Town of Kingsbury, NY Article VIII Waste Connections

§ 210-24 Sewer connections: general.

A. Required connections. The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the District and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a public sewer, is hereby required at the owner's expense to install suitable sanitary facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with these rules and regulations, within 60 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that such sewer is within 150 feet of any property line of such premises and is otherwise accessible.

(1) Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions stated herein, the building sewer shall be connected to a private disposal system complying with the provisions of these rules and regulations and all of the state, county and local rules and regulations regarding operation for such work must be obtained prior to commencement of construction as stated herein.

(2) Each building in the area served by a public sewer, when connected, must be connected separately and independently with the sewer through the house connection branch directly opposite the building or nearest downstream direction. Grouping of buildings on one house sewer will not be permitted, save by special act of and by the Town Board.

B. Notification of the Director:

(1) The Director shall be notified at least 24 hours before the beginning of any work upon sewers or connections, as to the time of the commencement of such work.

(2) Persons must report to the Director, in writing, within 24 hours after the completion of any work by them, every connection or disconnection made between any building and the sewer system or between any house connection and the sewer system.

C. Persons authorized to work on sewers. Only persons herein authorized may work in or on public sewers:

(1) Connections to, alterations to, or repairs to any public sewer or manholes or other appurtenances of such sewage system in the District shall not be made by any person other than a licensed plumber of the Town and personnel of the Kingsbury Sewer District No. 1.

(2) No unauthorized person shall open the cover of, enter or alter any manhole or other appurtenance of any public sewer; place or insert in any public sewer or its appurtenances any foreign material which such sewer or its appurtenances was not intended to receive; nor shall any person damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper in any way with the public sewer or its appurtenances.

D. House connections.

(1) No building connection like from the public sewer to the property line shall be of any internal diameter less than four inches. Inside the property line the diameter of the pipe shall not be less than four inches.

(2) No public or private building, dwelling or store will be permitted to make any connection whatsoever to the district sewerage system unless same has a soil line extended to a point above thereof and is properly vented or otherwise vented in a manner approved by the Director. In existing public or private buildings, dwellings, or stores which are not properly vented, the use of a house trap shall be optional with the property owner in all cases where such trap has already been installed.

(3) Grease traps must be installed for restaurants, hotels and apartment houses or wherever the Town Board or its authorized agent may direct. Grease traps must be kept clean at all times at the owner's expense. The size and design of the grease trap shall be approved by the Director. Grease traps should not be preceded by garbage grinders or disposal units.

(4) Any pressurized sewer connection shall be subject to the approval of the Town Board or its authorized agent.

§ 210-25 Sewer connections: fittings, materials and methods specifications.

A. General connection limitations and specifications.

(1) No connection to the public sewers shall be allowed at existing public manholes except where provided in original system design or as approved by the Director.

(2) All connections to the public sewer, sewer laterals, and all existing sewer pipe shall be of the tee-type junctions with all other types of connections prohibited.

(3) All pipes, fittings and connections to the public sewer from any sewer or drain shall be permanently sealed against exfiltration and infiltration and shall be tested to comply with the prevailing national standard or the set standard of one-hundred per day per inch of diameter per mile of length, wherever the Director may require.

B. Sewer pipe and fitting specifications.

(1) Connection fittings for building service lines shall be molded or fabricated with all gasket connections. Any connection into an existing line shall use a gasketed fitting in conjunction with a repair sleeve coupling or a gasketed saddle tee with all stainless steel clamps. Saddle connections shall conform to the following installation requirements:

(a) Saddles must be mounted on pipe with gasketed connection and secured by stainless steel banding.

(b) Holes for saddle connections shall be cleanly cut, employing either a mechanical hole cutting device, a keyhole saw or a sabre saw.

(c) Fittings which are prefabricated using pipe sections, molded saddles and PVC solvent cement may be allowed, provided that the solvent cement used in fabrication has cured 24 hours.

(d) Cemented mitered connections without proper gasket seals and socket reinforcement shall not be permitted.

(e) Only PVC primer and solvent cement shall be used in cementing in accordance with the cement manufacturers' recommendations and ASTM D-2855.

(2) All caps and plugs shall be braced, staked, anchored, wired or otherwise secured to the pipe to prevent leakage under the maximum anticipated thrust from internal abnormal operating conditions or test pressure from water or air.

C. Sewer line installation.

(1) Service lines from buildings, structures, or dwelling units to the collection sewer shall have minimum depth of three feet at the property line and shall be laid with a straight alignment and at a uniform slope of not less than 1/4 inch per foot for four-inch diameter pipe and 1/8 inch per foot for six-inch diameter pipe. Where collection sewers are deeper than seven feet vertical, a standpipe or stack will be permitted. The standpipe or stack does not require concrete encasement; however, it shall be uniformly supported by compacted backfill.

(2) No trench shall be filled or any part of pipe or fitting covered until at least 24 hours' notice has been given to the Director that the work is ready for inspection and such inspection is made. Every such inspection shall be made as soon as possible after the receipt of notice by the Director, and such Director shall have the power to apply any proper tests to the pipe or fittings, and the owner or contractor doing such work shall furnish all necessary tools and labor for such test and shall remove any defective material or repair any work improperly done, as the Director shall direct, without expense to the municipality.

D. Trench construction.

(1) The sewer permit applicant shall be responsible for all conflicting obstructions, and shall bear all expenses arising from obstructions encountered and shall perform all locating, protection, repair of damage, necessary removal, adjustment or relocation of any obstruction.

