[Ord. #138K; Ord. #174U; Ord. #329; Ord. #580;Ord. #597S;
Ord. #1138A; Ord. #1151; Ord. #1210; Ord. #1263; Ord. #1350; Ord.
#1510; Ord. #1550; Ord. #1847; Ord. #1901; Ord. #2069; Ord. #2086;
Ord. #2160; Ord. #2613; Ord. #2861; Ord. #2995; Ord. #3063; Ord. #3126]
[Ord. #1350 § 1]
The maintenance of the water system of the Township is in charge
of the bureau of engineering and the Town Engineer shall be responsible
therefor. He shall have authorization to maintain a maintenance squad
to consist of a foreman, a plumber and a caulker and such other assistants
as the engineer may deem necessary should an emergency require their
service, and shall keep accurate records of all labor and materials
used on work under his direction.
[Ord. #1350 § 3]
The Department of Revenue and Finance shall keep all records in connection with the water system, except those covered by subsection 10-1.1 and shall provide for the reading of water meters and the rendering of bills for the use of water.
[Ord. #1210 §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. #3063]
a.
At the time of application, applicants for water service in the Township
shall pay a connection fee in the amount of $314 per equivalent dwelling
unit.
b.
The applicant shall also reimburse the Township for all expenses
involved in installing the water service to the curbline. These expenses
shall include, but not be limited to, time and materials involved
with the excavation work and the furnishing, finishing and installation
of the service line from the water main to the curbline.
[Ord. #1210 §§ 1, 2, 3]
All applications for water service renewals or replacements shall pay a fee of two $2 for permit for the water service renewals or replacements and if a new curb box is required, shall pay an additional charge of $3. New curb boxes shall be required on all renewals when in the opinion of the plumbing inspector or the Department of Public Works, the curb box is either outdated or in a nonoperating condition. The fees in subsection 10-1.4 and 10-1.5 shall be subject to a further charge in the event that pavement is broken in connection with the work done, which charge shall be based on rates established or to be established by the department of public works.
[Ord. #597S; Ord. #1138A § 1]
a.
From the curb to the inside of the cellar wall of any building, the
services for private consumers shall be made with 5/8 inch AAA lead
pipe of standard weight and quality, to be attached to the solder
nipple by a wiped joint, and must be laid by a licensed plumber of
the Township.
b.
From the curb to the inside of the cellar of any building the services
for consumers may be made with copper tubing of weight "K" with flared
fittings, provided that there are no sweat joints underground and
a frost loop is made at the curb. The copper tubing shall be laid
by a Township licensed plumber.
c.
All pipes, fixtures and appliances used in connection with the water
system in and upon the public streets or highways are the property
of the Township.
[Ord. #1350 § 7]
Under no circumstances shall any person other than a duly authorized
Township employee be permitted to turn water off or on at the curb
except that a licensed plumber may do so in case of an emergency or
upon a permit from the Township Engineer, for the purpose of testing
his work and when the test is completed, the curb cock shall be closed
and left closed. Where a service pipe has been laid to any specified
premises, water shall not be taken therefrom to supply any other premises,
even though the ownership of both may be the same provided that the
out-buildings may be connected with the service pipe of any dwelling
house upon the same premises after receiving a permit from the Township
Engineer.
[Ord. #1350 § 8]
A stop cock shall be placed in the building as near the entrance
of service as convenient so that the water can be readily shut off
in case of accident to the inside pipe.
[Ord. #1350 § 9]
No stand pipe connection for mason or for other use shall be
allowed to be placed at curb. No person paying for water at the flat
rate shall attach to, alter or extend any pipe or make any alteration
in any other fixture, or do any work calculated or designed to increase
the facilities, for obtaining or using water, without first submitting
plans and explanation of same, or obtaining a permit from the Township
Engineer. The engineer shall determine whether such alterations or
attachments shall be permitted, and shall fix the rate to apply thereto.
[Ord. #1350 § 10]
All connections for which others are substituted, or the use
of which shall be permanently discontinued, shall be shut off at the
corporation cock at the water main. When repairs for leakage have
been made by plumbers upon any premises the plumbers shall, in every
instance, turn off the water at the curb and leave the same turned
off unless the premises connected therewith are occupied.
[Ord. #1350 § 11]
Plumbers are required in all cases where the water has been
shut off from any premises because of arrears of water rents or because
of leaks, to leave the same shut off unless the water rent is paid
and any leaks remedied.
[Ord. #1350 § 12]
In addition to all specified rules herein made owners of property
desiring any unusual attachment or alterations of the same, shall
first submit plans and explanations of the same to the Township Engineer,
and the engineer shall thereupon determine whether such alterations
or attachments will be permitted and will fix the rates to apply thereto.
[Ord. #1350 § 13]
All repairs of, or substitution of meter shall be at the expense
of the owner.
[Ord. #1350 § 14; Ord. No. 3161]
Wherever any stoppage or irregularity of any water meter is
discovered, it is the duty of the owner and occupant as soon as the
same comes to the attention of either to notify in writing the Town
Engineer and the Township Department of Revenue and Finance and request
that same be repaired immediately. The penalty for violating this
subsection by the owner and/or occupant shall be one or more of the
following:
Imprisonment in the County Jail for any term not exceeding 10
days, or by a fine not exceeding $500, or by a period of community
service not exceeding 30 days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written notification to the owner and/or occupant from the Township of Belleville, continuing non-compliance with this subsection 10-1.13 shall result in an assessment of $100 per billing cycle and/or discontinuation of service until payment is made. The foregoing penalties shall apply in addition to any other penalties or service charges authorized by Chapter 10 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Belleville.
[Ord. #1350 § 15]
Plumbers, owners and all other persons excepting those under
the direction of the Township Engineer or Director of Revenue and
Finance are expressly forbidden to remove, change or interfere with
any water meter for any purpose whatsoever, except when permitted
to do so by the engineer or director.
