WATER AND SEWER UTILITY - East Hanover

1 Chapter 159 WATER AND SEWER UTILITY Part 1 WATER ARTICLE I WATER Department 159-1. Department continued. 159-2. Supervision, management and control. 159-3. Offices and employees. 159-1. Compensation. ARTICLE II General Provisions 159-5. Definitions 159-6. Applications for WATER service. 159-7. Processing of application. 159-8. Use of Township WATER ; limited use of wells. 159-9. WATER for building purposes. 159-10. Right of entry for inspections; interference. 159-11. Discontinuance of service. 159-12. WATER in air-conditioning systems. 159-13. Service interruption. ARTICLE III Rates, Charges and Permit Fees 159-14. WATER consumption rates or charges. 159-15. Service charges. 159-16. Miscellaneous charges. 159-17. Payment of bills; payment dates; penalty for late payment; shutoff. 159-18. Lien for unpaid charges. ARTICLE IV Control of WATER System 159-19.

2 Control by Township. 159-20. Installations to comply with regulations. 159-21. Protection of service pipes. 159-22. Extensions or changes in mains. 159-23. Specifications for main extensions. 159-24. Meters required. 159-25. Meter installations. 159-26. Care and protection of meters. 159-27. Ownership and control of meters by Township. 159-28. Meter tests. ARTICLE V Hydrants and Sprinkler Systems 159-29. Unauthorized use or obstruction of hydrants prohibited. 159-30. Attachment of hose to private outlet; WATER use restricted. 159-31. Sprinkler system installation. ARTICLE VI Drought and WATER Shortages 159-32. Legislative declaration. 159-33. Duty to prevent waste of WATER . 159-34. Repairs by Township; shutting off WATER . 159-35. Curtailment of use of WATER . 159-36. Authority to proclaim emergency and prescribe regulations. 159-37.

3 Effect of proclamation and regulations. 159-38. Curtailment of use of WATER by municipal departments. ARTICLE VII through X (Reserved) 159-39 through 159-50. (Reserved) Part 2 Sewers ARTICLE XI Mann Avenue Service Agreement 159-51. Agreement authorized. 159-52. Construction authorized; acquisition of rights-of-way. 159-53. Maximum cost. 159-54. House connections required; costs. 159-55. Sewerage user charges. ARTICLE XII SEWER Service Charges; Connections 159-56. Service charge established. 159-57. Quarterly unit charge. 159-58. Rate schedule. 159-59. Payment of service charges. 159-60. Delinquent payment. 159-61. Collection of service charges by WATER Department. 159-62. Required connections; fee. 159-63. Definitions. 159-64. Pipe specifications. 159-65. Connections by Township; cost. 159-66. Abandonment of individual septic systems; certification.

4 ARTICLE XIII SEWER Use 159-67. Declaration of intent; statutory authority. 159-68. Definitions. 159-69. Connection required. 159-70. Application for connection. 159-71. Payment of prior arrears and charges due required prior to acceptance. 159-72. Effect of accepted application. 159-73. Conditions for acceptance of application. 159-74. Responsibility of customer. 159-75. Procedure upon change of ownership. 159-76. Applications from industrial and commercial establishments. 159-77. Renewal of service. 159-78. Procedure when connection previously made and service desired. 159-79. Payment of SEWER service charges. 159-80. Treatment works approval required for certain connections. 159-81. Copies of approval of site plan required for certain developers. 159-82. Prohibited discharges. 159-83. Actions with regard to discharge of certain wastewaters.

5 159-84 Pretreatment of wastes. 159-85. Inspection, testing and reporting of industrial waste. 159-86. Violations and penalties. 159-87. Damage to system. 159-88. Service laterals. 159-89. Repair of broken pipes. 159-90. Data to be submitted prior to approval of application involving acceptance of industrial waste. 159-91. Prohibited connections. 159-92. Nonacceptable wastes. 159-93. Grease, oil and sand interceptors and oil reclaimers. 159-94. Provision of control manhole by industries. Procedure where owner provides separate WATER supply. 159-95. Procedure where owner provides separate WATER supply. 159-96. Facilities for inspection of industrial waste being discharged; method for computing user charges. 159-97. Schedule of discharges. 159-98. Changes in previously approved industrial waste. 159-99. Failure of industry to conform to regulations.

