[Adopted 7-28-1969 (§ 15-2 of the
Revised General Ordinances), as amended through Ord. No. O-00-33]
A.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
BUILDING SEWER
CHLORINE DEMAND
COLLECTION SEWER
CONNECTION UNIT
EQUIVALENT UNIT (EU)
GARBAGE
GROUND GARBAGE
IMPROVED PROPERTY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
NORMAL SEWAGE
OWNER
pH
PRIVATE SEWER COMPANY
SANITARY SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWER
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
SERVICE LATERAL
SEWAGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWER
SEWERED AREA
SLUG
STANDARD METHODS
STORM SEWER
STREET
SURCHARGE
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOWNSHIP'S AUTHORIZED AGENT
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
UNPOLLUTED WATER
As used in this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter. The standard laboratory
procedure shall be that found in the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure
to the service lateral of a collection sewer.
The quantity of chlorine absorbed by a wastewater, allowing
a residual of 0.1 ppm by weight after 30 minutes of contact, expressed
in milligrams per liter. The standard laboratory procedure shall be
that found in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater.
The Township's collection sanitary sewers located under highways,
roads, streets and rights-of-way with branch service laterals that
collect and convey sanitary sewage or industrial wastes or a combination
of both and into which stormwater, surface water and groundwater or
unpolluted industrial waters or liquids are not intentionally admitted.
Each individual building or house, whether constructed as
a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, which is designated or
adaptable to separate ownership for use as a family dwelling unit
or for commercial or industrial purposes. A school, factory, apartment,
house, individually owned condominium or townhouse unit, office building
or other multiple-unit structure whose individual apartments or units
are connected to a common internal sewer system, unless each has its
own individual water meter, shall be considered as one connection
unit.
The unit which produces or delivers to the sewerage system
an average daily flow, said flow to be estimated annually.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
Any property within the sewered area upon which there is
erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure
sanitary sewage or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
The liquid wastes resulting from an industry as defined in
the latest edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,
except sanitary sewage.
Sewage with a maximum:
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the sewered area. In the event
multiple commercial premises are served by a common sewer meter or,
in the event the sewer charges are calculated based on water charges,
a common water meter, the person or entity holding title to the specific
portion of the premises where the common sewer meter/water meter is
physically located shall be deemed the owner for purposes of this
chapter. In the event a multiple residential project, wherein units
are individually owned, is served by other than an individual water
meter for each individual residential unit, i.e., served by one or
more common water meters, the person or entity holding title to the
specific portion of the premises which is actually served by the sewer
service shall be deemed the owner for purposes of this chapter.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen
ions in moles per liter of solution.
An entity other than the Freehold Township Municipal Sewer
System providing sewerage service in the Township of Freehold and
shall include privately owned public utilities providing sewerage
service.
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from an
improved property.
A sewer than carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions
together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater and surface
water that are not admitted intentionally.
All facilities as of any particular time for collecting,
pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial
wastes situated in the sewered area and owned or operated by the Township.
That part of the sewage system from the collection sewer
to a point just beyond the curbline or to a point one foot beyond
the edge of the paved roadway if there is no curbline.
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
The plant and facilities operated for the treatment of sewage
and industrial wastes by or for the Township to which the sewer system
is to be connected.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sanitary sewer
system used to collect and convey sewage and to which groundwater
or unpolluted industrial waters, surface water and stormwater or liquids
are not admitted intentionally.
That portion of the Township in which there has been or shall
be constructed a sewage collection system within the Township in accordance
with plans approved by the Township and as from time to time constructed
and extended.
Any discharge of water, wastewater or industrial waste 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 flows during normal
operation.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes, published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water
Pollution Control Federation.
Any pipe or conduit that carries stormwater, surface water
and groundwater drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
Any street, highway, road, lane, court, alley or public square
duly accepted by the Township.
A charge, in addition to the service charge rental, which
is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than
the concentration values established as representative of normal sewage.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater or other liquids, expressed in milligrams per
liter. The standard laboratory procedure shall be that found in the
latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater.
The Plumbing Inspector or Health Officer appointed by the
Board of Health.
Any substance, including copper, cyanide and chromium compounds,
in such form or concentration as to be toxic or to inhibit the activity
of humans, animals or organisms used in biological sewage treatment.
Water not containing any pollutants limited or prohibited
by the effluent standards in effect, or water whose discharge will
not cause any violation of receiving water quality standards.
B.
