[1982 Code § 75-1]
The owner of every existing house, building or structure, and the owner of every house, building or structure hereafter to be constructed or acquired, which may be occupied or used by human beings, located on a street along the line of any sewer now constructed or hereafter constructed in the Borough shall, within 90 days after the date on which the services of such sewer are made available to such house, building or structure, install a toilet in such structure, unless a toilet is already installed therein, and connect and hook up the sewerage facilities emanating from such house, building or structure to the municipal sewer system.
[1982 Code § 75-2]
If the owner of any property shall fail to make any connection or installation required by this section within the time herein required, the Borough may proceed to make such connection or installation or cause the same to be made and assess the cost thereof as a lien against such property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 et seq., as amended and revised, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.
[1982 Code § 75-3; Ord. No. 472; Ord. No. 458; Ord. No. 463]
There is hereby established a service charge or rent for the use of the Borough of Frenchtown sanitary sewerage system to be established and amended periodically by resolution of the Borough Council.
[1982 Code § 75-4; Ord. No. 582 § 75-4; Ord. No. 596]
a.
The following sewer rental units are hereby established for the following users:
[Amended 2-6-2019 by Ord. No. 827]
Single-family residential dwelling | 1 unit |
Multi-family residential dwelling | 1 unit per apartment |
Boarder's room in a single or multi-family dwelling | 1/4 unit per room |
Boarding house | 1 unit for resident manager |
1/4 each additional room | |
Hotel, motel or bed & breakfast | 1 unit for resident manager |
1/4 each additional room | |
Retail establishment | 1 unit for first 2 employees and 1/4 for each additional employee |
Commercial establishment (including professional offices, doctors, dentists, veterinarians, attorneys, etc.) | 1 unit for 0-2,000 square feet plus 1/4 unit for each additional 500 square feet or part thereof; for each rental unit |
Manufacturing facility | 1 unit for first 2,000 square feet plus 1/4 unit for each additional 500 square feet or part thereof; for each rental unit |
Warehousing facility | 1 unit for first 10,000 square feet, plus 1/4 unit for each additional 2,500 square feet or part thereof; for each unit |
Professional office within a residential dwelling or outbuilding on same lot | 1/2 unit (in addition to residence) |
Apartment or boarder's room attached to a commercial establishment, manufacturing facility, or retail establishment | 1 unit per apartment or room (in addition to primary business) |
Restaurant, bar, restaurant with a bar, cafe, coffee shop, deli, or any other commercial establishment that serves food to the public and offers seating | 1 unit for 1-16 seats, plus 1/4 for each additional 4 seats or part thereof |
Commercial laundry; laundromat | 3/4 unit per washing machine |
Barber shop | 1 unit |
Beauty shop | 1 unit plus 1/4 per manned station |
Club with bar | 4 units |
Movie theater | 4 units |
Post office | 3 units |
Church | 1 unit |
School | 1/2 unit per classroom |
Convalescent home, rest home, nursing home, hospice or in-patient healthcare provider | 1/2 unit per bed |
Car wash | 3 units per bay |
Minimum unit charged per user | 1 unit |
Dog washing | 1 unit plus 1/4 unit per washing station |
b.
On or before June 1 of each year, the owners of all structures, except single-family dwellings without boarders, are required to file with the Borough, on a form prescribed by the Borough, a disclosure of the following information with regard to each structure owned as applicable:
Use of structure including nature of business(es) located therein,
Size of the structure/rental unit/facility in square feet,
Number of apartments,
Number of rooms,
Number of employees in each business occupying the structure,
Number of rental units,
Number of boarders' rooms,
Number of customers allowed to occupy the structure,
Number of sinks,
Number of washing machines,
Number of work stations,
Number of seats,
Number of beds,
Number of classrooms,
Number of car wash bays,
Resident manager presence.
The initial filing date of this form will be August 1, 2001.
c.
Upon failure to comply with the requirements of Subsection b, the Borough may, in addition to imposing the penalties provided elsewhere in this chapter, cause the structures for which a disclosure is required to be inspected to determine the information required above and may assess sewer charges under Subsection a.
[1982 Code § 75-5; Ord. No. 480]
There will be a charge per sewer rental unit as defined in Subsection 16-2.2 to any user for the privilege of connecting to the Borough sanitary sewerage system. This charge shall be established by resolution of the Borough Council and may be changed by resolution from time to time.
[1982 Code § 75-6]
The yearly charges and rents shall be payable to the Borough collector of sewer rents quarterly and shall be due on the first day of February, May, August and November of each year; connection charges shall be due 30 days after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or actual connection, whichever occurs first; and if any rents or charges are not paid within 30 days from this time, shall become delinquent, shall bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum, shall become a lien on the property and shall be collectible and enforced as are other municipal taxes, charges or liens; provided, however, that, in any case where a connection is made to the sewers during any quarter of the calendar year, rent shall commence the following quarter.
[1982 Code § 75-7]
Rents for users outside the Borough of Frenchtown shall be 1 1/2 times the service charge or rent enumerated in Subsection 16-2.1.
[1982 Code § 75-8]
Rent payments shall commence on May 1, 1965, for all users of the sanitary sewerage system, irrespective of connection or nonconnection.
