Township of Boonton, NJ Sewer Use

The face of any curb installed as an integral part of the street or road.

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM

The line along which a curb will be constructed when said line is defined in specifications, plans or other records which may exist.

GARBAGE

Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and disposing of foods and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

HOUSE CONNECTION

That part of the pipe or conduit which collects sewage from an individual structure or group of structures lying between the curbline and the main sewer.

INDUSTRIAL WASTES

The liquid wastes from industrial and laboratory processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage.

INTERCEPTOR

Any pipes or conduits and appurtenances which are primarily designed to collect sewage from all the main sewers within a drainage area.

LATERAL

See "building sewer."

OWNER

The owner of the legal title of the property in question.

PERSON

Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.

The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

PLUMBING INSPECTOR

The duly appointed Plumbing Inspector of the Township of Boonton.

Any septic tanks, cesspools, sewage disposal devices or subsurface drainage system.

PUBLIC SEWER

A sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal right and which is controlled by public authority.

RESIDENTIAL USER

A building or each part thereof designed for or used as a residence or abode by a single family without regard to the number of house connections from such building to the system.

RVRSA

The Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority.

SANITARIAN

The Sanitarian appointed by the Board of Health of the Township of Boonton.

SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OR SANITARY SEWER

All pipes, conduits, manholes, siphons, pumping and ejecting facilities, force mains, treatment plants and other appurtenances installed on public roads or private property by consent of the owner, within the boundaries of the Township of Boonton, for the express purpose of collecting sewage, and maintained by the Township of Boonton or its authorized agents, through which storm-, surface and ground waters shall not be permitted to flow.

SEWAGE

A combination of the water-carried wastes from any buildings or structures.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

SEWAGE WORKS

All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

SEWER

A pipe or conduit.

SEWER CHAIRMAN

The Chairman of the Sanitary Sewer Committee, as appointed by the Boonton Township Committee, or his authorized agent or representative.

SEWER CLERK

The Collector of Sewer Fees, as appointed by the Township Committee of the Township of Boonton, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.

SEWER INSPECTOR

The Sewer Inspector as duly appointed by the Township Committee of the Township of Boonton.

STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN

A sewer which carries stormwaters, surface waters or ground drainage.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.

TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY

The duly appointed Attorney of the Township of Boonton.

TOWNSHIP ENGINEER

The Engineer as duly appointed by the Township Committee of the Township of Boonton.

WATERCOURSE

A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continually or intermittently.

"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.

Editor's Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 302, adopted 9-13-1982, provides that "Article I, Section 1.1, of the Sewer Ordinance, entitled 'Definitions for sewer facilities and personnel' (now this section), is amended to incorporate by reference the definitions set forth in Article III, Definitions, of the RVRSA Rules. The RVRSA Rules definitions shall supersede any Sewer Ordinance definitions to the extent that there is any conflict between them." Copies of the RVRSA Rules are available for inspection in the Township offices.

§ 121-2 Connection required.

[Amended 11-13-2006 by Ord. No. 730]

The owners of all houses, buildings, public buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment or recreation or other purposes, situated within the Township and abutting on or having a permanent right of access to any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Township, are hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1, within 180 days after the date of official notice from the Township of Boonton to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 200 feet of any property line or right-of-access.

§ 121-3 Building sewer permit.

It shall be unlawful to install any building sewer or to make any connection to the public sewer without first obtaining a building sewer permit, and such installations and connections shall be made under the direction and supervision of the Sewer Inspector in the manner hereinafter set forth.

Permits.

For residential, public buildings and commercial service, the fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees.

[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 405]

For service to establishments producing industrial wastes and/or laboratory wastes, the fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees.

[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 405]

The above charges shall be in addition to whatever charges may be made by the RVRSA.

The owner or his agent shall make application for a permit on a form furnished by the Township. The permit applications shall be supplemented by plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sewer Inspector and/or required by state law and/or local ordinances and/or as required by the RVRSA.

