No connections shall be made to a sanitary or to a combined
sewer which connections are intended to discharge inflow. Such prohibited
connections include, but are not limited to, footing drains, roof
leaders, roof drains, cellar drains, sump pumps, catch basins, uncontaminated
cooling water discharges, or other sources of inflow.
For properties where separate storm sewers are available within
100 feet of the property line or where, in the judgement of the district
operator, sufficient natural drainage is available, connections which
contribute inflow to the sanitary sewers must be disconnected in a
fashion approved by the district operator, prior to the sale of the
property.
Upon notice from the Tax Assessor, the district operator shall
inspect any newly sold property for the purpose of determining if
storm sewers or natural drainage is available, and, if so, if all
connections which contribute inflow have been disconnected.
It shall be a willful violation of this article for any person
to reconnect any inflow source which has been disconnected pursuant
to this article.
The district operator is enabled to take whatever action is necessary to determine the amount of inflow including the requirement for installation of a control manhole. The property from which the inflow originated shall be billed for inflow according to Article
XII; however, the Town Board may cause a surcharge at a rate not to exceed five times that for normal sewage volume charge.
The Superintendent may from time to time make inspections of private residences on reasonable notice and for reasonable cause for the purpose of determining whether there is any inflow from that property into the system. It shall be a willful violation of this article to not allow access for the purpose of such inspection provided reasonable notice has been given. Notice shall be in writing and shall be considered reasonable if given in person at least five days prior to date of inspection or if mailed by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the property owner at the tax billing address at least 10 days prior provided if mailed, it shall also be posted on the front door of the premises. In addition to any other penalties or enforcement options available under Article
XI of this article, the Superintendent may turn off water service to the premises at which access has been refused upon seven days' written notice, which written notice shall be deemed sufficient if posted on the front door of the premises and mailed by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner at the tax billing address. In lieu of mailing, personal delivery shall also be deemed sufficient.