[Adopted 12-1-1937 by Ord. No. 97]
From and after official notification by the
Mayor and Council of the Borough of Middlesex of the completion of
the public sewage system or of any extension thereof, the main drain
of every new building, except as hereinafter provided, which abuts
on any street, road, land or right-of-way in which a public sewer
is laid shall be connected therewith in the manner hereinafter provided:
all slops, filthy water, liquid waste and spent water supplies of
every description, except if they are of such a nature as is hereinafter
specifically prohibited, shall be discharged into a properly laid
pipe emptying directly into said public sewer.
[Amended 10-5-1938 by Ord. No. 102]
The owner or owners of any existing buildings
located in the Borough upon premises abutting on any street, road
or lane or right-of-way in which a public sewer is laid shall cause
the sewage system of such existing building or buildings to be connected
with said public sewer.
[Amended 3-10-1992 by Ord. No. 1237; 5-11-1993 by Ord. No. 1272]
The construction, maintenance, repair and replacement
of all sewer laterals leading from buildings, whether they are residential,
commercial industrial or otherwise, to the sewer line in the public
streets shall be the responsibility of the property owner and not
of the Borough, and any and all costs incurred in connection with
the construction, maintenance, repair and/or replacement of sewer
laterals shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
No individual, person or corporation shall make
any connection with any sewer or sewer connection in the Borough of
Middlesex or upon any manhole, lamphole, flush tank or other appurtenance
or repair any sewer connection, except with the written permit of
the Mayor and Council of its authorized representative. The applicant
for a permit to make a sewer connection or connections shall make
written application, upon forms to be provided by the municipality,
to the Middlesex Borough Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent and
must show that the plan of the building plumbing has been approved
by the Board of Health of the Borough of Middlesex or its agent. Such
application shall be signed by the owner of the property. Applications
shall be filed and permits shall be obtained for all repairs or replacements
of existing service connections in the same manner as for new service
connections.
Upon the issuance of permit, the applicant shall
deposit with the Borough Clerk the sum of $10 as a guaranty for the
faithful observance of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation affecting
the subject matter of the permit and the restoration of any highway,
road, land, right-of-way or other public property to its then-existing
condition. Such portion of the deposit as has not been expended by
the Borough of Middlesex in the maintenance or repair of the sewer
trench opening or of any road, etc., as shall be opened in connection
with the permitted construction, shall be refunded to the depositor
after the expiration of three months from the date of the deposit.
Not more than one building shall be connected
with the sewer through a single connection without a special permit
from the Mayor and Council or its authorized representative.
[Amended 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886; 11-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 1901]
No roof drainage, cellar drainage, unpolluted industrial process
water, surface water, grease, waste from hydrants or groundwater from
underground drainage fields shall be admitted or permitted to drain
into the sewer system. No cesspool or septic tank shall be allowed
to discharge into the sewer system. The sewer system is intended to
convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes only.
No trap shall be placed on any connection between
the main line sewer and the building.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886; amended 11-22-2016 by Ord. No.
1901]
Except as herein provided, no person shall discharge or cause
or allow to be discharged any of the following described waters or
wastes to or in any public sewer:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
B.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million,
by weight, of fats, oil or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
D.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, wood or other solid or viscous substance capable of
causing obstructions to the flow in sewers or other interference with
the proper operation of the sewage treatment plant.
E.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 8.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures or equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
F.
Any waters or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process or to constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the plant.
G.
Any waters or waste containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such material at the sewage treatment plant.
H.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
I.
Any waste, liquid, solid or other substance, the discharge of which
is prohibited by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority or which
will not be accepted by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority.
J.
Grease traps and interceptors.
[Amended 9-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2042]
(1)
All food service establishments, including, but not limited to, restaurants,
cafeterias, commercial kitchens, and institutional kitchens, shall
be required to install a grease trap/interceptor. All other commercial
and/or industrial establishments shall be required to install a grease
trap/interceptor when, in the reasonable opinion of the Health Officer,
Borough Sewer Department or Borough Plumbing Subcode Official, grease
traps/interceptors are necessary due to the type of activity/use of
the property. The following regulations and requirements shall apply
to all external or internal grease traps/interceptors where such grease
traps/interceptors are installed or required to be installed.
(2)
Grease traps/interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials,
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures.
They shall be watertight and substantially constructed and equipped
with readily removable access covers. The design and pertinent data
shall be submitted to the Borough Plumbing Subcode Official for review
and approval prior to construction or installation. Grease traps/interceptors
must be installed entirely on the property of the owner.
(3)
Grease traps and interceptors shall be installed in accordance with
the Plumbing Subcode adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs
as set forth in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code 5:23, Subchapter
3.15, Plumbing subcode.
(4)
All grease traps/interceptors shall be maintained at the owner's,
lessee's, or assignee holder's expense, in continuous, efficient operation
at all times.
(5)
It is the responsibility of the establishment owner, lessee or assignee
to carry out all proceedings necessary to have any and all grease
traps/interceptors opened at time of inspection and to see that the
equipment is put back in proper operation after the inspection. All
inspections will be conducted by the Health Officer, Borough Sewer
Department and/or such employee, official or inspector as may be designated
by the Borough Business Administrator.
(6)
Forms for periodic inspections will be furnished by the owner, lessee
or assignee and posted as close as possible to the interceptor to
which it applies. The forms shall be protected from soiling. In those
instances where the trap/interceptor is chemically treated, the method
and chemical of such treatment shall be approved by the Plumbing Subcode
Official and/or their designee. Any proposed chemical changes shall
be furnished to the Plumbing Subcode Official and/or their designee.
Copies of maintenance and removal records shall be provided to the
Health Officer, Borough Sewer Department and the Plumbing Subcode
Official, within seven days of such occurrence.
(7)
All food service establishments ("facilities") using a grease trap/interceptor
shall provide copies of a certification to the Health Officer, a minimum
of three certifications per year, not later than April 30, August
31 and December 31, from a service company that the grease trap/interceptor
has been properly installed, is properly maintained and is functioning
for its intended purposes ("certification"). "Seasonal facilities"
means those facilities that are not operating for a consecutive part
of the year. "Sporadic facilities" means those facilities which are
used at irregular intervals. All seasonal facilities and sporadic
facilities shall maintain their grease traps in operating condition
and shall submit the required certification to the Health Officer
and the Borough Sewer Department at least once a year not later than
December 31.
(8)
All existing food service establishments without grease traps/interceptors
shall install grease traps/interceptors and follow the certification
schedule as set forth herein. Existing food service establishments
shall have 90 days from the effective date of this article to install
a grease trap/interceptor.
(9)
The Health Officer, Borough Sewer Department and/or Plumbing Subcode
Official shall require all traps/interceptors to be efficient in operation
and may, if in their opinion the grease trap/interceptor is operating
in a deficient manner, require, at the expense of the owner, lessee
or assignee, independent laboratory tests to ascertain the concentration
of grease being emitted from the effluent line of the unit. All grease
traps/interceptors shall be cleaned in accordance with the foregoing
schedule and the Borough provided with a bill or receipt from a licensed
county-registered grease and waste disposal company or qualified recycling
company. Disagreeable odors shall require deodorant to combat said
offensive odors.
(10)
In addition to the Borough's other remedies, should the Borough
or its agents incur costs to clean the sewer laterals or sewer lines
in the vicinity of the food service establishment due to grease, fats
and/or oils, and/or in otherwise responding to a backup caused by
such grease, fats and/or oils, whether or not the restaurant, cafeteria,
institutional kitchen or other facility has a grease trap/interceptor,
the owner and operator of the offending restaurant, cafeteria, institutional
kitchen or other facility, irrespective of its compliance or noncompliance
with the requirements of the Plumbing Subcode Official or this section,
shall be required to reimburse the Borough and its agents for all
such costs.
(11)
The Health Officer, Borough Sewer Department and/or Plumbing Subcode Official shall have the right to inspect any food service establishment or other facility to confirm compliance with any requirement of § 332-9 herein. The fee for initial inspections shall be $100. The fee for reinspections shall be $150. The schedule for inspections shall be determined by the Health Officer.
[Amended 9-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2067]
(12)
In addition to any other enforcement mechanisms authorized by
law or under the Borough Code of the Borough of Middlesex, any person,
company or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of
this subsection shall, on a first offense, be subject to a thirty-day
notice to comply with this article. Any subsequent offense of any
of the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof
before the Municipal Court of the Borough, be subject to a fine not
exceeding $500. A separate offense may be deemed committed on each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
The admission into the public waters of any waters or wastes having a BOD greater than 300 parts per million by weight or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 332-9 or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Borough shall be subject to the review and approval of the Borough Engineer. Where necessary in the opinion of the Borough Engineer or required by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the BOD to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight, to reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 332-9 or to control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Borough Engineer and of the State Department of Health of New Jersey, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided
for any waters or waste, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
When required by the Borough Engineer, the owner
of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial waste
shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to
facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such
manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Borough
Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense
and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at
all times.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 332-9 and 332-10 shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, latest edition, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 332-12 or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886; amended 11-22-2016 by Ord. No.
1901]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Borough of Middlesex.
Any establishment or facility engaged in preparing, processing
or serving food for a commercial or institutional purpose, or a not-for-profit
organization, in a manner likely to result in the discharge of grease,
fats or oils to the sewer system, including but not limited to a restaurant,
cafeteria, institutional kitchen or other establishment or facility
which:
Is involved in the preparation of food by means of cooking (frying,
grilling, sauteing, rotisserie cooking, broiling, boiling, blanching,
roasting, poaching, searing, barbecuing or the like); and
Washes skillets, pots, pans, bowls, dishes, plates or other
equipment or utensils in water discharged to the sewer system.
Any material, but particularly biological lipids and mineral
hydrocarbons, recovered as a substance soluble in an organic extracting
solvent using an appropriate analytical method approved under 40 CFR
136. It also includes other material extracted by the solvent from
an acidified sample and not volatilized during the extraction procedure,
as defined in federal regulations.
A watertight receptacle utilized by non-single-family generators
of liquid waste to intercept, collect and restrict the passage of
grease, oil and food particles into the sewer to which the receptacle
is directly or indirectly connected and to separate and retain grease
and food particles from the wastewater discharged by a facility.
The representative of the Borough duly authorized to inspect
the construction, operation and/or maintenance of a sewer system or
any part thereof.
The pipe in the street or easement of the Borough, used for
the conveying of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment
and disposal.
It shall be provided by the owner, tenant or occupant of
the premises to allow the Borough or its representative to make periodic
examination and determination of the volume, character and concentration
of the waste being discharged into the sewers or laterals tributary
thereto.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
The Plumbing Inspector, Borough Engineer, members
of the Borough Council, the Board of Health and any other duly authorized
employee of the Borough bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing at any
reasonable hour in accordance with the provisions of this article.
[Added 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 886]
The right is reserved by the Borough of Middlesex
to stop and prevent at any time the discharge into sewers or laterals
of any waste which may injure the sewers or adversely affect sewage
treatment or which is not in conformity with the requirements and
the standards now or hereafter made by the Borough or the Middlesex
County Utilities Authority, and the Borough of Middlesex may, at any
time, without notice and without recourse, sever the connection and
cause the removal of any sewer or drain through which such waste may
be discharged.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall permit or cause
to enter or flow into any sewer or appurtenance any hot, corrosive,
suffocating, flammable or explosive liquid, gas, vapor or substance
which may injure said house connection or sewer or which tends to
form deposits or obstruct the flow of sewage, except that this section
shall not apply to water from ordinary hot-water boilers.
B.
So far as practicable, industrial wastes may be discharged
into the municipal sewerage system, with a minimum of or without pretreatment,
provided that the consent of the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Middlesex is first had and obtained and the rules, regulations
and charges herein fixed or otherwise prescribed are complied with.
(1)
The charge for factory effluents or industrial wastes
discharged into the municipal sewers or tributaries thereof shall
be determined according to flow, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD),
suspended solids and chlorine demand and shall be based on the percentage
thereof of the charge made by the Middlesex Sewerage Authority for
the total flow discharged by the Borough of Middlesex into the trunk
sewer system owned and operated by the said Middlesex Sewerage Authority.
(2)
The charges shall be payable and billed quarterly
on the first days of January, April, July and October of each year
and shall be a lien upon the premises connected with sewer system
until paid.
(3)
Before factory effluent comprising wastes other than
domestic sewage can be discharged into the municipal sewerage system,
the following rules, regulations and conditions must be complied with:
(a)
Sewage delivered into the facilities of the
Borough of Middlesex shall not:
[Amended 6-11-1958 by Ord. No. 290]
[1]
Be of such a nature and such a quantity as to
impair the hydraulic capacity of such facilities, normal and reasonable
wear and usage excepted.
[2]
Be of such a nature as to, by either chemical
or mechanical action, impair the strength or the durability of the
sewer structures.
[3]
Be of such a nature as to create explosive conditions
in such facilities.
[4]
Have a flash point lower than 187º F.,
as determined by the Tagliabue (Tag.) closed-cup method.
[5]
Have a pH value lower than 4.0.
[6]
Include any radioactive substance, unless the
Middlesex County Sewerage Authority shall have given written consent
to its inclusion.
[7]
Include any garbage other than that received
directly into public sewers from residences, unless the Middlesex
County Sewerage Authority shall have given written consent to its
inclusion.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
In the event that the materials, chemical properties
or characteristics of wastes from any industry interfere with the
efficiency of the municipal sewerage system or unduly increases the
cost of maintenance thereof, then, said industry shall, by reducing
its peak discharges, by construction of equalizing tanks, by partial
pretreatment, by elimination of troublesome wastes or by other approved
means, produce wastes of acceptable quality before discharge to the
municipal system.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
It is the intention of these rules and regulations
to allow maximum latitude in the use of the municipal system, and
to require control or special procedure by industry only in such cases
as the failure to do so would seriously affect the operation or maintenance
of the municipal sewerage system, or would entail unwarranted expenditures
therefor by the municipality.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
Each industry shall have, or install a suitable
device for continuously recording the flow to be discharged to the
municipal system. Plans for complete metering installation, or other
means of flow control, shall be submitted to the municipality for
approval.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
A.
Means shall be provided at each plant to allow periodic
sampling to determine the character and concentration of wastes as
a basis for charges for biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids
and chlorine demand. Such determinations will be made as often as
deemed necessary. Determination of character of the wastes will be
made by the municipality and shall be binding as a basis for charges.
B.
In the event that the character of the wastes as discharged
do not provide representative data as to actual costs, then charges
shall be based upon full scale tests by the municipality or upon estimates
based upon representative data.
C.
Samples shall be collected in such manner as to be
truly representative of the actual quality of wastes, and standard
methods of analysis will be used.
[Amended 11-13-1957 by Ord. No. 277]
A.
It is intended that charges shall become effective
as of not sooner than January 2, 1958 and not later than the tie-in
to the trunk sewer.
B.
The amounts charged will vary from quarter to quarter
with the volume of flow and quality of waste as determined from records,
tests, samples and analysis.
C.
In the event of changes in requirements of the Middlesex
Sewerage Authority and consequent changes in process and cost, the
charges shall be subject to revision.
