[Ord. 12/20/63, S1a; Ord. 84-7]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean any duly authorized representative of the owner.
Shall mean the Borough acting through the Mayor and Council,
the department of public works or the officers and agents thereof.
Shall mean the Borough department of public works.
Shall mean all pipes other than service connections conveying
water to or distributing water from the Borough water supply.
Shall mean any person, or anyone other than the owner thereof
occupying or in possession of property or premises which is or can
be supplied with water service.
Shall mean any person owning or claiming to own or any mortgagee
in possession of any property or premises which is or can be supplied
with water service.
Shall mean a main running through private property or in
a private street to serve more than one home or other buildings or
properties.
Shall mean each three month period in each calendar year.
Shall mean a pipe connected to a main and extending thence
to privately owned property or premises for supplying water thereto.
Shall mean the superintendent of the Borough department of
public works and may also be construed to include the assistant superintendent
or acting superintendent of that department.
[Ord. 12/20/63, B,S1; Ord. 84-7; Ord. 88-3; Ord. 013-94; Ord. 2008-10, S1; Ord.
2010-09, SI; Ord. No. 2015-13]
a.
All new service connections will be approved by the Mayor and Council,
the owner will present an application and drawings with all specifications
indicated.
b.
The tapping fee per unit will be paid upon approval of the service connection as set forth in Subsection 24-1.4.
c.
The Borough shall tap the main. Taps above one inch will be accomplished
by a licensed plumber, subject to approval by the Borough. The service
connection from the main to the curb, curb stop and curb box shall
be furnished and placed by the owner of the property served. Material
may be furnished by the Borough at prevailing costs. The tapping fee
is indicated above and all other costs involved will be paid by the
owner.
d.
The service connection from the main to the meter shall be installed
by the owner. It shall consist of Type K copper tubing and shall be
laid three and one-half to four feet below the surface. Thereafter,
the owner shall be responsible for all required service, maintenance,
and repairs on the service lateral from the property line to the structure.
e.
The minimum inside diameter of a service connection shall be three-fourths
of an inch, and such diameter shall not be less than that of the tap
controlling it.
f.
The service connection shall be run as far as practicable at right
angles to the main and in a straight line to the meter and there shall
be no attachment thereon from which water can be drawn between the
meter and the main.
g.
The curb box shall be in sight on a level with the ground service
and free from obstruction at all times.
h.
The owner shall repair any damage to a water line from the property
line to the structure within three days of service of notice by the
superintendent and if a repair is not made, the Borough may make the
necessary repairs and charge the costs to the owner.
i.
When there is a leak in a service connection between the property
line and the structure, a notice to repair shall be served on the
owner. If the repair is not made, the Borough may shut off the water
or may make any necessary repairs and charge the cost to the owner.
j.
All plumbing and other work from the main to the meter is subject
to the inspection and approval of the Borough and all such work shall
be inspected and approved before the pipes are covered. The tapping
fees and other applicable charges will be paid prior to the turn on
of the water supply.
k.
Replacement of existing residential services using the existing tap will be charged an inspection fee as set forth in Subsection 24-1.4. Cost of material, if furnished by the Borough will be charged to the owner. Provisions of Chapter 14 entitled "Streets and Roads," where applicable, will be complied with.
l.
Replacement of existing commercial services using the existing tap will be charged the current tapping fee. Cost of material if furnished by the Borough will be charged to the owner. Provisions of Chapter 14 entitled "Streets and Roads," where applicable, will be complied with.
m.
As a condition of a dwelling converted to a multi-dwelling, a one time conversion fee will be charged at a rate as set forth in Subsection 24-1.4; paid upon approval and issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
n.
All apartment complexes, shopping centers or other private distributing
systems now in operation or anticipated in future connections will
be master metered. All expense of installation and maintenance will
be the responsibility of the owner. All work will be accomplished
by a licensed plumber and/or contractor approved by the Borough. All
work will be subject to the inspection and approval by the Borough
and the Borough Engineer. Meters, pipe, fittings and like items may
be furnished by the Borough at the prevailing unit cost.
o.
All water main line extensions shall be made at the expense of the
owner after determination by the Mayor and Council that the water
department has adequate distribution capacity and pressure to service
the line. The design and plan for such a water main line extension
shall be prepared by the owner at his expense and approved by the
Borough Engineer. The terms and conditions of such an extension agreed
upon by written contract between the owner and the Borough. The Borough
may permit the owner to make the installation at its direct cost and
expense, under terms and conditions as may be directed by the Borough,
reserving to the Borough the right of inspection of construction and
approval of all materials and workmanship in connection therewith,
all at the expense of the owner.
p.
Water meters are required for all service connections, with the exception
of approved fire service. The cost of the meter and the labor involved
will be charged to the owner. Charges for repair and replacement of
meters will be charged on time and material, billed to the owner.
Meters damaged by the negligence of the owner, agent, or occupant
will be replaced and charged to the owner at the prevailing unit cost.
All labor charges will be an additional charge. Meters are the property
of the Borough.
q.
Hydrants or standpipes authorized by the Borough and installed outside
of the Borough will be used only by authorized fire department personnel.
Abuse of these hydrants or standpipes or unauthorized use except in
the case of fire will be cause for removal. An annual charge of $150
per hydrant or standpipe will be paid by the property owner or governmental
unit involved. Installation and maintenance of these hydrants or standpipes
will be made by the Borough.
r.
Additional Service Fees:
2.
Turning service "on" or "off" as set forth in Subsection 24-1.4.
(a)
Turning service "on" or "off" during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the rate set forth in Subsection 24-1.4.
s.
All excavations on any street, alley or public place in the Borough will comply with all the provisions of Chapter 14 entitled "Streets and Roads" of the general ordinances of the Borough of Sussex.
t.
Pressure Relief Valve. Each person
or entity whose building or premises is or shall be connected to the
Borough's water system at a location below the elevation of the Borough's
main PRV and who applies for a plumbing permit or certificate of occupancy
shall indicate as part of the application for the permit or certificate
whether a functioning pressure relief valve (PRV) is installed behind
the water meter serving the property which is the subject of the application.
If there is no functioning PRV installed behind the water meter serving
the subject property, then, as a condition of the issuance of such
plumbing permit (and approval thereof) or certificate of occupancy,
the applicant shall either
(a)
Cause a functioning PRV to be installed behind the water meter serving
the subject property in compliance with applicable laws, regulations
and ordinances or
(b)
Deliver to the Borough Clerk a Borough-approved form signed by each
owner and — in the case of an application for certificate of
occupancy — by each purchaser of the subject property stating
that the owner(s) and, if applicable, purchaser(s) (i) waive(s) any
and all rights to assert claims against the Borough, its officials,
employees and agents for damages and/or losses to the extent those
damages and/or losses would have been prevented or mitigated if a
functioning PRV were properly installed behind the water meter serving
the subject property in compliance with applicable laws, regulations
and ordinances and (ii) shall hold harmless the Borough, its officials,
employees and agents from any and all claims, damages and/or losses
occurring during his, her, their or its ownership of the subject property
to the extent those claims, damages and/or losses would have been
prevented or mitigated if a functioning PRV were properly installed
behind the water meter serving the subject property in compliance
with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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The Borough shall not be responsible for the costs associated
with the requirements set forth in this subparagraph.
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[Ord. 12/20/63, B, S2; Ord. 84-7]
a.
The Borough may discontinue the service of water for any of the following
reasons:
1.
Violation by any owner, agent, or occupant of any of the provisions
of this chapter or any ordinances of the Borough relative to the use
and sale of water.
2.
Violation by any owner, agent or occupant of any rule and/or regulation
of the Borough adopted heretofore or hereafter relating to the use
and sale of water.
3.
When any water assessment or charge of any nature against a property
remains due and unpaid for 30 days.
4.
For willful or careless waste of water through improper or imperfect
pipes, fixtures or any other cause.
5.
For tampering with any service connections, pipe line, meter, curb
stop and/or curb box.
6.
For the refusal of reasonable access to property for the purpose
of inspection or for reading meters.
7.
For the failure to maintain in good condition any private main or
branch connection therefrom, and service pipe or service connection.
8.
Construction of any type cross connection prohibited.
9.
No voluntary discontinuance of service shall be effective unless
the owner, agent, or occupant gives at least two days written notice
to the Borough.
10.
Meters will be accessible at all times for reading or inspection.
The meter will be free of all extraneous material. Personnel hazards
will be just cause for discontinuance. Water service will be restored
when the condition has been corrected and a remote meter installed
at the expense of the owner. Remote meters will be stocked by the
Borough and may be purchased by the owner at the prevailing cost.
[Ord. 12/20/63, B, S3; Ord. 84-7; Ord. 2009-05, S1]
a.
When a house is located on a public street within 100 feet of a public
water main in that street, the owner will be required to tap the main.
Only one meter for each tap will be permitted.
b.
When a common tap exists, the owner shall be charged the current
charge for the second and for each succeeding meter off the tap. These
meters shall remain the property of the Borough.
c.
In apartment buildings, separate meters on a common service line
shall be permitted, but the owner shall pay the current charge for
the second and for each succeeding meter.
d.
Water shall not be allowed to run to waste to prevent freezing in
the service pipes or their attachments, or for any other purpose.
Water used for cooling purposes will be subject to approval and determination
by the Borough.
e.
The stop at the curb will be opened and closed only by department
employees. Any unauthorized person found opening, closing or tampering
with a stop at the curb or tampering with any service connections,
pipe line, meter, curb box or any fixture of the transmission line
or distributing system will be subject to a fine not exceeding $500.
f.
