Township of Freehold, NJ Sanitary Sewer Use

Five-day biochemical oxygen demand of 300 milligrams per liter.

Suspended solids content of 300 milligrams per liter.

TOWNSHIP'S AUTHORIZED AGENT

Chlorine demand of 5 milligrams per liter.

OWNER

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.

PRIVATE SEWER COMPANY

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.

SANITARY SEWAGE

Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from an improved property.

SANITARY SEWER

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.

SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM

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.

SERVICE LATERAL

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.

SEWAGE

A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

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.

SEWER

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.

SEWERED AREA

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.

SLUG

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.

STANDARD METHODS

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.

STORM SEWER

Any pipe or conduit that carries stormwater, surface water and groundwater drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.

STREET

Any street, highway, road, lane, court, alley or public square duly accepted by the Township.

SURCHARGE

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.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

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.

TOXIC SUBSTANCE

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.

UNPOLLUTED WATER

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.

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.

§ 270-2 Connection required; permits.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Application for the permit required shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served or by his authorized representative.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

§ 270-3 Building sewers and connections.

Building sewers shall be no less than four inches in diameter.

All service laterals and building shall conform to current BOCA Codes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fittings in a building sewer shall conform to the type of pipe used in construction.

Changes in direction of a building sewer must comply with National Standard Plumbing Codes.

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.

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.

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.

All cleanouts shall comply with the National Standard Plumbing Code.

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:

Where the trench is over 12 feet deep, Class 52 ductile iron pipe must be used.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Every building sewer of an improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of the property.

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.

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.

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.

Connections with sewers where the same are run through private property shall in all respects be governed by this section.

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]

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.

§ 270-4 Persons authorized to do work; registration of contractors.

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.

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.

§ 270-5 Unsatisfactory conditions; rights reserved by Township.

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.

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.

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.

§ 270-6 Industrial wastes and prohibited wastes.

Admission of industrial wastes into the sewer system.

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:

Any wastewater with a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in excess of 300 ppm by weight.

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.

(e)

Any quantity of substances possessing characteristics described in Subsection B below.

(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.

Preliminary treatment and handling of industrial wastes.

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.

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.

Prohibited wastes.

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.

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:

Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. or 60° C.

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.

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.

Regulations governing admissions of industrial wastes into the sewer system.

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.

Control manholes.

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.

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.

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.

The applicant shall be responsible for analysis of samples of industrial wastes and all related expenses.

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.

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.

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.

Rates of surcharge. The rates of surcharge for each of the aforementioned constituents shall be established by the Township Committee.

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.

§ 270-7 Housing, industrial and commercial developments.

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.

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.

§ 270-8 Right of access; general regulations.

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.

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.

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.

Variance from rules. No officer or employee of the Township is authorized to vary any rules without action by the Township Committee.

Notice of change of ownership. Each property owned must give the Township or its authorized agent written notice of any change of ownership.

§ 270-9 Connection fee.

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.

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.

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.

Application to make time payments for the connection fee set forth herein shall be made to the Township Administrator.

Such time payments may be arranged if the following circumstances exist:

The income level of the owner(s) of the unit to be connected must qualify as low or moderate pursuant to Mount Laurel criteria in effect at the time of application.

The unit to be connected must be the principal residence of the owner(s).

(c)

Submission of documentation establishing Subsection B(1)(a) and (b) above, to the satisfaction of the Township Administrator.

If the foregoing items are not satisfied, the Township Administrator shall deny the application for time payments.

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.

§ 270-10 Sewer rentals and charges.

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]

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Editor's Note: Original § 15-2.10b, Sanitary sewer rentals and charges, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).

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.

Billing procedure.

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.

Whenever service shall commence after the first day of any quarterly period, sanitary sewer rentals for the first quarterly period shall be prorated equitably.