[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Shrewsbury 6-11-1968
by Ord. No. 256 (Ch. 63 of the 1973 Code); amended in its
entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art.
III). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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AUTHORITY
BOARD OF HEALTH
BOROUGH
BUILDING
*CONNECTION DATE
*HEALTH OFFICER
*HOUSE CONNECTION
*INDUSTRIAL USER
*OWNER
*PLUMBING INSPECTOR
*SEWAGE
*SEWER
*SEWER CONTRACTOR
*STRUCTURE
As used in this chapter and unless the context indicates
otherwise, the meetings of following words used throughout this chapter shall
be as follows (Note: * designates source as TRWRA rules and regulations):
Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA).
Borough of Shrewsbury Board of Health
The Borough of Shrewsbury, a member of the Two Rivers Water Reclamation
Authority.
Any building or structure heretofore or hereafter constructed and
designed or used for dwelling or other use or occupancy by persons, either
temporary or permanent.
The ninetieth day following a sewer being available to serve a structure,
except that, in the case of a structure completed subsequent to the availability
of a sewer to the premises on which a structure is located, shall mean the
date of the initial occupancy of said structure or the date of the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy therefor, whichever of said dates shall be the
earlier.
The person duly licensed by the State of New Jersey performing the
duties of Health Officer appointed by the Board of Health.
The sewer between a main or Authority sewer and the curb or easement
line.
A facility that discharges industrial waste to the Authority's sewerage
treatment plant.
The property owner upon whose land is or will be a structure and
upon whose behalf an application for a sewer connection is made to the Authority.
The person duly appointed by the Borough as Plumbing Inspector.
A combination of domestic sewage and industrial waste, together with
such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any pipe or main designed or used for collection or disposal of sewage.
A licensed plumber performing those duties set forth in the rules
and regulations of the TRWRA.
Any house, building, or structure heretofore or hereafter constructed
and designed or used for dwelling or other use or occupancy by persons, either
temporary or permanent.
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For the purpose of this chapter, a property shall be
deemed to front on the system if any of its boundaries abut a street or easement
at a point opposite a sewer in such street or easement which is part of a
sewer of the Authority or where a building is located upon a street or easement
in which a sewer is now or hereafter constructed.
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There are hereby adopted the rules and regulations of
the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Sewerage Authority with the understanding
that the Authority reserves the right to update these rules and regulations
and/or establish more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges
to the wastewater system if deemed necessary to comply with the purposes of
these rules and regulations.
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The Authority rules and regulations provide for the regulation
of contributors to the Authority's wastewater system through the issuance
of permits to certain nondomestic users
and through enforcement of general requirements addressing procedures regarding
new connections to sewers; standards for individual connections; prohibited
discharges; industrial wastes; inspection and testing of stormwater; violations
and penalties; rates and service charges schedules; connection charges per
equivalent dwelling unit; schedule of charges; application and permit forms.
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Copies of the aforesaid rules and regulations shall be
on file in the following Borough offices:
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All sewers and sewerage works shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with all current rules and regulations of the Authority and
the NJDEP. The plumbing fixtures used shall meet the requirements of Borough
and state codes, including those pertaining to water conservation devices.
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The Plumbing Inspector of the Borough shall be responsible
only for inspection of the building sewer, extending from the building drain
to the house connection at the curb or easement line, for compliance with
the Borough's plumbing codes.
Every Borough property owner connected to the Authority system or who
is required to connect to the Authority system shall pay service and other
charges in accordance with the current TRWRA rules and regulations.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.