[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]
A. 
WATER METER FEES — The following water meter fees shall be assessed:
(1) 
New construction meter inspection — $100.00 per inspection.
(2) 
Final water meter reading — $25.00 per reading.
(3) 
Non-emergency after hours or Saturday meter repairs — $50.00 repair.
[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]
Hydrants: $300.00
Size of Connection*
(inches)
Rate per Quarter for Each Connection
1
$50.00
2
$75.00
3
$100.00
4
$150.00
6
$300.00
8
$450.00
10
$600.00
12
$900.00
*Connection is to be used exclusively for extinguishment of fires.
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.
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:
Size of Meter
(inches)
Minimum Monthly Charge
Excess Rate per 1,000 Gallons
1
$100.00
$7.00
2
$150.00
$7.00
3
$300.00
$7.00
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]
A. 
A penalty of one percent (1%) per month or fraction thereof will be attached to all bills for charges not paid by the date on which said bill is due and payable.
B. 
All amounts shall be made payable to Winslow Township Department of Municipal Utilities at the Municipal Building.
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.