The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860. Since January 1, 1965, the
by Ord. No. 72-90-B; 4-25-77 by Ord. No. 77-90-G; 12-28-92 by Ord. No
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by Ord. No. 72-90-B; 4-25-77 by Ord. No. 77-90-G; 12-28-92 by Ord. No. 92-55; 9-13-99 by Ord. No. 99-37; 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39] A. All minimum charges, m onthly or every four (4)months shall be made for service lines in accordance with charges and fees on file at the Township Clerk's office and the Collector of Revenue which will be filed annually by the Director of Finance with the Township Clerk and thirty days (30) after said filing has been reported to the Municipal Council. [Amended 12-28- 92 by Ord. No. 92-55; 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39] B. For the purpose of determining pipe size, measurement shall be made where the private line connects to the Utility system. C. A minimum charge of one hundred dollars ($100.) will be charged every four months for each fire hydrant installed on private property. [Amended 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39]
A. [Amended 10-9-67 by Ord. No. 67-90; 12-28-92 by Ord. No. 92-55] Tapping service charge. Copies of fee schedules are to be annually filed in the Offices of the Township Clerk and Collector of Revenue certified by the Director of Finance each year. The schedule shall be for fees associated with providing water service and shall include the cost of issuing a permit making the tap to the water main. (1) In all instances where a corporation is requested in lieu of a tapping sleeve and valve on asbestos-cem ent water pipes, the applicant shall provide and install the necessary tapping saddle. (2) The applicant shall furnish and install all curb stops, valves and supply pipes from the main to the curb box, including the connection to the corporation or tapping valve, all of which shall be in accordance with Utility specifications on file in the Superintendent's office. [Amended 6-28-76 by Ord. No. 76-90-F; 10-23-78 by Ord. No. 78-88] (3) All excavation and trench work must be done by the owner. Permits for road openings where applicable must be made to the township before the issuance of a permit. The cost of same is not included in the water tap permit. 21815 3-06 & 218-18 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 218-18 (4)
Additions to the foregoing charges shall be made, where applicable, as follows: (a)
On state highways, there shall be an added charge for any fees that may be charged by the New Jersey State Highway Department. The customer will be responsible for paying the fees or charges, and the cost thereof shall be in addition to the water service charges listed above. (b) On county roads, there shall be an added charge for inspection and repair of pavement as determined by the Middlesex County Highway Department. Permits shall be secured directly from the county. (c) On Fern Road between Cranbury Road and the Indian Forest Subdivision, each property owner who ties into the water line along Fern Road shall be required to pay a tapping fee equal to the price of the tap plus ten ($10.00) dollars per linear foot, the properties in question being more particularly set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto. [Added 9-28-81 by Ord. No. 81-402] Block & Lot Block 321, Lot 10.03 Block 321, Lot 10.04 Block 321, Lot 11.01 Block 321, Lot 1.06 Block 321, Lot 1.08 Block 322, Lot 1.08 Block 322, Lot 1.16 Block 322, Lot 1.17 Block 322, Lot 1.20 Block 322, Lot 1.22 Block 322, Lot 1.23 Block 322, Lot 24.02 B. [Amended 4-25-77 by Ord. No. 77-90-G; 6-9-97 by Ord. No. 97-18] W ater meter installation fee. The following fees shall be charged for approved meters to be furnished and be installed by the W ater Utility: (1) Installed meters shall be in accordance with bids adopted by resolution of the governing body plus one (1) hours labor at current rate. [Amended 6-9-97 by Ord. No. 97-18] (2) A charge for installation of meters greater than five-eighths, 5/8 inches shall be computed on the basis of the cost of the meter, plus a twenty-percent surcharge. (3)
Meters two (2) inches and larger shall be purchased from the Utility and installed at the expense of the owner by a private plumber. (4) All meters two (2) inches and larger must be equipped with a strainer. C. Permit for water service during construction. [Amended 8-21-78 by Ord. No. 78-48; 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39] (1) The fee for a permit for temporary water service during construction shall be twenty dollars ($20.) per dwelling unit plus a deposit equal to inventory cost for a hydrant meter and wrench to be placed on the hydrant when water is to be obtained during construction. [Amended 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39]
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For commercial buildings, the construction fee shall be equal to inventory cost for a hydrant meter and wrench to be used when water is to be obtained during construction. [Amended 12/19/05 by Ord. No. 05-39] (3)
All water used for construction purposes shall be metered through a meter supplied by the Revenue Office of the Finance Department. D. Meter tests. The fee for the test of the accuracy or condition of any water meter made at the request of the owner shall be charged according to the cost to the Utility. [Amended 1-24-77 by Ord. No. 77-1-VV] E. Turn-ons. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.) shall be charged for turning on the water at the curb stop, during normal hours or actual cost during non-work hours. [Amended 6-9-97 by Ord. No. 97-18; 12-19-05 by Ord. No. 05-39] F. Emergency request for service shall be billed at actual cost of same service. G. Hydrant use permits. Charges for fire hydrant use permits shall be estimated on the basis of rates on file. There shall be a minimum charge of ten dollars ($10.). The township may, at its option, furnish and install a m eter on loan in lieu of an estimated charge and in such case shall receive a deposit equal to the cost of such meter. [Amended 1-24-77 by Ord. No. 77-1-VV; 8-21-78 by Ord. No. 78-44]
A. All new customers shall pay a one-time water service connection fee for each new unit requesting service in an amount established by the Chief Finance Officer and certified to the Township Clerk after the auditors for the Township of East Brunswick have followed the appropriate formula and certified the amount of the connection fee for each calendar year. The connection fee to be charged for each new unit will be that fee in effect at the time the service is requested. In the event there is a change in the use of the structure which includes either a change in the intensity of use or a change in the size of the facility which results in the increases in the nature or extent of the service provided by the W ater Utility, the Utility shall increase an additional connection fee to correspond with the increased intensity. [Amended 9-25-91 by Ord. No. 91-98] Annually the Chief Finance Officer is to certify to the Municipal Clerk and Collector of Revenue the Connection and Tapping Fees which will apply for the forth coming year. Said fees shall take effect thirty days (30) after the Chief Finance Officer's certification to the Township Council and filing with the Municipal Clerk. [Added 9-25-91 by Ord. No. 91-98; amended 12-28-92 by Ord. No. 92-55] B. In order to encourage property owners to tie into the Municipal Water System and to discontinue the use of pumping water from wells, which pumpage may adversely affect the aquifer, a person converting from well water to the Township W ater System may pay the connection fee referred in & 218-19A in equal payments over a twelve (12) month period with interest computed at the same rate as charged for paym ent for improvements under Assessment Ordinances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any property owner who has
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& 218-19 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 218-20 experienced ground water pollution or contamination, as verified by the Health Department of the Township of East Brunswick, may convert from well water to the Township W ater System and may pay the connection fee in equal payments over a five (5) year period, without interest. [Amended 1-27-87 by Ord. No. 87-820] C. Owners of land or developers who are not converting from existing wells to the Township W ater System are not entitled to pay the connection fee over a twelve (12) month period as set forth in & 218-19B but must pay the connection fee at the time application for connection is made.
If the Township Council obtains clear and convincing evidence that a resident's well has become contaminated or polluted through no fault of the resident, the Township Council may adopt a resolution waiving any or all of the tapping and connection fees provided for in this Chapter. In adopting such a resolution, the Township Council may provide that the resident be permitted to defer payment of any or all of the tapping and connection fees until such time as the subject property is sold, in which event the amount of such fees which is not paid shall become a lien on the subject property in favor of the Township and the amount of the lien, with interest, shall be satisfied at the time that the property is sold.
A. Payment of charges. Charges for water consumed in any quarterly period or fraction of a quarter shall be due and payable on the date of the billing. In the event that charges are not paid when due, a late fee shall be added to the amount of the bill. The amount of the late fee shall be computed at the same rate as the rate of interest upon delinquent taxes. (1) The quantity recorded by the inside meter shall be conclusive on both the customer and utility, except when the meter has been found to be inaccurate. In such cases, the quantity may be determined as provided under & 218-10G and 218-20A-2, 3. (2) Any customer that disputes a bill rendered by the utility for water shall bring the disputed bill to the attention of the Revenue Office of the Utility within 15 days of the issuance of the bill. Said dispute shall be presented to the office of the Revenue official in writing, stating the exact portion of the bill that is in dispute and the reasons why the bill is in dispute. (3) Upon receipt of a disputed bill claim by a customer, the Collector of Revenue shall present a temporary estimated bill to the customer which shall be computed on the basis of the average usage during the preceding twelve-month period or the usage during the same period of time in the preceding year, which ever, in the estimation of the Collector of Revenue, present a more accurate estimate. The customer shall pay the amount of the temporary estimated bill within the same time limits for payment of the original bill.
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& 218-20 WATER & 218-20 (4) The Collector of Revenue shall investigate the bill dispute presented by the customer and shall receive whatever supporting evidence the customer may wish to present and shall determine whether the disputed bill is valid or is invalid in whole or in part. In the event that the Collector of Revenue determines that any or all of the disputed bill is due, and that amount exceeds the amount paid by the customer under the temporary estimated bill, the difference shall be paid by the customer within 14 days after notification in writing by the Collector of Revenue. After said 14 day period, the bill shall be classified as delinquent and shall be processed as covered under & 218-20A and 218-20B of this chapter.
(5) No abatement on meter bills will be made for leaks, or for water wasted by damaged or defective fixtures. B. Lien for unpaid water charges. In accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, all charges for water and all other municipal charges provided in this chapter, including penalties, shall be a lien upon the property on account of which the charge is incurred until paid. C. Penalty for Bad Checks. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:62-77, a penalty will be imposed upon water customers attempting to pay water bills with checks which are returned due to insufficient funds, which penalty shall be in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.) for each such check. [Added 10-9-79 by Ord. No. 79-184; amended 6-22-92 by Ord. No. 92-25]
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SEWER UTILITY Chapter 219 Sewer Utility & 219-1. Definitions. & 219-1.1. Sewer Utility. [Added 12-20-10 by Ord. No. 10-32] & 219-1.2. Responsibility of Sewer Utility. [Added 12-20-10 by Ord. No 10-32] & 219-2. Penalties. & 219-3. Domestic Service. & 219-4. Industrial or Commercial Service. & 219-5. Sewer Main Extensions. & 219-6. Connections and Service Lines. & 219-7. Tampering with System. & 219-8. Inspection and Testing of Installed Facility. & 219-9. Billings, Payments, Delinquencies, Etc. & 219-10. Responsibility for Service. & 219-11. Fees and Charges. [HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of East Brunswick 6-14-2010 as Ord. No. 10-12 and as Chapter 219 of the Code of the Township of East Brunswick.] GENERAL REFERENCES Penalties - See Ch. 1. Land Use - See Ch. 132.
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-11 & 219-1 EAST BRUNSWICK CODE & 219-1 Operation of System The system of sanitary sewers, trunk or intercepting sewers, sanitary sewer works, sanitary sewer outlets, sanitary disposal works, pumping stations and all improvements purchased by the Township from the municipal utilities authority, together with similar facilities and improvements constructed and owned by the Township or which may be constructed by the township or accepted by the Township, shall be operated, maintained, managed and controlled by the Township as a publicly owned or operated utility or enterprise for the Township within the meaning and for the purposes of the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1 et seq., the Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq., and all other provisions of N.J.S.A 40A:26A-1 et seq. and other applicable laws.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in these Rates, Rules and Regulations shall be as follows:
here in classified. BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at 20 degrees C expressed in milligrams per liter.
which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other wastewater drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall. BUILDING SEW ER shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or the place of disposal CUSTOMER shall mean part receiving the sewer service for a property or premises as here in classified. DOMESTIC CONSUMER UNIT shall m ean a dwelling or structure normally occupied by a single family. DOMESTIC SEW AGE shall mean the normal waterborne fluid wastes from residences, commercial establishments, institutions and industrial establishments, limited to the waste from kitchens, bathrooms, water closets, lavatories and laundries.
fountain, tub or shower. FLOATABLE OIL is oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatm ent in an approved pre-treatment facility. The wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly pre-treated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system. FLOOR DRAIN shall mean any fixture, pipe or other drainage device located inside of a structure, which may be interconnected to the sanitary sewer system. 21902 10-10
& 219-1 SEWER UTILITY & 219-1 FLOW EQUALIZATION is the reduction in peak rates of flow, through the use of storage facilities or equalization tanks. GARBAGE shall m ean the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods. HOUSE CONNECTION shall mean that portion of the public sewer which extends from the main in the street or easement to the property line. (Also called service lateral.) INDUSTRIAL W ASTES shall mean the wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes or sewage. MAY is permissive (see SHALL) NORMAL SEW AGE shall have the same definition as the terms “normal sewage” or “domestic sewage” adopted by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, with particular reference to the limits defined for suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand.
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pH shall m ean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7
pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in waste water prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the system. The reduction or alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, process changes or by other means except by dilution. Appropriate pretreatment technology includes control equipment, such as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges or slug loadings that might interfere with or otherwise be incompatible with the system or treatment processes. PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than ½ inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension. PUBLIC SEW ER shall mean a common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.
SANITARY SEW ER shall mean a sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface water that are not admitted intentionally.
equivalent to the average discharge from a single family detached home in the Township of East Brunswick; the unit is not precise, but is based upon approximations of quantity and variability of discharge for various classes of system users. Download 8.87 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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