[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-1; Ord. 6 S+FH, 5-17-2006]
No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any municipally-controlled public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-2]
The construction, repair, or alteration of municipally-controlled public sewers, including the effecting of connections thereto, shall be performed under the supervision of the City of Newark.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-3]
Unless otherwise arranged through a signed, written agreement between the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities and the property owner, as specified in Section 32:2-6, the portion of a building sewer extending beyond a curbline (i.e. downstream of the curbline) that discharges to a municipally-controlled lateral or interceptor sewer shall be constructed or repaired by the Division of Sewers and Water Supply at the expense of the owner whose property is served by the building sewer.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-4; Ord. 6 S+FH, 5-17-2006]
The Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities shall provide a list of specific materials that can be used when piercing or opening into any clay, plastic, concrete, or cast iron public sewers under the City's control, including but not limited to, the type of product, form, size, and material used to establish the connection with the sewer.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-5]
When the owner of any property on the line of any street in which there now is or shall be constructed a public lateral or interceptor sewer, and the building sewer connection for such property shall not have been constructed and laid from the lateral or interceptor sewer to the curbline in front of such property, the owner of such property shall make application in writing to the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities for the construction of a building sewer and connection from the public lateral or interceptor sewer to the curbline of the street, stating in his/her application the street number of the lot or building to be connected with the sewer and the place at the curbline to which such building sewer is to be constructed. Before such part of the building connection is constructed and laid by the City, the owner of the property shall pay to the City, in addition to the tapping fee specified in Section 32:2-9, the cost of the construction of such building sewer from the connection with the public lateral or interceptor sewer to the curbline of the street, together with the cost of taking up and relaying the pavement of the street, if the street be a paved one, to be estimated and fixed by the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-6]
As an alternate to Section 32:2-5 the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities may authorize a plumber employed by the property owner and licensed as a master plumber by the State of New Jersey to excavate for, construct, lay, connect, and/or repair a building sewer. Such authorization shall be conditioned that the persons applying therefor shall comply with the provisions of this Title and other ordinances of the City in relation to excavating of streets; be responsible for damages or injuries caused to persons, animals or property by reason of any neglect or carelessness connected with the work permitted and save the City harmless from any damages or injuries that may result from the work; that no claim be made by them or their successors in interest if the works or installation be taken up by authority of the Municipal Council; and that they or their successors in interest will claim no exemption from assessment for building sewers or drains serving their property. Where work is performed under the provisions of this section, as hereinabove provided, the property owner shall bear the total cost for excavation of the site, construction, placement, connection, and/or repair of the sewer, and complete restoration of the site. The property-owner shall also pay the connection fees required by Section 32:2-9, the inspection fees levied by the Manager of the Division of Sewers and Water Supply pursuant to Section 32:7-8, and shall submit the bond or deposit required by Section 32:2-7.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-7]
No person shall commence any work pursuant to Section 32:2-6 unless he/she shall have posted the appropriate bond or deposit specified hereinafter. The bond or deposit shall be conditioned that persons working pursuant to Section 32:2-6 shall: carefully make openings into any sewers or drains under municipal control in a manner prescribed by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities without damaging such sewers or drains; leave no obstructions in such sewers or drains; properly close up the sewers or drains around the connections made by the person, and make no openings into the arch of any such sewer or drain; faithfully comply with the provisions of this Title and other ordinances of the City relating to opening and excavating streets; be responsible for any damages or injuries that may occur to persons, animals, or property by reason of any negligence or carelessness on their part associated with such work; properly restore the construction site to its previously existing condition within 48 hours after commencing work; and maintain the site in a condition acceptable to the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities for a period not less than six months.
An authorized plumber working pursuant to Section 32:2-6 may elect to submit a bond or deposit according to any of the following alternatives, provided however, that he/she shall have secured the concurrence of the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities in this decision:
a. 
A maintenance bond or cash deposit shall be submitted to the City in the amount of 100% of total project cost, such amount to be set by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. The bond or deposit shall be held by the City for a period of not less than six months, and shall be returned to the person posting such bond or deposit when it has been determined by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities that the conditions aforestated have been satisfied. Where noncompliance with the aforestated conditions occurs, the bond or deposit shall be forfeited to the City for correction of the noncompliant condition.
b. 
