Raritan Township Municipal Utilities Authority
365 Old York Road
Flemington, NJ 08822

Phone:(908) 782 7453
Fax:(908 782 7466

We are located at GPS location:
North 40° 30' 53", West 74° 48' 20"

 

 


IN THE EVENT OF A SEWER EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL (908)782-1728


The Raritan Township Municipal Utilities Authority (RTMUA), which provides sewer service to parts of Raritan Township, would like to remind its customers that sump pumps, floor drains, roof leaders etc. are not to be connected into the sanitary sewer system.

RTMUA's Sewer Use and Regulations state, " (A) No person shall connect roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway, or other surface runoff or groundwater drains, including sump pumps and roof leaders, to any sewer, unless such connection is authorized in writing by the Authority. (B) Except as provided in Section 7 (A) above, roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway, or other surface runoff or groundwater drains, including sump pumps and roof leaders, shall discharge to natural outlets or storm sewers."

If you are concerned that you may have such a connection and would like help in addressing it, or have any general questions, please contact RTMUA at (908) 782-7453, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm.


In reference to Garbage Disposals, RTMUA's Sewer Use and Regulations state, "PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE" shall mean garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in the wastewater sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension."