Borough of East Rutherford, NJ Article XI Disposal of Sewage; Public Sewers

§ 396-121 Connection to public sewers required.

Except as otherwise provided in this code, any owner, tenant or other occupant of any dwelling or other building located on any property, along any street, road, highway or avenue or any section thereof where public sewers are now constructed or may hereafter be constructed for the purpose of carrying off sewage shall, within 30 days from the date of service of a notice from the Board of Health or its designated representative, cease to use in any and every way and at any and all times thereafter any and all drains, privies, waste pipes, cesspools, sinks and any and all other appliances for the disposal of waste, filth and sewage, except systems of plumbing and drainage connected with such public sewers and constructed with such public sewers and constructed in accordance with the ordinances and rules and regulations of this Board and the rules and regulations of the East Rutherford Sewer Authority (N.J.S.A. 58:11-23).

§ 396-122 Sewer connections; permit required.

All sewer connections running from the curbline to the building to be connected shall be made by a plumber licensed by the Board or the State of New Jersey, and no such sewer connections shall be installed, covered over, or put in use until a permit therefor has been attained from the Board and until the same is inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector of the Board.

§ 396-123 Connection of certain drains to sanitary sewers prohibited; exception.

A. No person shall connect any leader drain, roof drain, pipe, or outlet to any sanitary public sewer system now constructed or hereafter constructed or any combination sanitary and storm sewer within the Borough, except the sanitary sewer outlet from the plumbing system of any dwelling, apartment or other building.

B. In special cases, upon a showing to the satisfaction of the Board that it shall be necessary for the public health or the health of the occupants of a building, the Board may issue a permit in such forms as it shall deem proper to allow the connection of an outlet other than the sanitary sewer outlet to the sanitary public sewer system, provided the rules and regulations of the East Rutherford Sewer Authority are complied with.

§ 396-124 Violations and penalties.

Failure to comply with any notice issued under § 396-121 of this article shall constitute a violation of this chapter, and shall subject any property owner to the penalty hereinafter set forth in § 396-189 of Article XVIII.