[Ord. #68-216; Ord. #70-235; Ord. #71-251; Ord. #79-342;
Ord. #80-380; Ord. #80-384; Ord. #81-400; Ord. #82-429; Ord. #83-449;
Ord. #85-478; Ord. #86-495; Ord. #87-522; Ord. #88-524; Ord. #89-574;
Ord. #90-584; Ord. #92-645; Ord. #93-649; Ord. #94-674.]
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-1; Ord. No. 2002-915 § 1]
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the terms used in the chapter shall be as follows:
Shall mean approved by the Engineer.
Shall mean the Township Engineer or the Engineer's authorized
deputy, inspector, agent or representative.
Shall mean the utilization of oxygen in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five days
at 20° .C, expressed in parts per million by weight, in excess
of 350 parts per million, by weight, on a twenty-four hour composite
basis, or in excess of 500 mg per liter.
Shall mean piping that receives sewage from inside the walls
of a building and conveys it to the street right-of-way line or sanitary
sewer easement line.
Shall mean liquid waste from industrial processes.
Shall mean any outlet onto a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake
or other body of surface water.
Shall mean any individual and any corporation, limited liability
company, association, society, firm, partnership or joint stock company.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean the sanitary sewer system in the Township that
is owned or controlled by the Township or other public entity.
Shall mean a sewer that is designed or intended to carry
sewage.
Shall mean waterborne industrial waste and waterborne waste
from buildings occupied by human beings.
Shall mean one or more meters of a type, configuration and
installation approved by the engineer which shall accurately measure
the actual flow of sewage from a building or property into the public
sanitary sewage system.
Shall mean a pipe or conduit for liquids.
Shall mean the extension of a house service connection to
the public sanitary sewer system.
Shall mean the sewer utility established in this chapter,
or any duly appointed representative of the sewer utility.
Shall mean solid wastes from the preparation, cooking or
dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage or sale of produce
which have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in street
sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Shall mean solids that either float on the surface or are
in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and are removable
by laboratory filtration.
Shall mean the Township of Branchburg.
Shall mean any structure or device or combination of structures
and devices for the treatment of sewage.
Shall mean one or more meters of a type, configuration and
installation approved by the engineer which shall accurately measure
the actual flow of water into a building or property.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-2.1]
A sewer utility of the township of Branchburg is hereby established
pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:26A-1 et seq. It shall consist of such Township
employees as the Township Committee shall assign to or appoint for
its operation at such salary or rate of compensation as shall be determined
by the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.1]
The owner of every new and existing building or property used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, which
abuts any public right-of-way or easement in which there is located
a sewer which is part of the public sanitary sewer system, and is
within 300 feet of said building or property, shall connect the sanitary
facilities of the building or property to the public sanitary sewer
system in accordance with the provisions of this section within 180
days after the date of official notice by the Department of Health
to do so if:
a.
There is a malfunction of the existing individual subsurface sewage
disposal system servicing the building, or
b.
There is a need, for any reason, to repair or alter the existing
system, or
c.
There is a change in use of the building that will result in the
discharge of materials other than sanitary sewage, as defined in N.J.A.C.
7:9A-2.1, or creates an increase in sewage volume, and
d.
The Engineer makes a determination that there are no unusual geological
or topographic features that would require unusual or excessive construction
techniques to overcome.
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If the owner fails to connect to the public sanitary sewer system
within the allotted period of time he shall be guilty of a violation
of this chapter. Property owners may appeal the mandatory connection
requirement to the Township Committee in writing within 90 days of
the official notice from the Engineer.