[1982 Code § 75-9; Ord. No. 425; Ord. No. 582 § 75-9; Ord. No. 596]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean the Federal Clean Water Act as amended.[1]
Shall mean the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Shall mean a person, other than a tenant, who lives with a homeowner or tenant in consideration for payment of money or rendering of services to the homeowner or tenant.
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
Shall mean the Borough of Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Shall mean the part of the service lateral which extends from the inspection riser to a point five feet from the dwelling or structure.
Shall mean the amount of chlorine, in parts per million by weight, which must be added to sewage to produce a specific residential chlorine content or to meet the requirements of some other objective, in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
Shall mean any collection sanitary sewers located under highways, roads, streets and rights-of-way with branch service laterals that collect and convey sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination of both, and into which storm, surface and groundwaters or unpolluted industrial waters or liquids are not intentionally admitted.
Shall mean a sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm or surface water.
Shall mean and include any property occupied by a nonresidential establishment not within the definition of an Industrial User (Class III) and which is connected to the wastewater facilities.
Shall mean the twenty-four-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Shall mean an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
Shall mean any person who works at least 24 hours per week, or a combination of employees who work 24 hours per week at a place of business covered by this chapter.
Shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Shall mean a pressure pipe located under highways, roads, streets and rights-of-way that conveys pumped sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination of both.
Shall mean the solid animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the domestic or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
Shall be given its normal definition in the retail food industry. A grease trap shall mean a device used to collect oil and grease at the entrance of the wastewater pipe system, preventing the oil and grease from traveling through the wastewater pipes into the wastewater system of the Borough. A grease trap must be installed in such a manner as to facilitate easy inspection and cleaning.
Shall mean water within the earth.
Shall mean any property within the sewered area upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, or both, shall be or may be discharged.
Shall mean any nonresidential user identified in Division A, B, D, E, or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. "Class III" shall also include any user which discharges wastewater containing toxic or poisonous substances, or any substance(s) which causes interference in the wastewater facilities.
Shall mean solid or liquid substances discharged, permitted to flow or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing, trade or business process or in the course of the development, recovery or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Shall mean groundwater, runoff water or rain water which unintentionally enters the sewerage system through leaks in building sewers, service laterals, collection sewers, intercepting sewers, manholes, pumping stations or any other structure used for the conveyance of sewage.
Shall mean a capped, vertical pipe, the same diameter as the service lateral located on the service lateral at the end of the sewer service connection, installed so as to allow the Borough to visually monitor flow from the building sewer. The "inspection riser" shall be constructed in accordance with the standard construction details. The "inspection riser" shall usually be located behind the curb abutting the street servicing the consumer's premises or within 10 feet of the collection line. The "inspection riser" shall be the point on the service lateral where the Borough's responsibility ends and the consumer's responsibility begins.
Shall mean a main sewer located under highways, roads, streets and rights-of-way with branch collection sewers which is used essentially to receive and convey sanitary wastewater or industrial wastes, or a combination of both, and which is usually parallel to a natural watercourse and into which storm, surface and groundwaters or unpolluted industrial waters or liquids are not intentionally admitted.
Shall mean inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater treatment process or sludge disposal system, or their operation, which substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
Shall mean milligrams per liter.
Shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or any other body of surface or ground water.
Shall mean the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program, whether administration by the EPA or by the State of New Jersey.
Shall mean the person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private property with wastewater facilities which discharge, or will discharge, to the Borough's wastewater facilities.
Shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership, corporation, municipality or other similar organization, agency or group.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed in grams per liter of solution as determined by Standard Methods.
Shall mean parts per million.
Shall mean the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to discharge to the Borough wastewater facility.
Shall mean any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act, which applies to industrial users.
Shall mean garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in the wastewater sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Shall mean a sewage pumping or ejector station located in a sewerage collection system for the pumping or lifting of sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination of both, from a low elevation to a higher elevation.
Shall mean all premises used only for human residency and which are connected to the wastewater facilities.
Should be given its normal definition in the industry. A retail food establishment shall mean and includes all retail businesses which process and/or serve food and food products. Included under the definition of retail food establishments are restaurants, delicatessens, taverns, supermarkets, butcher shops and similar establishments.
Shall mean wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, office buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
Shall mean the pipe connecting a consumer's premises to the collection or intercepting sewer. The service lateral shall consist of the sewer service connection, inspection riser and building sewer.
Shall mean any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewerage system used or usable for sewage collection purposes and to which ground, surface and stormwater is not admitted intentionally.
Shall mean the part of the service lateral which extends from the collection sewer or the intercepting sewer to the inspection riser.
Shall mean any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds, for any period of longer duration than 15 minutes, more than five times its average hourly concentration flow.
Shall mean the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Water Pollution Control Federation and American Water Works Association.
Shall mean the State of New Jersey.
Shall mean a sewer for conveying stormwaters, surface waters and other waters, which is not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
Shall mean water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate at which water may infiltrate into the soil.
Shall mean the total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water or wastewater, as determined by Standard Methods.
Shall mean any of the pollutants designated by Federal regulations pursuant to Section 307 (a)(1) of the Act.