[Ord. #1350 § 16]
If the meter is found to register incorrectly the charge shall
be the prevailing flat charge established by the Township Council
to be effective from the date of the last reading of the meter to
the date of the installation of the meter after repair. Where the
established rates are not applicable, charges shall be fixed by the
Township Council.
[Ord. #1350 § 17]
The Township shall endeavor to give reasonable notice when water
is to be turned off for repairs or in case of accident. The Township
shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever which may result from
the shutting off of water from any premises, without first giving
notice to the owner or occupant thereof, nor shall it hold itself
responsible for any shortage of water supply.
[Ord. #1350 § 18; Ord. No. 3161]
Any officer, inspector, foreman or other person duly authorized
by the Township Engineer or Director of Revenue and Finance shall,
upon the presentation of the proper badge and credentials, have free
access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with Township
water, for the purpose of making any inspection thereof, including
the examination of the entire water supply and plumbing system, upon
the premises. No person shall refuse to permit the authorized inspectors
and employees of the Township to enter upon any premises for any such
purpose. In case any authorized employee is refused admittance to
any premises, or being admitted shall be hindered or prevented in
making such examination, the Township may turn off the water from
the premises, after giving 24 hours' notice to the owner or occupier
of the premises.
The following charges and penalties shall apply when there are
more than three estimates in any one calendar year: Imprisonment in
the County Jail for any term not exceeding 10 days, or by a fine not
exceeding $500, or by a period of community service not exceeding
30 days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written notification to the owner and/or occupant from the Township of Belleville, continuing non-compliance with this subsection 10-1.17 shall result in an assessment of $100 per billing cycle and/or discontinuation of service until payment is made. The foregoing penalties shall apply in addition to any other penalties or service charges authorized by Chapter 10 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Belleville.
[Ord. #1350 § 19]
Every licensed plumber is required to send a report on a blank
furnished for the purpose to the Township Engineer and Director of
Revenue and Finance on the first day of each month, such report to
contain a full statement of all the work done in the previous month,
in connection with the water supply. If no extensions, additions or
alterations have been made the report shall so state. The license
of any plumber whose report fails to reach the engineer or Director
of Revenue and Finance within 10 days from the first of the month,
will be subject to suspension or fine at the discretion of the Township
Council.
[Ord. #1350 § 20]
The rates for supplying water to private consumers shall be
established by ordinance of the Township Council which may be subject
to change if found insufficient to pay the entire expense of furnishing
a supply of water for public and private use and to meet the demands
for the payments of interest on water bonds and for sinking fund for
the bonds, or if found in excess of such needs.
[Ord. #580; Ord. #174U § 1; Ord. #1550 A21; Ord.
#2086 § 1; Ord. #2995; Ord. No. 3188; Ord. No. 3422; amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No.
3602]
All water rents shall be payable at the office of the Director
of Revenue and Finance, quarterly for non-business water rents and
monthly for business water rents. All water rents and charges for
metered water shall be paid within 30 days after they become due and
payable.
If not paid, interest from the expiration of the 30 days, at
the rate of 8% per year on the first $1,500 of delinquency and 18%
per annum on the balance will be added to and collected with such
charges and the water may be turned off from the premises against
such charges stand. When water is shut off by the Department of Public
Works, due to non-payment of water rents, and the valve becomes broken,
due to the aging water pipe system and needs to be replaced by the
Township of Belleville, a fee of $600 will be imposed to cover the
cost of replacing the water valve. The water will not be turned on
again until all charges have been paid, together with the further
sum of $50 for turning off or on the water.
[Ord. #1350 § 23]
All unpaid water rents and water charges shall be liens against
the several properties to which water is supplied and the properties
of the several owners may be sold for the satisfaction thereof as
hereinafter provided or as may be provided by the laws of the State
of New Jersey.
[Ord. #1350 § 24]
Property owners shall be held responsible for the observance
of all rules and regulations of this section, and all violations thereof
by tenants upon the several premises of such owners, shall be published
as if acts of violation had been done and performed by the owners
themselves, but this rule shall in no wise effect the personal liability
of any tenant, or any other person for his own act.
[Ord. #1350 § 25]
The Township shall endeavor to render bills for water or other
water service but the non-receipt of a bill covering such charges
will be no excuse for failure to pay or delay in paying the same.
[Ord. #1350 § 26]
When more than one family occupying the same premises is supplied
from the main service pipe in every instance, the entire charges for
water furnished on the premises shall be collected from the owner.
In case of nonpayment the entire supply shall be turned off at the
curb at the direction of the Director of Revenue and Finance.
The Township Engineer shall furnish the Director of Revenue
and Finance with a written notice when water is turned off or on from
any premises except where water is turned off by authorized agent
of the Department of Revenue and Finance.
[Ord. #1350 § 27; Ord. #174U § 3; amended 1-8-2019 by Ord. No. 3521]
a.
Where water has been turned off for any cause, the facts shall be
recorded upon the books of the appropriate department in its office
and call charges shall cease from that date until the same be turned
on.
b.
Where water is recorded as turned off and is found turned on, the
department shall charge for the use of water from the date when it
was recorded as shut off and shall collect in addition thereto any
arrears outstanding against the property and all such fines as may
be levied and in default of immediate payment of the same shut off
such supply at the main and charged against the property as lien,
together with the appropriate fee.
c.
No allowance shall be made for vacancy of premises unless the owner
gives written notice to the water department that the water has been
turned off, or to turn the water off when the premises are vacated.
d.
The Township shall not be required to shut off water service.
e.
The Township shall not be maintain or repair any valves, mains, service
connections or apparatus located on or in private watermains.
f.
The water shall be turned on and admitted into the premises of the
owner only by the water operator, or someone under his direction and
when the supply shall have been cut off for any purpose except repairs
not chargeable to the owner, it shall not be turned on again until
all bills in arrears, and all other charges are paid, including a
fee of $50.
