For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
Approved by the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer.
The Department of Water and Sewer of Montville Township.
The rates or prices to be charged for the use of water based
upon the uses or utilities in use and not measured by a water meter.
Any pipe, other than a supply pipe or service pipe, used
for conveying water or distributing it in the Township.
A plastic, below-grade enclosure for the water meter servicing
a premises, consisting of a cylindrical chamber with lockable lid,
meter couplings and valves, and other hardware. The meter box shall
be of the specific type and model, and shall be installed in accordance
with the construction standards of this chapter.[1]
[Added 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-56]
The rates or prices to be charged for the quantity of water
consumed, as measured by a water meter or estimated where no water
meter is used.
Any person actually owning any property or premises supplied
or prospectively to be supplied with Township water or his duly authorized
agent. In the absence of instructions from the owner or his agent
to the contrary, the occupant of any property or premises will be
held to be the agent of the owner, in so far as his relation to the
Water and Sewer Department may be concerned with respect to water
uses.
A dwelling unit occupied by one family only, together with
the land connected therewith and such outbuildings as are used exclusively
in connection therewith, or a singular room or building occupied for
business or other purposes by one person, organization, association,
firm or corporation.
The pipe extending from the curb stop into privately owned
land for supplying the premises with water. The service pipe materials
and means of installation shall be governed by the Plumbing Code of
the municipality.[2] In all cases where the service pipe is of plastic, PVC
or other nonmetallic material as permitted by the Plumbing Code, the
water meter for the premises being serviced by the nonmetallic service
pipe shall be located at the end of the supply pipe as defined, and
shall be contained in a below-grade meter box in accordance with the
construction standards of this chapter.
[Amended 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-56]
A pipe tapped into the main and extended thence to and including
the curb stop or valve on the curbline of the street.
All water mains, service and supply pipes, water
meters and corporation and curb stops of the Department are under
the exclusive control of the Township and its authorized agents or
representatives. No other person shall disturb, tap, change, obstruct
access to or interfere with them in any way.
The Water and Sewer Department's jurisdiction
and responsibility ends at the curb stop, and the Department will,
in no case, be liable for damages caused by water running from open
or faulty fixtures or from broken or damaged pipes beyond the Department's
curb stop.
All water pipes and fixtures shall be placed
at least four feet underground as measured from the top of the pipe
or fitting.
Where water is desired, application shall be
made to the Construction Department on a proper application signed
by the owner of the premises on forms furnished by the Construction
Department, which application shall specify the size of service connection
desired, the property to be served, the legal owner thereof and the
purpose for which the water is to be used. The information supplied
by the applicant on such application shall be considered as authoritative
and final. If any error in such information shall cause the service
connection to be installed of a wrong size or at a wrong location,
the cost of all changes required shall be borne by the applicant.
Applications are subject to approval by the Director or his representative.
No more than one service connection shall be
installed for a customer, except under special conditions. A service
connection shall not be used to supply adjoining property of a different
owner or to supply property of the same owner across a street or alley.
[Added by Ord. No. 2004-64]
A.
Mandatory use of Township water. Connection to the
Township water system is mandatory where a water main is within 50
feet of a property upon which there is new building to be serviced.
B.
Exclusive use of Township water. The owner of any
residential or nonresidential building which is now or hereafter connected
to a public water supply main of the Township must utilize the water
supply of the Township as the exclusive water source for said building
and the property on which it is situated. Any building that is serviced
with Township water shall not have any plumbing or water conveyance
apparatus from a private well or any nonpublic water source within
said building.
C.
Irrigation well. The owner of any residential or nonresidential
building or premises which, at the time of connection to the Township's
water system, was being supplied with water by a noncontaminated on-site
private well will be permitted to utilize said well for irrigation
purposes only so long as there is approval by, and in compliance with
the applicable requirements and regulations of the Township and the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Under no
circumstances shall there be any interconnection of a private well
with the public system within or without the building or premises,
including any plumbing or water conveyance system. Any subsequent
abandonment of a properly permitted and regulated well shall be conducted
in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Township
of Montville, the Montville Township Board of Health, and the NJDEP.
The owner shall be prohibited from drilling a new well for irrigation
purposes.
D.
Drilling a new well. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding,
the drilling of a new irrigation well shall not be permitted to service
existing premises which are connected to the Township's water system
unless said new irrigation well replaces an on-site private individual
well which was existing and utilized at the time that the building
and premises were connected to the Township's water system, and was
continuously maintained for irrigation purposes only, in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Every service connection shall be equipped with a
curb stop near the curbline for the exclusive use of the Department
in controlling the water supply through the service connection pipe.
