No person, unless authorized by the Department of Public Works,
shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter
or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without a written
sewer connection permit from the Township Engineer.
A.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
B.
The owner or his/her agent shall make application on a form furnished by the Township. The application shall be supplemented by plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the Township Engineer. An application fee shall be paid for each permit issued at the time the application is filed. An initial inspection fee shall be charged for each residential single-family dwelling for each reinspection required. An initial inspection fee, per unit, shall be charged for apartment buildings, townhouses and condominium projects and for each reinspection required. An initial inspection fee shall be charged for each commercial or industrial building and for each additional lateral for the first inspection and for each reinspection required, In the event that pretreatment equipment is installed in an industrial building, see § 159-84 for the fee schedule. For purposes of this section, "reinspection" is defined as an additional trip required because work was incomplete or rejected on initial inspection. See Ch. 75, Fees.
Application for public sewer service shall be made on a form
prescribed by the Division of Engineering and signed by the owner
of the property or his/her agent. Signing of the application shall
signify assent to the rules, regulations and schedule of public sewer
fees, rentals and charges of the Township.
A.
The Township shall fix all the public sewer fees, rentals and charges.
B.
The owner of each building connected to the public sewer system shall
be responsible for the payment of bills for sewer service, as rendered
by the Division of Revenue Collection of the Department of Finance.
All sewer rentals, industrial pretreatment fees, fees and other charges
incurred in the installation and building of the sewer shall be a
lien against the property until paid.
C.
Bills for sewer services for all premises shall be rendered quarterly.
The amount charged shall be due on the date of the rendering of the
bill. If the bill is not paid within 30 days from the date of the
bill, a penalty of 1 1/2% per month on the unpaid balance shall
be added.
[Ord. No. 22-2018]
The sewer rental fees and charges for residential, commercial
and industrial or other premises connected to the sanitary sewer system
shall be as follows:
A.
The following annual fees and charges shall take effect on the dates
indicated and be paid quarterly in advance. For each:
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Effective May 1, 2018
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(1)
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Single-family dwelling and townhouse: $440.00.
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(2)
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Doctor's or dentist's office in a single-family dwelling: $672.00.
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(3)
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Garden apartment and condominium unit: $272.00.
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(4)
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Senior citizen apartment unit: $164.00.
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(5)
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All units outside of the Township: $660.00.
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Effective January 1, 2020
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(1)
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Single-family dwelling and townhouse: $472.00.
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(2)
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Doctor's and dentist's office in a single-family dwelling: $720.00.
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(3)
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Garden apartment and condominium unit: $292.00.
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(4)
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Senior citizen apartment unit: $176.00.
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(5)
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All units outside of the Township: $708.00.
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B.
The following rates shall take effect on the dates indicated for
each unitary commercial, industrial or other type of enterprise, including
schools, supplied through a single-metered water service. The user
will supply the necessary metering devices to measure the flow that
enters the Township system. Where the water is taken from a source
other than the Township water system, such source shall be metered
by the user, and the quarterly sewer charge will be based on the reading
of that meter.
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Effective May 1, 2018
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(1)
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A minimum charge of $110.00 per quarter, and
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(2)
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An additional charge of $4.61 per 1,000 gallons for all gallons
in excess of 23,700 gallons per quarter.
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Effective January 1, 2020
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(1)
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A minimum charge of $118.00 per quarter, and
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(2)
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An additional charge of $4.93 per 1,000 gallons for all gallons
in excess of 23,700 gallons per quarter.
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C.
The Superintendent of the Division of Water and Sewers shall have
the right to add a surcharge if the composition of the sewage exceeds
350 parts per million of suspended solids or 300 ppm carbonaceous
biochemical oxygen demand. The quantity of such sewage and the method
of measuring this quantity is to be determined by the Superintendent
by the application of good engineering practices.
A.
