[Amended 5-10-1995 by Ord. No. 08-95]
All public services shall be connected to approved
public utilities systems where they exist.
A.
The distribution supply lines and service connections
shall be installed underground, except that lots which abut streets
with existing overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines
and service connections may be supplied with electric and telephone
service from those overhead lines, but the service connections shall
be installed underground. In the case of existing overhead utilities,
should a road widening, or an extension of service, or other such
condition occur as a result of the development and necessitate the
replacement, relocation or extension of such utilities, such replacement,
relocation or extension shall be underground.
B.
The developer shall submit to the approving authority,
prior to final approval, a written instrument from each serving utility
indicating full compliance or intended full compliance with the provisions
of this article.
C.
Where natural foliage is not sufficient to provide
year-round screening of any utility apparatus appearing above the
surface of the ground, other than utility poles, the applicant shall
provide sufficient live screening to conceal such apparatus year round.
D.
On any lot where soil conditions, rock formations, woods, or other special conditions exist and the developer deems it a hardship to comply with the provisions of this article, the developer may apply to the approving authority for an exception from the terms of this section in accordance with § 361-8. Where overhead lines are permitted as the exception, the alignments and pole locations shall be routed to avoid locations along horizons and to avoid the clearing of swathes through treed areas by selective cutting and a staggered alignment, by planting trees in open areas at key locations to minimize the views of the poles and alignments, by following rear lot lines and other interior locations, and similar design and location considerations to lessen the visual impact of overhead lines.
E.
Utility installations shall be designed to meet the
requirements of the operating utility and shall also be designed to
be services for repair or additional installations without disruption
to streets.
A.
In large-scale developments, easements along rear
property lines or elsewhere for utility installation may be required.
Such easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and located in consultation
with the companies or agencies concerned.
B.
When a subdivision is transversed by a watercourse,
drainageway channel or street, a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way
conforming substantially with the lines of such watercourse, and the
further width of construction, or both, as will be adequate for the
purpose, shall be provided.
[Amended 5-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5]
A.
Where water is accessible from a servicing utility,
the developer shall arrange for the construction of water mains in
such a manner as to make adequate water service available to each
lot, dwelling unit or use. The system shall be designed with adequate
capacity and sustained pressure for present and probable future development.
B.
Where public water is not available, potable water supply shall be provided to each lot or dwelling unit by wells from groundwater supply. Such wells shall be designed in accordance with the requirements and standards of the Township and/or state agencies having jurisdiction, including but not limited to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:10-12.1 et seq. and Chapter 158, Construction Codes, Uniform, Article II, Water Supply for Residential Construction. Where the developer seeks to not provide at the time of plan approval, the well testing required by Chapter 413, Water Systems, and seeks to defer such testing until the time of issuance of building permits, a hydrogeologic report shall be submitted which shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)
The hydrogeological report specified herein below shall be prepared by a qualified hydrogeological professional, and shall include the results of pumping tests as outlined in Subsection B(3), (4) and (5) hereinbelow. A well test plan shall be approved by the Board before such tests are conducted. In connection with the well tests, the applicant shall install, as necessary, a monitor well or wells, in accordance with the approved well test plan.
(2)
The hydrogeologic report shall contain:
(a)
A discussion of the hydrogeology of the site
and the environs affecting or being affected by the site, including
location of any potential fractures or faults;
(b)
The location and construction specifications
for the proposed wells and subsurface disposal systems;
(c)
The location of all active or abandoned septic
disposal areas and the location of all soil/tests for proposed subsurface
disposal areas within the subdivision boundaries;
(e)
Results for each test well of the existing concentration
of nitrate;
(f)
A summary projection of the hydrogeological
impact, including nitrate as described above, that may be caused by
the proposed subdivision and an outline of all measures that will
be employed to minimized adverse impacts on the underlying aquifer(s);
(g)
As a basis for the required study, a number
of test wells equal to one well for every 10 lots, but not less than
two, exclusive of observation wells, shall be provided. The proposed
number, location and depth of these wells must be indicated on a well
test plan approved by the Board prior to their installation.
(3)
Well-test requirements.
(a)
The capability of a well to meet the peak demand
and the total daily requirements of the realty improvements served
shall be evaluated through a three-part pumping test. The well must
pass the peak-demand/constant-rate portion of the test as required
for the size and use of the realty improvements to be supported by
the well. The results of the subsequently conducted, constant-head
portion of the pumping test shall be used to determine whether the
aquifer can support the long-term needs of the realty improvement.
The well-recovery portion of the test provides additional data about
the suitability of the well for extended use relative to the local
yield of the aquifer. Observation-well measurements during these tests
provide interference information.
(b)
All well tests shall be conducted under the
direction of a qualified hydrogeologic professional, by a well driller
or a pump installer, duly licensed under the laws of the State of
new Jersey, who shall certify the results to the Board. All test results
shall be recorded on well testing report forms issued by the Board.
(c)
The Board reserves the right to witness all
well tests. A minimum of three working days of advance notice shall
be provided to the Township Engineer.
(4)
General technical requirements.
(a)
The three-part well test shall be performed
in one continuous operation as specified in this article. The well
must be at its static water level at the beginning of the test (i.e.,
the water level in the well has to have been undisturbed for at least
12 hours before testing). If pumping or the test sequence is interrupted,
the test must be started over, following a minimum recovery of 90%
of the pre-test static-water level.
(b)
Pumping rates shall be measured with either
an in-line water meter, or by timing the collection of a standard
volume from the discharge, or by use of a circular-orifice pipe. Flow
rates must be adjusted by throttling an in-line valve.
(c)
The pumped water must be channeled away from
the wellhead and discharged a minimum distance of 100 feet away to
minimize direct recharge of the well during the test. Water pumped
during the test may be discharged to waste at a shorter distance if
it is immediately routed to a moving surface-water body (e.g., a stream)
or stormwater system.
(d)
The water level in the well must be measured
reliably during the test to the nearest 0.1 of a foot from a fixed
point (typically from the top of the well casing). Air lines may not
be used for water-level measurement purposes, unless previously approved
by the Township.
(e)
Peak-demand test.
[1]
The peak demand test shall be a constant-rate
pumping test used to determine whether the well can supply the water
needed by the realty improvements during times of peak water demand.
The peak-demand test shall demonstrate that well storage plus aquifer
recharge during the peak-demand time at least equals the peak load
required for the realty improvements to be serviced by the well. If
the results of the peak-demand test are unsatisfactory, either modifications
to the well characteristics or the usage characteristics of the reality
improvement shall be made, or the well shall be abandoned and sealed
in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:20-3.1.
[2]
The well shall be pumped constantly at least
at the peak-demand rate for at least the peak-demand time. The peak-demand
rate for residential use equals three gpm for each full bathroom,
plus 1.5 gpm for each half-bath. The peak load equals 100 gallons
for each bedroom (which equals 1/2 of the daily demand volume) and
the peak-demand time equals the time required to deliver the peak
load at the peak-demand rate:
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[3]
The peak load for each test well shall be calculated
by multiplying the individual rate by the number of units in the subdivision
and dividing by the number of test wells.
[4]
The water levels shall be measured and recorded,
at a minimum, once every five minutes during the test. During the
test, the water (pumping) level in the well must not be drawn down,
at any time during the test, to a depth of less than 20 feet above
the pump intake. A measurement of the water level in the well shall
be made immediately before initiating the subsequent constant-head
portion of the pumping test.
(f)
Constant-head pumping test.
[1]
The constant-head pumping test shall be used
to determine whether the recharge from the aquifer is sufficient to
meet the long-term use of the well.
[2]
The constant-head portion of the pumping test
shall immediately follow the peak-demand portion of the test without
interruption. The discharge rate shall be throttled so that the water
level measured in the subject well immediately prior to termination
of the peak-demand test is maintained for a minimum of four hours
and a maximum of 12 hours. This level is not to vary by more than
0.5 foot. The pumping rate shall be determined at ten-minute intervals
during this time. If the rate has not varied significantly by more
than 0.1 gallon per minute for at least the last hour, the aquifer
recharge rate shall be determined to be equal to the measured pumping
rate. If the pumping rate coincident with the stabilized water level
is less than twice the flow needed to meet the daily-demand volume,
then the well fails this portion of the test.
