§ 6713. Water consumption statement and other information for county government or its designated agent.
§ 6713. Water consumption statement and other information for county government or its designated agent. (a) Each municipality or public corporation, or other person, owning or operating any system of water distribution serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County shall, from time to time after request therefor by the county government […]
§ 6714. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge.
§ 6714. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge. Each city or town or other public corporation owning or operating any water distribution system serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County, and every other person owning or operating any such system may enter into and perform a contract […]
§ 6715. Contract with municipality for disposal or treatment of sewage or the filtering, purifying or supplying of water.
§ 6715. Contract with municipality for disposal or treatment of sewage or the filtering, purifying or supplying of water. (a) The county government may contract with any municipality within the territorial limits of the County for the disposal or treatment by means of any sewerage system of the County or municipality the sewage originating in […]
§ 6716. Connection of property with sewer or water mains.
§ 6716. Connection of property with sewer or water mains. Permits for connecting any property by a drain or pipe with any county sewer or water main shall be obtained from the county government and shall be issued only to plumbers licensed to do business in this State. No permit will be granted for connecting […]
§ 6717. Licensed plumber to connect property with sewers or mains.
§ 6717. Licensed plumber to connect property with sewers or mains. All necessary plumbing work to be done in connecting any property with a county sewer or water main shall be done by a plumber licensed to do business in this State, in a good and workmanlike manner, and with good and proper materials, and […]
§ 6718. Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections with sewer or water main; penalty.
§ 6718. Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections with sewer or water main; penalty. Whoever wilfully makes any misrepresentation in any application or makes or maintains any connection with any sewer or water main contrary to the authority granted by permits issued therefor by the county government, or without a permit therefor in accordance with […]
§ 6719. Surveys and inspections by county government; penalty for refusal to permit.
§ 6719. Surveys and inspections by county government; penalty for refusal to permit. (a) The county government or its designated representatives may go upon the land for the purpose of making surveys for sewers, sewer systems, sewage disposal plants, water mains, water systems, water treatment plants, pumping plants, or for right-of-way or other property right […]
§ 6720. Construction of chapter with other laws.
§ 6720. Construction of chapter with other laws. The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, the powers conferred by any other general, special or local law. The powers conferred by this chapter may be exercised notwithstanding that any other general, special or local law may confer […]
§ 6721. Annexation.
§ 6721. Annexation. Any annexation by any municipality of any previously unincorporated area shall not confer upon the annexing municipality any right, title or interest in any part of any water or sewer system constructed, acquired, extended or improved pursuant to this chapter, except as a resolution of the county government may so provide. No […]
§ 6712. Sewer and water lien docket.
§ 6712. Sewer and water lien docket. The Prothonotary shall, under the supervision and direction of the county government, prepare a docket to be known as “The Sussex County Sewer and Water Lien Docket” in which shall be recorded the liens for service charges. The Docket shall be prepared at the expense of the county […]