[1973 Code § 13-4.1]
As used in this Article:
shall mean the Director of Public Works.
shall mean the Division of Water.
shall mean the person or persons duly authorized by the Township
Manager to inspect and approve the service branches and their connection
to the water works system.
shall mean a main in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority.
shall mean the extension from the water meter to the water
main.
shall mean all facilities for the distributing and treating
of water.
[1973 Code § 13-4.2a]
The public water supply shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions of this section and any other applicable sections,
and such auxiliary or supplementary rules and regulations conformable
thereto, as may be promulgated by the Director with the approval of
the Township Manager.
[1973 Code § 13-4.2b]
No person shall deposit filth or commit a nuisance of any kind
upon grounds set apart for the use of the Township water works. Punishment
under this subsection shall not relieve an offender of civil liability
for any damage caused by his unlawful acts.
[1973 Code § 13-4.2c]
The Division of Water does not guarantee consumers full volume,
fixed pressure or an effective, continuous supply of water, such matters
being subject to the varying conditions which may affect the operation
and maintenance of the mains, services, pumping stations, wells and
other parts of the water works system.
[1973 Code § 13-4.2d]
The Director is authorized to discontinue service for failure
to comply with any portion of this section or the rules and regulations
authorized thereunder.
[1973 Code § 13-4.3a]
All water main extensions to the Township water works system
shall be approved by the Township Council.
[1973 Code § 13-4.3b]
The sizes of the mains and the materials to be used in all water
main construction now or hereafter proposed shall in every case be
as set forth by the Township Manager.
[1973 Code § 13-4.3c]
No extension shall be authorized in any new subdivision or other
tract of ground unless the same is to be located in a dedicated street,
the location of such street having been approved by the Township Council.
[1973 Code § 13-4.3d]
The party requesting and providing for the main extension shall
be subject to the payment of a reasonable fee covering the cost of
reviewing the plans for and the inspection cost of the water main
improvement, as may be determined by the Township Manager.
[1973 Code § 13-4.3e]
No water main extension shall be approved for less than one-half
the entire frontage of the applicant's property, and the necessary
length from an existing main to that frontage.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4a; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
When a service branch is to be installed, the tap connection
from the water main to the customer's house shall be the responsibility
of the owner. In addition, the owner shall be supplied with a meter
by the Water Division for which the owner shall pay a charge dependent
upon the size of the meter as hereinafter set forth. The meter supplied
by the Water Division shall remain the property of the Division. The
owner or his agent will install the line under the supervision of
the Division following the set specifications for connections of the
Division. No water service branch shall be used for water supply service
without a water meter, except those branches intended and used solely
for fire protection purposes, which shall be subject to the rules
and regulations as may be promulgated by the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4b; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
No service branch shall be authorized to serve any premises
unless such premises abuts a public street or road in which a distribution
main has been installed across at least one-half the entire abutting
frontage of the premises to be served; provided, that when an existing
plotted lot does not abut on a public road, the Director may permit
the properties to be served by a water main of sufficient size to
adequately serve the properties, after first receiving a photostatic
copy of a recorded utility easement in which the main is to be installed
and after receiving a signed agreement embodying the terms of the
main extension as prescribed by the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4c; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
No permit for the construction of a building intended for human
occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official until the Division
of Water has certified the availability of Township water, or the
Department of Health having jurisdiction over the same has approved
some other source.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4d; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
The Director shall establish minimum requirements and standards
for the installation of service branches and meters. Applications
for water service must include full information as to the size, occupancy
and commercial or manufacturing process to be served, except in the
case of branches to vacant property preceding highway improvements.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4e; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
No water service branch shall at any time be laid in the same
trench with a sewer connection. In extreme cases, shelving may be
permitted, in which case the shelf shall be eighteen (18) inches wide
and the water service pipe so staked as to prevent its slipping into
the sewer trench.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4f; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
When any parcel of property is supplied through two (2) or more
interconnecting water branches, each branch shall be equipped with
a check valve so set that water can flow into but not out of the premises.
Each branch shall also be equipped with a separate meter.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4g; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
When a service branch is installed, the Division shall repair
and maintain it or replace it with a branch of the same size from
the main to, and including, the curb cock, without charge, except
that where the property owner desires a service pipe of a size different
from the existing branch, he shall make application and pay for it
in the same manner as for a new water service connection.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4h; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
The portion of a water branch from the curb cock or meter pot
into the premises served shall be maintained in proper condition by
the owner. Repairs shall be promptly made. Failure to repair a leak
in the time allotted on notice shall be sufficient cause to justify
the Division in discontinuing the service. When service has been discontinued
for failure to repair leaks, it will not be restored until the Division
has been notified and is satisfied, after inspection, that repairs
have been properly completed.
Owners are required to properly maintain the meter pit or curb
box. Owners must keep the curb box or meter pit exposed and accessible
at all times. If Water Department personnel cannot access a box or
pit, or must repair, replace, locate or complete any additional work
beyond normal meter reading, the owner will be billed according to
the hourly labor and equipment rate schedule.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4i; Ord. No.
6-1996]
No street opening shall be permitted unless the owner shall
have first obtained a street opening permit.
[1973 Code § 13-4.4j; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996]
|
Meter Size
|
Meter Charge
|
|---|---|
|
5/8"
|
$221.25
|
|
5/8"-3/4"
|
$221.25
|
|
1"
|
$275.85
|
|
2"
|
$585.00
|
|
All other size meters will have to be ordered according to the
request of the applicant and the charges absorbed by the applicant.
|
[1973 Code § 13-4.4k; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 9-1981; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 6-1996; New]
If a meter or a remote stops, billing will be based upon the
quarterly usage from the same quarter from the prior year until the
meter is fixed. Owners are required to provide access to the meter
for Water Department personnel in order to service the meter.
[1973 Code § 13-4.5a; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
No person, other than an employee or other authorized agent
of the Division, shall open any street, lane, alley or other public
place for water supply purposes, tap any pipe or make attachments
to any water pipe belonging to the Township without the written permission
of the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-4.5b; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
No plumber or other person shall connect water into more than
one building from one tap in a main, except where such installation
is determined to be for a single purpose in the best interest of the
system, and where such exceptions are clearly defined in the rules
promulgated by the Director of Public Works. Every water branch supplying
a building shall be provided with a meter to measure the consumption
of water.