6 159-100. Permit required for connections, alterations or repairs. 159-101. Prohibited acts; penalties. 159-102. Permits; fees. 159-103. License and permit required to perform work on property owner s connection. - 159-104. Suspension of permit. 159-105. Persons permitted to perform work on property owner s connection. 159-106. Regulations applicable. 159-107. Requirements applicable to permittee. 159-108. Exemptions to required hookup. 159-109. User charges. 159-110. Fees and escrow deposits. 159-111. Liability of Township. 159-112. Effect of acceptance of wastes exceeding limits. 159-113. Written consent. 159-114. Amendments and additional provisions. 159-115. Construal of references. 159-116. Connection to SEWER system upon availability; abandonment and filling of individual disposal facilities. 159-117. Pumping of residential septic tanks.

7 159-118. Pumping of residential seepage pits. 159-119. Pumping of nonresidential septic tanks and seepage pits. 159-120. Effect on other ordinances. 159-121. Additional rules and regulations. ARTICLE XIV (Reserved) 159-122 through 159-149. (Reserved) Part 3 Penalty Provisions ARTICLE XV Violations 159-150. Violations and penalties. [History: Adopted by the Township Committee of tile Township of East Hanover as indicated in part histories. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Land use and zoning See Ch. 95. Public swimming pools Ch. 210. Part 1 WATER [Adopted 5-17-1973 as Ch. 21 of the Revised Ordinances] ARTICLE I WATER Department 159-1. Department continued. The WATER Department heretofore established and known as the Township of East Hanover WATER Department is hereby continued. 159-2. Supervision, management and control.

8 The WATER Department shall be under the supervision, management and control of the Township Committee. 159-3. Officers and employees. The Township Committee of the Township shall have the power and authority to employ such officers and employees as in its opinion shall be required to adequately and effectively operate the WATER Department. 159-4. Compensation. The salaries or other compensation of the officers and employees of the WATER Department shall be fixed by the Township Committee and shall be included in the salary Ordinance providing and determining the rate of compensation of officers and employees of the 1 Editor s Note: See Ch. 47, Salaries and Compensation. ARTICLE II General Provisions 159-5. Definitions. As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: MAIN or MAINS All pipes, other than supply pipes and service pipes, used for conveying WATER to or distributing WATER in the Township.

9 METER RATES Rates or prices to be charged for WATER , based upon the quantity consumed as measured by an approved WATER meter. OWNER Any person, firm, corporation or association owning any property or premises which is or prospectively can be supplied with Township WATER , or his duly authorized agent. PREMISES A building used for either business or residential purposes, or both, together with the land appurtenant thereto and such outbuildings as are used exclusively in connection therewith, or any part of a building with the land appurtenant thereto when sold as a separate unit. SERVICE PIPE A pipe extending from the curbline into privately owned property for supplying WATER thereto. SUPPLY PIPE. A pipe connected to the main and extending thence to and including the curb stop and valve at the curbline of the street.. WATER DEPARTMENT Township of East Hanover WATER Department 159-6.

10 Applications for WATER service. The owner of any premises, or his authorized agent, desiring to use township WATER or to make a change in an existing WATER supply to any premises, shall first make application in writing to the WATER Department for such WATER service, upon forms furnished by the WATER Department. Such application shall request permission to connect to the township WATER system, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and bear the consent and agreement that the applicant shall be bound and governed by all the provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations hereafter adopted by the township. Any misrepresentation of facts contained in any application shall be deemed a violation of this section. 159-7. Processing of application. A. Upon receipt of an application for service, the WATER Department may make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises.