[Amended 8-15-1990 by L.L. No. 4-1990]
Any persons who maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the public sewerage system shall be
subject to immediate arrest for violation of this chapter.
In order to ensure and to provide for the proper and equitable use of the City and county sewerage systems, the Superintendent may impose a sewage surcharge. In addition to normal charges imposed or levied for the construction, maintenance, operation, repair, improvement and management of the City and county sewerage system, any person may be required to pay a sewage surcharge if the characteristics of the waste it discharges to the City sewerage system exceed the maximum values of such characteristics for normal sewage or wastes as defined under Article
II herein.
In the event of any conflict between participating municipalities
of the Rensselaer County Sewer District No. 1 and the City of Rensselaer
and the Commission concerning the interpretation of any part of this
chapter, the determination of the Commission shall be final and conclusive
unless reversed by order of a court.