[Adopted 5-13-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
The sanitary sewer system of the town consists
of lateral and trunk sewers laid in streets and rights-of-way, together
with a sewage treatment plant.
Design of the system is based on collection
of domestic sewage only, and approval by the New York State Department
of Health was given for construction and use of sewers for this purpose
only. No connection will be permitted to the sanitary sewer system
which shall carry or deliver any substance or material other than
domestic sewage or such industrial wastes as are specifically approved
by the Town Board. Domestic sewage consists of solid or liquid wastes
from toilets, sinks, laundry or bathtubs, shower baths, or equivalent
plumbing fixtures. Drainage or flow from roofs, cellars, yards, springs,
wells, swimming pools or roadways is not domestic sewage, and draining
therefrom into the sanitary sewer system is prohibited.
A.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
B.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER (ALSO REFERRED TO HEREIN AS "HOUSE SEWER" OR
"SEWER CONNECTION")
COMBINED SEWER
CONTAMINATION
GARBAGE
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MUNICIPAL OR PUBLIC SEWER
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD OR CATEGORICAL STANDARD
NATURAL OUTLET
PERSON
pH
POLLUTION
PRETREATMENT
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
SANITARY SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWAGE WORKS
SEWER
SEWER INSPECTOR
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
SLUG
SPDES
STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
WATERCOURSE
As used in this Part 2, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping in a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
Any sewer, or part thereof, which connects a public or private
building with the town sewer and extends from the town sewer to the
building or house foundation wall.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
An impairment of the quality of the waters of the state by
waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through
poisoning or through spread of disease.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products.
Liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
The sewer pipelines of the town in streets, alleys, easements
or rights-of-way obtained by the town. Such term shall also include
the service connection pipeline up to the outside edge of the property
to be serviced.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in § 307(B) and (C) of the Act (22 U.S.C. § 1347)
which applies to a specific category of industrial users. These standards
apply at the end of the categorical process ("end of process").
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and radiological integrity of water.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, elimination of
pollutants or alteration of the nature of the pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a publicly owned treatment
works. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical
or biological processes, process changes or by other means, except
as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6, General pretreatment regulations for
existing and new sources of pollution.
Wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food
shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely
under flow conditions normally prevailing in sewers, with no particle
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A treatment works as defined by § 212 of the Act
(33 U.S.C. § 1292), including any sewers which convey wastewater
to the POTW, but not including pipes, sewers or other conveyances
not connected to a facility providing treatment.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm-, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground-, surface, and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Any user who:
Has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more
per average workday;
Has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the
municipality's wastewater system;
Has in his wastes toxic pollutants as defined
pursuant to § 307 of the Act;
Has been identified as one of the 21 industrial
categories pursuant to § 307 of the Act; or
Is found by the town to have significant impact,
either singly or in combination with other contributing industries,
on the treatment or collection system.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which, in concentrations
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes, exceeds more than five times the
average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation
and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance
of the wastewater treatment works.
The State Pollution Discharge Elimination System established
by Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of
New York for issuance of permits authorizing discharges to waters
of the state.
A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes:
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in, water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously
or intermittently.
The Town Board shall appoint a Sewer Inspector
who will be the Board's authorized agent in matters falling under
this Part 2 and who shall exercise those powers which are delegated
to him in this Part 2 or which may be reasonably required to carry
out such powers. He shall report to the Board all applications for
sewer connections, inspect and approve construction of such sewer
connections and report to the Board any violations of this Part 2.
Employees of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) and New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) shall be granted access to any industrial property
served by the sanitary sewer system for official purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing. Such inspections shall
be made during normal operating hours of the premises served. The
Sewer Inspector shall accompany all such governmental inspection parties
to observe and confirm findings and serve as the Municipal Board's
official representative during such inspections.
A.
No plumber, contractor or other qualified person shall
make connections to the town sewer system or lay any sewers unless
he has a permit to do so and has been designated as a drainlayer.
An application for such permit shall be on the form provided by the
town. No permit will be issued to any such person, unless he presents
to the Town Board satisfactory evidence that he is capable of laying
sewer connections in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance
with this Part 2. The fee for each such permit shall be as established
by the Town Board. Any person authorized as a drainlayer shall give
personal attention to any work done under his permit and shall employ
only competent persons to do the work.
B.
Drainlayers shall make a written report to the Sewer
Inspector of every connection or disconnection to or from the town
sewer system, such report to be made within 24 hours after completion
of such connection or disconnection.
C.
Drainlayers must report to the Sewer Inspector, in
writing, within 24 hours of the finding of them, a full description
of all obstructions in house drains or the presence of any substance
prohibited by this Part 2.
D.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any property
owner from making the connection between the building on his own property
and the town sewer system, provided that such work is done in strict
accordance with the provisions of this Part 2 and provided that said
property owner, prior to the issuance of a permit for such connection,
furnishes satisfactory evidence to the Sewer Inspector of his competence
to perform said work.
E.
The Town Board may revoke or deny the application
for the permit of any person, firm or corporation authorized as a
drainlayer who shall have violated any provision of this Part 2; or
who shall refuse or neglect to correct any work deemed defective or
imperfect by the Sewer Inspector; or who shall refuse or neglect to
pay any fees, fines or penalties imposed under the provisions of this
Part 2. Such refusal shall be given, in writing, by the Board, or
its duly authorized agent, to any such person, firm or corporation,
stating the grounds for the proposed action by the Board and providing
for a time and place at which such person, firm or corporation may
show cause why such proposed action should not be taken.
All building sewers or sewer connections shall
be laid and connected in accordance with the rules and regulations
herein set forth, and the repair, maintenance and extension of the
same shall, likewise, conform to these rules and regulations. The
property owner shall bear the entire expense of all connections to
the town sewer from the edge of his property line to the house or
building on his property to be serviced; or from the sewer line to
the house or building where connection is made to a sewer main constructed
within a right-of-way crossing lands of the owner, provided that connection
to the sewer main within said right-of-way is permitted by the town;
or from the property line to the house or building where connection
is made to a sewer main constructed within a right-of-way crossing
lands of others, but adjacent thereto, provided that connection to
the sewer main within said right-of-way is permitted by the town.
A.
The owner of any house, building or property used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation, commerce, manufacturing
or other purpose situated within the town and abutting on any street,
alley or right-of-way in which there is or may in the future be located
a town sewer; or if a town sewer is otherwise available or accessible
to such house, building or property is hereby required at his expense
to connect with the town sewer, install suitable toilet facilities
and connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this Part 2 within six months after date of
official notice to do so, or as directed by the Town Board.
B.
The Town Board shall advise the property owner of
the availability of the town sewer for connection by him, and such
connection shall be made within six months after the giving of such
notice as provided in the subsection above. Upon the making of such
connection, all septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage
facilities existing on the property shall be abandoned and filled
with suitable materials.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to:
A.
Place, deposit or permit to be deposited, in an unsanitary
manner, upon public or private property within or in any area under
the jurisdiction of the town any human or animal excrement, garbage
or other objectionable waste, except as provided in this Part 2.
B.
Construct, use or maintain any privy, privy vault,
septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for disposal
of sewage, except as provided in this Part 2.
C.
Uncover any portion of the public sewers or connections
thereto or open any manhole or appurtenance of the sewerage system,
except under permit signed by the Sewer Inspector.
D.
Open any highway or public grounds for the purpose
of making any sewer connection or make or cause to be made any connection
with the public sewer, except under permit signed by the Sewer Inspector
and under his supervision.
E.
Break out or remove any pipe of the public sewer system
or make or cause to be made any connection to said public sewers,
except through connection branches provided for such purpose and except
under permit signed by the Sewer Inspector and under his supervision.
Location of said connection branches shall be designated by the Sewer
Inspector.
F.
Discharge or cause to be discharged into any public
sewer, directly or indirectly, any overflow or drainage from manure
pits, cesspools or other receptacles storing or constructed to store
organic wastes or surface water from yards, driveways or roadways.
G.
Contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or
indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with
the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions
apply to all such users of a POTW whether or not the use is subject
to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Requirements. A
user may not contribute the following substances to any POTW:
(1)
Any liquids, solids or gases which, by reason of their
nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction
with other substances, to cause fire or explosion or injury in any
other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time
shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the
point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system)
be more than 5%, nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive
limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not
limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene,
ethers, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates,
carbides, hydrides, sulfides and any other substances which the village,
state or EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or hazard to the
system.