There is hereby to be charged and imposed a sewer connection fee for all residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or other buildings and structures to be connected to the Wayne Sanitary Sewer System. Said connection fee shall be assessed by the Township following inspection of the completed sewer facilities and shall, thereafter, be paid in full. This fee shall be charged per each equivalent dwelling unit. The connection fee as provided in Chapter 75, Fees, shall be applicable to all individual sewer connections for each individual single-family dwelling. For all other users, the connection fee shall be calculated on the basis of the equivalent dwelling unit charge as provided in Chapter 75, Fees. The number of equivalent units for such users shall be derived by dividing the estimated total sewage flow per day by the average flow for a single-family dwelling of 260 gallons per day. The connection fee shall be computed by multiplying the number of equivalent dwelling units computed by the equivalent dwelling unit charge.
B.
The Township Engineer shall review and determine the equivalent unit
charge annually and shall report his/her determination to the Municipal
Council.
C.
"Equivalent dwelling unit" or "EDU" shall mean a building or structure
not being used as a dwelling unit but having a demand on the Township
sewer system equal to that of a dwelling unit.
D.
The sewer connection fee imposed by this section shall be waived
for any private sector sponsor of any affordable housing development
where there is a contractual obligation between the private sector
sponsor and the Township of Wayne to waive said fee.
The sewer rental and sludge processing fees and charges for residential use only shall be as follows: In addition to the sewer rental fees hereinabove imposed, the minimum fee for incinerating and otherwise processing sewage sludge delivered to the designated water pollution control plant from residential sources within the Township of Wayne shall be as provided in Chapter 75, Fees, provided that all sludge delivered shall meet the minimum pretreatment standards and criteria of a maximum sludge density of 5% established by the Wayne Township Division of Water and Sewers on file in the office of the Department of Public Works. In the event that the sludge exceeds the maximum density of 5%, the Department of Public Works shall be allowed to prepare the additional costs. Except in the case of an emergency, no delivery shall be accepted on weekends, holidays or after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
A.
The sewer lateral installation, including excavation, backfilling
and resurfacing of the trench from the street sewer to the curbline,
shall be done by the applicant.
(1)
Tapping of the sewer main and installation of the tap saddle shall be performed by the Division of Water and Sewers with charges as provided in Chapter 75, Fees.
(2)
Sewer lateral materials shall be extra heavy cast iron, PVC or other
material as approved under National Standard Plumbing Code Section
11.2.1.
[Ord. No. 53-2014]
(3)
Any excavation over five feet in depth must be adequately protected
before Township Division of Water and Sewers personnel will enter
the excavation to make the tap.
B.
Permits for the road opening shall be obtained by the applicant,
and all roadway excavation work, pipe, curbline peep hole cleanout,
backfilling and paving shall be done and paid for by the applicant,
with inspection by the Division of Engineering.
C.
Any sewer connection eight inches or larger shall be made by placing
a manhole with proper channels, frame and cover on the existing sanitary
sewer main. Such work shall be performed by the applicant at his/her
sole cost.
A.
A separate and independent sewer lateral shall be provided for:
(1)
Each building under one roof owned by one person and occupied as
one business or residence.
(2)
A combination of buildings owned by one person in one common enclosure
and occupied by one family or business.
(3)
One side of a double house having a solid vertical partition wall,
making it subject to divided ownership.
B.
A building owned by one person containing more than one store, apartment
or office may be supplied by one or more sewer laterals at the discretion
of the Engineer. Unless one building stands at the rear of another
on an interior lot and no separate house service connection is available
or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
court, yard or driveway, the house service connection from the front
building may be extended to the rear building.
Old sewer laterals may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Engineer,
to meet all requirements of this article.
A.
The house service connection shall be installed by the applicant.
The house service connection shall be constructed of extra heavy cast-iron
pipe or PVC pipe as approved under the National Standard Plumbing
Code. All riser pipe, including the fitting for peep hole cleanouts
at the curbline, and all cleanouts on the house connection shall be
extra heavy cast iron or PVC. An as-built plan shall be submitted
to the Water and Sewers Division, with accurate measurements locating
the peep hole cleanout. Joints and connections shall be gastight and
watertight. Neoprene rubber gaskets may be used for extra heavy cast-iron
bell and spigot pipe and fittings. Where, in the opinion of the Inspector,
a house connection is installed on unstable ground or under a driveway,
extra heavy cast-iron pipe must be used. The slope of the house service
connection shall be not less than 1/8 inch per foot, unless otherwise
authorized by the Engineer.