No owner, agent, or occupant shall supply water to any other person
or family or permit to take it except for use on his own premises,
and then only for the purposes for which the owner, agent or occupant
is permitted; nor shall any owner, agent or occupant after water is
introduced into any building or upon any premises, make any changes
affecting the water supply without a written permit from the Borough
stating the particular changes to be made and the purposes for which
the water is to be used.
g.
Owners of houses, businesses, other structures or property that are
connected to the municipal water system that are vacant shall give
notice in writing of such vacancy to the Borough so that the water
may be turned off.
h.
Any property owner requesting water to be turned off due to vacancy
or for any other reason shall make the request in writing at least
48 hours in advance of the requested shut off time.
i.
All persons are prohibited from opening or in any way interfering
with any fire plug, hydrant, or standpipe for any purpose whatever
except under the direction of the superintendent or his agent. The
chief of the fire department, his assistant officers and members of
the department are authorized to use the hydrants and plugs for the
purpose of extinguishing fire or cleaning their engines and hoses,
or department materials, or making trials of the hose or department,
but all such uses shall be under the direction and supervision of
the chief or his assistants, and in no event shall an inexperienced
or incompetent person be permitted to manipulate or control in any
way any hydrant, fire plug, or standpipe or other fixture.
j.
If standpipes, sprinkler systems or other devices used or to be used
solely for the suppression of fires are designed and maintained as
independent and separate systems which are capable of use only for
suppression of fire, no charge shall be made for the water used in
such standpipes or other systems. Any owner desiring to install or
maintain any standpipe, sprinkler system or other device for the suppression
of fire shall make application to the Borough, which application shall
show the existing or proposed independent system. If the system meets
all requirements of the Borough, the application may be approved by
the Borough. Such approved systems shall at all times be subject to
inspection by the superintendent of the department. Tapping fees and
all other applicable charges will be paid prior to construction. No
person shall make any connection to any approved independent system
or permit the making of any tap or connection whereby water may be
drawn from such system for use other than purposes of fire suppression
and testing of systems. No alteration in or extensions to any approved
system shall be made without first notifying the Borough.
Water used in any standpipe or sprinkler system or otherwise,
that is not operated as an independent approved system, shall be charged
at regular applicable rates notwithstanding the fact that any portion
of the water consumed is used or is available for the suppression
of fire.
k.
No person shall attach, alter or extend any water pipe or make any
alterations in any tap, stop or other fixture nor do any work calculated
to increase the facilities for using water, nor turn on or off the
connection to the main or at the curb without the consent of the Borough.
l.
No person shall prevent or hinder any department employee from making
inspections at any reasonable time of all service connections, meters,
taps and fixtures.
m.
No person other than department employees shall break or remove any
seal placed upon any meter by the Borough, nor shall any person tamper
with, deface or attempt to alter any meter. The owner shall be responsible
for all meter repairs occasioned by other than ordinary wear, and
the cost of repairs becoming necessary by reason of the negligent
or willful conduct of the owner or any other person shall, if remaining
unpaid for more than 30 days after billing become a lien on the owner's
property and shall be collected as other charges.
n.
No person shall keep or store any explosives, acids, chemicals or
other substance likely to injure or damage the water supply system
within 50 feet of any of the mains or appurtenances of the water supply
or distribution system.
o.
No person shall tap or connect any water main or insert a tap therein
except duly authorized department employees or a licensed plumber
authorized and approved by the Borough.
p.
No person, except a department employee or other authorized person,
shall open or close any valve in the public main or tamper or interfere
with any valve or valve box cover.
q.
An owner may request that his meter be removed and tested in order
to determine its accuracy. If tests indicate that the meter is recording
in excess of 102 percent of a full flow, the owner shall be entitled
to an adjustment in his last quarterly bill on the basis of the percentage
in excess of 102 percent and no charge shall be made for the test.
If the test indicates the meter is recording less than 102 percent
on a full flow, no adjustment in the owner's bill shall be made, and
the owner shall be charged the cost for making the test. No adjustment
shall be made in any owner's bill because of leaks or for any other
reason except as hereinabove set forth.
r.
When the distance from the main to the curb stop and/or the distance
from the curb stop to the house or building to be serviced is less
than 50 feet and the pipe is one inch or less in diameter, no joints
shall be permitted. No sweat joints shall be permitted between the
main and the meter and only flared compression fittings and I.P.S.
brass joints shall be allowed.
s.
No water service pipes or any underground water pipes shall be run
or laid in the same trench with a sewer service or drainage piping,
unless:
1.
The bottom of the water service pipe is at least 18 inches above
the top of the adjacent sewer line or drainage piping.
2.
The water service pipe shall be placed on a firm foundation at one
side of the common ditch.
3.
Joints will not be permitted in the water service pipe.
4.
The sewer main will be of water main type construction.
[Ord. 12/20/63, B, S4; Ord. 84-7; Ord. 2008-13, S1]
Whenever the supply or quality of potable water to the Borough
is restricted, impaired, threatened or jeopardized by any naturally
or artificially occurring condition, the Mayor, upon the advice of
the water superintendent, shall have the authority to declare a water
emergency by the issuance of a proclamation, which shall specify the
water use regulations imposed. Said declaration shall remain in effect
from the date of the proclamation to the next meeting of the governing
body at which official action may be taken concerning the water emergency
proclamation. Said declaration shall terminate unless the governing
body shall by resolution ratify the proclamation of the Mayor. Any
proclamation of the Mayor or resolution adopted by the governing body
may contain exemptions to the water use restriction imposed by said
action where a bona fide health emergency exists or which may cause
an undue hardship to any persons or businesses.
[Ord. 2008-13, S1]
The water department shall upon application by the homeowner
supervise all pool or pond filling using a temporary meter. The water
department shall memorialize the meter reading to be presented to
the governing body for approval of an appropriate credit towards the
homeowner's sewer bill. The water department shall charge a $50 processing
fee for all pool or pond filling applications.
[Ord. 2008-13, S1]
Any person or business who violates the water system regulations set forth in section 13-2 shall be fined or sentenced in accordance with this section. For a first offense, the fine imposed shall be fined up to $1,000 or sentenced to or a period of community service not to exceed 30 days. Any continuing violation shall be treated as a separate offense for each day that they continue.
[Ord. 12/10/65, S1; Ord. 99-06, S1]
As used in this section:
a.
MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING — Shall mean a building or structure
containing more than one residence, dwelling or business unit.
b.
WATER SYSTEM USER — Shall mean each building or structure which
is now or hereafter connected by main or pipe to the Borough water
system.
c.
SEWAGE SYSTEM USER — Shall mean each building or structure
which is now or hereafter connected by main or pipe to the Borough
sewage system.
d.
CALENDAR YEAR — Shall mean the period commencing January 1
and expiring December 31.
e.
QUARTER — Shall mean each three month period commencing January
1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each calendar year.
f.
LOCAL — Shall mean any connection made within the geographical
boundaries of the Borough of Sussex.
g.
NONLOCAL — Shall mean any connection made outside the geographical
boundaries of the Borough of Sussex.
[Ord. 12/10/65, S2]
a.
All premises using the Borough water supply shall be equipped with
adequate water furnished by the Borough but paid for by the water
system user.
b.
Charges for water meters and parts therefor or the repair and replacement
thereof which have been in the past or which shall be in the future
supplied to any water system user shall be added to the regular quarterly
water bill and the charge shall be paid by the water system user in
accordance with the provisions for the payment of the regular water
bill as are herein set forth.
[Ord. 9/21/70, S1; Ord. 4/2/79; Ord. 3/15/82, S1; Ord. 85-22; Ord. 87-9; Ord. 90/1; Ord. 013-94; Ord. 99-06, S2; Ord. 2003-10, S1; Ord. 2007-02, S1; Ord. 2008-19, S2]
The charges for use of water and sewer as provided by the Borough of Sussex shall be as set forth in Subsection 24-1.4.
[Ord. 12/10/65, S4; Ord. 99-06, S3; Ord. 2003-10, S1; Ord. 2009-05, S1; Ord. No. 2016-14]
a.
Any property with a connection to the municipal sewer system shall pay the minimum user fees set forth in Subsection 24-1.4j regardless of whether the structure or property is using the connection. Except for (i) properties charged transmission fees in accordance with Subsection 24-1.4j as of August 16, 2016 and (ii) properties thereafter granted an exemption by resolution of the Borough's Governing Body, every property connected to the municipal water system must be a direct customer of the Borough under the Borough's sewer allocation arrangements with the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority and shall be subject to the minimum "per gallon" and "per EDU" fees established in Subsection 24-1.4j2, regardless whether the property or any structure thereon is using the connection and regardless whether the connection is local or nonlocal.
[Ord. No. 2016-14]
b.
Where water meters have been installed, sewer rates shall be based
upon the quantity of water used as shown by the water meter readings.
When meters have not been installed due to the consumer obtaining
water from other than the Borough, then the quarterly sewer rates
and charges shall be based upon the following:
c.
The meters for a private water supply or the quantity of sewage being
discharged into the Borough sewer system shall be supplied and installed
by the Borough at the cost and expense of the consumer and shall remain
the property of the Borough and shall be subject to all rules and
regulations of the Borough.
d.
Every property making a nonlocal connection to the Borough's sewer
force main after October 22, 2018, must, as a condition thereof, complete
arrangements for acquisition from the Borough of sufficient allocation
for the property's sewer needs and, while connected, use the allocation
so acquired from the Borough for all of the property's sewer needs.
The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a property
or connection granted an exemption by resolution of the Borough's
governing body.
[Added 10-16-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-08]
[Ord. 9/21/70, S2; Ord. 99-06, S3,4; Ord.
05-2001, SI; Ord. 2003-10, S1]
a.
