Whenever a public sanitary sewer is not available within the Town of Crawford Sewer District No. 1, as described under the provisions of Article
IV, §
111-8, the building sewer shall be connected, either directly or through a private sewage system, to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the Department of Health and the provisions of this article.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system and the pipe sizes, slopes and design criteria of a private sewage system within the Sewer District shall comply with all requirements of the Health Department, and no statement in this article shall be construed to interfere with these or any other additional requirements or recommendations that may be imposed by the Department of Health. Any additional requirements imposed by this Part
1 are for the purpose of implementing the intent of this Part
1 and providing for the proper development of the Sewer District.
Before approval of a project within any sewer district by a federal, state or county agency, the Administrator shall have the right to require a submittal of a review application, plans and specifications of the proposed private sewage disposal and/or sewage system to determine its conformity with the purposes set forth in §
111-2. The Administrator shall have the right to require additional information as deemed necessary for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Part
1. All information required shall become a part of the application. Construction shall not commence until approved by the Administrator. Any revisions to the approved application without the written approval of the Administrator are prohibited.
The methods, practices and materials used in the construction of a private
sewage system located in the Sewer District shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the approved application and any specifications and requirements
adopted by the Town Board in fulfilling the Administrator's duties and the
provisions of this Part 1 as provided for herein. In the absence of any particular
provisions, or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set
forth in appropriate specifications of the Town of Crawford Sewer District
No. 1 Contract No. 1 shall apply.
The Administrator shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
of construction, and in any event, the applicant shall notify the Administrator
when the work or separate portions of it are ready for final inspection and
before any underground portions are covered. Every effort will be made to
have the inspection made within 48 hours of receipt of written notice by the
Administrator (weekends and holidays excluded). Prior to final approval, the
applicant shall provide the Administrator with two complete sets of as-built
drawings of the system and, in the case of a sewage infiltration test, results
certified by a professional engineer licensed in the State of New York. The
maximum allowable rate of infiltration into any section of a sewage system
shall not exceed 100 gallons per inch of pipe diameter per mile of sewer per
day.
The owner of a private sewage disposal or sewage system shall operate
and maintain such facilities in a satisfactory manner at all times, at no
expense to the Sewer District.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal and/or sewage system, as provided for in Article
IV, §
111-8, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Part
1. Any person obtaining a permit to connect to the public sewer shall be required to abandon existing private septic tanks or cesspools or other private sewage disposal facilities as hereinafter prescribed in Article
VI, and said facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and removed or filled with suitable material or as directed by the Administrator.