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[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.2]
No person shall uncover, make any extension or connection to
or opening into or use, alter or disturb any part of the public sanitary
sewer system without having first obtained a written permit from the
Engineer to do so. Permits shall be valid for a period of one year.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.3]
Every extension of the public sanitary sewer system shall be
made pursuant to plans and specifications prepared by or for the Township
and approved by the Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.4]
All connections shall be made by approved fittings to the sewer
main. Individual residential force main connections to manholes shall
be permitted only at the direction of the Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.5]
The house service connection and sewer lateral shall be installed
and maintained by the owner. The making of the tap in the sanitary
sewer, backfilling the trench, and resurfacing the street above the
trench from the street sewer to the curb shall be done at the owner's
expense. Work of this nature conducted within a Township right of
way will also require a permit to open public grounds.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.6]
Sewer laterals shall be extra heavy cast-iron soil pipe, ASTM
Specification A74-12; PVC plastic pipe, schedule 40; ABS plastic pipe,
SDR35; or ductile iron pipe.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.7]
Residential sewer laterals shall be a minimum diameter of four
inches. All other sewer laterals shall be a minimum diameter of six
inches unless the Engineer approves a smaller diameter.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.8]
Whenever practical, the house service connection shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the first floor. Throughout
its length, it shall be laid sufficiently below the surface of the
ground to afford protection from frost.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.9]
The sewer lateral shall be laid at a straight grade of not less
than 1/8 inches per foot for six inch diameter pipe and not less than
1/4 inch per foot for four-foot diameter pipe and, so far as possible,
in a straight alignment. Changes in direction shall be made only with
standard fittings of 45° or less, and cleanouts shall be constructed
as required by the Engineer at each change in direction and for every
50 feet of sewer lateral. A cleanout shall be installed at the junction
of the sewer lateral and the house service connection.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.10]
In buildings in which the house service connection is necessarily
laid too low to permit gravity flow to the sewer lateral, the sewage
to be carried by such connection shall be lifted by approved artificial
means at the owner's expense and discharged into the sewer lateral.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.11]
All excavations for the installation of sewer laterals shall
be open trench work, unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. Backfilling
shall not be done until the sewer lateral has been inspected, tested
and approved by the Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.12]
Open trenches for the construction of sewer laterals and sanitary
sewers shall not be left unattended during the course of construction
without adequate regard to the safety of the general public. Trenches
shall not be left open overnight.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.13]
All joints and connections in sewer laterals shall be made gastight
and watertight. Rubber joints may be used for joining cast-iron pipe,
provided the rubber joints are supplied by the same manufacturer which
produced the pipe and are installed in strict accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations. Connections between dissimilar pipe
materials shall be made by means of adaptor couplings.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.14]
Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with
the requirements of the Engineer, and under the supervision of the
Engineer. The owner shall inform the Engineer when a sewer lateral
is ready for inspection.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.15]
A separate and independent sewer lateral shall be provided for
every lot and for every dwelling unit which is arranged for separate
ownership, except that multiple units within a condominium may be
served by a common sewer lateral.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.16]
Any person desiring or required to use any part of the public
sanitary sewer system shall make and file with the Engineer and Code
Enforcement Department on forms supplied by the Township an application
for a permit to do so.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.17]
The application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications
of the proposed house service connection and the sewer lateral, the
number and kind of fixtures from which sewage shall be discharged
into the public sanitary sewer system, the number of occupants of
the building or buildings containing them, and such other data as
the Engineer and Plumbing Subcode Official shall require to determine
the adequacy of the proposed house service connection and sewer lateral.
The application shall include the assent of the owner to all the rules
and regulations, a schedule of fees, rentals and charges of the sewer
utility and shall be signed by the owner or the owner's authorized
agent.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.18]
The entire cost of installing public sewer mains, including
associated facilities such as lift pumps, depressed sewers, building
Y-branches and sewer laterals, for existing streets upon which real
estate subdivisions shall front, if not yet provided with sewer mains,
and in new or proposed streets (including extensions of existing streets)
shall be borne and paid by the owner of the subdivision and the ownership
and control thereof shall be transferred to the sewer utility when
the construction and installation thereof has been approved by the
Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-3.19]
No building permit shall be issued with respect to any lot that
is required to connect to the public sanitary sewer system until the
sewer connection fee authorized by this chapter has been paid to the
Township and documentation has been provided of payment of the Somerset
Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority connection charge.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-4.1]
The owner of any real property which is directly or indirectly connected to the public sanitary sewer system and for which an assessment for the benefits of sewer access pursuant to N.J.S. 40:56-1 et seq., has not been levied or imposed shall pay to the Township a fee for the sewer connection provided in the manner hereinafter specified. Connection fees shall be in addition to any annual use or service charges imposed by the Township, any Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority charge and any permit and inspection fees. The connection fee shall be $8,000 per unit (1 unit = 300 gpd) and a proportionate charge for each fraction of a unit. The number of chargeable units shall be determined in accordance with the methodology prescribed in section 10-5 of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-4.2]
Except as provided for in subsection 10-4.3, payment of connection fees set forth above shall be made at the time of application for a sewer connection permit. In those cases where the connection fee cannot at the time be computed with certainty because the factors constituting the criteria for computing these charges have not yet been determined with certainty, the charge shall be determined on the basis of relevant information requested by and supplied to the person responsible for issuing the sewer connection permit, and no permit shall be issued until such information is received. In the case of metered properties, the fee shall be adjusted upward or downward after the daily average flow has been determined by metering for a period of one year.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-4.3]
The connection fee for each individual connection shall always
be subject to an upward revision in accordance with rates then prescribed
when any enlargement of or addition to the connected structure occurs
or when any increase occurs in its use which increases the service
demand upon the public sanitary sewer system.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-4.4]
The connection fees provided for in this section shall not apply
to any property for which a sewer assessment for benefits has been
levied or imposed. If the property is located within an area in which
future sewer assessments for sewer benefits are authorized by Township
Ordinance, no connection fee shall be collected at the time of connection.