(2) No blasting shall be done within five feet of public or private sewers, and utmost care shall be taken to prevent injury thereto. Reimbursement for any repair or damages done as a result of blasting shall be borne by the sewer applicant.

(3) The trench bottom should be constructed to provide a firm, stable and uniform support along the full length of the pipe.

(4) Bell holes shall be provided at each joint to permit proper joint assembly and alignment.

(5) Any part of the trench bottom excavated below grade shall be backfilled to grade and compacted as required to provide firm pipe support.

(6) When an unsuitable subgrade condition is encountered which will provide inadequate pipe support, additional trench shall be excavated and refilled with suitable foundation material.

(7) In situations which have natural materials of fine grains, and in conditions where migration of trench wall material into bedding material can be anticipated, either wide trench construction or well-graded bedding material without voids shall be used.

E. Haunching.

(1) Material shall be placed and consolidated under the pipe haunch to provide adequate side support to the pipe while avoiding both vertical and lateral displacement of the pipe from proper alignment.

(2) Where coarse materials with voids have been used for bedding, the same coarse material shall also be used for haunching.

(3) Haunching shall be placed up to the pipe spring line.

F. Initial backfill.

(1) Initial backfill shall be completed to a point at least six inches over the top of the pipe.

(2) If the final backfill contains large particles which may dislodge or damage the pipe, the depth of the initial backfill shall be increased to a point of not less than 12 inches over the pipe.

G. Final backfill.

(1) Boulders, debris, frozen earth and rubble, which could damage the pipe, shall be excluded from backfill material.

(2) Special compaction, as specified by the Director may be required under improved surfaces, shoulders of streets, roads, aprons, curbs, and walks.

(3) Natural compaction accomplished by the loose placing of materials into the trench, rolling of the surface layer, mounding of the surface and filling and maintaining of all sunken trenches may be allowed on all neutral grounds which are free of traffic, lawns, open fields and unimproved rights-of-way.

§ 210-26 Industrial connections.

All measurements, tests and analyses of characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, and shall be determined on samples collected at suitable points. The design, installation and operation of pretreatment and equalization facilities, which the Town Board or its appointed agent has deemed necessary for municipal acceptance of industrial waste, shall be subject to review and approval by the Town Board or its appointed agents and subject to requirements from all applicable codes. These facilities shall be maintained at the industry's expense and shall include:

A. A suitable control manhole, channel or flume, together with such appurtenances in the effluent sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the untreated, pretreated and equalized wastes. Such manhole, channel or flume shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Director. The manhole shall be installed at the industry's expense, and shall be maintained by it so as to be safe and accessible at all times.

B. Industries shall install a suitable recording flow meter at the control manhole, channel or flume, which will continuously measure and record the rate of flow of any waters and wastes. The flow meter shall be selected and installed in accordance with plans approved by the Director and shall be maintained to produce a continuous record of all water and wastes entering the public sewer. The flow meter shall be installed, maintained, operated at the industries' expense.

C. Industries, when required by the Director, shall install a sampling device at the control manhole, channel or flume which will sample the wastewater at fifteen-minute intervals or less and composite the sample in the proportion to the rate of flow at the time of sampling. The sampling device shall have a storage container of sufficient volume to retain a mixture of samples over 24 hours with refrigeration equipment to maintain the composited sample at a temperature of 4° C. (39.2° F.) plus or minus 2° C. (3.6° F.) and in darkness. The sample device shall be selected and installed in accordance with plans approved by the Director. The sampling device shall be maintained, cleaned and operated by the industry subject to the approval of the Director. The sampling device shall be installed and maintained at the industries' expense.

D. Industries, where required by the Town Board or its authorized agents, shall install a suitable recording pH meter at the control manhole, channel or flume which will continuously measure and record the pH of any water and wastes. The pH information shall be transmitted by an electric or mechanical system to the control building of the sewage treatment plant and similarly recorded. An alarm system shall be connected to the pH meter to notify the industry and the operator of the sewage treatment plant when pH exceeds the limits set forth by these rules, and regulations. The pH meter recording and telemetering system and alarm system shall be selected and installed in accordance with plans approved by the Director and shall be maintained and operated by the industry, subject to approval by the Director. The pH meter, recorders, telemetering system and alarm system shall be installed and maintained at the industries' expense.

E. While performing the necessary work at any industrial property, the Town Board or its duly authorized agents shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company, and the company shall be held blameless for any injury or loss to the Town, and the Town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Town employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damages asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required above.

(1) If the industry is found to be violating any provision of this agreement, it shall be served with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The industry shall, within the period stated in such notice, permanently cease all violation.

(2) If the industry violates any provisions of these rules and regulations, it shall become liable to the Town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the Town by reason of such violation.

(3) If the industry shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided herein, the Town may, upon recommendation of the Director, reject the wastes and sever the connection to the public sewer.

(4) Notwithstanding any provisions of these rules and regulations, disposal into the public sewers is unlawful except in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCA) of 1972 and any more stringent state and local standards.

(5) Each major contributing industry shall comply with federal pretreatment standards and any other applicable requirements promulgated by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with Section 307 of FWPCA. Further, each major contributing industry shall submit a report in compliance with the requirements of Section 307 on the 15th day of the months of March, September, and December, or as otherwise prescribed by the Sewer Inspector. A major contributing industry is described as any of the following:

(a) An industry that has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average workday.

(b) An industry that has a flow greater than 5% of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste.

(c) An industry that has in its waste a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under Section 307a of the FWPCA.

(d) An industry that has a significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the treatment works or the quality of its effluent.