N.J. Admin. Code § 7:22-5.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:22-5.6 - Publicly owned small and on-site wastewater treatment systems

(a) Allowable costs for publicly owned small and on-site wastewater treatment systems serving residences and small commercial establishments include:

1. The cost of major rehabilitation, upgrading, enlarging and installing publicly owned small and on-site systems;

2. Conveyance pipes from property line to off-site treatment unit which serves a cluster of buildings;

3. Treatment and treatment residue disposal portions of toilets with composting tanks, oil flush mechanisms, or similar in-house devices;

4. Treatment or pumping units from the incoming flange when located on private property and conveyance pipes, if any, to the collector sewer;

5. The cost of restoring individual system building sites to their original conditions.

(b) Unallowable costs for small and on-site wastewater treatment systems include:

1. Modification to the physical structure of homes or commercial establishments;

2. Conveyance pipes from the house to the treatment unit located on user's property or from the house to the property line if the treatment unit is not located on that user's property;

3. Wastewater generating fixtures such as commodes, sinks, tubs, and drains; and

4. The cost of rehabilitation, upgrade, enlarging and installing privately owned small and on-site systems (unless the Department determines that such a system constitutes, or is included within, a septage management district, in which case the Department may deem the public ownership requirement to be satisfied).

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:22-5.6

Amended by R.1992 d.42, effective 1/21/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 3282(a), 24 New Jersey Register 246(a).
Modified to clarify that only publicly owned small and on-site systems are eligible under the Program.
Amended by R.1998 d.407, effective 8/3/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1144(a), 30 New Jersey Register 2863(a).