[1976 Code § 22-1]
Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c), Section 4 of the
Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey (Laws of 1946,
Chapter 138, as amended and supplemented), there is hereby created
a public body corporate and politic under the name and style of "Bayshore
Regional Sewerage Authority."
[1976 Code § 22-2]
The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority is and shall be an
agency and instrumentality of the three municipalities[1] 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 have and exercise all of
the powers and perform all of the duties provided for by the Sewerage
Authorities Law and any other statutes heretofore or hereafter enacted
and applicable thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: The three municipalities referred to, as stated
in a preamble to the ordinance, are Hazlet Township, Holmdel Township
and the Borough of Union Beach. The preamble states that:
There are in and about the communities of Hazlet Township,
Holmdel Township and the Borough of Union Beach, waters which are
polluted and subject to pollution by sewerage and industrial and other
wastes arising from causes within the territories of the municipality
and the other two municipalities hereinafter mentioned, and the Township
Committee of Holmdel Township has ascertained that there is imperative
need to relieve such water from pollution and thereby to reduce and
ultimately abate the menace to the public health resulting from such
pollution.
The Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey (Laws
of 1946, Chapter 138, as amended and supplemented) grants power to
any two or more municipalities, the areas of which, together, comprise
an integral body of territory, by means and through the agency of
a sewerage authority, to acquire, construct, maintain, operate or
improve works for the collection, treatment, purification or disposal
of sewerage or other wastes, and the areas of Holmdel Township, Hazlet
Township and the Borough of Union Beach, together, comprise such an
integral body of territory.
The Township Committee of Holmdel Township has decided and
hereby determines that it is necessary and advisable and is in the
best interests of the inhabitants of Holmdel Township that by joint
or parallel action by or on behalf of Holmdel Township, Hazlet Township
and the Borough of Union Beach, each a municipal corporation of the
State of New Jersey, situate in the County of Monmouth and herein
called "municipalities," there be created a sewerage authority, pursuant
to said Sewerage Authorities Law, as a public body corporate and politic
and an agency and instrumentality of said municipalities for the purposes
of the relief of water in or bordering the State from pollution arising
from causes within the area of the municipalities and the relief of
waters in, -bordering or entering said area from pollution or threatened
pollution and the consequent improvement of conditions affecting the
public health.
[1976 Code § 22-3]
The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority shall consist of six
members thereof, and two of such members shall be appointed by the
Governing Body of each of the municipalities in accordance with the
provisions of the Sewerage Authorities Law. (The Bayshore Regional
Sewerage Authority shall be authorized to establish an annual salary
for each of its members of not more than $2,000.)
[1976 Code § 22-4]
The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority shall be limited in
its power to install, maintain and operate collector mains and a sewerage
treatment plant for the purposes of collecting and treating the effluent
from sewer lines and mains installed, maintained and operated and
controlled by the participating municipalities or their local sewer
authority counterparts.
[1976 Code § 22-5]
A copy of this chapter, duly certified by the Township Clerk,
shall forthwith be filed by the Township Clerk in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey.
[1976 Code § 65-1]
A municipal sanitary sewer utility system is hereby created
and established within the Township of Holmdel in the County of Monmouth
and State of New Jersey for the regulation and use of sewers, to insure
the proper operation and the protection and preservation of the system,
fixing the amount and charges therefor and providing rules and regulations
therefor. Such system, including the sanitary sewage treatment plant,
pumping stations and appurtenant structures, works and fixtures relating
thereto, and all extensions and improvements thereof situate in and
constructed at public expense by the Township of Holmdel, shall hereafter
be operated, maintained, managed and controlled by the Township of
Holmdel as a publicly owned utility of the Township of Holmdel within
the meaning of N.J.S. 40:63-1 et seq., amendments thereof and supplements
thereto and all other provisions of other laws applicable.
[1976 Code § 65-2]
The sanitary sewer utility system for the Township of Holmdel
shall be known as the "Holmdel Township Sewer Utility System."
[1976 Code § 65-3; Ord. No. 85-7]
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, waste, and
other drainage 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 for nonresidential structures, the number obtained
by calculating per diem sewer flow in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3
and dividing by 225.
Shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial
preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling,
storage and sale of produce.
Shall mean the Health Officer of the Board of Health of the
Township of Holmdel, or his agent or representative.
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 any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation or group.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean the duly appointed Plumbing Inspector of the Township
of Holmdel, or his agent or representative:
Shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in "public sewers," with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any
dimension.
