Township of Galloway, NJ Article I General Provisions

§ 281-1 Statutory authority; purpose.

A. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority (GTMUA) was established in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1 et seq., pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Galloway Township Council on June 5, 1972. Thereafter, in 1981, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority was dissolved by the Township Council for the Township of Galloway, and the sanitary sewerage facilities within the Township are now within the jurisdiction of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division (GTMUD), a Division of the Municipal Council, with the local responsibility for planning and improving sanitary sewerage service to the Township. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division has the same purpose as that of the original Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority as it related to sewerage, and its activities will conform to the guidelines established by N.J.S.A. 40:14B-19, which provides, in part, as follows: "...the relief of waters in or bordering the (Township) from pollution arising from causes within the district and the relief of waters in, bordering or entering the district from pollution or threatened pollution, (and) the provision of sewerage collection and disposal service within or without the Township."

B. On September 1, 1973, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority signed a service agreement with the Atlantic County Sewerage Authority, now known as the "Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)." Pursuant to this agreement, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority took on the responsibility for collecting and transporting sewerage in the Township and the delivery of that sewerage to the interceptor lines and pumping stations of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. This agreement also provides for the treatment of that sewerage by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, and the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division accepts the rights and obligations excepted by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority under said agreement.

C. The following rules and regulations provide specific and mandatory guidelines for the design, review, construction and management of the sewerage collection and treatment facilities within the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division's jurisdiction. All individual property owners, as well as subdividers and developers of the residential, commercial or industrial properties within the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division's jurisdiction, are required by the Division to submit applications for all phases of planning, design and construction of sanitary sewerage facilities. In addition to the rules and regulations set forth herein, the rules, regulations and requirements of other regulatory agencies having authority within the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division's jurisdiction must also receive compliance. These regulatory agencies include, but are not limited to, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 1579]

D. The provisions of this chapter and any amendments hereto shall be implemented for the useful life of the public treatment works.

[Added 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 958]

§ 281-2 Division office; meetings; submission of applications.

A. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division office is currently located at the Galloway Township Municipal Complex, 300 East Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township, New Jersey 08205. The office telephone number is [phone]. The office hours of the Division are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

[Amended 7-27-1993 by Ord. No. 1132; 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 1579]

B. Regular meetings of the Division are currently held in the Galloway Township Municipal Complex Chambers on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month beginning at 7:30 p.m.

[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 1579]

C. Applications for the review of plans or designs and requests for permission to construct or connect with the sanitary sewer may be submitted in writing to the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division at the above address. All formal applications shall be submitted with the required fees as hereinafter set forth.

§ 281-3 Definitions.

A. Unless the context of these rules and regulations and the remainder of this chapter indicates to the contrary, the following meanings shall apply:

ADMINISTRATOR

The Director of Public Works is the designated Administrator of the Division responsible to the Township Manager/Council and shall be the agent of the Division in daily business transactions.

[Amended 7-27-1993 by Ord. No. 1132]

ATLANTIC COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY

The County Authority responsible for the treatment of wastewater collected by the local participating municipalities, including Galloway Township.

BOD (biochemical oxygen demand)

The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight or milligrams per liter.

BUILDING SEWER

The pipe and connecting fixtures conveying sewage from a residential, commercial, institutional or industrial building or buildings to the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division sewer (also known as a "house connection").

CITY ISLAND TREATMENT PLANT

The treatment plant in Atlantic City, owned, operated and maintained by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, which will be used to treat Galloway Township's wastewater.

CLEANOUT

A piece of pipe extending vertically to or above the ground surface from the house connection pipe. A cleanout offers access to the sewer line for rodding and cleaning. A cleanout usually consists of a double sanitary tee or wye, a one-eighth elbow, a riser pipe and a cleanout plug.

[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 1579]

COLLECTION SYSTEM

The Township sewerage system used for the conveyance of wastewater through the Township to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority's interceptor lines and pumping stations.

COMMERCIAL CONCERN

Any concern engaged in service, trade, business, traffic or commerce in general, exclusive of industrial concerns.

CONSULTING ENGINEER

The Consulting Engineer duly authorized by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division to review and inspect all sanitary sewerage facilities.

CONTRACT DRAWINGS

A record of the sanitary sewer facilities, as constructed.

COUNTY SYSTEM

The gravity lines, force mains, pumping stations and treatment facilities owned, operated and maintained by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority within Galloway Township for the purpose of conveyance of Township wastewater to the county treatment plants for subsequent treatment of that sewage.

DEVELOPER

The person, persons, company, corporation, etc., performing or causing to be performed site improvements on behalf of the owner.

DIVISION or MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DIVISION (MUD)

The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division created by ordinance of the Township of Galloway in 1981.

DIVISION SEWER

A sewer owned by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division in public streets or easements, including all street laterals from the sewer main to the property line or edge of the easement.

DOMESTIC CONSUMER UNIT (DCU)

A dwelling or structure normally occupied by a single family and shall be construed as being equal to a flow of 75,000 gallons per year.

[Added 9-4-1984 by Ord. No. 773]

DOMESTIC OR SANITARY WASTE

The wastewater from a residential or commercial establishment, as distinct from the industrial wastes.

DRY SEWER

A sewer line and its appurtenances constructed and capped off for future use.

EASEMENT

An acquired legal right-of-way for the specific use of land owned by others.

FLOATABLE OIL

Oil, fat or grease in such a state that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved treatment facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.

FORCE MAIN

A sewer line through which wastewater is forced or pumped by the use of a pumping station. Force mains are closed systems without lateral access.

GARBAGE

Small solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

GRAVITY LINE

A sewer line through which wastewater flows by gravity.

GREASE TRAP

Pipe fixtures installed in building sewer pipes to remove grease or oil from wastewater before it enters the Authority sewerage lines.

HOUSE CONNECTION

See "building sewer."

INDIVIDUAL BUILDING SEWER CONNECTION

See "building sewer."

INDIVIDUAL SANITARY DISPOSAL SYSTEM

A self-contained sewer or septic system used for the collection and treatment of domestic wastes from an individual building not connected with the Township sanitary sewer.

INDUSTRIAL CONCERN

Any concern engaged primarily in manufacturing or processing operations.

INDUSTRIAL WASTE

The wastewater from industrial and manufacturing processes, trade or business, as distinct from domestic wastes.

INFILTRATION

The unwanted intrusion of groundwater, surface water or stormwater into the sanitary sewerage system.

MAJOR DEVIATION

Any proposed placement of sanitary sewer facilities or connection with existing sewer facilities by any developer in such a manner so as to require, in the discretion and pursuant to the determination of the Municipal Engineer, substantial revision of or amendment to the sanitary sewer master plan of the Township of Galloway, as such may be amended and/or revised at the time of such proposed development. In order to be deemed a major deviation, the costs of revising the sanitary sewer master plan, as estimated by the Municipal Engineer, must exceed $250, which cost shall be borne by the developer.

[Added 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 1656]

MINOR DEVIATION

Any proposed placement of sanitary sewer facilities or connection with existing sewer facilities by any developer in such a manner so as to require, in the discretion and pursuant to the determination of the Municipal Engineer, only an insubstantial revision of or amendment to the sanitary sewer master plan of the Township of Galloway, as such may be amended and/or revised at the time of such proposed development. In order to be considered a minor deviation, the costs of revising the sanitary sewer master plan, as estimated by the Municipal Engineer, shall not exceed $250.

[Added 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 1656]

OWNER

The owner of the property upon whose behalf an application for sewer installation and/or connection is made to the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

pH

The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution and shall be the measure of acidity or alkalinity.

PLANNING BOARD

The Planning Board of Galloway Township.

PLANNING BOARD ADMINISTRATOR

The duly designated Administrator of the Planning Board.

PLUMBING INSPECTOR

The person duly designated by the Township as the Plumbing Subcode Official and Inspector.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

A person licensed to practice professional engineering in the State of New Jersey.

PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE

Solids which have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than 1/2 inch in diameter.

PUMPING STATION

A permanent facility constructed to convey sewage to another sewer by pumping rather than by gravity.

RISER

That portion of the cleanout pipe extending vertically from the house connection pipe to or above the surface of the ground.

SANITARY SEWER

A sewer which carries or is intended to carry sewage or wastewater and into which storm- , surface and ground water is not intentionally admitted.

SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UNIT

A unit in a development or housing project which has qualified for state or federal funding as a senior citizen housing project.

[Added 9-4-1984 by Ord. No. 773]

SEPTIC SYSTEM

An individual self-contained sewage disposal system used for the collection and treatment of domestic wastes from an individual building.

SEWAGE

A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments and other buildings or places. (See "industrial wastes.")

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

Any arrangement of devices and structures used for the treating of sewage in the Township or county other than that used on and used for one property under one ownership as an individual sanitary disposal system.

SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN

The plan for the sewering of the Township prepared by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division Consulting Engineer, together with any supplements, amendments, alterations or additions thereto or hereafter in existence, as approved by the Authority.

SEWERAGE SYSTEM

All trunks, subtrunks, sewers, interceptors, laterals, branches, pumping stations and all other sewer appurtenances owned by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

SLUDGE

Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flow during normal operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.

STREET

Any and all streets, avenues, highways and roads, whether public or private.

STREET LATERAL

A four-inch-diameter pipe extending from the sewer main to the building connection.

SUPERINTENDENT

The designated person authorized by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division to maintain and operate the sanitary sewerage system within the Township.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

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

TAMPING

A method of backfilling soil by driving it downward in light or medium blows to ensure tight compaction.

TOWNSHIP

Galloway Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL

The designated agent of the Township responsible for the enforcement of the Township Construction Code and the issuance of Township construction permits.

TOWNSHIP ENGINEER

The duly appointed Engineer of the Township.

WASTEWATER

The spent water of a community, consisting of liquids and water-carried wastes from residential, commercial and industrial establishments.

B. "May" means permissive; "shall" means mandatory.

§ 281-4 Installation of or connection to sanitary sewerage facilities required.

A. All residential, commercial and industrial buildings within the Township, including but not limited to single- and multifamily units, condominiums, planned unit developments, commercial and industrial facilities, private and public institutions, such as hospitals, churches, schools, etc., shall be required to connect to the nearest Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division or Atlantic County Utilities Authority gravity sewer line or pumping station within the Township, unless otherwise specified in subsequent sections of this chapter.

[Amended 7-27-1993 by Ord. No. 1132]

B. No person(s) shall be permitted to place or deposit any human or animal excrement, garbage or objectionable waste in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Township.

C. No person(s) shall be permitted to discharge wastewater or polluted waters into any natural outlet within the Township unless suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.

D. Except as provided under Article I, § 281-7A through H, of this chapter, no person(s) shall be permitted to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.

E. The owner(s) of any or all existing building or proposed facilities required to install a sanitary sewerage facility or to connect to an existing sanitary sewer shall submit a written application for review in accordance with one of the following schedules:

(1) Article II of this chapter, pertaining to sewer system standards for individual building connections.

(2) Article III of this chapter, pertaining to sewer system standards for subdivisions and developments.

(3) Article IV of this chapter, pertaining to sewer system standards for commercial and industrial developments.

§ 281-5 Sewer use regulations.

A. No person(s) shall be permitted to connect into a Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division or Atlantic County Utilities Authority manhole without the explicit permission of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division and/or the Atlantic County Utilities Authority.

B. No person(s) shall be permitted to tap into a Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division or Atlantic County Utilities Authority force main without the explicit permission of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Authority.

C. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any polluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sewer.

[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 958]

D. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged to a storm sewer or natural outlet only upon written approval of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 958]

E. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following-described waters or wastes into any public sewers:

(1) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.

(2) Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process or to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.

(3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures and personnel of the wastewater works.

(4) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities, such as but not limited to ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

F. The following-described substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited in discharges to concentrations or quantities which will not harm either the Township sewers, county wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream and will not otherwise endanger lives, limb, public property or constitute a public nuisance. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division may set limitations lower than the limitations established below if, in its opinion, more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objective. In forming its opinion as to the above, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, sewer materials, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plan, degree of treatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without the approval of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division are as follows:

(1) Wastewater having a temperature higher than 104º F. (40º C.).

[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 958]

(2) Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or product of mineral oil origin.

(3) Wastewater from industrial processes containing floatable oils, fat or grease.

(4) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. (See § 281-3, Definitions.) Garbage shredders may be connected to sanitary sewer lines from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places where the garbage originates in the preparation of food in the kitchen or for the purposes of consumption on the premises or to be served by caterers.

(5) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and other similar objectionable or toxic substances to such a degree that any such materials introduced in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment plant exceeds the limits established by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division for such materials.

(6) Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding limits which may be established by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

(7) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.

(8) Quantities of flow or concentration, or both, which constitutes sludge as defined herein.

(9) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment process employed or are amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over receiving waters.

(10) Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment process.

G. Deleterious discharges.

(1) If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection F of this section and which in the judgment of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division may:

(a) Reject the wastes;

(b) Require pretreatment in an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;

(c) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or

(d) Require payment to cover added cost of handling and treating the waste not covered by existing sewer charges.

(2) When considering the above alternatives, the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division shall give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

H. Grease, oil and sand traps shall be provided in restaurants, automobile repair shops or when, in the opinion of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts as specified in Subsection F(3) or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that such traps shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division and shall be located as to be readily accessible to cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these traps, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal of the materials. Removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.

I. When required by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances, in the building to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division. The structure shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Any new source, significant indirect user shall obtain a State NJPDES/SIU permit prior to commencing discharge into the treatment works.

[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 958]

J. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division may require a user of sewer facilities to provide information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These requirements may include:

(1) Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified period of time.

(2) Chemical analysis of wastewaters.

(3) Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality.

(4) Quantity and disposition of wastewaters.

(5) A plot plan of sewers of the user's property, showing sewer and pretreatment facility location.

(6) Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.

(7) Details of systems to protect and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewers.

K. The Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division may require the installation and use of a metering system to measure the quantity of flow for any users other than single residential users, as deemed necessary by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division. All measurement tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in these rules and regulations shall be deemed in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association. Sampling methods, location times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

L. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.

M. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division and any industrial concern whereby industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division for treatment.

N. No person(s) shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the wastewater facilities. Any person(s) violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest as disorderly conduct.

§ 281-6 Powers and authority of inspectors.

A. The Engineer, Director, Foreman and other duly authorized representatives bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and may inspect establishments and adjust DCUs accordingly. .

[Amended 7-27-1993 by Ord. No. 1132]

B. The Engineer or other duly authorized representatives of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division shall be permitted to review information related to industrial processes which may have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information considered confidential. The industry must establish that the revelation to the public of the information requested might result in an advantage to competitors.

C. While performing the necessary work on private properties, the representatives of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division representatives, and the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division representatives and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in § 281-5I or any other negligence of the owner.

D. The Engineer, Director, Foreman and other duly authorized representatives of the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspections, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.

[Amended 7-27-1993 by Ord. No. 1132]

§ 281-7 Individual sanitary disposal systems.

A. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available within the Township, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.

B. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit or otherwise comply with the ordinances and rules and regulations of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority.

C. A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the appropriate official from the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and, where applicable, by the Galloway Township designated Plumbing Inspector.

D. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Health for the County of Atlantic and/or the State of New Jersey, as the case may be. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 30,000 square feet. No septic tank shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.

E. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 120 days, in compliance with this chapter; and any septic tank, cesspool and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with a suitable material within the same period of time.

F. The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Township.

G. No developer shall be permitted to install individual wastewater disposal systems for developments of five lots or more, except through specific written permission by the Galloway Township Municipal Utilities Division.

H. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the local Health Officer and/or County Health Officer.