[Editor's Note: See Chapter 2, Administration, for the
establishment of the Water Department in Section 2-12.]
[1993 Code § 205-1]
All authority connected with the public water supply of the
township and the administration thereof is vested in the Mayor and
Council. Any powers delegated to officers of the township are granted
to them as agents, and the ultimate power to make a decision in any
matter resides wholly in the Mayor and Council.
[1993 Code § 205-2]
The Water Department shall use diligence and reasonable care
to provide a continuous supply of water through its mains, but in
the event of breakage, failure, accident or work on the water distribution
system or whenever, in the judgment of the Department, an emergency
may so require, the water supply may be shut off, with or without
notice, for so long a period as is deemed necessary. The township
and the Department shall not be liable to any consumer for any damage
resulting from such action.
[1993 Code § 205-3]
The Mayor and Council shall make such rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary for the conservation of its water supply,
the maintenance of its plant and the administration of the Department.
[1993 Code § 205-4]
The water supply of a consumer may be shut off by the Department
for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules
and regulations of the Mayor and Council. The township and the Department
shall not be liable to any consumer for any damage resulting from
such action.
[1993 Code § 205-5]
The provisions of this section and any rules and regulations
of the Mayor and Council shall be deemed a part of the contract with
each property owner connected to the distribution system, and each
such property owner shall be considered as having expressed his acceptance
thereof.
[1993 Code § 205-6; New; Ord. No.
1410 § 1; Ord. No. 1478 § 1; Ord. No. 1486 § 1; Ord. No. 1524 § 1; Ord. No. 1552 § 1; Ord. No. 1577 § 1; Ord.
No. 1656 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 1664 § 1; Ord.
No. 1767-2014; Ord. No. 1776-2015]
a.
The following are the charges of the Water Department of the Township
of West Caldwell:
1.
Water consumption, per 1,000 gallons of water: $8.05.
3.
Well owners not connected to or not using the public water system
will be charged an annual rate of $12 for fire hydrant services and
shall be billed annually.
4.
Meters. Costs for meters shall be as follows:
|
Meter
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
5/8 inch x 5/8 inch
|
$145
|
|
5/8 inch x 3/4 inch
|
$220
|
|
3/4 inch x 3/4 inch
|
$220
|
|
1 inch
|
$270
|
|
Meters 1 1/2 inch and larger are to be charged at a rate
of 1.5 times the actual cost incurred to the Township of West Caldwell
for meter, equipment and installation.
|
5.
One inch tap charge: $350.
6.
Nonemergency shutoff/turn-on charge (nonworking hours): $45.
7.
Meter testing charge for all meters smaller than one inch: $30. All
meters over one inch: actual cost to the township plus $20.
8.
Sprinkler permit charge: $100.
9.
Flow test (commercial and industrial): $200.
10.
Pressure test inspection (new water mains, commercial and industrial):
$100.
11.
Hydrant test, minimum (private property): $25 per hydrant.
12.
Hydrant test, conditional, on cost of labor to the township (private
property): as determined under paragraph a, 17.
13.
Quarterly hydrant standby charge: $25 per hydrant.
14.
Final reading: $10.
15.
An annual standby charge, for all buildings equipped with a sprinkler
system, payable quarterly, at the rate of:
|
Annual Charge
|
Quarterly Billing
|
Building Size
(square feet)
|
|---|---|---|
|
$100
|
$25
|
0 to 2,000
|
|
320
|
80
|
2,001 to 25,000
|
|
360
|
90
|
25,001 to 50,000
|
|
400
|
100
|
50,001 to 100,000
|
|
200
|
50
|
Per 50,000 above 100,000
|
17.
Cost of labor is determined by multiplying the actual or overtime
hourly rate by 1.3.
18.
Water service termination (shut off) resulting from nonpayment of
water charges shall be: $30.
19.
Water service restoration (turn on) resulting from a shut off for
nonpayment of water charges shall be: $30.
20.
Formal shut-off notice fee resulting from nonpayment of water charges
shall be $20.
b.
A building or residence under this section shall include an individual
office or business condominium unit.
c.
The Mayor and Council may approve, by resolution, an increase in
the water rate per thousand gallons up to the percentage increase
in the amount imposed on the Township by the bulk water supplier.
d.
The Mayor and Council shall from time to time, as circumstances warrant,
fix all water charges by ordinance.
[1993 Code § 205-7; Ord. No. 1478 § 2; Ord. No. 1593 § 1; Ord. No. 1767-2014]
a.
