[Adopted 3-15-2010 by Ord. No. 20100315b]
[Amended 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AVAILABLE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Any portion of the New Buffalo Township waste water collection system which is located in a street, road, highway, right-of-way, easement, or public or private way which crosses, adjoins, abuts or is contiguous to the real estate or land affected and which in the case of real estate or land on which a single-family dwelling unit is located in a street, road, highway, right-of-way, easement or public or private way crossing, adjoining abutting or contiguous to any real estate or land within the special assessment district as defined herein on which is located a structure in which sewage originates.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public drain to the public gravity or low pressure sanitary sewer main, or other place of disposal, whether on public or private property.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
GALIEN RIVER SANITARY DISTRICT or DISTRICT or GRSD
That unit as established through contracts by and between Chikaming Township, New Buffalo Township, the City of New Buffalo, Lake Township and the City of Bridgman.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
GRINDER PUMP
An electric motor-driven, submersible, centrifugal pump capable to macerate or grind solid waste to a fine slurry and pump this material through a small diameter discharge. Grinder pumps must be used when connecting to a low pressure sewer system. Grinder pumps must be capable of providing the approved design flow rate at a minimum pressure of 180 feet total dynamic head to prevent blockages.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial, manufacturing processes, trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
LOCAL UNITS
One or more of the following governmental units: Chikaming Township, New Buffalo Township, City of New Buffalo, Lake Township, City of Bridgman.
LOW PRESSURE SEWER
An alternative to a conventional gravity sanitary sewer system that relies on individual private grinder pumps to deliver sewage from building sewers to a system of pressurized small diameter public sewer pipes. Low pressure sewers are typically used where gravity sewers are not feasible due to topography, excessive rock or other reason.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewer, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer main in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by public authority and includes all sewers in the Authority, but shall not include a gravity or low pressure sewer or any connection thereto which serves only one building or owner.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm-, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground-, surface, and stormwaters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage and includes all facilities of System No. 7.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL; MAY
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste 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 of flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN or STORM SEWER
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Joint Board of the District or its authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[Amended 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
A. 
Use of public sewers required.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the Township or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Township any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet or drain within the Township or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Township any sewage or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article or the requirements of law.
(3) 
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage in the District.
(4) 
Structures in which sewage originates shall be connected to an available sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of New Buffalo Township ordinances which are incorporated herein by reference.
(5) 
Each property owner owning property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates shall at his own expense install suitable sewage facilities in said structure and shall cause such facilities to be connected to an available public sanitary sewer system.
B. 
Connection procedure.
(1) 
Such connection shall be completed promptly but in no case more than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events;
(a) 
Publication of a notice by the Township Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general publication in the Township; and mailing written notice of the availability of public sanitary sewer to the owner or any one of the owners in the case of dual ownership.
(b) 
Modification of a structure so as to become a structure from which sanitary sewage originates.
(2) 
If the owner of property on which is located a structure from which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sewer within the ninety-day period prescribed in Subsection B(1) hereof, the Township Clerk shall notify said person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith.
(3) 
The giving of the written notice required by Subsection B(2) of this section shall be made by personally delivering the same to the property owner or any one of the property owners, or by mailing the same by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by posting the same in a conspicuous place on the premises. Said notice shall give the approximate location of the available public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the property owner of the requirements and of the enforcement provisions of this article.
(4) 
Where the written notices required hereunder are given by mailing, it shall be sufficient to mail a single written notice to the owner or any one of the owners, in the case of co-ownership, at the address of such owner according to the Township's real estate tax records.
C. 
Late connection. In the event the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time period prescribed by the provisions of Subsection B of this section, said property owner may appeal to the New Buffalo Township Board to allow said person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil proceedings being initiated against him.
D. 
Required filings. New Buffalo Township and the Authority require each person to submit a fully completed Permit Application for New Sewer Service to the Township's Utility Superintendent and may require each person who applies for or receives sewer service, or through the nature of the enterprise creates a potential environmental problem, to file the materials listed below with the Authority and New Buffalo Township:
(1) 
A written statement setting forth the nature of the enterprise, the enterprise, the source and amount of the water used, the amount of water to be discharged with its present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive or other pertinent characteristics of the wastes.
(2) 
Provide a plan map of the building, works, or complex with each outfall to the surface waters, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural watercourse, or groundwaters noted described and the waste stream identified.
(3) 
Sample test and file reports with the District and the appropriate state agencies on appropriate characteristics of wastes on a schedule, at locations and according to methods approved by the Joint Board.
(4) 
Place waste treatment facilities, process facilities, waste streams, or other potential waste problems under the specific supervision and control of persons who have been certified by an appropriate state agency as properly qualified to supervise such facilities.
(5) 
Provide a report on raw materials entering the process or support system, intermediate materials, final products, and waste by-products, as those factors may affect waste control.
(6) 
Maintain records and file reports on the final disposal of specific liquid, solid, sludge, oils, radioactive materials, solvents, or other wastes.
(7) 
If any industrial process is to be altered so as to include or negate a process waste or potential waste, written notification shall be given to the District and be subject to approval.
E. 
Low pressure sewers.
(1) 
Approval. Low pressure sewer systems will only be considered in areas where conventional gravity sanitary sewer and public solids handling lift station facilities are not feasible. They will not be considered based solely on lower cost. Approval of low pressure sewer systems will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and will only be allowed with prior written approval from the Township with consultation from the Authority
(2) 
Requirements. Building sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the Township and Authority's standard specifications for low pressure sewers and include a fused tap at the public sewer, check valve and ball valve at the right-of-way, a redundant check valve and ball valve at the grinder pump station and a grinder pump. Permanent power shall be provided to the grinder pump. Properties that are also connected to the public water supply should install a backup power source or be aware they will continue to have water service, but no means to dispose of the resulting sewage unless they provide backup power to the grinder pump. The grinder pump shall be installed so that the top of the grinder pump basin is a minimum of one foot above the 100-year flood elevation with positive drainage away from the station to prevent surface water from entering the station. A tracer wire must be installed along the building sewer from the public sewer to the ball valve at the right-of-way. The tracer wire shall be connected to the wire on the public sewer and to a tracer wire terminal at the right-of-way.
A. 
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 345-25A(4), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the regulations of the Berrien County Health Department.
B. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 345-25A(4), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
C. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the Township.
D. 
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Berrien County Health Department.
E. 
In the event the owner of a private sewer system adds any additional connections to the system, either new structures or existing structures or any other connection, those connections must be permitted and the owner is bound by all sections of this article and the New Buffalo Township Sewer and Sewage Disposal Ordinance.
[Added 7-20-2015]
[Amended 8-21-2017; 5-11-2023; 5-11-2023 by Ord. No. 20230511; 8-21-2023 by Ord. No. 20230821B; 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
A. 
No unauthorized and unlicensed person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the District. Notwithstanding any provisions of this article, the Township's Utility Superintendent shall have the authority and discretion to determine the point of any connection to the public sanitary sewage system based on prudent utility practice, all applicable requirements including, but not limited to, the Building and Plumbing Code, and other applicable rules and regulations of the Township. "Prudent utility practice," at a particular time, means any of the practices, methods, and acts (including but not limited to the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the sewerage and wastewater utility industry prior thereto), which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts and the characteristics of the public sanitary sewage system known at the time the decision was made, would have been reasonably expected to accomplish the desired result at reasonable cost consistent with reliability, safety and expedition and good customer relations. Prudent utility practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum or minimum practice, method or act, to the exclusion of all others, but rather to be a spectrum of possible practices, methods or acts.
B. 
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential and commercial service; and (2) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the District. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent and an inspection fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board for a residential, commercial or industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the Township Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
C. 
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Township from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every parcel. For interior lots, an easement shall be obtained to provide a separate and independent building sewer.
E. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this article.
F. 
