This chapter establishes the procedures for making connections to the public sewer in the Town of East Hampton (hereinafter called the "Town") sanitary sewer system. It also establishes specific limits for pollutant discharges which by their nature or by their interaction with sewage will be detrimental to the public health, cause damage to the public sewer or the water pollution control facility, pollute the waters of the state, or otherwise create a public nuisance.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. 
Inform the public as to the technical and administrative procedures to be followed in obtaining connection to the Town sanitary sewer system.
B. 
Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the sanitary system which will interfere with the collection and/or treatment system.
C. 
Prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into the waters of the state or the atmosphere, or otherwise be incompatible with the system.
D. 
Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the system.
In furtherance of the above purposes and in order to insure proper removal and disposal of sewage wastes and sewage waters within the Town, to insure the proper operation and maintenance of public sanitary sewers, sewage pumping facilities maintenance of public sanitary sewers, sewage pumping facilities within said Town and to provide for the keeping of adequate records of sewers and appurtenances and connections thereto, this chapter regulating the construction, maintenance, installation, use, repair, alteration and discontinuance or abandonment of sewers and private septic systems and appurtenances and connections thereto, including pipes discharging directly or indirectly into and through the sewers and appurtenances of the public sanitary sewer system of the Town as provided in § 7-245 et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, is hereby enacted.