Editor's Note: See also Chapter BH9, Sewer Connections
and Sewer Use in the Board of Health Code.
[1982 Code § 9-1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean the annual charge herein imposed for the use and
services of the system upon the owners of the building served thereby.
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in
five days at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
Shall mean, for sewer rental purposes, a room, group of rooms,
house trailer or a similar structure or facilities operated or designed
for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family or other group
of persons living together or by a person living alone.
Shall mean the Board of Health of the Borough of Victory
Gardens or such authorized representative as it may appoint from time
to time having jurisdiction over provisions of this chapter.
Shall mean the Borough of Victory Gardens, County of Morris,
State of New Jersey.
Shall mean the duly appointed engineer of the Borough.
Shall mean any building or structure heretofore or hereafter
constructed and designed and used for dwelling purposes, either temporary
or permanent, or other use or occupancy by a person or persons.
Shall mean each building or each part thereof designed or
used for any one or different professional, business, industrial,
governmental, public or private, religious or charitable use or purpose,
without regard to the number of house connections from such buildings
to the system.
Shall mean the following:
Shall mean a branch leading from a soil, waste or vent pipe,
building drain or house sewer, which is terminated at a developed
length of two feet or more by means of a cap, plug or other closed
fitting.
Shall mean solid waste from the preparation, cooking and
disposing of foods and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Shall mean the governing body of the Borough of Victory Gardens
or such authorized representative as it may appoint from time to time
having jurisdiction over provisions of this chapter.
Shall mean the rise or fall of a line of pipe in reference
to a horizontal plane, usually expressed in inches per foot of pipe
length.
Shall mean a receptacle designed to separate and retain grease
and fatty substances from wastes normally discharged from kitchens.
Shall mean that part of the pipe or conduit which collects
sewage from an individual structure or group of structures lying between
the curb line and the main sewer.
Shall mean the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
within a building which receives discharge from soil and waste pipes
and conveys it to the house sewer.
Shall mean the plumbing work within the building and to the
end of the house sewer five feet outside the inner face of the building
wall and shall be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Health.
Shall mean that part of the pipe or conduit which collects
sewage from an individual structure or a group of structures situated
on one lot lying between a point five feet outside the inner face
of the building wall to the curb line. For the purposes of this chapter,
it shall also include all pipe, manholes, ejectors, pumping stations,
siphons, force mains and other appurtenances situated on private or
public property which are installed for the express purpose of conducting
sewage from a structure or group of structures to either the house
connection or the main sewer, as applicable, unless otherwise specifically
defined by the Board of Health and Governing Body.
Shall mean that portion of a horizontal drainage system,
within a building, which cannot drain by gravity into a house sewer.
Shall mean a subsurface sewage disposal system designed and
constructed in accordance with the "Standards For the Construction
of Sewerage Facilities for Realty Improvements Promulgated By the
State Commissioner of Health, May 6, 1963."
Shall mean a liquid waste resulting from the processes employed
in industrial establishments.
Shall mean the duly designated person assigned by the Borough
Clerk upon the construction of house connections, sanitary sewers,
and such other duties as may be determined pursuant to this chapter.
Shall mean any pipe or conduits and appurtenances which are
primarily designed to collect sewage from all the main sewers within
a drainage area.
Shall mean any pipe or conduit and appurtenances situated
in a public or private road, easement, right-of-way or private property
by consent of the owner which collects sewage from individual house
connections.
Means permissive.
Shall mean a receptacle designed and constructed to intercept,
separate and prevent passage of oil into a drainage system.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean the Borough Planning Board.
Shall mean the person licensed and authorized to inspect
plumbing pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:1A-38 to 44, N.J.S.A.
26:3-20 and the State Uniform Construction Code.
Shall mean parts per million.
Shall mean a sewer privately owned as distinct from the Borough's
sewer or other public sewer.
Shall mean a person licensed to practice professional engineering
in this State.
Shall mean a building or each part thereof designed for or
used as a residence or abode by a single family without regard to
the number of house connections from such building to the system.
Shall mean the duly appointed representative of the Rockaway
Valley Sewerage Authority having jurisdiction over the maintenance
and operation of the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority treatment
plant situated in Boonton and the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority
trunk sewer system, or his duly appointed representatives.
Shall mean an interceptor designed and constructed to intercept
and prevent the passage of sand into a drainage system.
Shall mean all pipe, conduits, manholes, siphons, pumping
and ejecting facilities, force mains, treatment plants and other appurtenances
installed on public roads or other public property, rights-of-way
or private property by consent of owner, within the boundaries of
the Borough for the express purpose of collecting sewage and maintained
by the Borough or its authorized agents. It also includes any such
system installed by any private individual, firm, corporation or partnership
and accepted and maintained by the Borough, or any such system owned
or operated by any private individual firm, corporation, partnership,
or public agency within the boundaries of the Borough where the provisions
of this chapter are applicable by reason of the valid consent of the
owner or operator of said system, or any such system installed or
maintained beyond the boundaries of the Borough of Victory Gardens
where the provisions of this chapter are applicable by reason of the
valid consent of the municipality in which such system is situated.
Shall mean a combination of the water carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments
and other buildings or places meeting the requirement of this chapter
and approved for discharge into the sanitary sewer system by the Rockaway
Valley Sewerage Authority Sanitary Engineer.
Means mandatory.
Shall mean a sewer designed to convey only surface or storm
water.
Shall mean any and all streets, avenues, highways and roads
whether publicly used or dedicated with or without acceptance.
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.
The singular shall include the plural; the masculine shall
include the feminine; and the term "it" shall include any person.
Shall mean any pipes or conduits and appurtenances primarily
designed to collect sewage from main sewers or interceptor sewers
and transport sewage directly to the point of treatment.
Shall mean the pipe conveying water from a water main or
other source of water supply to the water distributing system of a
building.
[1982 Code § 9-2]
a.
The house plumbing system shall be connected with the house sewer
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the State Uniform
Construction Code.
b.
The Board of Health through its duly appointed agents and representatives
shall have complete jurisdiction of the installation of house sewers
as defined herein.
c.
The Governing Body through its duly appointed agents or representatives
of the Borough shall have complete jurisdiction over the installation
of house connections, main sewers, trunk sewers and interceptor sewers
as defined herein.
[1982 Code § 9-3]
a.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or
indirectly, any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off,
subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process
waters, pond water, swimming pool water or water from air conditioning
units, sump pumps, cellar drains or refrigeration units into any public
or sanitary sewer system or individual sanitary sewage disposal system.
b.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
into such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or
to a natural outlet approved by the Governing Body. Industrial cooling
waters or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Governing Body, into a storm sewer or natural outlet.
c.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge sewage from any
house or building into or upon any road, highway, public place, stream,
watercourse ditch, surface or subsurface ground water drain or storm
water drain.
d.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough,
any human excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
e.
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within
the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Borough,
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with provisions of this chapter.
f.
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect with any public sewer,
directly or indirectly, any overflow of drainage from manure pits,
cesspools or other receptacles storing or constructed to store organic
wastes.
g.
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect with any public sewer,
directly or indirectly, any cesspool, privy vault, garage floor drain,
pit drain, or any other thing excepting only the sanitary plumbing
system of the house or structure.
h.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes into
any public sewer:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 110° F.
2.
Any waste which may contain fat, oil or grease in quantities deemed
by the Governing Body or the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority Sanitary
Engineer to be deleterious to the sanitary sewer system.
3.
Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
4.
Any garbage or solid refuse, whether shredded or not. Home garbage
disposal units, garbage grinders, etc., which discharge into the sewer
system are prohibited.
5.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any other solid or
viscous substances capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
6.
Any wastes having a pH lower than five point five or higher than
eight or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works
or sewers.
7.
Any wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient
quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard of humans or animals or create any hazard in the
receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
8.
Any wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity
that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials
at the sewage treatment plant.
9.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
10.
Any wastes containing insoluble substances which exceed a daily average
of 500 ppm.
11.
Any wastes containing total solids (soluble and insoluble) exceeding
a daily average of 5,000 ppm.
12.
Any wastes containing chlorine demand exceeding an average greater
than 20 ppm.
13.
Any wastes containing five day B.O.D. exceeding an average greater
than 500 ppm, and the B.O.D. by the dichromate method exceeding an
average greater than 700 ppm.
14.
Any wastes containing sulphides exceeding two ppm.
15.
Any wastes containing phenols or orthocreosols in excess of 0.01
ppm.
16.
Any wastes containing milk, brewery or distillery waste in any form.
17.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Borough in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
18.
Any wastes containing unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids
such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime
residues, or of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium
chloride and sodium sulfate.
19.
Any other substance deemed to be injurious or detrimental to the
sewer system.
20.
And in addition, any waste or substance which shall cause or result
in:
(a)
Chemical reaction, either directly or indirectly, with the material
of construction to impair the strength or durability of any sewer
structure.
(b)
Mechanical action that will destroy or damage the sewer structure.
(c)
Restricting hydraulic capacity of sewer structure.
(d)
Restricting normal inspection and maintenance of sewer structure.
(e)
Placing unusual demands of quantity or quality on the sewage
treatment equipment or process, plant, or sewers.
i.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided for all restaurants,
lunch wagons and eating places and when otherwise deemed necessary
by the Governing Body, and also by the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority
Sanitary Engineer when such places are in the Rockaway River watershed
for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable waste, sand and other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type approved by the Governing Body
and when in the Rockaway River watershed, they shall also be approved
by the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority Sanitary Engineer, and shall
be of the type and capacity required to remove the grease, oil or
sand and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
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 when bolted in place, shall be
gastight and watertight.
j.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner of the premises served at his expense and shall be in
continuously efficient operation at all times.
k.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged
into the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess
the characteristics enumerated in paragraph h of this section, and
which in the judgment of the Governing Body may have a deleterious
effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters,
or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public
nuisance, the Governing Body may:
1.
Reject the wastes.
2.
Require preliminary treatment of waters or wastes to an acceptable
condition for discharge into the public sewers. The owner of the premises
served shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment as
may be necessary as determined by the Borough Engineer to reduce the
quality and quantity of such waste to approved limits. Plans, specifications
and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary
treatment facilities shall be submitted for approval of the Borough
Engineer, the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, and
the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority Sanitary Engineer, when the
premises are in the Rockaway River watershed and no construction of
such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
l.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation, by the owner of the premises served at his expense.
m.
When required by the Governing Body or by the Rockaway Valley Sewerage
Authority Sanitary Engineer when the property is located in the Rockaway
River watershed, the owner of any property served by a sewer lateral
carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole
in the house 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 Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by
the owner of the premises served at his own expense and shall be maintained
by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
n.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in paragraphs h and k of this
section and shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage" and shall
be determined at the control manhole provided for in paragraph m of
this section or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole.
In the event that no special manhole is required, the control manhole
shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public
sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods
to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewerage works and
to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
The particular analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether
a grab sample or samples should be taken.
o.
The maintenance of the house connection, whether constructed by the
Borough or otherwise, and the house sewer shall be the responsibility
of the owner of the premises served.
p.
No person shall connect to the laterals or main sewer at other than
properly placed "Y" or "T" fittings unless given permission in writing
by the authorized representatives of the Borough and also by the Rockaway
Valley Sewerage Authority.
[1982 Code § 9-4]
a.
No person shall perform any work in connection with any house connection,
main sewer, interceptor sewer or trunk sewer or any other part of
the sanitary system as defined herein except the duly authorized agents
or representatives of the Governing Body.
b.
No person shall perform any work in connection with any house sewer
without first obtaining a license, permit, posting a bond and providing
proof of insurance as hereinafter provided.
c.
License. Only persons holding a valid current plumbing license issued
in conformance with the State Uniform Construction Code shall perform
any work in connection with house sewers.
d.
Permits. Every person shall, at least two working days prior to commencement
of work in connection with any house sewer, obtain a written permit
from the Board of Health through its duly authorized agents or representatives.
Application for this permit shall be made by the bona fide owner of
the property or his duly authorized agent on a form provided by the
Borough and shall be counter-signed by a person holding a license
as provided for in paragraph c of this section. Permits for work in
connection with house sewers will be issued only for those sections
of the sanitary sewer system of the Borough which have been designated
as complete and in operation by the Governing Body. Permits will be
valid for a period of six months from the date of issuance. If the
work for which the permit is issued has not been satisfactorily completed
within the six-month period during which the permit is valid, the
applicant shall be required to obtain a new permit. The permit application
shall be supplemented by plans, specifications or other information
when deemed necessary by the Governing Body or required by State law.
e.
Bond and Insurance.
1.
Every applicant for a permit under paragraph d of this section shall
deliver to the Board of Health an executed permit bond in the amount
to be determined by the Governing Body in favor of the Borough as
obligee as security for the proper restoration of all roads, utilities,
house connections and other public property upon completion of the
work under the permit for which application is being made. The surety
of such bond shall be a surety company approved by the Governing Body
and shall be effective for a minimum period of one year from the date
of issuance of the permit and shall be security for the restoration
of all roads, utilities, house connections, and other public property
within six months of the date of acceptance of the house sewer, unless
sooner released by the Borough.
2.
Every application for a permit under paragraph d of this section
shall deliver to the Board of Health a certificate that all persons
who shall perform work under such permit are covered by Workmen's
Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance and that such insurance
shall remain in effect until the work is completed. Additionally,
the Board of Health shall be provided with a certificate showing that
all such persons as shall be performing work under such permit have
in effect Public Liability Insurance and Property Damage as shall
protect such persons from claims for personal injury, including accidental
death, and claims for property damage in the following minimum amounts:
Public Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $100,000
for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person and subject
to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than $300,000
on account of any one accident.
Property Damage Insurance in an amount not less than $200,000
for damages on account of any one accident and in an amount not less
than $300,000 for damages on account of all accidents.
All house connections shall be installed by the authorized representatives
of the Governing Body and pursuant to rules and regulations established
by the Governing Body.
[Ord. 9/27/05 §§ 1
— 5]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough
of Victory Gardens, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
ILLICIT CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
NJPDES PERMIT
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
PERSON
PROCESS WASTEWATER
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconstant with the context, words used
in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory. The definitions below are the same as or
based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate
storm sewer operated by the Borough of Victory Gardens, unless that
discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier
A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
Nonphysical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited
to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of
the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317 (a), (b),
or (c)).
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by Borough of Victory Gardens, or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater. In municipalities
with combined sewer systems, MS4s do not include combined sewer systems,
which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary sewage
at all times and to collect and transport stormwater from streets
and other sources.
Shall mean a permit issued by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7-14A.
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate produce (other than heat) or finished produce.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to
the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by the Borough of Victory Gardens any domestic sewage,
non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater).
d.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
the Municipal Officials of the Borough of Victory Gardens.
e.
Violations and Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,250.
[1989 Code § 9-6]
a.
Materials. House sewer pipe shall be extra heavy cast iron pipe laid
with lengths not in excess of five feet. The joints shall be caulked
with oakum and poured with lead. Poured joints shall be made in conformance
with the best current standard practice.
b.
Watertight Construction. In all cases, the connection from the main
sewer to the house sewer and to the house plumbing system shall be
of watertight and gastight construction. All pipe joints shall be
made watertight and shall be protected against damage by roots.
c.
Poor Subsoil Conditions. Where subsoil conditions are poor, such
special precaution must be taken to secure a watertight job as may
be directed by the Board of Health. In quicksand or where the trench
is wet, all pipe shall be laid on sufficient broken stone to adequately
stabilize the trench.
d.
Size. House sewers for single or double family occupancies shall
be not less than four inches in diameter. House sewers for other multifamily
occupancies, commercial occupancies and industrial occupancies shall
be of a diameter determined by the Board of Health, but shall be in
any case not less than four inches in diameter. Each individual, residential
or commercial structure shall have an individual connection except
that duplex dwellings shall have a connection for each half.
e.
Grade. The pipes shall be laid on a uniform grade wherever practicable
but the grade shall not be less than one quarter inch to one foot
unless a lesser grade is authorized in writing, by the Board of Health
in which case special provisions shall be made for efficient flushing.
f.
Depth. House sewers shall be placed at a depth of not less than 48
inches unless physical conditions prohibit such a depth and specific
permission is given by the Board of Health to place the house sewer
at a lesser depth.
g.
Location and Depth of House Connection at Curb. The Governing Body,
through its authorized representative, will designate the location
of the end of the house connection at the curb. Where house connections
are installed in new sewer projects at properties occupied by or about
to be occupied by structures, and where connection to the sewer system
is mandatory, the Governing Body may, at its discretion, designate
the location of all such house connections at one time by means of
wooded stakes, iron rods or other suitable semi-permanent markers,
after giving written notice to each affected property owner that the
designation is to be made in this manner. If the Governing Body elects
to make the designation in this manner it shall be the responsibility
of the property owner to maintain the markers and, if moved or destroyed,
responsibility for replacing the markers from data and records furnished
by the Governing Body shall lie with the property owner.
h.
Terraced Installation. On a terraced installation where a 45°
angle on the rise is necessary, the foot of such rise shall rest on
a concrete pad.
i.
Trench Excavation and Backfill. Trenches shall be excavated so as
to provide a uniform and continuous bearing on solid and undisturbed
earth for the entire length of each pipe except at bell holes, which
are required. When the trench has been excavated below the required
grade, it shall be backfilled with sand or thoroughly compacted soil
free of rock or other hard substances to the satisfaction of the Board
of Health. Rock, boulders, or any other type of hard material in the
location of the trench shall be removed to a depth of six inches and
the trench brought up to the required subgrade with sand or thoroughly
compacted soil satisfactory to the Board of Health. Laying pipes on
props or shims of any kind is prohibited.
Backfill material up to one foot above the pipe shall be free
from cinders, ashes, refuse, vegetable or organic material, boulders,
rock, stones or other material which, in the opinion of the Board
of Health is unsatisfactory. Such backfill shall be placed by hand
evenly on both sides of the pipe and for one foot above the pipe,
and if the material is other than sand, it shall be thoroughly compacted.
From one foot above the pipe, backfill may contain rocks up to six
inches in diameter and may be placed by machinery.
The backfilling around a house sewer shall be so executed as
not to injure the joints of the pipes.
Every open excavation shall be adequately barricaded and lighted.
j.
Inspection Port or Peep-Hole. All house connections shall include
an inspection port or peep-hole installed at a distance of approximately
23 feet from the center line of the road or at a location approved
by the Borough Engineer. This inspection port shall be a vertical
cast iron pipe four inches in diameter with a screw type brass plug
at ground level. The vertical cast iron pipe shall be connected between
five foot lengths of cast iron pipe.
k.
Clean-Outs. Clean-outs shall be constructed at all changes in horizontal
direction of the house sewer greater than a 45° angle and when
house sewers are more than 50 feet in length, a clean-out shall be
installed at each interval of 50 feet. Clean-outs shall be placed
at an angle of 45° and shall be supported in an approved manner.
All clean-outs shall extend to the surface of the ground and shall
be of cast iron construction four inches in diameter with brass ferrule
and brass plug having American Standard tapered pipe thread. A clean-out
shall be provided within five feet of the house structure unless an
approved clean-out exists inside the house.
l.
Clearing of House Connection. Prior to connecting any house sewer
with any house connection, the person making the house sewer installation
shall by means of a plumber's snake and by flushing thoroughly with
clean water, determine that the house connection pipe is clear and
unobstructed between the curb and the main sewer, and shall certify
to the same on forms provided by the Board of Health. The person making
the connection shall also certify that the connection is clear from
the structure to the curb.
m.
Minimum Distance Between House Connection or House Sewer and Water
Service Pipe. Underground water-service pipes and house connections
or house sewers shall not be less than five feet apart horizontally
and shall be separated by undisturbed or compacted earth except that
water-service pipe may be placed in the same trench with a house connection
or house sewer provided the following additional conditions are met:
1.
The water-service pipe shall be at least 12 inches above the top
of the adjacent house connection or house sewer.
2.
The water-service pipe shall be placed on a firm foundation at one
side of the common trench and shall be not less than two feet horizontally
from the house connection or house sewer, and a minimum of 54 inches
below grade or as authorized by the Governing Body.
3.
The number of joints in the water-service pipe shall be kept to a
minimum.
4.
The materials and joints of a house connection and house sewer shall
be installed in such manner and shall possess the necessary strength
and durability to prevent the escape of solids, liquids, and gases
therefrom under all known adverse conditions such as corrosion, strains
due to temperature changes, settlement, vibrations and superimposed
loads.
n.
Separate and Independent Building Sewer. A separate and independent
building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one
building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and the
rear building is an accessory use as established under the zoning
ordinance and while both buildings remain under the same ownership
in the discretion of the Board of Health.
o.
Low Building Drainage System. Where the building drainage system
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage shall
be lifted by a pump or ejector approved by the Governing Body and
discharged into the house sewer.
p.
