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[Added 8-23-1976 by Ord. No. 16-1976]
Any person or persons who shall discharge or cause to be discharged any prohibited discharge as defined within § 226-6 of this article, Prohibited discharge, into any sanitary sewer of the Town of Hammonton shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Any person, individual or corporation who shall claim that he, she or it has accidentally discharged or caused to be discharged any prohibited discharge as defined in § 226-6 into any sanitary sewer in the Town of Hammonton shall immediately notify either the Town Engineer or the Sewer Superintendent of the Town of Hammonton of said accidental discharge.
B. Should any individual fail to notify either the Town Engineer or the Sewer Superintendent of the Town of Hammonton of a claim that there has been an accidental prohibited discharge as defined in § 226-6 of this article into the sanitary sewer of the Town of Hammonton within 30 minutes after said person or his/her agents, servants or employees become aware of said discharge, said individual shall be in violation of this article.
C. Any individual violating this section shall be liable to all of the sanctions set forth in § 226-12A and B of this Chapter 226 of the Code of the Town of Hammonton, which sanctions shall be invoked at the discretion of the Sewer Superintendent. No action taken by the Sewer Superintendent under § 226-12A of this article shall be a bar or defense to the bringing of criminal sanctions under § 226-12B of this article.
A. Survey data required.
(1) Within three months after the passage of this article, all users of the sewage system who discharge industrial wastes to the public sewers shall fill in and file with the Mayor and Common Council an industrial waste questionnaire which shall furnish pertinent data, inclusive of quantity of flow and an analysis of the water discharged to the sewage works.
(2) Similarly, any person desiring to make a new connection to the sewage works for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes to the public sewers shall fill in and file with the Mayor and Common Council an industrial waste questionnaire which shall furnish pertinent or predicted data, inclusive of quantity of flow and an analysis of the industrial waste to be discharged into the sewage system.
B. Extension of time. Mayor and Common Council shall have the right, upon showing of good cause, to grant an extension of time to comply with the provisions of § 226-8A above.
C. Control manhole.
(1) Any person discharging industrial wastes into the sewerage system shall construct and maintain a suitable control manhole or manholes downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved works, to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling of all wastes, including domestic sewerage, from the person.
(2) The control manhole or manholes shall be constructed at suitable and satisfactory locations and built in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Sewage Treatment.
(3) The control manhole or manholes shall be equipped with permanent-type volume-measuring devices of a type approved by the Superintendent of Sewage Treatment. The manhole shall be installed by the person discharging the waste, at his/her expense, and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times.
(4) Plants for the construction of the control manhole or manholes and all included devices shall be approved by the Mayor and Common Council prior to the beginning of construction.
D. Measurement of flow.
(1) The volume of flow used in computing surcharges shall be the metered water consumption of the person as shown in the records of meter readings maintained by the Hammonton Water Department. Editor's Note: The Water Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works.
(2) Where the person discharging wastes into the sewer works of the town procures any part or all of his/her water supply from sources other than the Hammonton Water Department, all or a part of which is discharged into the sewerage system, the person discharging said waste shall install and maintain at his/her expense sewer meters of a type approved by the Mayor and Common Council for the purpose of determining the proper volume of flow to be used.
E. Sewage metering.
(1) All persons discharging industrial wastes into the sewage system of the Town of Hammonton shall have the privilege at their sole discretion to install sewage meters for the specific purpose of determining the volume of industrial waste or sanitary sewage entering the sewerage system.
(2) These meters for determining the volume of flow of these sewers shall be installed, owned and maintained by the property owners. Following the installation of such meters and approval of the installation by the town, such meters may not be removed without the approval of the Mayor and Common Council.
F. Sewage sampling.
(1) The industrial wastes of each person discharging the same into the sewerage system shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of the character and concentration of said wastes. These determinations shall be made quarterly or as often as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor and Common Council or their authorized assistants, and a report of the determinations shall be submitted to the Mayor and the Common Council.
(2) The installation, operation and maintenance of the sewage-sampling facilities shall be assumed by the person discharging the waste and shall be subject at all times to the approval of the Mayor and Common Council. Access to the sewage-sampling location or locations shall be available to the Mayor and Common Council or their duly authorized representatives at all times. Due care shall be exercised in the collection and preservation of all samples to ensure the preservation of the samples in as nearly their natural state as possible. This includes the refrigeration of all samples which will be analyzed by biochemical methods.
G. Analysis. The laboratory methods used in the examination of all industrial waste shall be those set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage as published by the American Public Health Association. However, alternate methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used, subject to mutual agreement between the Mayor and Common Council and the person.
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973; 3-27-1978 by Ord. No. 8-1978; 12-19-1983 by Ord. No. 14-1983; 7-23-1984 by Ord. No. 15-1984; 3-23-1987 by Ord. No. 6-1987; 2-22-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 28-1993; 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 35-1994; 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 9-1996]
A. Annual sewer rates.
[Amended 5-24-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999; 5-22-2000 by Ord. No. 13-2000; 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001; 7-25-2005 by Ord. No. 29-2005; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 8-2012; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 006-2015]
(1) To begin the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015, the sewer rents for collection and treatment of all domestic sewage discharged into the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Facility by all dwellings receiving water from the Hammonton Public Utilities Department 6 shall be an annual charge based on the water consumption of the six month period immediately preceding the date of said water meter reading, which reading shall be made during the month of May of each given year, and shall be computed in accordance with the following rate schedule:
Annual Residential Sewer Rate
Water Consumption (cubic feet) | Fee |
First 2,000 or less | $595.00 annually |
From 2,001 to 4,000 | $72.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
All usage in excess of 4,000 | $37.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
(2) Should any sewer user having domestic or commercial sewage collected or treated by the Sewer Department of the Town of Hammonton 7 having sources of water supply not provided by the Hammonton Public Utilities Department or not having a meter that is acceptable to the Town and in good working order at the time said meter is read or is to be read, then that sewer domestic user shall be charged a flat rate of $695 and that sewer commercial user shall be charged a rate of $830 for the collection of his or her sewer for that particular year. These rates shall become effective the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015.
B. In case of a combination of two or more dwelling units, households, flats, apartments or two or more families using separate cooking and bathroom facilities in one dwelling having the use of the sewer system through one sewer lateral, each and every such occupied dwelling unit, household, flat, apartment of such family shall be charged the foregoing minimum annual sewer rents or charges (as set forth in paragraph 1 above) the same as if each such unit or family had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system. Sewer rents and charges in excess of such minimum shall be determined by dividing the total water consumed, as shown by the water readings, by the number of occupied units or families using such single sewer connection, and applying the above rate schedule to the quantity as determined.
C. Beginning January 1, 1996, all persons legally and medically declared totally disabled pursuant to the laws of the State of New Jersey, and all persons who now qualify and who may hereafter qualify for the real estate annual senior citizens' tax deduction of $250 pursuant to the Laws of the State of New Jersey and who qualify and receive said tax deduction will be entitled, upon application therefor, to an annual credit of $50 on their annual domestic sewer rental. This credit shall only extend to one property owned by any such citizen in the Town of Hammonton. Where premises are owned by more than one such citizen, only one annual credit shall be allowed by the provision of this article.
D. Any owner required to be connected to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton pursuant to § 226-28, that fails to connect to such facilities within the time frame set forth in § 226-30, shall be charged annual sewer rates in accordance with § 226-9(A-C) above. It is determined to be in the public interest that all owners required to connect to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton contribute towards the cost of maintaining and operating such sewage facilities.
[Adopted 5-16-2016 by Ord. No. 008-2016]
Notes
| 6 | 6. Editor's Note: The Water Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |
| 7 | 7. Editor's Note: The Sewer Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |
To begin the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015, the sewer rents for collection and treatment of sanitary sewage discharged into the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Facility by all business buildings, institutions and commercial establishments receiving water from the Hammonton Public Utilities Department 1 shall be a semiannual charge based on the water consumption of each six-month period and computed in accordance with the following rate schedule:
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973; 3-27-1978 by Ord. No. 8-1978; 12-19-1983 by Ord. No. 14-1983; 7-23-1984 by Ord. No. 15-1984; 3-23-1987 by Ord. No. 6-1987; 2-22-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 28-1993; 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 35-1994; 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 9-1996; 5-24-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 8-2012; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 006-2015]
Semi-Annual Commercial Sewer Rate
Water Consumption (cubic feet) | Fee |
First 2,000 or less | $390.00 |
From 2,001 to 4,000 | $47.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
All usage in excess of 4,000 | $37.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
B. In cases where a combination of one or more dwelling units, households, flats, apartments with stores, shops, offices or businesses or industrial units has the use of the sewer system through one sewer lateral, each and every occupied dwelling unit, household, flat, apartment, store, shop, office or business or industrial unit shall be charged the foregoing minimum semiannual sewer rents or charges, the same as if each such unit had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system. However, any provision of this article notwithstanding, no person shall be charged for a business or office unit which is a part of his/her residence and which does not have separate sewerage facilities within said unit unless the sewerage facilities of the residence would reasonably be considered to be available to customers of the business or office unit in light of the type of business activity conducted therein or unless the business or office unit is operated by someone other than a permanent resident of the residence attached thereto. Sewer rents or charges in excess of such minimum shall be determined by dividing the total water consumed, as shown by the meter readings, by the number of occupied units.