Charges for water or sewage service shall be made each quarter of
the calendar year. All bills are to be rendered as of the first day
of the month following the quarter for which charges are made; and
all bills shall be due and payable within ten calendar days following
the date upon which the same became payable. If the bill is paid within
ten calendar days following the date upon which the same became payable,
there shall be no interest charges. However, in the event that the
bill is not paid within ten calendar days following the date upon
which the same became payable, interest shall accrue from the actual
date of the bill to the date that payment is received by the Borough
of Sussex at the highest rate of interest permitted by pertinent New
Jersey Statutes. As of the date of the adoption of this amendatory
and supplementary ordinance,[1] the interest rate so fixed shall not exceed eight percent
per year on the first $1,500 of the delinquency and 18 percent per
year on any amount in excess of $1,500, to be calculated from the
actual date of the bill for water or sewage service until the date
that actual payment is made to the Borough of Sussex. Furthermore,
all payments shall be applied as follows: payments will be initially
charged to interest amounts or penalty amounts, with the remaining
balance of the payment to be applied to the oldest standing principal
balance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 05-2001, codified herein was
adopted April 16, 2001.
b.
In the event that payment for charges for water or sewage service
are not made to the Borough of Sussex within ten calendar days following
the actual date of the bill, delinquent notices will be mailed on
behalf of the Borough of Sussex to the owners, occupants and users
of the premises, buildings or structures, by the 20th day of the first
month, with payment due by the 30th day of the month. Shutoff notices
will then be mailed on behalf of the Borough of Sussex to the appropriate
parties within the first week of the second month, with payment due
by the 30th of the month. The owners, occupants and users of the premises,
buildings or structures for which there are charges for water or sewage
service that do not make the appropriate payment to the Borough of
Sussex by the time period established in any shutoff notice will have
their water supply and sewage service shut off and disconnected without
any further notice. When either the water supply or sewage service
are shut off or disconnected, same shall be not turned on or reconnected
until all outstanding charges, together with interest and penalties,
are paid to the Borough of Sussex, together with payment being made
to the Borough of Sussex in the amount of $25 for the reconnection
charge. Once the appropriate payment is made to the Borough of Sussex
for any outstanding water or sewage charges, together with interest
and penalties, and, furthermore, with the payment of the appropriate
reconnection fee in the amount of $25, water will be turned on to
the appropriate party on the next business day.
c.
Water supply and sewage service may be shut off and discontinued
if the rates or charges for such services are not paid for in full
within 30 days of when due. All rates and charges are due and payable
as of the date of issuance of the bill. The Borough shall provide
written notice to the property owner of the proposed discontinuance
within at least 10 days prior to the date of discontinuance. If notice
is provided by mail, the requirement is satisfied by mailing it to
the last known address of the property owner of record and postmarked
at least 10 days prior to the date of discontinuance.
d.
Charges for water and sewage shall be liens upon the premises as
provided by the pertinent New Jersey statutes.
e.
The rates and charges established in this amendatory and supplementary
ordinance, and any other ordinance adopted by the Borough of Sussex,
for water or sewage service, shall be collected from the owners, occupants
and users of the premises, buildings or structures.
f.
In-Bulk Wholesale Water Sales (Exclusive of Current Water Customers).
The price per gallon for in-bulk wholesale sales of water from a Borough-designated
location to purchasers who are not otherwise customers of the Borough's
water system shall be established by resolution of the Mayor and Council
from time to time. Full payment for each sale transaction must be
delivered to the Borough within 30 days after billing. Upon failure
to pay a balance due by the required deadline, interest shall accrue
from the actual date of the bill to the date that payment is received
by the Borough of Sussex at the highest rate of interest permitted
by pertinent New Jersey Statutes, together with collection costs,
including reasonable attorney fees and expenses. All payments shall
be applied as follows: first for reimbursement of the Borough's collection
costs, then for interest and/or penalty charges, and then toward the
principal balance. The Borough may decline to allow in-bulk wholesale
water sales based on prior payment delinquency by a prospective purchaser
or affiliated person or entity. By resolution from time to time, the
Mayor and Council may require monies to be deposited in non-interest-bearing
escrow accounts with the Borough as a condition for purchasing water
on a wholesale basis from the Borough and establish the minimum required
escrow balances. Monies held in escrow shall serve as security to
ensure payment of balances due to the Borough; and the Borough may
draw from escrowed funds to pay overdue account balances and charges.
[Added 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-06]
[Ord. 12/10/65, S5; Ord. 4/4/77; Ord. 05-2001, SII]
a.
All charges hereafter imposed by the Borough of Sussex for water
and sewage service may be billed as a single line item charge, and
all funds, fees, and charges collected may be posted to the ledgers
and journals of the Borough as a single line entry.
b.
This subsection shall not be construed, in any manner, to change
the rate for the aforesaid sewer and water charges.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former section 13-4, Service Connections, previously
codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 83-13 was
repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 20-91.
Prior ordinance history includes portions of Ordinance Nos.
20-91, 015-94, 2003-12, 2008-10 and 2009-03.
[Ord. 2011-09; amended 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
a.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
BOROUGH
BOROUGH ATTORNEY
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER
BUILDING SEWER LATERAL
CLEANOUT
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
CURB LINE
FLAMMABLE LIQUID
GARBAGE SHREDDER
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
GRINDER PUMPS
HOUSE CONNECTION
INDIVIDUAL WATER SOFTENER
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
INITIATION FOR INTERCEPTOR
LICENSED CONTRACTOR
LOCAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM
MOTEL and ROOMING HOME
NATURAL OUTLET
PERSON
pH
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
PUBLIC PROPERTIES
PUBLIC SEWER
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
SAND INTERCEPTOR
SANITARY SEWAGE (DOMESTIC OR HOME SEWAGE)
SANITARY SEWER
SCMUA
SERVICE CHARGE
SEWAGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWER
SEWER CONNECTION
SEWER LATERAL
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
STRUCTURE
SUPERVISOR OF WATER AND SEWER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
WATERCOURSE
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms used in this section shall be as follows:
Shall mean a subordinate structure or building, the purpose
of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building and
is on the same lot. Accessory structure, or residential accessory
structure, shall include, but not be limited to, such structures as
detached garages, boathouses or any separate structure with sanitary
facilities to be connected to the municipal sewer system.
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in
five days at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
Shall mean the Borough of Sussex, New Jersey.
Shall mean the duly appointed attorney of the Borough.
Shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the buildings and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning three feet outside the inner face of the building
wall.
Shall mean the same as “house connection”.
Shall mean the same as “sewer lateral”.
Shall mean a pipe or pipes with a cap that provides access
to the house connection so that blockages can be removed. The cleanout
shall be located as close as practical to the property line, curb
line or edge of pavement of any property and or to a public or private
street or easement allowing access by the Borough. The cleanout shall
be the point of connection of any property serviced by a gravity sewer
line to the municipal sewer system.
Shall mean all properties containing one or more commercial
uses or a mixture of one or more commercial uses and one or more residential
uses.
Shall mean the curb, or, if none, the edge of the pavement
of the road through which a building sewer lateral runs to the public
sewer main.
Shall mean pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard
in the local sewerage system or the SCMUA Regional Sewerage Treatment
Works, including but not limited to waste streams with a closed cup
flashpoint of less than 140º F. or 60º C. using the test
methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
Shall mean a device or machine used to shred non-food, non-soluble
solid waste for introduction into the sanitary sewer system.
Shall mean a receptacle designed to collect and retain grease
and fatty substances normally found in kitchen or similar wastes.
It is installed in the drainage system between the kitchen or other
point of production of the waste and the building sewer.
Shall mean a part of a building sewer that shreds and conditions
sewerage and discharges under pressure into either a low head pressure
system or into a gravity system at a higher elevation than the discharge
point.
Shall mean the portion of the sewer connection extending
from the structure served by the sewer connection to the further of
the curb line or property line of the property being served by the
sewer connection; or, if there is no curb line or property line through
which the sewer connection runs, from the structure served by the
sewer connection to the public sewer main.
Shall mean any public or private water unit designed to filter,
treat, separate or soften private or domestic water supplies.
Shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial processes as
distinct from sanitary sewage.
Shall mean a receptacle designed and constructed to intercept
or separate and prevent the passage of oil, grease, sand or similar
materials into the drainage system to which it is directly or indirectly
connected.
Shall mean a contractor registered as a home improvement
contractor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq., as applicable, and
holding licenses as required by state and local codes for the work
to be performed.
Shall mean a system of sewer and appurtenances including
sewer mains, pumping stations, grinder pumps, building sewer laterals
and cleanouts owned and operated by the Borough of Sussex for the
collection, transportation and pumping of sewage and industrial wastes
to the SCMUA.
Shall mean any property containing multiple rooms for rent
by the day, week or month primarily for sleeping accommodations for
transient residential use without complete kitchen and living facilities.
Motels and rooming homes shall be considered commercial properties
under this section.
Shall mean any outlet which discharges water directly or
indirectly into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of
surface or ground water.
Shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation or group.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean a person licensed and authorized to inspect plumbing
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:1A-38 to 26:1A-44 and N.J.S.A.
26:3-20 and in the employment of the Borough of Sussex.
Shall mean any building or property belonging to the Borough
of Sussex, board of education, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey
or any political subdivision or agency of any of the foregoing.
Shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have certain rights and which is controlled by public authority.
Shall mean all single-family homes and apartments, townhouses,
condominiums, and co-op properties containing more than one single-family
dwelling.
Shall mean an interceptor designed primarily for sand.
Shall mean wastewater, water-carried culinary wastes and
liquid waste containing human excrement and other matter, flowing
in or from a building drainage system or sewer originating in a building,
factory or institution.
Shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm,
surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Shall mean the Sussex County Municipal Utility Authority.
Shall mean the annual charge imposed by the Borough of Sussex
for the use of the municipal sewer system to satisfy all of the financial
obligations of the Borough's sewer utility on an annual basis.
Shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
Shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used
for treating sewage.
Shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Shall mean that part of the sewer system consisting of a
sewer lateral and a house connection.
Shall mean that part of the sewer connection extending from
the public sewer main to the closer of the curb line or property line
of the property being served by the sewer connection.
Shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
Shall mean a building containing one or more residential
units, nonresidential units, or a mixture thereof.
Shall mean a representative of the Borough of Sussex duly
appointed for the position of supervisor of water and sewer and/or
its designated representatives.
Shall mean solids that either float on the surface of or
are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are
removable by laboratory filtering.
Shall mean all of the component facilities of SCMUA and the
Sussex Sewer System for the collection, conveyance, treatment and
discharge of sewage effluent.
Shall mean a man-made or naturally occurring channel in which
a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[Ord. 2011-09; amended 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
a.
The Borough shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and
replacement of the existing sewer lateral, subject to property owner's
responsibilities set forth in the following paragraphs of this section.
b.
The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair
and replacement of the existing house connection.
c.
The property owner shall be responsible for and make such provisions
as necessary to protect against backflow of sewage. Sufficient flow
control valve and appurtenant equipment should be installed and maintained
by property owner as necessary. The valve and all such appurtenances
and equipment shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner,
and the Borough shall not be responsible for installation or operation
or for damage caused by sewage backflow.
d.
The property owner shall keep the house connection and related fixtures,
cleanout and treatment works in good order. All leaks in the house
connection or in any fixture served thereby must be repaired immediately
by the property owner.
e.
In the event of a blockage in the sewer connection, including either
or both the house connection and sewer lateral, the property owner
must clear or attempt to clear the blockage. If necessary to avoid
damage to the sewer connection or part thereof or to the public sewer
main, the property owner shall engage the services of a qualified
sewer cleaning company.
f.
The property owner shall clean and, if necessary, rod the entire
sewer connection, including both the sewer lateral and house connection
from the structure served thereby to the collection system, at the
property owner's expense.
g.
The property owner must notify the Borough regarding any repair work
of the sewer connection or part thereof before the work shall commence;
and the contractor and property owner may not backfill any trench
until the work is inspected by the Borough. Any work deemed to be
unacceptable by the Borough must be corrected so as to become acceptable
to the Borough.
h.
In the event of blockage in the sewer lateral, the Borough will provide
maintenance on condition that the property owner shall first have
engaged a qualified sewer cleaning company to remove that blockage
with an unsuccessful result and provide proof thereof to the Borough.
In such case, the responsibility of the Borough may include replacement
of the sewer lateral if the Borough, in its discretion, determines
that such replacement is necessary. The Borough will not be responsible
for the maintenance, repair or replacement of any portion of the house
connection.
i.
Any replacement of a sewer lateral connection or part thereof must
be done by the Borough or in the presence of an authorized agent or
representative of the Borough. Any replacement of a house connection
which connects directly to the sewer main must be done in the presence
of an authorized agent or representative of the Borough.
j.
The Borough retains the authority, in its discretion and without
obligation, to make repairs and replacements to the sewer connection
and/or its components as the Borough deems necessary for the protection
and efficiency of the sewer system. When the Borough so proceeds as
a result of a property owner's failure or inability to comply
with a provision of this section, the Borough may — without
limitation of such other remedies as may be available — seek
and obtain reimbursement for the Borough's costs from the property
owner and impress a lien against the subject property for reimbursement
of those costs.
[Ord. 2011-09]
a.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming
pool water, sump pump discharges, once through cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. The Borough encourages
those property owners with water softeners to develop and use alternate
means of disposal of individual water softener discharges in order
to avoid the discharge of water softeners into the municipal sewer
system where it is practical to do so.
b.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted processed water or drainage shall
be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm
drains or storm sewers or to a natural outlet. Industrial cooling
water once through or unpolluted process waters may be discharged,
upon approval of the municipal engineer, to a storm drain or natural
outlet.
c.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public
sewer:
1.
Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, lubricating oils and greases,
flammable or explosive liquids, gases, paint and lacquers, tars, plastics
and other viscous substances.
2.
Shredded garbage, except for fully soluble food waste produced by
a kitchen disposal (of not more than three hp).
3.
Abrasive, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics or woods.
4.
Solid or viscous substances which are capable of causing obstructions
in sewers or interference with the proper functioning of the treatment
processes.
5.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 110º F.
6.
Any waters or wastes which may contain more than ten parts per million
by weight of fat, oil or grease.
7.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
the materials at the sewage treatment plant.
8.
Wastes containing viable pathogenic bacteria other than those normal
to domestic sewage.
9.
All wastes containing corrosive matters or toxic or poisonous substances
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with the sewage treatment
process or create any hazard to humans, animals, sewers, structures,
equipment or personnel of the sewage treatment works or to create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
10.
Any noxious, toxic, corrosive or malodorous solids, liquids or gases
which, either singly or by interaction with other substances, are
capable of creating a public nuisance and hazard to life or preventing
entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
11.
Any radioactive isotopes, antibiotic wastes, or prescription drugs.
12.
All waters, wastes or deleterious substances which shall be excluded
from discharge to intercepting or trunk sewers of the SCMUA as defined
by existing or future regulations of the SCMUA and existing or future
agreements between the Borough and the SCMUA.
13.
Any waters, wastes or deleterious substances which require pretreatment
or dilution before introduction to intercepting or trunk sewers of
the SCMUA as defined by existing or future agreements between the
Borough and the SCMUA.
14.
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
15.
Any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand
greater than 300 parts per million by weight.
16.
Any waters or wastes containing more than 350 parts per million,
by weight, of suspended solids.
17.
Any waters or wastes containing levels of total phosphorous as P
greater than 6.0 parts per million.
18.
Any water or wastes that exceed the maximum allowable limit for any
substance set by the SCMUA.
d.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his expense.
1.
When required by the Borough, the owner of any property served by
a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a control
manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Borough. The manhole shall be installed
by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to
be safe and accessible at all times.
2.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Borough, the owner shall provide,
at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be required to reduce
the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended
solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or reduce objectionable
characteristics or constituents to within the acceptable limits provided
for in paragraph c above; or control the quantities and rates of discharge
of such waters or wastes.
3.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the Borough, SCMUA and the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Under no circumstances can any construction
of such facilities commence until said approvals/permits are obtained
in writing.
e.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting
any special arrangement between the Borough and any persons whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted
to the sewerage system, whether before or after pretreatment, provided
that there is no impairment of the functioning of the sewerage system
or any sewerage treatment plant by reason of the administration of
such wastes.
1.
The Borough may, on a routine basis, randomly grab discharge samples
from individual generators, and once a particular discharge is found
to exceed the maximum limits specified previously, the qualitative
surcharge will be imposed. Additionally, a minimum frequency of quarterly
grab sampling will be conducted by the Borough for determining any
excessive constituents or characteristics, and the additional charges
for the same shall be reflected and payable by the owner or occupant
in his quarterly sewer billing.
2.
Any violation of the aforementioned standards set forth above shall
permit the Borough to issue a cease and desist notification of that
discharge. The Borough may thereafter proceed by all appropriate methods
in enforcement of such cease and desist notification.
f.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters
or wastes to which reference is made herein shall be determined by
a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) certified
laboratory for water and wastewater analysis and in accordance with
the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Sewage. Samples will be collected at the most representative point
of collection deemed by the Borough.
g.
In no event shall the achievement of any acceptable limits as pertains
to this section be accomplished by any form of dilution.
h.
It shall be unlawful to discharge any industrial waste into the municipal
sewer system without the prior written consent of both the SCMUA and
the Borough. The SCMUA and the Borough shall both have the right to
limit the quantity and quality of any industrial discharge into the
municipal sewer system and require pretreatment of any such discharge
at the sole expense of the property owner. If permitted to be discharged
into the municipal sewer system, all industrial wastes shall be pretreated
to a domestic equivalent standard and shall comply with all federal
and state regulations governing same.
i.
The Borough hereby establishes the following program to ensure the
elimination of sources of groundwater, surface water and shredded
garbage discharges into the local sewage system.
1.
Any person who permits or has permitted on his or her property any
connection of a sump pump, roof drain, area drain or garbage shredder
to the local sewage system shall cause said restricted discharge to
be immediately disconnected from the local sewage system at said person's
sole cost and expense.
2.
After said person has disconnected his or her garbage shredder, said
shredder shall remain disconnected and shall not thereafter be reconnected
to the local sewage system.
3.
After said person has disconnected his or her sump pump, roof drain
or area drain from the local sewage system, said person shall be permitted
to continue to utilize on his or her property said pump or drain system
in accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
The pump shall have a permanent piping installation to direct
flow from a building structure and at a location which will minimize
infiltration to the building foundation and/or local sewage system.
(b)
The pump or drain discharge pipe shall not discharge water,
either directly or indirectly, to a public right-of-way, easement
or public property without permission from the Borough Engineer. Said
engineer, when evaluating a request to redirect flow from a pump or
a drain, shall require the submittal of the following information:
(1)
A written proposal noting thereon how the flow is intended to
be redirected to discharge to a storm sewer or the gutter line of
a street so that icing or street erosion conditions will not occur.
(2)
A sketch submitted showing the connection of the pump or drain
line to a storm sewer; submission of any street opening permit required,
if work is to be done in the Borough right-of way.
(c)
The new pump or drain connection shall not discharge water onto
any adjacent property without an approved drainage easement.