[Ord. #1350 § 28]
Where water rents or bills are in arrears for 30 days after
rendering a bill for the same, the water shall be shut off without
notice.
[Ord. #1350 § 29]
All water rents and charges of whatsoever nature in connection
with the water service shall be payable to the Director of Revenue
and Finance.
[Ord. #1847 § 1]
Meters may be tested at the intervals stated below or at any
time it may be deemed necessary to do so by the water department and
the reasonable cost of such test and of repairs or replacements necessary
to insure proper functioning of the meter shall be paid by the consumer.
|
Meter Sizes
|
Years Between
|
|---|---|
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5/8 inch
|
10
|
|
3/4 inch
|
8
|
|
1 inch
|
6
|
|
1/2 inch
|
4
|
|
2 inch
|
4
|
|
3 inch
|
3
|
|
4 inch
|
2
|
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6 inch and larger
|
1
|
[Ord. #329 § 1]
No building shall be occupied until the proper water meters
have been installed therein, and the plumbing and meters have been
finally inspected and approved by the Township.
[Ord. #1510 § 1]
If any water meter is deemed by the department in charge of
water meter reading to be inaccessible and to add unnecessary expense
to the routine reading of the meter, the owner of the premises on
which the inaccessible meter is located shall remedy the situation
by installing proper equipment or additions or otherwise to the aforesaid
meter so that readings will compare to all other routine meter readings
in the Township. The owner of any premises on which an inaccessible
meter shall be located shall be given 60 days' notice to remedy the
situation. If the owner does not remedy the situation within 60 days,
then the Township may install proper additions in order to make the
meter accessible and the expense of the installation shall be added
to the next water bill issued after completion of the work in connection
with the water consumed by the former inaccessible meter.
[Ord. #138K § 1; Ord. #1350 §§ 31 —
38]
a.
In addition to the penalty of having the water shut off from any
premises where violations of this section has occurred, no person,
excepting an authorized employee of the Township Engineer or Department
of Revenue and Finance, or one having a permit issued by the Township
Engineer shall tap or connect with any water main, or insert a stop
cock or corporation cock therein.
b.
No person shall make any connection whereby water is furnished through
a single tap from one building to another without the written consent
of the engineer. All stores shall have taps and separate meters, even
though they are on the same lot but separated by a partition wall.
c.
No person shall interfere with or remove any water meter for any
purpose whatsoever without a written consent of the Director of Revenue
and Finance.
d.
No person shall attach to, alter or extend any service pipe, or make
any alterations in any corporation cock or curb cock or to do other
work for the purpose of increasing the facilities for obtaining water,
or turn on or off the stop cock at the main or curb unless he is a
regularly appointed employee under the direction of the Township Engineer,
or unless he has permission of the Township Engineer.
e.
No person, other than firemen, or duly authorized employees of the
Township or such contractor having a contract with the Township in
the discharge of their duty, shall open or in any other manner, interfere
with any fire hydrants, or shall injure the same. Any person who does
same shall be liable for the cost of the necessary repairs resulting
from such acts.
f.
No person shall supply Township water to persons not entitled thereto,
whether by furnishing the same from one house to another, or by turning
the water onto any building from which it has been shut off by the
Township.
g.
No person shall turn water off or on at the curb except as herein
provided.
h.
Any plumber who shall violate the rules and regulations as hereby
established shall be liable in all cases to revocation of his license,
and any additional penalties as provided by law.
[Ord. #1151, § 1; Ord. #1901, § 1; Ord.
#1350, § 39; Ord. #1263, § 3; Ord. #2069, § 1;
Ord. #2160, §§ I, II; Ord. #2613; Ord. #2861; Ord.
#3126; Ord. No. 3149; Ord. No. 3266; Ord. No. 3411; amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 3586; 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 3602]
The following shall be the rates established for water service
in the Township:
a.
For Metered Service.
1.
Non-Business: The minimum rate for water usage not exceeding 500
cubic feet per quarter shall be $55 per quarter.
2.
Non-Business Excess Rate: The rate for water usage in excess of 500
cubic feet per quarter shall be $5 per 100 cubic feet per quarter.
3.
Business: The minimum rate for water usage not exceeding 500 cubic
feet shall be $30 per month.
4.
Business Excess Rate: The rate for water usage in excess of 500 cubic
feet per quarter shall be $9.75 per 100 cubic feet per month.
5.
Cost of Living Adjustment. Beginning on January 1, 2022, and annually
thereafter, the municipal tax collector shall adjust the water rates
not to exceed the cost of living adjustment. This shall be based on
the Implicit Price Deflator for the State and Local Governments for
New Jersey published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis for the previous year.
6.
The Department of Finance reserves the right to establish an appropriate
billing schedule for all accounts.
b.
Fire Lines - Annual Charges shall be as follows:
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Size
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Metered
|
Unmetered
|
|---|---|---|
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0-2 inches
|
$100
|
$150
|
|
4 inches
|
$125
|
$175
|
|
6 inches
|
$150
|
$200
|
|
8 inches
|
$200
|
$250
|
|
Charges for yard hydrants on unmetered fire lines shall be $30
per year.
|
[Ord. #1446]
[Ord. #1446 § 1]
Whenever the City of Newark declares an emergency exists in
connection with water being supplied by the City of Newark to the
Township, the Township Mayor may, for the protection of the health,
safety and general welfare of the citizens and residents of the Township,
proclaim the existence of a water emergency and prescribe regulations
to:
[Ord. #1446 § 2]
The proclamation of the emergency shall be conclusive thereof
and upon all persons and users upon the filing of the proclamation
in the office of the Township Clerk and the publication thereof in
any newspaper published and circulated in the Township.
[Ord. #1446 § 3]
The regulations set forth in the proclamation, and any subsequent
regulations made and published as aforesaid, upon filing thereof in
the Township Clerk's office shall become part hereof, the same as
if specifically incorporated and set forth herein.
[Ord. #1446 § 4]
Every owner, lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or
premises connected with the Township water supply, and every user
thereof shall, upon the proclamation and promulgation of the regulations
as aforesaid, become bound thereby and shall conform thereto and comply
therewith in the use of water and the maintenance of the water service
connections and equipment for the purposes thereof.
[Ord. #1446 §§ 5, 6]
Every owner of buildings and premises connected with the Township
water supply shall maintain the water service pipes, fixtures and
connections, in good order and repair, whereof there shall be no waste
of water. Every owner of any building or premises connected with the
water supply shall make or cause to be made necessary repairs to prevent
the waste of water.
[Ord. #1446 § 7]
Every occupant of any building or premises connected with the
Township water supply shall immediately notify the owner, or his agent,
of any defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections whereby
water is being wasted.
[Ord. #1446 § 8]
Every occupant of any building or premises shall notify the
Township water division or Police Department of any waste occurring
by reason of defective water service pipes, fixtures or connections.
[Ord. #1446 § 9]
Every occupant or other person in charge of any building or
premises connected with the Township water supply shall admit thereto
the authorized agents and employees of the Township for the purpose
of inspecting the water service pipes, fixtures and connections.
[Ord. #1446 § 10]
Every owner and water user shall, during the period of a water
emergency, be upon notice of any waste of water due to defective water
service pipes, fixtures or connections, and of the regulations promulgated
under the proclamation, and it shall be the duty of the owner to forthwith
make or cause to be made repairs necessary to prevent such waste.
[Ord. #1446 § 11]
All users of water from the Township water supply by and under
any contract, ordinance or statute are bound by the provisions hereof
and of the regulations promulgated under any proclamation.
[Ord. #1446 §§ 12]
Whenever an owner fails or refuses to make repairs so as to
prevent the waste of water, then the Township reserves the right to
make such repairs and to charge the cost thereof to the owner in the
same manner as other water charges are made, as by the statutes and
ordinances provided.
[Ord. #105m; Ord. #598; Ord. #1209; Ord. #1712; Ord. #2892;
Ord. #3005; Ord. #3063]
[Ord. #105m § 1]
All public sewers and drains shall be constructed and made under
the instruction and supervision of the Township surveyor; all repairs
to the sewers and drains, and all connections made therewith, shall
be under the general supervision of the superintendent of construction
and shall be made in compliance with this section and of the Township
health code and shall be approved by the Board of Health.
[Ord. #105m § 2]
The manner of piercing or opening into any of the public sewers
or drains, and the form, size and material of which connections therewith
shall be composed, shall be prescribed by the superintendent of construction
under the direction of the Board of Health.
[Ord. #105m § 3]
No connection shall be made with any sewer or drain without
the written permission of the superintendent of construction and if
any connection or opening shall be made into any sewer or drain without
such permission or in a manner different from the mode prescribed
for such opening by the superintendent of construction, the person
making the same and the owner or occupant of the premises directing
it to be made, shall be in violation of this section.
[Ord. #105m § 3; Ord. #598 § 1; Ord.
#1209 § 1]
No house sewer nor any portion thereof shall be repaired, replaced,
removed, nor stoppage therein removed, nor interfered with in any
way, without securing a permit thereof in the manner hereinafter set
forth, for which a fee of $2 shall be charged.
[Ord. #105m § 4]
Applications for permits shall be made on blank forms furnished
by the tax collector and each application made and permit granted
shall be for the connection of one house or premises with the sewer,
and only one connection shall be made for each permit granted.
[Ord. #105m § 5]
Every application shall be made to the tax collector and shall
be accompanied by the proper fee; shall be signed by the owner of
the building or by his authorized agent; shall state the name and
address of the owner and applicant, described the building sufficiently
to identify the same, and specify, as nearly as possible, by ground
plan or otherwise, the exact point in the wall of the building where
it is desired that the connection with the sewer shall be made; and
no permit shall be granted by the superintendent of construction except
upon presentation to him of the application aforesaid with the tax
collector's receipt for the payment of the proper fee duly endorsed
thereon.
[Ord. #105m § 6]
The superintendent of construction shall consider the applications
filed with the tax collector as nearly as possible in the order in
which they are received; may return, suspend action on, or reject
any application, for correction in form or substance, or for any other
reason satisfactory to him, and shall grant permits in proper cases.
The agents and employees of the Township shall have the right to enter
the building and premises mentioned in any application whenever necessary
to examine the same or to do any work thereon.
[Ord. #105m § 7; Ord. #3063]
a.
At the time of application, applicants for permit for sewer service
in the Township shall pay a connection fee in the amount of $562 per
equivalent dwelling unit.
b.
The applicant shall also reimburse the Township for all expenses
involved in installing the sewer service to the curbline. These expenses
shall include, but not be limited to, time and materials involved
with the excavation work and the furnishing, finishing and installation
of the service line from the sewer main to the curbline.
[Ord. #105m § 8]
The superintendent of construction may for satisfactory cause
revoke a permit on return of the fee or of an equitable part thereof.
[Ord. #105m § 9]
All openings into any sewers or drains for the purpose of making connections therewith from any dwelling house, cellar, vault, yard or other premises, shall be made by persons to be licensed by the Board of Health to perform such work and the persons, before being so licensed, shall execute a bond to the Township in the penal sum of $500 with sufficient sureties, conditioned that they will carefully make the openings into any sewers or drains in the manner prescribed by the superintendent of construction without injuring them, that they will leave no obstructions of any description whatever in them and properly close up the sewer or drain around the connection made by them, and make no opening into the arch of any sewer or drain; that they will faithfully comply with Chapters 11 of this revision, be responsible for any damages or injuries that may occur to persons, animals or property by reason of any neglect or carelessness on their part connected with the work, and that they will properly refill and ram the earth and suitably restore the pavement taken up for excavation, and repave the same should it settle or become out of order within six months thereafter, and in case any person so licensed shall neglect to repair the pavement aforesaid within 24 hours after being notified, the superintendent of construction may cause the same to be done and charge the expense thereof to the person so neglecting.