Shall mean a "sewer" in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
Shall mean a single family home, trailer and each dwelling
unit in multiple dwelling units or attached townhouse or apartments.
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 ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
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."
Is mandatory. May is permissive.
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 or
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 Township Committee of the Township of Holmdel,
the Township of Holmdel, or the duly authorized agent, servant, employee
or representative of the Township of Holmdel.
Shall mean the Township Clerk of the Township of Holmdel,
or his agent or representative.
Shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either
continuously or intermittently.
[1976 Code § 65-4; Ord. No. 6-71]
a.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any public
sanitary sewer.
b.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Township. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Township, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
c.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas; or any liquid, solid or gas which by interaction
with other substances may cause fire or explosion.
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two milligrams
per liter as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as, but not limited
to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metals, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5.
Any septic tank waste into manholes of the system without written
consent of the Township.
d.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely
in the opinion of the Township that such wastes can harm either the
sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect
on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public
property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming its opinion as to the
acceptability of these wastes, the Township shall give consideration
to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to
flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the
sewers, nature of the sewage-treatment process, capacity of the sewage-treatment
plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage-treatment plant,
and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
2.
Any soluble oils; or any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease
or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per
liter, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F. [0° C. and
65° C.]
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4
horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Township.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron, pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the Township for such materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Township as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage,
to meet the requirements of the State, Federal or other public agencies
of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Township in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.0.
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids such as, but
not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or
of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate.
(b)
Excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions.
(c)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements
in such quantities which in the opinion of the Township constitute
a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
(d)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
"slugs," as defined herein.
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed,
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plan effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
e.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in subsection 18-2.4d and which in the judgment of the Township may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, public health or safety or constitute a public nuisance, the Township may:
1.
Reject the wastes;
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers;
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
4.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of subsection 18-2.10.
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If the Township permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Township and subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
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f.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Township, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable
wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Township
and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
g.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
h.
When required by the Township, the owner of any property serviced
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 as shall, in the opinion of the Township, facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole,
when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Township. The
manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be
maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible to authorized Township
personnel at all times.
i.
All measurements, tests and analyses 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 Wastewater," published by the American Public
Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. 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. Sampling
shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the
effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the
existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
j.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Township and any
owner of property upon application made and a finding by the Township
that such special agreement or arrangement would be in the best interests
of the Township.
[1976 Code § 65-5]
a.
No person shall connect or allow to be connected into any part of
the sewer system located within the Township of Holmdel any drain
or drain leader or gutter designed to collect precipitation, ground
or surface waters.
b.
No person shall connect or allow to be connected into the sewer system
in the Township of Holmdel any residence, commercial buildings, institutions,
factories or industrial establishments without first obtaining a permit
therefor from the Township of Holmdel and payment of the required
fee to the Township.
[1976 Code § 65-6]
[1976 Code § 65-7]
a.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Township of Holmdel or in any area under the jurisdiction
of the Township any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
b.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
Township of Holmdel or in any area under the jurisdiction of the 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 on any lot within
the Township that abuts a street, alley or right-of-way in which there
is located a public sanitary sewer line.
d.
The owner of each house, building or property used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the Township
and abutting on 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, is hereby required at his 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 date of official notice to do so.
e.
In the event, by reason of peculiar topographical location and upon
proof that it would be impossible to pipe the sewage from the residence
to the street main by flow of gravity, it would be a hardship for
the property owner to connect to the sewage system, then and in the
event application may be made to the Township by such property owner
to continue the use of the private septic facility existing on the
premises at the time of the adoption of this section.
[1976 Code § 65-8; Ord. No. 6-84]
a.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Township.
b.
Classes of Permits; Permit Applications.
2.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on
a form furnished by the Township. The permit application shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Township. Such application for residential,
commercial building or industrial building sewer permit shall be accompanied
by a fee of $25 for the expense of issuance of a permit. Permit fees
shall be payable to the Township.
c.
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Township for any loss or damage that may directly or
indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
d.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building; except where one building stands at the rear of another
on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed
to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway,
the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the
rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
e.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Township,
to meet all requirements of this section. The owner or his agent shall
make application in writing for use of such sewer. Such application
shall be accompanied by whatever information is considered pertinent
by the Township, and by a fee of $10 for the expense of issuance of
a permit.
f.
The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of a building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes[1] or other applicable rules and regulations of the Township.
g.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the first floor. In all buildings in which any
building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
h.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or ground
water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
i.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or
other applicable rules or regulations of the Township. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedure and material must be approved by the
Township before installation.
j.
A permit for a building sewer shall not become effective until the
installation is complete to the satisfaction of the Township. The
Township shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Township
when the building sewer is ready for final inspection and connection
to the building sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Township or its representative. Such final inspection shall
be made within 24 hours after receipt of notice by the Township. If
the work is approved by the Township as a result of such final inspection
requested by the applicant, the Township shall receive the sum of
$25 for the inspection. Where there is more than one final inspection
required, the Township shall receive the sum of $5 for each additional
final inspection performed at the request of the applicant.
k.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public 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.
[1976 Code § 65-9; Ord. No. 17-77; Ord. No. 85-7; Ord. No. 91-3; Ord. No.
98-23 § II; Ord. No. 98-32, § I]
The following are the charges or fees to be paid to the Township
upon application for services and connection to the sewer system:
a.
Residential. $990 plus permit fee per residence where street sewers
are constructed or owned by the Township of Holmdel.
b.
Commercial. $990 per equivalent domestic unit, plus permit fees.
c.
Schools, Churches, Hospitals and Other Public and Semi-Public Buildings.
$990 per equivalent domestic unit, plus permit fees.
d.
Motels/hotels. $990 per equivalent domestic unit, plus permit fees.
e.
Industrial. $990 per equivalent domestic unit, plus permit fees.
[1976 Code § 65-10]
The sewer system rental or use rates in the Township of Holmdel
shall be established by the Township Committee of the Township of
Holmdel, to commence as of July 1, 1968. The schedule of rates shall
include the rates to be charged residential buildings, commercial
buildings, institutions, hospitals, industrial uses and all other
users of the sewer system. The rates established shall remain in effect
until amended in accordance with the terms of this section.
[1976 Code § 65-11]
a.
The Township may appoint a Superintendent or any other duly authorized
employee to enter any and all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this section.
b.
The duly authorized employee of the Township shall bear proper credentials
and identification and shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the Township is the owner of an easement, for the purposes
of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewerage works lying
within the easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on the
easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the easement
pertaining to the private property involved.
[1976 Code § 65-12; Ord. No. 17-77; Ord. No. 27-77; Ord. No. 93-7]
a.
Payment of sewer system connection charges shall be made by payment
to the "Holmdel Township Sewer Account." Payment of charges for connection
of residential users to trunks and laterals installed by the Township
of Holmdel may be made, at the discretion of the property owner, over
a period of not more than four years. There shall be a down payment
of $100 with the balance to be paid in not more than four years, with
each quarterly payment to be not less than the sum of $50 together
with interest on the remaining balance at the same rate as paid on
real property taxes.
b.
Payment of sewer system rental or use charges shall be made on a
quarterly basis, and charges shall be effective as of July 1, 1968,
except for connections made thereafter, in which case charges shall
be effective immediately on a pro rata basis. Bills for the sewer
system rental charges shall be rendered quarterly to the owner of
each premises and shall be computed in accordance with the tariff
schedule set forth by the Township Committee of the Township of Holmdel
by ordinance.
[1976 Code § 65-13]
The Township of Holmdel hereby dedicates all revenues received
from any and all persons connecting to the sewer system in the Township
of Holmdel, including connection charges and sewer rental charges,
to liquidate all sums borrowed in connection with the establishment
of such system, after payment of all expenses chargeable to the operation
and maintenance of the sewer system.
[1976 Code § 65-14; Ord. No. 17-77; Ord. No. 6-82]
All charges and rents for the sewer system shall be due and
payable on the first day of each quarter, i.e., January 1, April 1,
July 1 and October 1 of each year. Any and all charges, including
mandatory connection charges provided for in this section, which remain
unpaid on and after the 10th day following the first day of each quarter,
i.e., January 11, April 11, July 11 and October 11, shall draw interest
at the same rate as delinquent taxes upon real estate in the Township
and shall be a lien upon the premises until paid in full, and the
Township of Holmdel shall have and exercise the remedies for the collection
thereof, together with interests, costs and penalties, as provided
in N.J.S. 40:63-8, as it has by law for collection of taxes upon real
estate. In addition and in the event that such charges and rents shall
not be paid in full, together with interest and penalties, within
60 days after the date when the charges and rents shall become due,
the connection between the premises and the sewer system may, in the
discretion of the Township Committee, be cut off, and the connections
shall not be restored until all such charges, rents, interest and
penalties are paid, and a further fee of $25 shall be paid to the
Township for restoring the connection.