(d)
No pump or drain connection shall be made to the local sewage
system.
j.
Prior to the transfer of title of any real property containing a
building connected to the local sewage system, the owner shall obtain
a certificate of compliance from the zoning officer, or his designee,
that the property is in compliance with the provisions of this section.
The property owner shall apply for the certificate on a form provided
by the Borough. The fee for said inspection shall be $50 which shall
be paid by the property owner prior to said inspection. The zoning
officer, or his designee, shall inspect the property and shall issue
the certificate if said property is found to be in compliance with
the provisions of this section.
k.
The Borough shall have the right at any time upon reasonable cause
to inspect any structure connected to the local sewage system for
any prohibited discharge into the local sewage system.
[Ord. 2011-09]
a.
All properties within the Borough connected to the sanitary sewer
system shall have a water meter to measure the use of water regardless
of whether the property receives water from the municipal water system,
a private water company, a well or some other source. The installation
of the water meter shall be at the sole cost and expense of the property
owners. The type and location of the meter shall be as directed by
the Borough.
b.
Any owner or occupant who fails to install a functioning meter within
30 days of the owner's or occupant's receipt of written notice from
the Borough to so install a meter shall also be charged a service
charge of $50 per day for each day after 30 days in which the meter
is not installed in addition to all other applicable fees.
[Ord. 2011-09]
The Department of public works supervisor and other duly authorized
employees, agents and consultants of the Borough bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter on all properties for
the purpose of inspection, observation, measurements, sampling and
testing in accordance with the provisions of this section. Duly authorized
employees, agents and consultants of the SCMUA shall have the same
authority hereunder as Borough employees.
[Ord. 2011-09]
It shall be unlawful to make any connection to the municipal
sewer without first obtaining appropriate permits from the Borough,
as provided in the Uniform Construction Code Act, the governing provisions
of the New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) from the closure and
abandonment of individual subsurface sewage (septic) systems and in
accordance with this section.
[Ord. 2011-09]
a.
Each property owner whose property is connected to the municipal
sewer system on or after January 1, 2011 shall pay a connection fee,
which shall be established annually in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11 and this section in the amount as follows:
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Residential:
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$4,800 plus time and materials
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Nonresidential:
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$20 per gallon of estimated daily usage (Minimum $4,800)
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b.
The connection fee shall be due and payable at the time the property
owner applies for a building permit to connect to the system.
[Ord. 2011-09]
Where the Borough has jurisdiction and has provided for the
installation of a sanitary sewer collection and transmission system
through any public or private street, roadway, highway or easement
(public sewer system), all owners of any developed real property,
including, but not limited to, residential, commercial or otherwise,
lying on or adjacent to said public or private street, roadway, highway
or easement where said main and/or lateral exists, shall, after receiving
notice from the Borough as provided for in this section, disconnect
from and cease utilization of any existing on-site individual sewage
disposal system. The owner shall cause any on-site sewage collection
and transmission facilities to be connected to the above-referenced
public sewer system. The disconnection of the property from the on-site
sewage disposal system shall be done in a manner that is in compliance
with the ordinances, rules and regulations of Borough Health and Construction
Code Departments, as well as any and all other federal, state, county
or local laws and regulations which may be applicable.
a.
Whenever a sewer main and/or lateral is installed in any public or
private street, roadway, highway or easement, all owners of any property,
including, but not limited to, residential, commercial or otherwise,
lying on or adjacent to said public or private street, roadway, highway
or easement shall connect to the sewer main and/or lateral within
90 days after service of notice of availability of sewer service provided
by the Borough, in writing, which shall be served upon the owner of
the property personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode
with a member of his family above the age of 18 years or by mailing
such notice by first class mail to the owner's last known post office
address as shown on the tax records of the Borough.
b.
Should the owner of any property fail or neglect to connect to the
public sewer system pursuant to paragraph a above, the owner of the
property shall be subject to the penalties provided for in this section
unless the property owner receives an extension of time to connect
to the municipal sewer system from the Borough.
c.
The disconnection of an existing individual on-site sewage disposal
system shall be done in the following manner and prior to final approval
of the connection of the property to the public sewer system:
1.
All septic tanks and seepage pits shall have the contents removed
or properly disposed of in a manner approved by the Borough Health
and Construction Code Departments.
2.
The Borough Health and Construction Code Departments, upon notification
by the property owner, will provide for an official inspection of
the abandonment and filling of the septic tanks and seepage pits.
3.
All septic tanks and seepage pits shall be closed and abandoned in
accordance with all applicable rules, regulations and codes in effect
in the Borough.
4.
After the official inspection of the pumping and cleaning of the
septic system, the filling and the compacting shall commence until
all voids have been completely filled and a soil density equal to
or greater than that of the surrounding soil has been achieved.
5.
Any property owner abandoning an individual septic system may apply
to the Borough to utilize said system, or any component thereof, for
an alternate drainage use. The property owner shall provide such information
as the Borough shall require in order to determine whether or not
to allow the proposed alternate use. No proposed alternate use shall
be allowed unless approved by the construction official and health
officer of the Borough, or their designees.
d.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforceable by the Borough
through its respective designee(s), which shall include, but not be
limited to, the health officer and the supervisor of water and sewer.
[Ord. 2011-09]
a.
The diameter of the building sewer and building sewer lateral shall
not be less than three inches. The slope of such pipes shall not be
less than 1/4 inch per foot. Where necessary, in the opinion of the
municipal engineer or plumbing code official, if the above sizes and
slope are not adequate, he shall have the right to require a larger
diameter pipe or an increased slope that is adequate.
b.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation not exceeding that of the existing building drain.
If the building sewer is brought to the existing building at a lower
elevation than the existing building drain, suitable fittings and
cleanouts shall be installed, subject to inspection and approval of
the plumbing inspector. No building sewer shall be laid parallel and
within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened.
The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost but
in no event less than 24 inches deep. The building sewer shall be
laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible.
Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe
and fittings and shall be subject to the approval of the plumbing
inspector. Cleanouts shall be installed at all changes of directions,
or within 40 feet of any change of direction and every 75 feet of
straight run.
c.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged
to the building sewer.
d.
Building sewers and building sewer laterals shall be constructed
only of materials approved for use under the plumbing code.
e.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided as follows:
1.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided whenever required
by the plumbing code.
2.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided as required by
the Borough's ordinances or where in the opinion of the municipal
engineer they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes
containing grease in excessive amounts or any sand or other harmful
ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for
residential units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Borough and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
3.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers which shall be gastight and watertight.
f.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times. The property owner shall maintain a log or record of
all maintenance and shall provide it to the zoning officers or code
officials upon request.
g.
All building drains outside of the building being connected to the
municipal sewer system shall be installed and tested pursuant to the
plumbing code. Before any portion of the building drain outside of
the house is connected to the building sewer, the owner shall prove
to the satisfaction of the Borough that the building drain is clean
and conforms in every respect to the requirements of this section.
Before any portion of the building sewer is connected to the building
sewer lateral, the plumbing inspector shall be satisfied that the
building sewer is in good order and conforms in the requirements for
construction thereof.
h.
Where there are no existing sewer laterals or house connections serving
a structure or where a change of use necessitates the construction
of a new sewer connection, sewer lateral and/or house connection,
the property owner shall install a compliant sewer lateral and/or
house connection at the property owner's cost and at no expense to
the Borough. All connections to the collection system shall be made
under the supervision of the Borough. If any of the foregoing terms
of this paragraph applies, then, as a condition for issuance of a
certificate of occupancy, the property owner shall obtain from the
Borough a building sewer permit for the installation of the sewer
lateral and/or house connection.
[Amended 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
i.
The building sewer laterals may not be installed or the public street
disturbed therefor by any person or concern who is not a licensed
contractor. Such contractor shall provide the Borough with satisfactory
evidence of his capacity to perform the work.
j.
The connection of the building sewer lateral in to the public sewer
shall be made at the Y-branch, if such branch is available at suitable
location. If no Y-branch is available, the owner shall install a saddle
on the sewer main, of such type as approved by the Borough.
k.
Each sewer pipe shall be laid so as to have a continuous bearing
on the bedding material, true to line and grade and in such manner
as to form a close concentric joint with the adjoining pipe and to
prevent sudden offsets of the flow line. As the work progresses, the
interior of the pipe shall be cleared of all dirt and superfluous
materials of every description. A suitable swab or drag shall be kept
in the pipe and pulled forward past each joint immediately after the
joining has been completed. Trenches shall be kept free from water,
and pipe shall not be laid when the condition of the trench or the
weather is unsuitable for such work. At times when work is not in
progress, open ends of pipe and fittings shall be securely and satisfactorily
closed so that no trench water, earth or other substance will enter
the pipe or fittings.
l.
Excavations for Building Sewers and Building Sewer Laterals.
1.
Excavation for building sewers and building sewer laterals shall
follow lines parallel to and equidistant from the location of the
pipe center line. Trenches shall be excavated to the depths and widths
required to accommodate the construction of the sewers. Excavation
shall not be carried below the approved grade. Any excavation made
below grade for any reason shall be backfilled with the granular material
specified hereinafter. Excavation in trenches in rock shall extend
to a depth of six inches below the outside bottom of the pipe barrel
and brought to required elevation with granular bedding material.
2.
Excavation and trenches in earth shall extend a depth of four inches
below the outside bottom of the pipe barrel and shall be brought to
required elevation with granular bedding material. Where unsatisfactory
foundation material is found in earth trenches, such material shall
be removed to the extent directed by the plumbing subcode official.
3.
