Township of West Milford, NJ
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2023-12-13
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 390 Water
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Article II Water Use Emergencies
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Traffic
- Ch 15 Administration of Government
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 31 Officers and Employees
- Ch 33 Personnel
- Ch 38 Retirement
- Ch 42 Rules of Council
- Ch 47 Social Media
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 57 Air Pollution
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 67 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Animals
- Ch 78 Auctioneers
- Ch 84 Bicycles, Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 90 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 94 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 101 Charitable Clothing Bins
- Ch 110 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 135 Fees and Costs
- Ch 138 Fertilizers, Application of
- Ch 141 Filming
- Ch 146 Firearm Ranges
- Ch 151 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention
- Ch 158 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 163 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 169 Games of Chance
- Ch 174 Garage Sales
- Ch 181 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 187 Ice Retardant Systems
- Ch 188 Ice Sleds
- Ch 195 Junk, Junkyards and Motor Vehicle Junkyards
- Ch 201 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Inspections
- Ch 203 Licensing, General
- Ch 208 Littering
- Ch 212 (Reserved)
- Ch 214 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy
- Ch 220 Municipal Building and Grounds, Use of
- Ch 226 Noise
- Ch 230 Nuisances
- Ch 235 Obscene Materials
- Ch 239 Open Space, Recreation, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund
- Ch 244 Parades
- Ch 250 Parking Restrictions
- Ch 256 Parks, Recreation Areas and Open Spaces
- Ch 263 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 268 Pesticides
- Ch 271 Police Services Charges
- Ch 274 (Reserved)
- Ch 279 Printed Matter, Unsolicited
- Ch 285 Property Maintenance
- Ch 286 Registration of Foreclosure Mortgage Properties
- Ch 297 Secondhand Precious Metals, Dealers in
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 305 (Reserved)
- Ch 321 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 325 Stormwater Management
- Ch 332 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 337 Sump Pumps
- Ch 344 Swimming Pools
- Ch 348 Tattoo Parlors and Tattoo Artists
- Ch 349 100% Disabled Veteran Tax Refunds
- Ch 350 Tax Abatement Programs
- Ch 353 Taxicabs, Autocabs and Limousines
- Ch 357 Tobacco Use in Public Buildings, Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 360 Toilet Installation
- Ch 366 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch 371 Tree Removal
- Ch 379 Vehicles, Motor-Driven and Recreational
- Ch 385 Vital Statistics
- Ch 390 Water
- Ch 390 Art II Water Use Emergencies
- § 390-3 Prohibited uses of water during water emergencies.
- § 390-4 Emergency declaration.
- § 390-5 Emergency notification.
- § 390-6 Enforcement.
- § 390-7 Authority of Health Officer.
- § 390-8 Private wells excluded.
- § 390-9 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 394 Water and Sewer Service
- Ch 399 Well Capping
- Part III, Land Development Legislation
- Ch 414 Fees, Land Development
- Ch 420 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 460 Soil Removal and Soil Fill
- Ch 470 Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review
- Ch 500 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A520 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A525 Communications Facilities
- Ch A537 Video Services
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Sec. 5-13 of the 1976 Revised General Ordinances]
The use and withdrawal of water by any person during a water emergency
for the following purposes is hereby prohibited:
A.
Watering yards. The sprinkling, watering or irrigation
of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens,
vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation.
B.
Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles,
trucks, trailers, or any other type of mobile equipment.
C.
Cleaning outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks,
walkways, driveways, porches and other outdoor surfaces.
D.
Cleaning buildings. The washing of the outside of dwellings;
the washing of the inside and outside of office buildings.
E.
Cleaning equipment and machinery. The washing and cleaning
of any business or industrial equipment and machinery.
F.
Ornamental fountains. The operation of any ornamental
fountain or other structure making a similar use of water.
G.
Swimming pools. The filling or supplementing of swimming
and wading pools.
[Amended 9-2-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-23]
A water emergency shall exist in any part of the municipality when declared
by resolution of the Township Council, or the Municipal Utilities Authority,
or by proclamation of the Mayor, or in the absence of the Mayor by the Council
President, or at the request of the Executive Director of the West Milford
Municipal Utilities Authority or, in his absence, at the request of the official
in charge of the Municipal Utilities Authority.
All reasonable attempts shall be made to notify citizens and residents
of West Milford of the existence of a water emergency, the restrictions imposed
and the penalties for violations.
Every police officer of the Township shall, in connection with all duties
imposed by law, diligently enforce the provisions of this article.
The Health Officer of the Township shall have the authority to permit
a reasonable use of water in any case necessary to maintain adequate health
and sanitation standards.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to privately owned wells
servicing either one or two residential units.
