New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 9A - STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Subchapter 12 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 7:9A-12.3 - Maintenance and monitoring requirements for systems incorporating advanced wastewater pretreatment devices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The owner of a
				system that includes an advanced wastewater pretreatment device, including all
				drip dispersal systems, shall have in place a service contract, throughout the
				life of the system, with an authorized service provider. A current service
				contract signed by the property owner and an authorized service provider must
				be in place prior to issuance of any certificate of compliance, any occupancy
				permit, or any sign off by the administrative authority required for the
				issuance of any construction application, applied for after the installation of
				the advanced wastewater pretreatment device, to a municipality pursuant to
				58:11-25.
(b) Failure to be in possession of a valid
				service contract shall constitute a violation of the Water Pollution Control
				Act, 58:10A-1 et seq. and a
				noncompliance violation of
				7:9A-3.4. Each day the property
				owner fails have in place a valid service contract shall constitute a separate
				and distinct violation.
(c) Upon
				expiration of a service contract, a new contract, which shall be at least one
				year in duration, shall be entered into by the property owner with an
				authorized service provider. If the property owner chooses to enter into a
				service contract with a different authorized service provider than under the
				expiring contract, a copy of the new, fully-executed service contract shall be
				submitted to the administrative authority by the property owner within 14 days
				after the expiration of the previous contract. The new service contract must
				demonstrate that service for the system under an authorized service provider
				has been continuous.
(d) If a
				property owner fails to renew the service contract, the authorized service
				provider shall provide written notification of the service contract expiration
				within 30 days after the expiration to the administrative authority.
(e) The following are the requirements for an
				authorized service provider:
1. All advanced
				wastewater pretreatment devices and drip dispersal systems shall be maintained
				according to the manufacturer's/system integrator's maintenance requirements.
				Current maintenance manuals shall be obtained by the authorized service
				provider prior to performing maintenance.
2. Advanced wastewater pretreatment devices
				and drip dispersal systems shall be inspected by an authorized service provider
				on the following schedule, at a minimum:
i.
				Once within 30 days following system startup;
ii. Subsequent to initial inspection under
				(e)2i above, twice per year for the first two years of system operation, once
				per year thereafter;
iii. At the
				time of transfer of the property with the new system owner; and
iv. Inspections shall be conducted on a more
				frequent basis if required by the manufacturer or system integrator, as
				applicable.
3. All
				inspection results shall be recorded on an inspection form, copies of which
				shall be made available by the manufacturer/system integrator. The forms must
				be signed by the authorized service provider and shall be submitted to the
				administrative authority within 30 days after the inspection. Online access or
				electronic submission of the data may be substituted for the physical form, at
				the administrative authority's discretion.
4. At each regularly scheduled maintenance
				visit, the authorized service provider shall, at minimum, observe, monitor and
				record:
i. The wastewater level in the
				tanks;
ii. Any effluent/pump filter
				for clogging and clean as needed;
iii. Clarity in NTUs;
iv. The final effluent for odor;
v. All tanks for oily film;
vi. All tanks for foam;
vii. The pH of final effluent;
viii. The ponding of effluent around the
				advanced wastewater pretreatment device and/or disposal area;
ix. Pump cycle and run time meters;
x. The condition of drip dispersal system
				headworks and filters and service as needed; and
xi. Any other requirement established by the
				manufacturer or system integrator.
5. At least once per year, the authorized
				service provider shall, at a minimum:
i.
				Measure the sludge and scum levels in the septic tank and notify the homeowner
				if the tank is in need of pumping; and
ii. Check the effluent filter for clogging
				and clean it, as needed.
6. The authorized service provider shall have
				proper equipment and training to access and program any system control panel on
				site.
7. The authorized service
				provider shall monitor the telemetry control panel or auto dialer alarms
				required by
				7:9A-8.3(b)6  and
				respond to any alarm condition in the manner specified by the manufacturer of
				the advanced wastewater pretreatment device and/or system integrator of a drip
				dispersal system.