[Adopted 7-11-1972 as Ch.
74, Art. I, of the 1972 Code]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed
in parts per million by weight.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Netcong, New Jersey.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food
and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
HOUSE CONNECTION
That part of the sewerage system which receives the sewage from the
house plumbing system and conveys it to the nearest end of the sewer extension,
unless a sewer extension is not available, in which case the house connection
shall be extended to the nearest available Y. No house connection shall be
made to a manhole of the public sewer system without the express written consent
and by special permission of the Superintendent and the governing body of
the Borough of Netcong.
HOUSE PLUMBING SYSTEM
All the plumbing work within the building and to a point five feet
outside of the building which conveys sewage from within the building to the
house connection outside of the building.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
INSPECTOR
The Plumbing Inspector of the Borough of Netcong, or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative. The Inspector shall be responsible for house
plumbing systems and house connections.
MAIN SEWER
The sewers laid longitudinally along the center line or other part
of the streets, easements or other rights-of-way and which sewer is owned
and controlled by the Borough of Netcong.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of
surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in
grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that
have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer which is owned and controlled by the Borough of Netcong.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground
waters are not admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such
ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWERAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping and disposing of sewage.
SEWER EXTENSION
That part of the sewerage system that runs from the sewer main to
the curbline and includes all necessary fittings.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Sewers of the Borough of Netcong, or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative. The Superintendent shall be responsible for
all parts of the sewage system except house plumbing system and house connections.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in
water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or
intermittently.
[Added 5-9-1989]
Upon each application for a house connection permit, there shall be
paid to the Construction Code Official a sewer connection fee in the amount
of $2,500 for each user unit to be connected.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment
which is part of the municipal sewage works.
The Superintendent or Inspector and other duly authorized employees
of the Borough, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this
article.
[Amended 8-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Article
I of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Borough of Netcong.
In the event that an owner of any property in the Borough shall fail to make connection or installation as provided for in §
238-2 of this article within the time required therein, the Borough may proceed to make such installation or connection, or cause the same to be made, and charge and assess the cost thereof against such property, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-54 et seq.
[Adopted 7-11-1972 as Ch.
74, Art. II, of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 4-13-1976; 5-10-1977; 3-13-1984; 4-10-1990; 4-13-1993; 4-12-1994; 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4; 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8]
A. Each and every unit shall be charged the sum of $125
per quarter for the collection, disposal and treatment of sanitary sewage.
B. In the event that the water consumed by any commercial,
industrial or institutional unit, or combination thereof, exceeds 15,000 gallons
per quarter, there shall be an additional charge for that unit of $7.65 per
1,000 gallons or fraction thereof consumed in excess of 15,000 gallons per
quarter. The excess of water consumed over 15,000 gallons shall be measured
by the reading of water meters.
C. All schools, both public and private, shall be charged
for the collection, disposal and treatment of sanitary sewage the sum of $2.70
for each pupil, each member of the faculty and administration and each member
of the maintenance and custodial staff in said school. This shall be an annual
charge.
[Amended 2-8-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1]
A. The charges set forth herein shall be billed on March 1, June
1, September 1 and December 1 of each year. Said charges shall be due and
payable 15 days after the date of each billing.
B. Excess charges shall be billed quarterly on March 1, June 1,
September 1 and December 1 of each year. Said charges shall be due and payable
15 days after the date of each billing.
C. All bills overdue more than 15 days will be subject to interest
at the rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and at the rate of 18% per
annum on the balance, to be calculated as of the billing date.
D. Said bills shall be issued in the name of, and rendered to, the
owner of the respective premises.
E. The aforesaid charges for the collection, disposal and treatment
of sanitary sewage shall go into effect as of the first full month after connection
by the particular unit into the sanitary sewage system. Furthermore, if there
has not been a connection into the sanitary sewerage system for a full quarter,
then the initial billing shall be a pro rata proportion of the aforesaid quarterly
minimum charge based on the number of full months of connection by the particular
unit into the sanitary sewerage system.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-8, the charges set forth hereinabove shall draw the same interest
from the time they become due as taxes upon real estate in the Borough of
Netcong and shall be a lien upon the premises connected to the sanitary sewers
until paid, and the Borough of Netcong shall have the same remedies for the
collection thereof, with interest, costs and penalties as the Borough of Netcong
has by law for collection of taxes upon real estate.
[Added 5-10-1977]
All water service may be shut off without further notice if the charges
for sewer services are not paid within 30 days after the bill for sewer services
is rendered and mailed. When shut off, water service shall not be turned on
until all arrears and interest shall be fully paid. A service charge of $1
shall be made for turning on or off the water supply.