In backfilling trenches, loose fine earth, free from clods, stones
larger than two inches in greatest dimension and debris, shall be
used to a depth of two feet over the top of the pipe. Pursuant to
the plumbing code, the backfill material shall be carefully tamped
under the pipe haunches, on the side and above the pipe in layers
not more than six inches deep before compaction. The remainder of
the trench shall contain not more than 20 percent stone by volume,
and no one stone shall be more than six inches in its greatest dimension.
This material shall be thoroughly tamped in layers not to exceed 10
inches in thickness after compaction. Backfilling and compaction up
to two feet over the pipe shall be done by hand. Puddling of trench
backfill will not be permitted. Compaction of each layer of backfill
shall be to a density at least equal to that of the surrounding earth
and to a degree which will prevent settlement of restored or proposed
future pavement. The surface shall be mounded over and left in a uniform
and neat condition satisfactory to the Borough.
4.
Excavated materials shall be piled in compact heaps, so placed as
to cause the least possible inconvenience to the public. Extreme care
shall be taken to prevent any dirt, stones or other undesirable material
from entering the public sewer system through the building sewer during
these operations.
m.
Safety Precautions.
1.
Blasting operations for excavation will be subject to the approval
of the Borough and shall conform to the requirements of all laws,
ordinances and regulations having jurisdiction over such work.
2.
Trenches shall be protected by such sheeting, shoring, bracing and
the like as may be required to perform the excavations for safety,
including the protection of persons, structures, utilities, etc.,
and to conform to existing laws.
3.
All excavations for building sewer laterals shall be adequately guarded
with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
Sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of installing
building sewers shall be backfilled within 48 hours from the beginning
of excavation.
n.
Prior to backfilling any trenches or covering any new sewer pipe,
the applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Borough
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the building sewer lateral. The connection to the public sewer shall
be made under the supervision of the Borough representative.
o.
Building sewers and building sewer laterals shall be subject to all
tests set forth in the Plumbing Subcode of the Uniform Construction
Code.
p.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or
wastes through any building sewer during construction of the building
sewer without written approval of the Borough.
q.
Prior to final approval and acceptance of the building sewer, a plan
showing the location, depths, elevations or other information as required
by the Borough shall be furnished and placed on file at the sewer
department's office by the applicant.
r.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or
wastes through any building sewer prior to final approval and acceptance
by the Borough without written approval of the Borough.
s.
Restoration of Pavements. Consistent with the requirements of Chapter 14, all sidewalk and roadway pavements and curbs directly or indirectly affected, disturbed or damaged in connection with the construction of building sewers shall be restored in accordance with Borough standards to a condition at least equal to that which existed prior to the start of the installation work. Pavements and curbs so restored shall be of the same type as that existing and shall match and line up with existing adjacent construction to the satisfaction of the supervisor of water and sewer, Borough Engineer or their representatives.
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No person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall make
or attempt to make any connection between the municipal sewer and
any property without complying with the following:
a.
Provide the Clerk of the Borough or anyone else designated by the
Borough Council with proof of public liability insurance for personal
injuries and property damage arising out of the work authorized by
permits in amounts not less than $100,000 for property damage arising
out of one accident and $300,000 for personal injuries to all persons
arising out of any one accident. Proof of such liability insurance
shall be made by posting a certificate of an insurance company duly
authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, evidencing such
coverage for a period of not less than six months from the date the
application for a permit is filed and not less than six months from
the time such person has commenced any work in order to make a house
connection.
b.
Post a $15,000 surety bond plus a $1,000 cash bond with the Borough
Clerk, treasurer or any person designated by the Borough Council.
c.
Repairs and Restoration; Time Limits on Bonds.
1.
Such bonds shall be posted in order to insure that any damage to
public property within the Borough arising out of the work performed
by anyone making connections shall be repaired and restored within
a reasonable time from the date of such damage and not later than
a time limit determined to be reasonable by the plumbing subcode official
of the Borough or such other official or consultant thereto designated
by the Borough Council, by resolution. The surety bond and cash bond
shall be released three months after the work performed to make the
connection is completed and is approved by the Borough plumbing inspector,
provided that all restoration and repair of any damage to public property
is completed in the opinion of the plumbing inspector of the Borough
or such other official or consultant thereto designated by the Borough
Council.
2.
If all restoration work with respect to all damage to public property
is not completed within a reasonable time as determined above, the
Borough Council may, by resolution, authorize the use of the cash
deposit to restore the damage or proceed against the surety bond to
use the proceeds thereof to restore the damage, or both, as the Borough
Council shall determine in its discretion and judgment.
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a.
The effective date for the beginning of the annual service charge
for any existing building shall begin upon connection of the building
to the public sewer. The effective date for the beginning of the annual
service charge for any new building shall be the date of the issuance
of a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy. For efficiency
of billing purposes, the Borough may round off the effective date
of the annual charge to the first day of the month after the effective
connection date.
b.
Sewer charges shall be billed quarterly, as of March 1, June 1, September
1, and December 1 of each year. In the event that any payment is not
made within 15 days of its due date, a late penalty of $25 shall also
be paid in addition to the quarterly payment. In the event that any
payment is not paid within 30 days, there shall be added thereto interest
in addition to the late penalty at the maximum rate permitted for
nonpayment of real property taxes pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-67. Unpaid
charges shall be a lien on the premises and shall be enforceable in
the manner provided for real property tax liens pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:5-1 et seq. Where charges are unpaid and remain unpaid for more
than 30 days, the Borough may, after ten days' notice, delivered to
the occupant or owner or mailed to the last known address of the property
owner, suspend service to the owner or occupant, as the case may be.
When service is discontinued, the owner or occupant shall be liable
for all expenses associated with the disconnection and reconnection,
plus a penalty of $15.
c.
The Borough shall have the right to discontinue municipal water service
to any property connected to the municipal sewer system where said
property owner is delinquent in the payment of any sewer user charges.
Any such discontinuance of municipal water service shall only be made
after the Borough has provided not less than ten days' advance notice
by mail to the address on the tax bill and by posting the front door
of the property of the Borough's intent to discontinue municipal water
service for the failure to pay any sewer user charge.
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The annual sewer use and maintenance charge for all sewage hereinafter
generated shall be as set forth in 24-1.4j.
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In the event that any property containing a structure or structures
receiving sanitary sewer service shall be demolished or otherwise
removed from the property site, the owner of said property may apply
to the Borough to discontinue sewer service to said property. The
property owner shall pay a permit fee of $150 for the discontinuance
of sanitary sewer service to any such property. The property owner
shall also be responsible to cap the sewer service line, which had
provided sanitary sewer service to the property, which capping shall
be inspected and approved by the Borough. The quarterly service charge
for sanitary sewer service to any such property being disconnected
from the municipal sewer system shall continue in effect through the
end of the quarter in which the Borough issues its final approval
of the disconnection of the property from the municipal sewer system.
Nothing in this section shall relieve the property owner from obtaining
any and all permits required by any other provision of this code.
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No sewer connection permit shall be issued to an owner of any
property unless a sewer allocation permit has first been issued by
the Borough.
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An owner of an unimproved property may apply for a sewer allocation
permit on forms prescribed by the Borough as follows:
a.
The name and address of the applicant.
b.
The address of the property and the tax lot and block designation.
c.
The dimensions and total area of the property.
d.
For single-family residential dwellings to be constructed, the total
square foot area of the dwelling and the number of bedrooms.
e.
For multifamily residential dwellings to be constructed, a preliminary
sketch plan showing the number of units and the number of proposed
bedrooms in the units to be constructed.
f.
For all nonresidential uses, a preliminary site plan shall be submitted
with the application showing the total square footage of the proposed
building and the proposed use of the building.
g.
For all properties other than single-family residential dwellings,
a certification by the property owner's engineer as to the number
of gallons per day of sewage that will be generated by the property
and the method of calculation and schedules used in computing said
amount shall be submitted as part of the application.
h.
Any other information deemed necessary by the Borough or its designated
agent.
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Each property owner filing for a sewer allocation permit shall
pay the following permits fees.
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For all properties, other than single family homes, the applicant
shall also submit an escrow fee of $500-$5,000 per project (the amount
shall be determined by the municipal engineer) with the application
to offset the Borough's costs in evaluating and processing the application.
In the event that the entire escrow is not utilized by the Borough
in processing the application, any unused escrow shall be returned
to the applicant within 90 days of the processing of the application.
In the event that additional funds are necessary to complete the review
of the application, the applicant will be required to replenish the
escrow account in an amount sufficient to cover said costs.
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Upon the receipt of said application and required fee, the Borough
Engineer shall review said application and determine whether or not
there is sufficient gallonage available to authorize a sewer allocation
permit to the property owner. In the event that the application is
approved, a sewer allocation permit will be issued by the Borough
for the number of gallons, or part thereof, set forth in the application.
The Borough shall issue written notice to the property owner of the
approval of the sewer allocation permit. In the event that the application
is denied, written notice thereof shall be provided to the property
owner by the Borough.
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In the event of a denial of a sewer allocation permit, the property
owner may request a hearing by filing a written request with the governing
body within ten days of the date of notice of denial of the application.
The governing body shall then hold a hearing within 45 days from the
date of the request. The applicant shall bear all costs and professional
fees incurred relative to the hearing and, if required, shall post
an escrow fee prior to the hearing. The governing body shall render
its decision within 30 days of the hearing.
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a.
Upon approval and prior to the issuance of a sewer allocation permit,
the property owner shall pay to the Borough a nonrefundable allocation
reservation fee of $5 per gallon. No sewer allocation permit shall
be issued unless all application permit fees and escrow fees have
been paid in full and all real property taxes for the property are
current. The property owner shall pay the allocation permit fee within
90 days of notification by the Borough of the granting of the allocation
or the allocation shall lapse.
b.
Approval of a sewer allocation permit shall not authorize the property
owner to connect to the Borough's municipal sewer system. The property
owner must secure a connection permit from the Borough and pay all
applicable fees and charges.
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a.
All sewer allocation permits granted to single family houses or development
projects of five units or less, shall expire one year from the date
of issuance by the Borough. The Borough Council may grant extensions
of a sewer allocation permit for a period not exceeding one year based
upon the original expiration date at the Borough's discretion. As
a condition for approval of the extension of a sewer allocation permit,
the property owner shall pay the annual user charge for the one-year
period based upon the number of gallons reserved for the property
owner in the sewer allocation permit. The property owner shall receive
no credit or other benefit for the payment of the sewer user charge
other than the extension of the sewer allocation permit. The property
owner shall connect the property to the municipal sewer system prior
to the expiration of the sewer allocation permit or any extension
thereof. Failure to do so shall result in the expiration of the sewer
allocation permit. Upon expiration of a sewer allocation permit, the
sewage allocation shall revert to the Borough.
b.
All sewer allocation permits granted to multi-unit projects of more
than five units shall expire one year from the date of issuance by
the Borough. The Borough Council may grant extensions of a sewer allocation
permit for a period in one year increments not exceeding five years
based upon the original expiration date at the Borough's discretion.
As a condition for approval of the extension of a sewer allocation
permit, the property owner shall pay 20 percent of the annual user
charge for the first year of any extension, 40 percent for the second
year, 60 percent for the third year, 80 percent for the fourth year
and 100 percent of the annual user charge for the gallonage reserved
in the fifth year. Thereafter, the property owner may automatically
extend the allocation permit by paying 100 percent of the annual user
charge for the total gallons reserved. In the event that the allocation
is partially used, the annual user charge shall be based upon actual
gallons used or allocated gallons based upon the schedule set forth
above, whichever is higher. The property owner shall receive no credit
or other benefit for the payment of the sewer user charge other than
the extension of the sewer allocation permit. The property owner shall
connect the property to the municipal sewer system prior to the expiration
of the sewer allocation permit or any extension thereof. Failure to
connect as required or failure to pay the charges set forth within
90 days of the due date shall result in the expiration of the sewer
allocation permit. Upon expiration of a sewer allocation permit, the
sewage allocation shall revert to the Borough.
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The Borough shall have the right to repurchase sewage allocation
permits from property owners under the following conditions:
a.
The Borough reserves the right to repurchase any unused sewer allocation
reservation permits in the event there are emergency requests for
sewage by other property owners within the Borough and insufficient
capacity to handle the emergency requests.
b.
The Borough may also elect at its sole option to repurchase any unused
sewage permits. This repurchase shall be accomplished by giving written
notice to the permit holder stating the Borough's intention to repurchase
three months from the date of notice. The permit holder may request
a hearing before the Borough Council in which he may provide testimony
concerning the status of his project and his reasons why the permit
should not be repurchased. The criteria for repurchasing sewage allocation
permits by the Borough shall include the following (the order below
does not constitute a priority for repurchasing):
1.
Inaction or unnecessary delay by the permit holder with regard to
obtaining the necessary land use and other permits to proceed with
the project.
2.
The number of applications and amount of gallonage requests pending.
3.
Whether the property owner has made all of its payments for the allocation
in a timely manner.
4.
Whether a project generally benefiting the Borough requires a sewage
allocation.
5.
Whether the applicant has obtained NJDEP approval that restricts
the Borough's ability to repurchase allocation.
c.
The repurchase of any unused sewer allocation permits by the Borough
shall be at cost and without interest.
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The governing body shall have the authority to relax or waive
in whole, or in part, any provision of this chapter to address any
emergency situation regarding the municipal sewer system or when the
governing body deems it to be in the best interest of the Borough
to so relax or waive any such provision of this chapter.
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Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,250 or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
Each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and each day
that such offense shall continue shall be deemed to be separate and
distinct offenses.
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a.
This section shall apply to all nondomestic users of the Sussex Borough
Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, which is defined in Subsection 12-7.2p.
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b.
Grease interceptors shall not be required for residential users.
c.
The requirements of this section shall apply to both new and existing
facilities, as detailed in 12-7.3 "Installations," generating fats,
oils, or greases as a result of food manufacturing, processing, preparation,
or food service. These facilities include but are not limited to restaurants,
food manufacturers, food processors, hospitals, hotels and motels,
prisons, nursing homes, and any other facility preparing, serving,
or otherwise making any foodstuff available for consumption.
d.
No user may intentionally or unintentionally allow the direct or
indirect discharge of any fats, oils, or greases of animal or vegetable
origin into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System in such amounts as
to cause interference with the collection and treatment system, or
as to cause pollutants to pass through the treatment works into the
environment.
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Shall mean Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known
as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.
Shall mean the value of the five-day test for Biochemical
Oxygen Demand, as described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water & Wastewater."
Shall mean the value of the test for Chemical Oxygen Demand,
as described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water & Wastewater."
Shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Shall mean organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or
plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules.
These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical test
procedures established in 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time
to time. All are sometimes referred to herein as "grease" or "greases."
Shall mean a grease interceptor that reduces nonpetroleum
fats, oils, and grease (FOG) in effluent by separation, and mass and
volume reduction.
Shall mean any person who owns or operates a grease trap/grease
interceptor, or whose act or process produces a grease trap waste.
Shall mean an appurtenance or appliance that is installed
in a sanitary drainage system to intercept non-petroleum fats, oils
and grease (FOG) from wastewater. There are two types of grease interceptors,
gravity grease interceptors and hydromechanical grease interceptors.
Shall mean a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed
in a sanitary drainage system to intercept non-petroleum fats, oils,
and greases (FOG) from a wastewater discharge and is identified by
volume, 30-minute retention time, baffle(s), a minimum of two compartments,
a minimum total volume of 300 gallons, and gravity separation. These
interceptors are designed by a registered professional engineer. Gravity
grease interceptors are generally installed outside.
Shall mean a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed
in a sanitary drainage system to intercept nonpetroleum fats, oils,
and grease (FOG) from a wastewater discharge and is identified by
flow rate, and separation and retention efficiency. The design incorporates
air entrainment, hydromechanical separation, interior baffling, and/or
barriers in combination or separately, and an external flow control,
with air intake (vent).
Shall mean any hydromechanical grease interceptor that automatically
mechanically removes nonpetroleum fats, oils and grease (FOG) from
the interceptor, the control of which are either automatic or manually
initiated.
Shall mean material collected in and from a grease interceptor
in the sanitary sewer service line of a commercial, institutional,
or industrial food service or processing establishment, including
the solids resulting from de-watering processes.
Shall mean the introduction of pollutants into a municipal
sanitary sewer system from any nondomestic source,
Shall mean a discharge which alone or in conjunction with
a discharge or discharges from other sources inhibits or disrupts
the municipal sanitary sewer system, its treatment processes or operations
or its sludge processes, use or disposal, or is a cause of a violation
of the Borough's TPDES permit.
Shall mean a treatment works which is owned by the municipality
as defined by section 502(4) of the Clean Water Act. This definition
includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling
and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid
nature. It also includes all sewers, pipes and other conveyances that
convey wastewater to a publicly owned treatment works treatment plant.
The publicly owned treatment works term also means the municipality
as defined in section 502(4) of the Act, which has jurisdiction over
the indirect discharges to and the discharges from such a treatment
works. For purposes of this section, the municipal sanitary sewer
system shall refer to the sanitary sewer collection system owned and
operated by Sussex Borough, which collects and conveys flow to the
Sussex County Municipal Authority for additional conveyance and treatment.
The use of the term municipal sanitary sewer system in this section
shall also sometimes refer to the employees and operators of this
system, inclusive of Borough employees of the treatment works, as
well as the construction and plumbing subcode officials (including
code officials of neighboring municipalities in which the Borough
has a shared services agreement), as well as the Borough Engineer
and appointed consultant engineers and system operators.
Shall mean the measure of the relative acidity or alkalinity
of water and is defined as the negative logarithm (base 10) of the
hydrogen ion concentration.
Shall mean a person who is registered with and authorized
by the TCEQ to transport sewage sludge, water treatment sludge, domestic
septage, chemical toilet waste, grit trap waste, or grease trap waste
in accordance with current regulations.
Shall mean the value of the test for total suspended solids,
as described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water & Wastewater."
Shall mean any person, including those located outside the
jurisdictional limits of the Borough, who contributes, causes or permits
the contribution or discharge of wastewater into the municipal sanitary
sewer system, including persons who contribute such wastewater from
mobile sources.
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a.
Installations.
1.
New Facilities. Food processing or food service facilities which
are newly proposed or constructed, shall be required to design, install,
operate and maintain a grease interceptor in accordance with locally
adopted plumbing codes or other applicable ordinances. Grease interceptors
shall be installed and inspected prior to issuance of a certificate
of occupancy.
2.
Existing Facilities With Existing Grease Interceptors. Existing grease
interceptors must be operated and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations and in accordance with these model
standards, unless specified in writing and approved by the Municipal
sanitary sewer system. Existing facilities with grease interceptors,
which will be expanded, or renovated to include a food service facility
where such facility did not previously exist, are required to comply
with this ordinance. Upon emergency or routine replacement of existing
aging grease interceptors, the owner must replace the existing grease
interceptor with an approved model.
3.
Existing Facilities Without Grease Interceptors. Existing facilities
which will be expanded, or renovated to include a food service facility
where such facility did not previously exist, are required to comply
with this section.
4.
All grease traps shall be designed in accordance with the current
National Plumbing Code Standards and subject to the final approval
of the Borough construction code official and Borough Engineer and,
upon application for a plumbing permit, shall be reviewed for sufficient
capacity and design, and inspected by the plumbing subcode official.
Grease interceptors shall be installed and inspected prior to issuance
of a certificate of occupancy.
5.
All grease interceptor waste shall be properly disposed of at a facility
in accordance with federal, state, or local regulation, including
regulations of the Sussex County Health Department of Environmental
and Public Health.
6.
New grease interceptors shall be installed in separate sewer laterals
which service the part of the plumbing system from which grease will
be discharged. Wastewater which does not contain FOG's shall bypass
the grease interceptor in a separate lateral.
c.
Self-Cleaning; Hydro-Mechanical Grease Interceptors Only.
1.
Grease interceptor self-cleaning operators must receive approval
from the municipal sanitary sewer system to remove grease from their
own grease hydro-mechanical grease interceptors.
The following conditions shall apply:
(a)
The grease interceptor is no more than 100 GPM size.
(b)
Proper on-site material disposal methods are implemented (e.g.
absorb liquid into solid form and dispose into trash);
(c)
The local solid waste authority allows such practices;
(d)
Grease waste is placed in a leak-proof, sealable container(s)
located on the premises and in an area for the transporter to pump-out;
and
(e)
Detailed records on these activities are maintained.
2.
Grease interceptor self-cleaning operators must submit a completed
self-cleaning request to the municipal sanitary sewer system for approval.
The written request shall include the following information:
(a)
Business name and street address;
(b)
Grease interceptor operator name, title, and phone number;
(c)
Description of maintenance frequency, method of disposal, method
of cleaning and size (in gallons) of the grease interceptor; and
(d)
Signed statement that the operator will maintain records of
waste disposal and produce them for compliance inspections.
3.
Self-cleaners must adhere to all the requirements; procedures and
detailed record keeping outlined in their approved application, to
ensure compliance with this section. A maintenance log shall be kept
by self-cleaning operators that indicates, at a minimum, the following
information:
(a)
Date the grease trap/interceptor was serviced;
(b)
Name of the person or company servicing the grease trap/interceptor;
(c)
Waste disposal method used;
(d)
Gallons of grease removed and disposed of;
(e)
Waste oil added to grease interceptor waste; and
(f)
Signature of the operator after each cleaning that certifies
that all grease was removed, disposed of properly, grease trap/interceptor
was thoroughly cleaned, and that all parts were replaced and in operable
condition.
4.
Violations incurred by grease interceptors self-cleaners will be
subject to enforcement action including fines and/or removal from
the self-cleaner program.
d.
Cleaning Schedules.
1.
Grease interceptors shall be cleaned as often as necessary to ensure
that sediment and floating materials do not accumulate to impair the
efficiency of the grease interceptor; to ensure the discharge is in
compliance with local discharge limits; and to ensure no visible grease
is observed in discharge.
2.
Grease interceptors shall be completely evacuated a minimum of every
30 days, or more frequently when:
(a)
25 percent or more of the wetted height of the grease trap or
grease interceptor, as measured from the bottom of the device to the
invert of the outlet pipe, contains floating materials, sediment,
oils or greases; or
(b)
The discharge exceeds BOD, COD, TSS, FOG, pH, or other pollutant
levels established by the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System; or
(c)
If there is a history of non-compliance.
3.
Any person who owns or operates a grease interceptor may submit to
the municipal sanitary sewer system a request in writing for an exception
to the 30-day cleaning frequency of their grease interceptor, The
municipal sanitary sewer system may grant an extension for required
cleaning frequency on a case-by-case basis when:
(a)
The grease interceptor owner/operator has demonstrated the specific
interceptor will produce an effluent, based on defensible analytical
results, in consistent compliance with established local discharge
limits such as BOD. TSS, FOG, or other parameters as determined by
the municipal sanitary sewer system, or
(b)
Less than 25 percent of the wetted height of the grease interceptor,
as measured from the bottom of the device to the invert of the outlet
pipe, contains floating materials; sediment, oils or greases.
4.
In any event, a grease interceptor shall be fully evacuated, cleaned,
and inspected at least once every 90 days.
e.
Manifest Requirements.
1.
Each pump-out of a grease interceptor must be accompanied by a manifest
to be used for record keeping purposes.
2.
Persons who generate, collect and transport grease waste shall maintain
a record of each individual collection and deposit. Such records shall
be in the form of a manifest. The manifest shall include:
(a)
Name, address, telephone, and commission registration number
of transporter;
(b)
Name, signature, address, and phone number of the person who
generated the waste and the date collected;
(c)
Type and amount(s) of waste collected or transported;
(d)
Name and signature(s) of responsible person(s) collecting, transporting,
and depositing the waste;
(e)
Date and place where the waste was deposited;
(f)
Identification (permit or site registration number, location;
and operator) of the facility where the waste was deposited;
(g)
Name and signature of facility on-site representative acknowledging
receipt of the waste and the amount of waste received;
(h)
The volume of the grease waste received; and
(i)
A consecutive numerical tracking number to assist transporters,
waste generators, and regulating authorities in tracking the volume
of grease transported.
3.
Manifests shall be divided into five parts and records shall be maintained
as follows.
(a)
One part of the manifest shall have the generator and transporter
information completed and be given to the generator at the time of
waste pickup.
(b)
The remaining four parts of the manifest shall have all required
information completely filled out and signed by the appropriate party
before distribution of the manifest.
(c)
One part of the manifest shall go to the receiving facility.
(d)
One part shall go to the transporter, who shall retain a copy
of all manifests showing the collection and disposition of waste.
(e)
One copy of the manifest shall be returned by the transporter
to the person who generated the wastes within 15 days after the waste
is received at the disposal or processing facility.
(f)
One part of the manifest shall go to the local authority.
(g)
Copies of manifests returned to the waste generator shall be
retained for five years and be readily available for review by the
municipal sanitary sewer system.
(h)
Alternative treatment.
f.
Bioremediation. Bioremediation media shall only be used with approved
FOG Disposal Systems ASME A112.14.4, and shall only be used with the
approval of the municipal sanitary sewer system and Borough plumbing
subcode official.
g.
Compliance and Penalties. All testing designed to satisfy the criteria
set forth in this section shall be scientifically sound and statistically
valid: All tests to determine oil and grease, TSS, BOD, COD, pH, and
other pollutant levels shall use appropriate tests which have been
approved by the Environmental Protection Agency which are defined
in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136. Testing shall
be open to inspection by the municipal sanitary sewer system, and
shall meet the municipal sanitary sewer system's approval.
h.
Prohibited Practices. No person shall introduce, or cause, permit,
or suffer the introduction of any surfactant, solvent or emulsifier
into a grease interceptor. Surfactants, solvents, and emulsifiers
are materials which allow the grease to pass from the grease interceptor
into the collection system, and include but are not limited to enzymes,
soap, diesel, kerosene, terpene, and other solvents.
Grease trap additives shall only be used with the approval of
the municipal sanitary sewer system and Borough plumbing subcode official.
i.
Compliance Monitoring.
1.
Right of Entry. The municipal sanitary sewer system shall have the
right to enter the premises of any user or potential user to determine
whether the user is complying with all requirements of this chapter
and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users
shall allow the municipal sanitary sewer system ready access to all
parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records
examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties.
Grease traps shall be periodically inspected by the municipal sanitary
sewer system.
(a)
Where a user has security measures in force which require proper
identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user
shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that,
upon presentation of suitable identification, the municipal sanitary
sewer system will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes
of performing specific responsibilities.
(b)
The municipal sanitary sewer system shall have the right to
setup on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices
as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's
operations.
(c)
The municipal sanitary sewer system may require the user to
install monitoring equipment as necessary such as FOG sensing and
alarm devices complying with PDT G102. The facility's monitoring equipment
shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition
by the user at its own expense.
(d)
Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access
to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed
by the user at the written or verbal request of the municipal sanitary
sewer system and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such
access shall be borne by the user.
(e)
Unreasonable delays in allowing the municipal sanitary sewer
system access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this
section.
2.
Search Warrants. If the municipal sanitary sewer system has been
refused access to a building, structure, or property, or any part
thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that
there may be a violation of this section, then the municipal sanitary
sewer system may seek issuance of a search warrant.
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a.
If the code enforcement officer determines that a generator is responsible
for a blockage of a collection system line the generator shall owe
a civil penalty of $1,000 for the first violation. $1,500 for a second
violation, and $2,000 for the third violation within a two-year period.
Continuous violations shall result in an increase in penalty by $500
and may also result in termination of services.
b.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
be subject to a written warning for the first violation, a $1,000
civil penalty for the second violation, a $1,500 civil penalty for
the third violation, and a $2,000 civil penalty for the fourth violation
within a two- year period. Consistent violations will result in a
$500 increase in civil penalty and may result in termination of service.
Violations shall also incur inspection fees as detailed in this section.
c.
An inspection fee in the amount of $150 shall be imposed as follows:
1) For each inspection carried out pursuant to a complaint when such
inspection results in a determination that said establishment is in
violation of the State Sanitary Code or of any municipal ordinance
or state and federal regulation relating thereto, 2) For each reinspection
carried out after either a failure of the regular inspection or failure
of an inspection carried out pursuant to a complaint.
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When the municipal sanitary sewer system finds that a user has
violated or continues to violate any provision of this section, a
wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other
pretreatment standard or requirement, the municipal sanitary sewer
system may petition the District Court for the issuance of a temporary
or permanent injunction, as appropriate, which restrains or compels
the specific performance of the wastewater discharge permit, order,
or other requirement imposed by this section on activities of the
user. The municipal sanitary sewer system may also seek such other
action as is appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief, including
a requirement for the user to conduct environmental remediation. A
petition for injunctive relief shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite
for taking any other action against a user.
