No unauthorized person shall uncover, or make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or house sewer lateral
and the appurtenances thereof. The Town sewer contractor retained by the Town
shall make all connections, alterations and repairs upon the public sewer
and shall alter, maintain and repair the house sewer laterals and appurtenances
thereof.
Maintenance of the public sewer and house sewer laterals and all connections
to the public sewer mains other than house connections shall be performed
by the Town or by a contractor selected by the Town of Putnam Valley, on an
annual basis, as a result of open competitive bidding. Said contractor shall
be governed by the terms of the ordinances of the Board of Health and the
Town of Putnam Valley relating to sewer installation and maintenance and shall
comply with plans and specifications of the Sewer District Engineer on file
with the Town Clerk. Such contractor shall be required to post a performance
bond approved by the Town Board and the Town Attorney. The amount of work
to be done by the contractor will depend upon the number of applications for
connections to public sewer received and accepted by the town.
Where there is no house sewer lateral available, the property owner
shall apply to the Town Clerk to have a house sewer lateral installed from
the sewer main to the property line. In each such case or in any instance
where the connection to the house sewer lateral requires the performance of
labor or the furnishing of materials on the part of the Town of Putnam Valley,
a minimum charge as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town
Board shall be paid by the owner.
All connections with the sanitary sewers in the Town of Putnam Valley
shall conform with the following requirements:
A. Before any work is commenced, an application for a connection
permit shall be filed, by the owner of the premises requiring connection,
with the Town Clerk on a form provided for that purpose, accompanied by the
applicable fees.
B. After said connection permit is issued by the town, the
applicant shall request inspection as required by the House Connection Inspector.
In no case shall the applicant or any other party connect any pipe or backfill
any trench unless the House Connection Inspector's approval has been
granted.
C. All charges for application and inspection fees shall
be as stipulated in the application for sanitary sewer and use permits.