[1973 Code § 13-4.5c; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
No plumber or other person shall make any attachments to an
old pipe or other fixture which has been shut off by the rules of
the water works, or which is out of use, without having first obtained
a permit to do so, nor shall any plumber or other person make any
alteration in any way of the conduit pipes or other fixtures attached
to the water works so as to conduct water into adjoining premises,
without a written permit to do so, signed by the proper officer of
the Division.
[1973 Code § 13-4.5d; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 12-2000; Ord. No. 13-2002; Ord.
No. 21-2006; Ord. No. 17-2007 § II; Ord. No. 15-2014]
An original connection or tap fee shall be paid by the owner,
in accordance with the following schedule. Installation shall be the
responsibility of the owner.
Class I: Residential dwelling, apartment units, townhouses,
trailers, high-rise, garden apartment (per unit): $3,126.00
Class II: Boarding homes, nursing homes, hospitals, hotels and
motels (per unit): $1,240.50
Other Than Residential: All classes of user other than residential
shall pay a connection charge based upon their estimated daily average
water usage as determined by the Division Engineer. The charge per
1,000 gallons per day of water usage will be $24.81. In no case shall
the connection charge be less than the charge for a one-family residential
unit.
The Division Engineer's estimate of average daily usage shall
be the basis for determining the initial connection charge for all
users in the "other than residential class"; however, the applicant
and the Division shall mutually agree to a review of the connection
charge and adjustment thereto upward or downward based upon the actual
water usage for a period not less than one (1) year after full occupancy
or utilization of the facilities connected to the Division's water
system.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6a; Ord. No.
11-1980]
All water service branches shall be metered, except such branches
as are connected with sprinkler systems for fire protection and which
have no outlets other than sprinkler heads. Meter readings shall be
used to calculate charges, but the Director shall be authorized to
estimate charges based on prior consumption when it is apparent that
a meter has not been operating properly, or that it has been removed
or tampered with or the Division is unable to read meter.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6b; Ord. No.
11-1980]
The supply of water from the service connection may be measured
by one (1) or more meters. If more than one (1) meter is used, they
shall be set in an area not under the control of any tenant and accessible
to the Division at all times. Where a building contains four (4) or
more dwelling units or one or more commercial units and the supply
is measured by a single meter or master meter, the average unit water
consumption shall be determined by dividing the number of units into
the total metered water consumption; the water charge per unit shall
then be computed on the basis of the average unit water consumption
and the water bill computed by multiplying the number of units times
the unit water charge.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6c; Ord. No.
11-1980]
When it is necessary to install a meter or meters on an existing
service branch which has never been metered, the application must
be made by the owner or his agent. All meters shall become and remain
the property of the Division. After a meter has been installed and
placed in service, it shall be fully maintained in proper condition
by the Division, without charge, except that in the case of damage
resulting from the neglect of the user a charge determined by the
Director shall be made.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6d; Ord. No.
11-1980]
Meters shall be installed on water service branches as soon
as is practical after installation of the branch, and in every case
prior to the final inspection required by the building code having
jurisdiction. Meters shall be properly set in accordance with the
specifications of the Director, in a convenient location readily accessible
for reading and maintenance and shall be properly protected from damage.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6e; Ord. No.
11-1980]
No meter shall be set more than seventy-five (75) feet back
from the property line of the highway. Where a meter is located outside
a building, it must be set in a frostproof box or a pit of approved
type.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6f; Ord. No.
11-1980]
No person, other than an authorized employee of the Division
of Water, shall remove or tamper with a meter without the permission
of the Director. When a meter has been unlawfully removed or tampered
with, or the seal on the meter has been disturbed in any manner, it
shall be unlawful to use water supplied by the service branch to which
the meter was attached. Where a meter is found to have been unlawfully
tampered with or removed, the owner shall pay for the estimated amount
of the water used, plus the cost of repairs to the meter, together
with any penalties imposed by law.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6g; Ord. No.
11-1980]
Authorized employees of the Division shall have the right, at
any reasonable time, to enter any premises where a meter is installed,
for the purpose of examining or testing the same on the premises or
for the purpose of removing the same from the premises for examination,
repair or replacement.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6h; Ord. No.
11-1980]
The Director shall be authorized to fix reasonable charges for
the removal, testing and reinstallation of water meters performed
at the request of the consumers.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6i; Ord. No.
11-1980]
The Director may, at the request of any consumer and upon payment
by such consumer of the prescribed charge, install a remote meter
register which will permit the reading of the consumer's water meter
without entering the building in which the meter is located, or which
will permit the reading of the meter by entering some portion of the
building designated by the consumer, provided, the location of the
remote meter register shall be subject to the approval of the Director
in order to insure that it will be reasonably accessible to the meter
reader.
[1973 Code § 13-4.6j; Ord. No.
11-1980]
The Director is authorized to fix reasonable charges for pipe,
cocks, meters, metering devices, fittings, remote meter registers
and appurtenances to be furnished for water service branch installations,
and to establish standard specifications therefor.
[1973 Code § 13-4.7a]
Where water is required for temporary use in connection with
building, highway or other construction, or for any other temporary
operation, on premises not supplied or insufficiently supplied with
metered water, application shall be made to the Division for a special
permit to use water from a fire hydrant or other available source.
All arrangements for such use shall be approved by the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-4.7b]
It shall be unlawful to use or be connected to use water from
a fire hydrant or other available source unless a properly authorized
temporary use permit is securely attached to the connection in a conspicuous
place near the point of connection. This shall not apply to service
branches for new construction.
[1973 Code § 13-4.7c]
Unmetered water shall be paid for on the basis of meter rates,
according to the estimated amount used or to be used. The Director
shall be authorized to provide by rule for the method of fixing charges
in the case of particular types of unmetered uses.
[1973 Code § 13-4.7d]
No person shall sell water obtained from the water works system,
except persons specifically permitted to do so by the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-4.8a; Ord. 11-1980]
Application for water service shall be made by the owner of
the premises to be supplied, or by his authorized agent. Water will
be turned on by an authorized employee of the Division after the application
has been duly filed at the Division office and approved by the Director.
