[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township
of Vernon, effective 2-2-1988.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has promulgated
certain regulations known as the "Standards for the Construction of
Public Non-Community and Non-Public Water Systems," New Jersey Administrative
Code 7:10-12.1 through 7:10-12.43 which establish standards for the
location, construction, and use of water supplies, other than public
community, and is hereby adopted and shall be controlling unless higher
standards are prescribed herein by the Vernon Township Mayor and Township
Council.
A.
No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall locate, construct,
or alter any water supply system until a permit for the location,
construction, or alteration of said water supply system shall have
been issued by the Vernon Township Health Officer.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
B.
Said permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date
of approval. In the event that a certificate of compliance is not
issued within that one-year period, the permit must be renewed and
shall be subject to regulations and ordinance requirements in effect
at the time of renewal.
C.
Applicants shall submit the following plans, information, and documentation
in connection with applications to locate, construct, alter, or use
a water supply system:
(1)
A plot plan for the entire property that is the subject of the application
at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet.
(2)
The plot plan shall include the location of all wells, structures,
property lines, roadways, septic systems, watercourses, etc., within
150 feet of the proposed well.
(3)
The well shall be located at least 100 feet from the outer perimeter
of any sewage disposal area unless the design engineer states valid
reasons why the well cannot be located at least 100 feet away from
the sewage disposal area including reserve area. This distance may
be reduced to 50 feet under the authority of the Health Officer, provided
the reasons for such reduction are deemed valid.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
(4)
The plot plan shall be prepared and sealed by a New Jersey licensed
professional engineer when proposing location and construction of
a well on a lot where a drilled well has not been located previously.
(5)
The plot plan shall be prepared and sealed by a New Jersey licensed
professional engineer or surveyor when proposing location and construction
of a well on a lot where a drilled well has been located previously.
(6)
Only a well driller or well pump installer may install a well pump,
water service line, pitless adapter, sanitary seal, pressure tank
or other components of the water distribution system connecting a
water well to the plumbing system of a structure or structures.
[Added 2-28-1989 by Ord.
No. 89-1; amended 3-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-2]
(a)
A water distribution system as defined by this chapter is for
all public noncommunity and nonpublic water systems and extends from
the well and includes the well pump up to, but not including, the
main water supply valve which is required under National Standard
Plumbing Code/87 Section 10.12.2 and is regulated by the State of
New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.
(b)
A water distribution permit application shall be completed by
the well driller or well pump installer and submitted to the Health
Officer for approval prior to installing any component of the water
distribution system.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
(c)
Lateral discharge line.
[Amended 3-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-3]
[1]
The lateral discharge line which extends from the pitless adapter
into the foundation shall be placed on a minimum of six inches of
sand covering the line. The lateral discharge line shall be composed
of those materials pursuant to Section 3.8.1 of the National Standard
Plumbing Code and the discharge line shall have a minimum pressure
rating of 160 pounds per square inch at 73° F.
[2]
The lateral discharge line shall be at least a horizontal distance
of 10 feet from any oil or gas storage tank or any fitting or piping
attached thereto or emanating therefrom.
(d)
Inspection of the pitless adapter and lateral discharge line
is required prior to any backfilling of those components.
[1]
The Health Officer must be given 72 hours' notice of a
requested inspection; however, all attempts will be made to provide
an inspection within 24 hours.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
[2]
The sand which is required around the lateral discharge line
shall be under the line and mounded to either side of the line prior
to requesting an inspection so that the top of the line is still exposed
for inspection.
(e)
The remaining backfill shall be free of large stones or sharp
objects which might puncture or damage the line.
(7)
Geothermal wells.
[Added 6-17-1997 by Ord.
No. 97-1]
(a)
No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall locate,
construct, or alter any monitoring or geothermal well until a permit
for the location, construction, or alteration of said well shall have
been issued by the Vernon Township Health Officer.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
(b)
Said permit shall be valid for a period of one year from date
of approval. If said well is not drilled within that one-year period,
the permit must be renewed and shall be subject to regulations and
ordinance requirements in affect at the time of renewal.
(c)
In the event the use of said well is abandoned for more than
one year or due to improper operation and/or maintenance may cause
pollution of groundwater, the well shall be sealed as per New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulation and the
Vernon Township Health Officer notified at least 72 hours prior to
said well being sealed.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
(d)
Construction requirements.
[1]
A closed loop geothermal well shall be constructed according
to the conditions and requirements as set forth in the permit issued
by the NJDEP for the installation of said well. These conditions include,
but are not limited to, the minimum diameter of the borehole, the
grouting mixture and placement, the content of the circulating fluids,
the pipe materials and method of joining these materials. These wells
shall be installed a minimum of 50 feet from the outer perimeter of
any sewage disposal area.
[2]
An open loop geothermal well shall be constructed with a waterproof
casing which is pressure or displacement grouted into an oversize
drill hole having a diameter of not less than four inches greater
than that of the casing to be installed. The wells shall be located
a minimum of 100 feet from the outer perimeter of any sewage disposal
area or potable water well unless there is a minimum of 50 feet of
casing and it is installed to a minimum depth of 20 feet into unweathered
rock. If a minimum of 50 feet of casing is provided and installed
as described above, the minimum distance to a septic system may be
reduced to 50 feet and there is no minimum distance to a potable water
well.
(e)
A plot plan shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a New Jersey
licensed professional engineer or land surveyor showing the location
of the proposed geothermal well and all wells, structures, property
lines, roadways, septic systems, watercourses, and wetlands within
150 feet of said proposed well.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
No permits to repair or alter an existing well less than 100
feet to an existing system shall be issued to lots with on-site drilled
wells until the existing sewage disposal system is approved by the
Vernon Township Health Officer. Approval shall be based upon the standards
as set forth in "Standard Operating Procedures Environmental Health,"
Chapter VI, Section C, Design Requirements — Alterations.
No permit shall be issued to any lot, improved or unimproved, not presently supplied water by an on-site drilled well without a sewage disposal system permit. The requirements of said sewage disposal permit shall be for new construction as specified in Chapter 462, Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
Lots with seasonal residences which convert to year-round occupancy will not be granted a permit unless the existing sewage disposal system is approved by the Vernon Township Health Officer. Approval shall be based on the standards set forth in Chapter 462, Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface, and in Chapter VI, Sections A and B of the "Standard Operating Procedures, Environmental Health." A "seasonal residence" shall be defined as a dwelling that is supplied by a water system which is in operation for less than 300 days per year.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
The Health Officer may require an inspection during the construction
or alternation of the water supply system. Twenty-four hours prior
to commencement of construction, the applicant shall notify the Director
of the Department of Health and Human Services or his designated agent
to schedule inspections as may be required by the said Director.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
No water supply system shall be put into operation until all
inspections, as required by the Vernon Township Health Officer, are
completed and a certificate of compliance has been issued.
[Amended 11-13-2008 by Ord. No. 08-21]
Should a permit for a water supply system be denied by the Health Officer, the applicant shall have the right to appeal to the Mayor and Township Council. The applicant shall file a notice of appeal within 10 calendar days after the permit denial. The original and 10 copies of the notice of appeal shall be filed with the Health Officer, along with 10 copies of plans, information, and documentation as set forth in § 560-2 herein. The notice of appeal shall contain a statement by the applicant setting forth in detail the reasons why the denial should be invalidated and the permit should be issued. The burden of proof shall rest with the applicant. The appeal shall be placed on the agenda of the Mayor and Township Council and a hearing shall take place thereon not less than seven nor more than 30 days after filing the notice of appeal. Upon such hearing, the Mayor and Township Council shall grant or deny the issuance of the permit and shall place the reasons for said decision on the public record.
The Director of the Vernon Township Department of Health and
Human Services may issue a stop-work order against any person, firm,
corporation, or other entity which, in the discretion of the Director,
is violating any provision of this chapter. The person, firm, corporation,
or other entity against whom the stop-work order was issued may appear
at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Township
Council to give testimony under oath as to why a violation did not
occur and further give reason as to why the stop-work order should
be withdrawn.
Throughout the text of this chapter, the singular shall constitute
the plural and the plural shall constitute the singular unless a contrary
definition is expressly provided herein.