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall be as adopted
in the Rules and Regulations of the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage
Authority, as amended, and the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Public Health Association, the American Waterworks Association and
the Water Pollution Control Federation, and the Federal Guideline
for State and Local Pretreatment Programs, Volume 1, 1977, or the
latest revision thereof.
A.
Within 90 days after service of notice to connect
is given to the owner of a connection unit by the Township Engineer,
the connection unit identified in the notice shall be connected with
and use the services and facilities of the Township sanitary sewer
system to the exclusion of any other systems or methods for the collection
and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes.
(1)
All connection units within an area served by the
sanitary sewer system shall be connected with and use the service
and facilities of the Township's sewer system, to the exclusion of
any other systems or methods for the collection and disposal of sewage
and industrial wastes, within one year after the issuance of the certificate
of completion issued with regard to the sanitary sewer system serving
that particular area, or as to a new connection unit, before the new
connection unit is used or occupied, notwithstanding the failure of
the Township to serve the ninety-day notice provided for, except those
units specifically excepted by action of the Township Committee by
reason of economic unfeasibility of connection, which exception may
be restricted by the Township Committee when the connection becomes
economically feasible.
(2)
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening
into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or the sanitary
sewer system without first obtaining a permit in writing from the
Township. Permits shall be issued to owners required to connect to
a sewer and may be issued by the Township to owners not required to
connect.
(3)
If any owner fails to comply with the provisions of this Subsection A, in addition to other penalties, the Township may engage the services of a registered or licensed plumber to make the required connection. Prior to doing so, the Township shall notify the delinquent owner, in writing, of its intention to have the work done at the owner's expense, unless the work is completed by the owner within 15 days of the mailing of the notice, or such later date as may be consented to by the Township's authorized agent. If the work is not completed within that period by the owner, the Township shall proceed to have the work done, and the Township Engineer shall certify the cost to the Township. The Township shall then notify the owner when and where the Township Committee will examine the certification and any objections will be heard at that time. The Township, after a hearing, shall determine the correctness of the certification and cause the cost as shown or as corrected by the Township to be added to the sewer bill for the property in question, and the amount of the charge shall become a lien upon the lands upon filing with the collector of sewer rents. The charge shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the collector of sewer rents.
B.
Application for the permit required shall be made
by the owner of the improved property to be served or by his authorized
representative.
C.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection
of any improved property within a sewer until a permit has been issued
by the Township and until that person shall have given the Township's
authorized agent at least 24 hours' notice of the time when the connection
will be made so that the Township's authorized agent may supervise
and inspect the work of connection and, when necessary, supervise
the testing.
D.
Except as otherwise provided, each connection unit
on each improved property shall be connected separately and independently
with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one connection
unit on one building sewer shall not be permitted except under special
circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown,
and then only after special permission of the Plumbing Inspector shall
have been secured.
E.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building
sewer and costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to
a collection sewer or service lateral shall be borne by the owner
of the improved property to be connected. The owner shall indemnify
and save harmless the Township from all loss or damage that may be
occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of
a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a service
lateral.
F.
Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods of installation shall be in accordance with requirements of § 270-3 and shall be subject to approval of the Township's authorized agent.
G.
The permit shall be displayed prominently upon the
improved property to be connected to a sewer at all times during construction
of the building sewer and connection of the building to a service
lateral.
H.
A building sewer shall be connected to the sewer system
at the end of the service lateral at the curbline point of connection
located in the sidewalk area. No person shall make a connection directly
with or tamper with a service lateral in any manner except in the
presence of the Township's authorized agent. All work of making connection
to any of the Township's sewers shall be done under the personal supervision
of the Township's authorized agent and shall conform to the following
requirements: All joints shall be sealed and made airtight and shall
be made smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment
and of proper grade, so as to provide free flow of sewage matter without
any obstructions and to be made in accordance with the Township's
specifications for its sanitary sewers. All work pertaining to the
connection with the Township's sewers shall be, financially and otherwise,
the responsibility of the owner of the property with which connection
is made, subject to the right of supervision reserved by the Township.
I.
A service lateral will be connected to a collection
sewer with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and
encased in an eight-inch envelope of concrete extending completely
around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe. All service laterals
installed after the initial construction period shall be installed
by the Township at the expense of the owner or the connection unit
served by the lateral. The service lateral shall conform to the Township's
specifications and shall be subject to the right of inspection reserved
by the Township. Service laterals and building sewers for the same
connection shall be of the same size and material throughout and shall
in no case be less than four inches in diameter.
J.
Connections to service laterals, if of the same pipe
size, shall be made by properly joining to the bell end of the service
lateral provided. If cast-iron pipe four inches in diameter is used,
the connection shall be made with a standard adapting fitting of cast
iron. This applies also to the connection of the house drain to the
building sewer pipe. Projecting the smaller pipe into the larger and
sealing will not be permitted. Where a building sewer has been constructed
with pipe having a larger diameter than four inches' service lateral
provided, the building sewer shall be extended to the collection sewer
using the large-diameter pipe and properly connected as specified
herein. All pipe must conform to present BOCA standards.
K.
Within 90 days following the abandonment of all septic
tanks, cesspools and seepage pits for the treatment of sanitary sewage,
these facilities, except those with concrete lids at least four inches
thick, shall be filled with sand, crushed stone, gravel or shale to
prevent the pits from caving in or from in any way becoming a health
or safety hazard. Septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits with concrete
lids may be used for the disposal of stormwater from roof drains and
other forms of surface drainage or for the disposal of other wastes
as permitted in writing by the Township or the Township's authorized
agent.
A.
Building sewers shall be no less than four inches
in diameter.
B.
All service laterals and building shall conform to
current BOCA Codes.
C.
Uniform bearing shall be provided along the entire
length of a building sewer, and all joints of a building sewer shall
be watertight and rootproof. No cement mortar joints shall be used.
D.
Where an improved property, at the time of securing
a permit to connect to a sewer, is served by its own sewage disposal
system or device, the existing house sewer line shall be broken on
the building side of the sewage disposal system or device and attachment
shall be made with proper fittings to continue the house sewer line
as a building sewer, undiminished in inside diameter, but not less
than four inches to the service lateral.
E.
A building sewer to serve one improved property may occupy the same trench as a building sewer to serve the next adjoining improved property, provided that the common trench is on or immediately adjacent to the common property line and such joint occupancy is by mutual agreement of the owners concerned. This is subject in all respects to § 270-2D.
F.
It shall be the duty of every person constructing
or owning any building sewer, house drain, soil pipe, waste pipe,
vent pipe, plumbing fixtures, or any other passage or connection between
a sewer and any grounds, building, structure or place of business,
and it shall be the duty of the owners of all grounds, buildings and
structures and all parties interested, to cause and require that the
building sewer, vent pipe, house drain, soil pipe, waste pipe, plumbing
fixtures or any other passage or connection shall be adequate for
its purpose and shall at all times allow free passage of all material
that enters or should enter the same. No change of drainage, sewage
or the building sewers of any building shall be permitted unless notice
shall have been given to the Township's authorized agent or to the
Township Engineer and consent of the Township obtained in writing.
G.
Fittings in a building sewer shall conform to the
type of pipe used in construction.
H.
Changes in direction of a building sewer must comply
with National Standard Plumbing Codes.
I.
Fittings or connections in a building sewer which
have an enlargement, chamber or recess with a ledge, shoulder or reduction
of pipe area that shall offer any obstruction to flow shall not be
allowed.
J.
Joints in cast-iron soil pipe in a building sewer shall be packed with oakum in the bell and spigot terminations and thereafter shall be filled with molten lead to a depth of at least one inch and not to be depressed more than 1/8 inch below the run of the hub. The lead then must be caulked in place. No paint, varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the building sewer has been tested and approved as provided in Subsections Q, R and S of this section. Rubber ring joints of approved design may also be used.
K.
Floor drains connected to a building sewer shall comply
to the National Standard Plumbing Codes. Interceptors (including grease,
oil and sand interceptors, etc.) shall be provided when, in the opinion
of the Township, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease, flammable wastes, sand, solids and other
ingredients harmful to the building drainage system, the public sewer
or sewage treatment plant or process.
L.
All cleanouts shall comply with the National Standard
Plumbing Code.
M.
Wherever in the opinion of the Township Engineer or
the Township's authorized agent the trenching conditions require either
a specific type of pipe, jointing material or encasement in concrete,
such materials as it may direct shall be installed to protect the
property owner or the Township, for special conditions as follows:
(1)
Where the trench is over 12 feet deep, Class 52 ductile
iron pipe must be used.
(2)
Where the trench is less than four feet deep in a
traveled roadway, special bedding, consisting of crushed stone or
concrete cradle, as directed by the Engineer or the Township's authorized
agent, must be used.
(3)
Service laterals and building sewers for all service
stations, garages, or other establishments storing, using or dispensing
gasoline, kerosene, benzine, or similar solvents shall be constructed
of ductile iron pipe with mechanical joints and gaskets of approved
materials.
(4)
Where lines are laid in fill, ductile iron soil pipe
with mechanical joints shall be used.
(5)
Where foundation conditions are poor due to groundwater
or subsurface materials, a bedding of quarry blend crushed stone of
at least six inches in depth shall be used.
(6)
Where rock is encountered, it shall be excavated to
a depth of four inches below the bottom of the pipe and the trench
refilled to the grade line with clean earth, sand and crushed stone.
N.
The slope or grade of a building sewer, when the inside
diameter is four inches or less, shall be no less than 1/4 inch per
foot of length and shall be downward in the direction of flow, provided
that when PVC sewer pipe shall be used the slope may be reduced for
lines over four inches in diameter but shall be not less than 1/8
inch per foot of length.
O.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been
inspected and approved. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before being inspected, tested and accepted it shall be uncovered
for inspection and testing at the cost and expense of the owner of
the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
P.
When found necessary by the Township's authorized
agent or the Township Engineer, the building sewer shall be tested
by filling the same with water, completely, so that every section
shall be tested with not less than a ten-foot head of water. Water
shall be kept in the building sewer for 15 minutes before inspection
starts and no leakage shall be observable at the time of inspection.
Q.
The Township's authorized agent or engineer shall
observe all required testing of a building sewer. All equipment and
material required for testing shall be furnished by the owner of the
improved property to be connected to a sewer.
R.
Upon inspection and approval of a building sewer by the Township, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Plumbing Inspector to the owner of the improved property to be connected to a sewer. In the event a building sewer is not approved by the Township, further tests shall be made following completion of necessary corrections. A fee as provided in Chapter 150, Fees, shall be charged by the Township for observation of each test subsequent to the initial test.
S.
Whenever the Township has reason to believe any building
sewer has become defective, the building sewer shall be subject to
test and inspection. Defects found upon testing and inspection, if
any, shall be corrected as required by the Township, at the cost and
expense of the owner of the improved property served through the building
sewer.
T.
Every building sewer of an improved property shall
be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner
of the property.
U.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded
adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from
damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed
in the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being
connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Township.
V.
Street opening permits and restoration of street surface
shall be required. Wherever the surface of any public street, sidewalk
or cartway is disturbed by construction of a service lateral or building
sewer, the surfacing material must be restored in kind and maintained
to the satisfaction of the Township. All construction in a public
street of the Township shall be in compliance with the ordinances
of the Township, and all construction in a state highway shall be
in compliance with New Jersey Department of Transportation requirements
and specifications. All necessary permits shall be obtained from the
Township and other appropriate agencies before construction is commenced,
including the permit required for opening or disturbing the surface
of a street or right-of-way.
W.
The construction of building sewers shall, at all
times, be subject to supervision and inspection by the Township or
its authorized agent and shall conform to the Township specifications.
The building sewer shall not be covered until permitted by the Township
Engineer or Township's authorized agent or his representative, and
all backfilling of trenches shall be under his supervision and shall
be thoroughly compacted by tamping in six-inch layers to a minimum
height of 24 inches above the top of the pipe, unless that method
is not feasible, in which case an alternate method, approved by the
Township Engineer or the Township's authorized agent, shall be used.
X.
Connections with sewers where the same are run through
private property shall in all respects be governed by this section.
Y.
No roof drainage, cellar drainage, sump pump discharge,
surface water, swimming pool drainage or backwash water, waste from
hydrants or groundwater from underground drainage fields shall be
admitted or be permitted to drain into the sewer system. The sewer
system is intended to convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes
only.
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
Z.
The Township shall have the right to close or disconnect
from the sewer system any building sewer used for carrying rain, cellar
drainage, sump pump discharge, surface water, groundwater or objectionable
matter or whenever any violations of this section are committed.
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
AA.
The Township shall not be liable for any damage or
expense resulting from leaks, stoppages or defective plumbing or from
any other cause occurring to any premises or within any house or building,
and it is expressly stipulated by and between the Township and the
owner that no claims shall be made against the Township on account
of the breaking or stoppage of, or any damage or expense to, any service
lateral or house connection when the cause thereof is found to be
in the lateral or house connection.
BB.
The Township shall not be liable for a deficiency
or failure to service when occasioned by any emergency, required repairs
or failure from any cause beyond control. The Township reserves the
right to restrict the use of sewer service whenever the public welfare
may require it; in consideration of the right to connect to the sewer
system, the Township shall not be liable for any damage or expense
resulting from leaks, stoppages or defective plumbing or from any
other cause occurring to any premises or within any building and it
is hereby expressly agreed by all persons making connection with the
sewer system that no claims shall be made against the Township on
account of the breaking or stoppage of, or any damage or expense to,
any service lateral or building sewer, where the cause is found to
be in the service lateral or building sewer.
