[1976 Code § 64-1; Ord. 9-17-90]
There is hereby adopted a Code regulating the location, construction,
use, maintenance and methods of emptying or cleaning individual sewerage
disposal systems, the issuance of permits to locate, construct, empty
or clean the systems, and fixing penalties for the violation thereof,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 69.6.
[1976 Code § 64-2; Ord. 9-17-90]
The within Code adopts and establishes standards for the construction
of individual sewerage disposal systems, as set forth in Subchapter
2 of Title 7, Environmental Protection, Volume A, Water Pollution
Control; the subchapter being entitled "Standards for the Construction
of Individual Subsurface Sewerage Disposal Systems." (N.J.A.C. 7:9A).
[1976 Code § 64-3; Ord. 9-17-90]
Three copies of the within Code have been placed on file with
the Secretary, Clerk or other similar office of the Board of Health
of the Township, and will remain on file in that office for use and
examination by the general public.
[1976 Code § 64-4; Ord. 9-17-90]
All individual water supply systems to be constructed within
the Township shall be in compliance with the standards for construction
of public noncommunity and nonpublic water systems as set out in the
Environmental Protection, Volume A, Subchapter 3 of the Code, which
Code is entitled "Standards for Construction of Public Non-Community
and Non-Public Water Systems." Three copies of the Code have been
filed with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Board of Health, and
will remain on file in that office for use and examination by the
general public.
[1976 Code § 64-5; Ord. 9-17-90]
All future amendments of both Codes, once promulgated in accordance
with the regulations of the New Jersey Administrative Register, shall
become part of this chapter without further introduction and passage
by the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-6; Ord. 9-17-90]
No person shall locate, construct, reconstruct, renovate, alter,
repair or extend an individual sewerage disposal system within the
Township until a permit has been issued by the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-7; Ord. 9-17-90]
Such permit for an individual sewerage disposal system shall
be issued by the Board of Health, or its duly authorized agent in
accordance with the following:
a.
A permit may be issued upon the applicant completing the necessary
application form and submitting the necessary surveys with sufficient
detail and other engineering data, which engineering data shall be
furnished by a licensed, professional engineer, and certified by him
and shall be required to show the proposed construction is in compliance
with the standards determined by the New Jersey Department of Health
and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and this
chapter.
b.
Any amendments to any application shall conform to such requirements
found to be necessary by the Board of Health, or its designated representatives.
c.
In determining whether an applicant is entitled to a permit to construct
an individual sewerage disposal system, the Board of Health, or its
designated agent, shall consider the applicant's percolation
test and permeability test and soil logs, which shall be furnished
to the Board of Health and become a part of its records.
d.
Upon certification to the Board of Health, or its duly authorized agent, that the application and the accompanying engineering data are in compliance with applicable standards, the Board of Health or its duly authorized agent, may issue a permit for the construction of an individual sewerage disposal system, upon payment of the proper fee as set forth by Chapter BH2 Fees Established by the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-8; Ord. 9-17-90]
No person shall engage in the business of constructing, reconstructing,
repairing, renovating, altering or extending any individual sewerage
disposal system within the Township of Holmdel without first having
obtained a license to do so from the Board of Health or its duly authorized
representatives.
[1976 Code § 64-9; Ord. 9-17-90]
The applicant must show proof of his knowledge and experience
in the installation of individual sewerage disposal systems to the
satisfaction of the Board of Health, or its duly authorized agent,
prior to the issuance of the license. The Board of Health, or its
duly authorized agent, in issuing a license, may require the applicant
to complete a written examination or questionnaire as shall be approved
by the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-10; Ord. 9-17-90]
The license shall be issued for a period from January 1 to December
31 and all licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. A license
may be renewed upon proper application to the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-11; Ord. 9-17-90]
A license issued to an applicant may be revoked in accordance
with a hearing given to the particular licensee for cause which shall
include, but not be limited to, the failure of the licensee to comply
with the provisions or standards of any rule of the State Department
of Health and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
or the Board of Health of the Township of Holmdel or written order
of the Board of Health or its duly authorized agent.
[1976 Code § 64-12; Ord. 9-17-90]
No license shall be required of any resident-owner for premises
for which a permit is sought for the reconstruction, renovation, alteration,
repair or extension of an existing individual sewerage disposal facility,
provided such resident-owner shall assume responsibility and complete
the entire project himself, in compliance with all regulations of
the State of New Jersey and those promulgated by the Board of Health,
or its duly authorized agents.
[1976 Code § 64-13; Ord. 9-17-90; Ord. 10-5-92]
All construction of individual sewage disposal systems shall
conform to the Code with the following exceptions:
a.
Each system approved by the Administrative Authority for new construction
shall consist of a minimum of a 1,500 gallon size tank to be utilized
for greywater or blackwater, which discharges effluent through gravity
flow, gravity dosing, or pressure dosing to a common disposal field.
Administrative Agent/Agency has the authority to have a new system
exceed the minimum gallonage requirement, if the size of the single
family home exceeds the minimum size standards for a 1,500 gallon
size septic tank.
b.
All delivery and connecting pipes on conventional and soil replacement
systems must be schedule 40 strength or greater.
[1976 Code § 64-14; Ord. 9-17-90]
Upon completion of the work called for under the permit, the
Secretary of the Board of Health shall receive and deliver to the
Construction Official a statement that the individual sewerage disposal
system is in compliance with the rules and regulations of the State
of New Jersey and the Township Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-15; Ord. 9-17-90]
Before such certification shall be issued, a licensed professional
engineer shall, in his certification, deliver to the Board of Health
two detailed drawings known as "as-builts." These two as-built drawings
must show topography, all elevations, including but not limited to
components of the system, final grades, foundation drains, utility
lines, all underground appurtenances, and triangulation of the installed
disposal system off the dwelling. A copy of the as-built drawing shall
be kept on file by the Secretary of the Board of Health and a copy
furnished to the Construction Official.
[1976 Code § 64-16; Ord. 9-17-90]
Prior to a certified as-built, and before an approval on a final
bed inspection is issued by the Administrative Authority, a rough
as-built must be submitted by the contractor installing the system
showing a triangulation of the installed disposal system off the dwelling.
[1976 Code § 64-17; Ord. 9-17-90]
In case any individual sewerage disposal system approval or
any permit or certification required by this section is denied by
the Board of Health or its duly authorized agent, a hearing shall
be held by the Board of Health within 30 days after a request has
been made by the applicant. After such hearing, the Board of Health
shall affirm, alter or rescind its previous determination within 30
days of such hearing.
[1976 Code § 64-18; Ord. 9-17-90]
The Board of Health, or its duly authorized agent, may order
all future work in and about any individual sewerage disposal system
which is being erected, altered, repaired, renovated or installed
in violation of this Code, be stopped forthwith, except for such work
as may be necessary to remedy such violation to make the conditions
about the premises safe for any parties or persons who may be about
the premises. The work may not be continued thereafter until all violations
have been remedied, in accordance with this Code or the directions
of the Board of Health, or its duly authorized agent.
[1976 Code § 64-19; Ord. 9-17-90]
No person shall engage in the business of emptying or cleaning septic tanks, cesspools, privies or other places receiving sewerage without first obtaining a license from the Board of Health, or its authorized agent, and paying the applicable fee, as set forth in Section BH6-9 of this chapter.
[1976 Code § 64-20; Ord. 9-17-90]
Only equipment which shall be in compliance with the rules and
regulations of the Public Utility Commission and inspected and approved
by the Board of Health shall be used in cleaning septic tanks or other
places for the reception of sewerage or human excrement. The following
regulations shall at least cover, as minimum standards, all equipment
which is used within the Township of Holmdel.
a.
Mobile tanks shall be securely mounted on trucks, shall be watertight
and provided with a leakproof cover.
b.
Mobile tanks shall be provided with a vent constructed in a manner
that will permit the escape of gas, but not the liquid contained herein.
c.
Pumps shall be maintained in a condition that will prevent the leaking
of sewerage.
d.
Only suction or pressure hoses in good repair shall be used.
e.
The operation or cleaning or emptying of septic tanks or other places
used for the reception or storage of human excrement shall be so conducted
that no liquid or excremental material will be deposited on the ground
adjacent to the structure being cleaned. In the event that any spillage
occurs, the solid portion shall be immediately removed and disposed
of in a sanitary manner and the area covered with earth or a chlorine
bearing compound.
f.
The contents of septic tanks, cesspools, privies or other places
used for the storage of human excrement shall be removed to a place
and in a manner approved by the Board of Health, or its duly authorized
agent. If a sanitary sewer is available it shall be used in preference
to all other means of disposal, and in a way and manner acceptable
to the authority having jurisdiction.
g.
The contents of any septic tanks, cesspools, privies or other places
receiving sewerage shall not be removed until an appropriate permit
has been obtained from the Board of Health.
[1976 Code § 64-21; Ord. 9-17-90]
The Board of Health, or its authorized agent, may require additional
percolation tests in the actual disposal area or at the stratum to
be used for sewerage disposal.
[1976 Code § 64-22; Ord. 9-17-90]
Individual sewerage disposal systems, or parts thereof, shall
not be covered until inspected by the Board of Health, or its authorized
agent, and permission granted for such backfill. Any part of the disposal
system which has been covered without such permission shall be uncovered
upon the order of the Board of Health, or its authorized agent.
[1976 Code § 64-23; Ord. 9-17-90]
The issuance of a certificate of compliance shall only constitute
certification that the individual sewerage disposal system has been
constructed in compliance with this Code. It shall not be construed
as a guarantee that the system will function satisfactorily, nor shall
it in any way restrict the powers or responsibilities of the Board
of Health in the enforcement of any law or ordinance relating to public
health.
[1976 Code § 64-24; Ord. 9-17-90]
