A. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic or other unstable matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed in parts per million in weight.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of any building and conveys such discharge to the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and which receives the discharge of the building sewage disposal system or other point of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage (sanitary wastes and/or industrial wastes).
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in industrial establishments and which are free of fecal matter.
INTERCEPTOR
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous or otherwise undesirable matter, such as grease, oil or sand, from normal wastes and permit only normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PRIVATE SEWER
A sewer privately owned and not directly controlled by public authority.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A common sewer directly controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A pipe which carries sewage and excludes storm- , surface and ground water.
SEWAGE
Any liquid waste containing animal, human or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS SYSTEM
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SLOPE
The grade or pitch of a line of pipe in reference to a horizontal plane. In drainage, it is usually expressed as the fall in a fraction of an inch per foot of length of pipe.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
A sewer used for conveying rainwater, surface water, condensate, cooling water or similar liquid wastes, exclusive of sewage and industrial waste.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the municipal sewage works system for the Village of Maybrook as appointed by the Village Board.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
B. 
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
C. 
Any American Society for Testing and Materials or federal specifications referred to in this chapter shall mean the latest published amendments or revisions applicable at any time.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Village of Maybrook or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Village of Maybrook or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.
C. 
The owner of any property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, commerce, industry or other public purpose which abuts on any street or right-of-way in which there is located a public sanitary sewer of the Village of Maybrook is hereby required, at his expense, to connect its plumbing facilities directly with said public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article within 30 days of the notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 150 feet of a building containing plumbing facilities. The property owner must connect to the curb connection, which curb connection will be constructed by the Village Sewer Department.
D. 
Where a public sewer is not available as defined in § 159-1, the private sewage disposal system shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Orange County Department of Health.
E. 
All new development, including but not limited to the construction of new residential and commercial buildings or structures, or accessory structures, required to have or requesting any method of sewage disposal, shall be required to connect to the Village public sewer facilities.
[Added 11-8-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or subsurface drainage to any sanitary sewer. Combined sewers transporting both stormwater and sanitary wastes and/or industrial wastes shall not be allowed to continue in use, if such are actually in use, or to be constructed at any time in the future.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described wastes or waters to the sanitary sewer system.
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150º F.
B. 
Any sewage or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease, on an average over a two-hour period.
C. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E. 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
F. 
Any sewage or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
G. 
Any sewage or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
H. 
Any sewage or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
J. 
Any untreated contaminated (see Subsection K) cooling water or any uncontaminated cooling water.
K. 
Any industrial, institutional or commercial waste that contains concentrations of parameters in excess of the limits set forth in the Objectionable Substance Limitations and Toxic Pollutant tabulations appended to this chapter.[1] These lists may be modified if pollutant concentrations or additional pollutants are indicated in the future as having deleterious effects on the functioning of the sewage treatment plant or on the biota of the receiving stream.
[1]
Editor's Note: See the tables located at the end of this chapter.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of any sewage or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids; or having the characteristics described in § 159-8; or having an average daily flow greater than 5% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village; or violating the Objectionable Substance Limitations[1] shall be subject to the review and approval of the Board of Trustees. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 159-8 or in the Objectionable Substance Limitations;[2] or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such sewage or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted to the Village Engineer. The Village Engineer shall make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees before the Board decides what pretreatment, if any, is required.
[1]
Editor's Note: See the table located at the end of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: See the table located at the end of this chapter.
B. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
C. 
When required by the Village Engineer or Sewer Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
D. 
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pH is determined from periodic grab samples.)
Where required by the Board of Trustees, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial or unusual wastes shall provide facilities suitable for observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes.
[Added 9-14-2015 by L.L. No. 8-2015]
A. 
No water from any roof, surface, groundwater, sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool, or other natural precipitation shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and similar areas, a sump pump discharge system shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system, except as provided herein.
(1) 
A "permanently installed discharge line" shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capacity to either an appropriate drainage area on the outside of the dwelling, building or structure, or is connected to the Village storm sewer. In no event shall a drainage area include property owned by others or any public right-of-way.
