The rules and regulations set forth in this section, duly made and enacted
in accordance with the provisions of §§ 1100 through 1107 of
the Public Health Law, shall apply to the wells which comprise the source
of the public water supply of the Town of Crawford. Said wells are located
on land owned by the Town of Crawford on a parcel bearing Orange County Tax
Map Identification No. 8-2-62, being on the southeast side of New York State
Route 302 in the Town of Crawford, and on a parcel bearing Orange County Tax
Map Identification No. 8-2-63.221, being on the south side of New York State
Route 52 in the Town of Crawford.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CHLORIDE SALT
The solid compounds or solutions of potassium chloride (commonly
used as fertilizer), calcium chloride (commonly used for winter road maintenance)
or sodium chloride (commonly used for water-softener regeneration).
HERBICIDE
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit plant growth.
JUNKYARD
An area where two or more unregistered, old or secondhand motor vehicles
are being accumulated for purposes of disposal, resale of used parts or reclaiming
certain materials such as metal, glass, fabric and/or the like.
LINEAR DISTANCE
The shortest horizontal distance from the nearest point of the structure
or object to the extension of the center line of the wells.
MANURE
Animal feces and urine.
PESTICIDE
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit pests such as rodents and
insects.
POLLUTANT
Dredge; spoil; solid waste; incinerator residue; garbage; sewage
sludge; chemical waste; biological materials; heat; wrecked or discarded equipment;
rock; sand; cellar dirt; and industrial, municipal and agricultural- and non-agricultural-associated
animal waste.
RADIATION
Ionizing radiation, that is, any alpha particle, beta particle, gamma
ray, X ray, neutron, high-speed proton and any other atomic particle producing
ionization, but shall not mean any sound or radio wave or visible, infrared
or ultraviolet light.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage,
manure, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street cleaning, dead animals,
offal and solid commercial and industrial wastes.
REFUSE DISPOSAL AREA
Land used for the depositing of refuse, except that it shall not
include the land used for the depositing of refuse from a single family, a
member of which is the owner, occupant or lessee of said land, or any part
of a farm on which only agricultural-associated animal wastes resulting from
the operation of such farm are deposited.
SEWAGE
Any liquid or solid waste matter from a domestic, commercial, private
or industrial establishment which is normally carried off in sewers or waste
pipes.
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any toxic substance as so defined by Subdivision 2 of § 4801
of the Public Health Law.
TREATMENT WORKS
Any treatment plant, sewer, disposal field, lagoon, pumping station,
septic system, construction drainage ditch or surface water intercepting ditch,
incinerator area devoted to sanitary landfill or other works not specifically
mentioned in this paragraph, installed for the purpose of treating, neutralizing,
stabilizing or disposing of sewage.
WATER SUPPLY
The public water supply of the Town of Crawford.
WELLS
Wells now used as sources of water supply for the Town of Crawford
or any additional wells which may be constructed at these points as a source
for this water supply.
No person, including state agencies or political subdivisions having
jurisdiction, shall perform any act or grant any permit or approval which
may result in the contravention of the standards for raw water quality as
contained in Part 170 of Title 10 (Health) of the Official Compilation of
Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (10 NYCRR Part 170).
The Town Board of the Town of Crawford or any person or persons charged
with the maintenance or supervision of the public water-supply system shall
make regular and thorough inspections of the area surrounding the wells to
ascertain compliance with the rules and regulations set forth in this section.
It shall be the duty of the aforesaid Town Board of the Town of Crawford to
cause copies of any rules and regulations violated to be served upon the persons
violating the same, together with notices of such violations. If such persons
served do not immediately comply with the rules and regulations, it shall
be the further duty of the aforesaid Town Board to promptly notify the State
Commissioner of Health of such violation. The aforesaid Town Board of the
Town of Crawford shall report to the State Commissioner of Health, in writing,
annually, prior to the 30th day of January, the results of the regular inspections
made during the preceding year. The report shall state the number of inspections
which were made, the number of violations found, the number of notices served,
the number of violations abated and the general condition of the area surrounding
the wells at the time of the last inspection.
Penalties for violations of these rules and regulations shall be those
specified by § 1103 of the Public Health Law.