Shall mean a combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may be present.
Shall mean the combination of the wastewater sewers and treatment facilities.
Shall mean the structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary to collect and transport wastewaters to the treatment facility.
Shall mean the structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary to treat and discharge wastewaters.
Shall mean the Water Pollution Control Federation.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
[1982 Code § 75-10; Ord. No. 425]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms in these rules and regulations and not defined in Subsection 16-3.1 above shall be as defined in the Glossary: Water and Wastewater Control Engineering, prepared by Joint Editorial Board of the American Public Health Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation, copyright 1969.
[1982 Code § 75-11; Ord. No. 425]
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to provide for the maximum possible beneficial public use of the Borough's wastewater facilities through regulation of sewer construction, sewer use and wastewater discharges; to provide for equitable distribution of the costs of the Borough's wastewater facilities; and to provide procedures for complying with the requirements contained herein.
[1982 Code § 75-12; Ord. No. 425]
a.
The definitions of terms used in these rules and regulations are found in § 16-3. The provisions of these rules and regulations shall apply to the discharge of all wastewater to facilities of the Borough. These rules and regulations provide for use of the Borough's wastewater facilities, regulation of sewer construction, control for the quantity and quality of wastewater discharged, wastewater pretreatment, equitable distribution of costs, assurance that existing customer's capacity will not be preempted, approval of sewer construction plans, issuance of wastewater discharge permits, minimum sewer connection standards and conditions, and penalties and other procedures in cases of violation of these rules and regulations.
b.
These rules and regulations shall apply to all persons in the area serviced by the Borough and to persons outside the area who are, by contract or agreement with the Borough, users of the Borough's wastewater sewers or wastewater treatment facilities.
[1982 Code § 75-13; Ord. No. 425]
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borough shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-14; Ord. No. 425]
Any person found in violation of these rules and regulations or any requirement of a permit issued hereunder may be served with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for compliance. Any such notice given shall be in writing and served in person or by registered or certified mail. The notice shall be sent to the last address of the violator known to the Borough. Where the address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner of record of the property involved. If satisfactory action is not taken in the time allotted by the notice, Subsection 16-4.5 shall be implemented.
[1982 Code § 75-15; Ord. No. 425]
a.
Any person who continues to violate the discharge provisions of these rules and regulations beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection 16-4.4 above may be charged with commission of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5 for each day the violation continues or may be subject to disconnection from the Borough's wastewater facilities.
b.
Each day or portion thereof a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
[1982 Code § 75-16; Ord. No. 425]
a.
All fees and charges payable under the provisions of these rules and regulations shall be paid to the Borough. Such fees and charges shall be as set forth herein or as established in § 16-2 of this chapter.
[1982 Code § 75-17; Ord. No. 425]
a.
The Borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter properties at any reasonable time for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement and sampling of the wastewater discharge to ensure that discharge to the Borough's wastewater facilities is in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations.
b.
The Borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private property through which the Borough holds an easement for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any of the Borough's wastewater facilities lying within the easement. All entry and any subsequent work on the easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the easement pertaining to the private property involved.
d.
During the performance on private properties of inspections, wastewater sampling or other similar operations referred to in Subsections a and b above, the owner and occupant shall be:
1.
Held harmless for personal injury or death of the Borough employee and the loss of or damage to Borough supplies or equipment;
2.
Indemnified against loss of or damage to property of the owner or occupant by the Borough; and
3.
Indemnified against liability claims asserted against the owner or occupant for personal injury or death of the Borough employee or for loss of or damage to property of the Borough except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner or occupant to maintain safe conditions as required by Subsection m of Subsection 16-6.11 of these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-18; Ord. No. 425]
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the Borough's wastewater facilities. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be, upon conviction, liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5.
[1982 Code § 75-19; Ord. No. 425]
Public notice shall be given in accordance with applicable provisions of the State of New Jersey prior to adoption of any amendments of these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-20; Ord. No. 425]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
[1982 Code § 75-21; Ord. No. 425]
It shall be unlawful to discharge without an NJPDEP permit to any natural outlet within any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough. Wastewater discharges to the Borough's wastewater facilities are not authorized unless approved by the Borough in accordance with provisions of these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-22; Ord. No. 425]
Except as provided in these rules and regulations, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
[1982 Code § 75-23; Ord. No. 425]
The owner of any house, building or property which is used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, under the jurisdiction of these rules and regulations, and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is or may be located a wastewater sewer connected to the treatment facility of the Borough, is required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly to the proper sewer in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations, within 120 days after the date of the official notice to do so, provided that the proper wastewater sewer is within 200 feet of the property line.
[1982 Code § 75-24; Ord. No. 425]
a.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any wastewater sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the Borough.
b.
There shall be three classes of permits for connections to the Borough's wastewater facilities: Class I, Residential; Class II, Commercial; and Class III, Industrial. In all cases, the owner shall make application for a permit to connect to the Borough's wastewater facilities on a special form furnished by the Borough. The permit application shall be supplemented by wastewater information required to administer these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-25; Ord. No. 425]
The costs and expenses incidental to the service lateral installation and connection to the Borough's wastewater facilities shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Borough from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[1982 Code § 75-26; Ord. No. 425]
A separate and independent building sewer line shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway, the building serving the front building may be extended to the rear building, and the whole considered as one building sewer. The Borough assumes no obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any single building sewer which serves two buildings.
[1982 Code § 75-27; Ord. No. 425]
Existing sewer service connections may be used for connection of new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Borough, to meet the requirements of these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-28; Ord. No. 425]
The size, slope, alignment, construction materials, trench excavation and backfill methods, pipe placement, jointing and testing methods used in the construction and installation of a building sewer shall conform to the State Uniform Construction Code or other applicable requirements of the Borough. All building sewers shall be inspected as required by the State Uniform Construction Code before connection to a sewer service connection.
[1982 Code § 75-29; Ord. No. 425]
Whenever practicable, the building sewer shall be brought to a building at an elevation below the basement floor. In buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the Borough's wastewater sewer, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to a building sewer draining to the Borough sewer.
[1982 Code § 75-30; Ord. No. 425]
a.
No person shall connect roof, foundation, basement, areaway, sump pump, parking lot, roadway or other surface runoff or groundwater drains to any sewer service connection which is connected to the Borough's wastewater facility unless such connection is authorized in writing by the Borough.
[1982 Code § 75-31; Ord. No. 425]
a.
The connection of a building sewer into a sewer service connection shall conform to the requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code or other applicable requirements of the Borough, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM or the WPCF. The connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing.
b.
The connection of a surface runoff or groundwater drain to a storm sewer or natural outlet designed to transport surface runoff or groundwater drainage shall conform to the requirements of the applicable Building Code or other applicable requirements of the Borough. The connection of any such drain to a wastewater sewer under special permit as provided under Subsection a of this Subsection shall conform to the requirements specified by the Borough as a condition of approval of such permit.
[1982 Code § 75-32; Ord. No. 425]
Excavations for service lateral installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
[1982 Code § 75-33; Ord. No. 425]
The Borough shall not issue a permit for any class of connection to the Borough's wastewater facility unless there is sufficient capacity, not legally committed to other users, in the wastewater sewers and treatment facilities to convey and adequately treat the quantity of wastewater which the requested connection will add to the system. The Borough may permit such a connection if there are legally binding commitments to provide the needed capacity.
[1982 Code § 75-34; Ord. No. 425]
Sewer service connections shall be no less than four inches in diameter for each connection. The slope or grade of a sewer service connection when the inside diameter is four inches or more shall be no less than 1/4 inch per foot of length and shall be downward in the direction of the flow. Connection of a sewer service connection to a collecting or intercepting sewer shall be accomplished using a saddle-type fitting approved by the Borough.
b.
Joints.
1.
Uniform bearing shall be provided along the entire length of a sewer service connection, and all joints of a sewer service connection shall be watertight and rustproof. No cement mortar joints shall be used. When hot-poured joints are used, the trench shall be free of water.
2.
Joints in cast-iron soil pipe in a sewer service connection shall be packed with oakum in the bell and spigot terminations and thereafter shall be filled with molten lead to a depth of at least one inch and not be depressed more than 1/8 inch below the rim of the hub. The lead then must be caulked in place. No paint, varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the sewer service connection has been tested and approved as provided in Subsections j and k.
3.
Such joints may also be of the compression type, which is made using a rubber gasket. Such joint shall conform to ASTM Specifications C-564-65T and shall be approved by the Borough.
4.
Joints in asbestos-cement sewer pipe in a sewer service connection shall be made with sleeve couplings of the same composition as the pipe and shall be sealed with rubber rings.
5.
Joints in ASTM D-3034, SDR-35 PVC pipe shall be made with an integral bell, bell-and-spigot-type rubber-gasketed joint. Gaskets shall conform to ASTM F-477.
6.
Joints in Schedule 40 PVC pipe shall be made using an approved type solvent welding system consisting of joint solvent and solvent weld-type fittings.
c.
Existing Sewage System Cutoff. Where an improved property, at the time of securing a permit under Subsection 16-6.1 of this section to connect to a sewer, shall be served by its own sewage disposal system or device, the existing house sewer line shall be cut on the structure side of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made, with proper fittings, to continue such house sewer line, as a building sewer, undiminished in inside diameter but not less than those diameters specified in this subsection to the sewer service connection.
d.
Trench Support. All pipes of a sewer service connection laid in a trench must be supported properly over their entire length.
e.
Fittings. Fittings in a sewer service connection shall conform to the type of pipe used in construction.
f.
Changes in Direction. Changes in direction in a sewer service connection shall be made by use of fittings with a 1/8 bend or less. Under special conditions, other fittings will be allowed subject to the written approval of the Borough.
g.
Cleanouts. Cleanouts shall be provided on each sewer service connection at seventy-five-foot intervals to permit complete rodding with a 100-foot long auger or tape. Cleanouts shall be constructed by using a Y-fitting in the run of pipe with a 45° bend and riser to the ground surface. The riser pipe must be provided with a standard four inch screw-type ferrule. Where cleanouts are installed in a roadway, the cleanout shall be protected with an approved type cast iron frame and cover. Cleanouts are not required where sewer service connections are less than 75 feet long.
h.
Inspection Risers. Inspection risers shall be placed at the curbline or in an area designated by the Borough. The inspection riser shall be in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code.
i.
Main Line Connection. All new sewer service connections shall be connected to an existing collection or intercepting sewer using an approved type saddle-fitting properly installed and encased in concrete.
j.
Supervision. At all times prior to and during the installation of sewer service connections, the materials, construction and method of installation shall be subject to the supervision and inspection of the Borough or its designated representative.
k.
Inspections. No sewer service connection shall be covered until it has been inspected, as provided in Subsection j, and approved. If any part of a sewer service connection is covered before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
l.
Processing and Filing Permit. Prior to inspection of sewer service connection, the owner of the improved property to be connected to a sewer shall exhibit to the Borough or its representative his building sewer permit, duly signed by the Building Coded Official. Upon approval of a sewer service connection, the Borough or its representative shall insert the date of approval and sign the original and duplicate copies of the permit and deliver an executed copy to the owner of the improved property. The original permit shall be filed with the Borough and retained in its official records.
m.
Safety Precautions. Every excavation for a sewer service connection shall be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a sewer service connection shall be restored at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Borough.
n.
Defective Building Sewer. Whenever the Borough has reason to believe any building sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall be subject to test and inspection. Defects found upon such test and inspection, if any, shall be corrected as required by the Borough. All repairs, alterations or additions to any building sewer shall made in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code.
[1982 Code § 75-35; Ord. No. 425]
Any person desiring to perform the installation of a sewer service connection on the Borough's system shall obtain from the Borough a permit authorizing such person to perform the work. Such permits shall be issued only to such persons who have demonstrated by past performance to the satisfaction of the Borough that they are qualified and capable of performing plumbing work in accordance with good plumbing practice. Such permits shall be issued on a yearly basis and shall be reissued from year to year by appropriate endorsement of the Borough or by issuance of a new permit, in the discretion of the Borough. Permits shall be revocable by the Borough for negligent or willful failure to comply with these rules and regulations. Owners, their agents, employees or independent contractors may do ditch preparation work independently of plumbing work involved upon receipt of a permit from the Borough and subject to compliance with these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-36; Ord. No. 425]
a.
The Borough may enter into extension agreements, from time to time, to their sewer systems, subject to the availability of an adequate capacity of the sewer system.
b.
Any person who desires to obtain sanitary sewer service from the Borough in an area in which the Borough does not have existing service mains or facilities may, as a condition precedent to his application being approved, provide for construction of the facilities necessary to provide the requested service in accordance with these rules and regulations. With respect to any such extension of facilities, the Borough shall have the sole and exclusive right to specify the size, type, composition and quality of the facilities, as well as their location and depth. The facilities shall likewise be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications, which shall be approved by the Borough's Consulting Engineer, and shall be subject to his final inspection and approval during the course of construction and at the completion thereof.
c.
Any facilities constructed, installed or otherwise connected with the Borough's system, pursuant to the provisions hereof, shall, upon final approval and acceptance by the Borough's Consulting Engineer, become the sole and exclusive property of the Borough.
d.
Any application for main or facility extensions, to serve a new subdivision, housing project, industrial development or other organized service district, may be the subject of a private contract between the Borough and the proposed developer.
[1982 Code § 75-37; Ord. No. 425]
An application for extension of sewer lines shall be submitted and reviewed in accordance with procedures adopted by resolution of the Borough and as the same may be amended from time to time.
[1982 Code § 75-38; Ord. No. 425]
a.
The following fees must be filed with the Borough prior to review of any application for extension of sewer lines or when the Borough is required to review sewerage plans for conceptual approval, subdivision approval or site plan approval:
1.
Review of plans for conceptual, subdivision or site plan approval: $100.
2.
Review of plans for approval of extension of sewer lines: $1 per foot of extension or $500, whichever shall be the smaller amount, but not less than $100.
3.
Review of plans for approval of a pumping station: $500 in addition to the fee for review of sewer line extension.
b.
In all cases, if the Borough's review cost is in excess of any fee therefor paid by the applicant, the applicant shall pay such excess prior to any such time as the authority shall approve such application for further review by other agencies.
[1982 Code § 75-39; Ord. No. 425]
Upon approval of construction plans for sewer line extensions by the Borough and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and upon the issuance of a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection construction permit, the owner or developer may begin construction in accordance with the plans upon compliance with the following:
a.
Posting of performance guaranty in an amount to be determined by the Engineer and in a form approved by the Borough Attorney.
b.
Depositing with the Borough a fee to cover inspection costs in the amount of 5% of the total estimated construction cost as determined by the Borough Consulting Engineer. If the Borough's inspection costs are in excess of any fees paid by the developer or owner, the developer or owner shall pay such excess in order to proceed with construction. If such fees paid by the developer or owner are in excess of the Borough's inspection costs, such excess shall be refunded to the developer or owner upon completion and acceptance of construction.
