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  915 Valley Road, Gillette, NJ 07933 • 908-647-8000. For other numbers, see the directory. |
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
| NOTICE: During the heavy rains in the summer of 2000, the Wastewater Plant ran critically near capacity. We sent a letter with your 2000 Final Tax Bill and enacted a voluntary sewer ban. During the heavy rains in May and June 2003 the Wastewater Plant was near capacity.
In the spring of 2002, you may have noticed several white trucks working in the town. They belong to our contractor, Pipelining Products, and they are repairing 56 manholes with substantial leaks. The process involves drilling holes through the leaking manholes and pumping an expandable grout that hole. The grout finds the path of the water leaking into the structure and seals it. Then the manholes were resurfaced with a concrete material to make sure leaks can not find another entry. |
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The Township manages wastewater (sewage) at a Treatment Plant built in the 1930s and enlarged in 1975, 1984 and 1991. The plant is now licensed to process 900,000 gallons of wastewater per day, and is currently operating at about 85% of that permitted limit. Approximately 88% of the town's residential housing units and nearly 100% of the commercial/industrial sites are connected to the sewer system. The Master Plan (1995) discourages further expansion of the sewer treatment plant and sewer line extensions, except to reach areas of significant septic dysfunction. The sewage treatment plant operates under Federal and State regulations for a plant located on "F3 waters". That means the discharge has got to be clean enough that it does not harm the fish life in the Passaic River. Residents pay for Sewage Treatment through their Annual Sewer Tax. |
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Please do not put disposable diapers, baby wipes, paper towels and feminine hygene products or plastic applicators into the sewer system. They do not dissolve or break down, they clog up the pumps, and they have to be removed during processing. This results in added cost to the Township. Guidelines for reducing pollution in our environment are located on our Environmental Commission page. |
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