(2)
Solid or viscous substances, such as, but not limited
to, grease, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., in quantities or of sizes capable of impairing the
hydraulic capacity of the sewer or other interferences with the operation
of the POTW.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewerage works.
(4)
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous
solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or
by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any
sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create a hazard in the receiving waters
of the sewage treatment plant.
(5)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. (65° C.), or in such quantities that the temperature
at the treatment works influent exceeds 40° C. (104° F.),
unless the works is designated to accommodate such heat.
H.
Discharge drainage from washstands of public or private
garages, automobile washing stations, cleaning or dyeing works, laundries
or similar establishments where gasoline, oils or flammable materials
are used or stored, unless such is equipped with an oil separator
of approved size and design. Such separator shall be constructed of
cast iron throughout and installed in a concrete pit or vault easily
accessible for cleaning, maintenance and inspection.
I.
Throw or deposit or cause or allow to be thrown or
deposited in any fixture, vessel, receptacle, inlet or opening directly
connected with any public sewer, any garbage which has not been properly
shredded or ground and flushed with an ample quantity of water. Use
of mechanical garbage grinders producing a finely divided mass properly
flushed with an ample quantity of water, is permitted under this Part
2. Garbage grinders shall not be used for disposal of:
J.
Allow any building sewer connected with the public
sewer to be also connected with any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool
or underground drain or with any channel conveying water or filth,
except such soil pipes and other plumbing work as shall have been
duly inspected and approved by the Sewer Inspector.
K.
Except as otherwise provided herein, throw or deposit,
or cause or allow to be thrown or deposited, in any fixture, vessel,
receptacle, inlet or opening connected with any public sewer, any
ashes, cinders, rags, mud, straw, metal, hair, fleshings or similar
waste material, dead animals or waste material of any kind or character
(other than feces, urine, toilet paper, liquid house slops, or properly
ground table garbage) or any other solid or viscous substances capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in the sewers or other interference
with proper operation of the sewerage system, or any other substances
which will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures
between 32° F. and 150° F.
L.
Discharge or cause to be discharged into any public
sewer any storm- or surface water, groundwater, subsurface drainage
or drainage or flow from roofs, cellars, cistern tanks, springs, wells,
swimming pools or, except as may be permitted by the Municipal Board,
any discharge from a vehicle wash rack or wash motor, or from any
air-conditioning machine or refrigeration unit; cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters.
A.
The Town Board, at any time in its discretion, may
stop and prevent discharge into sewers of any substance which it considers
may injure the sewers or interfere with their normal operation, or
obstruct the flow or hinder any process of wastewater treatment; and
may sever the connection and cause the removal of any tributary sewer
or drain through which such detrimental substances are discharged.
B.
No action shall be taken by the town to implement
the foregoing provisions, unless the town shall have given the owner
at least 48 hours notice, in writing, stating the action to be taken
and the grounds therefor, except that such notice shall not be required
if immediate action is necessary to prevent injury to the town sanitary
sewerage system, or any part thereof.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available
or accessible, the building sewer shall be connected to a private
sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of all applicable
town laws and the recommended installation requirements of the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation, until such time
as a public sanitary sewer becomes available.
A.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage
disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a permit signed by the
Sewer Inspector. Application for such permit shall be made on a form
furnished by the town, which form the applicant shall supplement with
any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by
the Town Board or Sewer Inspector.
B.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall
not become effective until installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Sewer Inspector. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the
permit shall notify the Sewer Inspector when the work is ready for
final inspection before any underground portions are covered. The
inspection shall be made within 48 hours of receipt of notice by the
Sewer Inspector, or as soon thereafter as practical.
Each building in the area served by a public
sewer must be connected separately and independently with the sewer
through the house or building branch connection directly opposite
the building or nearest in the downstream direction. Grouping of buildings
on one house sewer will not be permitted, except by special permission
from the Town Board and then only for good reason.
A.
No house or building sewer connecting any property
with the town sewer shall be of an internal diameter less than four
inches.
B.
Every building sewer connecting with town sewers shall
be cast iron (ASTM Specification A-74, or equal), vitrified earthenware,
asbestos-cement house connection pipe, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
(ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other suitable material approved
by the Sewer Inspector. Cast-iron pipe only shall be used where, in
the opinion of the Sewer Inspector, conditions require its use. Copper
pipe may be used only inside a dwelling.
C.
All pipe must be solidly laid to true grade and in
straight a line as nearly as possible. All changes in direction must
be made with properly curved pipe or fittings.
(1)
No earthenware pipe shall be laid at a depth less
than 36 inches. Pipe laid at a lesser depth must be cast iron or such
grade as required by the Sewer Inspector, but shall be at least medium-heavy
cast iron if under a roadway.
(2)
All pipe must be covered to a depth of at least one
foot with fine earth, entirely free from stones and rubbish, and well
and carefully compacted.
(3)
No building or house sewer connection with the town
sewer shall be laid at a grade of less than one inch fall in four
feet without a written permit signed by the Sewer Inspector and specifying
the minimum grade that will be permitted. In removing plugs from existing
wye or tee branches in the town sewer and connecting the same, due
care shall be exercised to prevent any debris from entering the town
sewer.
(4)
In rock excavation, where rock is found in the bottom
of the trench, it shall be taken out at least four inches below the
bottom of the pipe and the space filled with sand, gravel or other
suitable material, thoroughly compacted. No blasting shall be done
within five feet of public or private sewers, and utmost care shall
be taken to prevent injury thereto.
D.
All earthenware pipe and specials must be of the best
quality, cylindrical, hard, bell and spigot pattern in conformance
with the latest ASTM specifications and vitrified throughout. All
bells must be of sufficient diameter to receive the full length of
the spigot and of the next following pipe or special without any chipping
whatever of either and also leave sufficient space for bituminous
jointing.
E.
All cast-iron pipe and specials must be sound, cylindrical
and smooth internally, free from cracks, sandholes or other defects,
of uniform thickness and of the grade known commercially as "medium"
or "extra heavy."
F.
All asbestos-cement pipe must conform to the latest
ASTM specifications for asbestos-cement sewer pipe for house laterals
and such other specifications as approved by the Town Board.
G.
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) solid wall sewer
service pipe shall be in conformance with ASTM Specification D-2751,
with an SDR Classification of 23.5. Pipe shall be designated for solvent
welded joints.
H.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sewer service pipe shall
be in conformance with ASTM Specification D-3034. Pipe shall be designed
for rubber compression gasket joints meeting ASTM Specification D-3212.
I.
Joints for building laterals:
(1)
Joints shall be gas- and watertight.
(2)
The greatest care must be taken to prevent entrance
of dirt or sand into any sewer pipe or connection. All joints for
vitrified pipe shall be made with a narrow gasket of dry hemp or jute
long enough to go around the pipe and thick enough to hold the pipe
securely in its relative position so inverts are on a line. The gasket
shall be carefully inserted between the bell and spigot and well caulked
with suitable hardwood or metal tools. The remainder of the joint
shall be filled with an approved bituminous mixture.
(3)
The compound used shall be approved by the Sewer Inspector
and of a type which will not be affected by sewage or alkaline or
acid solutions. The compound shall not run at a temperature below
200° F. and shall have sufficient ductility at 32° F. The
compound shall be heated in a gasoline or other suitable furnace to
a temperature slightly above that at which it can be poured rapidly
and smoothly and shall be kept at this temperature until used. After
the pipe joint has been caulked, the melted compound shall be poured
into the joints with the aid of a joint runner or gasket in the same
manner that lead joints are poured. The pouring vessel shall be large
enough to make one joint in a single pouring. Depth of the compound
shall be not less than 3/4 inch. In case the pipe joint is not completely
filled, the unfilled part of the joint shall be poured again with
hot material to form a complete, watertight joint.
(4)
Factory-fabricated joint materials having resilient
properties meeting latest ASTM Specification C-426, Types I, II or
III, may also be used.
(5)
Cast-iron pipe shall be joined with first-quality
lead or jointing compound approved by the Sewer Inspector. The entire
joint shall be filled in one pour and thoroughly caulked. If lead
is used, each joint in four-inch cast-iron pipe shall be poured with
five pounds of lead. In all cases, the trench must be kept dry during
pipelaying.
(6)
ABS pipe shall be joined by solvent welding in accordance
with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Finished joints
shall be watertight and structurally equal to the pipe itself in tensile
strength.
(7)
PVC pipe shall be joined by rubber compression ring
gaskets, using appropriate lubricants to prevent displacement or damage
during installation. When completed, joints shall be capable of withstanding
an internal hydraulic pressure of 25 feet of water, and internal vacuum
of 22 inches of mercury, without leakage. Joints shall conform to
ASTM Specification D-3212.
