[Ord. No. 274 § 1]
The owner of every existing house, building or structure, and
the owner of every house, building or structure hereafter to be constructed
or acquired, which may be occupied or used by human beings, located
on a property along the line of any public sewer created pursuant
to the provisions of the Sewerage Authority Law N.J.S.A. 40:14A, now
or hereafter constructed or acquired in the Borough, shall, within
30 days after the date on which notice has been given to connect and
hook-up, connect and hook-up the sewerage facilities emanating from
such house, building or structure to the sewage system.
[Ord. No 274 § 2]
If any such house, building or structure referred to in subsection 14-1.1 shall be used for industrial or commercial purposes, the owner shall within 30 days after the date on which notice has been given to connect and hook up, connect and hook up the sewerage facilities emanating from the sewerage system, under and pursuant to rules and regulations on file in the office of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority.
[Ord. No. 274 § 3;
New]
Any person who shall violate this section by failing to comply with any order issued in accordance with the provisions hereof within 30 days after notice by a proper official of the Borough to make the required connections shall, upon complaint by any official of the Borough or by any other person, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter I, Section 1-5.
[1973 Code § 11-2.1]
It is unlawful for any person to connect the plumbing of any
building or buildings owned by him with the sewer system of the Borough,
unless he procures from the Borough Clerk a permit and has paid the
necessary fee.
[1973 Code § 11-2.2; New]
a.
Each house, store or other building in the Borough having plumbing
of any kind installed therein shall have a separate connection to
the sewer in the street in front or at the side of the lot upon which
the building is erected, except that where a single dwelling is erected
upon a lot and a garage or dwelling is erected directly in the rear,
facing the rear of the building in the front, upon the same lot, then
and in that event only, the building directly in the rear may use
the same sewer connection as the building in the front.
b.
All connections, directly or indirectly, to the sanitary sewer system
for sump pumps, roof leaders, areaway drains, swimming pools, ornamental
ponds, water-cooled refrigeration, air-conditioning units, fire sprinkler
systems and any other similar connections are hereby prohibited.
[Amended 10-16-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-935]
c.
Violations and penalties. Any person who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the General Penalty, § 1-5 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Lake Como. For the purpose of enforcing, this ordinance may be delegated by the Code Enforcement Officer to a qualified Borough employee.
[Added 10-16-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-935]
[1973 Code § 11-2.3]
The permit herein provided for shall be in addition to and not
in lieu of any permit, inspection or other condition which is now
or may hereafter be required by the Board of Health of the State of
New Jersey or of the Borough.
[1973 Code § 11-2.4]
When any person shall desire to connect any buildings, or the
plumbing therein, with the sewer system of the Borough, he shall make
application to the Borough Clerk for permission to make such connection.
The sum of $125 shall accompany each application and shall be paid
to the Borough Clerk, who is authorized to receive the same under
the conditions herein contained. Thereafter the Borough Clerk, by
the direction of the Mayor and Council, may issue a permit to the
person applying therefor and upon being satisfied that all ordinances,
rules and regulations of the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey
and the Borough Board of Health have been complied with.
[1973 Code § 11-2.5]
If for any reason the license or permit to connect the building
or the plumbing therein with the sewer system of the Borough, is refused,
then and in that event the Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to return the sum of $25 accompanying the application to
the person paying same. In all other cases the sum of $25 is to be
retained by the Borough Clerk, paid over to the Treasurer of the Borough
and credited to the sewer account.
[Ord. No. 2006-774]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Borough
of Lake Como, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
ILLICIT CONNECTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
NJPDES PERMIT
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
PERSON
PROCESS WASTEWATER
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory. The definitions below are the same as or
based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household
operations.
shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Borough of Lake Como, unless that
discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier
A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
Nonphysical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited
to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of
the Federal Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), or
(c)].
shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Borough of Lake Como or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
shall mean a permit issued by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A
shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted
to the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
c.
Prohibited Conduct. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by the Borough of Lake Como any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
d.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
the Belmar Police Department and/or other municipal officials.
[1973 Code § 11-3.2]
Written application for service connection shall be made on
the form provided by the Borough and filed with the Water Department
and the charges hereinafter fixed for tapping the main and installing
corporation cock, service pipe to the curb, curb stop and curb box,
as well as the charge for a supply to December 31 next ensuring such
application shall be paid to the Water Department before any service
connection will be installed.
[1973 Code § 11-3.3]
A service line will be used to supply a single building or a
single group of buildings as a group of factory buildings, hospital
buildings, or a single institution having a number of separate buildings.
Not more than one service line shall be run into a building unless
by special agreement between the Water Department and the applicant
for such service line.
[1973 Code § 11-3.4]
For the purposes of this section:
shall mean the party who owns a property as hereinafter classified
that is:
[1973 Code § 11-3.4d; Ord. No.
93-572; Ord. No. 95-612]
a.
A suitable location shall be provided in the basement or cellar where
all meters can be placed in an accessible position, free from danger
or damage from frost, hot water or undue heat, and where they will
not be subject to possible mechanical damage.
b.
The piping of the building shall be so arranged that each apartment
will be supplied through its independent meter. The piping for each
apartment shall run independently from the meter location.
c.
The connection at the meter shall include a suitable stopcock of
a type arranged to be locked when closed and shall also be so arranged
that the Water Department will not be required to do any pipe fitting
but will merely have to connect the meter by means of unions already
in place. The union connections are to be put in place at the expense
of the owner and shall remain as a part of the permanent piping of
the building.
d.
Service pipes shall not be installed when the service pipe passes
over or through premises which, at any time, may be the property of
persons other than the owner of the premises to be supplied, unless
the owner of the premises supplied assumes the liability. Wherever
lead pipes are used in the plumbing of any house for water connections,
it shall be less in weight than A.A. pipe. In any case where, upon
a four-inch main, a larger supply shall be needed than can be furnished
by a one-quarter-inch tap, the increased supply shall be given by
an additional tap at extra cost as provided.
e.
Commencing upon the adoption of this section the installation conversion
per meter is $97 to be shared equally by the property owner $48.50
and the Borough $48.50.
All newly constructed dwellings shall bear the entire cost of
the installation fee.
Installation charges shall be billed two times per year $24.25
on July 1 and $24.25 on October 1, in the year subsequent to the installation.
[1973 Code § 11-3.6]
a.
Where a water connection has been previously installed and water
is desired, the proper application shall be signed by the owner.
b.
All contracts or agreements covering water supply shall expire on
June 30 annually, but all contracts or agreements shall continue in
force from year to year after the expiration of that date, unless
30 days' notice in writing is given by either party of a desire to
terminate the contract on the succeeding June 30, provided that nothing
herein shall be constructed to prevent the making of contracts for
extensions of service or other special conditions.
c.
When the supply of water is to be temporarily cut off, notice will
be given, when practicable, to all customers affected by the shutting
off stating the probable duration of the interruption of service and
also the purpose for which the shut-off is made.
d.
A supply of water for buildings or other special purposes, except
on a lot or premises already supplied with water by meter, shall be
specially applied for.
e.
All use of water other than by the applicant or for any purpose or
upon any premises not stated or described in the application shall
be prevented by him. The applicant shall be liable for the amount
of water used in conformity with the schedule of rates or tariffs
of the Water Department.
[1973 Code § 11-3.7]
a.
Service under an application may be discontinued for any of the following
reasons:
1.
The use of water for any other property or purpose than that described
in the application.
2.
Willful waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures
or otherwise.
3.
Failure to maintain, in good order, connections, service lines or
fixtures owned by the applicant.
4.
Molesting any service pipe, meter, curb, stopcock or seal or any
other appliance of the Water Department.
5.
Vacancy of premises.
6.
Neglecting to make or renew advance payments or for nonpayment for
water service, or any other charges accruing under the application.
7.
Refusal of reasonable access to the property for purposes of inspecting
or for reading, caring for or removing meters.
b.
Water shall be turned off from any premises upon written order of
applicant without in any way affecting the existing agreement for
service.
c.
As necessity may arise, in case of breakdown, emergency, or for any
other unavoidable cause, the Water Department shall have the right
to temporarily cut off the water supply to make necessary repairs,
connections, etc., but the Water Department shall use all reasonable
and practicable measures to notify the consumer of such discontinuance
of service. All persons having boilers within their premises, not
supplied by a tank or cistern, are hereby cautioned against collapse.
In such case the Water Department shall not be liable for any damage
or inconvenience suffered.
d.
Service shall be renewed under a proper application 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
or tariffs due from the applicants.
[1973 Code § 11-3.8]
a.
Meters shall be conveniently located at the point approved of by
the Water Department so as to control the entire supply, and a proper
place and protection for the meter shall be provided by the applicant,
unless the meter is to be installed at the curb. A one-way stopcock
or gate valve shall be placed on the service line on the street side
of and near the meter, and a stop and waste cock or valve on the other
side of the meter.
b.
Meters shall be furnished and maintained by the Department of Public
Works without charge so far as ordinary wear and tear are concerned,
but damage due to freezing, hot water or external causes shall be
paid for by the consumer.
c.
All water delivered to consumers shall be measured by meters and
sold at meter rates, and all premises not now metered will be metered
before water is supplied.
d.
In case of a disputed account involving a question as to the accuracy
of a meter, such meter shall be tested by the Department of Public
Works upon the request of the applicant. In the event that the meter
so tested is found to have an error in the registration in excess
of 3%, the bills will be corrected accordingly. If meter tests are
required oftener than once each year, they shall be made at the expense
of the applicant.
e.
Customers may test the accuracy of a meter at any time by drawing
water until the meter registers one or more cubic feet. Each cubic
foot of water equals approximately 7 1/2 gallons or weighs 62 1/2
pounds.
f.
Water furnished through meters shall be taken to be the amount passing
the meter, except where the meter has been found to be registering
inaccurately or has ceased to register. In such cases the quantity
may be determined by the average registration of the meter, when in
order, or by such fair and reasonable method as shall be based upon
the best information obtainable.
g.
Water shall not be furnished where pipes are inferior, the plumbing
defective, or the faucets, water closets or other fixtures leaky or
imperfect; and when such conditions are discovered the supply of water
shall be cut off, unless immediate repairs are made.
h.
Stopcocks at curblines are for the exclusive use of the Water Department
and attention is directed to the following provision of the statutes
of the State of New Jersey, approved April 8, 1903, forbidding interference
with a utility's property:
"Any person or persons who shall, without permission, connect
or disconnect the meter pipe or conduits of any gas or water utility
or in any other manner without such permit tamper or interfere with
the meters, pipes or conduits, or who shall without permit connect
with the meters, pipes or conduits, or who shall without permit connect
with the meter pipes or conduits of such company by pipes, conduits
or other instruments for the purpose of obtaining power or electrical
current or gas or water, with intent to defraud such company or companies,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
[1973 Code § 11-3.9]
Complaints with regard to the character of the service furnished
or the reading of meters or of the bills rendered shall be made at
the business office of the Department of Public Works either verbally
or in writing, and a record of such complaint shall be made, giving
the name and address of the complainant, the date, the nature of the
complaint and the remedy.
[1973 Code § 11-3.10]
No person, except the Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works or other authorized person, shall take water from any public
fire hydrant, hose plug, street washer or fountain pipe, except for
fire purposes or for the use of the Fire Department in case of fire;
and no public fire hydrant shall be used for sprinkling streets, flushing
sewers, or gutters for any other than fire purposes, except with Department
of Public Works approval.
