The sanitary sewer system of the Township of West Deptford consists
of the sewer main, sewer laterals and building connections, which,
together with other terms, are defined as follows:
BUILDING CONNECTION
That portion of service line which runs from the curb vent
or cleanout through the meter to the same buildings as exist on the
consumer's property.
CONSUMER
Parties contracting for service to a property as herein classified:
A.
A building under one roof, owned by one party and occupied as
one business or residence;
B.
A combination of buildings owned by one party in common enclosure,
occupied by one family or business, on one indivisible block and lot;
C.
The one side of a double house owned by one party, having a
solid vertical partition wall;
D.
A building owned by one party, having more than one apartment
and using in common one hall and one entrance; or
E.
A building owned by one party, having a number of apartments,
stores and offices and using in common one hall and one or more means
of entrance, on one indivisible block and lot.
CURB VENT or CLEANOUT
The area along the service line where a lateral connects
with a line running from the consumer's premises. The "curb vent"
or "cleanout" shall be located adjacent to the curb or curb line,
in right-of-way, abutting a street servicing the consumer's premises.
DEPARTMENT
The Administrative Supervisor of the Water and Sewer Department
and such other employees as are employed therein.
PUBLIC WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
A system which serves more than 250 people or conveys more
than 25,000 gallons of wastewater per day which is regulated by the
Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Water Pollution
Control Act N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., or as currently defined in
N.J.A.C. 7:10A.
SERVICE LINE
A line used to supply a single physical unit which is nondivisible,
and no consumer shall be supplied by more than one "service line"
unless agreed upon between the consumer and the Department. A "service
line" consists of the lateral and the building connection as defined
in this chapter.
SEWER LATERALS
That portion of the service line which runs from the main
line to the curb vent or cleanout.
SEWER MAIN
Lines laid in and along the streets and through private rights-of-way
accepting flow from multiple sewer laterals.
The West Deptford Township Water and Sewer Department shall
have complete supervision and control, subject to the action of the
Township Committee, of the construction, operation and maintenance
of the sanitary sewer system of the Township of West Deptford.
Any person residing in West Deptford Township who is aged 65
or over or less than 65 years of age and permanently and totally disabled
according to the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, 42
U.S.C. § 401, et seq., or disabled under any federal law administered
by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs where the disability
is rated as 60% or higher, who meet income eligibility criteria as
established by law, shall be entitled to a 10% reduction of sewer
rents to be charged or otherwise collected under this chapter.
Annually, the Chief Financial Officer shall prepare and submit
to the Township Committee for its approval income eligibility guidelines
in accordance with law which shall determine a person's income eligibility
under this section.
Said deduction shall be limited to and apply only to owner-occupied
residences.