3.50
|
|
25,000
|
$4.50
|
|
35,000
|
$5.50
|
|
45,000
|
$7.00
|
(3)
Senior citizens/totally disabled.
[Added 7-10-07 by Ord. No. O-23A-07; 3-22-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-008; 7-19-11 by Ord. No. 0-2011-019; 12-18-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-027]
(a)
For all services up to fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per
quarter for senior citizens, which are defined as individuals age
sixty-five (65) or older, who receive income during the calendar year
which shall include income of the senior citizen's spouse/civil union
partner which does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.)
(excluding Social Security benefits, federal government retirement/disability
pension, including federal railroad retirement benefits and state,
county, municipal government and political subdivisions and agencies
retirement/ disability pensions) and totally disabled persons, fifty
dollars ($50.) per equivalent domestic consumer unit. Income of the
senior citizen's family members other than spouse/civil union partner
shall not be included as annual income. Income means all income received
from whatever source derived, including, but not limited to, salaries,
wages, bonuses, commissions, tips and other compensation before payroll
deductions, all dividends, interest, realized capital gains, royalties,
income from rents and business income, and in their entirety, pension,
annuity, and retirement benefits and not excluded above. Realized
capital gains, except for the capital gain from the sale or exchange
of real property owned and used by the senior citizen as their principal
residence, dividends, interest, pensions, annuities, and retirement
benefits must be included in full without deduction even though they
may be wholly or partially exempt for Federal Income Tax purposes.
(b)
Over fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per quarter, per the
following schedule per collection:
[Amended 3-22-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-008]
|
Allowance in Gallons
|
Excess Rate per 1,000 gallons
|
|---|---|
|
15,000
|
$3.50
|
|
25,000
|
$4.50
|
|
35,000
|
$5.50
|
|
45,000
|
$7.00
|
B.
The Department of Municipal Utilities may send estimated bills to
consumers when an actual reading has not taken place; documentation
of a timely reading is unavailable; and/or a meter is classified inaccurate
or inoperative for any reason whatsoever.
[Amended 9-26-90 by Ord. No. O-18-90; 3-24-98 by Ord. No. O-2-98]
C.
Schedule of connection charges.
[Amended 3-22-89 by Ord. No. O-8-89]
(1)
A connection charge shall be imposed for each water connection per
domestic consumer unit, at the charge of $2,755 per domestic unit,
in accordance with the following schedule, except as otherwise noted:
[Amended 2-28-95 by Ord. No. O-1-95; 3-27-01 by Ord. No. O-06-2001; 3-27-07 by Ord. No. O-04-07; 5-27-08 by Ord. No. O-14-08;
2-23-10 by Ord. No. O-2010-002;
2-22-11 by Ord. No. 0-2011-004; Ord. No. O-2012-011; 3-26-13 by Ord. No. O-2013-006; 6-10-14 by Ord. No. O-2014-014; 3-10-15 by Ord. No. O-2015-006; 3-8-16 by Ord. No. O-2016-002; 3-14-17 by Ord. No. O-2017-008; 3-27-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-009; 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. O-2019-004; 2-25-2020 by Ord. No. O-2020-002; 2-23-2021 by Ord. No. O-2021-004; 2-22-2002 by Ord. No. O-2002-002; 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. O-2023-007; 3-26-2024 by Ord. No. O-2024-005]
|
Type of Structure
|
Domestic Consumer Units
|
|---|---|
|
Single-family dwelling
|
1
|
|
Private dwelling with rented rooms or boardinghouse
|
1
|
|
Each room available for rent
|
1/2
|
|
Hotel or motel, per living unit
|
1/2
|
|
Rental or condominium apartments, per living unit
|
1
|
|
Townhouse, per living unit
|
1
|
|
Townhouse with ancillary apartment
[Added 5-27-81 by Ord. No. 0-14-81] |
1-1/2
|
|
Single-family home with place of business
|
1
|
|
Each place of business having separate water fixtures
|
1/2
|
|
Apartment
|
1
|
|
Mobile home
|
1/2
|
|
School, per each 30 pupils and faculty
|
1
|
|
Church
|
1
|
|
Public building
|
2
|
|
Clubs, societies, service organizations
|
1
|
|
Clubs, societies, service organizations with bar and/or dining
facilities
|
3
|
|
Service station without repair or maintenance facilities
|
1
|
|
Service station without repair or maintenance facilities
|
2
|
|
Commercial garage with water fixtures
|
1
|
|
Takeout restaurant without seating facilities
|
2
|
|
Banquet hall, catering establishment with seating facilities:
| |
|
1 to 150 seating capacity
|
3
|
|
Each additional 50 seating capacity or segment thereof
|
1
|
|
Laundromat or self-service laundry, per each washer
|
.20
|
|
Soda fountain and/or luncheonette:
| |
|
1 to 25 seating capacity
|
1
|
|
Each additional 20 seats or segment thereof
|
1
|
|
Supermarket:
| |
|
Per each toilet or urinal
|
1
|
|
Additional per each 10 employees
|
1
|
|
Retail and general commercial business:
| |
|
Per first 2,500 square feet of gross floor area
|
1
|
|
Per each additional 5,000 square feet of gross floor
area or segment thereof
|
1
|
|
Office building, per each 3,000 square feet of gross floor area
or segment thereof
|
1
|
|
Nursing home, per each 20 inhabitants and staff
|
1
|
|
Warehouse, per each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area or
segment thereof
|
1
|
|
Industrial or manufacturing plant without industrial waste,
per each 3,000 square feet of gross area or per each 5 employees,
whichever is greater
|
1
|
|
Diner, tavern, restaurant without separate banquet room or facilities:
| |
|
1 to 50 seating capacity
|
3
|
|
Each additional 15 seating capacity
|
1
|
|
Diner, tavern, restaurant with separate banquet room or facilities
| |
|
Banquet seating shall be computed at rate of 1 unit
per each 50 seating.
| |
|
Senior citizen apartment complex, per apartment
[Added 2-25-03 by Ord. No. 0-3-03] |
1/2
|
|
Affordable housing projects. Water connections fees to public
housing authorities and nonprofit organizations building affordable
housing projects that consist of new connections to the system are
to be computed by providing a fifty percent (50%) reduction in the
connection fees established in the Township duly adopted Rate Schedule.
[Added 11-18-08 by Ord. No. 0-41-08] |
|
Water connection fees to public housing authorities and nonprofit
organizations building affordable housing projects that consist of
replacement units for demolished or refurbished units, and for which
a connection fee was previously paid, are to be computed by charging
the lesser of a) the reduced rate of fifty percent (50%) of the connection
fee established in the Rate Schedule, or b) the connection fee established
in the Rate Schedule, minus a credit in the amount of a connection
fee previously paid for the housing units being replaced, provided
the public housing authority and nonprofit organization can establish
the connection fee previously paid. If the amount of the previous
connection fee cannot be established, the reduced rate of fifty percent
(50%) of the connection fee established in the Rate Schedule shall
apply.
|
(2)
In the event that a business or structure is not described in the
schedule, the Township shall determine the minimum equivalent domestic
consumer units.
(3)
Multiple use of any individual structure or group of structures shall
be classified by the Township to include all uses.
(4)
In the event a business or structure is described in the schedule
by general classification, but the particular nature of said business
or structure would result in an inequitable connection charge if the
schedule were used, the Township, in its discretion, may determine
that a higher or lower connection charge, as the case may be, shall
be charged.
(5)
(Reserved)
[Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97; repealed 3-27-01 by Ord. No. 0-08-2001]
(6)
If, after one (1) year, the applicant-owner has not shown proof of
connection, the connection permit will be deemed invalid, and the
fees will be retained by the Township.
[Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
[Amended 3-24-98 by Ord. No. 0-6-98]
A.
Private fire protection rates shall be according to the following
schedule:
[Amended 2-24-04 by Ord. No. 0-2-04; 4-27-04 by Ord. No. 0-9-04; 7-10-07 by Ord. No. 0-23A-07;
3-22-11 by Ord. No. 0-2011-019]
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Hydrants: $300.00
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Size of Connection*
(inches)
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Rate per Quarter for Each Connection
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1
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$50.00
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2
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$75.00
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3
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$100.00
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4
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$150.00
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6
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$300.00
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8
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$450.00
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10
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$600.00
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12
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$900.00
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*Connection is to be used exclusively for extinguishment of
fires.
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New fire protection systems served by a water line of six (6)
inches or less in diameter shall be exempt from assessment from the
date of February 1, 2004.
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B.
Bills for this service shall be payable quarterly in advance of the
first day of January, April, July and October.
C.
No additional charge will be made for sprinkler heads, fire hydrants
or other fire-fighting facilities which may be attached to a private
fire service connection, and no charge shall be made for water used
in extinguishing a fire or for Underwriters' tests where service is
furnished under this schedule.
D.
The size of a private fire service connection shall in no case exceed
eight (8) inches in diameter.
E.
The rate provided in this schedule shall be available only for service
connections used exclusively for the extinguishment of fires. A meter
will be installed for the Department of Municipal Utilities purposes
to determine if water is used for other purposes, and then the regular
applicable schedule of rates shall apply.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
[Amended 3-24-98 by Ord. No. 0-6-98; 7-10-07 by Ord. No. O-23A-07; 3-22-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-008[1]]
A.
Water used in construction shall be charged for on a monthly basis
[thirty (30) days] as follows:
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Size of Meter
(inches)
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Minimum Monthly Charge
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Excess Rate per 1,000 Gallons
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1
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$100.00
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$7.00
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2
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$150.00
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$7.00
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3
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$300.00
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$7.00
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B.
Any water used in excess of the consumption of water allowed in the
minimum monthly charge for construction purposes will be charged for
at a rate of seven dollars ($7.) on each one thousand (1,000) gallons
or fraction thereof.
C.
Bills shall be rendered at the end of each monthly period.
[1]
Editor's Note: The construction rates established by Ordinance
No. O-23A-07 and 0-2011-008 eliminate a minimum allowance and bills
per gallon from the very first gallon consumed at out highest residential
rate.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
In special cases not contemplated in the schedules of rates
or not clearly defined therein, the Township of Winslow is hereby
authorized to establish by resolution special rates as the Township
Committee may deem necessary to keep and maintain the Department of
Municipal Utilities on a self-liquidating basis.
All charges for services not specifying a due date shall be
due and payable when presented.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
Water shall be shut off in the event that any bill for service
provided in this article remains unpaid for sixty (60) days after
the same has become due and payable, and the service shall not be
renewed until the arrears are paid in full, including the turnoff
and turn-on charge.
All extensions of the present water system, which shall include
the laying, construction or placing of mains, fittings or other connections,
shall be done in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:56-1 et seq.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
All mains and other improvements made at the expense of any
individual, firm or corporation shall be the property of the Department
of Municipal Utilities of the Township of Winslow and shall, after
inspection by the Township Engineer and Department of Municipal Utilities
and their approval, be the responsibility of the Township for care,
maintenance and repair.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-1-97]
Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of Articles II and III or fail to comply therewith or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made under this article and any person, firm, or corporation who may be employed or assist in the commission of any such violation or violations, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both and each day during which such violation or violations shall continue or are allowed to exist shall constitute separate and distinct offenses.
[Added 4-29-03 by Ord. No. 0-16-03; amended 6-24-14 by Ord. No. O-2014-016]
A.
Every person or applicant who submits a land development application for review by the Winslow Township Planning Board or Winslow Township Zoning Board for any type of development which includes sanitary sewer and/or domestic water services infrastructure, including but not limited to applications submitted pursuant to Chapter 232, entitled "Site Plan Review" and Chapter 246, entitled "Subdivision of Land," shall also file an application with the Winslow Township Department of Municipal Utilities (the "DMU") for utility services review for the purpose of determining compliance with DMU standards and regulatory agency standards and/or rules and regulations governing the proposed utilities and/or infrastructure. DMU shall have authority to review, without limitation, any and all sanitary sewer and water services infrastructure and regulatory permitting applications, including but not limited to Treatment Works Approval (TWA) which requires Township Conveyance endorsement and Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority treatment approval; NJDEP Division of Water Supply and Geoscience, Bureau of Water System Engineer (BWSE) application; Winslow Master Water Permit application (WMWP) and/or any and all other applications as may be required from time to time. A copy of all required DMU review and/or application forms shall be maintained in the DMU office and also shall be kept on file with the secretaries of the Planning Board and Zoning Board, respectively.
B.
In addition to all other fees and/or escrow requirements established elsewhere in the Winslow Township Code with respect to applications for land development, the applicant also shall post with the Township an initial escrow deposit in the amount established in Section 40-44(O) of the Winslow Township Code, which escrow shall be used for payment of the costs incurred by the Township for review and/or other services provided by consulting engineers, the Township Solicitor and/or any other consultant the Township determines necessary to aid in the review, processing, issuance of approval and/or denial of any application filed in accordance with this section. The applicant shall establish an escrow account with the Township which account shall be handled in the same manner as set forth in Section 40-43 of the Winslow Township Code.
[Added 9-23-03 by Ord. No. 0-34-03]
In the event a property owner fails to connect into the Township's water system after receiving written notice from the Township pursuant to Section 284-14 of the Winslow Township Code, the following procedure shall be implemented:
A.
A final notice shall be mailed to the property owner advising of
the failure to comply with connecting into the Township water system
in accordance with the previous notice and that the property owner
must complete this connection within thirty (30) days from the date
of the final notice. If the property owner fails to comply and make
the connection into the water system as required, the Township shall
assess the duly promulgated connection fee then in effect to the property
owner and submit a bill to the property owner for payment. The Township
shall also commence billing the minimal water service charge to the
property owner from the date on which the connection was to be made
to the Township's water system, treating the property as if the connection
had been made. Any unpaid connection fee or water bill shall become
a lien on the property in accordance with applicable legal procedure.
[Added 9-23-03 by Ord. No. 0-34-03]
In the event a property is connected into the Township water
system in accordance with Township requirements, but user charges
have not been assessed to the property for use of the system, the
following procedure shall be implemented:
A.
Written notice shall be mailed to the property owner stating that
the owner has received the benefit of using the water system without
being billed for said service. A bill for that use from the date of
connection shall be enclosed identifying the manner of calculation.
The property owner shall be provided the option to either pay the
bill in full within thirty (30) days, or enter into an installment
payment agreement with the Township to pay the past due bill in four
(4) equal quarterly installments, interest free, in the agreement
format approved by the Township. If the bill remains unpaid or the
property owner fails to enter into the authorized installment payment
agreement, the unpaid bill shall then become a lien against the property
in accordance with applicable legal procedure.
[Added 9-23-03 by Ord. No. 0-34-03]
All overpayments of water service charges or connection fees
shall be applied as a credit against future water system bills unless
the Township governing body in exercising its discretion determines
otherwise.
