For brevity and ease of communication, this chapter may be cited
as the "Town of Tuxedo Sewer Use Law."
The general purpose of this chapter is the following:
To provide for efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and
legal operation of the Town of Tuxedo Town wastewater collection and
treatment system.
The specific purposes of this chapter are the following:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances in to the Town wastewater
collection and treatment system that will:
(1)
Interfere with the Town wastewater collection and treatment system
in any way;
(2)
Pass through the Town wastewater collection and treatment system
to the state's waters and cause contravention of standards for
those waters or cause violation of the Town wastewater treatment plant's
SPDES permit;
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of Town wastewater
treatment plant 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.
B.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as
possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
C.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly constructed.
D.
To provide for equitable distribution to all users of the Town wastewater
collection and treatment system of all costs associated with sewage
transmission, treatment, and residuals disposal, and to provide for
the collection of such costs.