All charges in connection with the water system shall be billed against
the owner of the property served and shall be payable to the Department
at the office of the Department.
b.
Bills shall be on a quarterly basis and shall be due when rendered.
Interest will be charged in the same manner as taxes, at the rate
of 8% on the first $1,500 of delinquency and 18% on any amount of
delinquency over $1,500 until such time as the water charges are paid
current.
c.
In the case of a bill unpaid 60 days after it becomes due, the water
supply may be shut off. An account that has been mailed a formal shut-off
notice shall not be removed from the shut-off process until all unpaid
charges, penalties and notice fees have been paid in full by certified
funds. A supply shut-off for nonpayment of water charges shall be
charged a turn-off fee and shall not be turned on again until all
charges, including penalties and fees, have been paid plus a turnon
charge for restoring service. All unpaid charges shall immediately
become a lien upon the property to which the water is furnished.
These rates and charges shall take effect January 1, 2015 and
shall rescind all prior ordinances, resolutions and fee schedules
of the Township of West Caldwell.
[1993 Code § 205-8]
a.
Application for connection to the water distribution system shall
be made in writing to the Department on a form furnished by the Department
and signed by the owner of the property to be served or by his authorized
agent. The water connection charge shall be paid at the time the application
is made. If a connection is not made for any reason, the water connection
charge, less any expense incurred by the Department, shall be returned
to the property owner.
b.
The water connection charge shall include the making of the tap in
the main, the corporation cock, the curb stop, the curb box and the
furnishing and installation of a water meter. Excavating work and
the furnishing and installation of the piping from the tap to the
meter shall be done by and at the expense of the property owner. A
grade and kind of pipe approved by the Department shall be used.
c.
Where connection to the distribution system involves excavation of
an improved street, the application shall not be accepted by the Department
until the property owner or his agent has secured a street opening
permit from the proper authority.[1]
d.
Where water service is furnished in connection with construction
work, the water shall be metered where practicable. Where metering
is not practicable, the service may be unmetered upon payment of construction
water charges as set forth in this section. Willful, malicious or
careless waste of water on unmetered service is forbidden.
e.
The township and the Department shall not be responsible for any
damage, however caused, consequent upon any work done in connection
with the installation of part or all of the line from a tap to a building.
[1993 Code § 205-9; New]
a.
The location provided by a property owner for a water meter shall
be readily accessible for reading and maintenance purposes and shall
be such as to offer adequate protection against damage to the meter.
A shutoff valve shall be provided by the property owner on each side
of and directly adjacent to the meter. No fixture of any kind from
which water might be drawn shall be placed on the street side of a
meter except as herein provided. The meter shall not be installed
unless the location and facilities provided for it meet the approval
of the Department. All shutoff valves installed or replaced shall
be ball valves.
All shutoff valves and piping before and after the water meters
are the responsibility of the property owner, and shall be maintained
in good working order. The township shall not be held responsible
for any damage to these valves and piping during replacement or repair
of the water meter.
b.
All repairs to water meters shall be made by the Department. No person
except an employee of the Department shall connect, disconnect, repair,
adjust or tamper in any way with a water meter and its automatic reading
components. Clear and unobstructed access to the outside reading device
shall be provided at all times by the property owner.
c.
The Department shall own the water meter and, at its own expense,
maintain water meters in proper working order insofar as normal wear
and tear are concerned. The property owner shall be charged for all
damages to a meter and its automatic reading components resulting
from injury or negligence.
d.
In the case of a written complaint that a water meter is not registering
properly, a test of the meter shall be made upon payment in advance
of a testing charge. If the meter is found to be more than 3% in error,
the water charges shall be adjusted for the prior quarter in accordance
with the results of the test. If the meter is found to be more than
3% fast, the testing charge shall be returned. The percentage of error
shall be determined by averaging results of flow tests conducted on
meter.
e.
Failure of a meter to register properly shall be reported immediately
to the Department. Charges for water during the period of such failure
shall be computed on the basis of the average consumption over a reasonable
period prior to the failure.
f.
The Department shall have access at all reasonable hours to premises
connected to the water distribution system for the purpose of inspecting
and maintaining water meters and associated equipment.
[1993 Code § 205-10; New]
a.
The service line shall be defined as the pipe and fittings from the
corporation cock to the center line of the curb stop; including the
curb box. The service pipe shall be at least four feet underground.
It shall be at a different level and shall be separated by at least
four feet from sewer and other pipes and on undisturbed ground. The
completed service line shall be inspected and approved by the Department
before it is covered.
b.
The Department shall maintain the service line at its own expense,
except that the property owner is responsible for the continuous provision
of free access to the curb box.
c.
No person except an employee of the Department shall turn water on
or off at a curb stop unless an emergency exists. In such case, the
Department shall be advised immediately of the action taken.
[1993 Code § 205-11; New]
a.
The private line shall be defined as the pipe, fittings and valves
from the center of the curb stop to the water meter. It shall be at
least four feet underground at all points outside the building served.
It shall be at a different level and be separated by at least four
feet from sewer and other pipes and on undisturbed ground. The completed
line shall be inspected and approved by the Department before it is
covered.
b.
The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the
private line. He shall keep it in good repair and protect it from
damage due to frost or other causes and shall be held liable for damage
or loss of water resulting from failure to do so.
c.
Leaks in private lines shall be reported promptly to the Department
and repaired by the property owner within a reasonable time. If repairs
are not so made, the water shall be shut off by the Department and
not turned on again until the line is put in serviceable condition
and all charges for damage or loss of water have been paid.
d.
No addition or alteration shall be made to a private line until the
Department has issued a written permit for such addition or alteration.
[1993 Code § 205-12]
a.
A service line shall serve not more than one building, except that
where there is a combination of buildings owned by one party in one
common enclosure and occupied by one family or one business, a single
service line may serve all buildings in the enclosure.
b.
A single building shall have only one service line, except that a
double house having a solid vertical partition wall may have a service
line for each side of the partition.
c.
In other cases where two or more consumers occupy the same building
and it is desired that each consumer pay separately for the water
used by him, the necessary number of private lines may be installed
and connected to the single curb stop. The manifold connection shall
be underground outside the building foundations. The regular water
connection charge shall be made for each water meter used in excess
of the one ordinarily furnished. In case it becomes necessary to shut
off water at the curb stop of a building so equipped, whether for
nonpayment of a water bill or for any other reason, the building shall
be considered to be one unit by the Department.
[1993 Code § 205-13]
a.
Water supplied for municipal purposes, other than fire protection,
shall be metered, if practicable, and the Department shall be paid
for such water at its regular rates. Water service charges shall begin
when the service is turned on and shall continue until written notice
has been given of a change or transfer of ownership.
b.
An annual charge shall be paid by the township to the Department
for fire hydrant rental. This annual charge shall be fixed by the
Mayor and Council.
c.
No person shall open any fire hydrant to draw water therefrom except
an authorized representative of the Fire Department, Department of
Public Works or Water Department of the township.
[1993 Code § 205-14; New]
No person shall at any time obstruct free access to any water
meter, curb stop, curb box, valve, hydrant or other equipment of the
water distribution system. Access and/or visibility of fire hydrants
shall not be obstructed in any way. The township shall have the right
to remove any such obstructions.
[1993 Code § 205-15; New]
a.
When written notice has been given by the property owner or his agent,
the Department shall discontinue service to property either temporarily
or permanently. A water service termination charge shall be made for
discontinuing service and a water service restoration charge shall
be made when the service is restored. In no event shall water service
be restored until all water charges have been paid, unless otherwise
approved by the CMFO.
b.
No adjustments of water charges due to failure of the Department
to discontinue or restore water service as requested by a property
owner shall be made unless the request for discontinuance or restoration
is in writing and duly filed with the Department.
c.
Any property owner who plans to demolish any existing building which
has water service must notify the Water Department so the service
can be shut off and the meter removed. In addition, before the building
can be demolished the private service line must be cut within three
feet of the curb stop. All such work must be observed and inspected
by the Water Department to be considered complete.
[1993 Code § 205-16]
All complaints regarding water charges, distribution and consumption
shall be made to the Water Department office. The Mayor and Council
shall make such adjustment of water charges as seem reasonable in
the settlement of complaints. In cases where an adjustment of a water
charge has been made, a written report covering the matter completely
shall be prepared and filed by the Department with the Mayor and Council.
[1993 Code § 205-17]
Any person doing plumbing work in connection with the installation
and maintenance of a private line shall comply with all the rules
and regulations of the State Department of Health and of the Board
of Health of the township and shall be performed under the supervision
of the Water Department.
[1993 Code § 205-18]
No new installation of refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning
equipment or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment requiring
the use of water supplied by the township shall be installed on any
premises until a permit authorizing such installation has been issued
by the Township Clerk/Administrator upon recommendation of the Water
Department.
[1993 Code § 205-19]
An application, in duplicate, on forms furnished by the Township
Clerk/Administrator for permits for refrigeration, air-conditioning
or refrigeration and airconditioning equipment to be installed shall
specify the information requested on the application and shall be
accompanied by a fee of $200. One approved copy of the application
shall be returned to the applicant to serve as a permit.
[1993 Code § 205-20]
All new installations of any individual or collective system
of refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment or refrigeration
and air-conditioning equipment in any premises for a single consumer
shall be installed under the following specifications:
a.
All new installations of any individual or collective system of refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment of five tons and over shall be equipped with a water-conserving device such as an economizer, evaporative condenser, water-cooling tower or similar apparatus, which device shall not consume for makeup purposes in excess of 5% of the consumption of water that would normally be used without such device, except as provided in subsection 18-2.7.
b.
All new installations of refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning
equipment or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment under five
tons, not using recirculated water, shall be provided with an automatic
water supply regulating device so as to limit the flow of water in
relation to the condenser temperature reduction requirements of the
apparatus. In no case shall the equipment use in excess of 1 1/2
gallons per minute per ton capacity.
c.
If two or more units which in the aggregate total five tons or over
are installed to serve the same building or premises, the unit or
units shall be subject to the same requirements applicable to a unit
or equipment of five tons or over as provided in this section.
[1993 Code § 205-21]
Each direct water connection to a refrigeration unit, air-conditioning
unit or refrigeration and air-conditioning unit using water for cooling
purposes and which is connected with the potable public water system
shall be equipped with a vacuum breaker, except in installations where
the water supply has no contact with the refrigerant. This will be
the case where two substantial and independent wall thicknesses of
metal separate the refrigerant from the public water system.
[1993 Code § 205-22]
Refrigerating units, air-conditioning units or refrigerating
and air-conditioning units with a capacity of more than 20 pounds
of refrigerant shall be provided with a relief valve installed on
the outlet side of the vacuum breaker of the water supply connection,
such relief valve being set at five pounds above the maximum water
pressure at the point of installation.
[1993 Code § 205-23]
All installations of any individual or collective system of
refrigeration and/or air-conditioning equipment in any premises for
a single consumer shall be installed under the following specifications:
a.
The term "air conditioning," as used herein, applies to that equipment
used primarily for human comfort cooling and shall be considered on
the basis that one compressor-motor horsepower is equal to one ton
of refrigeration.
b.
Equipment used for a purpose other than air-conditioning shall be
considered on the basis that one compressor-motor horsepower is equal
to 0.6 ton of refrigeration.
c.
Refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment using gas for energy
shall be rated on the basis that one ton is equal to the removal of
12,000 Btu's per hour with an evaporating temperature of 5°
F. and a condensing temperature of 86° F.
[1993 Code § 205-24]
All installations of any individual or collective system of refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment of five tons and over shall be equipped with a water-conserving device as provided in subsection 18-2.3. With the advice of the Township Engineer, however, the Mayor and Council may grant, by resolution, permission for a diffusion device which will return the water in a pure and uncontaminated condition, without loss or waste, back into the ground instead of the device required under subsection 18-2.3. If permission is granted for such a diffusion device, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner, tenant or other legal occupant of the premises serviced by such system of refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment to ensure that no water is wasted or contaminated thereby. It is the declared intent of the Mayor and Council that no diffusion well or recharge basin shall be permitted under this section unless it is assured that all water used in such refrigeration or air-conditioning system will be effectively returned in a pure and uncontaminated condition after use to the subterranean sources from which the water is obtained. No connection to a storm or sanitary sewer shall be permitted under this section.
[1993 Code § 205-25]
No air-conditioning or refrigerating unit employing water in
its use shall discharge such water into the sanitary sewer system.
[1993 Code § 163-1]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of the terms used in this section shall be as follows:
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in
five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
Shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a
drainage system which receives the discharge from soil and waste pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
Shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal.
Shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial
preparation, cooking and disposing of foods and from the handling,
storage and sale of produce.
Shall mean the Health Officer or the person duly licensed
by the State of New Jersey and performing the duties of Health Officer
appointed by the Board of Health of the Township of West Caldwell.
Shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing
processes, trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake
or other body of surface or ground water.
Shall mean the registered owner of the property, as appears
on the township tax records, to which the building sewer is connected.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean the Plumbing Inspector duly appointed by the Board
of Health of the township.
As herein referred to, shall mean those septic tanks, cesspools,
sewage disposal devices or subsurface drainage systems in connection
with the foregoing serving or designed to serve main (as distinguished
from accessory) residential, business or commercial structures and
any establishment producing industrial wastes.
Shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all the particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch [1.27 centimeters]
in any dimension.
Shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights and which is controlled by the Governing Body of
the township.
Shall mean the liquid wastes from homes or other structures,
exclusive of industrial wastes or storm and surface waters and drainage.
Shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm,
surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments,
together with such groundwater as may be present from infiltration.
Shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used
for treating sewage.
Shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating
and disposing of sewage.
Shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Shall mean any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste
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.
Shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than
unpolluted cooling water.
Shall mean solids that either float on the surface of or
are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are
removable by laboratory filtering.
Shall mean the duly authorized representative appointed by
the Township Council of the township.
Shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either
continually or intermittently.
[1993 Code § 163-2]
a.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property
within the township, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
township, any human excrement or other objectionable waste.
b.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
township, or in or upon any area under the jurisdiction of said township,
any sewage or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
section.
c.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
d.
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment or recreation or other purposes, situated within
the township and abutting on or having a permanent right of access
to any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located
or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the township,
are hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable toilet
facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the
proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this section,
within 90 days after the date of official notice from the Board of
Health to do so.
[1993 Code § 163-3]
a.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions
of subsection 18-3.2d., the building sewer shall be connected to a
private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this
section.
b.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit as provided for under subsection 18-3.6a.
c.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the local
Board of Health.
d.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations or regulations of the
Department of Health of the State of New Jersey and state law and
any local Board of Health ordinance. No septic tank or cesspool shall
be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
e.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property serviced
by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in subsection 18-3.2d.,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance
with this section, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private
sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and removed or shall
be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material as directed
by the Board of Health.
f.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
township.
g.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer in compliance with any local ordinances or state regulations
or law.
[1993 Code § 163-4; New]
a.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, use, alter, disturb or make
any connection to any public sewer or appurtenance without first obtaining
a written permit from the chairman as provided for under subsection
18-3.6b., and such connections shall be made under the direction and
supervision of the Department of Public Works and in the manner hereinafter
set forth.
b.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection and
maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The
owner shall indemnify the township from any loss or damage that may
indirectly or directly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer.
c.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building.
d.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test, to meet all the
requirements of this section.
e.
The building sewer shall be constructed only of materials that may
be approved by the Township Engineer for such use.
f.
All building sewers shall be constructed in accordance with specifications
and standard details on file in the office of the Township Engineer.
g.
Whenever possible, the building sewer for new construction shall
be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
In existing buildings where no plumbing facilities are provided in
the basement, the building sewer may be above the cellar floor. The
amount of earth cover shall be sufficient to afford protection from
frost. In all existing buildings in which any building drain is too
low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried
by such drain shall be lifted by a sump pump. This pump shall be a
submersible, heavy-duty, nonclog type with a nonclog enclosed pump
impeller. The pump shall be capable of passing 2 1/2 inch spheres.
A suction tripod shall be provided of sufficient height to provide
proper suction entrance for the liquids and solids to be pumped. The
pump casing, impeller and tripod shall be of cast iron. The motor
shall be submersible, oil-filled, totally enclosed, ball bearing type
with adequate thrust capacity for the pump. It shall be equipped with
a stainless steel shaft and an expansion diaphragm. Conduits and fittings
shall be attached to the motors with water tight connections. The
pump and its installation shall be approved by the Board of Health.
An overflow, approved by the Board of Health, shall be provided to
permit temporary discharge to an approved subsurface disposal system
in the event of pump failure. Under certain conditions, a standby
pump may be required, as determined by the Board of Health.
h.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Township
Engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The connection shall be left uncovered until
inspection by the township representative, which shall take place
within two working days of the receipt of notice. All necessary tests
and repairs shall be made promptly at the expense of the owner.
i.
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect from hazard. Streets,
sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course
of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Township
Engineer.
j.
Any property owner who plans to demolish an existing building which
has a building sewer connected to the public sewer must notify the
Township Engineer prior to demolition. In addition, before the building
can be demolished, the owner, at his expense shall excavate the building
sewer at the property line and seal it in a manner acceptable to the
Township Engineer.
[1993 Code § 163-5]
a.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
b.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any industrial
waste unless it shall be pretreated before discharge to a sanitary
sewer. Pretreated industrial waste shall be similar in quality to
the prevailing sanitary sewage (also known as "domestic waste") of
the township, as determined by the township representative and Township
Engineer.
c.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients,
except that such interceptors shall be of an approved type and capacity
as required to remove grease, oil or sand; shall be located so as
to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection; and
shall have the Plumbing and Drainage Institute seal of approval.
d.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times.
e.
When necessary the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to reduce the quality and quantity of
industrial wastes to the above-described limits. Plans, specifications
and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary
treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Township
Engineer, the township representative and the Board of Health. No
construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals
are obtained in writing. Flow-equalizing facilities may be required
by the Township Engineer to avoid slug discharge.
f.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his expense. The Township
Engineer and the township representative shall have the right to make
inspections and tests of all pretreatment installations and effluents,
at their discretion.
g.
Where required, the owner of any property served by a building sewer
carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole,
together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the
building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Township Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
h.
All measurements, tests, samplings and analysis of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this section, shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Sewage and shall be determined at
the control manhole provided for in this section. 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.
i.
The maintenance of the building sewer shall be the responsibility
of the owner of the property served.
[1993 Code § 163-6; Ord. No. 1394 § 1]
a.
The application for a permit to construct any private sewage disposal
system shall be made in accordance with regulations and ordinances
of the Board of Health.
b.
Building sewer permits shall be of two classes: for residential and
commercial service and for service to establishments producing industrial
wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the township. Where required by the
Township Engineer, the permit application shall be supplemented by
plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent. The
Township Engineer may require that such plans and specifications be
prepared by a licensed professional engineer. A permit and inspection
fee of $100 for a residential or commercial building sewer permit
and $500 for industrial plants shall be paid to the township at the
time the application is filed. A permit will expire four weeks after
the date of issue but may be renewed upon payment of a renewal charge
of $25 for residential or commercial permits and $100 for industrial
permits. If a sewer connection has been previously installed from
the public sewer to the property line, no additional charge will be
made.
c.
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue building sewer permits
and the Township Engineer to inspect and supervise the installation
of such building sewers, as herein set forth and regulate and control
the same. The Township Engineer shall record upon maps and keep on
file data concerning the location, size and depth of each trunk line,
lateral or connection now in existence or which may hereafter be laid
or constructed. The Treasurer shall keep a duplicate of each application
received or permit issued for the construction or installation of
any trunk sewer, lateral sewer or connection.
d.
The jurisdiction of the Township Engineer shall include the building
sewer and public sewer, as previously defined, subject to permits,
fees and regulations herein described. The jurisdiction of the Plumbing
Inspector shall include the internal building plumbing, subject to
permits, fees and regulations prescribed by the Department of Code
Enforcement.
e.
In addition to rates and rentals, a separate charge in the nature
of a connection fee (or tapping fee) for each connection of any property
to the sewerage system shall be imposed upon the owner or occupant
at the property so connected. The connection charges shall be uniform
within each class of users and the amount thereof shall not exceed
the actual cost of the physical connection plus an amount representing
a fair payment towards the cost of the system. The connection charges
shall be determined and recomputed at the end of each budget year,
after a public hearing is held.
f.
In constructing sewers the governing body may lay or cause to be
laid the necessary lateral connections from each sewer to the curbline
of any street in which same is laid. In that case such work shall
be specified in the ordinance providing for the construction of the
sewer and a map showing such connections shall be prepared and exhibited
at any hearing held by the governing body. The cost of each such connection
shall be assessed against the lot or plot benefited.
g.
1.
In the case of sewers constructed in any road dividing the municipalities,
to connect with joint outlet or truck sewers or disposal plants, an
assessment for the benefits flowing from the existing sewerage system
shall be made upon all lands and real estate which, at the time of
making such assessment, front, abut on, are situate to, or are in
the vicinity of the constructed sewer, or any other existing sewer
connected directly or indirectly therewith. Such assessment shall
be collectible upon all lands and real estate whereby a direct sewer
connection may be made by such sewers, and such assessment shall be
collectible at once.
2.
Where the sewer connection is prospective only, and depends upon
the construction of lateral and connecting sewers not yet built, the
benefits derived from the existing sewerage system are to be determined
and the assessment made when the connection to the existing sewerage
system is permitted. Such assessments shall become liens after the
connecting sewers are built, and shall draw interest only from the
date of the confirmation of the assessment for the connecting sewer.
3.
Where the lands and real estate benefiting from the existing sewerage
system lie beyond the municipal boundaries and jurisdiction of the
Township of West Caldwell, such that these lands and real estate are
not subject to the sewer user fees and/or periodic assessments for
sewerage system upgrades and maintenance as may be necessary to ensure
proper sewerage system function, and absent an agreement providing
for such sewer user fees and/or periodic assessments, a separate maintenance
assessment shall be collectible upon all lands and real estate whereby
a direct sewer connection to the existing sewerage system has been
permitted. The maintenance assessment shall be collectible in one
installment and shall be uniform within each class of users and the
amount thereof shall not exceed an amount representing a fair payment
towards the cost of sewerage system upgrade and maintenance in perpetuity.
