Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
132-11, 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 Superintendent.
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 plot lines,
adjacent and on-site well or water supply and buildings, shall be
submitted to the Town of Catskill. An application fee as set by the
Town Board 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 Standards
for Waste Treatment Works or NYSDEC Standards for Commercial and Institutional
Facilities, as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from 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 Town in such a manner, volume, and concentration
so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable condition,
in the opinion of the Superintendent or the NYSDOH, the owner of the
premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon
receiving written notice from the Superintendent 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 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 accordance with §
132-13 of 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. Inspection of said work shall be as specified in §
132-50A and
B of this chapter.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent or
interfere with any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary
by the Superintendent, or that may be imposed by the New York State
Department of Health or New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation to protect public health and public welfare.