Where a public sewer is not available, under
the provisions of § 304 of the Act, 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 and/or the Jefferson 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 Village of Carthage. A fee, established by Article
XV, 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 Village of Carthage
in such manner, volume and concentration so as to create a hazardous,
offensive or objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the Jefferson County Health Department 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 and the Jefferson County Health
Department, 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.