Title 58, Title 58: WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

58:14-11. Preparation and delivery of plans and estimates to municipalities; records Upon receiving a copy of such resolution authenticated by the clerk or other like officer of one or more of such municipalities, the commissioners shall forthwith prepare the maps, plans, specifi…

58:14-12. Contracts for construction, maintenance and operation of intercepting sewer; contents Any two or more of said municipalities, at any time after the expiration of three months from the date of the delivery of copies of the maps, plans, specifications and estimates as afo…

58:14-13. Apportionment of cost of construction; valuation of taxable property The cost of the construction of said sewer, plant and works shall in the contract be apportioned to the respective contracting municipalities in such proportion as the taxable property, real and person…

58:14-14. Provision for increase of sewer capacity In case any contracting municipality shall request sewage capacity in excess of what would be allotted to it for sewage, including ten per cent of factory waste, provision may be made in the contract for the enlargement of the se…

58:14-15. Annual apportionment of cost of maintenance, repair and operation The cost of maintenance, repair and operation of said sewer, plant and works shall, by the terms of the contract, be apportioned annually to the respective municipalities entering into the contract, accor…

58:14-15.1. Installment payments for cost of maintenance, repair and operation Payments by municipalities to the commissioners pursuant to any contract entered into for the cost of maintenance, repair and operation of a sewer, plant or works constructed by the commissioners, shal…

58:14-16. Contract provisions as to construction, repair and operation; purchase of lands The contract shall provide for the construction by the commissioners of an intercepting sewer or sewers, plant and works, reasonably sufficient in size and capacity to intercept and dispose …

58:14-17. Items included in cost of construction The total cost and expense of constructing said intercepting sewer, plant and works shall include the expenses of the commissioners incurred prior to March eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and not otherwise provided…

58:14-18. Items included in cost of maintenance, repairs and operation The cost and expense of maintaining, repairing and operating said intercepting sewer, works and plant, shall include the salaries or other compensation of the commissioners, also charges for clerical and engin…

58:14-19. Contracting municipalities to exercise powers of eminent domain In all the contracts to be made between the municipalities and the commissioners pursuant to the terms of this chapter, the several municipalities so contracting shall undertake and agree, upon the request …

58:14-2. Passaic valley sewerage commissioners; body corporate; general powers The board of commissioners known as the Passaic valley sewerage commissioners, the first members of which were appointed under the act entitled "An act authorizing the appointment and defining the powe…

58:14-20. Commissioners may acquire and condemn lands; construction and operation of sewer Upon the making of the contract hereby authorized, the commissioners may, in their own corporate name, purchase and acquire all lands, and rights and interest in lands, either within or out…

58:14-21. Location of sewer; entry upon and digging up of streets, etc. The commissioners, in the execution of said works, may construct said intercepting sewer and the necessary appurtenances thereto to the point or points of discharge and disposal determined by the contract, an…

58:14-22. $7,500 bid threshold a. Whenever any work to be performed or any material to be furnished shall involve an expenditure of money exceeding the sum of $7,500.00 or, after June 30, 1985, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the commissioners sha…

58:14-23. Contracting municipalities may borrow money and issue bonds; limit of indebtedness For the purpose of defraying the cost and expense of the construction of any such intercepting sewer, plant and works, and the appurtenances thereof, and of making the payments which shal…

58:14-24. Commissioners may borrow money; security Upon the making of any such contract as is herein provided for, the commissioners may borrow upon their corporate notes, or other obligations, any moneys which may be required by them in the performance of said contract, and for …

58:14-25. Contracts with certain municipalities and persons for use of sewers, etc. At any time after the making of a contract in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the commissioners may, with the consent of each of the municipalities which have contracted with them,…

58:14-26. Municipalities contracting under section 58:14-25 may borrow money Every municipality which shall have contracted with the commissioners under the authority of section 58:14-25 of this title shall have as full power to borrow money and make an issue of notes or other te…

58:14-27. Contract with certain municipalities to pay their portion of cost of operation and maintenance Where any municipality party to the original contract has made an agreement to allot a portion of its capacity in said sewer to another municipality as provided by section 58:…

58:14-28. Contracts by municipalities with others for use of reserve sewer capacity One or more of the municipalities which are parties to the contract with the commissioners, or to contracts supplementary thereto, as authorized by this chapter, may enter into a contract with any…

58:14-29. Annual statement of reserve sewer capacity The commissioners shall prepare annually a statement showing the maximum sewage flows and sewer capacity requirements for each municipality participating in the use of said sewer, plant and works and determine the difference be…