Height of Building Clean-Outs Above Basement Floor. Inside building
clean-outs shall be located a minimum distance of one foot above the
basement floor.
q.
Dead Ends. The dead end of all pipes not immediately connecting the
house plumbing system with the main sewer shall be securely closed
by a watertight cover of imperishable material as approved by the
Board of Health.
[1982 Code § 9-7]
a.
The Board of Health and the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority shall
be given 48 hours' notice by the applicant when any work on any house
sewer is to be commenced, and 24 hours' notice when work is ready
for inspection. All work shall be left uncovered and convenient for
inspection, until after inspection by the Board of Health and when
applicable by the Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority Sanitary Engineer
or their representatives. Inspection will be made as soon as practicable
after notification. No inspections will be made on Saturdays, Sundays
or legal holidays. Any part of the work which may have been covered
without previously obtaining the consent of the inspectors shall be
uncovered for their examination if so ordered by them.
b.
Inspections and Tests. Where visual examination is not deemed sufficient
to insure that the installation of any house sewer is satisfactory,
the Board of Health may apply any appropriate test and the person
making the installation shall provide, at his own cost, any materials,
tools, labor, equipment or incidentals necessary to satisfactorily
complete such tests. Where a house sewer installation is defective
or unsatisfactory, where determined to be so by visual examination
or test, it shall be repaired or removed and replaced to the satisfaction
of the Board of Health. One inspection will be made under each permit.
Where reinspections are necessary due to faulty work, covering of
work prior to inspection, inadequate materials, tools or labor required
for test, improper notification or any act of negligence on the part
of the person making the installation, the applicant shall apply in
writing to the Board of Health for a reinspection under the same terms
and conditions as apply to the original permit, and shall pay the
fee fixed herein.
c.
Statement of Work Done and Certificate of Acceptance. Prior to issuance
of a certificate of acceptance for the house sewer, the person making
the installation will be required to file with the Board of Health,
on forms provided by the Board of Health, a complete and correct statement
of the work done by him under the permit.
[1982 Code § 9-8]
The location of each house connection and each house sewer along
with other pertinent data shall be recorded on cards furnished by
the Borough, and on additional cards which will be furnished by the
Rockaway Valley Sewerage Authority.
[1982 Code § 9-1; Ord. 11/25/97 § 1]
a.
Capacity Fees. A charge for the connection to the Borough sanitary
sewerage system is hereby established as follows:
1.
Single family house: $700 per house.
2.
Multiple family dwellings: Capacity fee shall be computed based on
the number and type of multiple dwelling units as follows:
|
Number of Bedrooms
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Capacity Fees
|
|---|---|
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1 or efficiency
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$300 per unit
|
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2
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$500 per unit
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3 or more
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$700 per unit
|
3.
Schools, municipal facilities, churches, and charitable institutions
shall be determined by the Governing Body at the time of application.
4.
Commercial and industrial connections: The charge for the connection
to the Borough sanitary sewerage system is hereby established as $700
for structures with multiple units or stores; each unit or store shall
be computed individually.
5.
Motels, hotels, nursing homes, lodging homes (and other types of
similar lodging): The connection fees shall be the same as commercial
and industrial except that only one connection shall be required.
b.
Sewer Service Inspection Fee. All sewer services shall be inspected
by the Governing Body prior to use and a $25 per inspection or reinspection
charge shall be made for this service.
c.
Fees on Future Connections. Connection fees on future connection
units shall be paid prior to final approval of a major subdivision
or, in the case of a single lot, prior to the issuance of a building
permit.
[Ord. 4/24/86 § 9-9.1]
a.
Annual sewer service charges are hereby fixed for the Borough of
Victory Gardens. There shall be two separate fees, one for treatment
of sewerage and one for transmission.
[Ord. 4/24/86 § 9-9.2; Ord. 11/25/97 § 1]
a.
Treatment Fee.
1.
Residential Classes.
(a)
Single-family residential dwellings. An annual treatment fee
shall be charged to single-family residential dwellings based upon
a mathematical apportionment of all charges incurred by the Borough
from the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority. In addition
thereto, an amount may be added to allow for overhead and unforeseen
cost which sum shall not exceed 10% of the costs for each such dwelling
as provided in the preceding sentence.
(b)
Multifamily residential dwellings and motels. The annual treatment
fee per basic dwelling unit shall be the same fee as for each single-family
residential dwelling as provided in paragraph a., 1.(a) above.
2.
Commercial and Industrial Users. The annual treatment fee for each
commercial and industrial user shall be determined and charged based
upon a mathematical apportionment of the annual cost billed to the
Borough of Victory Gardens by the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage
Authority, plus a sum not to exceed 10% of the approximate cost.
3.
Determination of Charges. The Borough Council shall fix by resolution
annually the amount of the treatment fee authorized by this section.
The charges shall remain in full force and effect until they have
been amended or modified by resolution of the Borough Council.
b.
Transmission Fee.
1.
Residential Classes.
(a)
Single-family residential dwellings. An annual transmission
fee shall be charged to the single family residential dwellings based
upon a mathematical apportionment of the actual cost of the transmission
of said sewerage incurred by the Borough.
(b)
Multi-family residential dwellings and motels. The annual transmission
fee per basic dwelling unit shall be the same fee as for each single
family residential dwelling as provided in paragraph b.1.(a) above.
2.
Commercial and Industrial Users. The annual transmission fee for
each commercial and industrial user shall be determined and charged
based upon a mathematical apportionment of the annual cost incurred
by the Borough of Victory Gardens for the transmission of said sewerage
by the Borough.
3.
Determination of Charges. The Borough Council shall fix by resolution
annually the amount of the transmission fee authorized by this section.
The charges shall remain in full force and effect until they have
been amended or modified by resolution of the Borough Council.
c.
Sewer Service Rates.
[Amended 3-9-2021 by Ord. No. 3-9-21]
1.
An annual sewer service rate is hereby affixed and established for
each building in the Borough at a basic $210 per annum for each single
family residential user in such building and for each basic service
unit computed with respect to such building, unless a higher annual
service charge shall be applicable to such building as otherwise provided
in this schedule. The owner of each building shall pay, or shall be
liable for the payment of the annual service charge with respect to
such building. Each commercial, professional and industrial user shall
pay a basic $790 per annum for each user in a building.
2.
In addition to the minimum annual rate of $790 per year for commercial,
professional and industrial users, there shall be further charge of
$7.50 per quarter per 1,000 gallons of water used by such user in
excess of 15,000 gallons.
[Ord. 4/24/86 § 9-9.3]
The annual service charge shall be prorated to take effect on
the date of the issuance of a certificate of approval for the installation
of a house connection to the system, but in no event shall the charge
be less than one month. The annual service charge shall be billed
quarterly and shall be payable quarterly by the owner on the first
day of March, June, September, and December in each year but the failure
to bill for such charge shall not relieve the owner of any building
of the obligation to pay such charge as herein provided. The annual
service charge to the extent that any part thereof is unpaid shall
draw the same interest from the date it, or any part thereof, becomes
due as taxes upon real property in the Borough and shall become a
lien upon the land and buildings thereon connected to the system until
paid and the Borough shall have the same remedies for the collection
thereof, with interest, cost, and penalties as it has by law, for
the collection of taxes on real property.
[1982 Code § 9-10.1]
The Boroughs of Rockaway and Wharton, the Towns of Boonton and
Dover, and the Townships of Denville, Boonton, Randolph and Rockaway
have heretofore by joint or parallel action created a sewerage authority
pursuant to the Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey
(Laws of 1946, Chapter 138, as amended and supplemented) as a public
body corporate and politic and an agency and instrumentality of these
municipalities for the purposes of the Sewerage Authorities Law, in
each case by adopting an ordinance entitled: "Ordinance creating the
Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority" and by filing a certified
copy thereof in the office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey
as in Section 4 of said Sewerage Authorities Law provided, and the
Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority has been duly created
and validly exists, as a public body politic and corporate of the
State of New Jersey, pursuant to said Sewerage Authorities Law; and
Section 4 of the Sewerage Authorities Law provides that the Governing
Body of any municipality which is not part of any district but is
contiguous to the district of a sewerage authority created by the
Governing Body of two or more other municipalities may at any time,
by ordinance duly adopted, propose that the area within the territorial
limits of such municipality be a part of said contiguous district.
This Borough Council of the Borough of Victory Gardens has decided
and hereby determines that it is necessary and advisable and is in
the best interest of the inhabitants of the Borough that the area
within the territorial limits of the Borough shall be a part of the
district of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority.
