There is hereby established a Water and Sewer Utility Department
within the Borough of Harvey Cedars for the operation of water and
sewer services and the charging of rates and establishing rules and
regulations governing the providing of water and sewer service in
the Borough of Harvey Cedars.
[Ord. No. 2009-09]
Shall include, but not be limited to, the following: motel,
hotel, rooming house, lodging house, restaurant, tavern, soda fountain,
governmental unit or agency, professional office, marina, boat yard,
school, house of worship, or other nonprofit organization, hospital,
nursing home, rest or convalescent home, and Laundromat.
A detached residence designed for or occupied by one family
only, or in the case of a commercial structure, designed for or occupied
by one commercial establishment. In the event a structure contains
more than one single housekeeping unit or commercial establishment,
the rates herein provided shall be determined by multiplying the number
of such units by the minimum or base rate.
Any repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation addition, or other
improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50%
of the assessed value of the structure either before the improvement
is started or if the structure has been damaged and is being restored
before the damage occurred. Substantial improvement is commenced when
the first alteration of any structural part of the building is begun.
Prior to any connection of any property to the borough water
system, there shall be paid a water connection fee of $700 payable
to the borough at the time of application. All water taps made and
services installed must be metered.
[Ord. No. 2016-18]
Each residential and commercial service within the borough shall
have installed by the Public Works Department a water meter. The cost
of the water meter shall be charged to the property owner in accordance
with the size of the water service at the property as follows:
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¾ inch line
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$275
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1 inch line
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$375
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1 ½” line
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$675
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2 inches line
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$2,500
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Meters may be purchased and installed by the property owner
in accordance with and authority of the Public Works Department and
its policies and procedures.
Each residential and commercial service shall have a meter pit
installed in the borough right-of-way or easement at the property
owner’s expense.
If a property has a meter pit which is not located as required
above and is in good condition, the property may use the pit as located,
but shall relocate the meter in conformance with this ordinance upon
sale of the property.
If the property owner fails to comply with the installation
or repair of their water meter pit, it shall be the duty of the Department
of Public Works to arrange for installation or repair of said meter
pit, which may include the hiring of an outside contractor at prevailing
wage. All costs incurred for said services and materials shall be
charged to the homeowner and shall be collected and enforced by the
Borough according to law.
In addition to the abovementioned costs, an administrative fee
of $500 shall be charged to the homeowner and shall be collected and
enforced according to law.
[Ord. No. 2016-18; Ord. No. 2020-04; Ord.
No. 2020-14; Ord. No. 2022-06; amended 6-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-10]
a.
Residential
and Commercial Customers. All residential, commercial, industrial,
institutional and governmental users shall be charged a base rate
per dwelling unit and on gallons used. The maximum dwelling units
per property shall be fixed at three.
b.
Service
Charges.
1.
A service
charge of $50 shall be made each time the water is turned on, and
a like charge when the water is turned off for nonpayment of bills,
carelessness, leaks, or to repair a meter box or curb stop.
2.
In the
event the Public Works Department is called upon to turn off or turn
on water service to any property after 3:30 p.m. and prior to 7:00
a.m. between Monday through Friday, or on Saturday, Sunday or holiday,
there shall be a service charge of $200.
3.
Final
meter readings for property resale, or any other purpose, shall be
processed in a timely manner at no charge. After the initial final
read, any repeated requests for the same property shall have a service
charge of $50 per request included in the final read bill.
4.
A service
charge of $50 shall be applied to any cut and cap, or disconnection
of water service prior to demolition, or for any other purpose. The
water connection will be locked by the Department of Public Works
until a reconnect is requested. Reconnects will be done at no additional
charge.
5.
Requests
for bulk water purchase from the Borough for commercial or other reasons
shall be billed a flat service fee of $250 plus the water charge based
on gallons used per the rate schedule in paragraph a of this section.
Bulk purchases are prohibited in the months of June, July and August.
a.