All stables, garages, factories and milk depots
and similar establishments, in which floor drains are to be connected
with the main line sewer, shall be provided with catch basins or sand
traps to receive and retain all sand, dirt and other refuse which
would tend to clog the building or sewer. The catch basin or sand
trap shall have a cover of ample size which can be easily opened and
the sand or refuse shall be removed at sufficiently frequent intervals
to keep the deposits below the bottom of the outlet pipe.
Where any sand traps now in use are, in the
opinion of the Plumbing Inspector of the Board of Health, incapable
of performing the work for which they are intended, such sand traps
shall be removed and new sand traps shall be constructed in accordance
with the requirements of this article and the specifications included
herein within 60 days after notice from the Plumbing Inspector to
make such changes.
All garages, industrial establishments or other
buildings from which gasoline or oil might flow into any sewer or
sewer connection shall be provided with properly constructed separators
of ample capacity to intercept the gasoline and oil and prevent same
from entering the sewer. Gasoline or other volatile oils shall not
be permitted to drain into the sewer or any sewer connection.
All work done in making connections to sewers
and all materials furnished therefor shall conform to the requirements
of the specifications annexed hereto and adopted herewith and entitled
"Specifications for the construction of service connections to the
sewers in the Borough of Middlesex, New Jersey."[1]
All sewer connections in or about any new building
or buildings erected or to be erected within the Borough of Middlesex
shall be made by a licensed plumber and shall be subject to inspection
and approval of the duly authorized municipal officer. Individual
property owners may make sewer connections to the main sewer where
the branch sewer has heretofore been connected to the main sewer and
brought to the curb, provided, however, that such connection made
to the main sewer by individual property owners must conform to the
"Specifications for the construction of service connections to the
sewers in the Borough of Middlesex, New Jersey," and shall be subject
to the like inspection and approval as above.
The owner or owners of property at which location
any work is done under this article shall be wholly responsible for
any damages to property or personal injury as a result of such work.
Wherever connections shall be made with the
sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Middlesex and before the trench
has been filled in, an inspection shall be made of such sewer connection
by the Middlesex Borough Plumbing Inspector upon notification of the
party installing said connection.
[Added 12-28-1960 by Ord. No. 329]
Every public laundry, dry-cleaning establishment
or other like business enterprise, commonly known as "laundromats,"
shall discharge its waste materials into the municipal sewerage system,
having first obtained a permit therefor from the Mayor and Council
or their authorized representative and shall comply also with all
of the terms and provisions of this article.
[Added 12-23-1960 by Ord. No. 329]
Each such business establishment described in § 332-30 hereof shall have or install a suitable device for continuously recording the flow discharged into said municipal sewerage system. Plans for complete metering installation or other means of flow control shall be submitted to the municipality for prior approval. In the alternative, however, the owner or operator of such business establishment may, with the permission of the Mayor and Council, submit certified copies of water meter readings prepared by the water company supplying water to any such establishment for its business purposes.
[Added 12-23-1960 by Ord. No. 329]
The charge to such business establishment regulated by §§ 332-30 and 332-31 for such wastes discharged into the municipal sewers or tributaries thereof shall be determined upon the same basis as the municipality is charged by Middlesex County Sewerage Authority for effluent discharged by the municipal sewerage system into the sewerage system of Middlesex County Sewerage Authority and such charges shall become due and payable upon each billing to the municipality by the Middlesex County Sewerage Authority, but not later than 15 days after the submission of such billing by the municipality to the owner or operator of such business establishment hereinabove described.
[Amended 8-26-1959 by Ord. No. 307; 4-19-2016 by Ord. No.
1889]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days
for each offense, or both; and each day such violation shall be continued
shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.
A.
Inspections. All work and materials shall be subject
to the inspection of the Middlesex Borough Plumbing Inspector or his
representative and all improper work shall be reconstructed and all
materials which do not conform to the requirements of the specifications
shall be removed front the work. In no way shall any work be covered
until it has been inspected and approved by said Plumbing Inspector.
B.
Locations. The proper location for the connection
shall be given at the time the permit is issued and no deviation from
the location shall be made and no opening shall be cut into the sewer
without such permit from the Plumbing Inspector.
C.
Precautions. All excavations, piles of materials and
other obstacles incident to the work must be protected with barricades
and lights to prevent accidents.
D.
Excavation. All macadam, stone or other paving materials
removed in excavating trenches shall, after the completion of the
trench work, be relaid and the street left in as good condition as
existed prior to the making of the excavation.
E.
Repair of pavement. If the service trench is opened
in a street paved with concrete, asphalt, bituminous, concrete, penetration
pavement, or any other prepared pavement, the replacement of this
portion of the pavement over the service trench will be made by the
Borough employees under the direction of the Street Commissioner and
at such time when, in the opinion of the Street Commissioner, the
trench has settled sufficiently to be repaved. The pavement patch
mentioned above and made by the Borough shall be done at the expense
of the property owner.
F.
House connections. House connections or service pipes
shall be of cast iron not less than four inches in diameter through
the cellar and five feet therefrom, the remainder of the pipe line
may be four-inch cast-iron or transite pipe or its equivalent or five-inch
vitrified glazed sewer pipe. If transite pipe or its equivalent or
vitrifled pipe is used, it shall have joints of hot asphaltic joint
compound. Cast-iron pipe shall be coated inside and outside with hot
coal-tar pitch. All pipe must be of uniform wall thickness, sound,
cylindrical and smooth and must be free from defects such as cracks
and sand holes. The metal must be of such quality that the pipe may
be readily cut with tools ordinarily available for such purposes.
Cast-iron pipe shall not be less than the following average weights
per lineal foot:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Average Weight per Lineal Foot
(pounds)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
4
|
13
| |
|
5
|
17
| |
|
6
|
20
|
(1)
Sizes greater than four inches shall not be used,
except by special permission of Plumbing Inspector.
(2)
One type of joint shall be employed one hub-and-spigot
caulked with oakum and lead.
(3)
Hub-and-spigot pipe shall be laid with gaskets of
clean, sound oakum or jute braided or twisted and tightly driven in
place. The best quality of pure soft lead suitable for caulking shall
be used and the depth of lead shall not be less than one inch. Before
running the lead, the joints shall be carefully wiped out and shall
be run in one pour. If the gasket becomes wet before the time for
pouring, it must be removed and a dry gasket inserted in its place.
(4)
Joints shall be thoroughly caulked by a competent
and experienced person and when finished, the lead shall be flush
with the face of the hub, and the joint shall be absolutely tight.
(5)
A good grade of fine lead wool may be used in place
of molten lead, providing that it is properly and thoroughly caulked
in the hub and that when the caulking is completed, there shall be
a ring at least one inch deep of solid lead within the socket.
G.
Grades. No connections with the sewers shall be laid
with a less inclination or grade than 1/4 inch to the foot, except
by special permission from the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Middlesex or their authorized representative and at the owner's risk.
H.
Pipes to be clean. All rubbish must be removed from
the pipes before they are laid and the open end of the pipe must be
protected to prevent the intrusion of dirt.
I.
Pipes to be plugged. When the pipe is not immediately
connected to the soil-pipe of the building, the upper end of the service
line shall be closed with a cemented or leaded plug.
J.
Refilling. The bottom part of the trenches shall be
refilled with the best of the excavated material and no filling shall
be done above the pipe until the material around it shall have been
thoroughly tamped. The remaining portion of the trench shall be refilled
in horizontal layers not exceeding six inches in depth, each of which
shall be thoroughly tamped. The earth must not be thrown into the
trench faster than it can be distributed and properly tamped.
K.
Sand traps. Sand traps shall be constructed in accordance
with the plans on file and under the direction of the Plumbing Inspector
of the Board of Health.
L.
Gasoline and oil separators. Gasoline and oil separators
shall be installed under the supervision and subject to the approval
of the Plumbing Inspector of the Board of Health.
