Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
80-13, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Orange County Health Department.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the intended use
for either is for a distinct and separate business or a dwelling place
for a private family or families, shall be connected to the same individual
septic tank and tile absorption field.
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 Town of Tuxedo. A fee and escrow deposit, established by Article
XII, shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor, or architect and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH - Appendix 75-A Wastewater Treatment Standards - Individual Household Systems of the NYS Department of Health Sanitary Code (Appendix 75-A), or NYSDEC NYS Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Code
Enforcement Officer before construction commencement. The Code Enforcement
Officer, 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 Town of Tuxedo in such a manner, volume,
and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable
condition, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer or the Orange
County Health Department or the NYSDO - H, the owner of the premises
upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving
written notice from the Code Enforcement Officer 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 Appendix 75-A Wastewater Treatment
Standards - Individual Household Systems of the NYS Department of
Health Sanitary Code (Appendix 75-A), or NYSDEC NYS Design Standards
for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, 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 trucked and hauled 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 septage
hauler, and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel,
or dirt, or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is
made to the public sewer, the connection to the private wastewater
disposal facility shall be broken and both ends of the break shall
be plugged, as appropriate. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent
may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement
to the septic tank for septage removal.
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 public health and public
welfare.