[Adopted 9-3-1981 by Ord. No. 18-1981]
A.
The following article shall be and is hereby declared
to be the Sewer Use Ordinance of the Township of East Hanover regarding
the use of its local sewerage system and the nature of wastes to be
discharged into the local sewerage system.
B.
This article is adopted in accordance with the requirements
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, PL
92-500, and the Clean Water Act of 1977, PL 95-217; more specifically,
the requirements contained in Subpart E of 40 CFR 35.935.16, as well
as the intermunicipal agreement dated September 14, 1977, executed
between the Township of East Hanover and the Township of Parsippany
— Troy Hills.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen, expressed in milligrams per liter
(mg/l), utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory procedure for five days at 20° C. The standard
laboratory procedure shall be that found in the latest edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater; ASTM
Standards, Part 23, Water; Atmospheric Analysis (1972); and EPA Methods
for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (1971).
That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes,
excluding sump pumps, inside the walls of the building or structure
and which conveys it to the building sewer.
That part of horizontal drainage system beginning three feet
outside the inner face of the building or structure wall which receives
the discharge from the building drain and conveys it to a service
lateral of a street sewer.
The difference between the amount of chlorine added to water,
sewage or industrial wastes and the amount of residual chlorine remaining
at the end of a twenty-minute contact period at room temperature,
as set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater.
The quantity of oxygen required to chemically oxidize material
waste by dichromate acid solution expressed in milligrams per liter
(mg/l). Measurement shall be as set forth in the latest edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
Any private corporation formed under the laws of the State
of New Jersey or any other state.
Each individual building or structure, whether constructed
as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, which is designated
or adaptable to separate ownership or occupancy.
The Township's Engineer who is engaged at the time to serve
the Township for the design, inspection, construction and operation
of the local sewerage system.
Solid wastes resulting from preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from handling, storage and sale of produce.
The person who causes septage to be generated.
[Added 2-16-1984 by Ord. No. 1-1984]
The United States of America or any department or agency
thereof.
A "hauler" approved by the Solid Waste Administration, New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
The Health Department of the Township of East Hanover.
Any property within a sewered area upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary
sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any system for the disposal of sewage other than a sanitary
sewer system collecting sewage from various premises for treatment
and disposal at a sewerage disposal plant approved by the Solid Waste
Administration, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
as defined in the 1972 Edition of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any person appointed by the Township for the purpose of inspecting
the pumping of individual sewage disposal systems.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
A sewer of the Township which carries wastewater and to which
storm-, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
The sanitary sewerage system of the Township which is or
may be connected to the PTH sewerage system, including any extensions
or enlargements of such system.
The Township-owned or -leased piping and appurtenances in
or along public highways and streets or along privately owned rights-of-way
used for the collection of domestic sewage or industrial wastes from
its users and to which storm-, surface and ground water are not intentionally
admitted.
Milligrams per liter.
Any individual, association or corporation, or any government
agency.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions, expressed in grams per liter of solution, and indicates the
degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance or wastewater.
Parts per million.
Any sewage treatment process or processes that are required
to produce a discharge to the PTH sewerage system or the local sewerage
system that will conform to any standards promulgated by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency or the New Jersey State Department
of Environmental Protection.
The facilities and all other sewers, conduits, pipelines,
mains, pumping and ventilating stations, sewage treatment and disposal
systems, plants and works, connections and fallouts, and all other
plants, structures, equipment, boats, conveyances and other real and
tangible personal property, and all renewals or replacements of any
of the foregoing, acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired,
constructed or operated by the Township of Parsippany Troy Hills,
but does not include the public sewage collection or disposal system
or facilities of the Township.
The liquid wastes discharged from residences, buildings,
institutions and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater
infiltration, surface water admixtures or other wastes as may be present,
but from which industrial wastes have been excluded.
The combination of liquid and solid residues resulting from
the treatment of waterborne domestic waste in on-site waste disposal
facilities.
[Added 2-16-1984 by Ord. No. 1-1984]
The area of the Township of East Hanover which discharges
sewage to the Parsippany — Troy Hills wastewater treatment facility.
The intermunicipal agreement between the Township of Parsippany
— Troy Hills and the Township of East Hanover, dated September
14, 1977, and any amendments thereto.
That part of the local sewerage system from the street sewer
to a point approximately two feet beyond the curbline or paved portion
of the right-of-way.
Industrial wastes and sanitary sewage discharged from residences,
buildings, institutions, industrial establishments or other places,
together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, surface waters,
admixtures or other wastes as may be inadvertently present.
The Municipal Sewer Utility established by the Township of
East Hanover by Ordinance No. 4-1979.[1]
The discharge of any wastewater which, in concentration of
any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation.
The additional charge that will be levied against a user discharging wastewater whose BOD, suspended solids or chlorine concentrations are in excess of the allowable limit set forth in § 159-82 or which contain constituents in concentrations for which the PTH sewerage system has determined that an additional charge is required for their treatment. "Surcharges" will be assessed pursuant to the user charges set forth in § 159-109 of this article.
All solids that either float on the surface of or are in
suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and which are removable
by laboratory filtration. The standard laboratory procedure shall
be that found in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater; ASTM Standards, Part 23, Water; Atmospheric
Analysis (1972); and EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and
Wastes (1971).
The Township of East Hanover.
The Parsippany- Troy Hills wastewater treatment facility
and any necessary or desirable renewals, replacements, alterations,
extensions, enlargements or betterments thereof, whether located on
said site or elsewhere.
The person applying for sewage service at one household or
business, whether owner or tenant, and who enters into an agreement
therefor.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
[Amended 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982]
Unless specifically exempted by the Township,
each user must be connected to the local sewerage system within 270
days of notice to a property owner assessed for improvements. Said
connection will be at such point and at the elevation designated therefor
in the plans approved by the Township for the construction of the
project, or at such other location for said point and at such elevation
as may be requested by such user and accepted and agreed to by the
Township and substituted in lieu of such point. Every such connection
at such point or substituted location shall be made by the user at
his own cost and expense.
Sewage service connections will be made upon
written application signed at the Township office by the property
owner or his duly authorized agent. Sewage service will be furnished
upon written application signed by both the property owner and tenant,
if any. Blank forms for all applications will be furnished by the
Township, and all applications must receive the approval of the chief
financial officer before connection is made.
No application for service will be accepted
by the Township until the user has paid or made satisfactory arrangements
to pay all arrears and charges due from the user at any premises now
or heretofore occupied by the user.
The accepted application shall constitute a
contract between the Township and the user (whether owner or tenant)
and the owner, if not the user, obliging the user and the owner, if
not the user, to pay to the Township its service charges as established
from time to time and to comply with the conditions of this article.
Applications for service connections will be
accepted, subject to there being a portion of the local sewerage system
in the streets or rights-of-way abutting the premises to be served.