[Ord. #105m § 10]
No permit shall be granted to connect any cesspool, privy or
privy vault with a public sewer.
[Ord. #105m § 11]
No rain water, leader or pipe for the drainage of any cellar,
or for the conveyance of stormwater or surface water shall be connected
directly or indirectly with a sewer. Nor shall any refrigerator, except
by special permission of the superintendent of construction be connected
therewith.
[Ord. #1712 § 1]
No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any dwelling houses,
stores or other business buildings or any industrial buildings within
the Township, having permission to connect with any public sewer in
the Township, shall permit any substance to flow into any sewer, drain
or receiving basin which shall form a deposit that tends to fill the
sewer, drain or receiving basin; nor, shall any person discharge into
any sewer, drain or receiving basin, any substance which will cause
a blockage to the sewer, drain or receiving basin or in any way be
injurious to the same.
[Ord. #105m § 13]
No butchers' offal or garbage, dead animals or obstructions
of any kind whatever shall be placed, thrown or deposited in any receiving
basin or sewer, and any person so causing any such obstruction to
be placed so as to be carried into such receiving basin or sewer,
shall be in violation of this section. No person shall injure, break
or remove any portion of any receiving basin, covering, flag, manhole,
vent, or any part of any sewer or drain, or who shall obstruct the
mouth of any sewer or drain, or obstruct the flow of water in any
sewer, drain or water course in the Township shall forfeit and pay
$25 for each and every such offense.
[Ord. #105m § 14]
No owner or occupant of any manufactory, brewery or any other
building in which steam is used shall be permitted to discharge, exhaust
from steam engines, directly into any public sewer or drain, also
to discharge them into any public highway.
[Ord. #105m § 15]
If it appears that a building not provided with a ventilating
apparatus, as required by the health code, is connected with a public
sewer, or that any privy, privy vault, or cesspool is connected with
a public sewer, or that any building or premises are connected with
a public sewer without a permit or in violation of this section or
in any manner different from that authorized by a permit, or contrary
to the direction of the superintendent of construction, it shall be
the duty of the superintendent to cause the connection to be cut off.
Upon compliance by the owner with the provisions of this section,
and the payment of the sum of $5, the superintendent of construction
shall restore such connection.
[Ord. #105m § 16]
The house sewer, from a point two feet outside of the house
to the street sewer shall be of the first quality, salt glazed, vitrified
earthenware pipe, unless laid less than three feet deep, when it shall
be of heavy cast or wrought iron, interior diameter to be not less
than four inches. Exit pipes to all fixtures except water closets
shall be furnished with suitable permanently attached strainers.
[Ord. #105m § 17]
Before any drain is laid between any sewer and any ground, building,
erection or place of business, the bottom of the trench after the
same is graded, shall be carefully rammed in such manner as to prevent
unequal settling after the drain is laid, as the trench is refilled,
the earth shall be rammed as to be as nearly as possible of its original
compactness, tunneling in digging the trench is prohibited. The pipe
shall be laid on an even grade of not less than 1/4 inch to the foot
unless by special permission of the superintendent of construction,
in which case provision shall be made for regular and efficient flushing.
Curved pipes shall be used for every deflection from a straight line
of more than six inches in two feet. The joints of the earthenware
pipe shall be made with pure cement of first quality; the joints of
the iron pipe shall be of oakum and lead if cast iron is used, or
screwed joints with white lead if wrought iron is used. The end of
all private sewers not immediately connected with the plumbing fixtures
shall be securely closed by water tight imperishable material. If
lead pipe, the end shall be soldered; if wrought iron pipe, a plug
shall be screwed in the end, if cast iron pipe, a cast iron plug shall
be calked in with the lead.
[Ord. #105m § 18]
No larger drain pipe than of six inch bore shall be laid from
any building to connect with a main sewer or drain unless special
permission in writing is given by the Township Council. Under no circumstances
shall it be permitted to pierce a hole in a pipe sewer. The connection
with a main sewer or drain shall be made with a slant of Y pipe, and
a bend of curved pipe immediately at the slant. Any violation of these
rules will entail the forfeiture of the license of the party carrying
out this work.
[Ord. #105m § 19]
The superintendent of construction shall have power to stop
and prevent from discharging into the sewer system any private sewer
or drain through which substances are discharged, which are liable
to injure the sewers or obstruct the flow of the sewage.
[Ord. #105m § 20]
Before any old private drains or sewers are connected with the
sewer system, the owner of the private drain or sewer shall prove
to the satisfaction of the superintendent of construction, that it
is clean and conforms in every respect to the rules and regulations
adopted by the Township.
[Ord. #2892; Ord. #3005]
a.
Residential, Industrial, Commercial, Tax Abated and Tax Exempt Users.
All residential, industrial, commercial, tax abated and tax-exempt
users of public wastewater facilities shall be billed for such use
pursuant to this section and section b. For purposes of this ordinance,
such users shall be defined as all users identified as such by the
regional sewer authority pursuant to the regulations of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, 35.929-1(b)(4).
1.
Quarterly, each such user shall be billed for its share of the operating
and maintenance costs borne by the regional sewer authority in the
treatment of wastewater. These billings shall be based on a method
of calculation approved by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency which shall at a minimum reflect the volume of waste and the
strength of that waste as measured by the parameters of Biochemical
Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Suspended Solids (SS) per unit volume. Calculations
of the amount to be billed shall be done by the regional sewer authority,
who shall present the bills to the Township of Belleville for distribution
and collection of payments. Bills payable pursuant to this subsection
shall be presented to the affected users on February 15th, May 15th,
August 15th and November 15th of each year, or as soon as is practicable
thereafter. Such bills shall be due and payable upon presentation.
b.
