Title 58, Title 58: WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

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…

58:14-34.27. Agreement with contracting agency for use of pumping station and treatment facilities At any time hereafter the commissioners may enter into an agreement with any contracting agency solely for the use of the commissioners' pumping station and treatment facilities for…

58:14-34.28. Hearing on proposed agreement Before entering into any such agreement the commissioners shall hold a public hearing at which time opportunity shall be afforded the remaining contracting agencies to present objections and suggestions with reference to the proposed agr…

58:14-34.29. Contents of agreement The said agreement shall provide as follows: A. The contracting agency entering into said agreement shall pay to the commissioners for this sewage at a rate which shall be a specified percentage, but in no event less than 75%, of the rate which …

58:14-34.3. Determination of capacity before making lease; hearing; notice Before entering into any such lease, the commissioners shall determine that the intercepting sewer has sufficient capacity at the proposed point of intake of such additional sewage and at all other points …

58:14-34.30. Agreements limited by capacity of facilities No contracting agency shall be permitted to enter into any agreement for the discharge of a quantity of sewage, which, in addition to any other sewage discharged to the commissioners' facilities, shall exceed its allotted …

58:14-34.4. Required provisions in lease The said lease shall provide as follows: that (a) the lessee shall bear his proportionate share of the annual cost of maintenance, repairs and operation of the intercepting sewer in the same manner and on the same terms as the contracting …

58:14-34.5. Distribution of rentals The said annual rentals, exclusive of charges for maintenance, repairs and operations, paid by such lessees for the use of the intercepting sewer for any calendar year or portion of the same, shall be distributed proportionately among the contr…

58:14-34.6. Lessees' use not to interfere with use by contracting agencies Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or abridge the right of any contracting agency to make use of the intercepting sewer to the full extent of its allotted capacity, and if it shall appear…

58:14-34.7. Use of intercepting sewer in excess of allotted capacity; restraining or permitting; rental for excess use Whenever any contracting agency is using said intercepting sewer in excess of its allotted capacity, the commissioners may, in addition to the right to restrain …

58:14-34.8. Repeal All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. L.1943, c. 76, p. 294, s. 8.

58:14-34.9. Lease with minimum annual rental Notwithstanding the restrictions and limitations prescribed by the act to which this act is a supplement, the commissioners may enter into a lease with a lessee at such minimum annual rental and with such other terms as to the flow and…

58:14-35. Rules and regulations; civil penalty for violations The commissioners shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations in conformity with requirements imposed by the federal government as a condition of federal assistance, which shall be binding upon all contracting …

58:14-36 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, establishment of reduced rates for certain affordable housing projects. 6. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1976, c.125 (C.58:14-35) or any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Passaic…

58:14-37 Customers of Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, electronic billing, payment permitted. 10. Upon the request of a customer, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners may: a. offer the customer the ability to receive or access, in electronic format, any periodic bill f…

58:14-4. $10,000 salary 58:14-4. Each of the commissioners shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and impartially execute and perform the duties imposed upon him by law, and shall cause the same to be filed in the …

58:14-5. Commissioners not to be interested in contracts; removal of offender; contracts void No commissioner shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract awarded under the provisions of this chapter, nor in furnishing materials or supplies therefor to any contracto…

58:14-6. Annual organization; officers, agents and employees The commissioners shall annually on the first Tuesday in May organize by the choice of a chairman and a vice chairman, who shall be members of the board, and a treasurer and a clerk, who may or may not be members of the…

58:14-6.1. Group hospital service; deductions Whenever the employees of Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners shall have formed themselves into a group for the purpose of obtaining the advantages of a group plan for any hospital service and have filed with said commissioners writ…

58:14-6.2. Premium payments by Commissioners permissive Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners may pay as additional compensation to the individual members of the group a part or all of the premium or charge for such hospital service plan provided, however, that anything herein co…

58:14-7. Discharge of sewage or other polluting matter into certain waters prohibited; enforcement No sewage or other polluting matter shall be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the waters of the Passaic river at any point between the Great falls in the city of Paterson an…

58:14-8. Discharge of sewage or certain other matter, articles or substances into enumerated waters prohibited; penalty No sewage, waste matter, article or substance, liquid or solid, of any kind which creates odors, gases or fumes, due to the putrefaction of organic matter or th…

58:14-9. Municipalities may request commissioners to prepare plans and estimates for construction of intercepting sewers The governing body or board having charge of finances of any municipality, lying in whole or in part within the district may, by resolution, determine that it …

58:16A-1. Short title; declaration of advisability a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Flood Control Facilities Act." b. It is hereby declared that the State deems it advisable to participate in a program of flood control in the State of New Jersey in the ma…

58:16A-10. Lease, sale or exchange of property taken; conveyance to United States The commissioner (a) may determine whether any property taken for any of the purposes connected with flood control projects pursuant to this act may be leased, sold or exchanged on terms beneficial …

58:16A-100. Flood early warning system a. The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police, develop a fl…

58:16A-101. Notification of emergency management organizations and police; news broadcast a. As soon as the flood early warning system indicates and the Office of Emergency Management has been notified by the National Weather Service that an area is in danger of flooding, the Off…

58:16A-102 "Emergency supplies" defined, regional directory database. 1. a. As used in this section "emergency supplies" means, but is not limited to: equipment such as vehicles, including boats; materials for road closures such as road signs, flares, cones and lights; personal p…

58:16A-103 Definitions relative to certain flood elevation standards. 1. a. As used in this section: "Existing structure" means any structure that existed on October 28, 2012. "Highest applicable flood elevation standard" means the new FEMA base flood elevation plus an additional…

58:16A-11. Certification by Attorney-General of title or interest of State in property The Attorney-General is hereby authorized and empowered to certify to the United States of America or a department, agency or authority thereof having jurisdiction therein, the right, title or …

58:16A-12. Easement rights; termination If the commissioner shall determine subsequent to the taking of a temporary easement right in property that the purposes for which such easement right was acquired have been accomplished and that the use and occupancy of said property for f…

58:16A-14. Completed works; maintenance After the completion of any Federal flood control project or a portion thereof and after such project or portion thereof has been formally turned over to the State by the Federal Government, such completed works shall be maintained by the c…

58:16A-15. Payment of moneys appropriated The moneys hereby appropriated shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the treasurer on vouchers approved by the commissioner. L.1948, c. 351, p. 1417, s. 15. Amended by L.1979, c. 358, s. 12, eff. Jan. 31, 1980.

58:16A-16. Approval of projects by legislature Notwithstanding any other paragraph of this act, the Commissioner of Conservation shall not exercise any of the powers granted hereinunder until said project or projects shall have been first approved by an act of the Legislature. L.…

58:16A-17. Money received pursuant to Federal Flood Control Act of 1938; disbursement; expenditures Whenever, pursuant to the Federal Flood Control Act of 1938 as supplemented by the Act of August 18, 1941 as amended, the State Treasurer has received or shall receive from the Fed…

58:16A-2. Receipt of moneys from Federal Government, counties and municipalities for reimbursement The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to receive from the Federal Government any moneys which the Federal Government shall offer to the State of New Jersey for reimbursement for …