[1976 Code § 65-15]
The Township of Holmdel is hereby authorized to acquire, by
purchase, lease or otherwise, any and all sanitary sewage treatment
plants which are or may be required in the operation of the sewer
system provided for herein. The operation and maintenance of any sanitary
sewer plant or plants shall be regulated by the Township Committee
of the Township of Holmdel, and such Township Committee is hereby
authorized to negotiate a contract or contracts for the operation
and maintenance of such plant or plants, to negotiate a contract or
contracts for administering the system, including billing services,
to purchase the necessary chemical or chemicals required in the treatment
of sewage, to hire employees, to acquire insurance coverage and to
do any and all things necessary to the continued operation and maintenance
of the sewer system.
[1976 Code § 65-16]
The rates set forth in this chapter are subject to adjustment
and change to such extent as the Township Committee of the Township
of Holmdel may deem necessary or advisable.
[1976 Code § 65-19; New]
[1976 Code § 64A-1; Ord. No. 5-84]
a.
The Township Committee of the Township of Holmdel, pursuant to subsection 18-2.10 of the section creating the Holmdel Township Sewer Utility System adopted June 17, 1968,[1] hereby establishes sewer rental and use charges for the
system.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section supersedes former Chapter 64A,
Sewer Rental and Use Charges, of the 1976 Code, adopted 3-18-1974
as Ord. No. 8-74, as amended 10-18-1976 by Ord. No. 20-76 and 6-20-1977
by Ord. No. 18-77.
b.
It is the intent of these charges to establish a schedule under which
all users shall pay their share of the total costs. This share shall
include extra operational and maintenance costs attributable to pollutant
discharges.
c.
Operation and maintenance include replacement. Costs are based on
past experience. These charges shall be reviewed at least biannually
and revised as needed to meet Federal and State requirements.
[1976 Code § 642A-2; Ord. No. 3-80; Ord. No. 2-81; Ord. No. 89-6; Ord. No.
92-9; Ord. No. 96-16; Ord. No. 96-44 § 1; Ord. No. 97-17 § I; Ord. No. 97-30 § I; Ord.
No. 2007-30 § I; Ord.
No. 2010-21 § I; Ord.
No. 2011-10; Ord. No. 2011-11; Ord. No. 2018-08; amended 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
Sewer charges and rentals shall be as follows:
a.
Residences. Owners or occupants of residences, whether in the Townships
of Holmdel or Hazlet, shall pay a flat rate of $117 per quarter, upon
adoption, $119.50 per quarter effective April 1, 2023, $122 per quarter
effective April 1, 2024, and $123.50 per quarter effective April 1,
2025, except that owners or occupants who use 6,000 gallons of water
or less, or 6,001 to 12,000 gallons of water, in the winter quarter
as evidenced by water consumption figures of the Water Utility Company,
shall pay a flat rate of $76.50 per quarter upon adoption, $78 per
quarter effective April 1, 2023, $79.50 per quarter effective April
1, 2024, $81 per quarter effective April 1, 2025; or $102 per quarter
upon adoption, $104 per quarter effective April 1, 2023, $106 per
quarter April 1, 2024, and $108 per quarter effective April 1, 2025,
respectively. All of the aforementioned shall be per dwelling unit,
except that where multiple dwelling units are served by a single water
meter, the flat rate shall be $117 per quarter upon adoption/quarter/dwelling
unit, $119.50 per quarter effective April 1, 2023, $122 per quarter
effective April 1, 2024, and $123.50 per quarter effective April 1,
2025, unless the total water consumption for the winter quarter, divided
by the number of dwelling units, is equal to 6,000 gallons or less
or 6,001 to 12,000 gallons, in which case the flat rate shall be $76.50
per quarter upon adoption, $78 per quarter effective April 1, 2023,
$79.50 per quarter effective April 1, 2024, $81 per quarter effective
April 1, 2025; or $102 per quarter upon adoption, $104 per quarter
effective April 1, 2023, $106 per quarter effective April 1, 2024,
$108 per quarter effective April 1, 2025, respectively.
b.
Nonresidential. Nonresidential facilities shall pay a two-part quarterly
charge comprised of a flow charge, or a minimum flow charge, whichever
is greater, and a fixed charge. Charges by category are as follows:
1.
Industrial/Manufacturing/Warehouse Facilities.
