Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
91-11, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the UCDOH.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the intended use
for either is for a distinct and separate business or a dwelling place
for a private family or families, shall be connected to the same individual
septic tank and tile absorption field.
Where a private wastewater disposal system is required, an application
shall be filed with the UCDOH, including all requisite fees, plans,
and supporting documentation required thereto. The Superintendent
may be required to issue a letter and or certification to the UCDOH
attesting that the subject application for a private wastewater disposal
system is indeed required because public sewers are unavailable.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the UCDOH
before construction commencement. The Superintendent, or his designated
representative, shall be permitted to inspect the construction work
at any stage, without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater
disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer, or water
supply system located in the POTW, in such a manner, volume, and concentration
so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable condition
in the opinion of the Superintendent, the UCDOH, or the NYSDOH, the
owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is
located, upon receiving written notice from the Superintendent and/or
the UCDOH, 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 repair, rebuilding, or relocation of the system shall
be accomplished in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
NYSDOH and the UCDOH, at the owner's expense.
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, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic
tank, by a licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes, at three-year
intervals or more frequently.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance
with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank, and similar wastewater
disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage by a licensed septage
hauler, and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel,
or dirt, or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is
made to the public sewer, the connection to the private wastewater
disposal facility shall be broken and both ends of the break shall
be plugged, as appropriate. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent
may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement
to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent,
or interfere with, any additional requirements that may be deemed
necessary by the Superintendent, to protect public health and public
welfare.