[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lebanon
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. No. 20-1985; amended in its entirety
by Ord. No. 6-1993 (Sec. 11-1 of the 1985 Revised General
Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Lebanon Township Board of Health or any member or agent thereof
designated by that Board to act in its place in administering or enforcing
the provisions of this article. Whenever the Board of Health designates someone
to act in its stead, any person aggrieved by the actions of such designee
shall have the right to have such action reviewed by the entire Board of Health.
The person having legal title to the premises where drinking water
is available.
A facility certified by the State of New Jersey pursuant to regulations
promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act as capable of performing tests
to determine the contents of water.
The current standards of the State of New Jersey promulgated pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq.) as adopted by the Township and the standards set forth in § 380-10.
A sale or other conveyance of an ownership interest in real estate
from one person to another other than the following transfers:
Any individual well, cistern, spring or source of drinking water.
Water supply systems which are regulated in accordance with the New
Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act through N.J.A.C. 7:10-1 et seq. by the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy shall be exempt from
the provisions of this article.
Any water supply system within the Township shall be declared contaminated if the water produced therefrom does not meet safe drinking standards as set forth in § 380-10. The Board of Health shall have the power to order appropriate corrective action by the owner of such water supply system and shall be empowered to prohibit human consumption of such water until the water meets safe drinking standards.
Except as provided in § 380-9, a drinking water certificate shall be obtained by the owner of any structure within the Township serviced by a water supply system upon the happening of any of the following events:
Whenever a drinking water certificate is required, a qualified laboratory shall draw and evaluate the sample and submit the same to the Lebanon Township Board of Health. The analysis shall be for the presence of the contaminants listed in § 380-10.
The Board of Health shall review the analysis to insure that any contaminants do not exceed the minimum standards listed in § 380-10. Upon such review, the Board of Health may also require additional testing.
A.
When the test results show that the water is within all
applicable standards, the Board of Health shall issue a drinking water certificate
attesting to such compliance.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until a drinking water certificate
is presented to the Construction Official, and no water supply system shall
be put into service unless the owner shall have received a drinking water
certificate.
A drinking water certificate shall be effective for a period of six
months from the date of issuance. Any transfer of title which occurs during
the effective period of the certificate shall be permitted without the necessity
of obtaining a new certificate.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2001-43]
A.
Binding contaminant levels are as follows:
B.
The coliform bacteria count shall be less than 1 per
100 ml (membrane filter technique) or shall be less than 2.2 per 100 ml (multiple
fermentation tube method).
C.
The water test shall include a forty-eight-hour gross
alpha test for radium, provided the Department of Environmental Protection
has identified a sufficient number of laboratories certified to perform such
test.
Copies of this article shall be appended to all real estate tax searches
issued by the Lebanon Township Tax Search Officer.
Contaminant
|
Nonenforcement Standard
|
---|---|
Iron
|
0.3 mg/L
|
Manganese
|
0.05 mg/L
|
pH
|
Level shall be between 6.5 and 8.5
|