(a)
Industrial/manufacturing/warehouse facilities shall pay a quarterly
flow charge per 1,000 gallons of water flow or per 1,000 gallons of
sewage flow, providing sewage metering is reviewed and approved by
the Township Engineer, equal to the most recent projected treatment
cost per 1,000 gallons set forth by Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority
(BRSA), Monmouth County Bayshore Outfall Authority (MCBOA) and Hazlet
Township Sewerage Authority. There shall be a minimum quarterly flow
charge, regardless of the amount of flow, as calculated in paragraph
b(c) below. There shall also be a quarterly fixed charge based on
the number of equivalent dwelling units times $115. Equivalent dwelling
units for the fixed charge shall be calculated as follows:
(Number of employees x 25 gallons per day) ÷ 225
(b)
In accordance with the provisions of the BRSA tariff, there
is a surcharge for strength in excess of a biological oxygen demand
average and for suspended solids in excess of an average. This surcharge
shall be billed to the appropriate user by Holmdel Township as levied
by the BRSA. The rates for such surcharge shall be the rates established
by the BRSA as amended from time to time.
(c)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost described in paragraph b1(a) above.
2.
Office and Research Laboratory/Offices/Commercial Retail Facilities.
(a)
Office and research laboratory/offices/commercial retail facilities
shall pay a quarterly flow charge per 1,000 gallons of water flow
or per 1,000 gallons of sewage flow, providing sewage metering is
reviewed and approved by the Township Engineer, equal to the most
recent projected treatment cost per 1,000 gallons set forth in BRSA,
MCBOA and Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority. There shall be a minimum
quarterly flow charge, regardless of the amount of flow, as calculated
in paragraph b2(c) below. There shall also be a quarterly fixed charge
based on the number of equivalent dwelling units times $115. Equivalent
dwelling units for the fixed charge shall be calculated as follows:
(Building square footage x 0.100 gallons per day per square
foot) ÷ 225
If property is unoccupied, the new rate will not go into effect
until the first occupancy occurs.
Restaurants — The equivalent domestic unit calculation
for restaurants shall be as follows:
Seating capacity x 20 gallons per day ÷ 225
Hotels — The equivalent of domestic unit calculation
for hotels shall be as follows:
(Number of bedrooms x 75 gallons per day per bedroom) ÷
225
(b)
In accordance with the provisions of the BRSA tariff, there
is a surcharge for strength in excess of a biological oxygen demand
average and for suspended solids in excess of an average. This surcharge
shall be billed to the appropriate user by Holmdel Township as levied
by the BRSA. The rates for such surcharge shall be the rates established
by the BRSA as amended from time to time.
(c)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost described in paragraph b2(a) above.
3.
Public Schools.
(a)
All public schools shall pay a quarterly flow charge per 1,000
gallons of water flow or per 1,000 gallons of sewage flow, providing
sewage metering is reviewed and approved by the Township Engineer,
equal to the most recent projected treatment cost per 1,000 gallons
set forth by BRSA, MCBOA and Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority. There
shall be a minimum quarterly flow charge, regardless of the amount
of flow, as calculated below. In addition to the flow charge, each
school shall pay a quarterly fixed charge based on the number of equivalent
dwelling units times $115. Equivalent dwelling units for the fixed
charge shall be calculated as follows:
(Number of students x "Y" gallons per day) ÷ 225, where
"Y" equals:
10 for schools with no showers or cafeteria;
15 for schools with a cafeteria;
20 for schools with a cafeteria and showers;
25 for schools with cafeteria, showers and laboratories.
(b)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost.
4.
Garden State Parkway.
(a)
The Garden State Parkway facilities shall pay a quarterly flow
charge per 1,000 gallons of water flow or per 1,000 gallons of sewage
flow, providing sewage metering is reviewed and approved by the Township
Engineer, equal to the most recent projected treatment cost per 1,000
gallons set forth by BRSA, MCBOA and Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority.
There shall be a minimum quarterly flow charge, regardless of the
amounts of flow, as calculated below. There shall be a quarterly fixed
charge based on the number of equivalent dwelling units times $115.
Equivalent dwelling units for the fixed charge shall be calculated
as follows:
Arts Center — (Seating capacity, including lawn
seats x 3 gallons per day) ÷ 225
Reception Center — (Seating capacity x 20 gallons
per day) ÷ 225
Police Barracks and Maintenance Office — (Building
square footage x 100 gallons per day per square foot) ÷ 225
(b)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost.
5.
Hospitals and Congregate Care Facilities.
