Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
185-11, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), to be enforced by the Monroe County Health Department.
A completed application form, containing results of percolation
tests, computations and a plot plan, including the design and cross-section
of the wastewater disposal system, in relation to lot lines, adjacent
and on-site well or water supply and buildings, shall be submitted
to the Monroe County Health Department. The wastewater disposal system
shall be designed by a professional engineer and shall be in accordance
with the NYSDOH Standards for Waste Treatment Works, and/or NYSDEC
Standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities, as appropriate.
Written construction approval shall be obtained from the Monroe
County Health Department and presented to the Superintendent before
construction commencement. The Superintendent, or his designated representative,
shall be permitted to inspect the construction work at any stage,
without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater
disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer or water
supply system located in the Village of Churchville in such a manner,
volume and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive or
objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the
Monroe County Health Department or the NYSDOH, the owner of the premises
upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving
written notice to do so, shall, within 90 days after receipt of such
notice, repair, rebuild or relocate such wastewater disposal system
for the purpose of eliminating such hazardous, offensive or objectionable
conditions. The repair, rebuilding or relocation of the system shall
be accomplished in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
NYSDOH and the Monroe County Health Department, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's
expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool
or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic
tank by a licensed hauler of scavenger wastes at three-year intervals
or more frequently.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance
with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank and similar wastewater
disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage by a licensed hauler
of scavenger wastes and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run
gravel, stone or cement-type fill, or removed and properly disposed.
When the connection is made to the public sewer, the connection to
the private wastewater disposal facility shall be disconnected from
the sanitary sewer and plugged, as appropriate.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent or
interfere with any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary
by the Superintendent to protect the health and public welfare.