(2) 
A permanently installed discharge line shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge. It shall not be capable of connection or reconnection to the sanitary sewer system.
B. 
Disconnection. Any person, business, firm, or corporation having a roof surface, groundwater, sump pump, footing tile or swimming pool now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall immediately disconnect and/or remove the same. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer system shall be closed in an effective, workmanlike manner, as approved by the Village of Maybrook Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, or his designated agent.
C. 
Inspection. Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the Village's sanitary sewer system shall, within 45 days after notice from the Village, obtain an inspection of each building located on such property by an inspector designated by the Village. The purpose of the inspection shall be to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. In lieu of having the Village inspect such property, the owner may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber, in a form acceptable to the Village, certifying that the property is in compliance with this § 159-6.1.
D. 
Additional inspections. Any building may be re-inspected on a yearly basis in conjunction with yearly water meter and other legally permissible inspections of the premises.
E. 
New home inspections. All new homes will be required to have their sump pump system inspected and be in compliance with this § 159-6.1 prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
F. 
Waivers. The Board of Trustees shall have the power and duty of hearing and deciding requests for waivers from the applicability of the provisions of this § 159-6.1 where strict enforcement would cause undue hardship because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration or cause a safety problem. This may also include cases where it would not be practical or feasible to correct a clear water discharge problem. Applications for waivers pursuant to this § 159-6.1 shall be addressed, in writing, to the Board of Trustees. The applications shall at a minimum identify the subject property, the name of the property owner/applicant, and describe in detail what characteristics of the subject property create an undue hardship. Within a reasonable time, the Board of Trustees shall make its decision on the matter and send a copy of such decision to the applicant by regular mail. Upon approval of an application for a waiver, a property owner shall be allowed to discharge directly into the sanitary sewer system for a limited time, as specified in the Board of Trustees' written decision and in accordance with other terms and conditions specified by the Board of Trustees. The applicant will be required to agree to pay an additional fee for the additional sewer service, along with the regular quarterly charge. Fees for this service will be based on estimated yearly average amounts discharged to the sanitary sewer.
G. 
Surcharge and penalties. A surcharge of $100 per month is added to every sewer bill mailed to property owners who have not obtained a required property inspection or who are not in compliance with this § 159-6.1. The surcharge shall be added each month thereafter for properties not complying with this § 159-6.1. All properties found during any inspection to have violated this § 159-6.1 will be subject to the charge of $100 per month for all months between the two most recent inspections, and for each month thereafter until the property owner submits proof to the Village that the property is brought into full compliance. If the surcharge is not paid, the Village reserves the right to assess the property owner the unpaid balance pursuant to Village Law § 14-1430. In addition to the charge of $100 per month, a property owner or other person who is not in compliance with this § 159-6.1 may be mailed, by regular mail, a notice that such violation must cease and desist within a time limit provided by the Board of Trustees. If such violation does not cease and desist by the established time limit, the owner of the property or other person violating § 159-6.1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefore by the industrial concern, provided that such agreement is approved by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Maybrook.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer or Sewer Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amount or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
(1) 
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Sewer Superintendent or Village Engineer and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(2) 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted, shall be gastight and watertight.
B. 
Where installed, all interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his expense and in continuously efficient operation at all times.
C. 
Specific entities requiring interceptors:
(1) 
Garages and automobile-washing establishment. No person operating or owning a commercial garage or automobile wash rack shall permit any sewage or effluent therefrom to flow into any public sewer or house connection sewer unless such wash rack is roofed over and is equipped with a standard sand and grease trap approved by the Village Engineer.
(2) 
Restaurant sinks and dishwashers. Every dishwashing sink, dishwashing machine or other device intended or used for washing dishes and cooking utensils in any establishment serving 100 or more meals per day shall be connected to the house connection sewer through a grease interceptor as hereinafter provided.
(3) 
Industrial sand and grease interceptors required. Every fowl or animal slaughterhouse and every meat-packing or meat-curing establishment and all equipment in any soap factory, tallow-rendering, wool-pulling, hide-tanning or hide-curing establishment or other industry from which any considerable amounts of grease or sand are to be discharged shall be connected with the public sewer through a grease trap or sand and grease trap as hereinafter provided.
D. 
Minimum performance of traps. No grease trap shall be connected with the public sewer which has a rate of flow of less than 16 gallons per minute and a grease retention capacity of less than 18 pounds.
A. 
Sanitary sewers.
(1) 
Sanitary sewers shall not be less than eight inches in diameter and/or of adequate size and capacity to serve their tributary area on the design basis of 100 gallons of average daily sewage flow per capita per day contributed by the estimated future tributary population. Also included shall be a design allowance for groundwater infiltration of 150 gallons per inch of pipe diameter per mile of pipe per day. The slope of the sanitary sewers shall be such so as to provide a minimum velocity of two feet per second or a maximum velocity of 15 feet per second when said sewer is flowing full and the appropriate pipe roughness coefficient as approved by the Superintendent is utilized. Sanitary sewers shall be constructed to the ASTM Specification C-700 or of asbestos-cement pipe conforming to ASTM Specification C-428, latest revision. The asbestos-cement pipe shall be Class 2400 Type III for up to a seven-foot laying depth and Class 3300 Type III for over a seven-foot laying depth. The Village reserves the right to specify and require the encasement of any sewer pipe with concrete or the installation of the sewer pipe in concrete cradles if foundation and construction conditions are such as to warrant such protection, in the opinion of the Superintendent.
(2) 
Joints for asbestos-cement pipe shall be made according to manufacturer's recommendations. The rubber rings for joints shall conform to ASTM Specification D-1869. Joints for sanitary sewers of vitrified clay pipe shall be in accordance with ASTM C-425 Type III, as amended to the date of installation, and subject to the approval of the Superintendent. The pipe shall be installed according to manufacturer's directions and as approved by the Superintendent.
(3) 
Sanitary sewers shall be of such design and construction that infiltration or exfiltration shall not exceed 150 gallons per inch of pipe diameter per mile of pipe per day. Leakage tests shall be conducted by the contractor, at his expense, in the presence of the Superintendent or an authorized Inspector. The leakage tests shall be performed by filling sections of the sewer with water between manholes and then measuring the rate of loss of water in the upstream manhole. The details of the method shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent. The rate of leakage so determined shall be understood to be the equivalent of the infiltration specified above.
B. 
Manholes. Manholes shall be constructed of sewer or concrete brick, concrete block, concrete or precast concrete, complete with cast-iron frame and cover in accordance with the standard detail drawings on file in the Village Office and subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
A. 
In all public streets in existence on the date of the passage of this chapter, the Village will make curb connections, i.e., the Village Sewer Department will tap the sewer main and bring a four-inch curb connection from the sewer main to the edge of the pavement. The property owner must make the service connection from the curbline to his houses.
B. 
No person shall make any connection with the curb connection or a public sewer without first obtaining a permit from the Village. There shall be a building sewer permit required for service connections to the public sewer system. The application shall be accompanied by plans and whatever other information is considered pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector.
C. 
A permit and inspection fee will be charged for the installation of sewer lines. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise designated by the Village Board, the Village Engineer or Village Sewer Superintendent or their agents are the Village Sewer Inspectors.
D. 
Powers and authority of inspectors. The Village Engineer and/or his duly authorized agents shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation and measurement and in general enforcement of this chapter. The Village Engineer may act for the Building Inspector in the endorsement of the sewerage aspects of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, which the Village of Maybrook has adopted.
[Amended 12-9-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
E. 
Old building sewers. The lines outside a building leading to the curb connections or public sewer may be used by property owners only if they are watertight, gastight and meet all other aspects of this section, except that of crushing strength.
F. 
Piping.
