[Adopted 12-3-1974 by Ord. No. 1438 as Ch. X of the 1974 Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 2318-05]
As used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall have the meanings given:
BUILDING STORM DRAIN
The lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system within a building, which receives and conveys rainwater, groundwater, subsurface water, condensate, cooling water and other similar liquids.
HOUSE LATERAL
The sanitary sewer pipe leading from the main connection with the house plumbing system. House lateral will include any "T" or "Y" branches and any coupling devices utilized to connect house lateral sewer to the main sewer or lateral sewer.
HOUSE PLUMBING SYSTEM
The system of sewer pipes within a house or other building.
MAIN SEWER
Sanitary sewer pipe laid in the street to which house laterals are attached.
A. 
Appointment; compensation. There shall be an officer of the Township to be known as the "Sewer Inspector," to be appointed by the Township Committee and to receive such compensation as shall be fixed by ordinance. The Sewer Inspector shall enforce the provisions of this article and any supplements or amendments thereto, keep full and accurate records of the proceedings of his office and make monthly reports to the Township Committee of the proceedings. He shall make daily returns to the Township Treasurer of all moneys coming into his hands as Sewer Inspector, accepting the receipt of the Treasurer therefor.
B. 
Powers and duties. The Sewer Inspector shall have power to:
(1) 
Issue permits for the laying, construction, alteration, repair, demolition or removal of main sewer and for house laterals and the connection of the house plumbing system, house lateral, main sewer with the sanitary sewer system of the Township, provided that the plans and specifications for the same comply with the provisions of this article.
(2) 
Revoke permits issued whenever the work done or materials furnished therefor are not in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(3) 
Reissue revoked permits after the work and materials have been made to comply with the requirements of this article.
(4) 
Inspect the work and materials at any time during the course of construction, and for such purpose shall have access to all buildings or work under construction and premises where the same is carried on within the Township between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on working days.
A. 
Permit required; fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to lay, construct, alter, repair, demolish or remove any main sewer or any house lateral or to connect in any manner the house or building plumbing system, house lateral, main sewer with any part of the sanitary sewer system of the Township without having first obtained a written permit therefor from the Sewer Inspector. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. Permits shall be issued only to master plumbers licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code of the Township.
B. 
Application for permit. Application for a permit shall be made to the Sewer Inspector on forms furnished by him and shall be accompanied by detailed construction plans and specifications for any such sewer, lateral or connection.
A. 
Connection. All main sewers shall be connected with the sanitary sewer system of the Township. The sewers shall conform as nearly as possible in size, material and construction to the existing main or lateral sewers in the Township.
B. 
Construction. All main sewers shall be construed only in a public street, provided that the same may be constructed over private property if the owner or owners thereof and the holder of any lien or encumbrance thereon shall execute and deliver to the Township a perpetual easement for the maintenance, repair and reconstruction of the same.
A. 
House laterals shall be extra-heavy cast-iron soil or polyvinal chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings, not less than four inches in diameter, with lead joints properly caulked, shall have a uniform fall of not less than 1/4 inch per foot and shall be laid on a straight line from the main sewer to the inside of the house or building, except that where a change in direction is made necessary by existing conditions, 16th bends may be used with the approval of the Sewer Inspector.
B. 
House lateral connections to main sewers shall be made with "T" or "Y" branches where branches are provided in the main or lateral sewer. Where such branches are not provided, a "T" or "Y" connection must be used.
C. 
Whenever the length of the house lateral exceeds 70 feet from the main sewer to the house or other building Y-connection, four-inch cleanouts extended to the ground surface shall be provided at intervals of not over 50 feet. Extra-heavy brass screw caps shall be provided for all cleanouts.
D. 
The cost for maintaining and connecting a house lateral to the main sewer shall be the responsibility of the property owner whose property is serviced by the house lateral.
A. 
No building storm drain shall be connected with the sanitary sewer system or any part thereof.
B. 
No person shall construct or maintain in the Township any privy vault, cesspool or septic tank. All house plumbing systems shall be connected with the sanitary sewer.
A. 
Application for extension; requirements. If the Township Committee shall have heretofore authorized or shall hereafter authorize the extension of the sanitary sewer system of the Township into an adjoining municipality, with the consent of the governing body of such adjacent municipality, for the purpose of furnishing sewerage service to a resident or to residents of such adjoining municipality, the extension shall be made at the expense of the property holder or holders desiring such extension and in accordance with the provisions of this article. Application for the extension shall, in addition to the requirements of this article, be accompanied by a surety bond or other security in amount, form and substance satisfactory to the Township, conditioned for the performance of the work in accordance with the filed plans and specifications and the ordinances, rules and requirements of the Township, for the payment of all lawful claims of subcontractors, material men, laborers, persons, firms or corporations, for labor performed or materials, provisions, provender or other supplies or teams, fuel, oil, implements or machine furnished, used or consumed in the carrying forward, performance or completing of the sanitary sewer installation and indemnifying the Township, its officers, agents and servants against all suits, costs and damages of every kind and description arising by reason of the performance of the work or the act or omission of the property holder, its agents, employees or servants.
B. 
Rents and charges. Each property holder of residential property of such adjoining municipality who shall have connected or who shall connect his house plumbing system to the sanitary sewer of the Township shall pay to the Township an annual rent or charge for the use of the sanitary sewer system as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. All property holders of property other than residential of such adjoining municipality who shall have connected or who shall connect their house plumbing system to the sanitary sewer system of the Township shall pay to the Township an annual rent or charge for the use of the sanitary sewer system as provided in Chapter 123, Fees. Such rent or charge shall become due on the first day of February, May, August or November, as the case may be, after the completion of the connection with such sewer system and annually thereafter on the first day of February in each year and shall draw the same interest from the time such rent or charge becomes due as taxes upon real estate of the Township and shall be a lien upon the premises with which the connection is made.