[Adopted 12-27-1982 by Ord. No. 82-55]
The purpose of this article is to provide for
the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the sanitary
sewerage system(s) which have been or may hereafter be acquired or
constructed by or for the Township and to establish rules and regulations
for the use of such systems.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
Other codes, ordinances, laws and regulations
which are applicable to the use of the sanitary sewerage systems of
West Windsor Township include:
A.
The Plumbing Subcode of the State of New Jersey (latest
edition).
B.
The Sewer Use Rules and Regulations of the Stony Brook
Regional Sewerage Authority.
C.
Applicable regulations of the Department of Environmental
Protection of the State of New Jersey.
D.
The Sewer Master Plans of West Windsor Township:
(1)
For the Stony Brook Drainage Basin - May 1975 Status
Report on Sewerage Facilities, by Ditmars and Carmichael, 1975, amended
January 1976, and associated addenda.
(2)
For the Assunpink Drainage Basin - Assunpink Creek
Drainage Basin Study - Sewer Master Plan Revisions Phase II report
February 1, 1982, by Fellows, Read and Associates.
A.
ADDITION
BUILDING DRAIN
SANITARY
STORM
BUILDING SEWER
CLEANOUT
EXTENSION
HEALTH OFFICER
HOUSE CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LATERAL
NATURAL OUTLET
PERSON
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
PUBLIC SEWER
SANITARY SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWAGE WORKS
SEWER
SEWERAGE
SEWER MAIN
STORM SEWER
TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP CLERK
WATERCOURSE
Definitions. As used in this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any proposed connection to the West Windsor sanitary sewer
system where the roadway or easement shall have to be opened for connection
to a sewer main.
That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside
the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning
three feet outside the building wall.
A building drain which conveys sewerage only.
A building drain which conveys stormwater or other drainage,
but no sewage.
That part of the drainage system which extends from the end
of the building drain and conveys its discharge to a public sewer,
private sewer, individual sewage-disposal system or other point of
disposal.
That vertical pipe complete with a removable watertight cap
at the surface of the ground provided for cleaning the lateral or
house connection.
As set forth in N.J.A.C. 7.9-13.3, any sewer, pipe, line
or any other structure of appurtenance for the transport of sewage
which conveys sewage from more than one building or structure or conveys
or will convey 2,000 gallons or more of sewage per day, determined
in accordance with the values specified in N.J.A.C. 7:9-1.106.
The Health Officer of the Township of West Windsor or the
Health Officer's duly authorized agent or representative.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
That portion of the building sewer which lies between the
sewer main or public sewer and the cleanout.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
See "house connection."
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The duly appointed plumbing subcode official of the Township
of West Windsor.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in
suspension or solution, or may include liquids containing chemicals
in solution.
See "sewerage."
A pipe or conduit for carrying liquid wastes.
All the facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and
disposing of sewage.
See "public sewer."
A sewer used for conveying rainwater, surface water, condensate,
cooling water or similar liquid wastes.
The Mayor and Township Council of the Township of West Windsor
or its duly authorized agent, employee or representative.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
The Township Clerk of the Township of West Windsor.
The channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[Amended 10-17-1988 by Ord. No. 88-32; 11-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-49; 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 92-20]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge,
deposit or permit to be deposited into any natural outlet within the
Township or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Township any
sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has
been provided in accordance with the provisions of the Health Code
of the Township.
B.
Except as hereinafter provided, all plumbing fixtures
installed in any building for human habitation, occupancy or use located
on a premises abutting on any street, alley or easement in which there
is a public sewer shall be connected to such sewer.
A.
Reservation of capacity in the Township sanitary sewage
system shall be obtained from the Township Council for all additions
to and extensions of the Township's sanitary sewer system and for
any change in the use of an existing structure which would increase
the anticipated flow of sewage by 2,000 gallons per day or more.
C.
The reservation of capacity shall not be granted by the Township Council until such time as the applicant for the reservation has been granted preliminary subdivision or site plan approval by the Planning Board or a use variance has been granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and only upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer that the sewer capacity exists. A fee for said evaluation by the Township Engineer shall be charged in accordance with Chapter 82, Fees, § 82-12, Sewer fees, of the Code of the Township of West Windsor.
[Amended 3-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
D.
The reservation of capacity, when granted by resolution
of the Township Council, shall be in effect for a period of one year
and shall be conditioned upon payment by the applicant of development
fees at the rate authorized by the West Windsor Township Code in effect
at the time the extension is granted.
[Added 3-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer (or appurtenance thereof) or building sewer without first obtaining from the Township a sewer permit for each habitable structure and paying the sewer permit fee (as prescribed in Chapter 82, Fees, of this Code).
B.
No person in connecting a building sewer to a public sewer shall excavate or open a public roadway without first having obtained a street opening permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 152, Streets and Sidewalks, of this Code.
C.
Applications for sewer permits (and street opening
permits) shall be made on forms supplied by the Township. All sewer
permit applications must show the depth and location of the sewer
lateral. The permit applications shall be supplemented by proof of
reservation of capacity; any plans, specifications, security to guarantee
proper construction and restoration; or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Township.
D.
All costs and expenses related to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the Township for any loss or damage that
may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the
building sewer.
E.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be
provided for every building, except that where one building stands
at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is
available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining
alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front
building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered
as one building sewer.
F.
Existing building sewers may be used in connection
with the new buildings only when, on examination and test(s) required
by the Township, they are found to meet all requirements of this article.
The owner or the owner's agent shall obtain a sewer permit for use
of such sewer.
G.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, the methods to be used in excavation, placing the pipe joining, testing and backfilling the trench and the connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the Plumbing Subcode of the State of New Jersey (National Standard Plumbing Code latest edition), Chapters 51, 63 and 100 of this Code and all other applicable rules and regulations of the Township.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
H.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the first floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
I.
The permit for a building sewer shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Township.
The Township shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of
construction. The applicant for the sewer permit shall notify the
Township when the building sewer is ready for final inspection and
connection to the public sewer, which final inspection shall be consistent
with the Plumbing Subcode of the State of New Jersey (National Standard
Plumbing Code, latest edition).
J.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Township.
K.
Any obstruction occurring in the building sewer must
be corrected by the homeowner with notice to the Township Sewer Superintendent.
[Amended 12-6-1993 by Ord. No. 93-35]
A.
The owner(s) shall be responsible for the clearing
of all blockages in the building drain and the building sewer.
B.
Repairs to the building sewer from the public sewer
to the ROW/easement line, frequently at a cleanout, are the responsibility
of the Township, upon proper notice by the property owner. Where repairs
to the building drain and the building sewer are required (on private
property), such repairs shall be made at the sole expense of the property
owner(s), who shall also be responsible for obtaining necessary plumbing
permits and shall be subject to inspection by the Plumbing Subcode
Official.
C. 
The schematic diagram entitled "Typical Sanitary Sewer
Building Connection" is provided for clarification of the defined
terms referenced herein.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause any substance to be discharged into a public sewer prohibited by or any substance in any amount which exceeds limits set by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority. (See § 133-2.) Among the prohibited substances are:
B.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed
to be discharged to public sewers, such waters possessing substances
or characteristics prohibited by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage
Authority and which in the judgment of the Township or the Sewerage
Authority may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes,
equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to
life, public health or safety or constitute a public nuisance, the
Township may:
(1)
Reject the wastes.
(2)
Require pretreatment by the owner(s) at the owner's
expense to meet the standards set by Stony Brook Regional Authority
for discharge into the public sewers.
(3)
Require control over the qualities and rates of discharge.
(4)
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling
and treating the wastes.
C.
If the Township permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flow, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Township and subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
D.
The Township reserves the right to use whatever tests
are available to determine the existence of unauthorized connections
and/or discharges to the public sewer system. There shall be no cause
for action against the Township law or equity for the effects of such
tests when properly conducted.
A.
All extensions/additions to the Township sewer system
shall comply with the respective Utilities Plan Element of the Master
Plan in effect for the particular drainage basin.
[Amended 4-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
B.
All pipe sizes shall be as dictated by the Sewer Master
Plan (or applicable code). Deviation from the Sewer Master Plan requirements
may be granted by resolution of the Township Council.
C.
All plans to enter the sewer system shall be reviewed
and approved by the appropriate Township boards or employees.
D.
All plans for proposed extensions to the Township
sewer system shall provide for gravity flow unless otherwise specified
in the Utilities Element of the Master Plan.
[Amended 4-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
E.
Private pumping stations are prohibited except where
a waiver may be granted by the Township Council upon good cause shown.
Duly authorized employees of the Township bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
any and all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article.[1]
For user service charges, see Chapter 82, Fees.
