[Adopted 5-23-1988 by Ord. No. 1416[1]]
The Township of Moorestown finds that the reduction
of the amount of extraneous flow to its sanitary sewer system is an
important public concern and is necessary in order to comply with
the New Jersey pollution discharge elimination system permit issued
to the Township of Moorestown. A portion of this extraneous flow enters
the sanitary sewer system via sump pumps, roof drains and other drainage
devices connected directly or indirectly to the Township's sanitary
sewer system. For the purpose of this article, a direct connection
is one that is intentionally installed in a manner which allows extraneous
flow to enter the sanitary sewer system by piping connected to the
sanitary sewer lines from any building or lot. Indirect sewer connections
are those which allow extraneous flow to enter via a device such as
a sink or floor drain.
A.Â
The Township of Moorestown shall install sump pump/roof
drain laterals to the curblines of individual properties during the
reconstruction of municipal roads or the installation of stormwater
drainage improvements in order to provide connections for individual
sump pumps and/or roof drains.
B.Â
The owner of any building located on any public street
which has a sump pump/roof drain lateral or other suitable drainage
system installed by the Township shall, within six months of construction
of said system and upon notice from the Department of Public Works,
disconnect his sump pump, roof drain or other storm drainage connection
from the sanitary sewer and connect said sump pump, roof drain or
other connection to the approved sump pump/roof drain lateral. The
new connection shall be imposed by the Department of Public Works.