[Adopted 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 753 as Sec.
19-1 of the 1995 Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
Every owner of property shall, upon being notified,
immediately install and connect with the sewer the plumbing fixtures
as required by this article and any other ordinance of the Township.
B.
No cesspool, septic tank or privy vault shall be used
in connection with any building erected on land fronting on any street
in which an active public sewer has been or shall hereafter be constructed.
C.
All buildings erected on any plot of land fronting
on any street in which a public sewer has been or shall hereafter
be constructed shall have installed a toilet. All plumbing fixtures
in the building shall be properly connected with the public sewer;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to barns and
garages used exclusively for storage or to buildings used for other
than dwelling purposes, in connection with adjoining buildings of
the same owner in which adequate plumbing facilities are installed
and connected with the sewer. No building need be connected with the
sewer while it is vacant, unoccupied and unused.
Upon failure of any owner to connect with the
public sewer, the governing body shall cause to be served upon the
owner, in the manner required by statute, a notice containing a description
of the property affected, a description of the required connection
or installation and a statement indicating that unless the connection
or installation is completed within 30 days after the service of the
notice, the Township shall make the connection or installation or
both and charge the cost thereof as a lien against the property.
A.
If after notice, the owner fails to make the sewer
connection or installation, the governing body may make and award
a contract for the improvement and cause the improvement to be made.
B.
A statement under oath of the cost of the improvement
shall be filed with the Township Clerk. The governing body shall examine
the report and if found correct shall confirm the report and file
it with the Township Tax Collector, who shall record and collect the
sewer connection and installation charge in the same manner as assessments
for local improvements are recorded and collected.
No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged
into the public sewers of the Township any oil or oil waste, nor shall
any person permit or cause to be permitted the discharge of oil or
oil waste upon his or her premises where the oil or oil waste shall
or may flow into the public sewers of the Township.
A.
Applicability. This section shall apply to nonresidential
users discharging liquid waste containing grease from the preparation
of food for commercial purposes directly or indirectly to the PVSC
treatment plant. Users including but not limited to cafeterias, hospitals,
hotels, restaurants, diners, church halls, school kitchen operations,
supermarket food processing areas or other nonresidential establishments
where grease may be introduced into the sanitary sewer system shall
implement the applicable pollution prevention measures herein established
for oil and grease removal. In addition to the PVSC pollution prevention
program, the user shall be responsible to meet any and all Township
ordinances, rules and/or regulations regarding oil and grease control
and are subject to any fees and/or fines that apply to the applicable
local sewer use ordinances.[1] The Township will determine the type of oil and grease
control to be used for each user's establishment as outlined in this
section.
B.
BMP
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
GREASE TRAP
NJDEP
NJDOT
PVSC
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Best management practice.
A device so constructed as to separate and hold fats, oils
and grease from the wastewater in order to reduce the fats, oils and
grease entering the sanitary sewer. An under-the-sink grease trap
shall not be considered a grease interceptor.
A device primarily used by food-service establishments for
removal of food solids from a waste stream and placed in the building
drain immediately following a sink or wash basin.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners.
C.
Compliance. To achieve compliance with this section,
each user shall develop, implement and maintain a best management
practice for oil and grease control to satisfy the following requirements:
(1)
Oil and grease storage and disposal. The following
requirements shall be required for oil and grease storage, on-site
recovery and off-site disposal:
(2)
Equipment. Each user shall install an adequately sized
oil/water separator, grease trap or grease interceptor. Each trap,
separator or interceptor shall comply with the requirements in this
section, all federal laws and regulations, state laws and regulations
and all other Township ordinances, rules and/or regulations. In addition,
users must specifically comply with the provisions of Chapter 12 of
the New Jersey Sanitation Code. All equipment shall be sized, installed
and maintained in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 of the New Jersey
Uniform Construction Code. A facility with an existing oil and grease
removal system that PVSC or the Township determines is inadequate
may be directed to modify, improve or replace the existing equipment.
(3)
Maintenance schedule. Each user is required to implement
a maintenance schedule for the user's grease removal system as outlined
below:
(a)
Grease trap. Each grease trap shall be properly
installed, maintained and operated by the user at the user's own expense.
Each grease trap shall be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
The grease trap installation shall be in continuous operation at all
times and shall be maintained to provide efficient operation. The
cleaning of each grease trap shall be done once per month and may
be performed by employees or a contractor specializing in this type
of service. The user's facility must keep a maintenance log that includes
the time, date and signature of the person performing the cleaning.
If at anytime the PVSC or Township determines that the cleaning frequency
or the grease trap system is not sufficient, the user shall increase
the cleaning frequency or install a larger unit. Grease trap additives
are prohibited unless approved by the PVSC and Township. All materials
removed shall be disposed of in accordance with all state and federal
regulations. All maintenance logs and any manifests shall be made
available by the user upon request at the time of inspection by the
PVSC or Township. Failure to allow an inspection shall constitute
a violation of this section. The facility shall keep records of all
grease trap cleaning for a minimum of five years.
(b)
Grease interceptors. Each user shall implement
weekly inspections by employees and keep a maintenance log that includes
the time, date and signature of the person performing the inspection.
A contractor that specializes in this type of service shall service
the interceptor once every two months. If at anytime the PVSC or Township
determines that the cleaning frequency or the grease interceptor system
is not sufficient, the cleaning frequency, the user shall increase
the cleaning frequency or install a larger unit. Additive for grease
interceptors are prohibited unless approved by the PVSC and Township.
All materials removed shall be disposed of in accordance with all
applicable federal and state regulations. All maintenance logs and
any manifests shall be made available upon request at the time of
inspection by the PVSC or Township. Failure to allow an inspection
shall constitute a violation of this section. The facility shall keep
records of all grease interceptor cleaning for a minimum of five years.
A.
Connections to be made before improvements. Prior to the paving, repaving or otherwise improving of any public street of the Township where sanitary sewers, gas or water lines or pipes are located, the owner of any real estate constituting a usable lot for building purposes as designated under the provisions of Chapter 280, Zoning, and fronting on a street or portion thereof not already connected with the sanitary sewer shall in accordance with the provisions of this article make the necessary connection and shall extend the connection to the right-of-way of the street abutting the lot. The above shall be done before the work upon the improvement is begun so that it will not become necessary to excavate, tear up or open the improved portion of the street after the improvement has been completed.
B.
Connection to be made by owner. The connection required
above shall be made by the owner of the property affected by any ordinance
authorizing such paving, repaving or other improvement of any street
within 31 days after receipt by each owner of an order requiring the
connection to be made unless the order shall allow a greater time.
The order shall be made in the name of the Township by the governing
body and shall be mailed to each property owner at his or her address
as shown on the tax records, registered mail, return receipt requested,
within 10 days after the adoption of a resolution of the governing
body authorizing the order to be issued. The order shall specify the
property affected, the connection required to be made and the time
within which the connections shall be made.
C.
Connection made by Township. If the owners of any
property shall fail to make the connections and installations required
by this article, the Township may proceed to make the connections
or cause the connections to be made and pay the expense and costs
thereof, and the expense and costs shall be assessed upon the real
estate affected.
A.
Any property owner seeking approval for an extension
and/or new connection into the sanitary sewer system of the Township
of Little Falls shall be required, prior to commencing any construction,
to submit a copy of the plans and specifications to the Township Engineer
for his review as to compliance with the standards of the municipality
and apply to NJDEP for all necessary permits and approvals.
B.
The applicant shall further submit an escrow in an
amount to be determined by the Engineer to compensate the Township
Engineer for engineering services performed in connection with review
of the plans and specifications and such field inspections as shall
be required.
C.
The fees charged by the Engineer shall not exceed
the normal hourly rate which he charges the municipality.
This article shall be enforced by the Police
Department, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health,
the Construction Code Official and such other duly designated agents
as may be authorized by resolution of the governing body.