If the property within the assessment area is later not assessed or
is found not to be liable for assessment, the connection fee shall
be paid and collected at the time of confirmation of other assessments
in the area or of the finding that the property is not liable for
assessment, whichever occurs first. If a sewer assessment is confirmed
against any property for which a connection fee has been paid, the
connection fee shall be a credit against the amount of the assessment.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-4.5]
All payments for sewer connections pursuant to this section
shall be credited to the sewer operating account.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 10-4.6, Maximum Connection
Fee, Ord. No. 2002-888, was repealed 12-27-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-1371.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-5.1; Ord. No. 2002-892 § 1; Ord. No. 2002-915 §§ 2,
3; Ord. No. 2003-927 §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 2013-1239; amended 1-24-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1420]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 40A:26A-10, the following
rates and charges are hereby established for all properties within
the Township making use of any part of the public sanitary sewer system:
a.
As to unmetered nonresidential properties, $1.40 per year for each
gallon per day of flow as projected using the standards established
in the latest revision of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3, but not less than a
minimum charge of $399 per year. Flow for facilities that have combined
uses shall be determined by the summation of projected-flows for all
uses.
b.
As to
unmetered residential properties, $1.40 per year for each gallon per
day of flow as projected using the standards established in the latest
revision of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3. Flow for facilities that have combined
uses shall be determined by the summation of projected-flows for all
uses.
c.
As to metered properties, $5.38 for each 1,000 gallons or fraction
thereof measured by the water meter or sewage meter, plus a meter
administrative and inspection charge of $63.50 per quarter for a water
meter or sewage meter, but not less than a minimum charge of $399
per year. If a building or property has both a water meter and a sewage
meter, the sewage meter reading shall apply, with a single meter administrative
and inspection charge.
d.
Any property which does not logically fall into one of the categories
listed in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3 shall be placed in a classification
which most closely approximates the type and quantity of flow based
on a study by the Engineer.
e.
Where there are two or more separate uses within the same building,
the full annual charge for all such uses shall be made and paid.
f.
Where the annual charge or a portion of the annual charge in the
schedule of rates is based on the number of employees at a commercial
or industrial property, the number of employees at each such property
shall be reported to the Township quarterly, by filing with the sewer
utility the first page of Federal Department of Health, Education
and Welfare Form ORAS-3 Quarterly Report showing the total number
of persons employed at such property.
g.
Where the annual charge or a portion of the annual charge in the
schedule of rates is based on some numerical criteria (e.g. number
of water closets or seating capacity) other than number of employees,
any changes in such numerical criteria shall be reported immediately
to the sewer utility.
h.
Any property owner may appeal the quantity of flow established for
his property. The appeal shall be made by filing all of the information
which the property owner believes is relevant to a fair determination
of flow with the Township Administrator or designee. The Administrator
or designee may request the filing of additional information by the
property owner. An appeal is complete when the property owner files
the last of his information. Every appeal shall be heard and decided
by an appeal body consisting of the Township Administrator or designee,
the Mayor or designee and Chief Financial Officer or designee. The
appeal body shall consider the information provided by the property
owner and may also consider information from the Engineer and other
Township employees. An appeal shall be decided not later than 60 days
after it is complete. The decision of the majority of the appeal body
shall be in writing and shall be final. The results of the appeal
shall be used to determine flow for connection fees which are not
yet paid and for the calculation of rates which have not yet become
due. Appeals shall not be applied retroactively. Interest shall accrue
on amounts on appeal except to the extent that the appeal may be successful.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-5.2;
amended 1-24-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1420]
The rates and charges provided for in this section shall be
billed annually in advance on a calendar year basis, but shall be
due and payable semi-annually on the first day of April and October.
Whenever service shall commence or terminate during the calendar year,
a prorated annual bill shall be calculated and generated. Prorated
rates and charges for service commenced during the calendar year shall
be due and payable with the next scheduled semi-annual payment.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-5.3]
All rates and charges shall draw the same interest from the
date they become due as taxes upon real estate in the Township, and
there shall be a lien upon the property until paid. The Township shall
have the same remedies for the collection thereof, with interest,
costs and penalties, as it has by law for the collection of taxes
upon real estate.
[Ord. No. 2003-297, § 3]
a.
The owner of any property for which the Engineer has established a flow pursuant to subsection 10-5.1a of greater than 3,000 gallons per day may apply to the Engineer for permission to install a sewage meter or a water meter. If a meter is permitted, the property shall be billed as a metered property starting at a time determined by the Engineer.
b.
The owner of every property for which, in the opinion of the Engineer, subsection 10-5.1a does not provide a reasonable estimate of flow, including every property which has nondomestic discharge, shall install a sewage meter or a water meter.
c.
The cost of the installation, maintenance, safekeeping and repair
of every sewage meter and water meter shall be borne by the property
owner. The owner shall grant to the Engineer access to such meter
for the purpose of inspection and reading.
d.
Every sewage meter and water meter which is permitted at the owner's
cost and expense, accurate readings shall be reported to the Township
in an approved manner.
e.
If the Engineer has reason to believe that the reading reported for
a water meter or sewage meter is inaccurate for any reason, the Engineer
may substitute for the meter reading of calculation of use which the
Engineer estimates accurately reflects actual use.
f.
If the Engineer finds that any sewage meter or water meter reading
for any building or property reported to the Township has been inaccurate
for any reason, the property owner shall pay any underpayment estimated
by the Engineer with the following quarterly payment, and the owner
shall be subject to the violations and penalties specified in this
chapter.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-5.5]
The rates and charges provided for in this section shall be
reviewed every even-numbered year for conformity with the guidelines
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Chief Financial
Officer of the Township shall review the annual revenues generated
by the rates and charges, compared with the projected costs of operation,
maintenance and replacement, and report to the Township Committee
with recommendations for rate and charge revisions to reflect sufficient
annual revenues to offset actual annual operation and maintenance
costs.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.1]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any
public sanitary sewer any of the following:
a.
Any unpolluted waters such as, but not limited to, storm water, cooling
water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface or swimming
pool drainage, or unpolluted industrial process water.
b.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than that stipulated
in this subsection.
c.
Any water or waste which contains soluble oil or grease or any water
containing floatable fats, oils, greases or other substance that will
solidify or become viscous at normal climatic conditions or impair
the operation of the public sanitary sewer system.
d.
Any gasoline, benzine, 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, sulphur dioxide
or nitrous oxide in quantities higher than stipulated in this subsection.
f.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, offal, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and flashings,
entrails, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, chemical residues,
paint or ink residues, cannery waste bulk solids, unshredded garbage,
antibiotic wastes, free mineral acid, concentrated pickling waste
or plating solutions or any other solid or viscous substance capable
of causing obstruction to the flow or other interference with the
proper operation of the public sanitary sewer system.
g.
Any water or wastes containing toxic or poisonous substances in such
concentrations as to constitute a hazard to human or animal, or to
interfere with any sewage treatment process, or to create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the public sanitary sewer system.
h.
Wastes that will cause corrosive structural damage to any part of
the public sanitary sewer system.
i.
Any waters containing suspended solids of such character and quantity
that unusual provision, attention or expense is required to handle
such materials in the sewage works or 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 and impart a color to the sewage treatment
plants effluent which cannot be removed by the treatment process.
m.
Any wastes which are of unusual volume, concentration of solids or
composition that may create an obstruction to the flow in the public
sanitary sewer system.
n.
Any trucked or hauled pollutants including, but not limited to sludge,
screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial
waste.
o.
Any detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which
may cause excessive foaming at the wastewater treatment plant.
p.
Quantities (concentrations) or characteristics of materials in excess
of the following:
|
Materials
|
Concentration, (mg/l)
|
|---|---|
|
Acetylene General Sludge
|
None
|
|
Arsenic
|
0.5
|
|
Barium
|
4.0
|
|
Cadmium
|
0.2
|
|
Total Chrome
|
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, Mineral
|
15.0
|
|
Phenols
|
2.0
|
|
Phosphorous
|
10.0
|
|
Selenium
|
0.05
|
|
Silver
|
0.5
|
|
Sulphur Dioxide
|
10.0
|
|
Zinc
|
2.0
|
|
Characteristics
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Temperature, Maximum
|
110° F.
|
|
pH, Allowable Range
|
6.0 to 9.0
|
q.
Any concentrated dye wastes, spent tanning solutions or other wastes
which are highly colored and impart a color to the sewer treatment
plant effluent that is not removed by the treatment process.
r.
The above listed concentrations and characteristics may be altered
by the Engineer as required by regulatory agencies, treatment or reuse
requirements or in the event of cumulative overload of the system.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.2]
Effluent limitations promulgated by the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 USC § 1251 et seq. or any regulations adopted
under that Act, or by the Somerset-Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority,
shall apply in any instance where they are more stringent than those
stipulated in this section.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.3]
The admission into the system of any water or wastes having
excess biochemical oxygen demand will be subject to review by the
Engineer. Where necessary in the opinion of the Engineer the owner
shall provide and operate, at the owner's expense, such pretreatment
as may be required to eliminate the excess biochemical oxygen demand.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.4]
The admission into the system of any waters or wastes having
a suspended solids content in excess of 350 parts per million by weight
on a twenty-four-hour composite basis or for any grab sample having
a suspended solids content in excess of 500 mg per liter will be subject
to review by the Engineer. Where necessary in the opinion of the Engineer,
the owner shall provide and operate, at the owner's expense, such
pretreatment as may be required to reduce the suspended solids content
to meet the above requirements.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.5]
The admission into the system of any waters or wastes in volumes,
or with constituents, such that the existing dilution conditions in
the sewage system would be affected to the detriment of the public
sanitary sewer system, shall be subject to review and approval of
the Engineer. Where necessary in the opinion of the Engineer, the
owner shall provide and operate, at the owner's expense, such pretreatment
or equalizing units as may be required to bring constituents or volume
of flow within the limits previously described or to an otherwise
acceptable level, and to hold or equalize flows such that no peak
flow conditions may hamper the operations of any part of the public
sanitary sewer system. The equalization or holding unit shall have
a capacity suitable to serve its intended purpose, and be equipped
with acceptable outlet control facilities to provide flexibility in
the operation and accommodate changing conditions in the waste flow.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.6]
The Engineer and any authorized representative of the Township,
the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority, the State of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection or the Federal Environment
Protection Agency shall have the right to enter all properties from
which there is any industrial discharge into the public sanitary sewer
system for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing. The owner of any property that discharges waste water
in excess of 50,000 gallons per day at any time during the year or
has discharges exceeding the concentrations and characteristics listed
in this section shall install at the owner's expense a suitable control
manhole on the building sewer on his property to facilitate inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing of wastes. Such manhole,
when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Engineer. The
manhole shall be maintained so as to be safe and accessible at all
times. The manhole shall be located on the industrial waste service
connection with all sanitary wastes excluded.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.7]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made herein shall be determined
in accordance with the analytical methods described in the regulations
of the USEPA codified at 40 CFR 136, together with all amendments
and supplements, and shall be determined at the control manhole if
provided. If no control manhole has been required, the control manhole
shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public
sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected, provided
that there is no dilution of the wastewater at this location.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.8]
Subsequent to meeting the requirements for analysis of wastewater
stipulated under this section, the owner shall monitor the discharge
of industrial waste at such increments of time to insure that the
stipulated discharge requirements are not being violated. Periodic
reports on the constituents and characteristics of the wastewaters
shall be submitted to the Engineer substantiating compliance with
this section. Frequency of reports shall be not less than quarterly.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.9]
The owner shall maintain all necessary monitoring and testing
equipment in good condition and shall keep accurate records showing
the results of all sampling and testing conducted. These records shall
be made available on request for inspection by the Engineer or other
authorized regulatory agency.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.10]
Any approval by the engineer of a type, kind or capacity of
an installation shall not relieve the owner of the responsibility