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer; and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or applicable rules and regulations of the Township. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
G. 
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
I. 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Township, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the District before installation.
J. 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the District when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
K. 
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent.
[Added 7-21-2014; amended 8-21-2023 by Ord. No. 20230821B; 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
A. 
Food preparation.
(1) 
Food service establishments or any property containing commercial food preparation equipment that can or may result in the discharge of wastewater containing excessive amounts of grease must install a minimum 1,000-gallon vault-type grease trap/interceptor.
(2) 
The Township and the Authority reserve the right to make determinations of grease interceptor adequacy and need, based on review of all relevant information regarding grease interceptor performance, maintenance, and facility site and building plan review to require repairs to, modification, or replacement of such interceptors or traps. All food service establishments connected to a low pressure sewer system must install and maintain a grease interceptor.
(3) 
All grease trap/interceptor plans and specifications shall be submitted and approved by the Township prior to installation.
(4) 
All grease trap/interceptors shall be maintained by the user at the user's expense so as to be in continuously effective operation.
(5) 
The local unit of government or the designated inspector may conduct inspections of every food service establishment connected to the sewer collection system as it deems necessary.
B. 
Existing food establishments. While existing restaurants or food service establishments are allowed to use interior or the smaller-type exterior grease traps that were legal at that time, they may continue with their use as long as they do not contribute grease to the sanitary sewer line. It is recommended that they upgrade to the current specification. In the event that the Township incurs problems with grease clogging sewer lines within the vicinity of such establishment, or upon inspection of improperly maintained grease traps, it will result in a mandate to install the required type of grease trap (addressed in Subsection A of this section) within one year from the date of occurrence or notice. Failure to abide by this section may result in fines. Fines, cost and fees are established by resolution of the Township Board from time to time. The food establishment owner may be responsible for additional costs to clean and clear the sewer line and possibly for any cost for damages done in addition to the ordinance fine.
[Amended 11-15-2010; 8-16-2021; 8-21-2023 by Ord. No. 20230821B; 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the appropriate state and county agency. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the appropriate state or county agency to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C. 
Except as hereinafter provided by specific limits, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(1) 
BOD in excess of 300 mg/l.
(2) 
COD in excess of 450 mg/l.
(3) 
Chlorine demand in excess of 15 mg/l.
(4) 
Color, as from but not limited to dyes, inks, and vegetable tanning solutions, shall be controlled to prevent light absorbency which would interfere with treatment plant processes or that prevent analytical determinations.
(5) 
Explosive liquid, solid, or gas, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammables.
(6) 
Garbage not properly shredded (no particle size greater than 1/2 inch) for gravity sewers and a macerated slurry for low pressure sewers.
(7) 
Grease, oils, wax, fat, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 50 mg/l, or other substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150°.
(8) 
Industrial wastes in concentration above limitations set forth by appropriate state agencies to comply with federal guidelines for protection of treatment plants and receiving watercourses, shall not be allowed to enter sanitary sewers in sufficient quantity to impair the operation of the sewage treatment processes.
(9) 
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) in unusual concentrations.
(10) 
Insoluble, solid, or viscous substances, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, tar, feathers, plastics, wood, hair, fleshings, etc.
(11) 
Noxious or malodorous gas, such as but not limited to hydrogen sulfide, sulphur dioxide, or oxides of nitrogen, and other substances capable of producing a public nuisance.
(12) 
pH less than 5.5 and greater than 9.5.
(13) 
Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration which may exceed limits established by applicable state and federal regulations.
(14) 
Suspended solids in excess of 350 mg/l.
(15) 
Temperatures of wastes less than 32° F. and greater than 150° F.
(16) 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable to treatment only, to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
D. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection C of this section, and which in the judgment of the District may have 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 District may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes.
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes and sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection I of this section.
E. 