B.
House service connections shall be not less than four inches in diameter.
C.
Whenever practical, the house service connection shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth
shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The house service
connection shall be laid at uniform grade in straight alignment insofar
as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly
curved pipe and fittings, and cleanouts shall be constructed as directed
by the Engineer at each bend.
D.
In all buildings in which any house service connection is too low
to permit gravity flow to the street sewer, sanitary sewage carried
by such connection shall be lifted by approved artificial means and
discharged to the sewer lateral.
E.
All excavations required for the installation of a house service
connection shall be open trenchwork unless otherwise approved by the
Engineer. Pipe laying and backfilling shall be performed in accordance
with the requirements of the Engineer. No backfill shall be placed
until the work has been inspected by a representative of the Department.
[Ord. No. 53-2014]
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
All jointing materials and methods may be used only upon approval
of the Engineer.
The applicant for the sewer permit shall notify the Department
of Public Works when the house service connection is ready for inspection
and connection to the sewer lateral. The connection shall be made
under the supervision of the Engineer.
The sewer lateral between the sewer main and the peep hole cleanout
at the curb shall be maintained by the Township Department of Public
Works. Free access to the peep hole and the entire peep hole cleanout
shall be maintained by the property owner. The house service connection
from the peep hole to the dwelling or structure shall be maintained
by the property owner.
The installation of a public sewer system in any street, by
the Township or by others, shall not imply Township ownership or acceptance
of such streets.
The cost of installing a public sewer system in any existing
street, lane or road may be assessed in whole or in part against property
owners, including real estate developers, benefiting by such installation.
A.
The entire cost of installing a public sewer system, including associated
facilities such as lift pumps, siphons, building Y-branches, and other
appurtenances, required by the Township Engineer on new or proposed
streets, shall be paid by the real estate developers. Ownership thereof
shall vest in the Township when such installation meets the approval
of the Township Engineer. Where the developer is not required to install
a sewage disposal plant in connection with his/her development, he/she
shall pay, in addition, a capacity charge to compensate the Township
for the cost of extending, reinforcing or providing sewer system capacity.
B.
Each real estate developer shall enter into a contract covering the
foregoing and other related matters before he/she undertakes any associated
new construction or before any connection is made to the Township
sewer system.
The Engineer shall review and, if found satisfactory, approve the type, size and location of all public sewer pipes, lift pumps, siphons, Y-branches, and all other appurtenances, on all new extensions. The entire system shall be subject to departmental inspection and approval and shall be tested under departmental supervision before backfilling. In addition to the inspection fees as outlined in § 159-15, fees shall be as provided in Chapter 75, Fees.
The rate of infiltration shall not exceed 10 gallons per inch
of diameter, per mile, per hour.
A.
Where sewer service is requested by any commercial or industrial
establishment or by any institution such as a school, hospital, nursing
home and the like, the Division of Engineering shall specify the conditions
under which such service will be supplied. The Township shall require
the applicant to pay, before any work is done by the Township, a capacity
charge to compensate it for extending, reinforcing or providing sewer
system capacity.
B.
The amount of such compensation shall be determined by the Division
of Engineering based upon the sewage system capacity required by such
connection.
C.
In the event that the capacity charge to be paid is less than $5,000,
the charge shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy. In the event that the capacity charge to be paid is
$5,000 or more, the applicant has the option of paying the charge
in installments by the payment of 1/3 thereof prior to the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy and the balance thereof in quarterly
payments over a period of two years, with interest at the rate of
6% per annum.
D.
In the event that the capacity charge is paid in installments, the
payment schedule shall be set forth in an agreement entered into between
the user or the owner of the real property to be served if the user
is not the owner thereof and the Township.
Extensions to or changes in the public sewer system may be initiated
by the Governing Body, the Department of Public Works, by petition
from property owners or by application from a real estate developer.
If such extension or change is deemed advisable by the Governing Body,
it shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which the extension
shall be made and shall require written acceptance thereof by the
petitioners or applicant.