of revamping, enlarging or otherwise modifying such installation to
accomplish an intended purpose, nor shall any fixed or verbal agreement
as to limits of constituents or volumes of waters or wastes be considered
as final approval for continuing operation. These limits will be subject
to constant study and charge as considered necessary to serve their
intended purpose.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.11]
The accidental discharge of any prohibited liquid or material
into any sewer or natural outlet, either directly or indirectly, shall
be reported to the Engineer immediately by the owner, person, or industry
responsible for the discharge. No penalty or lack of penalty as a
result of such accidental discharge shall relieve the owner of responsibility
for any expense loss or damage occasioned the Township by reason of
such accidental discharge. The reporting of such accidental discharge
to the Engineer does not relieve the user of complying with all other
applicable Federal, State, County and local requirements and notifications.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.12]
The owner, person or industry discharging wastewaters having
concentrations or characteristics prohibited by this section shall
provide the Engineer with a series of analyses, not less than five
in number taken on twenty-four-hour composite samples, containing
the results of the concentrations or characteristics in question.
a.
Such a series of analyses shall be required for each quarter of one
calendar year following violation. The flow for each day during the
sampling period and the average quarterly flow of the discharge shall
be included with the submission of the analyses. The twenty-four-hour
composite samples shall be obtained on normal operating days.
b.
The Engineer may request split samples and may from time to time
require access to manholes for sampling purposes. The concentrations
determined by the Engineer will be concentrations of record.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.13]
a.
All information and data on a property obtained from reports, questionnaires,
connection application, monitoring programs and from inspections shall
be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction,
unless the owner specifically requests and is able to demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the Engineer that the release of such information
would divulge information, processes or methods which would be detrimental
to the owner's competitive position.
b.
When requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of
a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall
not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made
available to governmental agencies for use in making studies; provided,
however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use
by the State or any State agency in judicial review or enforcement
proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater
constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential
information.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.14]
If any waters or wastes which contain the substances or possess
the characteristics enumerated in this section, and which in the judgment
of the Engineer may have a deleterious effect upon the public sanitary
sewer system, processes, equipment or upon the receiving waters, or
which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance,
are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers,
the Engineer may:
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.15]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, flammable
wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall
be of a type and capacity approved by the Engineer, and shall be located
so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.16]
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided,
they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the owner at the owner's expense.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-6.17]
The provisions of this section shall not be construed as preventing
any special agreement with any person for the discharge at extra cost
of wastes of unusual strength or character into the public sanitary
sewer system.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-7.1]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the public sanitary sewer
system.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-7.2]
No person shall fail to provide any information, report or access
required by this chapter. No person shall provide any inaccurate,
false or misleading information or report to the Engineer or any other
authorized regulatory agency.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-8.1]
The Engineer, and other authorized employees of the Township
bearing official Township identification shall be permitted to enter
upon every property in the Township for the purpose of inspection,
observation, measurements, sampling and testing, to determine compliance
with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-9.1]
Any person who violates the provisions of Section 10-8 of this chapter upon conviction shall be penalized as follows:
a.
For a first offense, or any offense at least one year after any previous
offense, a fine of $25;
b.
For a second offense within one year of the previous offense, a fine
of $100;
c.
For a third offense within one year of the previous offense, a fine
of not less than $100 and not more than $500, and an additional fine
as a repeat offender of $100;
[Ord. No. 2002-888 § 10-9.2]
Any person who violates any other provision of this chapter
shall be subject to immediate arrest and upon conviction shall be
penalized by one or more of the following: imprisonment for any term
not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine not exceeding $1,000; or by a
period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day during
which any violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 2002-915 § 5]
Any nonresidential property for which the yearly rates and charges
pursuant to this chapter effective July 1, 2002 (the "New Rates")
shall have increased over the rates and charges in effect on January
1, 2002 (the "Old Rates") by 51% or more and by $1,000 or more shall
be permitted to phase in the change from the Old Rates to the New
Rates (the "Increase") according to the following schedule:
