[Adopted 11-14-1974 as Ch. 76, Art. I, of the 1974 Code]
There shall be and hereby is established and
created a committee of the Common Council to be known and designated
as the "Utility Department," to which committee, under the direction
and control of the Common Council, shall be entrusted the administration,
supervision and management of the supply and distribution of water
and of the property and works designated therefor, now or hereafter
owned or controlled by the City of Egg Harbor City, and of the sewer
system and sewage treatment plant and of the property and works designated
therefor, now or hereafter owned or controlled by the City of Egg
Harbor City.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
Said committee shall consist of three members
of the Common Council, who shall be appointed by the Mayor annually
at the first meeting in January of each year and shall hold their
offices for the term of one year and until their successors are appointed
and duly qualified.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
Said committee shall, under such regulations
and restrictions as the Common Council shall from time to time by
ordinance or otherwise provide, have the care, custody, control and
management of the property and works now or hereafter owned or used
by the City of Egg Harbor City for the supply of water for public
use and the distribution thereof and for the treatment of sewage and
drainage.
It shall be the duty of said committee from
time to time and whenever necessary to report to the Common Council
the condition of the department under its care, custody, control and
management and to recommend such measures as will in its opinion be
to the public advantage and report such regulations and ordinances
as will in its judgment secure the greatest efficiency in the management
of its department and will promote the interest of the City and the
public.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 76-5,
Rules and regulations for operation of sewer and water works, which
immediately followed this section, was deleted 8-26-1999 by Ord. No.
16-1999.
A.
CUSTOMER
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
DEPARTMENT
SERVICE LINE
Definitions with respect to water utility.
As used herein, shall be the party contracting for service
to a property as hereinafter classified:
A building under one roof owned by one party
and occupied as one business or residence;
A combination of buildings owned by one party
in one common enclosure, occupied by one family or business;
The one side of a double house having a solid,
vertical partition wall;
A building owned by one party, consisting of
more than one apartment and using in common one hall and one entrance;
or
A building owned by one party, having a number
of apartments or offices and using in common one hall and one or more
means of entran
As used herein, shall be the Utility Department of the City
of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.
A line used to supply a single customer only, and no customer
shall be supplied by more than one service line unless agreed upon
between the customer and the Department.
B.
Word usage. The terms "customer," "consumer," "owner"
or "person," as used in this article, are intended to include the
plural as well as singular number and are further intended to include
natural persons, partnerships, corporations, incorporated and unincorporated
associations or bodies.
Where two or more customers are supplied through
a single service line, any violation of the rules of the Department
with reference to either or any of said customers shall be deemed
a violation as to all, and the Department may take such action as
could be taken if it were used by a single customer.
A.
Service connections will be made to the mains of the
water utility upon application, in writing, upon forms furnished by
the Department, by the owner of any building or premises, as follows:
upon receipt of such application, except as hereinbelow provided for,
the tapping of the main will be done, and the service line from the
main to the curb not over 30 feet, curb stopcock and curb box, will
be furnished and placed by the Department or its agent, at its expense;
the remainder of the service connection will be placed at the owner's
expense by the Department at cost, payable in advance, or, at the
option of the owner, such additional service connection may be placed
by himself/herself or his/her agent, who shall be a registered plumber,
at his/her own expense; provided, however, that if placed by the owner
or his/her said agent, it shall conform to the specifications prescribed
by the Department.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
B.
The charge, if any, for permission to open the street
shall be paid in advance by the applicant.
C.
Whenever a tap is made through which regular service
is not immediately desired, the applicant shall bear the entire expense
of tapping the main and laying and maintaining the service pipes,
couplings and connections, but shall be entitled to a refund for such
part as the Department agrees to assume whenever regular service is
begun.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, pertaining
to estimates, was repealed 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989.
A.
Written application for a water service connection,
on the form prescribed by the Department, shall be made to the Department
a reasonable time before any such connection shall be installed.
B.
Service pipes will not be installed when the service
pipe passes over or through premises which at the time are the property
of persons other than the owner of the premises to be supplied, unless
the owner of the premises supplied, in writing, guarantees and indemnifies
the Department against any and all liability by reason of passing
over or through such other premises.
C.