When a prospective customer has made application
for a new service, or has applied for the reinstatement of any existing
service, it is assumed that the piping and fixtures on the applicant's
premises are in good condition, and the Township will not be liable
in any event for any accident, breaks or leakage arising in any way
in connection with the supply of sewage service.
A new application must be made and approved
by the Township upon any change in ownership of the property when
the owner is the customer, or in any tenancy where the tenant is the
customer, or in the service, as described in the application, and
the Township shall have the right, upon five days' notice, to discontinue
service until such new application has been made and approved.
Industrial and commercial establishments making
application for sanitary sewage service, in addition to making written
application for such service, shall furnish a detailed description
of the type and size of buildings, the nature of the business to be
conducted in each structure, the number and type of fixtures to be
served and the type, volume and chemical characteristics of the waste
to be discharged. Such applicants shall also furnish four copies of
plans showing:
A.
The boundaries of the property.
B.
The location within the property of the structures
to be served.
C.
The location and profile with respect to finished
grade of the services.
D.
Details of the proposed connection(s) to the sewerage
system and the arrangement and details of meter installations, if
required.
Service will be renewed under proper application
when the conditions under which such service was discontinued are
corrected and upon the payment to the Township of all charges provided
in this article.
Where a sewer connection has been previously
installed and service is desired, a proper application shall be signed
by the owner and the tenant, if applicable.
Sewer service charges are payable to the East Hanover Sewer Department in accordance with a Schedule of Fees to be enacted by the Township and § 159-109 of this article.
[Added 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982]
Sewage service connections through which more
than 2,000 gallons per day of waste will flow must receive treatment
works approval for a sewer extension permit from the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, in accordance with the New Jersey Water
Pollution Control Act Regulations, as amended. The applicant, at the
time of making written application for such service connection, shall
provide a copy of the Department of Environmental Protection permit
to construct same, and at the time of application for service shall
provide a copy of the Department of Environmental Protection permit
to operate the service connection.
[Added 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982]
Developers of major subdivisions or nonresidential
development applications (as defined by the Land Use and Zoning Ordinance[1]) making application for sanitary sewage service, in addition
to making written application for such service, shall furnish a certified
copy of the resolution of final approval of the subdivision or site
plan issued by the Township Planning Board and certification in writing
by the Township Sewer Engineer, approving the proposed subdivision
or site plan sewerage system considering the following factors:
No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged
into the local sewerage system any of the following:
A.
Any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, surface water and
unpolluted industrial process water.
B.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. (65° C.).
C.
Any water or waste which may contain soluble oil or
grease or any water containing floatable fats, oils, greases or other
substance in sufficient concentrations that might solidify and/or
cause to solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.).
D.
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, alcohol, tar, fuel
oil, motor oil, mineral spirits, commercial solvent or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, stones, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
sawdust, metal, sticks, rags, feathers, plastics, glass, rubber, offal,
entrails, blood, hair and fleshings, wood, paunch manure, lime residues,
paint or ink residues, cannery waste bulk solids, unshredded garbage,
antibiotic wastes, free mineral acid, concentrated pickling wastes
or plating solutions or any other solid or viscous substance capable
of causing obstruction to the flow or other interference with the
proper operation of both the local and PTH sewerage systems.
F.
Any water or wastes containing toxic or poisonous
substances in such concentrations, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, as to constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
or to interfere with any sewage treatment process, or to create any
hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
G.
Wastes which will cause corrosive structural damage
to the system.
H.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or preventing entry
into sewers for their maintenance, inspection and repair.
I.
Any waters containing quantities of radium, naturally
occurring or artificially produced radioisotopes in excess of presently
existing or subsequently accepted limits for drinking water as established
by the national committee on radiation protection and measuring or
applicable state or federal regulations.
J.
The following fixed upper limits of acceptable quantity
(concentration) and characteristics of material shall apply:
|
Material
|
Concentration
(mg/l)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Acetylene generation sludge
|
None
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.5
| |
|
Cadmium
|
5.0
| |
|
Total chromium
|
5.0
| |
|
Copper
|
5.0
| |
|
Cyanides
|
1.0
| |
|
Grease and soluble oils
|
75.0
| |
|
Hydrogen sulfide
|
10.0
| |
|
Iron (total)
|
5.0
| |
|
Lead
|
5.0
| |
|
Mercury
|
5.0
| |
|
Mineral acid (free)
|
None
| |
|
Nickel
|
5.0
| |
|
Oils, minerals
|
15.0
| |
|
Silver
|
5.0
| |
|
Sulfur dioxide
|
10.0
| |
|
Tin
|
5.0
| |
|
Zinc
|
5.0
|
|
Characteristics
|
Limitation
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Temperature
|
150°
| |
|
pH, allowable range
|
5.0 to 9.0
| |
|
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, 5-day maximum)
|
300 mg/l
| |
|
Suspended solids, maximum
|
350 mg/l
| |
|
Color
|
200 Co.-Pt. units
| |
|
Chlorine demand, maximum
|
2% of Township's average daily flow
| |
|
Average daily flow, maximum
|
2% of Township's average daily flow
|
|
The above-listed concentrations and characteristics
may be altered by the Township as required by regulatory agencies,
treatment or reuse requirements or in the event of cumulative overload
of the system.
|
K.
Any waters containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual provision, attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
L.
Wastes at a flow rate and/or pollutant discharge rate
which is excessive over relatively short time periods so that there
is a treatment process upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency,
constituting a "slug" as defined herein.
M.
Any concentrated dye wastes, spent tanning solutions
or other wastes which are highly colored or wastes which are of unusual
volume, concentration of solids or composition that may create obstruction
to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation
of the systems or the quality of the effluent from the system.
N.
Any discharges containing pollutants listed in 40
CFR 403.5 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's rules
and regulations.
If any wastewaters are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, into the local collection sewerage system which contain the substances or possess the characteristics in excess of the concentration of limitations specified in § 159-82 and which, in the judgment of the Township or the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills, may have a deleterious effect upon the local sewerage system or the PTH sewerage system receiving waters or life or may constitute a public nuisance, the Township or Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills will exercise one or more of the following options:
A.
Pretreatment will be required for all industrial wastes
discharged by major industries as defined in Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations for which pretreatment standards or other requirements
have been promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency in accordance with Section 307 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act Amendments of 1972; for any discharge requirements developed
by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection; or
which in the judgment of the Township may have deleterious effect
upon the local sewerage system, receiving water or life; or which
in the judgment of the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills may
have deleterious effect upon the PTH sewerage system.
B.
If the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills requires
the pretreatment or flow equalization of industrial wastes which are
to be discharged into the PTH sewerage system or the local collection
sewerage system, such facilities shall require review and approval
by the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills prior to their construction.
C.
Where pretreatment or flow equalization facilities
are required for any industrial wastes discharged into the PTH sewerage
system or the local collection sewerage system, they shall be continuously
maintained in satisfactory and effective operation by the person at
his expense.
D.