[1973 Code § 11-3.11]
All pipes, meters and fixtures shall be subject during all reasonable
hours to inspection by employees of the Department of Public Works,
identified by proper badges. No plumber, owner or other unauthorized
person shall turn the water on or off at any corporation stop or curb
stop, or disconnect or remove the meter without the consent of the
Department of Public Works. No agent or employee of the Department
of Public Works shall have authority to bind the Borough by any promise,
agreement or representation not provided for in these rules.
The Borough reserves the right to change, take from or add to
the foregoing rules and regulations. A copy of these rules shall be
delivered to each new customer upon request or upon application for
water service.
[1973 Code § 11-3.12; Ord. No.
228 § 1; Ord. No. 281 § 1: Ord. No. 312 § 1; Ord. No. 318 § 1; Ord. No. 319 § 1; Ord. No. 83-368 § 1; Ord. No. 84-380; Ord. No. 89-529 § 1; Ord. No. 90-537 § 1; Ord. No. 90-545 § l; Ord. No. 92-562; Ord. No. 93-573; Ord. No. 94-592; Ord. No.
2011-859]
a.
(Reserved)
b.
The year for the regulation or water/sewer rates shall begin July
1 and shall be paid quarterly on the first day of July, first day
of October, first day of January, and the first day of April for the
minimum usage. These charges are for annual connection to the water/sewer
utility and minimums shall apply fully regardless of usage.
c.
Excess charges. Excess charges shall be billed at the rate in effect
on billing date and shall be billed as meters are read on a yearly
basis. Excess charges shall be billed two times a year, on the first
quarter (July 1) and the second quarter (October 1). Each bill shall
be 50% of the excess charge to the consumer for the previous year.
d.
The charge for turning on and turning off of water service shall
be $20 each.
[1973 Code § 11-3.13; Ord. No.
88-519 § 1; New]
a.
The charge for connecting the water service shall be $125, which
shall be paid when the application is made. Where a large tap is required,
the charge shall be fixed by the Department of Public Works based
on the actual cost.
b.
When service is discontinued due to the lack of occupancy, nonpayment of bills, or violation of the Borough rules, charges will be made as follows for turning on at the curb or for turning off at the curb as established in paragraph d. of subsection 14-6.11.
c.
When water is turned off at the main, involving excavation in a public
street, the full-cost thereof shall be charged.
d.
The charge for changing meters when a meter is removed for repairs
for which the customer is responsible will be $20 for meters up to
one inch in diameter, and $40 per inch in diameter or fraction thereof
for meters larger than one inch.
e.
Where the water has been turned off for nonpayment of water charges
or for the violation of this section it shall not be turned on again
without the direction of the Borough Council and until all expenses
attending the turning off and turning on of the water, together with
the charges accrued, are paid. If it is found that the water has been
turned on again without compliance with this subsection, the Superintendent
of the Department of Public Works may cause the service connection
to be removed, and it shall not be restored until this section has
been fully complied with, and until all back charges and expenses
have been paid and directions issued for turning on the water.
[1973 Code § 11-3.14; Ord. No.
88-519 § 1; New]
Where a meter is read at the request of the consumer or owner,
other than regularly scheduled readings, the consumer/owner will pay
for such reading the sum of $20 for each reading which fee shall be
paid when reading is requested.
[1973 Code § 11-3.15]
All bills for furnishing water or rendering service in connection
therewith shall be paid upon the completion of the services rendered
and before the water shall be turned on.
[1973 Code § 11-3.16]
The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable
for the payment of the charges hereby fixed for the use of the water
by the owner or occupant of such premises, and such charge shall be
a lien upon such house, tenement, lot or premises until the same is
paid and satisfied, and further water charges shall not be made; the
water shall be shut off from such building, place or premises, and
shall not be again supplied until arrears with interest thereon shall
be fully paid; and the Council shall also take the proceedings authorized
by law for the enforcement of the water charge as a lien upon such
house, tenement and lot or other premises by a sale of the premises
in the manner provided by law; and in addition to the remedies above
provided, Council shall take such other remedies for the collection
of the water charges as are authorized by law.
[1973 Code § 11-3.17]
The water and sewer systems of the Borough are combined and
consolidated so that the same shall be operated as a single utility
under the name of the Water and Sewer Department of the Borough of
Lake Como.
[1973 Code § 11-3.18; Ord. No.
90-537 § 1; Ord. No. 93-573 § 1]
The following charges for tapping the water main with service
pipe to curb including corporation and curb stops and including street
excavation not exceeding 35 lineal feet, shall be made as follows:
c.
Taps larger than one inch in size are to be made only on special
arrangements with the Department of Public Works and the applicant
shall pay the full and actual costs of the installation, but in no
case less than a minimum charge of $300.
d.
A charge for connecting the sewer main with a four-inch terra cotta
line to curb, including street excavation not exceeding 35 lineal
feet shall be $125 on bituminous surface treated roads and $175 on
concrete roads. Connections larger than four inches in size are to
be made only on special arrangements with the Department of Public
Works and the applicant shall pay the full and actual costs of the
installation, but in no case less than a minimum charge of $200.
e.
Where the connection of a sewer service line or the tapping of a
water service line requires the excavation of any street for more
than 35 lineal feet, the applicant shall pay a street opening fee
in accordance with the full and actual costs to the Borough, but in
no case less than the minimum charge for the first 35 lineal feet
as provided in paragraphs a. and b. above plus $3 per lineal foot
for each foot over 35 lineal feet on bituminous surface treated roads
and $6 per lineal foot for each foot over 35 lineal feet on concrete
roads.
[Ord No. 336 § 1]
All property owners who intend to tap into either the water
main or the sanitary sewer line shall do so by first notifying the
Borough Clerk and obtaining a Street Excavation Permit in conformity
with the ordinances of Lake Como. The property owner or the contractor
shall be responsible for properly connecting the water or sewer line
tap in and shall be responsible for any damage that may be done to
the Borough water main or sewer line caused by the tap in. Each shall
further be responsible for properly filling in the excavation and
restoring the street to its former service. All work, including the
opening of the street, tapping in of the lines and refilling the excavation
shall be done under Borough supervision. There shall be an inspection
fee payable to the Borough of Lake Como in the amount of $125 for
each water tap in and for each sewer tap in.
[1973 Code § 11-3.19; Ord. No.
88-519 § 1; Ord. No. 93-573; Ord. No. 2004-748; Ord. No. 2011-859; Ord.
No. 2014-899]
There shall be due and payable annually on July 1st of each
year, in advance, an annual minimum charge for each consumer or meter
in accordance with the following schedule. For each house, each building,
each store, each apartment unit in a house or building and each premises
requiring or using or being served with:
a.
Minimum Charges.
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2014-899 amended the water rates
in paragraphs 1 through 5 below and pursuant to Ord. No. 2014-899
the minimum charges for sewer rates are not being amended and will
remain according to Ordinance No. 2011-859.
1.
A one-half or five-eighths-inch meter or smaller: The minimum water
rate for 5,000 cubic feet of water shall be $587 and the minimum sewer
rate shall be $363for sewer service.
2.
A one-inch meter: The minimum water rate for 5,000 cubic feet of
water shall be $703 and the minimum sewer rate shall be $509 for sewer
service.
3.
A one-and-one-half-inch meter: The minimum water rate for 5,000 cubic
feet of water shall be $824 and the minimum sewer rate shall be $802
for sewer service.
4.
A two-inch meter: The minimum water rate for 5,000 cubic feet of
water shall be $918 and the minimum sewer rate shall be $1,016 for
sewer service.
5.
A three-inch meter: The minimum water rate for 5,000 cubic feet of
water shall be $1,011 and the minimum sewer rate shall be $1,227 for
sewer service.
b.