[1993 Code § 163-7; Ord. No. 1359 § 1; Ord. No. 1478 § 3; Ord. No. 1656 § 1; Ord. No. 1665 § 1, 2; Ord. No. 1727; Ord. No.
2014-1766]
a.
There is hereby established a sewerage charge for sanitary sewage
and wastewater discharged into the sewer system of the township and
treated by the township treatment plant, to be imposed upon the owners
of properties served thereby at the rates hereinafter set forth.
b.
The sewerage service charge hereby imposed shall be a quarterly payment
charge based upon the water meter readings for water furnished to
the premises as follows:
1.
District No. 1 shall consist of all those properties served by the
Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant. On all water furnished to any
premises (excepting only one- or two-family homes), there shall be
paid quarterly a sewer service charge hereby imposed at the rate of
$9.35 for each 1,000 gallons or part thereof for water furnished to
the said premises. Quarterly bills will be based on average quarterly
volume of water furnished during the first and fourth quarters of
the previous year. In the event that an accurate reading of the water
meter cannot be had, the sewer service charge shall be estimated in
the same manner as the water charge is estimated. There shall be a
minimum sewer service charge in the amount of $47.50 per quarter.
2.
District No. 2 shall consist of all those properties served by the
Two Bridges Sewer Authority (TBSA) Wastewater Treatment Plant. On
all water furnished to any premises (excepting only one- or two-family
homes), there shall be paid quarterly a sewer service charge of $9.35
for each 1,000 gallons or part thereof for water furnished to the
said premises. Quarterly bills will be based on average quarterly
volume of water furnished during the first and fourth quarters of
the previous year. In the event that an accurate reading of the water
meter cannot be had, the sewer service charge shall be estimated in
the same manner as the water charge is estimated. There shall be a
minimum sewer service charge in the amount of $47.50 per quarter.
3.
The Township Engineer may, at any time, in the sole discretion of
the Township Engineer, and shall, when requested by the property owner,
review building sewer permits for buildings other than one- or two-family
dwellings, for the purpose of determining whether the sewerage charge
for the property should be based upon the actual quarterly volume
of water furnished to the premises on the property and deposited into
the sewer system in each quarter of the year. The Township Engineer
shall change the basis of charging for sewage from the premises on
a property where the Township Engineer determines that the sewage
generated by the premises on the property and deposited into the sewer
system can be more accurately determined on a basis other than the
average quarterly volume of water furnished to the premises thereon
during the first and fourth quarters of the previous year. The Township
Engineer shall have discretion to change the basis of charging the
sewer charge to a property effective as of the date the Township Engineer
determines that the change is appropriate or as of such other future
date that the Township Engineer deems appropriate. There shall be
a minimum charge for these properties based on their location in District
1 or 2, charged on the same basis as the minimum charges for other
properties in the applicable district.
c.
Every owner who shall take water from the ground by well or other
means (excepting only one- or two-family homes), which is unmetered
with the Township Water Department, and shall discharge the water
into the sewer system of the township shall install meters or approved
measuring devices to measure the quantity of water derived from such
sources and shall pay to the township a sewer service charge as stated
in 18-3.7b1 for premises located in District No. 1 and as stated in
18-3.7b2 for premises located in District No. 2.
d.
Any owner, at his option and at his expense, may also install a sewer
outlet measuring device or meter to measure the water discharged into
the township's sewer system, and such sewer service charge shall
be calculated upon the reading of the meters or measuring devices
to the same extent and in the same manner as the water consumption
readings are taken. All meters or other measuring devices installed
or required to be used under the provisions of this section shall
be under the control of the Township Engineer. The owner of the property
upon which any such measuring device is installed shall be responsible
for its installation, maintenance and safekeeping, and all repairs
thereto shall be made at the owner's cost, whether such repairs
are made necessary by ordinary wear and tear or other causes. The
cost of such repairs, if made by the township, shall be due and payable
at the same time and subject to the same penalties as are the bills
for sewage services.
e.
All sewerage service charges shall be due and payable in quarterly
installments. Interest will be charged in the same manner as taxes,
at the rate of 8% on the first $1,500 of delinquency and 18% on any
amount of delinquency over $1,500. These charges shall be a lien upon
the premises served 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 and
water rents.
f.
The Treasurer of the Water Department is hereby charged with the
duty of collecting all sewer service charges.
g.
Whenever the sewer service to any property begins after the first
day or terminates before the last day of any calendar quarter, the
sewer rental for such quarter shall be for that portion of the quarter
during which the property is served.
These rates and charges shall take effect January 1, 2015 and
shall rescind all prior ordinances, resolutions and fee schedules
of the Township of West Caldwell.
[1993 Code § 163-8]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the municipal sewage works.
[1993 Code § 163-9]
a.
The Township Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the
township and the township representative, bearing proper credentials
and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
b.
The Township Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the
township, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be
permitted to enter all private properties through which the township
holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance
of any portion of the sewage works lying within the easement. All
entry and subsequent work, if any, on this easement shall be done
in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement
pertaining to the private property involved.
[1]
Editor's Note: Provisions adopted December 18, 1990 by
Ord. No. 1155.
[1993 Code § 163-11]
The Mayor and Council of the Township of West Caldwell, in the
County of Essex, State of New Jersey, as the Governing Body thereof,
does hereby determine that there exists a need and a requirement to
provide an efficient means for the enforcement of rules and regulations
regulating the making of connection to and regulating the discharge
into the primary sewer system operated by the Pequannock, Lincoln
Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority, pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:14A-23 and Section 701 of the Service Agreement between
the Pequannock River Basin Regional Sewerage Authority and the Pequannock,
Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority.
[1993 Code § 163-12]
The Mayor and Council of West Caldwell hereby adopts said rules
and regulations which are enumerated at length in a document entitled
"Rules and Regulations Governing the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial
Wastes or Other Wastes into the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield
Sewerage Authority System and all Sewers Tributary Thereto" adopted
on April 5, 1978, and amended January 11, 1984, and as may be amended
from time to time by the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage
Authority by resolution.
[1993 Code § 163-13]
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any rules,
regulations or emergency proclamations of the Pequannock, Lincoln
Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority in the Township of West Caldwell
shall be subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than 90
days or a fine not to exceed $500, or both, for each violation, and
the Municipal Clerk/Administrator of the Township of West Caldwell
shall have jurisdiction in actions for the violation of such rules
and regulations, which shall be enforced by like proceedings and processes
as those provided by law for the enforcement of ordinances of the
municipality. In the event of continuing violation, each day the violation
continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. The officers
authorized by law to serve and execute processes in the Municipal
Court shall be the officers to serve and execute processes issued
out of the Municipal Court for violations of the rules and regulations
of the Authority. The Executive Director of the Authority is hereby
designated as the enforcement officer of this section.
[1993 Code § 163-14]
All moneys collected either as fines or penalties, but not court
costs, for any violations of the rules and regulations of the Authority
under any provisions of this section shall be forthwith paid over
to the Authority by the custodian of municipal funds as permitted
by law.
[New]
[Ord. No. 1572 §§ I-VI]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit the spilling,
dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal
separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Township of West
Caldwell, so as to protect health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORMWATER
Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of the subsection clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not consistent 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.
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of West Caldwell or other public body,
and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
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. The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials
other than storrmwater to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the Township of West Caldwell. The spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater in such a manner as
to cause the discharge of pollutants to the municipal separate storm
sewer system is also prohibited.
d.
Exceptions to Prohibitions.
1.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources;
2.
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters);
3.
Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact cooling
water);
4.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff);
5.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows;
6.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming pool discharges;
7.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water;
8.
Flows from firefighting activities;
9.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
(a)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use
of their intended purposes; and
(b)
Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing materials
immediately following salt and de-icing material applications. Prior
to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials
must be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping).
Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly
discarded.
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation is limited
to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to
engines or other enclosed machinery.
e.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the West Caldwell
Board of Health or its duly appointed officer, and by the Township
Engineer, who shall have concurrent jurisdiction in connection with
the enforcement and compliance with the terms of this subsection.
[Ord. No. 1571 §§ I
— V]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to prohibit illicit connection
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township
of West Caldwell so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
b.
DOMESTIC SEWERAGE
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 subsection, the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of the subsection 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 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 sewerage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater,
or other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal
separate storm sewer system operated by the Township of West Caldwell,
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, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of West Caldwell 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 Systems (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 Township of West Caldwell any domestic sewerage,
non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater).
d.
Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by the West Caldwell
Board of Health or its duly appointed officer, and by the Township
Engineer, who shall have concurrent jurisdiction in connection with
the enforcement and compliance with the terms of this subsection.