In such instances where it is agreed that the industrial
waste will be received following preliminary treatment, drawings and
specifications shall be submitted for approval, showing all pertinent
details of the construction proposed to accomplish the pretreatment,
to include details of the indicator-recorder-register-type of flow
meter, and housing to be used, to meter the flow of industrial wastes,
and also details of the control manhole to be constructed on the industrial
waste's connection within the sidewalk area. The control manhole shall
be provided with adequate access manhole covers of approved type,
through which access shall be possible to the Township and the Township
of Parsippany — Troy Hills personnel at all times. Drawings,
specifications, reports, etc., shall be submitted in quadruplicate
and shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer in the
State of New Jersey who shall possess expertise in industrial waste
treatment and disposal design.
A.
All persons desiring to discharge industrial wastes
must file with the Townships of East Hanover and Parsippany Troy Hills
a complete physical and chemical analysis of the wastes proposed to
be discharged into the PTH sewerage system and the local collection
sewerage system. This information shall be filed in accordance with
the instructions outlined in Environmental Protection Agency Form
5700-22A (7-73), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System,
Application for Permit to Discharge Wastewater, Supplementary Instructions —
for Standard Form A — Municipal.
B.
All industries, as defined in § 159-84A of this article, and other industries as deemed necessary by the Township or the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills discharging industrial wastes into the PTH sewerage system or the local collection sewerage system shall semiannually file with the Township and the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills a report on the constituents and characteristics of their industrial waste [Environmental Protection Agency Form 7500-22A (7-73), Page IV-1]. Each industry shall maintain a permanent record of all reports and data furnished the Townships.
C.
Any industry which is connected to the local collection
sewerage system and is discharging industrial wastes thereto which
shall change its method of operation so as to alter the type of wastes
previously discharged shall notify the Township and the Township of
Parsippany — Troy Hills at least 15 days prior to such change,
in order that the municipalities' representatives can sample and determine
whether or not the new waste can be accepted in both the PTH sewerage
system and the local collection system.
D.
Representatives of the Township of Parsippany — Troy Hills, State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Township shall have the right to enter all properties of the contributing industry for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing. A user which discharges wastewater in excess of 50,000 gallons per day at any time during the year or which has been required to provide pretreatment of wastes under § 159-84 of this article may be required to install a suitable control manhole on the building sewer on its site to facilitate inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be readily accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Townships of East Hanover and Parsippany — Troy Hills. The manhole shall be installed by the user at its own expense and shall be so maintained by it as to be safe and accessible at all times.
E.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made herein shall be determined
in accordance with the analytical methods described in Title 40 of
the Code of Federal Regulations and shall be determined at the control
manhole provided for above. In the event that no special manhole has
been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest
downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected, provided that there is no dilution of the wastewater
at this location.
A.
When the Township finds that a discharge of wastewater
has taken place in violation of prohibitions or limitations of this
article, the Township may issue an order to cease and desist and direct
those persons not complying with such prohibitions, limits, requirements
or provisions to:
B.
When the Township finds that a discharge of wastewater
has been taking place in violation of prohibitions or limitations
prescribed in this article or wastewater source control requirements,
effluent limitations or pretreatment standards, the Township may require
the user to submit for approval, with such modification as it deems
necessary, a detailed time schedule of specific actions which the
user shall take in order to prevent or correct a violation of requirements.
C.
Any user affected by any decision, action or determination,
including cease and desist orders, made by the Township, interpreting
or implementing the provisions of this article or in any permit issued
herein, may file with the East Hanover Township Committee a written
request for reconsideration within 10 days of such decision, action
or determination, setting forth in detail the facts supporting the
user's request for reconsideration.
D.
Discharges of wastewater in any manner in violation
of this article or any order issued by the Township of Parsippany
— Troy Hills is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall
be corrected or abated as directed by the Township.
E.
Whenever a discharge of wastewater is in violation
of the provisions of this article or otherwise causes or threatens
to cause a condition of contamination, pollution or nuisance, the
Township may discontinue service and may petition the Superior Court
for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both,
as may be appropriate in restraining the continuance of such discharge.
F.
Any person who violates any provision of this article
or discharges wastewater which causes pollution or who violates any
cease and desist order, prohibition, effluent limitation, national
standard of performance, pretreatment or toxicity standard shall be
liable civilly to a penalty not to exceed $500 for each day in which
such violation occurs. The Attorney of the Township, upon order of
the Township, shall petition the Superior Court to impose, assess
and recover such sums.
G.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
article shall become liable to the Township for any expense, loss,
legal or other costs or damage occasioned the Township by reason of
such violation and may further result in the Township's requiring
discontinuance of waste discharge into the local collection sewerage
system in addition to the penalties as authorized in the preceding
subsection.
I.
In addition, any hauler who violates or refuses to
comply with any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
in addition to a fine and revocation of its municipal permit, be reported
to the State of New Jersey Bureau of Licensing and Regulation.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the local sewerage system.
The Township will take appropriate action against any person violating
this provision.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985]
A.
The Township Sewer Department will make connections
to its local sewerage system and will furnish, install and maintain
all service laterals from the main to a point inside the curb, right-of-way
or easement, all of which shall remain the sole property of the Township
and shall not be trespassed on or interfered with in any respect.
B.
The building sewer, from the curb, right-of-way or
easement to the structure to be served, shall be furnished, installed
and maintained by the owner of the property. The building sewer shall
be constructed of materials and installed in accordance with the standards
and requirements of the National Standard Plumbing Code. Enforcement
is the responsibility of the Plumbing Subcode Official. The building
sewer shall be laid in a straight line if practical and shall be a
minimum of 24 inches below the surface of the ground when final grading
of the property has been completed. Changes in direction shall only
be made with suitable pipe fittings of the same material as the building
sewer. The building sewer shall be installed by a registered plumber
or licensed drainlayer, as hereinafter defined, and shall be inspected
and approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official prior to backfilling
the trench; otherwise, any construction not approved shall be immediately
removed and reconstructed in an approved manner.
C.
No service lateral shall be laid within three feet
of any open excavation, service lateral, vault or meter pit.
D.
Where the renewal of the service lateral from the
main to the curb is found to be necessary, the Township will renew
the service in the location as previously used. If the property owner
or user, for his own convenience, desires the new service lateral
at some other location and agrees to pay all expenses of such relocation
as previously used and cutting and disconnecting the old service lateral,
the Township will lay the new service lateral at the location desired.
E.
All connections, piping and fixtures furnished by
the user shall be maintained by him in good order, and all piping
and connections furnished and owned by the Township and on the property
of the customer shall be protected properly and cared for by the user.
All leaks in the building sewer or any other pipe or fixture in or
upon the premises served must be repaired immediately by the owner
or occupant of the premises. The user shall notify the Township and
the Plumbing Subcode Official and identify the party engaged to do
any maintenance work to the customer's building sewer, prior to work
being commenced, and the party shall not backfill any trench until
the work has been inspected and approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official.
Any work not acceptable shall be immediately removed and replaced
by work which is acceptable.
F.
