Township of Monroe, NJ Mandatory Connection

[Amended 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. O-17-2001; 4-23-2002 by Ord. No. O-4-2002; 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. O-16-2002; 4-28-2014 by Ord. No. O:10-2014 ]

All residential and commercial buildings located in a contaminated area or a New Jersey Spill Fund area, as determined by the Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority or its designee, shall be connected to said main within 90 days of receipt of notice to connect from the Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority. Notice shall be sent by regular mail to the address of the property owner reflected on the current Monroe Township tax records.

All owner-occupied residential properties, with the exception of those properties designated herein, shall be exempt from the mandatory water connection required by this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to a contaminated area or a New Jersey Spill Fund area.

The owner of any rental and/or non-owner-occupied building or structure adjoining, abutting, facing or contiguous with any public street within the Township of Monroe in which a water pipeline is now or may be hereinafter constructed shall connect such building and all water facilities therein to said waterline only and after the existing well fails to meet acceptable New Jersey potable water standards. The owner shall be required to connect within 90 days of notice thereof or length of time required to receive acceptance by the State of New Jersey for Spill Fund assistance. For the purposes of this section, all non-owner- or owner-occupied businesses, which include, but are not limited to, day-care center, day-care homes, rental units, churches, and tenant-occupied residences of one or more (persons), shall be required to connect pursuant to this chapter. An individual who operates a home occupation pursuant to § 175-111 of the Code of the Township of Monroe shall not be required to connect unless the structure is within a contaminated area or a New Jersey Spill Fund area.

On lots where there is more than one building, such building shall be separately connected to the waterline with its own water service line.

All new and existing buildings adjoining, abutting, facing or contiguous with any public street in the Township of Monroe in which a waterline is now or may hereafter be constructed shall be required to connect to the waterline unless the structure is more than 300 feet from the curbline. This exception shall only apply to owner-occupied single-family dwellings.

Any of the exceptions contained herein shall expire upon the sale of an owner-occupied residence upon failure of a mandatory private well test or failure of a private well. In the event that municipal water is available, the homeowner shall be required to connect within 120 days.

Any of the exceptions set forth herein shall only be issued and recertified only upon the testing and retesting of a well every three years and if funding is available at no cost to the property owner through the State or County Department of Environmental Protection.

[Amended 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. O-17-2001]

All residential and commercial buildings located within the designated area shall cap and fill all wells so as to permanently destroy any water-producing capacity of any well located upon said premises, whether used for domestic or nondomestic purposes, within 30 days after such time as public water has been connected up to said building. All wells shall be permanently disconnected from all houses, buildings and uses. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Township of Monroe shall determine which wells will solely be sealed so that access is available for future monitoring of the water. Property owners shall not have any discretion or ability to influence which wells are selected.