Only the following types of waste are allowed to be discharged
into the POTW:
A. Domestic sewage, sanitary sewage, and sewage of unusual strength
or character from commercial/institutional users, which has been subject
to pretreatment such as grease traps or separators; and
B. Industrial discharges approved pursuant to §
102-68A.
There shall be two classes of lateral permits:
A. For residential, commercial, and institutional service.
B. For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
Dry sewers shall be designed and installed in accordance to
this chapter.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found to meet all requirements of this
chapter. Within the Pine Hill Sewer Service Area, NYCDEP shall approve
the reuse of any existing laterals.
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 NYCDEP, consistent with good engineering
judgment.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
or street lateral within the Pine Hill Sewer Service Area shall be
open trench work unless otherwise approved by the NYCDEP. Pipe laying
and backfilling, regardless of pipe material used, shall be performed
in general accordance with Paragraphs 3 through 6 of ASTM Specification
C-12, except that trench width, measured at the top of the installed
pipe, shall not exceed the outside pipe diameter plus 14 inches, and
except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
The depth of cover over the pipe shall be sufficient to afford protection
from frost, but not in any case shall such depth be less than four
feet. Where it is physically impossible to provide cover of four feet,
the depth may be reduced to a minimum of two feet, and the pipe shall
be insulated as approved by the NYCDEP.
If, in the judgment of NYCDEP or the Building Inspector, it
is determined that a building lateral, without a property line cleanout,
needs repair or replacement, the Town may install a cleanout at the
property line, at the property owner's expense, unless otherwise provided
for in the Village Agreement and/or Agreement, such that the street
lateral can be maintained independently of the building lateral.
Maintenance of laterals is the responsibility of property owners
unless otherwise provided for in the Village Agreement and/or Agreement.
If the Building Inspector finds that the street lateral is in need
of replacement (or repair), it shall be replaced with a new street
lateral with a property line cleanout. The replacement or repair of
a street lateral shall be done by a licensed plumber, and the cost
of constructing or repairing the lateral shall be at the property
owner's or Town's expense.
Laterals shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration by:
A. Any full pipe method described in §
102-28;
B. By a suitable joint method, with the prior written approval of NYCDEP.
Before a lateral connection is to be made to a sewer main, the
applicant shall notify the Building Inspector and NYCDEP when the
lateral is ready for inspection approval.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of lateral pipes
to the POTW, such trenches shall be inspected by NYCDEP. Before the
trenches are backfilled, the person performing such work shall notify
NYCDEP and the Building Inspector when the laying of the building
lateral is completed, and no backfilling of trenches shall begin until
approval is obtained from NYCDEP.
All excavations for constructing building laterals shall be
adequately protected with barricades and lights so as to protect the
public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Building Inspector. When installation
requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration
shall involve backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter, the Town
and/or County Department of Public Works (DPW), or New York State
Department of Transportation (DOT) if applicable, shall complete road
and shoulder restoration to the applicable standards.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to cap the service connection of any structure either demolished or destroyed by fire or "act of God" unless the landowner can verify that he/she has plans to construct another structure with plumbing within six months of the demolition. Such capping must be completed within 60 days of the demolition of any structure. The capping should be done as close to the sewer main as possible, preferably within 20 feet. Notice of intent to cap a service connection shall be provided by the property owner (or its representative) to the Building Inspector and NYCDEP at least five business days prior to its commencement and shall be subject to inspection by the Building Inspector and NYCDEP. Costs for capping shall be borne by the property owner unless specified otherwise in any other agreement(s) between the Town and NYCDEP. Failure to comply with this requirement shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to appropriate enforcement actions pursuant to Article
IX of this chapter.