All users of public wastewater facilities shall be billed as follows:
1.
All such users shall also be billed periodically, by volume water
used, for all other costs associated with the collection, transmission
and treatment of wastewater in accordance with the applicable schedule
of rates, which is incorporated herein and attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
2.
Any such property owner may install metering equipment on his premises
to measure the actual flow of sewage into public wastewater facilities.
The responsibility for the purchase, installation and proper functioning
of any such meter shall be that of the property owner. All such meters
shall be subject to the approval of the Township Engineer and shall
be maintained in a continuous state of accurate operation by the property
owner. The local sewer charge for the property owners who elect direct
actual metering shall be billed by the Township of Belleville in accordance
with the Exhibit A which may be found at the end of this subsection.
3.
Property owners who are subject to the terms of this section and
who obtain water, either in whole or in part from sources other than
the Township of Belleville, shall provide, and maintain at their own
expenses, water or sewage meters which shall register the total discharge
of sewage to the municipal wastewater facility. All such installations
shall be subject to the approval of the Township Engineer and shall
be maintained by the property owner in a continuous state of accurate
operation. The local sewer user charged for these properties shall
be billed according to the rate schedule set forth in Exhibit A1 which is attached hereto.
4.
In the event that a property owner who is subject to the terms of
this section shall prove to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer
that there is no substantial relation between the intake of water
at the property, regardless of its source, and the output of sewage
from the property, and if it be determined by the Township Engineer
that it is not practicable to measure sewage emanating from the property
by meters, then the property owner may elect to pay a user charge
based upon engineering studies supported by substantial evidence.
All such studies must be approved by the Township Engineer and shall
be subject to his periodic review.
5.
In no event shall any property owner who is subject to the terms
of this section pay a local sewer user charge in an amount less than
that set forth in the rate schedule which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and can be found at the end of this subsection.
c.
Any amount paid in excess of the amount billed in accordance with
the rate schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A which can be found
at the end of this subsection, shall be credited to the individual
user's account.
d.
Any credit or deficit received by the Township of Belleville from
the Regional Wastewater Authorities (Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners
and Second River Joint Meeting) shall be allocated among all sewer
users in such a manner that the sewer users' rates are adjusted in
an amount proportionate to the credit or deficit.
e.
Any prior ordinance or part thereof which is inconsistent with this
ordinance is hereby repealed.
f.
This subsection shall be deemed effective as of July 1, 2001.
g.
Delinquency of Sewer Payment. There shall be amended to include the
penalties of 8% on the first $1,500 of sewer delinquency and 18% on
the remaining delinquent amount not paid after the 30 days when due
and payable. There shall be a penalty of water service interruption
where such charges have occurred.
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Exhibit A
Sewer Rates
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Direct Bill Customer Rate
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$5 per 1,000 cubic feet
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Non-Direct Bill Customer
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$15 per 1,000 cubic feet
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[Ord. #1965; Ord. #1973]
[Ord. #1965 § 1]
As used in this section.
a.
FLOATABLE OIL - Shall mean oil, fat or grease in a physical state
such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment
in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered
free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater
does not interfere with the collection system.
b.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES - Shall mean the wastewater from industrial processes,
trade, or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
c.
INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY - Shall mean a charge to industrial users
based on its use of PVSC facilities to repay the capital cost outlay
of the Federal Share given PVSC under the provisions of applicable
Federal law allocable to the treatment of the wastes from the industrial
user.
d.
INDUSTRIAL USER - Shall mean any nongovernmental user of PVSC facilities
identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1972 as
amended and supplemented under Divisions A, B, D, E, or I. A user
may be excluded if it is determined that it introduces primarily segregated
sanitary wastes.
e.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE - Shall mean the liquid waste from an industrial
process, as distinct from sanitary waste. All wastes, except stormwaters
and sanitary wastes.
f.
MAJOR INDUSTRY - Shall mean an industrial user of PVSC facilities
that:
1.
Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day;
2.
Has in its waste, a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts;
3.
Is found by USEPA, NJDEP or PVSC to have significant impact, either
singly or in combination with other contributing industries. In the
PVSC treatment works or upon the quality of the effluent from the
PVSC treatment works.
g.
NATURAL OUTLET - Shall mean an outlet, including storm sewers and
combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or
other body of surface of groundwater including the Passaic River or
any of its tributaries.
h.
NJDEP - Shall mean the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
i.
NPDES - Shall mean the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System.
j.
PERSON - Shall mean any individual, firm, company, society, association,
corporation (public or private) or group.
k.
pH - Shall mean the reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion
concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in
grams, per liter of solution. Neutral-water has a pH value of 7 (a
hydrogen concentration of 10-7). Lower pH's are acid, higher pH's
are alkaline.
l.
PRETREATMENT - Shall mean treatment given to industrial waste, prior
to its discharge, directly or indirectly, to the PVSC facilities,
by the industry, in order to remove illegal and/or undesirable constituents
or to reduce the strength of the waste.
m.
PVSC - Shall mean Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners.
n.
PUBLIC SEWER- Shall mean a common sewer controlled by a governmental
agency, public utility or the municipality.
o.
SANITARY SEWER - Shall mean a sewer that carried liquid and water-carried
wastes from residence, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and
institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface
waters that are not admitted intentionally.
p.
SANITARY WASTE - Shall mean waste derived principally from dwellings,
office buildings, and sanitary conveniences. When segregated from
industrial wastes, may come from industrial plants or commercial enterprises.
q.
SEWAGE - Is the spent water of a community. The preferred term is
wastewater.
r.
SEWER - Shall mean a pipe or conduit that carries waste water or
drainage water.
s.
SLUG - Shall mean any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average
twenty-four hour concentration, or flows during normal operation.
t.
STORM DRAIN (SOMETIMES CALLED STORM SEWER) - Shall mean a drain or
sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted
water from any source.
u.
STRENGTH OF WASTE - Shall mean a measurement of suspended solids
and/or Biochemical Oxygen Demand and/or Chemical Oxygen Demand, and/or
any other parameter determined by PVSC as a fair indictor of the relative
use, other than volumetric, of PVSC facilities by industrial wastes.
v.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS - Shall mean total suspended matter that either
floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or
other liquids and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed
in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater"
and referred to as nonfilterable residue.
w.
TOXIC WASTES IN TOXIC AMOUNTS - Shall be defined by USEPA in 40 CFR
129 (38 F.R. 24342, 9-7-73) and any superceding revisions.
x.
USEPA - Shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
y.
UNPOLLUTED WATER - Is water of quality equal to or better than the
effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation
of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by
discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities
provided.
z.
USER CHARGE - Shall mean a charge to users consisting of two parts.
The first part established by PVSC based on volume and, where applicable,
on strength and/or flow rate to pay for the use of the PVSC facilities.
The second part established by the municipality to pay for the use
of the local sewer system and to pay for administrative of the billing
and collection of the funds.
aa.
WASTEWATER - Shall mean the spent water of a community. From the
standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and
institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater
that may be present.
bb.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES - Shall mean the structures, equipment, and
processes required to collect, carry away, and treat domestic and
industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.
cc.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORK - Shall mean the PVSC facilities.
[Ord. #1965 § 2]
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within
the municipality any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where
suitable treatment has been provided and where a National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit has been obtained from the appropriate
governmental authority, where required.
[Ord. #1965 § 3]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb, any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a permit from the appropriate municipal
official.
[Ord. #1973 § 4]
Application for sanitary connections for dwellings, groups of
dwellings or industrial or commercial establishments with only sanitary
waste, shall be made directly to the municipality. A fee shall be
paid to the municipality to process the application as otherwise provided
by ordinance of the municipality. The Township Council of the municipality
shall designate some suitable person to maintain a record of the number
of sanitary applications and connections that are added and removed
from the system and shall make an annual report to the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commissioners no later than February 1 of each year. When
a direct connection to a PVSC sewer is requested by the applicant,
the request shall first be endorsed with the approval of the Township
Council of the municipality and then submitted to the PVSC for their
action.
[Ord. #1973 § 5]
Each existing industrial user which is presently connected directly
or indirectly to the wastewater facilities of the municipality shall
make application for a permit no later than June 1, 1977 whether the
connection be for industrial waste or stormwater. Applications for
future connections must be made and approved before a certificate
of occupancy may be issued. The application shall be made to the municipality
by the industry that generates the waste, however, the application
must be signed by the owner of the property whereon the industry is
located. After approval of the application by the municipality, the
application shall be forwarded to PVSC for classification and issuance
of the permit by PVSC.
Any existing industrial user which proposes to make any change
in its facility or its processing, which significantly affects the
quality or the quantity of its discharge into the system shall submit
to the municipality an industrial sewer water revision application
showing the contemplated changes. Any new tenant or occupant of an
existing industrial user shall submit an industrial sewer waste revision
application. The application, if approved by the municipality, shall
be sent to the PVSC, accompanied by the written approval of the municipality.
Existing industrial users that have applied for permits may continue
their discharge until their application has been processed by PVSC,
except for any discharges which constitute prohibited waste as otherwise
provided in the within ordinance or unless notified by PVSC to cease
and desist their discharge. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued
for an industrial use until an industrial permit has been issued by
PVSC and no person shall occupy any building or structure for the
purpose of a new industrial use until an industrial permit has been
issued by the PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 6]
Industrial users shall be classified by the PVSC as follows:
Category I.
Class 1-A permit shall not be issued to an industry defined
as a major industry and when issued shall allow the industry to discharge
with no modification or pretreatment of flow.
Class 1-B permit is one issued to an industry classified as
a major industry. This permit shall allow the industry to discharge
with no modifications or pretreatment of flow, however, PVSC may require
the installation of monitoring equipment.
Category 2.
Class II-A permit shall allow an industry to discharge pretreated
wastes in accordance with standards established in the permit.
Class II-B permit shall allow an industry to continue to discharge
subject to change of characteristics of its waste by pretreatment
or other means in accordance with a schedule as established by the
PVSC in the permit.
Category 3.
The permit is denied and the discharge of prohibited material
must be halted or modified by a date established by the PVSC and in
accordance with conditions contained in the permit denial.
[Ord. #1965 § 7]
The PVSC classification of an application is subject to change
by the PVSC upon written notification from PVSC to the applicant by
certified mail. Any change shall be accompanied by a detailed explanation
of the reason for the change.
[Ord. #1965 § 8]
Any industry aggrieved by a permit classification by the PVSC
shall have a right to appeal to the PVSC. Such an administrative appeal
shall be taken within 30 days of notification by PVSC to the industry
of its decision. The notice of appeal shall be delivered personally
to the offices of PVSC at 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey or
shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. The taking
of an appeal shall not stay the provisions of a class III denial.
During the time of appeal, however, the class II permits shall be
stayed, however, the staying shall not release any industry from meeting
any requirements of any schedule set by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection or the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
[Ord. #1965 § 9]
Upon the filing of an appeal the PVSC shall set the date and
time for a hearing before the commissioners, The applicant shall have
the right to present evidence, shall have the right to be represented
by counsel and shall have the right of cross examination. Upon the
conclusion of the hearing, the commissioners shall make findings of
fact and conclusions.
[Ord. #1965 § 10]
All applications for industrial permits shall be submitted on
forms to be supplied by the PVSC and shall comply with the instructions
on said form.
