How can the Sewer Authority force residents to connect if their current system is working fine and they don’t want to?
Response: State Law gives the Township the authority to enact a “duty to connect” ordinance. The Township does have such an ordinance, which states, in part, that each and every owner of property accessible to, and whose principal building is within 250 feet of a new sewer extension shall connect … As a practical matter, utility infrastructure such as sewers is not something that you can build to serve a percentage of the people and then upgrade every few years, as more people want to connect. Such an approach is cost prohibitive. Thus when such a system is provided, everyone is required to connect to keep the cost to all at a reasonable level.
