(B) All lots, existing or proposed, not located within the areas proposed for public sewer connection pursuant to the township’s sewage facilities plan, must employ an OLDS for wastewater disposal. An OLDS proposal for such a lot shall utilize the highest priority method of sewage disposal set forth in the following Table 1 that can be technically and administratively implemented on the site. If disposal cannot be provided by a higher-ranked method than proposed, the applicant must submit a written explanation of the reasons why the subject lot is not suitable for these higher-ranked methods, along with the appropriate supporting data. A decrease in the number of dwelling units, businesses and/or establishments that could be served by a certain method of on-lot disposal upon the site shall not constitute a valid reason why a higher ranked method is not utilized in favor of a lower priority method. An applicant must show that the higher rank methods of on-lot disposal will not function upon the site before proposing to employ a lower-ranked method.
Table 1: Sewage Management Priority Rankings
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Table 1: Sewage Management Priority Rankings
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1. | Individual on-lot subsurface sewage disposal |
2. | Individual on-lot elevated or at grade sand mound |
3. | Individual on-lot drip irrigation, A/B or micromound system |
4. | Individual on-lot residential spray irrigation system (IRSIS) |
5. | Individual on-lot alternate system |
6. | Individual on-lot greenhouse system |
7. | Community subsurface sewage disposal |
8. | Community elevated sand mound |
9. | Community spray irrigation system |
10. | Community greenhouse system |
11. | Experimental system |
12. | Individual stream discharge system |
13. | Community stream discharge system |
14. | Holding tank* |
* At its discretion, the Board may prefer a holding tank over community, experimental and/or stream discharge systems for uses that produce less than one EDU of sewage, such as small commercial uses | |
(C) The rankings listed in Table 1 are designed to maximize groundwater recharge since the entire township depends upon groundwater for its potable water supply, and to optimize installation and construction costs, minimize service and maintenance costs and to minimize operational costs. In addition, these rankings comply with DEP regulations and take into account the effectiveness of systems to dispose of sewage.
(Ord. 207, passed 12-14-2011)