C. All hospitals open to the general public of the Town of Hammonton which have a maximum of 82 beds shall pay a sewer rent of $875 per year.
[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973]
D. Any owner required to be connected to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton pursuant to § 226-28, that fails to connect to such facilities within the time frame set forth in § 226-30, shall be charged annual sewer rates in accordance with § 226-10(A-C) above. It is determined to be in the public interest that all owners required to connect to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton contribute towards the cost of maintaining and operating such sewage facilities.
[Added 7-25-2016 by Ord. No. 014-2016]
Notes
| 1 | 8. Editor's Note: The Public Utilities Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |
A. Beginning January 1, 1966, the sewer rent for collection and treatment of industrial wastes discharged into the sewer system by industrial users shall be based upon a premium charge for extra-strength waste applied as a factor against the charges for sanitary sewage computed in accordance with § 226-10A. The premium charge shall be based on the following formula for determination of the multiplication factor:
*Where these figures are less than 300 ppm in BOD or 350 ppm in suspended solids or five ppm in chlorine demand, the value in the parentheses () shall be equal to one. | |
**In cases where the suspended solids, in the opinion of the Mayor and Common Council, do not represent the true characteristics of the solids loading, the Mayor and Common Council reserves the right to use total solids instead of suspended solids. |
B. In cases where industrial users using the sewer system use water supplied from any source and the water so supplied is not entirely discharged into the sewer system, the measured flow to be used as a basis for the computation of the sewer rent shall be determined as set forth in § 226-8D and E.
A. Right to order violator to disconnect.
(1) The Sewer Superintendent shall have the right to serve any sewer user with a complaint and notice to appear before the Mayor and Common Council to show cause why he/she should not be ordered to disconnect from the sewer system for violations of this article. Said complaint shall specify the particular violations of this article with which the sewer user is charged. Said notice shall provide for a hearing to be held before the Mayor and Common Council in not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days from the date of the serving of said complaint and notice.
(2) After hearing the charges contained within said complaint and after having given the sewer user the right to be heard, the Mayor and Common Council shall have the right, if it finds the sewer user to be guilty of any violations as charged, to order the sewer user to comply with the provisions of this article which he/she has been guilty of violating, within 30 days of the date of said finding of guilt. The Mayor and Common Council shall have the further right to order the sewer user to disconnect from the sewer system at the end of said thirty-day period if the sewer user has failed to comply with the order of the Mayor and Common Council.
(3) The Mayor and Common Council shall have the further right to extend the thirty-day period for such additional period of time as it deems appropriate, upon a showing by the sewer user that said thirty-day period imposes undue hardship.
B. Criminal sanctions.
(1) Any person or persons who shall admit into the public sewers any industrial waste, as defined and set forth in § 226-8B of this article, without securing the prior approval of the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Hammonton or any waste prohibited under § 226-9 of this article shall be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Court of the Town of Hammonton for the violation of this section of this article and shall, upon being convicted of such violation, be subject to one or more of the following: a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days. Each day that said person or persons shall continue said violation shall be a separate violation.
(2) Any person who shall tamper with any meter or other device related to the determination of sewer rentals shall be considered a disorderly person and shall be subject, upon conviction of such offense, to the penalties provided in Subsection A above.
C. Interpretation of enforcement provisions. The imposition of the sanctions set forth by § 226-12A shall be independent of the involving of the punitive provisions of § 226-12B, and the prosecution of the violation under either § 226-12A or B shall not be a bar or defense to the imposition of a second prosecution under the other appropriate subsection.
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