[1982 Code § 75-40; Ord. No. 425]
All discharges of stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, sump pumps, subsurface drainage or other waters not intended to be treated in the treatment facility shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets designed for such discharges, except as authorized under Subsection 16-6.7. Any connection, drain or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter any other wastewater sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this subsection and these rules and regulations.
[1982 Code § 75-41; Ord. No. 425]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any of the Borough's wastewater facilities any of the following substances, materials, waters or wastes:
a.
Any unpolluted waters, such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water.
b.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than that stipulated hereinafter.
c.
Any water or waste which may contain soluble oil or grease or any water containing floatable fats, oils, greases or other substances that will solidify or become viscous at normal climatic conditions or impair the operation of the Borough's system.
d.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, motor oil, mineral spirits, commercial solvent or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
e.
Any water or wastes that contain hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide or nitrous oxide in quantities higher than that stipulated hereinafter.
f.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, offal, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime residues, cannery waste bulk solids, unshredded garbage, antibiotic wastes, free mineral acids, concentrated pickling wastes or plating solutions or any other solid or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction to the flow or other interference with the proper operation of the Borough's system.
g.
Any water or wastes containing toxic or poisonous substances in such concentrations as to constitute a hazard to humans or animals or to interfere with any sewage treatment process or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
h.
Wastes which will cause corrosive structural damage to the system.
i.
Any waters containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual provision, attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
j.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance, capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance, inspection and repair.
k.
Any waters containing quantities of radium, naturally occurring or artificially produced radioisotopes in excess of presently existing or subsequently accepted limits for drinking water as established by the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measuring.
l.
Any concentrated dye wastes, spent tanning solutions or other wastes which are highly colored, or wastes which are of unusual volume, concentration of solids or composition that may create obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the system or the quality of the effluent from the system.
m.
The following fixed upper limits of acceptable quantity (concentration) and characteristics of material shall apply:
1.
Concentrations.
Material | Concentration (mg/l) |
|---|---|
Acetylene generation sludge | None |
Arsenic | 0.5 |
Barium | 4.0 |
Cadmium | 0.2 |
Chrome (total) | 0.5 |
Copper | 2.0 |
Cyanides | 1.0 |
Grease and soluble oils | 25.0 |
Hydrogen sulfide | 10.0 |
Iron (total) | 5.0 |
Lead | 0.5 |
Mercury | 0.01 |
Mineral acid (free) | None |
Nickel | 2.0 |
Nitrous oxide | 10.0 |
Oils, minerals | 15.0 |
Phenols | 2.0 |
Phosphorous | 10.0 |
Selenium | 0.05 |
Silver | 0.5 |
Sulfur dioxide | 10.0 |
Zinc | 2.0 |
2.
Characteristics.
Material | Limitation |
|---|---|
Temperature, maximum | 110° |
pH; allowable range | 5.5 - 9.0 |
Biochemical oxygen demand | 350 ppm |
Suspended solids, maximum | 350 ppm |
Color | 200 Co. |
[1982 Code § 75-42; Ord. No. 425]
a.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any wastewater facilities wastewaters containing substances subject to an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard promulgated by the EPA in excess of the quantity prescribed in such applicable pretreatment standards except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Compliance with such applicable pretreatment standards shall be within three years of the date the standard is promulgated; provided, however, that compliance with categorical pretreatment standards for new sources shall be required upon promulgation.
b.
Upon application by a Class II or Class III user, the Borough shall revise any limitations on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment standards to reflect removal of the substances by the wastewater treatment facility. The revised discharge limit for specified substances shall be derived in accordance with Federal law.
c.
Upon application by a Class II or Class III user, the Borough shall adjust any limitation on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment standards to consider factors relating to such person which are fundamentally different from factors considered by EPA during the development of the pretreatment standard. Requests for and determinations of a fundamentally different adjustment shall be in accordance with Federal law.
d.
The Borough shall notify any Class II or Class III user affected by the provisions of this subsection and establish an enforceable compliance schedule for each.
[1982 Code § 75-43; Ord. No. 425]
Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Borough and any user of the wastewater facilities whereby wastewater of unusual strength or character is accepted into the system and specially treated subject to any payments or user charges as may be applicable.
[1982 Code § 75-44; Ord. No. 425]
The conservation of water and energy shall be encouraged by the Borough. In establishing discharge restrictions upon industrial users, it shall take into account already implemented or planned conservation steps revealed by the Class II or Class III user. Upon request of the Borough, each industrial user will provide the Borough with pertinent information showing that the quantities of substances or pollutants have not been nor will be increased as a result of the conservation steps. Upon such a showing to the satisfaction of the Borough, it shall make adjustments to discharge restrictions, which have been based on concentrations, to reflect the conservation steps.
[1982 Code § 75-45; Ord. No. 425]
a.
All Class II and Class III dischargers shall file with the Borough wastewater information deemed necessary by the Borough for determination of compliance with these rules and regulations, the Borough's NJPDES permit conditions and State and Federal law. Such information shall be provided by completion of a questionnaire designed and supplied by the Borough and by supplements thereto as may be necessary. Information requested in the questionnaire and designated by the discharger as confidential is subject to the conditions of confidentiality as set out in Subsection c of this subsection.
b.
