Pursuant to a directive from the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) the Town of Amherst is required
to reduce the infiltration and inflow (I&I) of water into the
sewage system on a 4:1 (4 gallons/day I&I to 1 gallon/day peak
sewage flow) ratio for each new sewer connection (>2,500 gallons/day)
into the Town's POTW. The Town's initial response to the directive
from the NYSDEC was the establishment of a private sewer lateral replacement
program. In an effort to develop a more flexible program to suit the
Town's wide ranging I&I reduction efforts, the Town is requiring
that applicants proposing new sewer connections pay a one-time fee
for I&I reduction. In accordance with this concept, the Town is
establishing a Sewer Remediation Trust Fund into which applicants
proposing new sewer connections will pay a fee for which the Town
will use on I&I reduction projects.
There is hereby established the Town of Amherst Sewer Remediation
Trust Fund.
Prior to establishing a new sewer connection to the Town sewer
system, new users shall commit to projects reducing I&I on a 4:1
ratio and pay into Town of Amherst Sewer Remediation Trust Fund.
Credit for remediation efforts shall be based on the Town of
Amherst Sewer Remediation Trust Fund Fee Schedule, which the Town
Board may amend by resolution. The schedule can be located on the
Town's website.
Payments into the Town of Amherst Sewer Remediation Trust Fund
shall be at a rate established in the Fee Schedule for new projects,
based on the Town's cost to remediate.
The Town Engineer shall administer the policies and procedures
relative to this trust fund including the expenditure of fees collected
in response to new sewer connections.
