No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any municipal sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or a substantial
change in the volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged
into the system shall notify the Nantucket Sewer Department no less
than 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection; and must
engage the services of a licensed utility installer.
For properties not previously connected to the sewer, a sewer connection
permit, with appropriate fee, must be obtained for the primary residence
prior to application for a sewer connection permit for any additional
dwellings on the property.
An application, on forms prescribed by the Nantucket Sewer Department
and approved by the Sewer Commission-, shall be made with respect
to each sewer connection required or permitted hereby. Each such application
shall be submitted to the Nantucket Sewer Department for review and
approval or shall be denied by the Director. Appeals of denials shall
be submitted to the Sewer Commission through the Town's administration
for a scheduled public hearing.
Upon the approval of an application for a connection to the Nantucket sewer system, a connection fee shall, pursuant to Article II of this chapter, be due and payable as set forth.
Action on application. The Director shall examine or cause to be
examined all applications for permits and amendments thereto within
30 days after filing. If the application does not conform to applicable
sewer regulations and pertinent laws, the Director shall reject such
application in writing. Once satisfied that the proposed work conforms
to the regulations and pertinent laws applicable thereto, the Director
shall issue a permit. If the applicant receives no written answer
within such 30 days, the permit shall be deemed denied.
Report to Building Department. The Director shall give to the Building
Department of the municipality a copy of each permit issued within
30 days of issuance. Such notice shall state the name of the person
to whom the permit was granted and the location of the property (Assessor's
map and parcel number).
Expiration of permit. Any permit issued shall be deemed abandoned
and invalid unless a building permit has been issued for the property
within 24 months after its issuance. This permit may be extended for
periods not exceeding six months each, but only to the same extent
as the related building permit is extended, as may be determined in
writing by the Director with a renewal fee of $100 charged for any
such extension of time.
Any sewer connection made in violation of these regulations shall
be disconnected and/or removed and properly installed, in accordance
with these regulations, as determined by the Nantucket Sewer Department.
All costs incurred by the Town in the enforcement of this regulation,
including disconnection and reconnection costs, shall be assessed
as an additional fee. No reconnection will be allowed until all applicable
fees and/or fines have been paid.
Any person making sewer connections without benefit of a sewer connection permit must pay all applicable fees and shall be fined in accordance with Article III, Exhibit 1.[1]
Any person failing to maintain or report building sewers or sewer service laterals is subject to the requirements of Subsections D and E and, at the discretion of the Director, discontinuation of service.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this regulation, except § 336-7, shall be served by the Town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the time period stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection D shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall
become liable to the Town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
to the Town by reason of such violation.
For violations other than exceedances of the time limits established in Subsection D, the Board of Health/Sewer Commission may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per day for each violation.
Contractors found to be violating any provision of these rules and
regulations may be subject to license suspension or revocation and
will NOT be able to work within the Towns rights-of-way until the
matter is resolved. Contractors with numerous violations that exceed
three separate violations are subject to having their licenses revoked
for life.