Where a person working pursuant to Section 32:2-6 deems it economically advantageous, he/she may elect, as an alternate to the above, to submit to the City an annual maintenance bond in the amount of $5,000 or other amount approved by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. At no time shall the total cost of the aggregate of all projects with which such a person is involved exceed the posted annual bond, as determined by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. Furthermore, at no time shall a project be approved under the conditions of such annual maintenance bond unless at least six months of the bond period remain unexpended. Annual bonds posted pursuant to this procedure shall be subject to review and renewal. Where noncompliance with the conditions accompanying such bond, aforestated, occurs, an appropriate amount of the bond shall be forfeited to the City in order to correct the noncompliant conditions.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-8]
Persons who have secured permission to connect a building sewer to facilities owned and operated by PVSC, JMEUC, or SRJM shall, in addition to fulfilling all other provisions of these Revised General Ordinances, bear the total costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewers and shall indemnify JMEUC, PVSC, or SRJM for any loss or damage that may be occasioned by them as a result of such installation and/or connection. The method of such indemnification shall be determined by JMEUC, PVSC, and SRJM for their respective facilities.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-9; Ord. 6 S+FH, 5-17-2006; Ord. 6 PSF-A(S), 11-24-2015; Ord. No. 6PSF-e, 09-08-2022; amended 4-24-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-C, 04-24-2024]
a. 
The Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities shall have the authority to impose charges in connection with the installation of new sewer service connections to the City sewer main.
b. 
Any of the conditions set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11.1 a. through d., or N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11.2c. exist, which shall include, but shall not be limited to: the completion of certain additions, alterations, or changes in use on the property; additional connections to the property; increases in the size of existing connections; new construction of additional service units; or reconnection of a certain previously disconnected property.
c. 
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11 et seq., the sewer connection fee charged to an owner (in dollars) shall be the cost incurred by the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities for the physical connection, including administrative and inspection fees, plus an amount representing a fair payment towards the cost of the sanitary system, calculated as follows:
1. 
The expected daily volume of sewage used in this calculation shall be determined using the method promulgated in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3 based on the establishment type and the number measurement units, where applicable.
2. 
The sewer connection fee rate is $2,075.17 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). The connection fee shall be recomputed at the end of each budget year after a public hearing. The revised connection fee may be imposed upon those who subsequently connect in that budget year to the system.
d. 
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22.3, the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities shall provide for a 50% reduction in the connection fee to be charged in accordance with this section for new connections to the sewer system which is to be charged to public housing authorities; non-profit organizations building affordable housing projects, and any other affordable housing, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects.
e. 
Before a building permit is issued for new construction under the Uniform Commercial Code or a permit is requested for a new or enlarged connection to any sewer under municipal control, there shall be paid to the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities the following one-time connection fees:
New Connector by Number of Equivalent Dwelling Units*
Connection Fee
1
$1,784.15
3
$5,352.44
5
$8,920.743
8
$14,273.19
16
$28,546.37
25
$44,603.71
50
$89,207.42
80
$142,731.87
* Based on the estimated average daily flow of sewer for the connector divided by the average daily flow of water for the average single-family residence within the City.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-9.1; Ord. 6 S+FT, 10-4-1989]
a. 
In addition to any other fee or charge imposed pursuant to this Title, every property that connects to the Southside Interceptor Sewer System, its public laterals or interceptors including any Newark tributary thereto shall pay to the City an annual assessment fee to reimburse the City for costs associated with the cost of the reconstruction of the Southside Interceptor Sewer System.
b. 
The annual assessment fee shall be assessed on all new structures, which connect to the Southside Interceptor after the effective date of this section, consistent with the formula noted below:
Added Sewer User Fee
For discharge of one to 20,000 gallons per day, the fee shall be the average annual sewer assessment based on the standard billing rates x 160%.
For discharge over 20,000 gallons per day, the fee shall be the average annual sewer assessment based on the standard billing rates x 150%.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21:2-10; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
a. 
All houses and other buildings on a premises abutting on a street or right-of-way in which a sewer is laid shall be separately and independently connected with the sewer by the owner, agent, lessee or party in control or possession of such premises.
b. 
A building is a walled and roofed structure which contains plumbing or sewerage facilities, including but not limited to any structure, house or dwelling devoted to residential, commercial, industrial, charitable, governmental or other uses. Each unit in a series of row houses shall be considered an individual building for the purpose of this chapter.
c. 
Any owner, lessee, or party in control or possession of such premises who refuses to comply with an order to connect the house or building with the sewer line after being notified to do so, by the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness shall be ordered to pay a fine of $25 to the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness.
d. 
In addition a fine of $10 may be imposed for each day of delay after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the order to connect the house or building with the sewer line.
e. 
All notices served pursuant to this section shall be served personally or by leaving a copy of such notices at the usual place of abode of the party with a member of his/her family above the age of 18 years.