This article shall be known as "Article
IX, Procedures to Prohibit Sump Pump or Other Connections to Sanitary Sewer."
The implementation of this article will aid the Town by limiting
and reducing the inflow of additional water into the sanitary sewer
systems. By prohibiting the discharge of water from any roof, surface
ground, sump pump, swimming pool, other natural precipitation, and
other sources of inflow into the Town's sanitary sewer system,
the Town is seeking to reduce costs, as well as protect against other
damaging effects. The Town's sanitary sewer system has, on occasion
in the past, been overloaded and flooded, thereby creating the potential
to cause significant damage and threat to individual property, as
well as the sewer system. Furthermore, all water that enters the system
must be treated at a sewerage treatment plant. Therefore, by reducing
and eliminating this inflow of clean water into the sanitary sewer
system, and its subsequent unnecessary treatment, the expense to the
Town and its residents will similarly be reduced and, at the same
time, will assist in protecting the health, safety and welfare of
the Town's residents.
The Building Inspector, Town Engineer, Town Fire Code Official and/or a Town's subcode inspector, as long as they display the proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to request entrance to any property for the purpose of inspecting, observing, testing and sampling to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system in accordance with this article. Any owner, tenant, landlord, or other person with a property interest who shall refuse entrance to the Building Inspector, Town Engineer, Town Fire Code Official or Town subcode inspector shall immediately become subject to the monthly surcharge noted in §
229-82 of this article. Said property shall remain subject to the monthly surcharge until such time as an inspection is permitted to ensure compliance by the Town of all terms of this article.
Any property owner who shall be assessed a surcharge pursuant
to this article shall have a right to appeal to the Municipal Court
for the purposes of providing compliance with this article.
The Town of Boonton shall assist and provide guidance to any
property owner, tenant, landlord, or other person with a property
interest in remedying the situation, as it involves a matter of public
concern and the health, safety and welfare of the community in remedying
the illicit connection. Except as specifically set forth in this article,
all costs associated to comply with this article shall be borne by
the property owner, tenant, landlord, or other person with a property
interest.
Any person, business, or other entity, who shall by inspection or voluntary reporting, is determined to be in violation of any section of this article shall be permitted to file for a waiver of the surcharge requirements of §
229-82, if they can provide that they have exhausted all possible remedial measures. Remedial measures include, but are not limited to, the installation of a dry well, the connection to a storm sewer, and/or use of one's own property for discharge of the water, so long as such discharge does not adversely affect any neighboring property owner. Upon certification of the Building Inspector and/or Town Engineer, the person, business, or other entity shall be granted such waiver, but only for such time as to when a remedy becomes available. If such remedy is made available by the Town, it shall notify the person, business, or other entity that they shall comply with this article within 120 days of receiving said notice. Failure to comply will result in the imposition of a surcharge as per §
229-82.