CC.
The rules and regulations in this section are hereby
supplemented by the provisions of Section 4 of the Rules and Regulations
of the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority, as amended, to
the degree that said provisions are not inconsistent with the rules
and regulations set forth herein.
A.
Owners, their agents, employees or independent contractors
may do excavation, ditch preparation and plumbing work involved in
the construction of a building sewer and the connection of a building
sewer to a service lateral, upon receipt of a connection permit from
the Township and subject to compliance with these regulations and
inspection requirements.
B.
All contractors, before performing any work involving
the construction of a building sewer or the connection of a building
sewer to a service lateral, shall register with the Township's authorized
agent, giving their name, business and home address, telephone numbers
and the amount and nature of their experience.
A.
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of
a notice from the Township, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition
with respect to a building sewer, within 60 days of receipt of the
notice, the Township may refuse to permit the person to discharge
sanitary sewage and industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system
until the unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied to the
satisfaction of the Township.
B.
The Township reserves the right to refuse to any person
the privilege of connection of any improved property to a sewer, or
to compel discontinuance of use of a sewer by any person, or to compel
the pretreatment of industrial wastes in order to prevent discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of wastes which may be deemed by the
Township to be harmful to the sanitary sewer system or to have a deleterious
effect on the sewage treatment process.
C.
The Township reserves the right to adopt, from time
to time, additional rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary
and proper relating to connections with a sewer and the sanitary sewer
system, which additional rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate,
shall be part of this article.
A.
Admission of industrial wastes into the sewer system.
(1)
Approval required for industrial wastes. The discharge
into the sanitary sewer system of industrial waste having any of the
following characteristics shall be subject to prior review and approval
of the Township:
(a)
Any wastewater with a biochemical oxygen demand
(BOD) in excess of 300 ppm by weight.
(b)
Any wastewater with a suspended solids content
in excess of 300 ppm or containing suspended solids of such character
or quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
or treat such materials.
(c)
A chlorine demand greater than five milligrams
per liter.
(d)
An average daily flow greater than 10% of the
average daily sewage flow of the sanitary sewer system.
(f)
Any wastewater containing substances in sufficient
quantity to cause injury, damage or hazard to personnel, structures
or equipment, or interfere with the regional or county authority systems
or any portion of the liquid or solids treatment or handling processes,
or that will pass through the treatment facilities in such condition
that it will not achieve state, federal or other existing requirements
for the effluent or for the receiving waters. The following chemicals
are specifically prohibited: alcohols, aldehydes, arsenic and arsenicals,
bromine, chlorinated hydrocarbons, compounds with chlorine demands
in excess of 100 ppm, chromium or chromium compounds, copper and copper
salts, cresols, cyanides or cyanide compounds, fluorine, iodine, mercury
or mercury compounds, nickel and nickel compounds, pesticides, silver
and silver compounds, sulfonamides, toxic dyes (organic or mineral),
zinc and zinc compounds; all strong oxidizing agents such as peroxides,
chromates, dichromates, permanganates, etc., compounds producing hydrogen
sulfide or any other toxic, inflammable or explosive gases, either
upon acidification, alkalization, reduction or oxidation, and strong
reducing agents such as nitrates, sulfites, sulfides, strong acids
or strong alkalis.
(g)
Unusual volumes of flow or concentrations of
wastewater constituting slugs as defined herein.
(h)
Wastewater containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment, stabilization, or reduction by the wastewater
processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree
that the treated effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over its discharge to the receiving waters.
(2)
Preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes.
(a)
Whenever necessary in the opinion of the Township,
the owner of improved property shall provide, at his expense, such
facilities for preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes
as may be necessary to:
[1]
Reduce BOD to 250 milligrams per liter by weight.
[2]
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents
to come within the maximum limits permitted in this section.
[3]
Control the quantities and rates of discharge
over a twenty-four-hour day and a seven-day week. Plans, specifications
and any other pertinent information relating to proposed facilities
for preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes shall
be submitted for approval of the Township, and no construction of
any facility shall be commenced until approval shall have been obtained
from any governmental regulatory body having jurisdiction.
(b)
Whenever facilities for preliminary treatment
and handling of industrial wastes shall have been provided by the
owner of the improved property, the facilities shall be maintained
continuously, at the expense of the owner, in satisfactory operating
condition. The Township shall have access to the facilities at reasonable
times for purposes of inspection and testing.
B.
Prohibited wastes.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial or unpolluted commercial
process water into any sewer.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
wastes or waters into the sanitary sewer system:
(a)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150° F. or 60° C.
(b)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease,
or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per
liter by weight of fats, oils or grease or containing substances which
may solidify or become viscous at a temperature of 65° C. All
restaurants, garages, commercial establishments, etc., from which
the substances will be discharged shall be equipped with grease traps.
(c)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas which, by reason
of its nature or quality, may cause fire or explosion, or which in
any other way may be injurious to persons or the sanitary sewer system
or the sewage treatment plant.
(d)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, shall be capable
of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry
into any sewer or the sewage treatment plant for maintenance and repair.
(e)
Any garbage, except properly shredded or ground
garbage.
(f)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, bones, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure,
butcher's offal or any other solid or viscous substance which shall
be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in any sewer or other
interference with the proper operation of the sanitary sewer system
or the sewage treatment plant.
(g)
Any water or waste having a pH lower than 5.5
or greater than 9.5 or found to be excessively corrosive.
(h)
Any water or waste containing any toxic substance
in quantity sufficient to constitute a hazard to humans or animals
or to interfere with the biochemical process of the sewage treatment
plant in such condition so that it will exceed state, federal or other
validly existing requirements for the receiving stream.
(i)
Any water or waste containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense shall
be required to handle the water or waste at the sewage treatment plant.
(j)
Any radioactive substances.
(k)
Any drainage from building construction.
(l)
Oils, tar, grease, combustible gases and liquids,
insoluble solids of any kind, or other substances which would impair,
impede, affect, interfere with, or endanger the sewer system or any
part thereof.
(m)
Wastewaters having an objectionable color which
is not removable in a treatment facility.
(n)
Any wastewater containing phenolic compounds
over 1.0 ppm, expressed as phenoil.
(o)
Any wastewater having a flashpoint lower than
235° F. (113° C.) as determined by the Tagliabue (Tag.) closed
cup method.
(p)
Any other prohibitive discharges under Section
5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage
Authority, as amended.
(3)
Gas stations and garages are required to provide oil
interceptors of the types Series GA, GX, GNC and GRC of Josam Manufacturing
Company or equivalent, in the proper location, where the dangerous
liquids are to be intercepted. Restaurants or other commercial establishments
as directed are required to provide grease interceptors of the type
Series J of the Josam Manufacturing Company or equivalent.
(4)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
as prohibiting any special agreement or arrangement between the Township
and any person whereby industrial wastes of unusual strength or character
may be admitted into the sewer system by the Township either before
or after preliminary treatment.
C.
Regulations governing admissions of industrial wastes
into the sewer system.
(1)
Required survey data. Any person desiring to make
a connection to the sanitary sewer system through which industrial
wastes shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system shall file
with the Township an industrial wastes questionnaire to be furnished
by the Township, which shall supply pertinent data, including estimated
quantity of flow, to the Township with respect to industrial wastes
proposed to be discharged into the sewer system.
(2)
Control manholes.
(a)
Any person who shall discharge industrial wastes
into the sanitary sewer system, when required by the Township, shall
construct and properly maintain, at his own expense, a suitable control
manhole to facilitate observation, measurements and sampling by the
Township.
(b)
Any control manhole, when required by the Township,
shall be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and satisfactory
location in accordance with plans approved by the Township prior to
commencement of construction.
(3)
Sewage sampling. Industrial wastes being discharged
into the sewer system shall be subject to periodic sampling, inspection
and determination of character and concentration. The sampling, inspection
and determination shall be made by the Township as frequently as may
be deemed necessary. Representative samples for a full working day
shall be obtained by taking hourly samples and compositing them in
accordance with the flow at the time of sampling. Sewage sampling
facilities shall be accessible to the Township at all times. Due care
shall be exercised in the collection and preservation of all samples
to ensure preservation in as nearly the natural state as possible,
including refrigeration of all samples which are intended for analysis
by biochemical methods.
(4)
Analysis.
(a)
The applicant shall be responsible for analysis
of samples of industrial wastes and all related expenses.
(b)
Laboratory methods used in the analysis of samples
of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage published
by the American Public Health Association, provided that alternate
methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used, subject
to mutual agreement between the Township and the person discharging
industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system.
(5)
Changes in type of wastes. Any owner of an improved
property discharging industrial wastes into the sanitary sewer system
who contemplates a change in the method of operation which will alter
the type of industrial wastes at the time being discharged into the
sanitary sewer system shall notify the Township in writing at least
10 days prior to consummation of the change.
(6)
The rules and regulations set forth in this section
are further subject to the provisions of Section 6 of the Rules and
Regulations of the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority, as
amended. Nothing contained in the Rules and Regulations of the Manasquan
River Regional Sewer Authority, as amended, shall prohibit the Township
of Freehold from enforcing the requirements set forth in this section.
D.
Slugs and equalized discharge. No person shall cause
the discharge of slugs of water or wastes. Each person producing a
discharge into the public sewers in excess of 40,000 gallons in any
one day shall construct and maintain at his own expense a suitable
flow control facility to ensure equalization of discharge over a twenty-four-hour
period. The facility shall have a capacity of at least 50% of the
total normal volume of a twenty-four-hour production period, and the
outlet to the sewer shall be equipped with a rate discharge controller
or other approved device, the regulation of which shall be directed
by the Township.
E.
Computation of surcharge. The surcharge for industrial
users of the sewer system shall be established in accordance with
Section 7.02 of the Rules and Regulations of the Manasquan River Regional
Sewerage Authority, as amended.
F.
Rates of surcharge. The rates of surcharge for each
of the aforementioned constituents shall be established by the Township
Committee.
G.
Revision of rates. The rates of surcharge shall be
reviewed annually by the Township in order to determine whether or
not they are sufficient to defray the fixed charges, amortization
costs, and the annual cost of operation, including a reserve for maintenance
as determined from the sewage treatment plant records. If the difference
between the revenue derived from the rates of surcharge and the total
annual cost is sufficient to justify an increase or decrease in the
rates the Township shall make the appropriate change.
A.
Builders and developers shall construct collection
sewers and shall install and connect service laterals and building
sewers for every housing, commercial and industrial unit within development
prior to their individual sale or use. The builder or developer must
comply with this article. Plot plans for a development must be submitted
to the Township for approval prior to any construction. Sewer plans
conforming to all original specifications established by the Township
as to type of pipe, location of mains, size of pipe, grades, methods
of laying pipe, and the type and construction of all necessary appurtenances
will be prepared by the developer's or builder's professional engineer
and approval obtained from the Township Engineer and all other necessary
state agencies. Where necessary lines shall be constructed beyond
the housing development areas to connect to the Township's sewer system.
The engineering fees and charges for permits shall be paid by the
builder or developer to the Township. In no case will lesser standards
than exist in the Township's sewer system and as outlined in this
article be permitted for any future extensions. Upon approval of the
plans by the Township, the extensions may be constructed by and at
the expense of the builder or developer, but only under the inspection
of an inspector designated by the Township Engineer. The cost of inspection,
including salaries and expenses, shall be borne by the builder or
developer making the extensions.
B.
Upon completion of the sewer system for a development
and following formal acceptance by the Township, the ownership of
the sewer system shall be deeded to the Township, after which time
the Township will assume all maintenance operation of the system except
that maintenance which is specifically excluded at the time of acceptance.
A.
Access. The Township shall have the right of access
at any reasonable time to any part of any improved property served
by the sewer system as shall be required for inspection, measurement,
sampling and testing and for performance of other functions relating
to service rendered by the Township through the sewer system. All
applications for permits for connections shall contain, as a condition
of granting the permit, an agreement permitting such access.
B.
Additional rules and regulations. The Township reserves
the right to adopt additional rates, rules and regulations from time
to time as it shall deem necessary and proper in connection with the
use and operation of the sewer system or as may be required to meet
necessary costs and expenses or in order to comply with the covenants
of the Township with the holders from time to time of its sewer revenue
bonds.
C.
Control of service. The Township shall not be liable
for a deficiency or failure of service when occasioned by an emergency,
required repairs, or a failure from any cause beyond control. The
Township reserves the right to restrict the use of sewer service whenever
the public welfare may require it.
D.
Variance from rules. No officer or employee of the
Township is authorized to vary any rules without action by the Township
Committee.
E.
Notice of change of ownership. Each property owned
must give the Township or its authorized agent written notice of any
change of ownership.
A.
There is charged and imposed upon the owner of each unit a connection fee pursuant to Chapter 351, Water, § 351-6. All sewage flows shall be subject to verification by the Township Engineer both at the time of initial installation and at such time that future building permits are applied for expansion or modification by the commercial or industrial user at the site of the sewer connection.
(1)
Freehold Township reserves the right to recalculate
the connection fee based on prior consumption, including at least
12 months' actual flow. Freehold Township will bill the customer for
any additional connection fees based on actual use.