The Department will make no service installations
from December 1 to March 1 following, unless weather permits.
D.
No ground openings shall be made after November 1
until March 1 following unless the same is required by an emergency,
as determined by the Department.
E.
No taps or renewals shall be made on the White Horse
Pike or on Route 50.
F.
Connection.
[Added 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989;
amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
(1)
The water distribution and drainage system of all buildings shall be connected to a public water supply and sewer system, if available, in accordance with Article III and the Plumbing Subcode.
(2)
Where either a public water supply or sewer system or both are not available, then a private water supply or private disposal system shall be provided until such time as public systems are available. The building must be connected to public water supply or public sewer system within one year when available. Failure to connect within the allotted time may result in a penalty as set forth in § 255-20.
All applications for the introduction and supply
of water into any premises must be made on the form prescribed by
the Department, by the owner of the premises to be supplied, or, if
made by anyone other than the owner, a written consent of the owner
must accompany the application.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
A.
No person except an employee of the Department will
be permitted under any circumstances to tap the mains or distributing
pipes or insert stopcocks therein. The service pipe and fittings between
the curb and the cellar or building shall be installed by the owner
or his/her agent, and the work shall be left uncovered until inspected
by the Department, which inspection will be made by the Department
as soon as may be reasonable after the receipt of a request for inspection.
B.
Owners or their agents applying for water, whether
it be for the introduction of water or for the alteration and extension
of the arrangements for supplying the same, shall state fully and
truly the purpose for which the water is required.
C.
Service pipes from curbcock to meter must be of good-quality
galvanized iron pipe of full weight or of other quality of pipe approved
by the Department and laid at least three feet below the established
grades.
D.
Service pipes from curbcock to meter are the property
of the consumer and must be maintained by him/her.
E.
House boilers should be provided with expansion tanks
and vacuum valves in new work and, when old boilers are taken out
and replaced by others, also with a stopcock to shut off supply.
F.
In opening the stopcock to let the water through the
meter, said cock shall be opened gradually, leaving some convenient
faucet on the outlet side open to allow the water to escape.
A.
All water meters hereafter placed in buildings shall
be located in the cellar or first floor, as near as possible to the
point of entrance of the service, in a clean, dry, safe place, not
subject to great variation in temperature, and so located as to be
easily accessible for installation or disconnection and for reading.
The proposed location of each meter must be inspected and approved
by the inspector of the Department before the meter will be set.
B.
The meter, if installed outside the building, must
be set opposite the service box in a convenient place, protected with
a suitable box and packed to prevent the meter from freezing.
C.
A proper place and protection for the meter shall
be provided by the customer. A round-way stopcock or gate shall be
placed on the service line on the street side of and near the meter,
and a stop-and-waste cock or valve on the outlet side of the meter.
A suitable check valve may be placed between the stop-and-waste cock
or valve and the meter on all sizes up to and including two-inch.
D.
Where a check valve is installed, a safety valve should
be inserted at some convenient point on the house piping to relieve
excess pressure due to heating of the water.
A.
Customers' tests. Customers may test the accuracy
of a meter at any time, in the case of meters reading in cubic feet,
by drawing water until the meter registers one or more cubic feet.
Each cubic foot of water equals approximately 7 1/2 gallons and weighs
62 1/2 pounds. In the case of meters reading in gallons, tests
may be made by drawing 10 gallons, or any multiple thereof, each gallon
of water weighing approximately 8 1/3 pounds.
B.
Request tests. The Department will make a test of
the accuracy of a meter upon request of a customer, provided that
such customer does not make a request for a test more frequently than
once a year. A report giving the results of such test will be made
to the customer, and a record of such tests will be kept. If the test
discloses that the meter is operating correctly, there will be a service
charge as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility
Department; otherwise there will be none.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
C.
Periodical tests. The Department will make periodical
tests of its meters.
D.
Allowable error. No water meter shall be placed in
service nor kept in service if, on test, it registers more than 103%
of the water passed or less than 97% of full capacity.
E.
Changing meters. The Department will not make any
charge for replacing a meter where such replacement is requested by
a customer unless the meter first referred to has been in use less
than one year, in which case a reasonable uniform charge will be made.
F.
Adjustments. In case of a disputed account involving
a question as to the accuracy of a meter, such meter will be tested
upon the request of the applicant, unless there has been an obvious
waste of water by accident or neglect of plumbing. In the event that
the meter so tested is found to have an error in registration in excess
of 3%, the bills will be corrected accordingly.
G.
When water is furnished through a meter, the quantity
recorded by it shall be taken to be the amount passing the meter,
except where the meter has been found to be registering inaccurately
or has ceased to register. In such cases, the quantity may be determined
by the average registration of the meter, when in order, or by such
fair and reasonable method as shall be based upon the best information
obtainable. Where excessive leakage (that is, leakage involving loss
over $5) has been found, adjustment may be made.
A.
All pipes, meters and fixtures shall be subject at
all reasonable hours to inspection by employees of the Department,
identified by proper badges or written permits. No water fixture will
be considered cut off until it is disconnected so that it cannot be
used again or until sealed in a manner satisfactory to the Department.
No plumber, owner or other unauthorized person shall turn the water
on or off at any corporation stop or curb stop or disconnect or remove
the meter without the consent of the Department.
B.
No agent or employee of the Department shall have
authority to bind it by any promise, agreement or representation not
provided for in this article.
C.
All use of water other than by the customer, or for
any purpose or upon any premises not stated or described in the application,
must be prevented by him/her. The customer will be liable for the
amount of water used in conformity with the schedule of rates or tariffs
of the Department.
D.
A customer's service may be discontinued for any of
the following reasons:
(1)
For the use of water for any other property or purposes
than that described in the application.
(2)
For willful waste of water through improper or imperfect
pipes, fixtures or otherwise.
(3)
For failure to maintain in good order connections,
service lines or fixtures owned by the customer.
(4)
For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stopcock
or seal or any other appliances of the Department.
(5)
In case of vacancy of premises.
(6)
For neglecting to make or renew advance payments or
for nonpayment of water service, or for any other charges accruing
under the application.
(7)
For refusal of access at reasonable hours to property,
for purpose of inspecting or for reading, caring for or removing meters.
E.
Water will be turned off from any premises upon the
written order of the customer without in any way affecting the existing
agreement for service.
F.
Service will be renewed under a proper application
when the conditions under which service was discontinued are corrected
and upon the payment of all proper charges provided in the schedule
of rates or tariffs of the Department, due from the customer.
G.
As necessity may arise, in case of breakdown, emergency
or for any other unavoidable causes, the Department may temporarily
discontinue the water supply to make necessary repairs, connections,
etc., using all reasonable and practicable measures to notify the
customers of such discontinuance of service and the probable duration
of the discontinuance. In such case, the Department will not be liable
for any damage or inconvenience suffered. All persons having boilers
within their premises, not supplied by a tank or cistern, are hereby
cautioned against collapse.
H.
The Department undertakes only to use reasonable care
and diligence to provide a constant supply of water through its pipes,
but does not undertake to render any special services or to maintain
any fixed or definite quantity or pressure, and in the event of the
occurrence of any break, failure or accident, the Department shall
not be liable for any damage resulting therefrom.
I.
The Department reserves the right to decrease or limit
the quantity of water used whenever in the judgment of the Department
it is necessary or expedient to do so.
J.
The Department reserves the right to add to or modify
its rules and regulations at any time.
[Amended 6-8-1978; 7-13-1978; 9-14-1978; 8-14-1980 by Ord. No. 7-1980; 3-25-1982 by Ord. No. 1-1982]
A.
The rates to be charged for water and sewer for all
customers of Egg Harbor City Utility Department shall be as set forth
in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
[Amended 3-10-1983 by Ord. No. 1-1983; 4-12-1984 by Ord. No.
5-1984; 3-28-1985 by Ord. No. 6-1985; 12-4-1986 by Ord. No. 18-1986; 3-1-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990; 9-20-1990 by Ord. No. 20-1990; 3-25-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993; 6-22-1995 by Ord. No. 11-1995; 7-23-1998 by Ord. No. 12-1998; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
C.
Charges for sewer and water connection shall be as
follows:
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989; 2-20-1997 by Ord. No.
3-1997; 7-15-1999 by Ord. No. 12-1999; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No.
16-1999]
(1)
Sewer.
(a)
Connection fees for residential, commercial,
and/or industrial uses:
[1]
The Egg Harbor City Utility allocates sewerage
capacity on the basis of 300 gallons of daily flow. The minimum allocation
is one 300-gallon-per-day unit, referred to as a "Domestic Consumer
Unit" (DCU).
[2]
The connection fee per domestic consumer unit
shall be $3,200. The connection fee per property shall be based on
the schedule herein provided.
[Amended 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003[2]; 1-27-2005 by Ord. No. 2-2005; 11-10-2005 by Ord. No. 23-2005; 2-11-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance shall take effect
9-1-2003.
[3]
All property owners shall be responsible for
all construction costs, including all labor and materials, associated
with the tapping and connection with the main and said property owners
shall be responsible for all contracts and agreements thereto and,
in addition thereto, shall be responsible for the costs as further
articulated herein.
[4]
All service installations from street main to
curb line are charged the actual installation cost
[5]
New connection fees will be charged for a change
in use. A "change in use" is defined as an alteration to a heretofore
existing building from one type of use group to a new use group which
imposes provisions of law governing areas such as building construction,
equipment or means of egress.
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Domestic Consumer Unit Schedule
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Type of Establishment
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Measurement Unit
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Gallons
per Day
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Residential dwellings
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Per dwelling
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300
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Single-family
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Duplex units, town-
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1 bedroom s
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150
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houses, condominiums,
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2 bedroom
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225
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apartments
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3 or more bedrooms
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300
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Transit Dwelling Units
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Hotels
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Per bedroom
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75
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Lodging houses, tourist homes, motels and tourist
cabins with kitchenettes
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Per bedroom
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75
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Lodging houses, tourist homes motels and tourist
cabins without kitchenettes
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Per bedroom
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60
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Boarding houses
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Per boarder
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50
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Camps
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Campground/RV/tent
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Per site
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100
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Parked mobile trailer
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Per site
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200
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Children's camps
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Per bed
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50
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Labor camps
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Per bed
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40
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Day camps, no meals
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Per person
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15
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Restaurants
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Restaurant
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Per seat
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35
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24-hour service restaurant
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Per seat
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50
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Fast-food restaurant
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Per seat
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15
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Curb service/drive-in
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Per car space
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50
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Bar/cocktail lounges
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Per seat
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20
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Clubs
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Residential
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Per member
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75
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Nonresidential
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Per member
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35
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Racquet club
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Per court/per hour
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80
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Institutions (including staff)
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Hospitals
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Per bed
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175
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Other institutions
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Per bed
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125
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Schools (including staff)
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No showers or cafeteria
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Per student
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10
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With cafeteria
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Per student
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15
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With cafeteria and showers
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Per student
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20
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With cafeteria, showers, and labs
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Per student
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25
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Boarding
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Per student
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75
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Automobile Service Stations
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Service stations
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Per filling positions
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125
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Service bays
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Per bay
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50
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Minimarket
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Per square foot
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0.100
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Miscellaneous
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Office buildings (gross area)
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Per square foot
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.100
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Stores/shopping centers
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Per square foot
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.100
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Factories/warehouses
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Per employee
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25
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Factories/warehouses with showers
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Per employee
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40
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Laundromats
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Per machine
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150
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Bowling alleys
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Per alley/lane
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125
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Assembly halls
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Per seat
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3
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Churches (worship area only)
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Per seat
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3
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Theater (indoor)
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Per seat
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3
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Dinner theater
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Per seat
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20
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Catering/banquet hall
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Per person
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20
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Sports stadium
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Per seat
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3
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Visitor center
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Per visitor
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3
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NOTE: The Egg Harbor City Utility reserves the
right to determine the gallons per day associated with any project.
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(2)
Schedule of water fees.
(a)
Connection fees as set forth in the fee schedule
available from the Utility Department.
[1]
[3]
As soon as the property is listed and tied into the City’s
system, a flat quarterly fee will remain in effect whether service
is shut off, if the meter is stolen or removed, or the property remains
vacant.
[Added 6-22-2017 by Ord.
No. 12-2017]
(b)
Construction water usage/usage from a fire hydrant.
[1]
The applicant must seek written permission to
draw water from the City's system.