Where a person owns, operates or occupies properties designated as a Class II and Class III discharger at more than one location, separate information submittals shall be made for each location as may be required by the Borough.
c.
The Borough shall implement measures to ensure the confidentiality of information provided by a Class II and Class III discharger pursuant to these rules and regulations. In no event shall the Borough delegate this responsibility or disclose any claimed confidential information to any person without prior notice in writing to the owner and without providing the owner with the opportunity to protect such confidential information, including the right to seek judicial relief.
d.
In lieu of the questionnaire referred to in Subsection a hereof, the Class II and Class III discharger shall submit the following information:
1.
The name of the company.
2.
The location.
3.
The product, service or activity.
4.
A plan showing proposed connection with description of method for flow determination and parameter monitoring.
5.
A complete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced or expected to be produced at the property, including a description of the character of each waste, the daily volume and the maximum rates of discharge and representative analysis.
6.
The time period for which the connection to the system has been requested. For periods other than indefinite, a renewal request for the discharge will be required to be submitted to the Borough at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the current approval.
7.
Such other information as requested.
[1982 Code § 75-46; Ord. No. 425]
a.
When required by the Borough, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying Class II or Class III wastewater discharges shall provide suitable access and such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastewater. Such access shall be in a readily and safely accessible location and shall be provided in accordance with the plans approved by the Borough. The access shall be provided and maintained at the owner's expense so as to be safe and accessible at reasonable times.
b.
The Borough shall consider such factors as the volume and strength of discharge, quantities of toxic materials in the discharge, wastewater treatment facility removal capabilities and cost effectiveness in determining whether or not access and equipment for monitoring Class II and Class III wastewater discharges shall be required.
c.
Where the Borough determines that access and equipment for monitoring or measuring Class II and Class III wastewater discharges is not practicable, reliable or cost effective, the Borough may specify alternative methods of determining the characteristics and volume of the wastewater discharge which will, in the Borough's judgment, provide an equitable measurement of such characteristics.
[1982 Code § 75-47; Ord. No. 425]
a.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater to which reference is made in the rules and regulations shall be determined in accordance with the analytical methods described in Title 40 Federal Register Part 136 issued October 16, 1973, or such alternate methods approved by the Borough and which comply with State and Federal law. Sampling methods, locations, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Borough. The discharger shall have the option to use, at his own expense, more complete sampling methods, locations, times, durations and frequencies than specified by the Borough.
b.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater required by the rules and regulations shall be performed by a qualified laboratory. When such analyses are required of a discharger, the discharger may, in lieu of using the Borough's laboratory, make arrangements with any qualified laboratory, including that of the discharger, to perform such analyses.
c.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics necessary for determination compliance with applicable pretreatment standards shall be conducted on the basis of the following schedule unless more frequent monitoring is required by an authority other than the rules and regulations, or if the Borough, in its judgment, determines that the characteristics of the specific discharge warrant a different frequency monitoring:
Average Actual Daily User Discharge (gallons) | Monitoring Frequency |
|---|---|
Less than 50,000 | Semiannually |
50,000 to 500,000 | Quarterly |
More than 500,000 | Monthly |
d.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics for any purpose other than the determination of compliance with pretreatment standards shall be conducted on a frequency deemed necessary by the Borough.
e.
Upon demonstration by any person that the characteristics of the wastewater discharged by that person are consistent, the Borough may reduce the frequency as may be required by authority other than these rules and regulations, except that in no case shall the frequency of monitoring be less than semiannual for the determination of compliance with pretreatment standards.
f.
In determining the discharge characteristics, factors such as continuous or batch operation and seasonal operation and the information requirements of other provisions of these rules and regulations shall be considered by the Borough. The Borough may obtain wastewater samples as required to verify the consistency of discharge characteristics.
g.
Fees for any given measurement, test or analysis of wastewater required by these rules and regulations and performed by the Borough shall be the same for all classes of dischargers, regardless of the quantity or quality of the discharge and shall reflect only direct cost. Costs of analyses performed by an independent laboratory at the option of discharger shall be borne directly by the discharger.
[1982 Code § 75-48; Ord. No. 425]
Any industrial user which is connected to the sewer system and is discharging industrial wastes thereto and shall change its methods of operation so as to alter the type of wastes previously discharged, shall notify the Borough 10 days previous to such change, so that the Borough representatives can sample the waste immediately after the change takes place and determine whether or not the new waste is injurious to the sewer system.
[1982 Code § 75-49; Ord. No. 425]
If the drainage or discharge from any establishment causes a deposit, obstruction or damage to any Borough wastewater facility, the Borough shall cause the deposit or obstruction to be promptly removed or cause the damage to be promptly repaired. The cost of such work, including materials, labor and supervision, shall be borne by the person causing such deposit, obstruction or damage.
[1982 Code § 75-50; Ord. No. 425]
a.
While the Borough should initially rely upon the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards of Subsection 16-8.3 to protect wastewater facilities or receiving waters, if any wastewater which contains substances or possesses characteristics shown to have deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or constitutes a public nuisance or hazard, is discharged or is proposed for discharge to the wastewater sewers, the Borough may:
1.