J.
Use of existing building sewers. Building sewers which
are in existence at the time of adoption of this Part 2 may continue
to be used from the building to the point of connection with the municipal
sewer providing the Sewer Inspector determines they are in good condition
and otherwise satisfactory to carry domestic sewage and industrial
wastes without leakage; and provided, further, that they are used
only until such time as the Sewer Inspector may require their replacement
by new building sewers which shall be constructed in accordance with
and within the time limitation required by this Part 2.
K.
The foregoing requirements may be modified or added
to as the Sewer Inspector, in the exercise of reasonable judgment,
may determine.
No structure shall be connected to the sanitary
sewer system unless there is a soil line extended to a point above
the roof and properly vented, or otherwise vented in a manner approved
by the Sewer Inspector. In existing public or private buildings, dwellings
or stores not properly vented, and on all new construction, a running
trap with double hub vent is required and shall be installed in a
manner approved by the Sewer Inspector. Grease traps shall be installed
where the Town Board or its duly authorized agent may direct. Grease
traps must be kept clean at all times at the owner's expense.
A.
Building or house sewer pipe shall not be located
closer than 25 feet to a water supply well except by special permission
of the Sewer Inspector, and then only for good cause and in accordance
with the specific requirements of the Sewer Inspector for sewer installation.
B.
Building or house sewer pipe within 25 feet to 50
feet of a water supply well shall be constructed of cast-iron soil
pipe or PVC sewer pipe not less than 10 feet long. Pipe joints shall
be rubber gasket type, properly assembled and watertight.
C.
Building or house sewer pipe within 25 feet of a water
supply well as permitted by the Sewer Inspector shall be cast-iron
or ductile-iron water main type pipe with waterproof joints of a type
approved by the Sewer Inspector. Pipe joints shall be located as distant
from water supply wells as possible.
A.
No person shall make any connection with or opening
to any town or public sewer or construct, alter, repair or use any
drain or house sewer or other lateral sewer to connect with such public
sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the Sewer Inspector.
Before any such permit is obtained, an application for the issuance
of said building permit shall be filed with the town on such forms
as may be supplied. The application shall be signed by an authorized
drainlayer and the owner or lessee of the property or his duly authorized
agent and shall include or be accompanied by a description and plan
of the proposed work and such other pertinent information as may be
required by the Sewer Inspector. The application shall be accompanied
by a permit fee, the amount of which shall be fixed by the Town Board.
Such permit shall be kept at the site of the work and be available
for inspection by an officer of the town or member of the Town Board
or its duly authorized agent or agents.
B.
The Sewer Inspector shall be notified at least 24
hours before the beginning of any work upon building sewers or connections.
Such notice shall be in writing and shall state the time of commencement
of such work. No trench shall be filled or any part of pipe or fittings
covered until notice has been given to the Sewer Inspector that the
work is ready for inspection and such inspection has been made. Every
such inspection shall be made as soon as practicable after receipt
of notice by the Sewer Inspector, who shall have the power to apply
proper tests to the pipe or fittings. The owner, contractor or other
person doing the work shall furnish all necessary tools and labor
for such tests and shall remove any defective material or repair any
work improperly done as the Sewer Inspector shall direct, without
expense to the town.
C.
No sewer connection branch shall be opened or pipe
laid and no joints made except under the inspection of the Sewer Inspector
or his duly authorized representative. All work of laying building
sewers and connections shall be done in such manner and at such times
as to interfere as little as possible with public travel and convenience,
and the drainlayer shall conduct his work as the Sewer Inspector may
from time to time direct.
D.
No permit granted by the Sewer Inspector shall be
construed to permit any interference with or disturbance of any state
or county or town highway pavement or any excavation in any road,
street or public place, unless the permit shall expressly so provide.
E.
No permit shall be granted for such interference or
disturbance of said payment or for excavation for sewer purposes in
any public street or public place unless the applicant or drainlayer
shall first have obtained from the State or County Highway Department
or Town Superintendent, as the case may be, a permit therefor in accordance
with requirements of the highway department having jurisdiction. The
applicant shall provide such liability insurance as may be required
before such permit is issued. Any permit fee, bonding or other expense
in connection with issuance of a permit for opening any street or
pavement shall be paid by the applicant or drainlayer. No permit shall
be deemed to authorize anything not stated in the application therefor.
