The sanitary sewer service of the Borough of Milford shall be
operated as a self-liquidating utility, and charges for the service
shall be imposed upon users. The revenue derived shall be dedicated
to the purposes of the service as a self-liquidating utility.
Definitions of words and phrases as used in this article shall
be as follows:
B.O.D. (denoting biochemical oxygen demand)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under laboratory procedure in five days at 20°
C., expressed in parts per million, ppm, by weight.
EMPLOYEE
Shall include any employee or agent of the Borough of Milford
and part-time employees.
METER
A device which measures and indicates a flow rate of sewerage
or water.
SEWER RENTAL UNIT
Sometimes hereinafter referred to as "unit," shall be considered
to be the equivalent of a flow of 300 gallons of effluent per day.
The owner of all houses, building or structures and the owner
of every house, building or structure hereafter to be constructed
or acquired which may be occupied or used by human beings, located
on a street, alley, lane, throughfare or drive along the line of any
sewer constructed before or after July 30, 1969, shall, within 90
days after the date on which the services of the sewer are made available
to the house, building or structure, install a toilet in the structure,
unless a toilet is already installed, and connect and hook up the
sewerage facilities emanating from the house, building or structure
to the municipal sewerage system. No connection shall be made to the
system trunk unless authorized, in writing, by the administrative
authority and a permit has been issued therefor.
At such time as the public sewer becomes available to a property
and a connection is made to the sewer, any septic tanks, cesspools,
and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned
and filled within 180 days with a suitable material approved by the
Hunterdon County Board of Health.
No person shall make connection to the sanitary sewer utility system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the utility clerk. A connection fee of $5,000 shall be charged and collected for each equivalent unit as set forth in schedule of units in §
156-30 or pursuant to the NJDEP Regulation N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23. Each application will be reviewed and considered by the Sewer Superintendent in conjunction with the Borough Engineer to determine which schedule of units is most applicable, said payment being due and payable in advance to the Borough of Milford Sewer Utility System before the time the connection or tie-in is made. The amount of the connection fee shall be recomputed by the Borough at the beginning of each calendar year in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:14A-8. Notwithstanding the previous sentences, for purposes of calculating the connection fee, the equivalent units for commercial or professional establishments (including government offices), as described in §
156-30A, shall be the quotient of 1/10 of the gross square footage divided by 300. For purposes of calculating the connection fee for age-restricted housing units, the equivalent units shall be the quotient of the anticipated wastewater flow, as calculated in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) flow criteria, divided by 300. The NJDEP flow criteria for such units are as follows: 110 gallons per day (gpd) for a one-bedroom unit, 170 gpd for a two-bedroom unit, and 225 gpd for a three-bedroom unit. The anticipated wastewater flow shall be the product of the number of each type of unit times the appropriate flow criteria. It shall be the responsibility of the person making application for a sewer connection permit to provide sufficient information for the Borough to determine the number of equivalent units that are proposed for connection. Costs incurred by the Borough, including its professionals, in determining the connection fee shall also be the responsibility of the person making application for a sewer connection through the establishment of an escrow account.
If the owner of any property fails to make a connection or installation
required by this article within the time required, the Borough may
proceed to make such connection or installation or cause the same
to be made and assess the cost as a lien against the property pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-12, as amended and revised.
Connection. Any extension of the sewerage system into another
municipality for the purpose of furnishing sewerage service to a resident
or residents of another municipality shall be installed at the expense
of the property holder or holders desiring the service. All connections
are subject to will-serve ordinance.