Definitions. As used in this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADDITION
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.
BUILDING DRAIN
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.
SANITARY
A building drain which conveys sewerage only.
STORM
A building drain which conveys stormwater or other drainage,
but no sewage.
BUILDING SEWER
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.
CLEANOUT
That vertical pipe complete with a removable watertight cap
at the surface of the ground provided for cleaning the lateral or
house connection.
EXTENSION
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.
HEALTH OFFICER
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]
HOUSE CONNECTION
That portion of the building sewer which lies between the
sewer main or public sewer and the cleanout.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
The duly appointed plumbing subcode official of the Township
of West Windsor.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in
suspension or solution, or may include liquids containing chemicals
in solution.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying liquid wastes.
SEWERAGE
All the facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and
disposing of sewage.
STORM SEWER
A sewer used for conveying rainwater, surface water, condensate,
cooling water or similar liquid wastes.
TOWNSHIP
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]
WATERCOURSE
The channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.