If the owner of any house, building or structure referred to in §
121-1 hereof shall fail to make any connection required by this chapter within the time herein required, the township may proceed to make such connection, or cause the same to be made, and assess the cost thereof as a lien against such house, building or structure pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-52 through 40:63-64.
In the case of existing buildings and structures served by private wells,
connection shall not be required unless the building or structure is in an
area wherein it has been shown that the aquifer contains contaminants which
exceed the maximum contaminant levels established under the New Jersey Safe
Drinking Water Act.
Any person, association or corporation who shall fail to comply with
this chapter within 90 days after notice by the Health Officer of the Township
of Washington shall, upon complaint in the Central Municipal Court of Warren
County, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days, or both and, in addition, shall be subject to a fine
of not more than $10 for each day of delay after the expiration of the 90
days in which the provisions of the notice are not complied with.