[Adopted as Sec. 19-6 of the 1976 Revised
General Ordinances]
For the purpose of this article, the following
definitions are hereby established:
The officer of the Township or his authorized representative
assigned to enforce this article.
A sanitary sewer system which has been designed in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and
Senior Services, pursuant to Title 58 of the Revised Statutes of New
Jersey, and intended to provide sewerage facilities for realty improvements.
Any residence or other building, the useful occupancy of
which will require the installation or erection of sewerage facilities.
A.
From and after September 19, 1961, no person shall
locate, construct, alter, or put into use an approved sewer system,
until a permit for the location, construction, or alteration of such
system shall have been issued by the Department of Health. No certificate
of compliance shall be issued until and unless such system complies
with the standards and regulations herein stated.
B.
Construction of sewer systems.
[Added 10-5-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-25]
(1)
The construction of all sewer systems and sewage treatment
plants shall be approved by the West Milford Municipal Utilities Authority.
All sewer systems shall be constructed in accordance with the statutes
of the State of New Jersey and the rules and regulations of the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the West Milford
Municipal Utilities Authority; provided, however, that any person
constructing a sewage treatment plant shall also obtain site plan
approval from the Planning Board of the Township of West Milford,
and building permits from the Township of West Milford.
(2)
All work in connection with the installation of an
approved sewer system and all house connections shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the sanitary and plumbing codes of the Township.
Work in connection with house connections shall be performed by duly
licensed personnel, who must satisfy the plumbing subcode official
of their experience and knowledge in the installation of house connections
to approved sewer systems.
The administrative officer shall administer
and enforce the provisions of this article.
A.
Applications for the permit required by this article
and for certificate of compliance of the system shall be in writing
and shall be made to the administrative officer on a formal application
blank provided by him. They shall include such engineering data as
shall be prescribed by the standards for construction, fixed by the
State Department of Health and Senior Services and by this article.
Such application shall set forth the following information:
(1)
The applicant's full name and post office address.
(2)
The full description of the property or area in the
Township to be served by the sewer system.
(3)
Name and address of the professional engineer designing
the system.
(4)
Certification of the professional engineer that the
sewer system are in compliance with the standards of the State Department
of Health and Senior Services and the standards of this article.
(5)
Name and address of the licensed superintendent or
operator to be in general charge of the sewer system.
(6)
Such other information as the Department of Health
may determine and require in order to show compliance with the standards
herein stated.
B.
Copies of all applications and the accompanying engineering
data for certifications shall be filed with or mailed to the State
Department of Health and Senior Services on the date on which application
is made to the Department of Health
[Added 3-2-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-004]
Any application for a treatment works approval permit not already
associated with a land use application shall also be required to create,
in an amount approved by the Township Engineer, an escrow account
to satisfy any costs of engineering review and approval. The applicant
shall remain responsible for any costs in excess of the predetermined
escrow account. Any unused escrow monies shall be returned to the
applicant upon the approval of the Township Engineer and/or the Township
Administrator.
A.
The Department of Health shall issue or deny certification
within 15 days after receiving an application for certification except
that, in case the Board finds the data submitted by an applicant incomplete,
the time for acting thereon shall be extended by 15 days beyond the
date of submission of adequate supplementary or amendatory data. Denial
of certification shall be supported by a statement of the reasons
for such action.
B.
Copies of all certifications by the Department of
Health shall be mailed by the administration officer to the State
Department of Health and Senior Services on the date of issue.
Any permit or certification made may be revoked
by the Department; provided that such action is taken before approval
is given by the State Department of Health and Senior Services; and
provided that such action is supported by a statement of the reasons
therefor. If, after revocation of any permit or certification, the
application is amended or supplemented, the Department after reconsideration
may reissue the permit and recertify the system.
If any change in the physical conditions of
any lands of a realty improvement, which will materially affect the
operation of the sewerage facilities or system covered by any certification
issued under this article, shall be made after certification, the
certification shall become null and void and a new certification shall
be obtained before construction shall proceed. A copy of the application
for a new certificate shall be mailed to the State Department of Health
and Senior Services on the date upon which it is submitted to the
Department of Health.
In case any certification is denied by the Department
of Health, a hearing shall be held thereon before the Department,
within 15 days after request thereof is made by the applicant, and
upon such hearing the Department of Health shall affirm, alter or
rescind its previous determination and take action accordingly within
15 days after the date of such hearing.
The Department of Health shall have power to
make, or cause to be made, such inspections and tests as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of this article, and its authorized representatives
shall at all times have the right to enter upon the lands served by
the sewer system or of the realty improvements for such purposes.
The Department of Health shall have the right to order all further work in and about any sewerage facilities which is being erected or installed in violation of this article, to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to remedy such violation and, thereafter, to continue such work without any violation of any of the provisions of this article, and after the issuance of any such order and the service of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working in and about the erection or installation of any such sewerage facilities, or any part thereof, no further work shall be done thereon except as aforesaid and any person or corporation who, after having been served with a copy of such an order, shall do any work or cause or permit any work to be done in or about the same, except such as is hereinbefore provided, shall be liable to a penalty as provided for in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty, of the Township Code.
All of the rules and regulations of the State
Department of Health and Senior Services of the State of New Jersey,
made effective on April 25, 1958, promulgated for employment in the
administration of N.J.S.A. 58:12-1 et seq.,[1] 58:11-2, 58:11-3, 58:11-10[2] and 58:10-17,[3] and any and all supplements and amendments thereto, except
as to any provisions hereinafter recited modifying the same, are hereby
included and made part of this article; no approved sewer system shall
be certified until and unless it conforms to such rules and regulations,
and as herein modified.
A.
All work in connection with the installation of an
approved sewer system, and all house connections, shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the sanitary and plumbing codes of the Township.
Work in connection with house connection shall be performed by duly
licensed personnel, who must satisfy the Department of Health of their
experience and knowledge in the installation of house connections
to approved sewer systems.
B.
All sewage treatment plants are to be provided with
primary and secondary treatment facilities.
C.
No intermittent biological sand filter shall be employed
to provide secondary treatment in any sewage treatment plant.
D.
Sewage treatment plants shall be located as far from
existing structures as practical, but not closer than the distances
from the following:
E.
Where intermittent sand filters are used, the distances
shall be as follows:
F.
Variances from any of the above distances may be granted
upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board of Health by the Township
Council, after public hearing on due notice to all property owners
within the distance of the location of the proposed treatment plant
for which a variance is applied for.
G.
Where by ordinance consent has been given to the formation
of a sewerage company, and such ordinance provides for the location
of sewerage treatment plants, such company, notwithstanding the provisions
herein, shall locate its sewerage treatment plants in accordance with
the distances stated in such ordinances of consent.
H.
After the installation of the sewer system, the applicant
shall submit in duplicate a map, with an overlay of the original plan,
upon which certification is based, showing the location of the treatment
plant, and showing all utilities, construction units and connections
in exact location and elevation. The map shall bear the certification
of the professional engineer designing the system.
This article is for the purpose of regulation
and shall in no way affect any of the fees as now provided for or
to be hereafter provided for in any other ordinance of the Township,
but shall be in addition thereto.