Frozen
Pipes. Any property owner, tenant or other person in charge of any
property who permits water pipes to freeze and thereby causes a loss
of water shall be liable to the borough for all loss of water at the
rates fixed by this section.
b.
Curb Boxes,
Meters and Meter Pits. All curb boxes, meters and meter pits are and
shall remain the property of the borough and shall not be tampered
with. It is the property owner’s responsibility to keep meter
pits and curb boxes in good condition and up to grade. The property
owner shall be charged for all expenses incurred by the borough for
any repair.
c.
Tampering.
No person, other than an employee or agent of the Borough of Harvey
Cedars Water and Sewer Utility Department, shall remove, replace or,
in any manner, interfere or tamper with a meter attached to a water
pipe used or intended to be used to supply water. Any plumbing configuration
intended to bypass the meter is prohibited and shall be considered
theft of service, as well as a violation of this section.
No municipal water shall be used for the pumping of piling or
other construction except when circumstances would render the installation
of piling impossible and in that event, the property owner may apply
to the board of commissioners or its designee for relief from this
prohibition. Any relief granted hereunder shall be at the sole discretion
of the board of commissioners or its designee and shall be metered
and billed per gallon usage as per the water rate schedule set hereinabove.
[Ord. No. 2009-09]
It is determined by this governing body that it is in the best
interest of the borough to become part of the district of the Ocean
County Sewerage Authority established pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 14A of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes as an aid in obtaining
relief from pollution or threatened pollution of waters in or bordering
the State of New Jersey from causes arising within the County of Ocean
and consequent conditions affecting the public health.
A certified copy of this section together with a certified copy
of a resolution of Ocean County Sewerage Authority approving this
section, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the Sewerage Authorities Laws, constituting Chapter
138 of the Pamphlet Laws of 1946, of the State of New Jersey, approved
April 23, 1946, the Authority was created by virtue of a resolution
duly adopted by the board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Ocean,
and is a public body politic and corporate of the State of New Jersey,
organized and existing under the law, established as an instrumentality
exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide
for the public health and welfare, with all necessary or proper powers
to acquire, construct, maintain, operate and use sewerage facilities
for the relief of the waters in, bordering or entering the district
(as defined in the agreement) from pollution or threatened pollution
and for improvement of conditions affecting the public health.
The authority is ready to design, finance, construct, maintain,
operate and use sewerage facilities for the relief of the waters in,
bordering or entering the district as defined in the agreement, from
pollution or threatened pollution and for improvement of conditions
affecting the public health; and put in operation a regional sewerage
system; and pursuant to said Chapter 138, an agreement and supplement
thereto with the authority for the disposal of sewage from the borough
have been submitted to the borough and it appears after due consideration
that it is in the best interest of the borough to enter into an agreement
and supplement thereto as approved by the borough attorney.
That the borough has ascertained and does hereby determine that
it is situate within the district as defined in the agreement of the
Ocean County Sewerage Authority, that it can advantageously use the
regional sewerage system of the authority, and that it will be economical
and in other respects advantageous to it to have waste water, sewage
and other wastes treated and disposed of by the Ocean County Sewerage
Authority on and pursuant to the terms of an agreement about to be
executed between the borough and the Ocean County Sewerage Authority
and any supplements or amendments thereto.
That the borough shall enter into an agreement and any supplements
or amendments thereto in a form approved by the borough attorney under
the corporate seal of the borough which shall be affixed and attested
by the borough clerk, and to deliver same.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the terms used in this section shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C., expressed in milligrams per liter by weight.
A sewer in which both surface runoff and sewage are received.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and disposing
of foods and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
The recovery from the industrial users of the treatment works,
of the grant amount allocable to the treatment of waste from such
users as defined in the Federal regulations.
The liquid wastes from industrial and laboratory processes
as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The water entering the sewer system from the ground, through
such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections
or manhole walls.
The water discharged into the sewer system from such sources
as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar, yard and area drains,
foundation drains, cooling water discharges, surface drains, manhole
covers, storm sewers or catch basins.
The sewerage authority created, pursuant to N.J.R.S. 40:14A-1
et seq., of the revised statutes of the State of New Jersey, to provide
sewage collection and treatment service to the municipalities of the
County of Ocean.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution, and indicates the degree of acidity
or alkalinity of a substance.
As herein referred to, any septic tanks, cesspools, sewage
disposal devices or subsurface drainage system.
A sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal right and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and in which storm, surface
and ground waters are not permitted.
A combination of the water carried wastes from any buildings
or structures.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
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 during normal operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
The charge levied on users of the treatment works for the
cost of operation and maintenance (including replacements) of such
works as defined in the Federal regulations.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continually
or intermittently.
The purposes of this section are as follows:
a.
No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface
water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool
or pond water, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer. All new sewer extensions or connections shall
be properly designed and constructed in order to avoid the creation
of infiltration and inflow sources within the sanitary sewer system.
b.
Except
as hereinafter provided, or limited, no person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes
to any public sewer:
1.
Any liquid
or vapor having a temperature higher than 150º F. or 65º
C.
2.
Any garbage
that has not been properly shredded.
3.
Any ashes,
cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interferences
with the proper operation of the sewage works.
4.
Mineral
acidity, pH not less than 5.5.
5.
Caustic
alkalinity, pH not greater than 9.5.
6.
Must not
contain any explosive or flammable substance and no gases or vapors,
either free or occluded in concentration, toxic or dangerous to humans,
animals or aquatic life in streams or to the sewer system.
7.
No excessive
amount of grease or oil, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100
mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between 32º Fahrenheit and 150º Fahrenheit.
8.
Insoluble
substances shall not exceed a daily average of 225 mb/1 (milligrams
per liter).
9.
Chlorine
demand shall not exceed an average greater than 20 parts per million.
10.
Five-day
biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) shall not exceed a daily average greater
than 250 mg/l (milligrams per liter).
11.
Wastes
shall not contain sulfides exceeding two parts per million.
12.
Wastes
must not contain any toxic or irritating substances which will create
conditions hazardous to public health and safety.
13.
Wastes
must contain no poisons in sufficient quantities to endanger man or
interfere with biological processes.
14.
Wastes
must not contain phenols and/or orthocreosols in excess of 0.01 parts
per million.
15.
Wastes
must not contain any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which
either singularly or through interaction with other wastes or substances
found in wastewater treatment processes are capable of creating a
public nuisance, hazard to life, or preventing entry into any portion
of the system for operational duties, maintenance, or repair.
16.
Wastes
must not contain gasoline, naphtha, petroleum products or any substance
which may create an explosion hazard in the system or which, in any
way may be injurious to personnel or the system.
17.
Wastes
must not contain oils, fats or grease, except as may result from household,
hotel or restaurant operation.
18.
Milk,
brewery or distillery waste in any form shall be prohibited.
19.
Wastes
are prohibited which contain any radioactive substances or isotopes.
20.
Wastes
are prohibited which contain or cause excessive discoloration (such
as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
Color shall be considered excessive when visible following 1:1 dilution
with domestic sewage.
21.
Unusual
volumes of flow or concentration of wastes, constituting slugs as
defined herein, are prohibited.
22.
Materials
or liquids removed from septic tanks or cesspools are prohibited.
Such wastes, however, will be accepted directly at the OCSA wastewater
treatment facilities at charges and during times prescribed by the
OCSA.
23.
Total
nitrogen, composed of organic nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen shall
not exceed 40 mg/l (milligrams per liter). Ammonia nitrogen concentrations
shall not exceed 25 mg/l (milligrams per liter).
24.
Following
discharge to the public sewer, any waste which results in the presence
of residual chlorine in the public sewer is prohibited.
25.
Any
liquid having a flash point lower than 235º Fahrenheit as determined
by the Tagliabue (Tag.) closed cup method.
26.
Waters
or wastes are prohibited which contain substances which are not compatible
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment process employed
or are compatible 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.
27.
And
in addition, any waste or substance shall be prohibited which shall
cause or result in:
(a)
Chemical reaction, either directly or indirectly, with the materials
of construction, to impair the strength or durability of any sewer
structure.
(b)
Mechanical action that will destroy or damage the sewer structure.
(c)
Restriction of hydraulic capacity of sewer structures.
(d)
Restriction of normal inspection or maintenance of sewer structure.
(e)
Danger to public health and safety.
(f)
Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.
c.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Subsections 7-5.1 and 7-5.2 shall be prohibited unless approved by the borough and the OCSA. Where necessary, the owner shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment as may be necessary, as determined by the borough and the OCSA, to reduce the quality of such wastes to these limits. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the borough, the OCSA, and of the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the approvals are obtained in writing.
d.
Where preliminary
treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall
be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation
by the owner at his expense.
e.
No statement
contained in this subsection shall be construed as preventing any
special agreement or arrangement between the borough, the OCSA, and
any person whereby a waste with high BOD or suspended solids values,
or a high chlorine demand may be accepted by the borough and the OCSA
for collection and treatment, subject to payment therefore by such
person.
[Ord. No. 2009-09; Ord. No. 2022-06; amended 6-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-10]
a.
Residential
and Commercial Customers. All residential, commercial, industrial,
institutional and governmental users shall be charged a base rate
per dwelling unit and on gallons used.
1.
Quarterly
base rate of $85 per dwelling unit.
2.
Rate schedule
(based on gallons used per meter):
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Single Unit
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$1.90 per thousand gallons over 50,000 gallons
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Duplex
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$1.90 per thousand gallons over 100,000 gallons
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Triplex
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$1.90 per thousand gallons over 150,000 gallons
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Quad
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$1.90 per thousand gallons over 200,000 gallons
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b.
Connection
Fee. Prior to any connection of any property to the borough sewer
system, there shall be paid a sewer connection fee of $100 for new
connections to the sanitary sewerage system payable to the borough
at the time of application.
The Ocean County Sewerage Authority is now constructing and
establishing and has constructed and established, for the residents
of the Borough of Harvey Cedars, a comprehensive wastewater treatment
to service the residents of the Borough of Harvey Cedars.
The Borough of Harvey Cedars has constructed and established
a comprehensive wastewater collection system throughout the Borough
of Harvey Cedars, which is connected with the Ocean County Sewerage
Authority’s interceptor lines designed in order to prevent pollution
of waters in and around the Borough of Harvey Cedars.
The Board of Commissioners deems it advisable and necessary
that all buildings located on streets in which a sewer is constructed
or to be constructed hereafter be connected with the borough’s
sewerage system.
As used in this section:
Any structure erected or fixed upon or in the soil or designed
as permanent use in the position in which it is so fixed, provided
the purpose of use is that of habitation, trade, retail and commercial
establishments, religion or education, or any building or structure
owned or used by the United States Government and the State of New
Jersey.
Any sewer or main designed or used for collection or disposal
of sanitary sewerage and located in any public street within the borough.
All buildings located on streets within the borough in which
sewers are now or shall be constructed by the Ocean County Sewerage
Authority in the Borough of Harvey Cedars shall be required to be
connected with the sewerage system constructed and being constructed
and established by the Ocean County Sewerage Authority and the Borough
of Harvey Cedars within the Borough of Harvey Cedars when the same
shall have been completed and placed in operation and such connection
can be lawfully made pursuant to Chapter 63, Title 40 of the New Jersey
Revised Statutes.
The connections shall be made in the manner and under the conditions
provided in regulations and ordinances adopted by the Ocean County
Sewerage Authority and the board of commissioners of the borough,
respectively.
Notice is hereby given to the owners of all properties effected
thereby to have such building connected with the borough’s waste-water
collection system within 10 months when same shall have been completed
and placed in operation by the approval of the Ocean County Sewerage
Authority.
Notice is also hereby given to the owners of all properties
affected thereby to have their existing cesspool or septic tank filled
and closed within 10 months from the date their building is connected
with the borough’s wastewater collection system in a manner
and under the conditions as provided by the board of commissioners
of the borough, their inspector, or duly authorized agent.
The board of commissioners of the borough is hereby empowered to carry out the mandate of this ordinance for and on behalf of the Ocean County Sewerage Authority pursuant to Ordinance No. 77-2, shown as § 7-5 of this chapter.
Each house must have a separate sewer service pipe from the
dwelling to the sewer collection system.
The pipe to be used for all sewer service shall be one of the
following:
a.
PVC Sewer Pipe. All pipe shall be best quality unplasticized
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sewer pipe, with joints providing flexibility
and watertightness under service conditions. Pipe shall be in accordance
with ASTM Specification D3034-73, and shall meet the requirements
for extra strength minimum of SDR-35 section of the above noted ASTM
Specifications. Lengths of pipe shall not exceed 12 1/2 feet. Joints
shall be of the bell- and-spigot type with rubber ring seal. The bell
shall consist of an integral wall section with a solid cross-section
rubber ring, and ring groove so designed to prevent ring displacement.
All jointing shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Connections to building drains shall be made utilizing approved
adapters, if required.
b.
Cast-iron Sewer Pipe. All cast-iron sewer pipe shall be
extra-heavy soil pipe meeting the specifications of the Cast Iron
Soil Pipe Institute. All pipe shall be furnished in nominal five-foot
lengths. All extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe and fittings shall receive
a foundry coal tar dip on both interior and exterior surfaces. Joints
shall be of the compression rubber gasket type. All jointing shall
be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Connections to building drains shall be made utilizing approved
adapters, if required. Connections to existing PVC building sewers
installed to within 10 feet of the property line shall be made utilizing
approved adapters.
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After the pipes are laid and properly caulked or connected,
backfills shall be made and carefully tamped to grade. Before the
pipe is connected, the same shall be approved by the borough inspector
or duly authorized agent.
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The depth of the sewer service shall be a minimum of 26 inches
below grade line.
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The usage of water for the sprinkling of lawns and gardens during
the peak season of June 1st through September
30 will be restricted as follows:
a.
Wednesday,
Friday, Sunday – Odd numbered house addresses.
b.
Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday – Even numbered house addresses.
c.
No watering
on Mondays.
d.
Hours 6:00
a.m. – 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
e.
The laying
of sod from June 1 through August 31 is prohibited.
f.
All hoses
shall be used with nozzles.
g.
All automatic
irrigation and sprinkler systems shall be equipped with rain sensors.
h.
The use
of potable water bubbler systems for the prevention of freezing of
water near pilings, bulkheads and docks is prohibited.
Any person violating any part of this section shall be subject
to a fine not exceeding $500.
[Ord. No. 2009-09; Ord. No. 2010-11]
a.
Meter readings
shall be completed on a quarterly basis for billing purposes.
b.
Water and
sewer utility bills shall be sent by the borough on a quarterly basis
for each year in March, June, September and December.
c.
Payments
are due by the 25th of the month on which the bill is sent out. Grace
periods and interest rates shall be established by resolution each
year.
No interest or penalties shall be charged on delinquent water
and sewer utility accounts for governmental entities, including federal,
state and local political subdivision accounts, including county government
accounts, Board of Education accounts and local government accounts.
d.
Billing for
multi-family/use units with separate owners sharing a single meter
shall be calculated according to the rate schedules hereinabove, divided
by the number of said units equally, and sent to each owner.
e.
All service
and miscellaneous charges shall be due 30 days from the billing date.
