[Ord. #585, § 512]
Sewage disposal using septic systems shall be
designed in accordance with P.L. 199 and shall be approved by the
Township Health Officer.
[Ord. #585, § 512B]
Wherever public sewers are available, all sewage
disposal shall utilize public sewers, designed in accordance with
the requirements of the Township Sewerage Authority or the appropriate
operating agency.
[Ord. #585, § 512C]
In areas where public sewers are intended to
be provided as indicated in the Township's Master Plan, but have not
yet been installed, package treatment plants may be used temporarily.
However, at such time as public sewers become available, the project
must be tied into the public system and the use of the package treatment
plan discontinued.
a. The sewerage system shall be designed to accommodate
the future tie-in to the public system.
b. The developer shall design the package treatment plant
in accordance with the requirements of all applicable federal and
state agencies, and the design shall be approved by these and all
required local agencies, including the Township Sewerage Authority.
c. Prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy,
the package treatment plant shall be turned over to and owned, maintained
and operated by the Township Sewerage Authority; however, all costs
associated with the operation and maintenance of the plant shall be
paid for by its users.
d. The site occupied by the plant and its surrounding
area shall be landscaped to visually screen the facility from the
remainder of the development and from all surrounding properties.
e. Adequate provision for access to the plant by the
Township Sewerage Authority shall be provided.