[1982 Code § 9-10.2]
This Borough Council as the Governing Body of the Borough of
Victory Gardens, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, hereby proposes
that the area within the territorial limits of the Borough shall be
a part of the district of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority.
[1982 Code § 9-10.3]
One member of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority
shall hereafter be appointed for a full term of office by this Borough
Council.
[1982 Code § 9-10.4]
This Borough Council does hereby determine that, after the filing
of a certified copy of this section together with a certified copy
of the resolution of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority
approving this section with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of New Jersey, the area within the territorial limits of
the Borough shall be part of the district of the Rockaway Valley Regional
Sewerage Authority.
[1982 Code § 9-10.5]
A copy of this section duly certified by the Borough Clerk,
together with a certified copy of a resolution of the Rockaway Valley
Regional Sewerage Authority approving this chapter shall be filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey.
[1982 Code 9-11.1]
Pursuant to the Sewerage Authority Law constituting Chapter
138 of the Pamphlet Laws of 1946 of New Jersey, and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto (herein called the "Act"), the Borough
determined to become a member of the RVRSA by virtue of an ordinance
of the Borough of Victory Gardens, adopted on December 28, 1973 by
the Governing Body thereof; and the Authority proposes to acquire
or contract sanitary sewerage facilities for collection, treatment
and disposal of sewage and with plans and designs for a sanitary sewerage
system and the acquisition and construction of the system to provide
for the collection, treatment and disposal of sanitary sewage and
other wastes in the remaining parts of the Borough as needs require;
and the Borough declares to aid and assist the Authority in the establishment
of the sewerage system for use of the residents and inhabitants of
the Borough and the collection, treatment and disposal of sanitary
sewage and other wastes arising within the Borough.
[1982 Code § 9-11.2]
The Borough Council as the Governing Body of the Borough of
Victory Gardens, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, hereby finds
and determines that it will promote the public health and welfare
and that it is in the public interest and in the best interests of
the Borough and of the inhabitants thereof to aid and assist the Rockaway
Valley Regional Sewerage Authority in the exercise and fulfillment
of its corporate and statutory purposes, and in the establishment
by the Authority of a sanitary sewerage system in and for the Borough
sufficient for the purposes of the Borough, and in the operation and
maintenance of such system, and that it will be economical and otherwise
advantageous to the Borough and the Authority and the residents and
the property owners of the Borough for the Borough and the Authority
to enter into a single contract providing for and relating to the
treatment and disposal of sewage and other wastes originating in the
Borough by means of the sewerage system and the cost and expense of
such authorized and directed on behalf of the Borough to execute such
agreement under the corporate seal of the Borough which shall be affixed
and attested by the Borough Clerk, and to deliver such agreement to
the Authority on behalf of the Borough.
[1982 Code § 9-11.3]
Copies of this contract are on file in the Office of the Borough
Clerk in Victory Gardens and will be made available to the members
of the general public who shall request the same.
[1982 Code § 9-11.4]
The Mayor, the Borough Clerk and any and all officers or employees
of the Borough are hereby empowered and directed to do all such acts
and things as may be necessary for the proper performance of such
agreement and for carrying into effect all of the provisions or matters
set forth in this section.
[1982 Code § 9-12.1]
There is hereby adopted by the Borough of Victory Gardens, in
the County of Morris for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations
affecting the installation, maintenance, repair and control of plumbing
and drainage of buildings and the connection thereof with an outside
sewer. "The Local Sewer Service Rules Governing the Use of the Rockaway
Valley Regional Sewerage Authority Treatment System, February 1982."
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1, a copy of the Rules
is annexed to this section and three copies of the same have been
and are now filed in the office of the Clerk of the Borough of Victory
Gardens and will remain on file there for the use and examination
of the public.
[1982 Code § 9-12.2]
Whenever the word "Municipality" appears in the text of the
Local Sewer Service Rules, it shall be understood to mean the Borough
of Victory Gardens.
[1982 Code § 9-12.3]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this Local Sewer Service Rules or shall fail to comply with any of these requirements thereof, shall upon conviction, be liable to the penalty established in Chapter I, Section 1-5. Each violation of the Rules and each and every day the same is violated shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The fine and penalty shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy or penalty provided by law.