(1) 
Alternate I: Building sewers zero to two feet deep and more than seven feet deep: The building sewer shall be constructed of extra strength vitrified clay sewer pipe conforming to the ASTM Specification C-700 Type III; or cast-iron soil pipe ASTM A-74; or asbestos cement ASTM C-644. The crushing strength of the pipe shall be a minimum of 200 pounds per foot.
(2) 
Alternate II: Building sewer two to seven feet deep: The building sewer shall be constructed of vitrified clay sewer pipe meeting ASTM Specification C-700 or cast-iron soil pipe meeting ASTM A-74 or other equivalent material having a minimum crushing strength of 1,200 pounds per foot and meeting all specifications of this section.
G. 
The size and slope of the building sewer from the building drain to the main public sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent. In no case shall the diameter of the building sewer be less than four inches between the building drain and the main public sewer. The slope of the pipe shall not be less than 1/4 inch per foot. Proper reducer or increaser fittings shall be used between all changes of pipe sizes and materials so as to make a water- and gas-tight joint.
H. 
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer at the owner's expense. No water-operated sewage ejector shall be used.
I. 
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by said Inspector. Pipelaying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM C12-58T specifications except as modified in these rules and regulations. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or his representative. Building sewers and water service branches or connections shall not be laid in the same trench.
J. 
All joints shall be watertight and gastight.
K. 
New materials and methods of construction. Alternate materials and methods may be used only if they have been specifically approved by the Village Engineer. The Engineer may approve any alternate, provided that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of this chapter and that the material or method of work offered is for the purpose intended and at least the equivalent of that here prescribed in quality, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety.
L. 
Fresh-air vents and gas traps shall be required in all buildings connected to a public sewer.
M. 
Repairs. Repairs to sewage connections shall be made with such materials as are provided for by this article for new work insofar as is practical.
N. 
Maintenance of the sewer from the pavement line into the house is the responsibility of the property owner. In the event that a property is unable to discharge its wastes into the public sewer, it will be presumed that the fault is in the private connection unless contrary facts are in evidence.
A. 
In the event that any property owner shall fail or refuse to connect to the sanitary sewer system of the Village of Maybrook when the property owner's land abuts upon a street or right-of-way which has a sewer main in the same, and the sewer main is within 150 feet from a building containing plumbing facilities, and after written notice has been given to the property owner to hook on, then the Village shall have the right to make the connection to the Village sanitary sewer main by entering the private property of said resident and hooking into any sewer outlet which can be found on the private property. All expenses, including labor and materials used in connecting the private sewer from the property line to the premises, shall be charged to the owner of the land and, in the event that it is not paid within 30 days, shall become a lien against the property and shall be added to the general tax roll of the Village of Maybrook against the name of the owner of the property at the time the work was performed.
B. 
The Village shall also have the right to disconnect any improper connection from the public sewer after a written notice by the Village to the property owner. In the event that the property owner fails to correct the connection, the Village shall have the right to enter upon the property to make a proper connection and to assess all labor and material costs against the property in the same manner as set forth in Subsection A of this section.
C. 
In addition to the remedies set forth in Subsections A and B, a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, Penalties for Offenses. In the event that the violation is a continuing violation, after the due notice has been given to the offender, each day of the violation will be considered a separate offense. It shall be presumptive evidence of intent and willingness in any criminal action under this subsection if a person refuses to hook on to the sanitary sewer system after he has been given at least 30 days' written notice by the Village of Maybrook: or if he refuses to disconnect any improper connection made after written notice is given by the Village of Maybrook; or if any connection is made into the sanitary sewer system of the Village of Maybrook without the permission and approval of the Village or its agents.
[Amended 12-9-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
D. 
Such charge for material and labor expended by the Village shall be a charge against the property and, in the event that it is not paid to the Village within 30 days, then this charge shall become a lien upon the property and be added to the tax roll against the owner of the property at the time the work was done.
E. 
Repairs and Maintenance. Whenever a sewer user, by reason of violating this chapter, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer or appurtenances thereto, he shall reimburse the Village for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing or replacing the public sewer involved. Such a charge shall be a lien on the property and shall be added to the Village tax roll against the owner of the property.