This chapter may be referred to as the "Village of Fair Haven
Sewer Use Law."
The purposes of this chapter are:
A.
To provide for the efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and
legal operation of the private septic systems;
B.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the publicly owned
treatment works ("POTW") that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way;
(2)
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention
of standards for those waters or cause violation of the POTW's
SPDES permit;
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of POTW sludge
and/or residuals;
(4)
Endanger municipal employees;
(5)
Cause air pollution or groundwater pollution, directly or indirectly;
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance condition.
C.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as
possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow;
D.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly constructed;
E.
To provide for equitable distribution to all users of the POTW of
all costs associated with sewage transmission, treatment, and residuals
disposal, and to provide for the collection of such costs.
