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The NBCJMA has worked hard to keep your sewer bills as low as possible. You can help to keep rates down by taking certain
steps in your home that will minimize that amount of outside water (infiltration) entering the sanitary sewer system. In order
for us to achieve this goal, we need your cooperation.
* Missing or Broken Traps
* Missing or Broken Clean Outs
* Sump Pumps
* Gutters and Downspouts
It is through these four places that unnecessary water enters the sewer system.
Traps and Cleanouts
The trap and/or clean out are in your yard with a flat or mushroom type cap. If the cap is missing or broken off, it must
be replaced so that ground water will not enter the system. Please call the NBCJMA office to report this situation. As a one
time courtesy, caps will be replaced by the NBCJMA at no cost to the homeowner.
Sump Pumps
These pumps are in the basement of your home. They pump ground water away and help to keep your home dry. Sump pumps must
drain into your lawn or yard area. It is prohibited and illegal to have the sump pump connected to the sanitary sewer. Such
connections allow a tremendous amount of water to enter the system which, in turn, must then be treated and paid for by all
customers. Consider this example:
Our average customer uses 20,000 gallons of water in a quarter. In a single day, one sump pump illegally connected to the
sewer, can pump 50,000 gallons of clear ground water into the sewer. That is 2 1/2 times the amount of sewage that the average
household disposes of in a quarter year.
Gutters and Downspouts
Many homes divert rain water directly to the sanitary sewer system by connecting these items. In addition to being prohibited
and illegal, these connections cause millions of gallons of unnecessary sewage to enter the system. This impacts everyone's
sewer bills.
It is the responsibility of the homeowner to permanently
disconnect sump pumps and downspouts from the sanitary sewer.
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Homeowner's Associations may contact the NBCJMA to have a representative attend an Association's meeting to answer any questions
that your Association may have regarding this program.
NBCJMA personnel will be conducting inspections in your neighborhood. Inspections will be done between the hours of 9:00
A.M. and 3:00 P.M. NBCJMA employees are required to carry photo identification at all times, and travel in vehicles marked
Newtown Sewer Authority. Notification will be mailed to you when your neighborhood is scheduled for inspection.
If you have any questions please contact our office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to
4:30 P.M. at (215) 968-4109.
We look forward to working with you in reducing the amount of excess infiltration to the sewer system. This will be a
cost saving measure to everyone.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
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