The permittee or his duly authorized representative shall guard, barricade
and light all excavations and restore all public property in a manner
satisfactory to the town.
The Sewer Inspector and other duly authorized
employees of the town shall be permitted, with proper credentials
and identification, to enter on any property at reasonable hours for
the purpose of inspecting, measuring, sampling, testing, repairing,
disconnecting or for any purpose reasonably necessary to carry out
and enforce the provisions of this Part 2.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation which violates or
fails to comply with any provision of this Part 2 shall, upon conviction,
be fined in an amount not more than $250 or imprisoned for not more
than 15 days, or both. Each day on which any such violation or failure
shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. The foregoing shall
not be construed to exempt an offender from any other liability imposed
on him under this Part 2 or from any other prosecution or penalty
imposed by law.[1]
B.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or otherwise tamper with any
structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the town sewer
system. Violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed
disorderly conduct.
C.
Any person violating any provision of this Part 2
or who shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage,
destroy or, without proper authority, uncover, deface or tamper with
any structure, pipe, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of
the town sewer system, shall be liable to the town for any expense,
loss or damage occasioned to the town thereby and shall forfeit double
the amount of any such loss, damage or expense as a penalty.
Any property owner who believes that connection to the town sewer system will cause him undue hardship or if he believes that such connection is impossible to accomplish for geographical or topographical reasons may request of the Town Board a waiver of compliance from the provisions of this Part 2, either in whole or in part. Any such application must be made, in writing, within 30 days of delivery of the notice to connect the property to the town sewer system as provided in § 146-21 above. Such notice shall be signed by the property owner or his duly authorized agent and delivered to the office of the Town Clerk within the aforesaid thirty-day period. Upon receipt of said notice and within 30 days thereafter, the Town Board shall consider said application and may, at it sole option, request the property owner to appear at a meeting before the Board to answer questions concerning his application or furnish such additional information as he may wish. Thereafter, and within 60 days of the receipt of said application, the Town Board shall make its decision on said application. The decision of the Town Board shall be in writing and mailed to the property owner at the address furnished in the application. If the application for a waiver is denied, the applicant must connect to the town sewer system in accordance with the provisions of the article within 60 days of the delivery of such decision. The Town Board may, however, at its option, extend such sixty-day period as it deems appropriate under the circumstances. If the application is granted, the Town Board, in its decision, shall advise the applicant in particular which sections of this Part 2 have been waived. Compliance with all other sections of this Part 2, unless specifically waived, shall be required.
Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater
is produced or discharged shall allow the town or its representative
ready access at all times to all parts of the premises for the purpose
of inspection or sampling or in the performance of any of their duties.
The town shall have the right to set up on the user's property such
devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations.
The town may at reasonable times have access to and copy any records,
inspect any monitoring equipment or method required by the town's
wastewater discharge ordinances and sample any effluents which the
owner or operator of such source is required to sample. Where a user
has security measures in force, the user shall make necessary arrangements
with their security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable
identification, personnel from the town will be permitted to enter
without delay.
Any direct or indirect connection or entry point
for persistent or deleterious wastes to the user's plumbing or drainage
system should be eliminated. Where such action is impractical or unreasonable,
the user shall approximately label such entry points to warn against
discharge of such wastes in violation of this Part 2.
Any person who knowingly makes any false statements,
representation, record, report, plan or other documentation filed
with the town or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders
inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this Part
2 shall be considered in violation of this Part 2 and shall be subject
to all penalties provided for herein.
The town is also authorized to issue an order
to cease and desist and direct those persons not complying with such
prohibitions, limits, requirements or provisions of the article or
the wastewater discharge permit to:
It shall be unlawful for any person and/or commercial, industrial or business concern (herein called "contributor") to discharge any industrial wastes into any section of the town sewers except where treatment has been provided before discharge, in a manner and to a degree satisfactory to the Town Board, or where discharge is in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Part 2.
All costs of constructing, operating and/or
maintaining pretreatment facilities, as mentioned in subsequent provisions
of this Part 2, shall be borne by the contributor.
A.
Wastewater originating from any industrial or commercial
operation shall not be discharged into the sanitary sewer without
a valid permit issued by the town for such discharge.