Owner shall pay an application fee with each application in accordance
with the schedule hereinafter set forth.
[1973 Code § 13-4.8b; Ord. No.
11-1980]
No application for water service will be allowed and no water
will be supplied to any applicant or consumer where it is apparent
that the applicant or consumer is indebted to the Division for water
supplied, work done, material furnished or penalties imposed. This
subsection shall apply whether the indebtedness was incurred at the
premises for which application is made or at any other premises supplied
by the Division within or without the Township limits.
[1973 Code § 13-4.8c; Ord. No.
11-1980]
Applications are not transferable.
[1973 Code § 13-4.8d; Ord. No.
11-1980]
A separate application for water service must be made for each
water connection, including fire service.
[1973 Code § 13-4.9a; Ord. No.
16-1978; Ord. No. 7-1980; Ord. No. 3-1982; Ord. No. 4-1990; Ord. No. 1-1992; Ord. No.
23-1992; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 15-1997; Ord. No. 13-2004; Ord.
No. 19-2007 § II; Ord.
No. 7-2013; 2-2-2023 by Ord. No. 2-2023]
a.
Water rates are herby established as follows:
1.
A quarterly minimum charge for the first 7,000 gallons which includes
a water service charge:
|
Meter Size
|
Quarterly Minimum Charge
|
|---|---|
|
5/8" & 1"
|
$104
|
|
2"
|
$155
|
|
3"
|
$300
|
|
Greater than 3"
|
$431
|
2.
A charge of $9.00 per 1,000 gallons is established for usage of 7,001
to 11,000.
3.
A charge of $9.50 per 1,000 gallons is established for usage of 11,001
to 14,000.
4.
A charge
of $10.00 per 1,000 gallons is established for usage of 14,001 to
17,000.
5.
A charge
of $10.50 per 1,000 gallons is established for usage of 17,001 to
20,000.
6.
A charge
of $11.00 per 1,000 gallons is established for usage of 20,000+.
b.
Annual fire protection charges shall be determined as follows:
|
Connection Size
|
Annual Charge
|
|---|---|
|
1"
|
$101
|
|
2"
|
$116
|
|
4"
|
$467
|
|
6"
|
$1,050
|
|
8"
|
$1,831
|
|
The annual fire protection charge shall be charged to all users
having lines supplying water for a private water sprinkler system
or hydrant(s).
|
c.
For residential usage only there shall be a fifteen (15%) percent
reduction to residents over sixty-five (65) years of age, and to those
residents less than sixty-five (65) years of age who are permanently
and totally disabled according to the provisions of the Federal Social
Security Act, or disabled under any Federal law administered by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the disability is
rated sixty (60%) percent or higher, and that permanently and totally
disabled resident either is annually eligible to receive assistance
under the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program,
or has a total income not in excess of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars
per year exclusive of benefits under any one of the following: the
Federal Social Security Act; any other program of the Federal government;
or any pension, disability or retirement programs of any state or
its political subdivisions or agencies thereof for persons not covered
under the Federal Social Security Act.
[1973 Code § 13-4.9b; Ord. No.
16-1978; Ord. No. 7-1980; Ord. No. 3-1982; Ord. No. 4-1990; Ord. No. 1-1992; Ord. No.
23-1992; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 15-1997]
a.
General Consumers. The rates that are established as the fair, equitable
and reasonable rates which shall be charged for the sale of water
furnished by the water works of the Township for domestic and commercial
purposes for consumers outside of the Township limits shall be the
rates that are charged to Township residents to which shall be added
a surcharge of twenty (20%) percent.
b.
Bulk Consumers. Where the Township, by written agreement, has provided
for the sale of surplus water in bulk through a master water meter,
the water charge shall be as from time to time determined by resolution
of the Township Council.
[1973 Code § 13-4.10; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
No person shall take water from any private hydrant or from
any cistern which has been supplied in full or in part with Township
water, unless permission for such taking is obtained from the Director
and payment is made for the water taken.
[1973 Code § 13-4.10b; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
Water bills shall ordinarily be rendered at intervals of three
(3) months, but the Director shall be authorized to provide in special
cases, or in certain classes of accounts for billing at shorter intervals.
Water bills shall be paid on or before the date stated on the bill
which date shall not in any case be less than thirty (30) days from
the date of billing. The Director may grant an extension of time for
payment, not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the due date, without
penalty, in cases of indigency, relief and similar conditions, after
investigation. Partial payments may be accepted, but bills must be
paid in full before the expiration of the forty-five (45) day period.
[1973 Code § 13-4.10c; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
Water bills shall be due when mailed. If not paid by the date
stated on the bill, a penalty in the amount of eight (8%) percent
shall be added to the first one thousand five hundred ($1,500.00)
dollars of the bill, and a penalty of eighteen (18%) percent shall
be added to the balance of the bill. If not paid by the date stated
on the notice for the expiration of the grace period or the date to
which extended, the Director shall have authority to shut off the
water. No water shall be supplied in any premises shut off for indebtedness
until the same is fully paid, to which shall be added a twenty-three
($23.00) dollar service charge for water turn-on. This subsection
shall apply regardless of whether or not there has been a change of
ownership or possession of the premises or a change in the name in
which the account is carried.
[1973 Code § 13-4.10d; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995]
The Director shall assess and collect proper charges for water
material supplied and work done. Any owner of real estate premises
installing or maintaining water service connections shall be considered
as accepting and as agreeing, in particular, to be liable for all
water and service charges for such premises, whether the accounts
for such premises are carried in the name of such owner or the name
of tenants or other persons.
[1973 Code § 13-4.10; Ord. No.
11-1980; Ord. No. 17-1995; Ord. No. 18-2000 § I]
In addition to the fees and charges hereinabove set forth, the
following service charges shall be paid when applicable.
|
Service
|
Charge
|
|---|---|
|
New account fee
|
$15.00
|
|
Search fee
|
$10.00
|
|
Follow-up/Continuation of Search
|
$2.00
|
|
Turn-on/off
|
$23.00
|
|
Turn-on/off after hours
|
$80.00
|
|
Rereading charge
|
$23.00
|
|
Customers may have each meter reread twice a year at no charge.
Any further requests for the same meter will be billed.
| |
|
Final reading
|
$23.00
|
|
Application fee
|
$50.00
|
|
Meter test — 5/8"
|
$50.00
|
|
Meter test — 1"
|
$75.00
|
|
Meter test — greater than 1"
|
$50.00 + cost of company to come in and test
|
|
If meter is tested and it is reading correctly or slower, customer
will be responsible for charge. If meter is reading faster, department
will absorb cost.
| |
|
Returned checks
|
$20.00
|
|
Reconnect remote
|
$60.00
|
|
Frozen meter replacement (inside only)
|
$60.00 + cost of meter
|
|
Change from inside to remote (by customer request)
|
$60.00 + cost of meter
|
|
Change from inside to pit (by customer request)
|
Cost of material + labor + equipment
|
|
Delinquency charge
|
8% of 1st $1,500; 18% on balance of bill
|
|
Field service charges* (hourly):
| |
|
Front end loader
|
$75.00
|
|
Backhoe
|
$50.00
|
|
Service truck
|
$35.00
|
|
2 yd. dump truck
|
$35.00
|
|
6 yd. dump truck
|
$50.00
|
|
Jet truck
|
$75.00
|
|
Vactor truck
|
$75.00
|
|
Welding truck
|
$75.00
|
|
Air compressor/jackhammer
|
$35.00
|
|
Water pump and hose
|
$15.00
|
|
Utility truck with tools
|
$50.00
|
|
Generator and lights
|
$25.00
|
|
Superintendent
|
$60.00
|
|
Operator
|
$44.00
|
|
Laborer
|
$44.00
|
|
*Plus all parts and road restoration costs. The above labor
rates will be charged at time and one-half after 3:00 p.m. on weekdays
and all day on Saturday. Labor rates will be double time on Sunday
and double time and one-half on holidays.
|
|
The normal business hours for the services above are Monday
- Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
|
[1973 Code § 13-5.1]
Emergencies from time to time arise, requiring the conservation
of water in the interests of public health, safety and welfare of
the residents of the Township. When such emergency exists, as determined
by resolution adopted by the Township Council, the Township Council
may, for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the
residents of the Township, proclaim the existence of a water emergency,
and prescribe regulations to:
[1973 Code § 13-5.2]
The proclamation of the emergency shall be conclusive thereof
on all persons and users upon the filing of the same in the office
of the Township Clerk and the publication thereof at least once in
an official newspaper circulating in this Township.
The regulations set forth in the proclamation, and any subsequent
regulations made and published, upon filing thereof in the office
of the Township Clerk, shall become part hereof, the same as if specifically
incorporated and set forth herein.
[1973 Code § 13-5.3]
Every owner, lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or
premises or any person who uses the building or premises shall, upon
the proclamation and promulgation of the regulations as stated in
subsection 16-11.1, be bound by these regulations and conform and
comply with them in the use of water and the maintenance of the water
service connections and equipment.
[1973 Code § 13-5.4]
The following rules shall apply:
a.
Every owner of buildings and premises connected with the 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.
b.
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.
c.
Every lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or premises connected
with the water supply shall immediately notify the owner, or his agent,
of any defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections, whereby
water is being wasted.
d.
Every lessee, tenant and occupant of any such building or premises
shall notify the Township Water Department or Police Department of
any waste occurring by reason of defective water service pipes, fixtures
or connections.
e.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person, in charge
of any building or premises connected with the Township water supply,
shall admit thereto the authorized agents and employees of the municipality
for the purpose of inspecting the water service pipes, fixtures and
connections.
f.
Every owner and water user, during the period of a water emergency,
shall 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. It shall be the duty of the owner to forthwith
make or cause to be made repairs necessary to prevent such waste.
g.
All users of water from the water supply by and under any contract,
ordinance or statute, are bound by the provisions hereof and of the
regulations promulgated under any proclamation.
[1973 Code § 13-5.5]
Whenever an owner shall file or refuse to make repairs so as
to prevent the waste of water, then the Township 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 by the statutes
and ordinances provided.
[1973 Code § 13-6.1; Ord. No. 16-1992; Ord. No. 6-1994; New]
a.
If any charge due to the Division of Water Utility for the use of
sewers, drains, water or other services connected therewith remains
in arrears, the Division Head or an employee of the Township so designated
by the Division Head shall file with the Township officer charged
with the duty of the collection of tax arrearages, a statement showing
such arrearages, and from the time of such filing, the water, sewer
or other charges shall be a lien upon the real estate to which the
service was furnished and in connection with which the charges were
incurred to the same extent as taxes or a lien upon real estate in
the Township. Such a lien shall be superior and paramount to the interest
in such parcel except the lien of municipal taxes, and shall be on
a parity with and deemed equal to the lien on such parcel where such
parcel is situate for taxes thereon due in the same year and not paid
when due, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-42.
b.
The service charges shall be a lien upon the premises until paid
and, until such time, the Township shall have the same remedies for
the collection thereof with interest, costs and penalties as the Township
has by law for the collection of taxes upon real estate including,
but not limited, to the sale of tax sale certificates.
[1973 Code § 13-6.2; Ord. No. 16-1992; New]
The Tax Collector of the Township is hereby designated as the collector of any and all service charges due from the property owner pursuant to the terms of subsection 16-51.1. The enforcement of service charges by the Tax Collector shall be in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-45.
[1973 Code § 13-6.3; Ord. No. 16-1992]
a.
The Township will exercise every precaution to give reasonable notice
before any discontinuation of water service, but will not be liable
for any loss, damage or other claim based on or arising out of the
stopping or restricting of such water service. Any water fixture subject
to damage by the sudden discontinuation of water supply shall be properly
protected against such damage by the owner or operator of such fixture,
provided that notice, except in cases of emergency, is given by the
Township.
b.
All persons having boilers within their premises not supplied by
a tank or cistern are hereby cautioned against collapse of such boilers
in case of interruption or discontinuance of service, regardless of
cause. In such case, the Township will not be liable for any damage
or inconvenience suffered.
[1973 Code § 13-6.4; Ord. No. 16-1992]
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate
or impair the rights and powers of the Township as provided by law
with regard to the collection of service charges owed to the Township.
[1973 Code § 13-1.1; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 1; Ord. No. 13-2007 § I]
A Division of Sewer and Stormwater Utility of the Department
of Public Works (the "Department") is hereby created in and for the
Township, which Department shall be under the control and supervision
of the Township Manager.
[1973 Code § 13-1.2; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-1; Ord. No. 13-2007 § II]
a.
Sewer Utility. It is the purpose of this section to empower the Township
of Aberdeen, through the Department, to perform all such reasonable
and necessary functions in connection with providing sewage collection,
disposal and treatment as afforded to the Township by the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-1 et seq., without limitation, and the collection
of fees therefor. The provisions of this section subject to the ability
of the Township to provide sewage service to the extent permitted
by law and in accordance with the terms and conditions of any existing
contracts which are legally binding upon the Township.
b.
Stormwater Utility. It is also the purpose of the Township of Aberdeen to comply with the N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93, which requires every municipality in the State to prepare and implement a stormwater management plan to establish the minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for major development as set forth in Chapter XXV, subsections 25-5.24 and 25-5.25 of the Township Code.
[1973 Code § 13-1.3; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-2; Ord. No. 16-1998 § 1; Ord. No. 13-2007 § III]
As used in this section:
shall mean the party contracting for sewer service to a property
as hereinafter classified.
a.
Residential classes shall mean:
1.
Single-family residential dwellings, comprised of a building under
one roof owned by one or more parties, and occupied by a single-family
residential unit.
2.
Multi-family residential dwellings, being
(a)
A duplex or double house having a solid vertical partition wall,
making it capable of divided ownership;
(b)
A building owned by one party or more than one party consisting
of more than one apartment and using in common one hall and one entrance;
(c)
A building owned by one party or more than one party having
a number of apartments and one or more means of entrance.
b.
Commercial, industrial and institutional uses.
c.
DIRECTOR
LICENSED OPERATOR
PHYSICAL CONNECTION
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SYSTEM
SEWER UTILITY
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS[1]
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UTILITIES COLLECTOR
Combination residential and commercial, industrial, and institutional
uses.
shall mean the Director of the Department of Public Works
of the Township.
shall mean the duly appointed operational administrator of
the sewer utility and in particular shall be understood to be the
Township agent, servant or employee in charge of the day-to-day operation,
installation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer facilities operated
by the Department of Public Works, Division of Utilities and as may
hereafter be necessary in connection with any additional facilities
hereafter constituting part of the Township's sewage system. Such
operator shall be properly licensed and qualified by the State of
New Jersey to perform the necessary functions attendant to this portion.
shall mean any connection, cross connection, by-pass valve,
pipeline, or any like device which permits or may permit any flow
of wastes from any source into the sewage system operated by this
utility.
shall mean the water-carried wastes created in and carried,
or to be carried, away from residences, hotels, apartments, schools,
hospitals, commercial establishments, office complexes, industrial
establishments, or any other public or private building, together
with such surface or ground water and industrial wastes as may be
present.
shall mean the plants, structures and other real and personal
property acquired, constructed or operated, or to be acquired, constructed
or operated by the sewer utility, including sewers, conduits, pipelines,
mains, pumping and ventilating stations, plants and works, connections,
outfalls, compensating reservoirs, and any and all other plants, structures,
conveyances, and other real and personal property, and rights therein,
and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection,
treatment, purification or disposal in a sanitary manner of any sewage,
liquid or solid wastes, night soil or industrial wastes.
shall mean the sanitary utility of the Township, operated
by the Department acting pursuant to the direction of the Township
through its elected and appointed officials, and performing all functions
pertaining to the collection and treatment of sewage, and as may hereafter
be necessary in connection with any additional facilities hereafter
constituting part of the Township's sewage system.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used
in this ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning
they have in common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable
application. The definitions below are the same as or based on the
corresponding definitions in the Stormwater Management Rules at N.J.A.C.
7:8-1.2.
CAFRA PLANNING MAPshall mean the geographic depiction of the boundaries for Costal Planning Areas, CAFRA Centers, CAFRA Cores and CAFRA Nodes pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.3.
CAFRA CENTERS, CORES OR NODESshall mean those areas within boundaries accepted by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8E-5B.
COMPACTIONshall mean the increase in soil bulk density.
COREshall mean a pedestrian-oriented area of commercial and civic uses serving the surrounding municipality, generally including housing and access to public transportation.
COUNTY REVIEW AGENCYshall mean an agency designated by the County Board of Chosen Freeholders to review municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s). The county review agency may either be:
DEPARTMENTshall mean the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
DESIGNATED CENTERshall mean a State Development and Redevelopment Plan Center as Designated by the State Planning Commission such as urban, regional, town, village, or hamlet.
DESIGN ENGINEERshall mean a person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
DEVELOPMENTshall mean the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, by any person, for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. In the case of development of agricultural lands, development means: any activity that requires a State permit; any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
DRAINAGE AREAshall mean a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving water body or to a particular point along a receiving water body.
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREASshall mean an area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including but not limited to: stream corridors; natural heritage priority sites; habitat of endangered or threatened species; large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; and well head protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOODshall mean a neighborhood designated by the Urban Coordinating Council "in consultation and conjunction with" the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-69.
EROSIONshall mean the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACEshall mean a surface that has been covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
INFILTRATIONshall mean the process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTshall mean any "development" that provides for ultimately disturbing one or more acres of land. Disturbance for the purpose of this rule is the placement of impervious surface or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation.
MUNICIPALITYshall mean any city, borough, town, Township, or village.
NODEshall mean an area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating facilities and activities which are not organized in a compact form.
NUTRIENTshall mean a chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
PERSONshall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
POLLUTANTshall mean any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, ground waters or surface waters of the State, or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
RECHARGEshall mean the amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into the ground and is not evapotranspired.
SEDIMENTshall mean solid material, mineral, or organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
SITEshall mean the lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur or has occurred.
SOILshall mean all unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA (PA1)shall mean an area delineated on the State Plan Policy Map and adopted by the State Planning Commission that is intended to be the focus for much of the State's future redevelopment and revitalization efforts.
STATE PLAN POLICY MAPshall mean the geographic application of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan's goal and statewide policies, and the official map of these goals and policies.
STORMWATERshall mean water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.
STORMWATER RUNOFFshall mean water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASINshall mean an excavation or embankment and related areas designed to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration basin), retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASUREshall mean any structural or nonstructural strategy, practice, technology, process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal non-stormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.
TIDAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAshall mean a flood hazard area, which may be influenced by stormwater runoff from inland areas, but which is primarily caused by the Atlantic Ocean.
URBAN COORDINATING COUNCIL EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOODshall mean a neighborhood given priority access to State resources through the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority.
URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONESshall mean a zone designated by the New Jersey Enterprise Zone Authority pursuant to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60 et. seq.
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AREAshall mean previously developed portions of areas:
WATERS OF THE STATEshall mean the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams, wetlands, and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
WETLANDS OR WETLANDshall mean an area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapt for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation.
shall mean the duly appointed employee of the Township authorized
to collect fees and charges and to process applications for sewer
service.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also subsection 25-5.24b, Stormwater Management
Control Definitions.
[1973 Code § 13-1.4; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-3; Ord. No. 13-2007 § IV]
The Township Council of the Township of Aberdeen is hereby empowered
to adopt, by resolution, such portions of the current rules and regulation
the Township of Aberdeen Sewer Utility as it deems proper and necessary
in order to enable the Department to perform the purposes enumerated
herein and as set forth within Section 5-24, Stormwater Control and
5-25 Stormwater Management Plan, and any additional rules. In addition,
the Township is hereby empowered to retain the professional services
of such sanitarian, engineer or other expert as the Township shall
determine necessary for the purposes of establishing appropriate rules
and regulations affecting the installation, maintenance, repair and
control of plumbing and drainage of buildings and connection thereof
to the facilities of the sewer utility and for compliance with the
Stormwater Management Plan and Stormwater Control requirements. These
rules and regulations may be adopted by the Township by resolution
or ordinance and may by reference, incorporate other codes, statutes
and/or regulations as appropriate or required by law.
[Ord. No. 16-1998 § 2]
The rules and procedures as established for the operation of
the sewer system are hereby adopted by the Township as the rules and
procedures for the operation of the Township's Sewer Utility. The
rules and procedures for the operation of the sewer system are hereby
incorporated herein by this reference thereto. Pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:69A-181, ten (10) copies of the rules and procedures
have been placed on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the
Township of Aberdeen and in the office of the Township's Department
of Public Works, Division of Utilities, for the examination of the
public so long as this ordinance is in effect.
[1973 Code § 13-1.6; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-5; Ord. No. 13-2007 § V]
To the extent not specifically set forth herein, the Township
Council of the Township of Aberdeen specifically reserves unto itself
all those certain powers, rights and responsibilities as set forth
at length in N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-1 et seq., which provisions may be deemed
by the Township necessary for the operation of the Sewer and Stormwater
Utility.
[1973 Code § 13-1.7; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-6]
The Township, through the Department or otherwise, shall have
a right of access to any customer's premises and to all equipment
and property of the Township at reasonable times for the purpose of
reading meters, inspecting, repairing or replacing equipment used
in connection with the supplying of sewer services, or for the removal
of equipment or property. The customer shall obtain for the Township
all necessary permission from tenants or others for access to equipment
or property. Customers shall not permit access to meters or other
Township property except by authorized employees of the Township or
other authorized State or local inspectors.
[1973 Code § 13-1.8; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-7; New; Ord. No. 13-2007 § VI]
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of
this section or any succeeding ordinances or resolutions pertaining
to the subject matter of this section which might be enacted or adopted
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand ($1,000.00)
dollars, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90)
days or both. Each and every day that any violation continues shall
be deemed to be and shall be a separate offense, separately punishable
as aforesaid. Violations of the stormwater plan shall be governed
by subsection 25-5.24k and as set forth in the Aberdeen Land Development
Code.
[1973 Code § 13-1.9; Ord. No. 21-1996 § 2-8]
All connection, user, and other fees and charges set forth in
this chapter shall draw the same interest from the time that they
became due as taxes upon real estate in the Township and shall be
a lien upon the premises connected until paid. The Township shall
have the same remedies for the collection thereof, with interest,
cost and penalties as it has for all collection of taxes upon real
property.
[1973 Code § 13-1.10; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-9]
Each contractor or other person performing work on Township
public property for the purpose of installing sanitary sewer connections
shall post a bond acceptable to the Township. All work shall be adequately
guarded with barricades, lights and other measures for protection
to the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, curbs and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Township.
[1973 Code § 13-1.11; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-10]
No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereto
without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-1.12; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-11]
a.
Sewer service connection shall be made upon written application to
the Director on forms furnished by the Director and signed by the
owner of the property or by a duly authorized agent.
b.
No application for service will be accepted for installation between
December 15 and April 15, unless the property owner agrees to pay
the additional cost that may be incurred because of adverse weather
conditions during this period.
c.
All inspection fees for the connection into the sewer system shall
be paid by the applicant pursuant to the rate schedule in place at
the time of the application.
[1973 Code § 13-1.13; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-12]
Approval of an application for a sewer connection can only be
made if it has been determined that a sewer main approved by the Township
exists in front of the applicant's property or in the public right-of-way.
The main shall extend the length of the applicant's property and if
it does not so extend it shall be extended at the applicant's expense
in accordance with Township specifications.
[1973 Code § 13-1.14; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-13]
No person or persons shall in any manner, without permission,
connect or disconnect or tamper or interfere with any property of
the Township such as pipes or conduits, meters, valves, instruments
or other accessories or property.
[1973 Code § 13-1.15; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-14]
a.
The Department may refuse to connect to any customer's piping system
or to supply sewer services to a system if the system has not been
designed or installed in accordance with the applicable regulations
or if any parts of the piping system have not been installed at sufficient
depth to prevent freezing.
b.
The Township shall not be responsible for any inadequacy of sewer
service should the customer make alterations, changes or additions
to an existing system without notifying the Director in advance of
any proposed alterations, changes or additions. In case of defective
service, the customer shall not interfere with meters or other property
of the Township, but shall immediately notify the office of the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-1.16; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-15]
Complaints concerning the character of the service furnished
or the reading of meters or bills rendered shall be made at the Department
office to the Director, in writing. A record of such complaints will
be maintained by the Department to show the names and addresses of
the complainants, dates and nature of the complaints and the action
taken thereon.
[1973 Code § 13-1.17; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-16]
The existing publicly owned and operated sanitary sewer system
of the Township shall be operated by the Township as a Sewer Utility
of the Township of Aberdeen. Such Sewer Utility shall hereafter be
referred to as the Sewer Utility, which shall be operated by the Department
of Public Works, under the control of the Director.
[Ord. No. 13-2007 § V]
The management and implementation of all requirements under the Township's Stormwater Management Plan under subsection 25-5.25 and Stormwater Control Ordinance under subsection 25-5.24 of the Township's Revised General Ordinances shall be operated by the Township as a Stormwater Utility in conjunction with the Sewer Utility. Such utility shall hereinafter be referred to as the Sewer and Stormwater Utility, which shall be operated by the Department, under the control of the Director.
[1973 Code § 13-1.18; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-17]
All future revenue and the accounting therefor from the Sewer
Utility shall be on a dedicated utility basis in conformance with
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:4-33, 34 and 35. All monies derived
from the operation of the Sewer Utility and any other monies applicable
to its support shall be segregated and kept in a separate fund which
shall be known as the Sewer Utility Fund, and all disbursements for
the operation and maintenance of the Sewer Utility shall be taken
from the Sewer Utilities Fund.
[1973 Code § 13-1.19; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-18; Ord. No.
13-2007 § VI]
The dedicated budget of the Sewer and Stormwater Utility shall
include appropriations for operating expenses, capital improvements,
debt service and for the portion of all other deferred charges and
statutory expenses as may be required.
[1973 Code § 13-1.20; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-19]
The owners of all houses, buildings and properties constructed
after the enactment of this section, situated within the Township,
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer
of the Township, are hereby required at their expense to connect all
sanitary and other plumbing facilities directly with the proper public
sewer, in accordance with all of the pertinent ordinances of the Township,
prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
[1973 Code § 13-1.21; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-20]
The owners of all houses, buildings and properties existing
at the time of the enactment of this section, and having approved
private sanitary sewer facilities, will be required at their expense
to connect all available sanitary and other plumbing facilities directly
with the proper public sewer where such connections are considered
necessary in accordance with the rules, regulations and ordinances
of the Township and of the County Board of Health. Such connectors
shall be made in accordance with all of the pertinent ordinances of
the Township within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of the
official notice to do so.
[1973 Code § 13-1.22; Ord. No.
21-1996 § 2-21; Ord. No.
15-1997]
a.
Sump Pumps. It is a violation for any person or user of this system
to connect or discharge, by any means, into the system any materials,
chemicals or drainage other than sanitary sewage. The Director shall
serve notice to such persons or users to remove such discharge immediately.
b.
Broken Lines. The Director shall also serve notice to a user of the
Sewer Utility having broken service lines that cause infiltration
into the system to repair same no later than ten (10) days from the
service of notice pertaining to such violation.
[Ord. No. 22-2006 § 2]
The Township Council is hereby authorized to establish the charges
and fees for sewer and incidental services to be provided by the Sewer
Utility. The schedule of charges shall be hereby fixed and established
for the collection, disposal and treatment of sanitary sewage material
collected in public sanitary sewers located within the Township to
be charged to all customers of the Sewer Utility and properties served
by the public sewage collection system located within the Township
of Aberdeen, as set forth in Exhibit A.
[Ord. No. 13-2007 § VII]
[1973 Code § 13-2.1]
The owner of each property along the line of any sewer now or
hereafter constructed or acquired in the Township by the Township
shall connect each building on such property with a sewer prior to
the connection date with respect to the building.
[1973 Code § 13-2.2]
Every connection required by this section shall be made with
cast iron and soil pipe from inside the building to a point not less
than five (5) feet outside the building. From this point to the sewer
main case iron pipe calked and leaded or asbestos cement pipe with
slip joint rubber gaskets may be used. All pipes must be not less
than four (4) inches in diameter.
[1973 Code § 13-2.3]
Upon receipt by the Township Department of Health of notification
from the Township that any sewer is available to serve buildings on
any properties in the Township, the Department of Health shall order
the owner of property along the line of the sewer to connect each
building in such property with the sewer in accordance with the terms
of this section.
[1973 Code § 13-2.4]
The Department of Health shall designate one of its proper officers to give notice to the owner of property with respect to which an order is issued pursuant to subsection 16-61.3 of this chapter. The notice shall be addressed to the owner of the property as the name of the owner appears in the last tax duplicate of the Township and by the street address if a street address exists, and shall state that by order of the Department of Health the owner is required to connect each building on the property with a sewer in accordance with the terms of this section, on or before the connection date with respect to such building or, if such connection date shall have passed, within thirty (30) days after service of such notice as hereinafter provided, and the notice shall also describe the penalty which may be imposed hereunder for failure to comply with the notice and order in accordance with the terms of this section. The notice may be served on the owner personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode with a member of his family above the age of eighteen (18) years. The notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Township by mailing the same by registered mail to the last known post office address of the owner as the same appears on the last tax duplicate with the Township.
[1973 Code § 13-2.5]
Any person who shall not comply with any order issued in accordance
with the provisions hereof within thirty (30) days after notice by
the proper officer of the Department of Health as hereinabove provided,
shall, upon complaint by the secretary of the sewerage authority or
any other person and upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of twenty-five
($25.00) dollars and shall also forfeit and pay an additional fine
of ten ($10.00) dollars for each day of delay, after the expiration
of the period of thirty (30) days, in which the provisions of the
order or notice are not complied with. Penalties under this section
may be enforced in the municipal court of the Township in the manner
provided by law.
[1973 Code § 13-2.6]
The owner of any building located anywhere in the Township in
which a sewer is now constructed or shall be hereafter constructed
shall prior to the connection date with respect to such building:
If the owner of any property shall fail to make any connection or installation required by subsection 16-61.6 within the time herein required, the Township may proceed to make such connection or installation, or cause the same to be made, and charge and assess the cost thereof against such property, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 to 40:63-64. (1973 Code § 13-2.7]
[1973 Code § 13-3.1]
All applications for the discharge of wastes other than those exempted under subsection 16-62.4 of this chapter shall be filed with the Chief Engineer and approved prior to the completion of the connection.
[1973 Code § 13-3.2; Ord. No. 24-1980; New]
All applications for permission to discharge or continue to
discharge into the sewers or laterals tributary thereto, wastes, other
than normal domestic sewage from toilets, baths, showers, wash bowls
and sinks, shall be in writing duly verified and under oath, and shall
contain complete information as required by the rules and regulations
of the Division of Sewer Utility.
[1973 Code § 13-3.3; Ord. No. 24-1980; New]
Before any waste other than those exempted under subsection 16-62.4 shall be permitted to enter the sewers or laterals tributary thereto, it shall meet the following conditions and requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations of the Division of Sewer Utility.
[1973 Code § 13-3.4; New]
The following shall apply:
a.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or allow or cause
to be discharged any surface, underground or rain water into any sewer
or house connection and to connect or allow to be connected any privy
vault or cesspool with any sewer or house connection.
b.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or allow or cause
to be discharged any waste, other than domestic sewage from toilets,
baths, showers, wash bowls and sinks, into the sewers or laterals
tributary thereto unless an application for the discharge of such
wastes has been duly approved by the Division of Sewer Utility.
c.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge septic material
into any manhole sewer interceptors, collectors or pumping stations
or other transmission devices transmitting domestic sewerage which
are owned or maintained by the Township.
d.
Under no circumstances shall any of the following be discharged into
any sewers or laterals tributary thereto:
1.
Gasoline, naptha, petroleum products or any substance which may create
an explosion hazard in the system.
2.
Oils, fats, or grease except as may result from household, hotel
or restaurant operation.
3.
Surface or rain water from yards, areas, courts, cellars, drains
or roofs.
4.
Rubbish, ashes, cinders or garbage.
5.
Milk, brewery or distillery waste in any form.
6.
Any waste or substance which shall cause or result in:
(a)
Chemical reaction, either directly or indirectly, with the materials
of construction to impair the strength or durability of any sewer
structure.
(b)
Mechanical action that will destroy or damage the sewer structure.
(c)
Restriction of hydraulic capacity of sewer structure.
(d)
Restriction of normal inspection or maintenance of sewer structure.
(e)
Placing of unusual demands on the sewage treatment equipment
or process.
(f)
Limitation of effectiveness of the sewage treatment process.
(g)
Danger to public health and safety.
(h)
Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.
[1973 Code § 13-3.5]
Readily accessible means shall be provided by the owner, tenant
or occupant of any premises to allow the Chief Engineer or his representatives
to make periodic examination and determination of the volume, character
and concentration of waste being discharged into the sewers or laterals
tributary thereto.
[1973 Code § 13-3.6; New]
The Township shall reserve the right to stop and prevent at
any time the discharge into the sewers or laterals tributary thereto
of any waste which may injure the sewers or adversely affect sewage
treatment or which is not in conformity with the requirements and
standards now or hereafter established, and may, at any time without
notice and without recourse, sever the connection and cause removal
of any sewer or drain through which such waste may be discharged.
[New]
a.
Grease interceptors shall be provided at all restaurants, factories,
office buildings and other locations where food is being prepared
and oil and grease has the capacity of entering the sanitary sewer
system.
Where grease has the capability of entering the sanitary sewer
system, a grease interceptor or trap shall be provided. The trap or
interceptor shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Township
in compliance with the State Uniform Construction Code and the Rules
and Regulations. The interceptor or trap shall be sized for the maximum
discharge to be expected during peak operating periods as per the
selection table in the Rules and Regulations. The interceptor shall
be preceded by a flow control device to prevent the interceptor or
trap from exceeding its design capacity. The interceptor or trap shall
be installed at a location where it is readily accessible for maintenance
by the owner and periodically inspected by Township personnel. A cover
shall be installed for inspection and maintenance purposes. The grease
interceptor or trap shall be either a commercial steel manufactured
unit specifically for grease interception or a concrete chamber. The
design, capacity and size of grease interceptors shall be prepared
and signed by a New Jersey Licensed Engineer and submitted to the
Township Engineer and Plumbing Subcode Official for approval.
b.
All grease interceptors require maintenance and cleaning. Experience
will show the optimum cleaning cycle, but generally each interceptor
should be cleaned on a weekly or monthly basis. Existing grease interceptors
of very limited capacity may require cleaning on a daily basis. The
use of enzymes or other chemicals to attempt to keep the grease in
suspension shall not be used. These compounds only deposit the grease
down stream from the trap in the sanitary sewer system. Any blockages
caused by the illegal use of these chemicals will be removed by the
party responsible at their cost. The owner of an interceptor must
show evidence to the Township personnel during the periodic inspection
that the interceptor has been cleaned on a regular basis. This evidence
will include either a contract for yearly cleaning and evidence the
contract is in force or an invoice for each cleaning event. If the
Township personnel finds during their semi-annual inspection that
the interceptor is not being properly maintained and grease is entering
the Township system, the owner will be responsible to clean the Township
system or the Township will perform the work and bill the owner. If
there is continued evidence of lack of maintenance at a facility,
the Township reserves the right to disconnect the violator from the
sewer system. All costs to disconnect and reconnect will be borne
by the property owner.
c.
All restaurants and any establishment with food preparation facilities
where grease has the capacity of entering the sanitary sewer system
shall be required to pay an annual permit fee of one hundred ($100.00)
dollars. The fee is payable at the time the initial permit is issued
and thereafter on January 1st of each year.
The Township personnel shall make an initial inspection when the facilities
are constructed and will make thereafter two (2) inspections per year.
If a facility is a constant problem for the Township, and the owner
is not cooperating with the Township in finding a solution to the
grease problem, and making the necessary modifications to their facilities,
and the Township personnel are required to make repeated inspections,
then the Township will charge a fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars for
each inspection above the initial two (2) covered by the permit fee
until the problem is solved. Invoices showing that the facilities
are being properly maintained shall be made available to Township
personnel for review during inspections.