[Ord. #1965 § 11]
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the applicant, and the applicant
shall indemnify the municipality or PVSC from any loss or damage that
may be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. All sewer
connections shall be in accordance with the requirements of the municipality
as otherwise provided by ordinance. In the case of the connection
into PVSC sewer the connection shall be in accordance with the conditions
contained in the approval of the PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 12]
No person shall make connection on roof downspouts, foundation
drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or drain, which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer unless approved by the municipality
for purpose of disposal of polluted surface drainage.
[Ord. #1965 § 13]
In addition to the application for the permit as hereinabove
provided, each industrial user must complete an industrial survey
form which will be supplied by PVSC and, from time to time, shall
update the form when required by the PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 14]
Whenever an industry is classified as a major industry, it shall
install an approved, sealed, automatic monitoring system if required
by PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 15]
No uncontaminated water shall be discharged into the PVSC system
except with the prior written consent of the municipality and PVSC.
(There will be two separate provisions, one for municipalities with
separate systems and one for municipalities with combined systems).
[Ord. #1965 § 16]
When pretreatment standards are adopted by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency for any given class of industries,
then any industry within that class must conform to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency timetable for adherence to the pretreatment
requirements as well as all other applicable requirements promulgated
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance
with the provisions of the law. Additionally, such industries shall
comply with such more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions
as determined from time to time by the PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 17]
All industrial users shall provide immediate access to its facilities
at any time during normal working hours or at any other time that
there is a discharge into the PVSC system or into any waters under
the jurisdiction of the PVSC. Access shall be for the purpose of checking
the quality of the discharge, taking samples and making tests of the
discharge or for the purpose of permitting enforcement of the within
ordinance. The access shall be made available to the employees of
PVSC, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, United States
Environmental Protection Agency and/or the municipality. All users
shall provide access to property and premises for inspection for the
purpose of determining if there is any violation of the terms or provisions
of the within section.
[Ord. #1965 § 18]
The following wastes are prohibited and may never be discharged
into water facilities of the municipality and PVSC.
a.
Wastes that may create a fire or explosion hazard in the sewer or
wastewater facility, such as gasoline, fuel oil, cleaning solvents,
etc.
b.
Wastes that may impair or cause to impair the hydraulic capacity
of the sewer system, such as ashes, sand, metal, precipitates, etc.
c.
Wastes that may create a hazard to people, the sewer system, the
treatment process, or the receiving water, such as dangerous levels
of toxic materials.
d.
Wastes at a flow rate which is excessive over a relatively short
time period so that there is a treatment process upset and substantial
loss of treatment efficiency.
e.
Wastes below a pH of five unless the line is designed to accommodate
such waste.
f.
Any discharge of radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by PVSC in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
[Ord. #1965 § 19]
The following wastes may be discharged without special permission
from the PVSC, upon a determination by the PVSC that the discharge
would not be detrimental to the system:
a.
Any discharge in excess of 150° F. (65°X).
b.
Any discharge containing more than 100mg/l of mineral oil or grease.
c.
Any discharge containing floatable oil or grease.
d.
Any discharge of heavy metals, or any other toxic materials in toxic
amounts, which amounts are to be established by PVSC.
e.
Any discharge quantities of flow or concentration which shall constitute
a "slug."
f.
Wastes with pH outside the limits of 5.0 to 9.0.
[Ord. #1965 § 20]
Each major industrial user shall construct or otherwise have
available a sampling point for sampling waste water before it enters
the municipal sewer system. Other industrial users may be required
to construct such sampling point, if ordered so to do by the municipality
or PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 21]
No discharge into the wastewater facilities of PVSC shall be
permitted from any source which causes physical damage, interferes
with the treatment process, or results in a violation of effluent
limitations or other conditions contained in the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System Permit to discharge issued to the PVSC
by the United States Environmental Agency.
[Ord. #1965 § 22]
When required by the municipality, USEPA, NJDEP or the PVSC,
the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances to the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure,
when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the governmental
agency requiring it. The structure shall be installed by the applicant
at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
[Ord. #1965 § 23]
All persons subject to the within ordinance shall be required
to provide information to the municipality and PVSC as needed to determine
compliance with this section. These requirements may include:
a.
Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time
period.
b.
Chemical analysis of wastewaters.
c.
Information on raw materials, processes, and products affecting wastewater
volume and quality.
d.
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil solvent
or other materials important to sewer use control.
e.
A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment
facility location.
f.
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
g.
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials
through spills to the municipal sewer.
[Ord. #1965 § 24]
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this section shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American
Public Health Association, or other method or procedure as may be
approved by the PVSC. Sampling methods, location, times, durations,
and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject
to the approval of the municipality and/or PVSC.
[Ord. #1965 § 25]
All users shall be required to comply with the requirement of
user charges regulations and industrial costs recovery system regulations
to be adopted by the PVSC in accordance with the requirements of USEPA.
The effective date for the implement of user costs regulations and
industrial costs recovery system regulations shall be established
by resolution of the PVSC. The effective date shall be certified by
the PVSC and the written certification shall be filed in the office
of the Township Clerk.
[Ord. #1965 § 26]
No person shall intentionally, break, damage, destroy, uncover,
deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which
is part of the waste water facilities.
[Ord. #1965 § 27]
The Township Council shall appoint or designate some suitable
person to administer the within section.
[Ord. #1965 § 28]
All users of the wastewater facilities shall comply with the
requirements of the written rules and regulations of the PVSC which
have been adopted and which shall have been adopted, which regulations
shall become effective upon filing of certified copies in the office
of the Township Clerk after the effective dates of the within section.
[Ord. #1965 § 29]
Violations of any of the provisions of the within section or
any permit issued under the authority of the within section may result
in the termination of the permit and/or the termination of the authority
to discharge into the system.
[Ord. #1965 § 30]
Any person violating any of the provisions of the within ordinance shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalty as stated in Section 3-24.
