For brevity and ease of communication, this chapter may be cited
as the "Town of Catskill 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 Catskill publicly owned treatment works (POTW). This
chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the POTW and
enables the sewer districts within the Town of Catskill to comply
with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water
Act [33 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1251 et seq.].
The specific purposes of this chapter are the following:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(1)
Interefere with the POTW in any way;
(2)
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention
of standards for those waters or cause violation of the POTW SPDES
permit;
(3)
Unduly increase the operational costs of the POTW;
(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 POTW of
all costs associated with sewage transmission, treatment and residual
disposals and to provide for the collection of such costs.