Permits will expire four weeks after the date of issue but will be subject to renewal for a further period of four weeks.

Where the building sewer has been extended by the Township from the main to the curb or property line, the following rules shall apply:

The applicant, after securing the building sewer permit, shall notify the Sewer Inspector when the excavation is made and the pipe is installed and connected. No backfill is to be placed without the written permission of the Sewer Inspector.

All backfilling shall be by clean fill without rocks or boulders, both in road or private property area.

The Township shall make all house connections. The maintenance of the building sewer and house connection, whether constructed by the Township or otherwise, and building drain shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises served.

The joint made between the building sewer and the building drain shall be secure and watertight. Standard fittings, approved by the Sewer Inspector and/or Plumbing Inspector, shall be used for this joint. All building drains and building sewers shall be of extra-heavy cast-iron pipe with leaded or neoprene joints.

All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.

It shall be the duty of the Sewer Inspector, who must be notified by the applicant, to inspect the installation of any branch connection or building sewer to determine whether the same complies with all the provisions hereof and any other ordinances. When he is satisfied that the installation complies with the aforesaid requirements, he shall evidence his written approval on the permit.

All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection from the building drain to the house connection shall be borne by the property owner and shall include the cost of all inspections required under § 121-11.

[Amended 10-27-1986 by Ord. No. 363]

A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and the rear building is an accessory use as established under the Zoning Ordinance,[1] and while both buildings remain under the same ownership.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 102, Land Use.

Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Sewer Inspector and/or the Plumbing Inspector, to meet all the requirements of this Part 1.

In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by screenless, nonclog duplex sewage ejectors of a type approved by the Sewer Inspector and discharged into the building sewer. The duplex sewage ejectors shall be properly sized for the total dynamic head required for each individual condition.

It shall be unlawful for any person to connect with any public sewer, directly or indirectly, any cesspool, privy vault, garage floor drain, pit drain, downspout or any other thing excepting only the sanitary plumbing system of the house or structure.

No person shall connect to the laterals or main sewer at other than properly placed Y- and T-fittings unless given permission in writing by the Sewer Inspector and/or Plumbing Inspector after special authorization by the Sewer Committee of the Township of Boonton.

§ 121-3.1 Connection to sewer in neighboring municipality.

[Added 9-23-2002 by Ord. No. 656]

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property located in the Township to connect such property to the public sewer system of another municipality without first having obtained approval from the Board of Health of the Township of Boonton in accordance with any ordinance requiring such approval duly adopted by the Board of Health.

§ 121-4 Metering and measuring devices.

All nonresidential users shall be required to be metered. All meters or other measuring devices installed or required to be used under the provisions of this Part 1 shall be under the control of the Township and of a type specified by the Township and shall be installed by the Township. The owner of the property upon which any such measuring device is installed shall be responsible for its maintenance and safekeeping, and all repairs thereto shall be made by the Township at the owner's cost, whether such repairs are made necessary by ordinary wear and tear or other causes. Costs for such repairs or maintenance done by the Township shall be due and payable at the same time, collected in the same manner and be subject to the same penalties as are the charges for sewer use. In the event that there is no sewer meter to be installed, the owner shall permit the installation of a water meter for purposes of computing the sewage usage.

§ 121-5 Tampering with system.

No person shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structures, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the Township of Boonton sewage disposal system.

§ 121-6 Use restrictions. [1]

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool or pond water, cooling water, unpolluted industrial process waters, water from air-conditioning units, sump pumps, cellar drains or refrigeration units into any sanitary sewer.

Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waste or wastes to any public sewer:

Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.

Any garbage.

Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interferences with the proper operation of the sewage works.

(4)

Any mineral acidity with a pH less than 4.5.

(5)

Any caustic alkalinity with a pH greater than 9.4.

(6)

Any explosive or flammable substance, gases or vapors, either free or occluded in concentration, toxic or dangerous to humans, animals or aquatic life in streams or to the sewer system.

(7)

Any excessive amount of grease or oil that will solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F.

(8)

Any insoluble substances exceeding a daily average of 500 parts per million.

(9)

Any total solids (soluble and insoluble) exceeding a daily average of 5,000 parts per million.

(10)

A chlorine demand exceeding an average greater than 20 parts per million.

(11)

A five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) exceeding an average greater than 500 parts per million and the chemical oxygen demand (COD), by the dichromate method, exceeding an average greater than 700 parts per million.

(12)

Any sulfides exceeding two parts per million.

(13)

Any toxic or irritating substances which will create conditions hazardous to public health and safety.

(14)

An excessive quantity of any grease or oily substances.

(15)

Any poisons in sufficient quantities to endanger man or interfere with biological processes.

(16)

Any substance which the municipality now or hereafter finds to be harmful.

(17)

Any phenols and/or orthocreosols in excess of 0.01 parts per million.

(18)

Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.

(19)

Any gasoline, naphtha, petroleum products or any other substance which may create an explosion hazard in the system.

(20)

Any oils, fats or grease, except as may result from household, hotel or restaurant operation.

(21)

Surface or rain water from yards, areas, courts, cellars, drains, roofs or parking lots.

(22)

Any rubbish or garbage, including such kitchen wastes as have been ground or chopped by mechanical devices or appliances, including but not by way of limitation home garbage disposal units or garbage grinders.

(23)

Milk, brewery or distillery waste in any form.

(24)

Any radioactive wastes or isotopes.

(25)

Any waste or substance which shall cause or result in:

(a)

Chemical reaction, either directly or indirectly, with the materials of construction to impair the strength or durability of any sewer structure.

(b)

Mechanical action that will destroy or damage the sewer structure.

(c)

Restriction of hydraulic capacity of sewer structures.

(d)

Restriction of normal inspection or maintenance of sewer structure.

(e)

Placing of unusual demands of quantity or quality on the sewage treatment equipment or process, plant or sewers.

(f)

Limitation of effectiveness of the sewage treatment process.

(g)

Danger to public health and safety.

(h)

Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.

Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Township Committee. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Township Committee, into a storm sewer or natural outlet.

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when necessary, in the opinion of the Sewer Inspector, for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be equal to those manufactured by the Josam Manufacturing Company and shall be of the type and capacity required to remove the grease, oil or sand and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.

The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Subsection B or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Township of Boonton shall be prohibited unless approved by the Township Committee. Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary, as determined by the Township Engineer, to reduce the quality and quantity of such wastes to these limits. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Township Engineer and of the State Department of Environmental Protection, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.

Where necessary, in the opinion of the Township Engineer, Township Committee and the RVRSA, the owner of any building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Township Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner of the premises at his own expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.

All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in Subsection B and § 121-3N shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Subsection F or upon suitable sample taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.

If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, into the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection B and which, in the judgment of the Township Committee, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Township Committee shall reject the wastes or require preliminary treatment of waters or wastes to an acceptable condition for discharge into the public sewers. The owner of the premises served shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary as determined by the Township Engineer to reduce the quality and quantity of such waste to approved limits. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Township Engineer, the Department of Environmental Protection and the RVRSA, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.

Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner of the premises served at his expense.

Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewerage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. The particular analysis involved will determine whether a 24-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.

No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Township and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Township, subject to approval by the RVRSA, for treatment at an additional charge, provided that the Township has been advised in writing by a qualified consulting sanitary engineer retained by the Township, at the expense of the industrial applicant, that the industrial waste of the applicant can be adequately treated by the then existing sewage treatment plant at additional cost to the applicant for the treatment.

Editor's Note: Section 3 of Ord. No. 302, adopted 9-13-1982, provides that, "Article I, Section 1.6, of the Sewer Ordinance entitled 'Use restrictions,' including particularly, but not by way of limitation, Sections 1.6B.4, 1.6B.7, 1.6B.9 and 1.6B.17, (now this section) is amended to incorporate by reference Article V, Prohibition and Limitations on Wastewater Discharges, and Article VI, Pretreatment, of the RVRSA Rules and to repeal any provisions of the Sewer Ordinance less stringent than the requirements of RVRSA Rules." Copies of the RVRSA Rules are available for inspection in the Township offices.

§ 121-7 Sewer extensions.

Any person extending a public sewer main in an existing public road or right-of-way shall bear all expenses of the extension and shall submit complete plans and specifications, prepared by a qualified licensed professional engineer, of the extension that is contemplated, to the Sewer Committee, along with an application for a sewer extension permit, the fee for which shall be as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees, to be paid to the Township of Boonton when the application is made. The signing of said application signifies assent to all of the rules, regulations, fees and charges of the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, the RVRSA and the Township of Boonton, which shall include the inspection fees provided for in § 121-11.

[Amended 10-27-1986 by Ord. No. 363; 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 405]

When the Sewer Committee is satisfied that all of the requirements of the Township of Boonton have been met and when the approval of the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection and the RVRSA have been obtained, the Chairman will issue a permit for said sewer extension.

The applicant shall proceed with the construction of the sewer extension as shown on the approved plans, and all of his work shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Township Engineer. No work shall be covered or backfilled without the approval of the Township Engineer.

In addition to the sewer extension permit fee provided for in this section, the applicant or the user of the sewer shall secure a building sewer permit for each connection to the extension and shall pay the fee provided under § 121-3B.

Any permit for a sewer extension shall expire at the end of six months from the date of issue. Such permit may be extended by the Sewer Committee for an additional six months if, in its opinion, such an extension is in the interest of the Township.

§ 121-8 Power and authority of inspectors.

The Sewer Committee and the other duly authorized employees of the Township bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter in and upon all buildings, structures and properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1.

§ 121-9 Building sewer connections.

Where a building is to be connected to a public sanitary sewer and in the opening replacement, relocation or relaying of any existing connection to a public sanitary sewer, a T shall be installed in such connection at the property line, to which T shall be connected a sandpipe capped by an all-brass body, cleanout plug, which sandpipe shall be brought from the T to the surface of the ground, and in no such case should said cap be covered by earth or other obstruction.

§ 121-10 Sewer connection fees and service charges.

[Amended 9-13-1982 by Ord. No. 302; 10-27-1986 by Ord. No. 363; 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 405; 7-10-1989 by Ord. No. 412; 3-24-2003 by Ord. No. 663; 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 747; 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 869]

Sewerage connection fee.

In addition to any fee or charges which may be imposed by the RVRSA, the following schedule of fees shall be applicable as established from time to time by the Township Committee of the Township of Boonton: A connection charge as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees, shall be paid for each house or building connection, payment to be made by the owner of the house or building to be connected upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy or prior to issuance of a permit for said house or building connection.

No connection fee shall be charged in cases where connections are to be made to the Township's public sanitary sewer system where an assessment under a local improvement ordinance adopted to finance the cost of said sanitary sewer was made and levied against the property to be served by such connection to the sewer system.

Sewerage service charges. The price to be charged to property owners for sewerage service shall be as set forth in Chapter 82, Fees.

Beginning on January 1, 2019, the Township Committee may increase the sewer service charges at a rate not to exceed 2% per year as deemed necessary from time to time, by resolution. Any increase over 2% must be authorized by ordinance.

§ 121-11 Inspection fees.

[Amended 10-27-1986 by Ord. No. 363]

Building sewers. In addition to any fees imposed by the RVRSA, there shall be paid to the Township of Boonton, for inspection of the installation of building sewers or branch connections, the fee set forth in Chapter 82, Fees.

[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 405]

Sewer extensions. In addition to any fees imposed by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection and/or the RVRSA, there shall be paid to the Township of Boonton, for inspection of the installation of sewer extensions by the Township Engineer, a sum equal to 5% of the construction cost of said sewer extension.