58:14-3. Appointment of commissioners; removal; vacancies 58:14-3. The board shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the Governor in the following manner. Each county in the district shall be represented on the board by two members, of different political parties,…

58:14-30. Supplementary contracts The commissioners and the municipalities contracting with them for the construction and operation of an intercepting sewer and its appurtenances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, may enter into further contract or contracts suppl…

58:14-31. Control of sewers; payment by municipalities of cost of maintenance and operation Upon the completion of any such intercepting sewer, plant and works, and the appurtenances thereof, the commissioners shall retain and have the sole control and charge thereof, and every m…

58:14-32. Audit of accounts of commissioners; financial report; liability of commissioners The state comptroller shall cause the accounts of the commissioners to be annually audited at the expense of the commissioners, and the result of such audit shall be printed with the financ…

58:14-33. Suits to enforce provisions of chapter Any municipality, corporation or individual injured by the discharge, directly or indirectly, of any sewage or other polluting matter into the waters of the Passaic river at any point between the limits in which such discharge is p…

58:14-34. Lease of lands to municipalities maintaining joint sewers; contracts for disposal of sludge; use of moneys received The Passaic valley sewerage commissioners are hereby given the right, power and authority to lease unto any two or more municipalities in this state, orga…

58:14-34.1. Definitions Certain terms as used in this act or any amendment of, or supplement to, this act, are defined as follows: "Intercepting sewer" means the "Passaic Valley intercepting sewer" together with its branches and appurtenances, as constructed, maintained and opera…

58:14-34.10. Legislative declaration as to need for repair, replacement and improvement It has been ascertained by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and is hereby declared: (a) that there is imperative need for repair, replacement and improvement of the sewerage system (…

58:14-34.11. Definitions As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Original act" shall mean chapter 14 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes (section 58:14-1, et seq.) and the acts continued thereby and the acts heretofore adopted amenda…

58:14-34.12. Additional powers of commissioners For the purpose of carrying out any of said projects the commissioners shall have the power, in addition to the powers granted by the original act, to own, maintain, repair, reconstruct, operate and use the sewerage system and, to t…

58:14-34.13. Continuation of status of commissioners The commissioners shall be or continue to be a public body politic and corporate established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare and shall ha…

58:14-34.14. Bond issue authorized; resolution; notice and hearing; issuance and sale; bond anticipation notes (a) For the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost of any of the projects, as defined in section 1 of this act, or any part of said projects, the commissioners shall h…

58:14-34.15. Notice limiting time for questioning validity; bar of actions and defenses After the taking effect of a bond resolution, the commissioners may cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city of Newark the title of said bond resolutio…

58:14-34.16. Negotiability of bonds, obligations and coupons Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the uniform commercial code of the …

58:14-34.17. Contractual provisions of bond resolution Any bond resolution of the commissioners authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, which regardless of the time of issuance thereof shall be a part of the contract with the holders thereof, as to: (a) the …

58:14-34.18. Remedies of bond holders (a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to a series of bonds authorized or issued under this act only if the bond resolution of the commissioners authorizing or providing for the issuance of such bonds, or an amendment thereof,…

58:14-34.19. Exemptions from liability Neither the members of the commission nor any person executing bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this act shall not be i…

58:14-34.2. Leases for use of intercepting sewer authorized At any time hereafter, the commissioners may enter into a lease with any municipality, governmental agency, person, firm or corporation, for the use of the intercepting sewer for the disposal of additional sewage origina…

58:14-34.20. Interest on indebtedness as cost of system 11. For all purposes of the original act, and of any contract made or hereafter made thereunder or for the purposes thereof, the cost and expense of maintenance, repair and operation of the sewerage system for any year shall…

58:14-34.21. Mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or disposal of system; exemption from judicial process Neither the commissioners nor any municipality shall have power to mortgage, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any part of the sewerage system, except that the commissioners m…

58:14-34.22. Investments in bonds; security for deposits Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies, and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, s…

58:14-34.23. Exemption from taxation The sewerage system and all other property of the commissioners are hereby declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from…

58:14-34.24. Pledge, covenant and agreement with bondholders The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds that the State will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the commissioners to acquire, construct, maintain, re…

58:14-34.25. Powers and duties cumulative and additional The powers granted and duties imposed by this act are cumulative and are granted or imposed in addition to and not in substitution for existing powers or duties of the commissioners or any municipality, and are not subject …

58:14-34.26. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this act shall be adjudged unconstitutional or to be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not adjudged unconstitutional or is not ineffective it shall be valid and effective an…