Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of §
205-7, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this article and meeting the requirements of the Rensselaer County Health Department.
Before beginning the construction of a private wastewater disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the Rensselaer County Health
Department, Division of Environmental Health. The applicant shall conform
to the regulations of the County Health Department and fill out necessary
forms therefor. He or she shall supplement the application by any plans, specifications
and other information deemed necessary by the Health Department, as well as
arrange to make percolation tests of the soil. These tests shall meet the
approval of the Rensselaer County Health Department before the plans are completed.
Construction of such a private system shall not be started until plans are
approved and the installation witnessed by a representative of the Rensselaer
County Health Department.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the Rensselaer County Health Department. No permit shall be issued in connection with a new building for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 20,000 square feet or as provided in Chapter
250, Zoning. No septic tank or cesspool or leach field shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet or adjoining property.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in §
205-12, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer as outlined in §
205-7 in compliance with this Part
1, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable compacted material.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the sewer district.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.