If the District permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(1) 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the judgment of the District, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be a type and capacity approved by the District and accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(2) 
Any person that owns or occupies property served by a building sewer that connects the property, including a structure, fixture or improvement on the property, shall be fully responsible for and pay all costs incurred if the building sewer lateral that connects the property to the Township Public Sewer system becomes plugged, blocked, or backed up. The owner and/or occupant shall be responsible for paying all costs to unplug, unblock, or correct any overflow, backup or damage to the sewer pipe from the gravity or low pressure sewer mainline to the structure, fixture or improvement on the property. The owner and/or occupant shall hold New Buffalo Township harmless from any costs that result from the sewer main to the structure, fixture or improvement.
(3) 
In the event the six-inch sewer lateral should require open excavation, the property owner must contact New Buffalo Township and the Township will coordinate the excavation process.
F. 
Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
G. 
When required by the District, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
H. 
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined in accordance with the most recent edition of "Standard Methods of the Examination of Water and Sewage," and shall be determined at the control manhole. In the event that no special manhole in the public sewer is connected, sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituent upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life limb and property. The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether grab sample or samples should be taken.
I. 
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the District and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the District for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
J. 
The Township is a party to a sanitary sewage disposal system agreement with the Galien River Sanitary District. The agreement and amendments create the District and place the system under the control and management of the District. Exhibit "A" sets forth the rates, fees and charges to be imposed upon and collected from the users of the system and provides for review and changes of said rates, fees and charges from time to time. Said rates, fees and charges, from time to time in effect as provided in said agreement and amendments, are hereby approved and adopted and all users of the system in the District in the Township shall pay said rates, fees and charges for use of and connection to any public sewer available to a user as provided in this article. No free service shall be furnished by the system in the Township or to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public agency or instrumentality. Rates, fees and charges for services furnished by the Galien River Sanitary District shall be billed and collected monthly for commercial and industrial users and bimonthly for residential users. The schedule of rates and charges shall be revised or amended by ordinance or resolution from time to time by the Township Board.
K. 
If any rates, fees and charges are not paid on or before the due date, a penalty of 10% shall be added. In the event that the rates, fees and charges for any such services furnished to any premises shall not be paid within 15 days after the due date thereof, then all services furnished by the system may be discontinued. Service so discontinued shall not be restored until all sums then due and owing, including penalties and interest, shall be paid plus a turn-on charge in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board.
L. 
Rates, fees and charges for services furnished by the system to any premises shall be a lien thereon as of the due date thereof, and on October 1 of each year the Township Clerk shall certify any such rates, fees and charges which have been delinquent 90 days or more, plus penalties and interest accrued thereon, to the County Board of Commissioners who shall enter the same upon the next tax roll against the premises to which such services shall have been rendered and such delinquent rates, fees and charges, with penalties and interest accrued thereon, shall be collected and said lien shall be enforced in the same manner a provided in respect to the taxes assessed upon such roll.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the District bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article. The Superintendent or his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any process, including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries, beyond the point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
[Amended 8-21-2017; 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
A. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 345-29, Protection from damage, shall be served by the Superintendent with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. 
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection A of this section shall be responsible for a civil infraction, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision of this article, or who discharges or causes a discharge that produces a deposit or obstruction or otherwise damages or impairs the Township Sewer system, which includes but is not limited to manholes, gravity piping, laterals, force mains, and lift stations, and its components, or causes or contributes to a violation of any federal, state, or local law governing the system, shall be liable to and shall fully reimburse the Township for all expenses, costs, losses, or damages (direct or indirect) payable and incurred by the Township as a result of such discharge, violation exceedence, or noncompliance.
D. 
The provisions of this article shall be enforceable by the Authority and/or the Township through the bringing of appropriate action for injunction, mandamus, superintending control, or otherwise, in any court having jurisdiction. Any violation of this article is deemed to be a nuisance per se.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Township of New Buffalo Sewer Use Ordinance."
[Added 6-16-2025 by Ord. No. 20250616]
To the extent that this chapter imposes standards that are in conflict with the Authority's Rules and Regulations, the Authority's Rules and Regulations, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, shall govern.