B.
The permit will be issued for a three-year period
and must be periodically renewed. The permit will identify the quality
and quantity of waste that may be discharged. The permit may not be
transferred or reassigned. The permit holder shall apply for a permit
modification if the quantity or quality of the discharge will change
from that specified in the permit.
D.
Permit applications shall list the volume and type of waste-producing activity and shall define the quantity and quality of wastewater to be discharged. The permit holder shall be subject to all sections of this Part 2 and to applicable federal and state water pollution control rules and regulations.
No industrial sewage shall be admitted to the
town sewer system which will interfere with or damage the sewerage
system or contravene the classification and standards for quality
and purity assigned to fresh surface waters by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, latest revision thereof.
Also, no industrial wastes shall cause or occasion the town to violate
stream standards through direct discharge into the receiving stream
without treatment.
It shall be unlawful, except by special permission
of the Town Board, to construct or maintain any septic tank, cesspool
or other facility intended or used for the disposal or treatment of
industrial wastes.
The owner of any building or property used for
occupancy, employment or other purposes, situated within the town
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now or may be in the future a public sewer is hereby required, at
his own expense, to install suitable pretreatment facilities, if such
pretreatment of wastes is deemed by the town to be required, and to
connect with the town sewer system in accordance with the provisions
of this Part 2 within 90 days after date of official notice to do
so.
Each significant industrial user shall construct
or otherwise have available a sampling point for sampling wastewater
before it enters the town sewer system. This sampling point shall
be a suitable structure, together with such necessary meters and other
appurtenances to the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such structure shall be accessibly
and safely located and constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the town. The structure shall be installed by the applicant, at
his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible
at all times. All references herein limiting the characteristics of
industrial wastes shall apply at this structure.
Where, in the opinion of the Town Board, wastes
having a detrimental effect upon either the town sewer system or the
receiving stream shall be completely excluded from the sewerage system,
in forming their opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes,
the Town Board will consider such factors as quantities of detrimental
wastes in relation to flows and velocities in sewers, materials of
construction of the sewers, nature of the wastewater treatment process,
capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability
of the wastes, and other pertinent factors. Among inadmissible wastes
are:
A.
Gasoline, cleaning solvents, fuel, oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous
solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or
by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any
sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create any hazard in receiving waters
of the wastewater treatment plant.
C.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or sizes
capable of causing obstruction to flow in sewers or other interferences
with proper operation of sewage works, such as, but not limited to,
ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics and wood; unground garbage; whole blood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings and entrails; and paper dishes, cups and milk containers,
either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
greater than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewerage works.
E.
Any waters or wastes containing fats, wax, grease
or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° F. and 150° F.
F.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste-
or odor-producing substances, in concentrations exceeding limits which
may be established by the Sewer Inspector as necessary, after treatment
of the composite sewage, to meet requirements of the state, federal
or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the
receiving waters.
G.
Any discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dyes,
inks and vegetable tanning solutions or any other condition in the
quality of treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving
water quality requirements established by law cannot be met.
H.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by applicable local,
state or federal regulations.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids
which, singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient
to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to
prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
J.
Any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent
or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludges or scums,
to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the
reclamation process where the POTW is pursuing a reuse and reclamation
program. In no case, shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause
the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria,
guidelines or regulations developed under § 405 of the Act,
any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal
development pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air
Act or the Toxic Substances Control Act or state criteria applicable
to the sludge management method being used.
K.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes
constituting slugs, as defined herein.
Any wastes with characteristics which may be
detrimental to either the sewerage system or the receiving stream,
as determined by the Board, shall be pretreated by the contributor.
Method of pretreatment shall be approved by the Town Board.
Extreme variation in the discharge rate may
be a limiting factor in the handling of industrial wastes. Maximum
discharge rates shall be established by the Town Board for each point
of connection subject to revision as conditions require.
It shall be unlawful for any contributor to
discharge heated wastes having a temperature in excess of 150°
F. or in such quantities that the temperature at the treatment works
influent exceeds 40° C. (104° F.), unless the works is designated
to accommodate such heat. This limit shall be less if, in the discretion
of the Town Board, production of hydrogen sulfide is of significance.
