This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Tusten Sewer Use
Law."
A.Â
This chapter shall regulate the use, operation and maintenance of
the public sewer systems of and within the sewer districts of the
Town of Tusten.
B.Â
The purposes of the rules, regulations and requirements of this chapter
are specifically stated as follows:
(1)Â
To prohibit excessive volumes and/or inordinate rates of flow of
sewage and wastes into any sewer district sewer system in the Town
and all public and private sewers and lines tributary thereto;
(2)Â
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial wastes, or other
wastes of a flammable nature, or which create in any way a poisonous
or hazardous environment for sewage maintenance and operation personnel;
(3)Â
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial wastes, or other
wastes, which may cause maintenance difficulties in the interceptor
sewers, trunk sewers, force mains, pumping station, sewage regulators,
and other structures and appurtenances of the Town sewer systems,
and public and private sewers tributary thereto;
(4)Â
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial wastes, or other
wastes, which may create operating difficulties at any Town of Tusten
water pollution control facility as it may be constructed, may be
modified, or improved in the future;
(5)Â
To require the treatment, before introduction into the Town sewer
systems, and public and private sewers tributary thereto, of such
wastes as may impair the strength and/or durability of the structures
appurtenant to the systems, by direct or indirect chemical action,
or interfere with the normal treatment process;
(6)Â
To regulate all connections, and discharges to, and usage of, the
Town sewage systems for the purpose of providing maximum efficiency
in the maintenance and operation of the systems, and adhere to all
applicable federal, state, and local requirements;
(7)Â
To require the connection to, and the use of, the sanitary sewer
system;
(8)Â
To protect the public health, and to prevent nuisances.
