[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health[1] of the Township of Monroe 5-19-64 by Ord. No. 128. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Under the present form of township government there is no longer a Board of Health. The legislative functions of the Board of Health are now performed by the Township Council.
A code regulating the location, construction, alteration, use and supervision of individual and semipublic water supplies; requiring certain permits; providing for the inspection of such supplies and the fixing of fees; and prescribing penalties for violations, is hereby adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 3-69.6. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without inclusion of the text thereof herein.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
The said code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "Water Supply Code of New Jersey," being more particularly the most recent edition and revision thereof, as amended and supplemented, as the same is or may hereafter be published.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
Three copies of the said Water Supply Code of New Jersey have been placed on file in the office of the Monroe Township Clerk upon the introduction of this chapter, and will remain on file in said office for use and examination by the public.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
No person shall locate, construct or change the construction of any water supply until a permit for the location, construction or alteration of said water supply shall have been issued by the Monroe Township Department of Health and Welfare.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
New water supplies shall not be placed in operation, nor shall new dwellings or buildings or additions thereto be sold or occupied which must rely on such a supply for water, until the Monroe Township Department of Health and Welfare shall have issued a certificate indicating that the said water supply has been located and constructed in compliance with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the aforesaid code. Issuance of such certificate shall not be required for alteration of an existing water supply.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
In case any permit or certification required by this chapter is denied by the Monroe Township Department of Health and Welfare, a hearing shall be held thereon before the Township Council at the next regular Council meeting after request therefor is made by the applicant, and upon such hearing the Township Council shall affirm, alter or rescind the previous determination and take action accordingly within 45 days after the date of such hearing.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
The Monroe Township Department of Health and Welfare may order all further work in and about any water supply which is being erected or installed in violation of the code to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to remedy such violation, and thereafter the work continued without any violation of any of the provisions of the code, and after issuance of any such order and the service of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working in and about the erection or installation of any such water supply or any part thereof, no further work shall be done thereon except as aforesaid.
The following fees and charges are herewith established:
A. 
For the filing of an application and plans and the issuance of a permit to locate and construct a water supply: $12.
B. 
For the filing of an application and plans and the issuance of a permit to change the construction of an existing water supply: $2.
C. 
For each reinspection of a water supply or part thereof caused by the failure of the permittee to locate and construct or change the construction of the same in accordance with the terms of the permit issued or the terms of the aforesaid code, an inspection fee of $5 shall be charged.
D. 
For each bacterial water analysis: $10.
[Added 1-21-70 by Ord. No. 181]
E. 
For each bacterial water analysis and sanitary survey: $30.
[Added 1-21-70 by Ord. No. 181]
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of or any order promulgated under this chapter or the Water Supply Code of New Jersey made a part hereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.