All volatile oils with a flash point lower than
187° F. shall be completely removed from the wastes before discharge
into the town sewer system. Contributors required to pretreat for
control of oil and grease shall install and maintain a grease removal
facility conforming to specifications provided by the Town Board,
including type, capacity and location.
Industrial waste from any contributor which
is so acid or alkaline as to be detrimental to the town sewer system
and/or outfall sewer, and which shall cause the composite industrial
wastes to contravene the standards for the receiving stream as established
by New York State, shall not be acceptable. Correction of the objectionable
pH condition shall be accomplished by pretreatment before discharge
to the town sewer system.
Solids, liquids and/or gases which are toxic
or may become toxic due to characteristics of the sewage in the system,
to the extent of contravening prevailing official New York State classifications
and standards of the receiving stream, shall not be acceptable. Evaluation
of the constituent which could create toxicity shall be determined
by the Town Board. Correction shall be provided by the contributor
as deemed necessary by the Town Board.
Deleterious substances, colored or other wastes
or heated liquids, along or in combination with any or all wastes
from outlets of one or several contributors combined, which are sufficient
in quantity, or at temperatures which will render the discharge into
the receiving stream unacceptable under New York State classifications
and standards, shall not be discharged into the town sewer system.
Polluting organic or inorganic solids, dissolved
or suspended, from any contributor, and having a high specific gravity,
and in concentrations which interfere with flows within the town sewerage
system and/or exceed limits established by the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, shall not be discharged to the town
sewer system.
Industrial wastes from any one contributor shall
be kept within limits so as not to cause the town sewer system to
contravene prevailing New York State classifications and standards
of the receiving stream.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance, a
high chlorine demand or suspended solids in sufficient quantity to
injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving
waters or effluent of the town sewage treatment plant or to exceed
the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. Such
toxic substances shall be limited to the average concentrations in
the sewage as listed hereinafter and shall include, but not be limited
to, any pollutants identified pursuant to § 307(A) of the
Act. If concentrations listed are exceeded, individual establishments
will be subject to control in volume and concentration by the Town
Board.
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Effluent Concentration Limits
(mg/l)
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|---|---|---|---|
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Parameter
|
30-Day Average
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24-Hour Average
| |
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Cadmium
|
0.4
|
0.8
| |
|
Hex. chromium
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Total chromium
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Copper
|
0.8
|
1.6
| |
|
Lead
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Nickel
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Zinc
|
1.2
|
2.4
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Available chlorine
|
50.0
|
50.0
| |
|
Cyanide-free
|
0.4
|
0.8
| |
|
Cyanide-complex
|
1.6
|
3.2
| |
|
Selenium
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Sulfide
|
6.0
|
12.0
| |
|
Barium
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Manganese
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
Gold
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Silver
|
0.2
|
0.4
| |
|
Fluorides:
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To fresh water
|
4.0*
|
8.0*
| |
|
To saline water
|
36.0
|
72.0
| |
|
Phenol
|
4.0
|
8.0
| |
|
NOTES:
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|
*May be multiplied by a factor of 1.5 if the
municipal water supply is not fluoridated.
|
Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited
materials or other wastes from significant contributing industries
shall be submitted to the town for review and shall be acceptable
to the town before construction of the facilities.
An industrial user shall notify the town immediately
upon accidentally discharging wastes in violation of this Part 2.
This notification shall be followed, within 15 days of the date of
occurrence, by a detailed written statement describing the causes
of the accidental discharge and measures being taken to prevent future
occurrence. Such notification shall not relieve users of liability
for any expense, loss or damage to the sewer system, treatment plant
or treatment process or for any fines imposed on the town under applicable
state and federal regulations.
A notice shall be furnished and permanently
posted on the industrial user's bulletin board advising employees
whom to call in case of an accidental discharge in violation of this
Part 2. Also, copies of this Part 2 shall be made available to user's
employees.
When pretreatment regulations are adopted by
USEPA or NYSDEC for any industry, that industry must immediately conform
to the USEPA or NYSDEC timetable for adherence to federal or state
pretreatment requirements and any other applicable requirements promulgated
by USEPA or NYSDEC in accordance with § 307 the Act. Additionally,
such industries shall comply with any more stringent standards necessitated
by local conditions as determined by the town.
No user shall ever increase the use of process
water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or
complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with
the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment
Standards, or in any other pollutant specific limitation developed
by the town or state, unless authorized by state or federal regulations.
