[Adopted 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as
Ch. 93 of the 1967 Code]
No person shall make any connection to any sewer
or sewer connection in the Borough of Ridgefield except in the manner
as provided in the ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Relating To The
Uses of Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places" and the amendments thereto
and supplements thereof.[1]
No wastes, other than domestic sewage from toilets,
baths, showers, washbowls, sinks, dishwashing machines and domestic
washing machines, shall be discharged into the sanitary sewers or
laterals tributary thereto unless an application for the discharge
of such wastes has been filed with the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Ridgefield and approved by said governing body.
All applications for the discharge of such wastes
shall, in the case of existing connections with sewers or laterals
tributary thereto, be made not later than July 1, 1954, and in the
case of new connections, the applications shall be made and approval
for the connections obtained before the connection is effected.
All applications for permission to discharge
or continue to discharge into the sanitary sewers or laterals tributary
thereto wastes other than normal domestic sewage from toilets, baths,
showers, washbowls, sinks, dishwashing machines and domestic washing
machines shall be in writing, duly verified and under oath, and shall
contain complete information as to the nature and estimated quantity
of the waste to be discharged and any additional information and data
requested by the governing body as to every connection existing and
as to any connection hereafter to be made with the sanitary sewers
or laterals tributary thereto for the discharge of waste other than
normal domestic sewage from toilets, baths, showers, washbowls, sinks,
dishwashing machines and domestic washing machines.
Readily accessible means shall be provided by
the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises to allow the governing
body or its representatives to make periodic examination and determination
of the volume, character and concentration of the waste being discharged
into the sanitary sewers or laterals tributary thereto.
The right is reserved by the governing body
to stop and prevent the discharge, at any time, into the sanitary
sewers or laterals tributary thereto of any waste which may injure
the sewers or adversely affect sewage treatment or which is not in
conformity with the requirements, standards or regulations now or
hereafter made by the governing body or the Bergen County Sewer Authority,
and the governing body may at any time, without notice and without
recourse, sever the connection and cause removal of any sewer or drain
through which such waste may be discharged.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 333-7, Discharges
prohibited, was repealed 3-24-2003 by Ord. No. 1811.
In the event that it is not feasible to discharge the water from air-conditioning units, refrigerating units or air-cooling systems or used for machinery cooling purposes into the storm water sewer, the same may be discharged into the sanitary sewer system upon filing an application therefor as provided in §§ 333-2, 333-3 and 333-4 of this article and paying the charges hereinafter provided.
A.
Water used in swimming pools shall be discharged into
the municipality's sanitary sewer system.
[Amended 3-24-2003 by Ord. No. 1811]
The charges for water from air-conditioning
units, refrigerating units, air cooling systems or swimming pools
or water used for machinery cooling purposes which is discharged into
the municipality's sanitary sewers or laterals tributary thereto shall
be fixed and determined according to the volume of flow discharged
into said sewer system, utilizing water bills and other available
evidence of the amount of the flow. The rate to be charged shall be
the current rate charged each year to the municipality by Bergen County
Sewer Authority.
The charges herein fixed shall be payable and
billed quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and December
of each year and shall be a lien upon the premises connected with
the sewer system until paid.
A.
Each person who discharges water from air-conditioning
units, refrigerating units, air-cooling systems or swimming pools
or used for machinery cooling purposes shall pay an annual charge
therefor, computed by using as the volume of flow the metered water
consumption.
B.
In computing the charges, each premises shall be allowed
a credit of 30 gallons per person per day for sanitary purposes for
each person residing or regularly employed on said premises.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]
A.
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this article
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Applies to that equipment used primarily for human comfort
cooling.
Includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation,
firm or any other organized group of persons or legal successors or
representatives, if any, of the foregoing.
