This article shall be known as the "Sewer Use Ordinance."
It is the purpose of this article to promote and protect the
health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town of
Penfield and/or customers of the Penfield sewer district(s). This
shall be achieved through effective management and proper maintenance
of the public sewer collection system, to yield the highest possible
level of system reliability.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
ACCEPTABLE KITCHEN WASTE
The waste generated from the preparation or dispensing of
food or meals that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under average flow conditions which normally
exist within that section of the public sewer system, with no particle
greater than 1/4 inch in any dimension.
AUTHORIZED DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE (ADR)
That person so designated by the Town Board or Superintendent
to check and/or verify compliance with this article and conduct inspections
of grease traps and associated maintenance records.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The Town Board, being charged with governing the affairs
of all sewer districts or extensions thereto within the Town of Penfield.
BUILDING DRAIN
That portion of the lowest horizontal sanitary drainage piping
within a building which conducts wastewater to the building sewer.
BUILDING SEWER or SANITARY LATERAL
The extension of the sanitary drainage piping from the public
sewer system or individual sewage disposal system to the outside of
the wall of a building, to where it is connected to the building drain.
C OF C
Certificate of compliance, with either sections of the Town
Code, this article or Town Specifications.
COMPLIANT DISCHARGE
Commercial or industrial sewage discharges to the public sewer system, which, when analyzed, show pollutant concentrations which do not exceed limits established by this article, Article
III of this chapter, or the Monroe County Sewer Use Law, rules and regulations of the Pure Waters Administrative Boards or the Town of Webster Sewer Use Law.
FOG
Fats, oils and/or grease generated through the preparation,
cooking, dispensing or cleaning of utensils or equipment, which is
measured in mg/l.
FOG COMPLIANT DISCHARGE
Discharge from a grease trap or any kitchen or building drain
which does not exceed 140 mg/l of FOG at peak operation time.
FLOATABLES
Any fibrous, woven, spun or stringy material which is introduced
in the public sewer system and does not readily break as a result
of wetting or under common turbulence normally found in the public
sewer system.
GARBAGE
The kitchen waste generated from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food and from handling, storage, or sale of fruit,
produce or meat.
NUISANCE
Use or lack of use of the public sewer system in such a manner
so as to disrupt or endanger the health, safety and general welfare
of the residents of the Town of Penfield or customers of the Penfield
sewer district(s) and/or the effective management and reliable operation
of the public sewer system.
OWNER
The owner of record or any person holding title to, or having
any ownership interest in, real property within any of the sewer districts
or extensions thereto, as described above.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
not-for-profit organization or group who or which has business with
the sewer district(s).
PRIVATE SYSTEM
Those portions of the sanitary sewer collection system serving
individual properties and which are located outside of public rights-of-way
or easements to the Town of Penfield.
PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM
That portion of the sanitary sewer collection system owned,
operated and/or controlled by the sewer district(s) of the Town of
Penfield, including gravity pipes or conduits, lateral pipes, manholes,
pumping systems, force mains and appurtenances used to collect and
transmit wastewater to the receiving works of either Monroe County
Pure Waters or adjacent municipalities under contract for such conveyance.
SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM
A network of gravity pipes or conduits, lateral pipes, manholes,
pumping systems, force mains and appurtenances which collect and transmit
sewage generated from residential, commercial or industrial uses to
receiving works of either an adjoining municipality or Monroe County
Pure Waters; and to which discharge of surface water or groundwater
is expressly prohibited.
SEWAGE
Water-carried waste which is discharged from the sanitary
fixtures or conveniences of dwellings, commercial business uses and/or
industrial uses, including apartments, hotels, schools and institutions.
SEWER DEPARTMENT
The department within the Town of Penfield organization charged
with operation, maintenance and/or repair of the public sewer system
and administration of the affairs of the sewer district(s).
SEWER DISTRICT
A geographic boundary, including one or more parcels of land,
established by the Town Board, expressly for the purpose of providing
sanitary sewer service, maintenance, inspection, renovations and/or
improvements as required; and given the authority to levy charges
associated with these operations or indebtedness associated therewith.
SUPERINTENDENT
That person designated by the Town Board to oversee and manage
the daily operations of the Sewer Department and sewer district affairs.
TOWN SPECIFICATIONS
The Town development regulations and specifications, and
all applicable sections of this Town Code.
Any commercial/industrial property requesting to make connection
to the public sewer system shall make such connection directly into
an existing sanitary manhole, or if an existing manhole is not conveniently
located shall construct a new manhole, per Town specifications, over
the public sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastewater discharge. The observation manhole is to be constructed
solely at the expense of the property owner and in accordance with
plans and specifications approved by the Superintendent.
All pipe materials and installation methods or any repair or
maintenance work shall be in accordance with the Town specifications
and/or applicable sections of the New York State Uniform Building
Code.
Any plumbing fixtures located in a basement or which have a
flood rim which is below the rim of the nearest adjacent upstream
manhole shall utilize an approved check valve or backflow device.
Said installation shall be in accordance with applicable provisions
of the New York State Uniform Building Code.
Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this article
are less restrictive than rules or regulations of any other agency
having jurisdiction or their employees or agents, the provisions which
are more restrictive shall govern.