(a)
Hospitals and congregate care facilities shall pay a quarterly
flow charge per 1,000 gallons of water flow or per 1,000 gallons of
sewage flow, providing sewage metering is reviewed and approved by
the Township Engineer, equal to the most recent projected treatment
cost per 1,000 gallons set forth by BRSA, MCBOA and Hazlet Township
Sewerage Authority. There shall be a minimum quarterly flow charge,
regardless of the amount of flow, as calculated in paragraph b5(b)
below. There shall also be a quarterly fixed charge based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times $115. Equivalent dwelling units
for the fixed charge shall be as follows:
Hospitals — (Number of beds x 175 gallons per
day per bed) ÷ 225
Congregate Care Facilities — (Number of beds
x 125 gallons per day per bed) ÷ 225
(b)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost described in paragraph b5(a) above.
6.
Motels.
(a)
Motels shall pay a quarterly flow charge per 1,000 gallons of
water flow or per 1,000 gallons of sewage flow, providing sewage metering
is reviewed and approved by the Township Engineer, equal to the most
recent projected treatment cost per 1,000 gallons set forth by BRSA,
MCBOA and Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority. There shall be a minimum
quarterly flow charge, regardless of the amount of flow, as calculated
in paragraph b6(b) below. There shall also be a quarterly fixed charge
based on the number of equivalent dwelling units times $115. Equivalent
dwelling units for the fixed charge shall be calculated as follows:
(Number of bedrooms x 75 gallons per day per bedroom) ÷
225
(b)
The minimum flow charge per quarter shall be based on the number
of equivalent dwelling units times 10 times the most recent projected
treatment cost described in paragraph b6(a) above.
7.
Swim Pool Facility. The swim pool facility shall pay a flow charge
of $6,432, and a fixed charge of $2,222 for each annual season.
[1976 Code § 64A-3; Ord. No. 89-6; Ord. No. 2010-21 § I; Ord. No. 2011-10; Ord.
No. 2011-11]
a.
Unless otherwise indicated, all flow figures shall be those obtained
from the records of the New Jersey American Water Company, the franchised
public utilities serving the properties in Holmdel and Hazlet Townships.
The actual flow figures may be subject to an adjustment to reflect
the actual portion entering the system, as approved by the Township
Engineer, and as reflected in a resolution which may be adopted by
the governing body of the Township of Holmdel.
[Amended 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-14]
b.
Whenever billing shall be based on flow it is the owner's obligation
to submit an original water bill to the utility revenue collector
promptly upon receipt. If the bill is not submitted, the utility revenue
collector shall use the best available information on flow, including
water supply records, history of usage and knowledge of any possible
change in usage and consumption to arrive at a correct bill.
In the event there is no alternative method the charges shall
be calculated upon the water consumption of 0.125 gallons per square
foot floor area in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection standards for water consumption dated July 1, 1978.
[1976 Code § 64A-4]
The Utility Revenue Collector or other such person as may be
designated by the Township Committee shall be authorized and directed
to prepare and mail bills to all users and customers of the Holmdel
Township Sewer Utility System, which bills shall reflect the aforesaid
rates and charges.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
The purposes of this section are to require the retrofitting
of existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact with repaving,
repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of facilities
on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables
(such as plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to
the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by Holmdel Township
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
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.
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 Holmdel Township 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 an opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater
runoff and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening
inlet, slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
Shall mean the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams
and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
No person in control of private property (except a residential
lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the repaving, repairing
(excluding the repair of individual potholes), resurfacing (including
top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of
hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface that is in direct
contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that property unless
the storm drain inlet either:
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
Storm drain inlets identified in subsection 18-4.3 above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials thorough storm drain inlets. For purposes of this subsection, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see subsection 18-4.4c below.
a.
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect
stormwater from the surface into a storm drain or surface waterbody
under that grate:
1.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle safe
grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle Compatible
Roadways and Bike ways Planning and Design Guidelines (April 1996);
or
2.
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate has
an area of no more than 7.0 square inches, or is no greater than 0.5
inches across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater basin floors.
b.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space
in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb
opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more
than 7.0 square inches, or be no greater than 2.0 inches across the
smallest dimension. For new and reconstructed inlets, use Type "N"
curb piece with the words "Dump No Waste — Drains to Waterway"
stamped in the curb piece.
c.
This standard does not apply:
1.
Where the Township Engineer agrees that this standard would cause
inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome
by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that meet these standards;
2.
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe netting
facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that
is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of solid and floatable
materials that could not pass through one of the following:
3.
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars
with one inch spacing between the bars; or
4.
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determines,
pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C.
7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking that
constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New Jersey
Register listed historic property.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
This section shall be enforced by the Holmdel Township Code
Enforcement Officer or by the Holmdel Township Police Department.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 § I]
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
a.
Grease traps shall be installed for all restaurants, all food service
establishments and any and all retail, industrial and commercial establishments,
which are connected to the public sewer from which grease can be expected
to be discharged in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, Plumbing
Official, Construction Official, Board Engineer or Township Engineer,
or Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority. They shall be installed in
any lines serving that part of a plumbing system from which grease
will be discharged. Traps so installed shall be located and constructed
in a manner that will reduce the temperature of effluent to permit
the congealing or separation of grease. It shall be located and constructed
in a manner that will permit easy access for cleaning.
b.
The owner or operator of the premises on which a grease trap is located shall have the system cleaned and maintained by a certified disposal company not less than four times annually and same shall be inspected on a biannual basis (twice a year) and/or as needed by the Plumbing Subcode Official to ensure that the grease traps are functioning properly and in compliance with applicable codes and regulations. The biannual (or as needed) inspection by the Plumbing Subcode Official or other Township official shall be requested by the owner(s), tenant(s), lessee(s) and/or occupant(s) of the facility or food establishment, in writing or online, to the Building Department, to schedule said inspection(s) of the grease trap(s) as necessary. The owner(s), tenant(s), lessee(s) and/or occupant(s) of the facility or food establishment shall have at least one of the biannual (or as needed) inspections performed between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year. Biannual inspections shall be at least three months apart. A biannual inspection performed within three months of a prior biannual inspection will not be treated as having performed the second biannual inspection for the year. The owner(s), tenant(s), lessee(s) and/or occupant(s) of the facility or food establishment shall schedule their biannual inspection accordingly. Pursuant to Section 18-5, inspections initiated by the Plumbing Subcode Official and/or other Township official may also be performed at their discretion. The fee for each inspection shall be $75. The Plumbing Subcode Official shall also supply said premises with information explaining the possible penalties and consequences of violating any provision of Section 18-5. In addition, inspection of any and all grease traps may be performed by the Township Engineer, Public Works Director, Construction Official or Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority upon request as needed. Furthermore, said grease traps shall be periodically inspected by the Monmouth County Board of Health, as required. All maintenance and repair records shall be maintained by the owner or operator of the premises and shall be clearly posted in the premises.
c.
Any owner or operator who violates any provision of Section 18-5 shall be subject to the following penalties, plus reimbursement to the Township of any and all maintenance, service and/or cleanup necessitated by said violation and all associated costs and damages and reinspections:
d.
Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate violation.
In addition to said penalties and reimbursements, the owner or operator
may, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works, be subject
to the discontinuation of water and sanitary sewer service until such
time as the violation is corrected. Furthermore, the Township may
terminate/close the user's and/or owner's ability/access
to the Township's water and sanitary sewer system. An inspection
fee shall be imposed for all inspections performed by an inspecting
official as a result of a complaint and/or violation against the facility,
food establishment and/or manufacturer, distributor or processor,
in the amount of $150. For each reinspection carried out pursuant
to an unresolved complaint and/or violation, a fee of $150 shall be
imposed.
e.
When discharge from a facility or food establishment causes an obstruction,
damage, or any other impairment to the treatment works, or causes
any expense, fine, penalty, or damage of any nature whatsoever to
the Township, the inspecting official shall invoice the user and/or
owner of same for the costs incurred by the Township. The costs incurred
for maintenance, service and/or cleanup necessitated by a violation
includes all costs associated with the response to the matter and
throughout the course of the maintenance, service and/or cleanup,
including, but not limited to, all professional services, construction
services, maintenance services, cleaning services, road closures,
traffic control, repairs, renovations, alterations, improvements,
materials, labor, insurance, bonding, taxes, permitting and all associated
costs, which shall be applied as a municipal lien against the real
property upon which such cost was incurred if not reimbursed by the
established deadline. If the invoice is not paid within 10 business
days of receipt, the inspecting official shall notify the Township
Attorney to take any and all actions as shall be appropriate to seek
reimbursement.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
a.
All existing, proposed, or newly remodeled food establishments within
the Township shall be required to install, at the user's and/or
owner's expense, an approved, properly operated and maintained
grease trap or acceptable grease recovery system.
b.
The inspecting official may require that a grease trap in a food
establishment be upgraded to the current-day industry standards.
c.
All new construction and/or installation shall require that waste
disposals and commercial dishwashers do not discharge into the grease
trap(s).
d.
Food waste, including fat, oil, and grease, cannot be discarded into
a slop sink, floor drain, toilet or any other plumbing fixture not
connected to a grease trap.
e.
The grease trap shall be in proper operation and efficiency, at the
user's and/or owner's expense, at all times.
f.
Cleaning of grease trap shall be done at a minimum every three months
or more often as required, with complete removal of all contents,
including floating materials, wastewater, bottom sludge and solids.
g.
Disposal of waste material from the grease trap shall be discarded
in accordance with all applicable federal, state, county and local
laws, rules, Code provisions and/or regulations. Contents of the grease
trap shall be disposed by a private waste hauler firm hired by the
establishment, with written documentation of waste hauler name, address,
phone number, dates waste removed and volume in gallons, type of grease
(yellow or brown), and such records shall be maintained on premises
for a period not less than 24 months and made available to the inspecting
official upon request. In no event shall the waste material removed
from the grease trap be returned to any private or public portion
of the Township's sanitary sewer system.
h.
A maintenance log shall be kept up-to-date and include the time,
date and signature of person performing the required grease trap maintenance/cleaning.
Such log shall be maintained on premises for a period not less than
24 months and made available to the inspecting official upon request.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
a.
All food establishments regulated under/pursuant to this section
shall adhere to best management practices dealing with fat, oil and
grease disposal and shall educate their employees to these practices.
Best management practices include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.
Training staff on grease handling procedures.
2.
Hanging/displaying grease handling posters in all applicable areas.
3.
Instructing employees that food waste shall not be disposed/discharged
into the sanitary sewer system.
4.
Providing appropriate paper towel dispensers for dry-wiping grease
from spills, pots, fry grilling equipment, and other surfaces saturated
with fat, oils and grease residue.
5.
Using strainer baskets in sinks to catch food waste.
6.
Directing all drains from grease producing surfaces to a properly
sized grease trap.
7.
Ensuring that the hot water in food establishments is less than 139°
F.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
a.
The inspecting official shall have the authority to perform periodic
inspections of those establishments generating fat, oil or grease
in their operations and shall notify the user and/or owner of any
additional required maintenance or repairs within a stated time period.
The user and/or owner may be required to install, at his or her sole
cost and expense, additional controls to provide a complete system
which prevents discharges of undesirable materials into the sanitary
wastewater system.
b.
Access to grease traps by an inspecting official shall be provided
during normal business hours, unless an emergency situation requires
access during off-business hours, then access shall be provided to
the inspecting official immediately upon request.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
a.
All food establishments must employ, at their own cost and expense,
a certified disposal company to conduct an inspection and cleaning
of their grease traps and connecting wastewater lines, periodically,
but not less than quarterly (four times a year), to ensure that waste
fat, oil and grease are being adequately removed from the wastewater
before being discharged into the sanitary wastewater system, and that
wastewater temperature does not exceed 139° F. The licensed disposal
company shall provide a formal inspection report to the food establishment
within two weeks of the inspection. The inspection report shall include,
but not be limited to, the maintenance and efficiency of the grease
trap, amount of oil and grease found in connecting wastewater lines,
percentage of oil and grease being removed from wastewater being discharged
into the sanitary wastewater system, and temperature of the wastewater.
b.
In addition to the mandatory biannual (twice a year) inspection,
the inspection official shall have the authority to conduct inspections
pursuant to a complaint, sanitary sewer incident, for new construction
or installation, and such other periodic inspections that the inspection
official deems necessary and appropriate.
c.
A formal inspection report by a licensed plumber is required for
the issuance of an annual food license by the Health Department for
all food establishments that produce, serve, handle and/or prepare
oil, fat and/or grease in the course of business.
d.
Upon written notification by the inspecting official, the user and/or
owner shall be required to perform the maintenance and/or repair within
the time period set forth by the inspecting official. Upon inspection
by the inspecting official, the user and/or owner may be required
to install, at his or her sole cost and expense, additional controls
to provide a grease trap system which prevents discharges of any and
all grease(s) as defined herein.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-26]
Any biological additive(s) placed into the grease trap or building
discharge line, including, but not limited to, enzymes, commercially
available bacteria, or other additives designed to absorb, purge,
treat, or otherwise eliminate fats, oils and/or grease, shall not
be considered an acceptable substitute for the installation and maintenance
of a grease trap as required herein.
