No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any direct connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Executive Director and/or Superintendent under whose jurisdiction the sewer is.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, cellar drains, subsurface drainage, excessive infiltration, cooling water or unpolluted industrial waters to any sanitary sewer. Swimming pool drains shall not be connected to any sanitary sewer, although backwash from swimming pool filters may be connected by permit. (See Article VII prohibiting inflow.)
A. 
For buildings located within the district, an application for a sewer connection permit shall be submitted to the Executive Director, or Superintendent, as applicable. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, insurance, indemnification or other information considered pertinent, in the judgment of the Executive Director or Superintendent. When connecting to district sewers, an application shall be accompanied by fees for each connection which shall be determined by the Board of Sewer Commissioners and specified in the current Procedural Rules for RCSD No. 1 for connecting Sanitary Sewers.
B. 
Connections made to the district's sewers without a permit will be considered to be illegal connections and, as such, will be subject to fines in accordance with the district's enforcement rules. Illegal connections may be plugged, removed or modified by the district at the owner's expense. In addition, a commercial/nonresidential wastewater questionnaire must be submitted by all nonresidential users within the district to determine if a wastewater discharge permit and fees will be required in accordance with § 345-86.
The Joint Regional Sewerage Board has agreed to accept sewage from some individual users within RCSD No. 1 and treat it in their plant in Haverstraw. Users which are connected to sewers which flow directly into the sewers in the Joint Regional Sewerage Board's system without first flowing through the RCSD No. 1 Mount Ivy Pump Station must first obtain permission from the Executive Director. The District will collect sewer use fees from those users, then pay the Joint Regional Sewerage Board for treatment of that sewage.
Prior to any users which are located within the limits of RCSD No. 1 being permitted to discharge wastewater into another jurisdiction other than the Joint Regional Sewerage Board, they must:
A. 
Submit a letter to the Executive Director requesting permission to do so which explains in detail the hardship which they feel justifies this action.
B. 
Obtain a resolution from the other jurisdiction stating that it agrees to accept discharge of the user's waste into its system.
C. 
Obtain a resolution from RCSD No. 1 granting permission to discharge wastewater into the other jurisdiction's sewer system.
D. 
Meet any other conditions imposed by the other jurisdiction.
A. 
For buildings located outside the district from which owners request to connect to the district's sewers, a permit application shall be submitted to the Executive Director which shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, insurance, indemnification, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Executive Director. The application must be accompanied by:
(1) 
A resolution from the jurisdiction in which the building is located which approves the hookup of sewers from that property to the Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 sewer system.
(2) 
A permit and inspection fee of $2,500 per connected unit, or as otherwise periodically set by a resolution of the District Board of Commissioners. (This connection fee does not include the fee required for issuance of a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with § 345-86.)
(3) 
An executed copy of a covenant agreeing to abide by rules, laws and regulations of the district and this chapter, as it may be amended, and to pay charges for annual operations and maintenance plus an annual area benefit fee. This covenant must be:
(a) 
In recordable form, including all prior mortgages or other encumbrances.
(b) 
Accompanied by requisite fees for recording as set forth by the Count Clerk.
(c) 
Accompanied by an up-to-date title report and paid policy of title insurance.
(d) 
Acknowledged by the owner of the land.
(e) 
Accompanied by a complete site survey and property description.
(4) 
An easement agreement for any other private property on which the sewer will be constructed to connect to the district sewers.
B. 
All work to be done as well as the contractor to perform the work must be approved by the district and/or the municipality which is responsible for overseeing the construction of the lateral. All rules and regulations governing a sewer hookup to the district sewers shall be followed.
A. 
A separate and independent street lateral and building lateral shall be provided for every tax lot. Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection for two buildings on the same tax lot. Laterals and private sewers serving more than one building must be sized adequately by a licensed plumber or engineer. If more than one building on a tax lot is connected to the same lateral and that lot is subsequently subdivided, separate laterals must be constructed for each new lot, with easements being provided for any lateral from one lot which passes through another lot.
B. 
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall not go under building basements. In like fashion, a building shall not be constructed over an existing lateral; the lateral shall be relocated after the Superintendent or Executive Director has approved plans showing the relocation.
(1) 
If relocation is not physically possible then the lateral shall be either:
(a) 
Exposed and totally encapsulated in not less than three inches of concrete; or
(b) 
Exposed and walled and the building rooms above positively ventilated outdoors.
(2) 
All existing manholes in or under the basement shall be sealed air-tight in a manner acceptable to the Superintendent. No new manholes shall be constructed on the portion of the lateral under the building.
When a sewer lateral is to serve a multiple-dwelling structure, the lateral shall be sized in accordance with the metered or estimated water use, using sound professional engineering judgment.
Where a private sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial, institutional or dwelling structures, special design of the private sewer system to which laterals shall be constructed for each of these structures shall be required. These sewers shall be sized in accordance with metered or estimated water use, using sound professional engineering judgment. Such lateral sewers shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Executive Director or Superintendent shall determine where this connection to the public sewer is required. The new sewers and manholes shall be installed and tested in accordance with this chapter and standards for construction of sanitary sewers in RCSD No. 1. Plans and specifications for the sewers shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to this chapter.
Dry sewers shall be designed and installed in accordance with this chapter.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination by the Superintendent or Executive Director, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations and the Construction Standards of the Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 Sewers. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. FD-5 shall apply.
The location of all lateral connections shall be indicated on a drawing, and four copies or this drawing, showing the as-built location and elevations of these connections, shall be furnished to the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable. A refundable deposit shall be placed with the Superintendent or Executive Director when application is made to assure receipt of these as-builts. The amount of the deposit shall be $250 or such other fee as is periodically set by the Board of Commissioners. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the Village, Town or district, nor shall any sewage be discharged from them, until four copies of this record drawing have been so filed and the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable, has approved the submitted drawings for Town or Village sewers. One copy of the record drawings shall be forwarded by the Superintendent to the Executive Director. The deposit shall be returned upon submittal of the required as-built drawings.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital or similar institution, or public housing, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the Executive Director or Superintendent, will receive wastewater or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building or street lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Executive Director or Superintendent, as applicable, shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Executive Director or Superintendent as applicable. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to §§ 345-28 and 345-98, and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Executive Director or Superintendent, as applicable.
Whenever possible, the building lateral shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. Construction shall be in accordance with Construction Standards for Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 Sewers. The ends of all building or street laterals, which are not connected to the interior plumbing of the building, for any reason, shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper or plug or by other approved means.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain shall be lifted by mechanical means and discharged to the building lateral, on approval of the Superintendent or Executive Director.
A. 
The connection of the building lateral to a street lateral shall be made within the street right-of-way or easement for the sanitary sewer. It shall not be more than eight feet from the property line or easement line, with the exception that in the Town of Clarkstown it must only extend at least one foot past the edge of pavement. Except as provided under § 345-15, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer, by a licensed plumber, at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered cleanout to grade located at the property line. The cleanout shall be installed at the time that any new street laterals are constructed.
B. 
The cost of constructing the street lateral from the existing public sewer to the property line shall be at the owner's expense; all subsequent costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the building lateral shall also be borne by the owner.
C. 
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain, repair or replace the building lateral, as needed.
D. 
The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral will be dependent upon the type of sewer pipe material and, in all cases, shall be approved by the Superintendent or Executive Director. After the installation of the street lateral has been approved by the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable, the new street lateral shall become the property of the municipality, and any subsequent repairs to the new street laterals shall be made by the municipality, except in the Village of Spring Valley where they shall be owned and maintained by the property owner.
If, in the judgment of the Superintendent or Executive Director, it is determined that a building lateral without a property line cleanout needs repair or replacement, the municipality or district may install a cleanout near the property line at the owner's expense, such that the street lateral can be maintained independently of the building lateral.
Any existing lateral which, upon examination by the Superintendent or Executive Director, is determined to be in need of replacement, or is not at a location or depth which will function adequately for the property being served, will be replaced with a new street lateral with a cleanout between the street lateral and building lateral. The replacement street lateral shall be constructed by a licensed plumber. The cost of constructing the replacement street lateral and cleanout may be at the owner's expense. Once the replacement street lateral and cleanout have been constructed and approved by the Superintendent or Executive Director, the new street lateral shall become the property of the municipality and any repairs to new street laterals shall be made by the municipality, except in the Village of Spring Valley, where they shall be owned and maintained by the property owner.
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the street lateral is to be made. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent. When street laterals are installed pursuant to § 345-44, the property owner, builder or developer shall notify the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable, when the street lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer, and such connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral pipes or for laying of street lateral pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable. Before the trenches are backfilled, the person performing such work shall notify the Superintendent or Executive Director, as applicable, when the laying of the building lateral is completed, and no backfilling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from him.
Street laterals for building connections which are abandoned when a building is demolished or substantially destroyed by fire or when the building is destroyed for any other reason must be sealed with a factory-fabricated watertight cap at the property line or at the edge of the sewer easement. Adaptors manufactured by Fernco Company or approved equal must be used where it is necessary to transition to a different material pipe. A fabricated cap may then be constructed on the new pipe. The municipal inspector must be notified prior to performing this work. This is to ensure that proper construction materials and methods as well as location ties to the cap can be verified by the municipal inspector. If a street lateral is not capped properly within 30 days of being abandoned as described above, the district may cap it or cause it to be capped by others, then collect charges for that work from the property owner in accordance with provisions of Article XII of this chapter relating to the collection of charges and delinquent payments.
All excavations for constructing building laterals shall be adequately protected with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, pathways and other public property disturbed, in the course of the work, shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent or Executive Director. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade, and shortly thereafter the contractor shall complete road and shoulder restoration to the governing standards. The cost for such final road and shoulder restoration shall be at the owner's expense.
An interior cleanout fitting shall be provided for each building lateral at a readily accessible location, preferably just inside the basement wall. The fitting shall contain a 45-degree branch with removable plug or test tee and so positioned that sewer cleaning or sewer inspection equipment can be inserted therein to clean or inspect the building lateral. The cleanout diameter shall be no less than the building lateral diameter.
All costs associated with the provisions of this article shall be borne by the property owner unless specifically stated or agreed to be a cost borne by the Village, Town or district. The property owner shall indemnify the district, Village or Town from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building and street laterals and connections and appurtenances.