[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-26-1995 by Ord.
No. 26-1995 as Sec. 14-1 of the 1994 Code]
The owner of a property on which is located a structure that by law
must contain a source of potable water shall be required to connect to the
water distribution system of the Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority,
provided that the distance from the structure to the water main does not exceed
300 feet, as measured along the shortest route permitted by the rules and
regulations of the Authority for a lateral connection to the system.
The owner of a property on which is located a structure that by law
must a provide for the disposal of wastewater and/or sewerage shall be required
to connect to the sanitary sewerage system of the Washington Township Municipal
Utilities Authority, provided that the distance from the structure to the
sewer main does not exceed 300 feet as measured along the shortest route permitted
by the rules and regulations of the Authority for a lateral connection to
the system.
The duty of an owner to connect to a water and/or sewer main which was
in operation on February 20, 1990, shall not arise until six months after
the water or sewer main is or has been placed in operation.
A.
Any property owner required to connect to the water distribution
system or the sanitary sewer system pursuant to the terms of this chapter
shall be subject to payment of connection fees and all other provisions of
the rules and regulations of the Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
B.
A property owner who fails to connect to the appropriate
system pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall pay the applicable connection
fees and shall pay a minimum usage charge in an amount determined by the Authority.
Should a property owner fail to make these required payments, the unpaid balance,
and all interest accruing, shall be a lien on the subject property pursuant
to, and subject to, the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-42.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the Authority from granting
any relief to a property owner permitted by its duly adopted rules and regulations.