Excess Charges. Excess charges shall be billed at a rate in effect
on billing date and shall be billed as meters are read on a yearly
basis. Excess charges shall be billed two times a year. Each bill
shall be 50% of the excess charge to the consumer for the previous
year's usage as follows:
c.
The Department of Public Works shall, at the request of any consumer,
test the meter in the presence of the consumer or the owner of the
premises. If the meter is found to be recording water in excess of
that delivered, bills rendered will be adjusted with the understanding
that when the test is made, that meter will record within 2% of absolute
correctness, upon ordinary size flows or openings. In no case shall
there be an adjustment of less than the minimum of the annual service
charge. If the meter is found to be recording correctly, the consumer
or owner shall pay a test fee of $20.
The added minimum charge shall be due and payable in two installments
on January 1 and April 1 of 2005 for FY2005 billing and all subsequent
years the minimum charge will be distributed among the four quarterly
bills.
[1973 Code § 11-3.20; Ord. No.
310 § 1]
The installation and connection of water or sewer service shall
be performed under the supervision and direction of the Uniform Construction
Code Official.
[1973 Code § 11-3.21]
The bills for water and sewer service shall be combined and
stated on a single bill.
[1973 Code § 11-3.22]
The Mayor and Council may, whenever it is deemed necessary,
issue a proclamation controlling and prohibiting the use and withdrawal
of water by any person for the following purposes:
a.
Watering Yards. The sprinkling, watering or irrigating of shrubbery,
trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables,
flowers, or any other vegetation.
b.
Washing Mobile Equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers,
trailer-houses, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment.
c.
Cleaning Outdoor Surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling
station aprons, porches and other outdoor surfaces.
d.
Cleaning Buildings. The washing of the outside of dwellings; the
washing of the inside and outside of office buildings.
e.
Cleaning Equipment and Machinery. The washing and cleaning of any
business or industrial equipment and machinery.
f.
Ornamental Fountains. The operation of any ornamental fountain or
other structure making a similar use of water.
g.
Swimming Pools. Swimming and wading pools not employing a filter
and recirculating system.
h.
Escape through Defective Plumbing. The escape of water through defective
plumbing, which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing
to remain out of repair.
[1973 Code § 11-3.23]
If any water supplied by the Borough shall be connected to or
used in any air conditioning equipment, it shall be equipped with
a water recovery system whereby a maximum percentage of the water
shall be recirculated and reused for the purpose of operating the
air conditioning equipment.
[1973 Code § 11-3.24]
Every Police Officer of the Borough shall, in connection with
his duties imposed by law, have the authority to enforce the provisions
of this section.
In addition to any other remedies hereinabove prescribed, the
Mayor and Council shall have the authority to enforce the provisions
of this section by the discontinuance of water service in the event
of violation hereof.
[1973 Code § 11-3.25; Res. No.
2002-4]
Any bill for water and sewer which is paid within 10 days of
the due date shall not bear interest, but if payment is made thereafter,
the amount in arrears shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum
on the first $1,500 of the delinquency and 18% per annum on any amount
in excess of $1,500.
A penalty of 6% shall be imposed on delinquencies exceeding
$10,000 at the end of the fiscal year.
[1973 Code § 11-3.26; Res. No.
2001-4]
[Ord. No. 271 § 1]
For each connection to the Borough water system for the purpose
exclusively for the extinguishment of fires, there shall be an annual
charge, in advance, for water service as follows:
a.
Connection
of four inches or smaller per year: $40.
b.
Connection
of five or six inches, per year: $75.
c.
Connection
Size Regulation: The size of a private fire service connection shall
in no case exceed six inches in diameter.
d.
Provisions for Charges: The rates provided by this subsection shall be available only for service connections used exclusively for the extinguishment of fires. No additional charges shall be made for sprinkler heads, fire hydrants or other fire fighting facilities, which may be attached to a private fire service connection, and no charge shall be made for water used in extinguishing fires where service is furnished under this subsection. If the consumer desires to use water for general purposes through the same connection, or if any private service connection is used for unauthorized purposes, then the service connection shall be metered and the consumer charged the rates provided for water service and sewer service in subsection 14-6.12.
[1973 Code § 11-4.1]
Pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (c) of Section 4 of
the Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A.
40:14A), as amended and supplemented, there is hereby created a public
body corporate under the name and style of the South Monmouth Regional
Sewerage Authority, consisting of the Boroughs of Belmar, Lake Como,
Spring Lake, Spring Lakes Heights, Sea Girt, Manasquan, and Brielle,
and that part of the Township of Wall as indicated in the "Wall Region
Water Pollution Control Feasibility Study and Report," dated January
30, 1970, prepared by Thomas W. Birdsall, professional engineer and
land surveyor, professional planner.
[1973 Code § 11-4.2]
The South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority is an agency
and instrumentality of the eight municipalities, created by parallel
ordinances duly adopted by their Governing Bodies, and is a sewerage
authority contemplated and provided for by the Sewerage Authorities
Law, and shall be vested with all the powers granted by the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:14A et seq., except that it shall not have the power
to construct, install, maintain or operate local or municipal sewage
collection systems, nor any part thereof, within the boundaries of
any participating Municipality. This limitation shall not prohibit
the Regional Authority from constructing, maintaining or operating
regional transmission mains within the boundaries of any participating
Municipality, extending from the local or Municipal sewage collection
system of any particular Municipality to the Regional Authority's
sewage treatment plant or plants.
[1973 Code § 11-4.3]
The South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority shall consist
of eight members thereof. One of such members shall be appointed by
the Governing Body of each of the Municipalities in accordance with
the provisions of the Sewerage Authority Law. The South Monmouth Sewerage
Authority is authorized to establish an annual salary for each of
its members as established by Contract.
[1973 Code § 11-4.4]
A copy of this section, duly certified by the Borough Clerk,
shall forthwith be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 2003-724 §§ I—III]
a.
The Supplemental Agreement between the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage
Authority and the Borough of Lake Como generally providing for an
amendment and supplement of Section 3.08 of the Service Agreement
dated April 16, 1974,[1] be and the same is hereby approved. Said amendment provides
for a new Section 3.08, which is set forth therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Service Agreement referred to herein may
be found on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
b.
The Mayor and Clerk hereby are authorized to execute and deliver
and affix the seal of the municipality to the Supplemental Agreement.
c.
The Supplemental Agreement between the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage
Authority and the Borough of Lake Como, shall be on file in the Office
of the Clerk, located in the Borough Hall at 1730 Main Street, Lake
Como, New Jersey and shall be available for public inspection in said
office immediately after the introduction of said Ordinance on Mondays
through Fridays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing
time.
[Ord. No. 313 § 1]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes in any portion of the sewer system
of the Borough.
a.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
b.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million,
by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
c.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
d.
Any garbage or trash.
e.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or
viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
f.
Any waters or waste having a pH lower than 5.3 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of sewage works. "pH"
shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
g.
Any waters or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in
sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewer treatment
process, or constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any
hazard in receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
h.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character
and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle
such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
i.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance.
[Ord. No. 313 § 2]
No cellar drains, no area drains, no roof leaders, no sump pumps
and no downspouts shall be connected to the sewage system.
[Ord. No. 02-716]
a.
Required. All food preparation establishments are required to have
a grease trap, as defined in the applicable code, in good working
order.
b.
Annual Inspection. All grease traps are subject to an annual inspection,
by the Lake Como Plumbing Inspector prior to the renewal of any and
all mercantile licenses.
c.
Plumbing Permit. A plumbing permit is required for the inspection.
d.
Failure to Provide Grease Trap. Any food preparation establishment
that does not have an existing grease trap or does not have a grease
trap in good working order will be required to correct the problem,
and be subject to penalties as set forth in the Borough Code.