Require pretreatment to a condition acceptable for discharge to the wastewater sewers;
2.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge;
3.
Require payment to cover added cost of handling and treating the wastewaters not covered by existing fees or charges;
4.
Require the development of compliance schedules to meet any applicable pretreatment requirements;
5.
Require the submission of reports necessary to assure compliance with applicable pretreatment requirements;
6.
Carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring necessary to determine compliance with applicable pretreatment requirements;
7.
Obtain remedies for noncompliance by any user. Such remedies may include injunctive relief, the civil penalties specified in § 18-4 of these rules and regulations of appropriate criminal penalties; or
8.
Reject the wastewater if scientific evidence discloses that the discharge will create unreasonable hazards or have unreasonable deleterious effects on the wastewater facilities.
b.
When considering the above alternatives, the Borough shall assure that conditions of the Borough's NJPDES permit are met. The Borough shall also take into consideration cost effectiveness and the economic impact of the alternatives on the discharger. If the Borough allows the pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows, the installation of the necessary facilities shall be subject to review. The Borough shall review and recommend any appropriate changes to the program within 90 days of submittal.
c.
Where pretreatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided or required for any wastewater, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation at the expense of the owner.
[Ord. No. 582 § 75-50A; Ord. No. 596]
a.
Requirements.
1.
Grease traps shall be maintained in all retail food establishments.
2.
All grease traps shall be inspected to ensure that they are never allowed to reach more than 75% of their capacity. A grease trap that exceeds 75% of its capacity will be deemed to be maintained in violation of this section.
3.
The Board of Health of the Borough of Frenchtown shall have the right to periodically conduct routine inspections of the oil and grease traps to ensure compliance with this section.
4.
All retail food establishments must employ at their own expense a licensed plumbing inspector to conduct an annual inspection of their grease traps and connecting wastewater lines to ensure that waste oil and grease is being adequately prevented from being discharged into the sewer system. The licensed plumbing inspector conducting the inspection must provide a formal inspection report to both the retail food establishment and to the Borough Board of Health. This inspection report must contain the plumbing inspector's observations with regard to the efficiency of the grease trap, the amount of oil and grease found in the connecting wastewater lines, the percentage of oil and grease being removed from wastewater being discharged into the sewer system, the maintenance and efficiency of the grease trap, and whether the grease trap is of an appropriate size (with particular attention given to whether the grease trap needs replacement). The formal inspection report must be rendered within three weeks of the inspection.
5.
This section is effective on December 6, 2001.
b.
Administration and Enforcement. The Board of Health of the Borough of Frenchtown shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this section.
c.
Violations and Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or a combination thereof.
[1982 Code § 75-51; Ord. No. 425]
Persons required to pretreat wastewater in accordance with Subsection 16-10.1 above shall provide a statement, reviewed by an authorized representative of the user and certified to by a qualified person indicating whether applicable pretreatment requirements are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, describe the additional operation and maintenance or additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the pretreatment requirements. If additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment requirements, the user shall submit a plan, including schedules, to the Borough. The plan, including schedules, shall be consistent with applicable conditions of the Borough's NJPDES permit or other local, State or Federal laws.
[1982 Code § 75-53; Ord. No. 425]
In the event that the Federal Government promulgates a regulation for a given new or existing user in a specific industrial subcategory that establishes pretreatment standards, such Federal regulations shall immediately supersede Subsection 16-10.la.
[1982 Code § 75-54; Ord. No. 425]
The Borough shall promptly apply for and obtain authorization from the EPA to revise discharge limitations for those substances listed in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards for which consistent removal occurs in the wastewater facilities of the Borough. The Borough shall not adopt or enforce discharge limitations more stringent than the requested limitations until the State or EPA acts on the application.
[1982 Code § 75-55; Ord. No. 425]
The Borough reserves the right to amend these rules and regulations from time to time as it shall deem necessary and proper in connection with the use and operation of the sewer system or as may be required to meet the necessary costs and expenses.
[1982 Code § 75-56; Ord. No. 425]
No officer or employee of the Borough is authorized to vary these rules without action by the Borough Council.
[1982 Code § 75-57; Ord. No. 425]
The Borough shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure of service when occasioned by an emergency or required repairs or failure from any cause beyond control. The Borough reserves the right to restrict the use of sewer service whenever the public welfare may require it.
[1982 Code § 75-58; Ord. No. 425]
Each owner must give the Borough written notice of any change of ownership or vacation of any improved property, and such owner shall be responsible for all sewer rentals and treatment charges until such notice is given.
[1982 Code § 75-59; Ord. No. 425]
The Borough shall not be liable for any damage or expense occurring to any premises or within any house or building resulting from any leaks, stoppages, defective plumbing or from any other cause whatsoever.
[1982 Code § 75-60; Ord. No. 425]
a.
If any person shall fail for 10 days, after written notice from the Borough, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with respect to a building sewer, the Borough may refuse to permit such person to use the sewer system until such unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied to the satisfaction of the Borough.
b.
The Borough reserves the right to refuse to any person the use of the sewer system or to compel the pretreatment of industrial wastes, in order to prevent discharge into the sewer system of harmful wastes.