§ 121-12 Payment of charges.

The effective date for new buildings for the beginning of the annual service charge shall be the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, and, for existing buildings, the service charge shall begin 30 days after the date of official notice to connect the sewer.

The payment of the annual service charge is required even though the building may be vacant.

The sewer service charge hereby imposed shall be payable quarterly to the Township on a calendar-year basis. All sewer service charges overdue more than 30 days shall bear interest at the same rate as uncollected taxes of the Township and shall become a lien upon the premises connected to the sanitary sewer system until paid, and the Township shall have the same rights for the collection thereof, together with interest and costs, and penalties as it has by law for the collection of taxes upon real estate.

[Amended 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 835]

§ 121-13 House connections.

All house connections shall be installed by the authorized representatives of the Township Committee and pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Township Committee.

§ 121-14 Connection of building sewers.

Materials. Building sewer pipe shall be extra-heavy cast-iron pipe laid with lengths not in excess of five feet The joints shall be neoprene or leaded, caulked with oakum. Poured joints shall be made in conformance with the best current standard practice.

Watertight construction. In all cases, the connection from the main sewer to the building sewer and to the house plumbing system shall be of watertight and gastight construction. All pipe joints shall be made watertight and shall be protected against damage by roots.

Poor subsoil conditions. Where subsoil conditions are poor, such special precaution must be taken to secure a watertight job as may be directed by the Sewer Inspector. In quicksand or where the trench is wet, all pipes shall be laid on sufficient broken stone to adequately stabilize the trench.

Size. Building sewers for single- or double-family occupancies shall be not less than four inches in diameter. Building sewers for other multifamily occupancies, commercial occupancies and industrial occupancies shall be of a diameter determined by the Sewer Committee, but shall be in any case not less than four inches in diameter. Each individual, residential or commercial structure shall have an individual connection, except that duplex dwellings shall have a connection for each dwelling unit.

Grade. The pipes shall be laid on a uniform grade wherever practicable, but the grade shall not be less than 1/4 inch to one foot, unless a lesser grade is authorized, in writing, by the Sewer Committee, in which case special provisions shall be made for sufficient flushing.

Depth. Building sewers shall be placed at a depth of not less than three feet below grade unless physical conditions prohibit such a depth and specific permission is given by the Sewer Committee to place the building sewer at a lesser depth.

Location and depth of house connection near curb. The Township Committee, through its authorized representative, will designate the location of the end of the house connection at the curb. Where house connections are installed in new sewer projects at properties occupied by or about to be occupied by structure, and where connection to the sewer system is mandatory, the Township Committee may, at its discretion, designate the location of all such house connections at one time by means of wooded stakes, iron rods or other suitable semipermanent markers after giving written notice to each affected property owner that the designation is to be made in this manner. If the Township Committee elects to make the designation in this manner, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain the markers, and, if moved or destroyed, responsibility for replacement of the markers from data and records furnished by the Township Committee shall lie with the property owner.

Terraced installation. On a terraced installation where a 45° or more angle on the rise is necessary, the foot of such rise shall rest on a concrete pad.

Trench excavation and backfill.

Trenches shall be excavated so as to provide a uniform and continuous bearing on solid and undisturbed earth for the entire length of each pipe except at bell holes, which are required. When the trench has been excavated below the required grade, it shall be backfilled with sand or thoroughly compacted soil free of rock or other hard substances to the satisfaction of the Township Sewer Inspector. Rocks, boulders or any other type of hard material in the location of the trench shall be removed to a depth of six inches and the trench brought up to the required subgrade with sand or thoroughly compacted soil satisfactory to the Sewer Inspector. Laying pipes on props or shims of any kind is prohibited.