The Township shall in no way be responsible for maintaining
any portion of the building sewer owned by the user or, due to blockages
in any portion of the building sewer owned by the user, for damage
done by sewage escaping therefrom or for lines or fixtures on the
user's property, and the user shall at all times comply with applicable
Township regulations with respect thereto and make changes therein
required by reason of relocation of mains or otherwise.
G.
A service lateral or main in a right-of-way shall
not serve more than one property, however, any of the properties classified
below, upon proper application of the owner, may be supplied by two
or more service laterals, each of which, for billing purposes, shall
be considered as being one user account.
(1)
An industrial, commercial or manufacturing establishment.
(2)
A building separated from adjacent buildings by a
party wall or party walls and comprising apartments or stores or offices,
or any combination thereof.
(3)
A detached building comprising apartments or stores
or offices, or any combination thereof.
H.
Where two or more users are now served through a single
service lateral, any violation of this section, with respect to either
or any of the users, shall be deemed a violation as to all, and unless
the violation is corrected after reasonable notice, the Township may
take such action as may be taken for a single user, except that such
action will not be taken until an innocent user, who has not violated
this section, has been given a reasonable opportunity to connect his
pipe to a separately controlled service lateral.
I.
Building sewers shall be installed to conform to detailed
plans and specifications submitted to the Township by the applicant
and only after review and approval of those plans and specification
by the Plumbing Subcode Official.
J.
Junctions of two different types of pipe shall be
made with adapters manufactured in accordance with the National Standard
Plumbing Code for the purpose of making the transition between the
specific types and grades of pipe being used.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985]
If it is found that there is infiltration or
inflow caused by a broken pipe, open joints or some other problem
with the user's building sewer, it shall be reported and repaired
immediately by the user or owner.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985]
Prior to approving an application for a connection
involving the acceptance of industrial wastes into the Township system,
the applicant shall submit complete data with respect to the following:
A.
Average maximum and minimum rates of flow to be expected
daily and seasonally.
B.
Flow diagram showing points of application of chemicals,
type and quantity of each chemical used per day and per shift, a schedule
of operations, expected chemical characteristics of the untreated
wastes and the point or points of connection to the sewage system.
The normal situation will require the separation of and separate points
of connection for domestic sewage and industrial wastes from each
industrial establishment.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985; 5-16-1985 by Ord. No.
7R-1985]
Under no circumstances will any of the following
devices be connected to the Township sanitary sewers, either directly
or indirectly.
A.
Floor drain, area drain or yard drain, except as where
provided for under the National Standard Plumbing Code and/or Uniform
Construction Code Regulations.
B.
Rain conductor, downspout or sump pump.
C.
Grease pits which discharge grease into the Township
sewers.
D.
Air-conditioning equipment.
E.
Stormwater inlets or catch basins.
F.
Drains from pieces of equipment or manufacturing,
unless specifically authorized under the provisions of this section.
Wastes containing any substances or possessing the characteristics listed in § 159-82 will not be accepted.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985]
When, in the opinion of the Township, grease,
oil and sand interceptors or an oil reclaimer is required, it shall
be provided and maintained at the expense of the owner in continuously
efficient operating condition. The design and pertinent data shall
be submitted to the Township for review and approval after approval
by the Plumbing Subcode Official and prior to construction or installation.
All such devices shall be constructed entirely on the property of
the owner.
Where the owner or industry provides its own
water supply entirely separate from that supplied by the Township
or provides from its own sources a portion of the water consumed on
the premises which eventually finds its way into the sewage system
of the Township, all aforementioned provisions will apply. This does
not relieve the owner from the requirement to furnish, install and
maintain a meter of the indicator-register-record-type to measure
the discharge of industrial waste as provided herein. All costs of
furnishing, installing and maintaining the industrial waste flow meter
shall be borne by the owner.
[Amended 3-21-1985 by Ord. No. 3-1985]
Each industry discharging industrial waste into
the sewer system of the Township shall provide facilities and means
whereby the waste being discharged may be inspected by designated
representatives of the Township. Determination of the character, concentration
and rate of flow by the Township shall be binding for the purpose
of computing user charges. Samples may be collected and evaluated
pursuant to standard methods of analysis for the purpose of determining
the quality and quantity of such industrial waste.
Each industry discharging industrial waste into
the sewer system of the Township shall adopt a schedule of discharges
of such waste, which schedule is subject to the approval of the Township
to the end that peak concentration of sewage flows shall be minimized,
giving due consideration to the capacities of the sewer system and
to the necessities of factory production.
In the event that a change in a previously approved
industrial waste discharged by an industry interferes with the efficiency
of the operation of the sewer system of the Township or with the disposal
of sewage flowing therein, or increases the cost of the operation
of such system, then such industry shall be required by the Township
to:
In the event that any industry fails to conform
to these regulations, which failure causes damage of any sort to the
Township or the PTH treatment plant or their respective employees
or representatives, the Township shall determine the extent of the
damage and bill the industry accordingly. If such bill is not paid
within five calendar days from the date of the bill, legal action
may be instituted to enforce collection; the charge shall become a
lien upon the property or the Township may resort to termination of
the connection after giving 24 hours' notice. The Township reserves
the right to cancel service upon one years' written notice, in the
event of repeated failure to comply with the rules and regulations
of the Township.
Connections to, alterations to or repairs to
any public sewer or the manholes or other appurtenances of the local
sewerage system shall not be made by any person without a permit issued
by the Township.
No unauthorized person shall open the cover
of, enter or alter any manhole or other appurtenance of any public
sewer; place or insert in any public sewer or its appurtenances any
foreign material which said sewer or its appurtenances was not intended
to receive; nor shall any person damage, destroy, uncover, deface
or tamper in any way with any public sewer or its appurtenances, Any
person violating this provision of these regulations shall be subject
to arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.
B.
In all cases, the licensed drain layer shall obtain
the permit by making application on the appropriate form furnished
by the Township.
C.
The application shall state the location and character
of the work to be performed, the person granted permission to perform
such work, the time limit for completion of the work, the general
character of the wastes which are or may be discharged into the sewer
in question, and any other pertinent information or conditions. The
permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered to be pertinent by the Township.
D.
A permit and inspection fee for a Class A permit and for a Class B permit for a building where industrial wastes are produced shall be paid to the Township at the time the application is filed, and a permit and inspection fee for a Class C permit shall be paid, as provided in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982]
E.
The Class C permit shall be for the express purpose
of monitoring the abandonment, dismantling and filling of existing
individual disposal systems on the property. The abandoned septic
tank, cesspool and/or seepage pit shall be pumped clean of sewage
in accordance with this article. The septic tank, cesspool or seepage
pit, once pumped clean of waste, shall be filled with suitable fill
material, as determined by the Sewer Department, the lid removed and
the system sealed to prevent health and safety hazards in the future.
Prior to the permanent sealing of the septic system, the abandonment
and filling of the system shall be inspected and approved by the Inspector,
and a notation of inspection and approval shall be made on the Class
C permit. The Class C permit fee shall be refunded to the applicant
upon presentation of the approved inspection notation to the Township.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982; 2-16-1984 by Ord. No. 1-1984; 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
F.
Notwithstanding the Township applications, permits,
inspections and fees, the applicant must fulfill the existing requirements
and pay any applicable fees of all other regulatory agencies (i.e.,
the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection Agency).
No person, other than those working for and under the direction of the Township, shall excavate, construct, install, lay, repair, alter or remove any property owner's connection or any appurtenance thereof, within the Township, if such sewer is connected or discharges or is intended at some future time to be connected or to discharge, directly or indirectly, into any public sewer to the Township, until said person has a permit secured by the owner of the property to do such work, and further provided that said person has been granted a license to perform said work by the Township pursuant to §§ 159-105 and 159-106 of this article.
Any permit may be suspended or terminated by
the Township on written notice to the party to which the permit was
issued for violation of requirements of these regulations or for other
reasons in the public interest.
Only the following person or persons shall construct,
repair, alter or remove property owner's connection or make connections
therefrom to a public sewer:
A.
Regular forces of the Township or a contractor employed
by the Township.
B.
Any person who shall have been licensed by the state
to perform work of this type during the period provided by the license
and under the conditions of the license. Such persons shall be state-licensed
plumbers. Only licensed plumbers shall work on pipes within, and no
more than three feet outside, the walls of any structure, provided
that no connection to a public sewer shall be made by such persons
without a permit from the Township, irrespective of the distance of
said public sewer to the structure in question. All drains shall be
connected by licensed plumbers in conformity with requirements of
these regulations as to wastes permitted to be discharged into the
sanitary sewer system and pursuant to the procedures outlined in the
National Standard Plumbing Code.
[Amended 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982; 4-10-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982; 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982; 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983; 4-10-2006 by Ord. No.
7-2006]
A.
All trench excavations, installations and connections
shall be in accordance with the National Standard Plumbing Code (as
stated in the Uniform Construction Code, as adopted and enforced by
the Township) and any further requirements of this article.
B.
Bonds.
(1)
Each licensed plumber, if other than the homeowner,
shall post with the Township a performance guaranty bond in the amount
of $5,000 for each sewer connection or permit or a blanket performance
guaranty bond in the amount of $25,000 regardless of the number of
sewer connection permits issued to the plumber.
(2)
Each state-licensed master plumber, if other
than the property owner, shall post with the Township a maintenance
bond in the amount of $5,000 for each sewer connection or permit or
a blanket performance guaranty bond in the amount of $25,000 regardless
of the number of sewer connection permits. This maintenance bond shall
cover any malfunction, damage or improper installation of the connection,
and said maintenance bond shall be posted with the Township for a
period of 24 months from the time of the release of the performance
bond or completion of the connection, whichever last occurs.
C.
Each master plumber shall provide a certificate of
insurance, designating the Township as a named insured, covering general
liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 bodily injury, $100,000
properly damage, $750,000 auto liability (combined) and $100,000 (per
accident), worker's compensation (statutory) and employer's liability
insurance, with an indemnification and hold-harmless endorsement to
the Township. Exclusions related to construction work of the type
and character contracted must be deleted.
[Amended 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982; 2-16-1984 by Ord. No. 1-1984; 3-21-1985 by Ord. No.
8-1985]
The following requirements of this section shall apply to any person licensed to do sewer work and who has a sewer permit to do such sewer work as provided in § 159-102 of this article.
A.
No building shall be connected to a public sewer unless
the plumbing system of said building has vent piping installed in
accordance with the National Standard Plumbing Code.
B.
In all buildings where the building drain is too low
to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage or other permitted
waste carried by such piping shall be lifted by approved sump or ejector
pumps in accordance with that of the National Standard Plumbing Code
and discharge to the property owner's building sewer.
C.
When the property owner's building sewer trench has
been excavated, the property owner's connection repaired, altered
or constructed and the same is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer, the Township Sewer Department shall be notified
not less than 24 hours in advance of the time when the connection
tap to the public sewer is planned and prior to backfilling during
the regular working hours of 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. and excluding
weekends and holidays. The connection of the property owner's building
sewer to the Township sewer shall be made under the supervision of
the Township Sewer Department and abandonment and filling of the existing
septic system shall be under the supervision of the Health Department
and a record of all said connections and septic fillings shall be
kept by those departments. A written clearance to backfill shall be
given the drain layer when the entire building sewer has been successfully
tested in accordance with the National Standard Plumbing Code. If
any person shall not provide the notice of inspection requirement
of this section, the Township Sewer Department may order all or any
portion of said work to be uncovered for inspection and approval.
All building sewers, drains and plumbing fixtures must conform to
all other applicable provisions of the National Standard Plumbing
Code.
D.
Upon application by a residential homeowner to and
approval of the Construction Official by recommendation to the governing
body, the municipality may consider payment by the municipality of
an amount not to exceed $2,000 toward the cost and installation of
an ejector pump by the property owner, provided that said ejector
pump is the most cost effective method to obtain sewerage service
to a residence and provided that property conditions do not allow
gravity flow waste discharge for which the sewerage system was designed.
E.
A septage generator shall only dispose of septage
from a septic tank, cesspool and/or seepage pit to a hauler registered
with the Solid Waste Administration, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, which septage shall then be hauled to a sewage treatment
facility registered with the New Jersey Solid Waste Administration.
Exemptions to the required hookup to the public
local sewerage system may be allowed when the following circumstances
exist:
A.
Where a public or private sanitary sewer system is
not available, a septic tank or other individual sewage disposal system
may be allowed, subject to application to and approval by the local
Board of Health and the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey.
At such time as a public or private sewer system becomes available
to a property served by an individual sewage disposal system, a direct
connection shall be made to said system in accordance with the requirements
of this article within 180 days of availability.
B.
Where the use to be served is not within 250 feet
of the sanitary sewer main and is not a gravity flow line, provided
that any existing sewage facility is adequate and not contrary to
any rule or regulation of the local Board of Health or State Department
of Health.
C.
Where, by reason of unusual property elevations or
characteristics not contemplated in the sewer system design, the mandated
connection would cause undue hardship to the property owner or user,
provided that any existing sewage facility is adequate and not contrary
to any rule or regulation of the local Board of Health or the State
Department of Health.
D.
The East Hanover Sewer Commission shall have the power
to grant waivers from this chapter concerning connection to the local
sewerage system. Any waiver shall be granted on a case-by-case basis
and only under those circumstances when the strict enforcement of
this chapter would impose undue hardship upon a person.
[Added 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]
E.
If a person has been denied a waiver by the East Hanover
Sewer Commission, the person may appeal the denial to the Township
Committee by filing a written notice of appeal with the Township Clerk
within 10 days after receipt of the notice of denial. The notice of
appeal shall specify the grounds upon which the person relies in contending
that the denial was an error. A hearing on the notice of appeal shall
be held by the Township Committee within 25 days after the filing
thereof, and the person shall be afforded at least five days' notice
of the hearing date. The Township Committee shall notify the person,
in writing, of its decision within seven days after the hearing date.
