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Town of Cumberland, RI
Providence County
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[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XII, § C]
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XII, § D]
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Town and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the Town, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XIII, § A]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 40-139, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XIII, § B]
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the state department of public health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 25,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XIII, § C]
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 40-139, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XIII, § D]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Town.
[Ord. of 7-8-1976(2), art. XIII, § E]
No statement contained in this division shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer.