Opinion ID: 2798851
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Heading: Order of priority; reserves.

Text: (1) By existing joint agreement with the Readington Lebanon Sewerage Authority, the Township of Readington has a total sewer allocation of 935,000 gpd. Upon study by the Township, there is a limited amount of sewer capacity in Readington 3 In 1988, Bellemead was granted preliminary and final site plan approval for its “Halls Mills Farm” development project. The approval was set to expire in eight years. Bellemead was granted multiple extensions with the final extension set to expire in July 2010. As a result of the Authority’s plant expansion, Bellemead was allocated 58,746 gpd of capacity, making its total capacity 110,746 gpd. Bellemead is using 44,686 of that gallonage, while 66,060 gpd -- the amount required to operate its Halls Mills project -- remains unused. 16 Township at the present time. Any remaining capacity from Readington’s portion of its allotted capacity in the Readington Lebanon Sewerage Authority sewer service area shall be allocated in the following order of priority, subject to availability: (a) First, to those projects which will enable the Township to meet its future Mount Laurel affordable housing obligations; and (b) Secondly, to remedy those properties within the sewer service area which constitute an “emergency” due to failing septic systems. (2) The Township reserves the right to keep that portion of sewerage capacity needed for “reserve” to meet NJDEP requirements.