(2)
The customer may request a recalculation of the connection
fee due to change of condition or flow. Based upon the consumption
experience, including at least 12 months of actual flow, the Township's
investment in the project and the prospect for long-term change of
flow, the Township shall make a determination if a recalculation should
be allowed.
B.
Application to make time payments for the connection
fee set forth herein shall be made to the Township Administrator.
(1)
Such time payments may be arranged if the following
circumstances exist:
(2)
If the foregoing items are not satisfied, the Township
Administrator shall deny the application for time payments.
(3)
If the foregoing items are satisfied, the Township
Administrator shall recommend approval of the application and shall
present the matter to the Township Committee. In the event the Township
Committee shall determine to approve the application, it shall adopt
a resolution authorizing the Mayor and Township Clerk to enter into
an agreement to be prepared by the Township Attorney providing for
payment of the sewer connection fee over a time period of six years.
The agreement shall be in recordable form and shall be recorded in
the Monmouth County Clerk's office. The agreement shall constitute
a lien upon the property until paid in full.
A.
Sewer rentals and charges. Sewer rentals and charges are established which shall be payable by and collected from the owner of each connection unit the date upon which the Township shall notify the owner in writing that the Township is prepared to accept sanitary sewage or industrial waste from such connection unit for transportation to and treatment at the required facilities. Sewer rentals and charges shall be based upon annual debt amortization and operating costs, including any necessary reserves, provided further that the sewer rentals and charges for owners of connection units serviced through a private sewer company shall be as established in Chapter 150, Fees.[1]
B.
Industrial surcharge. All connection units of industrial users shall, in addition to the sanitary sewer rentals and charges set forth here and above, be subject to the surcharge provisions of § 270-6E. The Township may require the installation of twenty-four-hour composite samplers at the discharge of an industrial connection unit at the sole cost of the industrial user in order to monitor discharge strength for purposes of establishing accurate surcharge payments and enforcing the provisions of this article against such industrial users.
C.
Billing procedure.
(1)
Sanitary sewer rentals and industrial waste charges
shall be billed in combination with water billing based on water usage
on a quarterly basis and shall be due and payable immediately. If
any bill or part rendered for water and sewer usage or for any other
charges in connection therewith is not paid before the 31st day following
the bill date, the bill shall be considered delinquent and subject
to interest at the prevailing rate fixed for interest for delinquent
real estate taxes from the bill date until such time as the bill is
paid in full, provided further that it shall be the responsibility
of any private sewer company participating in the Township's sewerage
system to establish billing procedures and collect and enforce sanitary
sewer rentals and charges. Unpaid charges and rentals for connection
with and the use of the water and sewer systems shall be liens upon
the premises connected until paid, and the Township shall have the
same remedies for the collection thereof with interest, costs and
penalties as it has by law for collection of taxes upon real estate.
In the case of a multiple residential project, wherein units are individually
owned and served by other than an individual water meter for each
individual residential unit, the lien will be upon the premises served.
(2)
Whenever service shall commence after the first day
of any quarterly period, sanitary sewer rentals for the first quarterly
period shall be prorated equitably.
(3)
Every owner of improved property which is connected to the sanitary sewer system initially shall provide the Township with and thereafter shall keep the Township advised of his correct address. Failure of any person to receive quarterly bills for sewer rentals and charges shall not be considered an excuse for nonpayment nor shall such failure result in an extension of the period of time during which the next bill shall be payable. The Township may combine billing for water consumption with billing for sewer service under Chapter 351, Water, § 351-15 and render one statement detailing both water and sewer charges. The methodology for applying the sewer rates set forth in Chapter 150, Fees, to individually owned multiple residential units contained within a development project which is serviced by one or more common water meters shall be as described in § 351-6C.
D.
Measuring volume of industrial waste. Meters to measure
the volume of discharge of industrial waste from connection units
discharging industrial waste shall be furnished and installed by the
Township in accordance with the Township's standard procedure for
installing water meters. The cost of the meter and its installation
shall be borne by the owner. The meters shall be repaired and maintained
by the Township under the terms and conditions established by the
Township. The meters shall be accessible to the Township at all reasonable
times for reading, testing, inspection or repair.
E.
Unpaid claims; liens. Unpaid charges and rentals for
connection with and use of the water and sanitary sewer system shall,
to the degree permitted by law, be liens upon the premises connected
until paid, and the Township shall have the same remedies for the
collection thereof, with interest, costs and penalties, as it has
by law for the collection of taxes upon real estate.