Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 257-15, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the New York State Department of Health.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer, water supply system, or outfall line located in the Town-wide Sewer District in the Town of Webster, in such a manner, volume, and concentration as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable condition in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works or Superintendent or his/her duly authorized official, the owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving written notice from the Commissioner or Superintendent or his/her duly authorized agent to do so, shall, within 90 days after receipt of such notice, repair, rebuild or relocate such wastewater disposal system for the purpose of eliminating such hazardous, offensive, or objectionable conditions. The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool or a septic tank which discharges into a public sewer system and/or other public sewers tributary thereto, unless otherwise directed by a Regional Water Engineer of NYSDEC, it shall be inspected by the permittee or his agent for scum and sludge accumulation at intervals not to exceed one year's duration, and such accumulation shall be removed by a licensed hauler at the owner's expense before the depth of either exceeds 1/4 of the liquid depth so that no settleable solids or scum will be left in the septic tank effluent.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance with this chapter, if the privately owned cesspool, septic tank, and similar wastewater disposal facilities are not operating correctly. It is required that the property be connected to the publicly owned sewer system at the owner's expense. Once the public sewer becomes available, the owner of the privately owned sewage system can only maintain the system but not make any repairs. If repairs are required, the owner will have 90 days to connect to the Town's public sewer system.