[Added 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]
A.
Schedule.
[Amended 5-19-1983 by Ord. No. 12-1983]
(1)
The sewer user charges shall be billed once
in each fiscal year and be payable quarterly. The fiscal year shall
commence November 1 and end October 31. For 1983 only, the user charges
shall be billed on or before June 1, 1983, for the following billing
periods:
(a)
January 1, 1983, to January 31, 1983, and shall
be payable on June 1, 1983.
(b)
February 1, 1983, to April 30, 1983, and shall
be payable on June 1, 1983.
(c)
May 1, 1983, to July 31, 1983, and shall be
payable on August 1, 1983.
(d)
August 1, 1983, to October 31, 1983, and shall
be payable on September 1, 1983.
(2)
Thereafter, the Water and Sewer Collector shall
issue bills on or before November 15 of each year, which shall be
due in four quarterly installments, as set forth below:
|
Billing Period
|
Start
|
End
|
Payment Date
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
11/1
|
1/31
|
12/1
| |
|
2
|
2/1
|
4/30
|
3/1
| |
|
3
|
5/1
|
7/31
|
6/1
| |
|
4
|
8/1
|
10/31
|
9/1
|
B.
Billing procedures.[1]
[Added 11-3-1988 by Ord. No. 37-1988]
(1)
The quarterly sewer user charge bill will be
mailed directly to the property owner on record with the Township
Tax Assessor.
(2)
Said property owner will be responsible for
the payment of the quarterly sewer user charge as well as any delinquent
or unpaid balances.
(3)
The nonreceipt of a bill will not constitute
an excuse for failure to pay.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, Charges
and rents to be lien, was repealed 6-2-1983 by Ord. No. 15-1983.
C.
The owner of the premises will be held responsible
for the sewer charges of his tenant.
[Amended 6-2-1983 by Ord. No. 15-1983]
D.
If a bill remains unpaid after the 10th calendar day
following the date upon which the same became payable, it shall be
classified as delinquent. The rate of interest on delinquent bills
shall be the same as that for unpaid taxes upon real estate. A delinquent
bill shall be a lien upon the premises until paid, and the Township
shall have the same remedies for the collection thereof, with interest,
costs and penalties, as it has by law for the collection of taxes
upon real estate.
[Amended 5-19-1983 by Ord. No. 12-1983]
E.
No abatement will be made for leaks or for water wasted
by damaged fixtures.
F.
Connection charges.
(1)
For applications submitted by users in the Phase I area of the Township sewerage system after September 7, 1983, and for applications by users in the Phase II — III area of the Township sewerage system submitted 270 days after a property owner has been notified of the availability of sanitary sewerage service, the applicant shall pay a connection charge at the time of application for each service lateral or connection to the Township's local sewerage system as set forth in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982; 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982; 6-2-1983 by Ord. No. 15-1983]
(2)
The charges previously stated will apply to
all laterals which have been or will be constructed in earth excavations
up to a maximum depth of eight feet where open-cut crossings are permitted
by the applicable agency having jurisdiction over the road being excavated.
In cases where rock excavation is encountered or where additional
material is needed as the Township Engineer shall determine, or where
the depth of excavation exceeds eight feet, or where open cut of roadways
is not permitted, the applicant will be responsible for the payment
of any additional costs which may result therefrom.
(3)
Connection fees on connections made to the system by owners of subdivisions and townhouses and for owners of industrial parks shall be as provided in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982]
(4)
Vacant lots at the time of adoption of this
article or lots whose only improvements are without plumbing facilities
shall pay the connection charge, regardless of when the connection
takes place.
(5)
For lateral connections larger than eight inches,
the connection fee will be determined by the Township.
G.
Each new sanitary sewer user shall pay an initial service charge as provided in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover at the time of application for service to the Township. This initial service charge shall cover the cost of the first quarter of service or any part thereof for any residential connection unit. Any other connection unit shall be billed quarterly commencing at the time of connection and will be in addition to the initial service charge. Thereafter, the hereinabove contained rates for sanitary sewage service shall apply.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982; 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]
H.
In general, each user will receive two charges to
cover the costs:
(1)
A portion of the annual capital costs attributable
to the Parsippany – Troy Hills treatment plant, plus a portion
of the annual capital costs attributable to the sanitary sewer system
constructed by the Township of East Hanover, will be charged to all
property owners through general taxation, "General taxation" means
that the total capital is divided by the total assessed valuation
of the Township and expressed as a tax rate which will become part
of the real estate tax bill.
[Amended 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]
(2)
Annual operation and maintenance expenses attributable
to the system, plus the unallocated portion of the capital costs,
will be divided among the users and expressed as a fee which is billed
to the user, separate from taxes. The method of determining this charge
will be based on a unit system. The unit system will distribute the
proportional share of operational costs among all the users of the
system. The unit assignments are shown below. This charge will also
include the sewage strength surcharge, if any.
[Amended 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983; 5-19-1983 by Ord. No.
12-1983; 10-20-1983 by Ord. No. 24-1983; 12-5-1985 by Ord. No.
27-1985]
|
Unit Assignments
| |||
|
Type
|
Units
| ||
|
Residential
|
15 per bedroom plus 350 per residence
| ||
|
School
| |||
|
Base assignment, plus
|
3 per student
| ||
|
If a cafeteria, an additional
|
3 per student
| ||
|
If a shower, an additional
|
3 per student
| ||
|
If a laboratory, an additional
|
3 per student
| ||
|
Recreational facility
| |||
|
Swim club
|
10 per member
| ||
|
Health club
|
200 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
| ||
|
Bowling alley
|
200 per alley
| ||
|
Theater
|
5 per maximum permissible occupancy
| ||
|
Hotel/motel
|
60 per bedroom
| ||
|
Food establishment
| |||
|
Restaurant
|
15 per maximum permissible occupancy
| ||
|
Snack bar/short-order
|
5 per maximum permissible occupancy
| ||
|
Bar and cocktail lounge
|
5 per maximum permissible occupancy
| ||
|
Food store
|
125 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
| ||
|
Health facility
| |||
|
Hospital
|
200 per bed
| ||
|
Nursing home
|
150 per bed
| ||
|
Doctor's office
|
125 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
| ||
|
Gasoline station
|
25 per employee
| ||
|
Car wash
|
25 per employee, plus 1 per gallon of process
flow
| ||
|
Store, shopping center and office
|
125 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
| ||
|
Church
|
1 per seat
| ||
|
Process flow
|
1 per gallon per day of process flow
| ||
|
Bank
[Added 11-3-1988 by Ord. No. 37-1988] |
125 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
| ||
|
Automobile repair shop
[Added 11-3-1988 by Ord. No. 37-1988] |
25 per employee
| ||
|
Warehouse
[Added 11-3-1988 by Ord. No. 37-1988] |
25 per employee
| ||
I.
A sewage strength surcharge will be imposed only when
a participant's average sewerage strength exceeds those values shown
below:
|
Maximum Nonsurcharge
Sewage Strengths
| ||
|
Components
|
Maximum Strength
(mg/l)
| |
|
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
|
300
| |
|
Suspended solids (ss)
|
350
| |
|
Chlorine
|
15
| |
|
This user surcharge will be based on the formula
used by the receiving treatment plant, Parsippany – Troy Hills,
in its Sewer Ordinance in Chapter XIII, Section 2, Article 1316.1(5),
entitled "User Surcharge."
|
J.
The following formulas will be utilized in the preparation
of a user's operational charge:
[Amended 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982; 3-17-1983 by Ord. No. 7-1983]
|
Comu
|
=
|
Cvolu + CSu
| |
|
Cvolu
|
=
|
Unitu (Cunit)
| |
|
Cunit
|
=
|
Comnet/UnitT
| |
|
Comnet
|
=
|
Comeht + Compth - SUMSu
| |
|
CSu
|
=
|
[EB(OMB)/LB] + [ES(OMS)/LS]
| |
|
EB
|
=
|
(V)(P) X 8.34
| |
|
LB
|
=
|
Qeht X 2335 #/MG
| |
|
ES
|
=
|
(V) (SS X 8.34
| |
|
LS
|
=
|
Qeht X 2252 #/MG
| |
|
Comnet
|
=
|
Comeht + Compth - SUMSu + M
| |
|
Where
| |||
|
Comu
|
=
|
Total operation and maintenance cost component
payable by the user.
| |
|
Unitu
|
=
|
Number of units assigned to an individual user.
| |
|
Cunit
|
=
|
Cost per unit for operation and maintenance.
| |
|
UnitT
|
=
|
Total estimated number of units assigned for
the system for the analysis period.
| |
|
Cvolu
|
=
|
User charge flow component.
| |
|
CSu
|
=
|
User surcharge due to excessive loading.
| |
|
Comnet
|
=
|
Net operation and maintenance cost for Township.
| |
|
Comeht
|
=
|
Total operation and maintenance cost in curred
directly by the Township.
| |
|
Compth
|
=
|
Total operation and maintenance cost from Parsippany
— Troy Hills.
| |
|
SumSu
|
=
|
Estimated total of all user's user surcharges
for the analysis period.
| |
|
EB
|
=
|
Excess BOD loading (pounds per day).
| |
|
ES
|
=
|
Excess suspended solids loading (pounds per
day).
| |
|
V
|
=
|
Average daily volume of wastes in excess of
the strength of domestic sewage (MGD).
| |
|
P
|
=
|
Concentration of BOD from a user above the base
level (mg/l) [BOD of wastes (mg/l) - 280 mg/l].
| |
|
Ss
|
=
|
Concentration of suspended solids from a user
above the base level (mg/l) [suspended solids of wastes (mg/l) - 270
mg/l].
| |
|
LB
|
=
|
Average daily BOD loading from East Hanover
(pounds per day).
| |
|
LS
|
=
|
Average daily suspended solids loading from
East Hanover (pounds per day).
| |
|
OMB
|
=
|
Operation and maintenance expenses allocated
to BOD processes ($) [48% of Compth].
| |
|
OMS
|
=
|
Operation and maintenance expenses allocated
to suspended solids processes ($) [34% of Compth].
| |
|
Qeht
|
=
|
Average daily flow from East Hanover in mgd.
| |
|
M
|
=
|
Capital cost component which the Township determines
to be attributable to the users.
| |
K.
Laboratory analyses will be performed, if deemed necessary,
on composite samples of a user's sewage flow to determine its biological
and chemical composition. The results of these analyses will be used
to determine a user's quarterly surcharge, if any. The standard laboratory
procedures shall be those found in the latest edition of Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. The costs for
these analyses shall be paid by the user.
L.
In the cases where the BOD, in the opinion of the
Township, does not represent the true character of the oxygen demand,
the Township reserves the right to use chemical oxygen demand (COD)
instead of BOD.
M.
Closing and inspection fees.
(1)
The fee for the closing of a sewer line or lateral to a building shall be as provided in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982]
(2)
An inspection fee as provided in § 79-9C shall be paid by the applicant to the Sewer Department (in addition to any other costs or fees herein) at the time of installation of any new service lateral which is not presently connected to the existing sewer main lines, at the time of adoption of this amendment to Ordinance No. 18-1981.
[Added 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982]
N.
The fee for reopening any sewer line or lateral to a building shall be as provided in § 79-9C of the Code of the Township of East Hanover.
[Amended 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982]
O.
Values and unit fee.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
that all rates and charges for sewer service for users serviced by
the Parsippany —
Troy Hills treatment plant shall be effective
as of February 1, 1984.
[Added 10-4-1984 by Ord. No. 30-1984]
A.
There is hereby established, in connection with various applications for review and other matters which are the subjects of this chapter, a schedule of fees, which shall be paid by the applicant. Said schedule of fees is included in Chapter 79 of this Code.
B.
Escrow deposit fees.
(1)
In addition to all other fees and charges established
herein, all applications pertaining to waivers from Special Condition
No. 7 of the Phase 1 – Step 3 Grant and Special Condition No.
1 of the Phase 2/3 – Step 3 Grant, sewer extension permits and
reviews of industrial sewer connections, shall be accompanied by a
deposit of adequate funds to cover the cost of professional services
in connection with the review of said application, including but not
limited to shorthand reporting and transcripts; review, inspection
and reports of the Township Engineer, the Planning Board Attorney,
consulting engineers to the East Hanover Sanitary Sewer Project, Special
Counsel to the East Hanover Sanitary Sewer Project, Township Attorney
and any other professionals whose services are deemed necessary with
respect to the processing of the application by the Township.
(2)
All moneys required under this section shall
be deposited by the Township Clerk in the Township's escrow account,
and the Township Treasurer shall set up a ledger page in the name
of the applicant. All disbursements to professional consultants or
experts required to process said application shall be charged against
the applicant's escrow account.
(3)
The amount of the initial deposit to said escrow account, to be remitted at the time of the filing of the application, shall be as provided in § 79-9C(10).
(4)
Any of the aforesaid deposit remaining in the
escrow account upon completion of the application procedure shall
be returned to the applicant.
(5)
In the event that the funds in the escrow account
should be depleted prior to completion of the application procedure
and additional funds are needed to cover the cost of processing said
application, the applicant shall deposit sufficient additional funds.
In order to expedite the processing of an application by the Township,
the Township Clerk shall notify the applicant immediately upon the
depletion of funds in the escrow account or as soon as an insufficiency
of funds becomes evident or is expected.
(6)
The Township shall not process and/or take action
on the application unless all fees and deposits required in the manner
described above shall have been paid by the applicant.
(7)
All bills submitted to the Township by the stenographer,
planning consultant, Township Attorney, Planning Board Attorney, the
consulting engineer, Special Counsel to the East Hanover Sanitary
Sewer Project or other professionals containing charges to be applied
against an applicant's escrow account established pursuant to this
section shall specify the services performed in relation to individually
identified applications for which the charges have been incurred.
(8)
Unit charges, i.e., per diem or hourly fees,
inspection, expert testimony charges, levied by the stenographer,
planning consultant, Township Attorney, Planning Board Attorney, Special
Counsel to the East Hanover Sanitary Sewer Project, consulting engineer
or other professionals for services rendered in connection with an
application may not exceed those unit charges contracted for and/or
approved by the Township agency for services by said professionals.
(9)
A monthly accounting of all funds to be withdrawn
by the Township from the escrow account shall be submitted by the
Township Clerk to the applicant at least 10 days prior to the withdrawal
of said funds. Within said 10 days, the applicant shall have the opportunity
to request, in writing, a hearing by the Township with respect to
the reasonableness of the intended charges against the escrow account.
In the event that the applicant requests such a hearing, no withdrawals
shall be made from the escrow account until the Township shall have
ruled on the appeal. If the Township finds in favor of the applicant,
the withdrawal shall be adjusted accordingly. If no objection is filed
within 10 days, the funds shall be withdrawn from the escrow account
and transferred to the Township general funds.
Failure on the part of the Township or any user
in any instance or under any circumstances to observe or fully perform
any obligation assumed by or imposed upon it by the foregoing article
or by law shall not make the Township liable in damages to any user
or relieve any user from making any payment to the Township or fully
performing any other obligation required of it, but such user may
have and pursue any and all other remedies provided by law for compelling
performance by the Township of said obligation assumed by or imposed
upon the Township.
Acceptance by the Township into the local system
of sewage or other wastes in volume or at a rate or with characteristics
exceeding or violating any limit or restriction provided for by or
pursuant to this article in one or more instances or under one or
more circumstances shall not constitute a waiver of such limit or
restriction or of any of the provisions of this article and shall
not in any way obligate the Township thereafter to accept or make
provision for sewage or wastes delivered into the system in a volume
or at a rate or with characteristics exceeding or violating any such
limit or restriction in any other instance or under any other circumstance.
Whenever, under the terms of this article, the
Township is authorized to give its written consent, the Township,
in its discretion, may give or refuse such written consent and, if
given, may restrict, limit or condition such consent in such manner
as it shall deem advisable.
The Township reserves the right to amend this
article or to adopt additional ordinances from time to time as it
shall deem necessary for the operation, maintenance and protection
of the local sewerage system, for meeting revised standards of influent
or effluent quality of any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction
in this regard, or for any other reason the Township deems is desirable
or necessary for performing its functions. Any such amendments or
additions shall become effective within 15 days of their issuance
by the Township or as may specifically be required by any federal
or state regulatory agency having jurisdiction.
References herein to laws, regulations, forms
and other official documents shall be deemed to include amendments
or modifications hereinafter adopted or promulgated.
A.
At such time as a public or private sewer system becomes available to a property presently served by an individual sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public or private sewer system in compliance with §§ 159-88 through 159-108 of this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar waste facilities shall be abandoned and dismantled and filled with suitable material, under the direction of and subject to inspection by the East Hanover Sewer Department or such inspector as the Township shall appoint in accordance with the Class C permit requirements of § 159-102 of this article.
B.
To ensure compliance with the abandonment and filling
of existing septic and waste facilities and to avoid health and safety
hazards from underground pollution or danger from settlement of existing
waste systems, the Class C permit requirement must be completed within
60 days of the acceptance of the sewer connection. In the event that
the Class C permit requirements are not completed within 60 days of
the acceptance of the connection to the sewerage system, the Township
reserves the right to revoke the connection permit and discontinue
sewer service to the facility upon 10 days' notice by certified mail
or personal service of notice to the user.
C.
Failure to comply with this provision after receipt of the ten-day notice shall subject the property owner to the civil penalties set forth in § 159-86F of this article, in addition to discontinuance of sewer service, and shall subject the user to payment of the charges set forth in § 159-109F, M and N of this article.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
All residential septic tanks must be pumped
by a hauler prior to the pumping of seepage pits as hereinafter set
forth. All residential septic tank sewage must be transported to a
sewerage treatment facility registered with the Solid Waste Administration,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Any deviation from
this procedure must be first approved by the Inspector.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
A.
The contents from residential seepage pits may be
disposed of into the Township's sanitary sewer system but only under
the following conditions:
(1)
Any hauler who uses his truck to pump a residential
seepage pit must first demonstrate to the Inspector that the truck
which is pumping the residential seepage pit is empty. The procedure
to be followed in determining whether the hauler's truck is empty
is as follows:
(a)
The discharge valve at the lowest point of the
hauler's truck is to be opened.
(b)
A large pail is to be placed at the valve to
catch any effluent or water that may flow out of the hauler's truck.
(c)
In the event that a limited amount, approximately
10 gallons, of sewage is remaining in the hauler's truck, the discharge
valve will be closed, and the hauler may pump that limited amount
of sewage into the septic tank located on the premises where the pumping
is taking place. Once the hauler's truck is empty, the discharge valve
at the lowest point of the truck again must be opened in order to
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Inspector that the truck is
in fact empty. If no sewage flows from the hauler's truck, then this
will suffice that the truck is empty.
(d)
Upon completion of steps (a) and (c) above,
the hauler may proceed to pump the contents of the residential seepage
pit into its truck and then dispose of the residential seepage pit
contents into a manhole designated by the Inspector. At no time will
any residential seepage pit contents be disposed of into the Township's
sanitary sewer system unless an Inspector is present. The hauler will
be permitted to pump more than one residential seepage pit by moving
from one residence to another within a neighborhood and disposing
of the residential seepage pit contents into the Township's sanitary
sewer system in accordance with procedures set forth in this article.
(2)
Any homeowner who elects to pump residential
seepage pit contents, by means of a centrifugal pump, must demonstrate
to the Inspector that only residential seepage pit contents are being
disposed of into the Township's sanitary sewer system. This must be
demonstrated by both physical observation and by presenting a copy
of the bill from the hauler showing that the residential septic tank
effluent was pumped by a hauler. The receipt must show the address
of the property and total gallonage pumped. The Inspector will also
compare this address against the monthly report from the hauler to
ensure that the particular premises was actually pumped by the hauler.
[Added 5-2-1985 by Ord. No. 8-1985]
The contents of all nonresidential septic tanks
and seepage pits must be pumped by a hauler and transported to a sewerage
treatment facility registered with the Solid Waste Administration,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
No provision of this article is intended to
negate any provision of any other Township ordinances as they may
pertain to the installation of any sanitary sewerage facilities due
to land subdivision or any other major construction project.
The East Hanover Sewer Department, a Municipal
Sewer Utility established by the Township of East Hanover by Ordinance
No. 4-1979,[1] is empowered to adopt such further rules and regulations
as will benefit the intent and purposes of this article and to collect
and manage all sewer charges, rents or fees established by this article
or any future amendment thereto.