Backfill material up to one foot above the pipe shall be free from cinders, ashes, refuse, vegetable or organic material, boulders, rocks, stones or any other material which, in the opinion of the Sewer Inspector, is unsatisfactory. Such backfill shall be placed by hand evenly on both sides of the pipe and to a depth of one foot above the pipe, and, if the material is other than sand, it shall be thoroughly compacted. From one foot above the pipe, backfill may contain rocks up to six inches in diameter and may be placed by machinery.

The backfilling around a building sewer shall be so executed as not to injure the joints of the pipes.

(4)

Every open excavation shall be adequately barricaded and lighted.

Inspection port or peephole. All building connections shall include an inspection port or peephole installed at a distance of approximately 28 feet from the center line of the road or at a location approved by the Township Engineer. This inspection port shall be a vertical cast-iron pipe four inches in diameter with a screw-type brass plug at ground level. The vertical cast-iron pipe shall be connected to a cast-iron T. The T shall be connected between five-foot lengths of cast-iron pipe.

Cleanouts. Cleanouts shall be constructed at all changes in horizontal direction of the building sewer greater than a 45° angle, and, when building sewers are more than 50 feet in length, a cleanout shall be installed at each interval of 50 feet. Cleanouts shall be placed at an angle of 45° and shall be supported in a manner approved by the Sewer Inspector. All cleanouts shall extend to the surface of the ground and shall be of cast-iron construction four inches in diameter with brass ferrule and brass plug having American standard tapered pipe thread. A cleanout shall be provided within five feet of the structure unless an approved cleanout exists inside.

Clearing of house connection. Prior to connecting any building sewer with any house connection, the person making the building sewer installation shall, by means of a plumber's snake and by flushing thoroughly with clean water, determine that the house-connection pipe is clear and unobstructed between the curb and the main sewer and shall certify to the same on forms provided by the Sewer Committee. The person making the connection shall also certify that the connection is clear from the structure to the house connection.

Minimum distance between house connection or building sewer and water service pipe. Underground water service pipes and house connections or building sewers shall not be less than five feet apart horizontally and shall be separated by undisturbed or compacted earth, except that water service pipes may be placed in the same trench with a house connection or building sewer, provided that the following additional conditions are met:

The bottom of the water service pipe, at all points, shall be at least 12 inches above the top of the adjacent house connection of the building sewer.

The water service pipe shall be placed on a firm foundation at one side of the common trench and shall be not less than two feet horizontally from the house connection or building sewer and a minimum of 54 inches below grade or as authorized by the Sanitary Sewer Committee.

The number of joints in the water service pipe shall be kept to a minimum.

(4)

The materials and joints of a house connection and building sewer shall be installed in such manner and shall possess the necessary strength and durability to prevent escape of solids, liquids and gases therefrom under all known adverse conditions such as corrosion, strains due to temperature changes, settlement, vibrations and superimposed loads.

Separate and independent building sewer. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and the rear building is an accessory use as established under the Zoning Ordinance[1] and while both buildings remain under the same ownership in the discretion of the Sewer Committee.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 102, Land Use.

Height of building cleanouts above basement floor. Inside building cleanouts shall be located a minimum distance of one foot above the basement floor.

Dead ends. The dead end of all pipes not immediately connecting the building drainage system with the main sewer must be securely closed by a watertight cover of imperishable material as approved by the Sewer Inspector.

§ 121-15 Filling of abandoned private systems.

At such time as a public sewerage system becomes available to a property served by an existing sewage disposal system, old facilities shall be pumped out, abandoned and filled with suitable material within 60 days from the date of connection to the sewer main. The same shall be inspected by the Sewer Inspector.

§ 121-16 Record cards.

The location of each house connection and each building sewer, along with other pertinent data, shall be recorded on cards furnished by the Township and on additional cards which will be furnished by the RVRSA.

§ 121-17 Dry sewers.

Dry sewer lines, where required by the Land Subdivision Ordinance of the Township of Boonton,[1] shall follow the specifications and conditions outlined in this Part 1 and subsequent ordinances.