[2]
The applicant must secure a temporary water
meter from the Superintendent of Utilities.
[3]
Charges are applicable according to the regular
water rate schedule.
[4]
Residents seeking to fill swimming pools must
seek permission from the Superintendent of Utilities who will designate
the time, method and hydrant location to be used. A labor charge of
equal to four hours labor will cover hydrant turn-on, monitoring and
turn-off by City employees. The labor rate is on file in the Clerk's
office. The water consumption will follow the regular water rate schedule.
Billing for this service will be at the time of service.
(c)
Fire protection service.
[3]
The fire service connection fee shall be as
set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
The above fees for fire service connection do not include installation
charges.
[4]
Detector check valves will be supplied by the
owner or builder and installed by the owner or builder. Detector checks
shall be installed with OSY valves on each detector check, and a one-inch
ball valve shall be installed on each side of the meter setting on
the detector check.
[5]
Water Utility personnel will install the meter.
At any time, the meter may be pulled for test and inspection by Water
Utility personnel.
[6]
All material, such as valves, check valves and
meter valves, meter connections and any other materials needed will
be furnished by the owner or builder.
[7]
All tap fees, meter fees and inspection fees
will be paid before work is initiated.
[8]
In addition to all of the above, all properties
which maintain fire service(s) as herein articulated, shall comply
with the following:
[a]
Said property owner shall forward
a copy of any annual inspection report to the Utility Department and
the Fire Code Official of the municipality and shall maintain annual
reports and provide same when requested by said municipality; and
[b]
All property owners shall comply
with all fire code requirements and City fire code specifications
and shall have all plans for fire service reviewed by the Utility
Department as well as the Fire Code Official of said municipality.
(3)
Development application process.
(a)
Project review fees.
[1]
Individual water/sewer service.
[a]
No fee is required unless an investigation/review
is warranted and/or required.
[b]
If an investigation/review is warranted
and/or required, a minimum fee of $300 is to be posted with the municipality.
[c]
If said application is for water
or sewer service only, then said investigation/review fee is as set
forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
[2]
The preliminary/conceptual and water/sewer service
shall be 1.5% of the construction estimate, with a minimum fee as
set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
to be posted as escrow with the municipality.
[3]
Commercial/industrial water sewer service.
[a]
The fee shall be 1.5% of the construction
estimate, with a minimum fee as set forth in the fee schedule available
from the Utility Department to be posted as escrow with the municipality.
[b]
A water model fee as set forth
in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department plus a fee
as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department
per number of DCU's, is to be posted as escrow with the municipality.
[4]
The fee for a change of use of water/sewer service,
commercial/industrial, shall be 1.5% of the construction estimate,
if applicable, with a minimum fee as set forth in the fee schedule
available from the Utility Department to be posted as escrow with
the municipality.
(b)
Water Meter(s). The price shall be the actual
cost of the water meter(s) at time of application.
(c)
Project inspection fee. Said project inspection
fee shall be 6.5% of the total water and sewer construction costs.
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Note: All escrow fees are to be posted with
the municipality prior to the review process. The fees posted represent
estimates to cover anticipated review and inspection services. In
the event that the fees posted are not sufficient to cover the review
and inspection services in total, the applicant shall submit additional
funds to replenish the escrow balance prior to receiving final approval
or certification of work completed. Any unexpended funds will be returned
to the applicant upon conclusion of the project.
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(4)
Miscellaneous charges.
(a)
Administrative.
[1]
Charge for meters with outside repeaters: installed
at the cost of the unit at the time of installation.
[2]
Return of check: as set forth in the fee schedule
available from the Utility Department.
[3]
Return of bad check posted on terminated account:
as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
[4]
Charge for turning on water or turning off water:
as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department.
[Amended 8-25-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
[5]
Meter test at customer's request: as set forth
in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department plus shipping
cost (returned if meter is found to be faulty).
[6]
Meter tampering: anyone found guilty of meter
tampering shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed 180 days, or both, or
a period of community service not to exceed 90 days and any applicable
court costs and assessments.
[7]
Estimates for charges on other work and service
will be furnished on request and will be billed accordingly.
[8]
Meter replacement charge: In the event that the City is required
to install a replacement meter at any location with the City the property
owner shall be responsible for the cost charged by the City for the
installation of a new meter at the time the replacement meter is installed.
[Added 10-13-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-2016]
(b)
Sewer main cleaning service charges.
[1]
For dump truck, sewer jet and two City employees:
as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department
during regular business hours;
[2]
For dump truck, sewer jet and two City employees:
as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department
outside of the regular business hours;
[3]
These charges will be applied to any restaurant
discharging grease in the City's sewer system.
(c)
Publications.
[1]
Utility rules and regulations: as set forth
in the fee schedule available from the Utility Department, plus postage.
(d)
Billing. The Utility will use one bill for all
services. Billing will be on a quarterly basis.
D.
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Miscellaneous charges, as amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989, was repealed 7-15-1999 by Ord. No. 12-1999. See now § 255-14C(4).
E.
All fire services.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989]
(1)
The rates are applicable for service furnished exclusively
to private fire-protection facilities.
(2)
The rates herein shall apply and be in effect where
water is made available for private fire service only. Bills shall
be rendered quarterly, and the rate charged for said fire service
shall be as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility
Department per year, per zone (tap).
[Amended 4-22-1993 by Ord. No. 9-1993; 2-20-1997 by Ord. No.
3-1997; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
(3)
Detector check valves will be supplied by the owner
or builder and installed by the owner or builder. Detector check shall
be installed with OSY valves on each of detector check, and one-inch
ball valves shall be installed on each side of the meter setting on
the detector check.
(4)
Water utility personnel will install the meter. At
any time, the meter may be pulled for test and inspection by water
utility personnel.
[Amended 3-25-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993]
(5)
All material, such as valves, check valves and meter
valves, meter connection and any other materials needed, will be furnished
by the owner or builder.
(6)
All tap fees, meter fees and inspection fees will
be paid before work is done.
(7)
In addition to all of the above, all properties which
maintain fire services as herein articulated shall comply with the
following:
[Added 2-20-1997 by Ord. No. 3-1997]
(a)
Said property owner shall forward a copy of
any annual inspection report to the Utility Department and the Fire
Code Official of the municipality and shall maintain annual reports
and provide the same when requested by said municipality; and
F.
Utility
Fee Schedule. The fee schedule is available from the Utility Department.
[Added 8-25-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
A.
The charges for sewage service, except as otherwise
hereinafter specified, shall be based upon the water consumed on the
premises, as measured by the meter or meters used for this purpose.
[Amended 3-25-1982 by Ord. No. 1-1982]
(1)
Applications for all new sewer connections to the
sewerage system shall be made to the Department, in writing, on blanks
furnished by the Department, for which the applicant shall pay a connection
charge as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility
Department. Such connection shall be made only by the Department.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No.
16-1999]
(3)
Charges for other miscellaneous services not specifically
covered herein or in the Plumbing Code shall be as determined by the
Department in a schedule of charges to be prepared by it.
B.
Premises with private water supply. The owner of premises
which use water from a source other than the City water supply system
shall install, without cost to the City, a meter or meters, as approved
by the Department, to measure the quantity of water received from
such source or sources and discharged into the sewers, and the charge
for sewage service shall be based upon the quantity of water so metered
at the same rate as is required to be paid by the owner of premises
receiving the same quantity of water from the City's water supply
system; provided, however, that this section shall not apply in cases
where the property owner disposes of its own industrial waste through
its own disposal system. Where a private meter is required, as herein
set forth, no such meter shall be installed or used unless the same
shall have been first approved by the Department upon application
by the person required to use such meter as herein provided.
C.
Water not discharged into sewers. Whenever the premises
uses water for an industrial or commercial purpose so that the water
so used is not discharged in the sewage system of the City, the quantity
of water so used and not discharged into the sewage system of the
City shall be excluded in determining the sewage service charge of
said premises; provided, however, that the quantity of water so used
and not discharged into the City's sewers is measured by a device
or devices, meter or meters approved by the Department and installed
without cost to the City; and provided, further, that the water supply
is metered. The sewage service charge of said premises shall be computed
at the rates hereinabove provided for, less the quantity not discharged
into the City's sewage system. In lieu of the installation of devices
for measuring quantity of water not discharged into sewers, the owner
of the premises may install, at no cost to the City, a meter or meters
for measuring the quantity of sewage discharged into the City sewage
system; provided further, however, that any such devices so installed
shall, upon application to the Department, be first approved by the
Department.
D.
Meters or measuring devices. When any owner of premises
shall install a meter or measuring device upon proper application
to the Department as hereinabove provided for, such installation shall
be at said owner's expense, and said owner shall be responsible for
its maintenance and all repairs thereto, whether such repairs are
made necessary by ordinary wear and tear or other causes. Should repairs
to said meter or measuring device be made by the Department upon request
of the owner, all bills for such repairs shall be due and payable
at the same time and be collected in the same manner and be subject
to the same penalties for nonpayment as are bills for sewage service.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E, Character
of sewage varying from the average, which originally followed, was
deleted 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999.
E.
Meter inspection. The Department shall have the right
to make reasonable inspection of all measuring devices or meters installed
by owners of premises under this article, and upon the discovery of
any mechanical defect or error in recording, such inspector may direct
the owner to have the same repaired. If said owner shall not, within
10 days after written notice thereof, have repaired or caused such
device to be repaired, the Department may have the same properly repaired,
adjusted, calibrated or replaced, and such cost for repairs or replacements
shall be charged against the owner thereof and shall be included in
the next quarterly billing for sewer rental and be collectible in
the same manner as sewer rentals herein provided for.
F.
Any commercial entity which uses machine(s) for commercial
and/or public usage, for the purpose of washing clothing or other
fabric items, shall be charged the following for sewage service:
[Amended 2-20-1997 by Ord. No. 4-1997]
(1)
As set forth in the fee schedule available from the
Utility Department per quarter per machine; or
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
(2)
Any commercial establishment herein shall have the
option of metering water usage for said machinery, by either metering
City water if provided by the City for such purposes or by metering
any well established for the use of said machinery, and to pay the
current sewage charges per 1,000 gallons of the City of Egg Harbor
City.
A.
All bills for water and/or sewage charges shall be
payable quarterly, on the first days of January, April, July and October
of each year.
B.
Customers shall be held responsible for all charges
accruing for water and/or sewage service until written notice has
been given to the office of the Department to discontinue the service.
C.
If a bill for water service remains unpaid for a period
of over 60 days after mailing thereof, notice will be mailed to the
customer advising him/her that unless the bill, including penalty,
is paid within seven days from the date of said notice, the water
supply will be discontinued. When the water is turned off under such
conditions, it will remain off until the amount owing is paid in full,
with penalty, or until arrangements for payment satisfactory to the
Department have been made. If it is necessary for an employee or agent
of the Department to call at the premises after such seven-day notice,
a charge as set forth in the fee schedule available from the Utility
Department will be made to cover the cost of the call.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 5A-1989; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No.
16-1999]
D.
The charges for connection with and use of the City's
water and sewage systems shall draw the same interest from the time
they become due as taxes upon real estate in the City and shall be
a lien upon the premises connected until paid, and the City shall
have the same remedies for the collection thereof, with interest,
costs and penalties, as it has by law for collection of taxes upon
real estate.
The City reserves the right to turn off the
water of any customer without notice, and neither the City nor the
Department will be liable for any damage which may result from the
shutoff of the water, whether with or without notice.
The City reserves the right to alter, change,
amend and add to the rules and regulations herein set forth at any
time, either by ordinance or resolution, and any and all consumers
will be bound by such additional rules and regulations.
The Department may make such additional rules
and regulations in connection with the operation of the waterworks
and the supply of water and of the sewage system and the sewage treatment
plant as may, in its judgment, be necessary or proper; provided, however,
that such rules and regulations do not conflict with the provisions
of this article or any subsequent ordinance or resolution of the Common
Council on said subject, and provided further, that any rules and
regulations so made by the Department may be rescinded and annulled
by a majority vote of the entire Common Council.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
Each and every person violating any of the provisions
of this article shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a fine
not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof, in the discretion of the Judge before whom said conviction
shall be had. The continuation of such violation for each successive
day shall constitute a separate offense, and each person continuing
or allowing or permitting the continuation of a violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense.