If the curb stop is damaged by the customer's use to an extent requiring
replacement, such replacement shall be at the customer's expense.
B.
All pipes or fixtures extending or lying beyond the
curb stop shall be installed and maintained by the owner of the property
under the supervision of the Plumbing Subcode Official.
The tapping of a water main shall be done and
the corporation stop and couplings, the service lines from main to
curb, curb stop and coupling and curb box shall be furnished and installed
by the owner or his agent at the expense of the owner.
Application for permission to open a Township street for the purpose of making a water connection shall be made in accordance with Chapter 330, Streets and Sidewalks. Application for permission to open a county or state street shall be made to the appropriate agency.
A.
The Department shall furnish to each customer supplied
with water a suitable water meter and remote reading devices. The
customer (owner) shall be responsible for installation of the water
meter and all required appurtenances to be in conformance with this
chapter and all other applicable regulations.
C.
The developer and/or owner or occupant of each premises
utilizing the potable water system, at their sole cost and expense,
shall purchase a water meter, a remote meter reading touch pad and
MXU radio read device from the Department and shall install the same
under the supervision of the Department in accordance with the Township
ordinances. The owner or occupant of any premises where such meters
and touch pads are installed shall be responsible for their care and
protection from injury/interference. In case of injury to the meter,
touch pad and/or MXU radio read unit, or in case of a stoppage or
other condition causing inaccurate or incorrect function, the owner
or occupant shall give immediate notice to the Township. All Township
water used in connection with any premises must pass through a meter
installed under the supervision of the Township. No bypass around
such a meter shall be made or maintained.
D.
The MXU radio read device shall only be installed
by an authorized Department employee. The Department shall seal meters,
and no one except an authorized employee of the Department shall break
or injure any such seal.
E.
Meters controlling the services, other than fire line
meters, are and shall remain the property of the Department, and all
meters will be at all times under Department control.
The Department shall have the right of access
to the owner's premises at reasonable times for the purposes of reading
meters or inspecting appliances used in connection with the supply
of water service, or for the removal of its property at the time service
is to be terminated. The customer should not permit access to the
water meter and other appliances of the Department except by authorized
employees of the Department.
In case of defective water service, customers
should not interfere with the apparatus belonging to the Department,
but should immediately notify the Department to have the defect remedied.
Excessive or unnecessary use or waste of water,
whether caused by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or
fixtures, is prohibited, even where the service is metered. When this
rule has been violated, the Department may turn off the water at any
time.
When the Department for any reason has turned
off the water, no person shall turn it on again without permission
of the Department. When this section is violated, the water may be
turned off at the curb stop, in which case the owner shall, before
it is again turned on, pay in advance the charge of the Department
therefor.
A.
Water service may be discontinued for any of the following
reasons:
(1)
For the use of water for any other property or purpose
than that described in the application for service.
(2)
For the willful waste of water through improper or
imperfect pipes, fixtures or otherwise.
(3)
For failure to maintain, in good order, connections,
service lines or fixtures owned by the applicant.
(4)
For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop or
seal or any other appliance of the Department.
(5)
In case of vacancy of premises.
(6)
For nonpayment for water service or any other charges
accruing under the application.
(7)
For refusal of reasonable access to property for purpose
of inspecting or for reading, caring for or removing meters.
B.
Service will be renewed under proper notification
when the conditions under which such service was discontinued are
corrected and upon the payment of all proper charges provided in the
schedule of rates and charges of the Department due from the applicant.
A.
The provisions of this article and any other ordinances,
rules, regulations and water rates adopted by the Township Committee
shall be considered a part of the contract with each person supplied
with water through the water system of the Township; any such person
taking water shall be considered to express his assent thereto and
be bound thereby. All permits for the use of water shall be granted
upon the express condition that if for any cause the supply of water
should fail, be restricted, regulated or discontinued, the Township
shall not be held responsible for any damages which shall be claimed
of the Township for any such causes.
B.
All applications for service connection of water shall
be required to accept such conditions of pressure and service as are
provided by the distributing system at the location of the proposed
service connection and to hold the Department harmless for any damages
arising out of low-pressure or high-pressure conditions or interruption
of service.
No owner connected to the water system shall
disconnect from said system.