(g)
Well recovery test.
[1]
Immediately following the constant-head portion
of the three-part pumping test, the water level in the subject well
shall be measured and recorded until it has recovered to within at
least 90% of the pre-test static-water level, or for four hours, whichever
occurs last. Water levels shall be measured once every five minutes
for the first hour of recovery, and once every 30 minutes for the
remaining duration.
[2]
Failure of a well to recover to within 90% of
the pre-test static-water level within a twenty-four-hour period raises
doubts about the reliability of a long-term water supply developed
from the well which shall be addressed in the hydrogeologic report.
(5)
Well interference.
(a)
New wells in proximity to existing supply wells.
Well interference shall be determined. Any well existing within 1,000
feet of the new well may be used as an observation well to determine
well interference. At least one observation well shall be associated
with each test well; should no adjoiner allow use of their well, the
developer may drill additional on-site wells to be used as observation
wells. Such wells shall be located so as to allow a determination
of the effect on the existing adjoining wells.
(b)
The applicant for well certification shall notify
all owners of real property whose wells are located within 1,000 feet
of the proposed new well of the impending well tests. This notification
shall be by certified mail in a form acceptable to the Board, and
at least two weeks prior to the actual tests. The owners of the closest
wells (one per directional quadrant), so notified, may be requested
to allow monitoring of their well at the applicant's expense.
(c)
To qualify as an observation well, pumping of
the well must either be ceased for at least three hours before the
beginning of, and throughout, the test sequence, or an automatic,
continuous water-level monitoring and recording device must be installed
and remain in the well immediately prior to, and throughout, the test
period.
(d)
The water levels of utilized observation wells
shall be measured and recorded at intervals of not more than every
1/2 hour, beginning one hour before the peak-demand test and continuing
until completion of the recovery portion of the pumping test of the
new well.
(e)
If the drawdown in any observation well during
the pumping test of the new well causes any of the following: an increase
in the maximum drawdown measured during the peak-demand test of the
observation well by 20 feet or more; or a lowering of the pumping
level in the observation well, under peak-demand operation, to within
20 feet of the existing pump-intake setting or the bottom of the existing
water-level access tube, the well interference shall be considered
significant. As such, the proposed supply well shall not be certified
unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board
that the interference can be remedied or made otherwise not significant.
D.
Where no municipal consent for a public utility franchise
for water has been granted, upon completion of the water plant and
distribution system, these public facilities shall, at the option
of the Township, be transferred to the Township.
E.
Water mains shall meet the requirements of the water
operating utility, except as provided below:
(1)
Subdivisions not served by public water shall provide
installation of sleeves and whatever else is necessary to prevent
opening of the street at such time as waterlines are installed.
(2)
Subdivisions served by semipublic or private water
companies shall have a minimum main size of eight inches in diameter,
except dead-end lines, which may be six inches in diameter.
A.
If a central sanitary sewage treatment and collection
system is accessible, the developer shall construct sewerage facilities
to transport all sewage to such collection and treatment system.
B.
Alignments outside streets shall require easements or rights-of-way in accordance with the provisions of § 361-53.
C.
Any treatment plant, collection system, and individual
on-lot septic system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements
of the State Department of Environmental Protection and applicable
Township ordinances.
D.
Where no municipal consent for a public utility franchise
for sewer service has been granted, the sewer plant and collection
system, upon completion and at the option of the Township, shall be
transferred to the Township.
E.
Sewer lines, manholes and service lines from mains
to the property line of each lot in the development shall be installed
regardless of whether there is a central system, municipal or private,
in existence. The developer shall comply with the above provisions
and shall also provide an approved sewage disposal system for each
lot built upon.
A.
General. All site plans shall provide for the removal
of all solid wastes and shall further provide for temporary on-site
storage of all solid waste materials.
B.
Access. Adequate access shall be provided to all solid
waste storage facilities. Such access shall accommodate the type of
vehicle normally used for the collection of wastes.
C.
Location. Outdoor solid waste storage containers shall
be visually screened from elsewhere on the project and from all property
lines and shall be on concrete pads which shall be drained to dry
wells unless otherwise required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
