A.
It shall be unlawful to discharge any material into the public sewer
or in any area within the jurisdiction of the Town without a building
sewer permit, except as authorized by the Superintendent.
B.
All industrial users must also obtain a wastewater contribution permit.
C.
All existing significant users must obtain a permit within 180 days
of notification of the effective date of this chapter.
An application shall be made for a permit to construct a private/individual
subsurface sewage disposal system on the forms available from the
Town or in the form required by the Dutchess County Department of
Health. At the time the application is filed with the Town, it shall
be accompanied by such plans, specifications or other information
as required in the application and any supplemental information required
by the Superintendent. A fee of $150 shall be submitted with the application
to cover the cost of the permit and field inspection of construction.
A.
All subdivisions/developments containing lot sizes of less than one
acre per dwelling unit shall be provided with public sewers, constructed
in accordance with the requirements, standards and specifications
of the Town, at the expense of the developer.
B.
Where subdivisions/developments are to include private/industrial
sewage disposal systems as described herein, dry sewers shall be provided
throughout the subdivision/development for future service to all buildings,
complete with building sewer connections. The dry sewer system shall
terminate at a manhole located by the Superintendent, and all building
sewers shall be properly plugged at their upstream extremities. The
fee to accompany the application to the Town for a permit to construct
the sewers shall be the amount established in accordance with the
following table. This amount shall cover the costs of filing and the
Superintendent's review of the plans and specifications that are submitted
and the cost of inspection during construction and are in addition
to any fees required herein for inspection of each private sewage
disposal system. The Superintendent shall establish the estimated
cost of sewer construction upon which the fee shall be based.
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Estimated Sewer Construction Cost
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Fee*
(percent)
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|---|---|---|
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Up to $10,000
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10.0
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$50,000
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6.5
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$100,000
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5.3
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$500,000
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3.6
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$1,000,000
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3.0
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$2,000,000
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2.7
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NOTES:
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|---|---|---|
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*
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Fee based on percent of estimated construction cost. Use arithmetic
average to determine percentages between costs shown.
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A.
An application shall be made to the Dutchess County Department of
Health for a permit to construct a sewer disposal system for commercial
and industrial establishments on forms available or in the form required
by the Dutchess County Department of Health. At the time the application
is filed, it shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and
other information as required by the application. A duplicate application
shall be made to the Town, together with any supplemental information
required by the Superintendent and a fee of $100 to cover the cost
of filing and the Superintendent's review of the design as submitted.
Fees based upon the estimated construction cost as approved in the
building permit application shall be submitted in accordance with
the following tabulation to cover the cost of inspection during construction:
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Estimated Sewer Construction Cost
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Fee*
(percent)
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|---|---|---|
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Up to $10,000
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10.0
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$50,000
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6.5
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$100,000
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5.3
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$500,000
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3.6
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$1,000,000
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3.0
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$2,000,000
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2.7
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NOTES:
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|---|---|---|
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*
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Fee based on percent of estimated construction cost. Use arithmetic
average to determine percentages between costs shown.
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B.
Any industrial user proposing to connect or contribute to the public
sewer system shall apply for a wastewater contribution permit at least
90 days prior to connection. The permit application shall include
the following information supplied by the industrial user:
(1)
The name, address and location.
(2)
The standard industrial classification number according to the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of Budget.
(4)
The average daily and thirty-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including
flow variations and dates.
(5)
Plans of the user, including all sewers, sewer connections and relative
locations and elevations.
(6)
A description of plant processes occurring, including a list of substances
which are or could be discharged.
(7)
If known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge
which are limited by federal, state or local pretreatment standards,
whether the standards are being met and what additional steps the
user is taking to meet these standards if the user is violating the
standards. If additional pretreatment is required to meet pretreatment
standards, the following compliance schedule will be used:
(a)
The schedule shall contain increments of progress that a user
shall abide by. This should be in the form of completion dates for
the major events leading to the construction and operation of additional
pretreatment requirements for the user. Any delays or failures to
meet the compliance schedule should be noted and explained by the
user.
(b)
The schedule increments shall not exceed six months.
(c)
Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and
the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report
to the Superintendent, including, as a minimum, whether or not the
user complied with the increment of progress for that date and, if
not, the steps being taken to return to schedule.
(8)
Products produced, including types, amounts, processes and rates
of production.
(9)
The type and amount of raw materials processed and/or stored by the
user.
(10)
The number and type of employees on each shift, the hours for
each shift and the hours of plant and pretreatment operations.
(11)
Any additional information deemed necessary to evaluate permit
conditions.
C.
Permit modifications. Within nine months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, the wastewater contribution permit of users subject to such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. In addition, the user with an existing wastewater contribution permit shall submit to the Superintendent, within 180 days after the promulgation of an applicable categorical pretreatment standard, the information required by Subsection B(7) and (8) of this section. Where a user subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater contribution permit as required by Subsection B of this section, the user shall apply for a wastewater contribution permit within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable categorical pretreatment standard.
D.
Permit conditions. Wastewater contribution permits issued by the
Town may contain the following conditions and fees:
(1)
Unit charges and fees for the discharge of wastewater to the sewage
system.
(2)
Limits on the average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements
for flow regulations and equalization.
(3)
Requirements for the installation and maintenance of monitoring and
inspection facilities.
(4)
Specifications for monitoring programs, including the amount of sampling,
location and types and standards for the tests and reporting schedule.
(5)
Requirements for submission of technical reports and/or discharge
reports.
(6)
Compliance scheduling.
(7)
Requirements for keeping wastewater records.
(8)
Requirements for notification of change in the type of process, volume
of wastewater introduced or character of the wastewater constituents.
(9)
Requirements for notification of sludge discharges.
(10)
Any other requirements deemed appropriate by the Town to secure
compliance with this chapter.
E.
Permit duration. Wastewater contribution permits shall be issued
for a time period not to exceed five years. The user shall reapply
for a permit at a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the
user's existing permit. The permit is subject to modifications, and
the user will be notified at least 30 days prior to any change in
the permit, A reasonable time schedule for compliance will be allowed
for any changes or new conditions in the user's permit.
F.
Transfer of permit. Any wastewater contribution permit issued by
the Town shall not be transferred or sold to a new owner or new user
or to a new or changed operation.
A.
No permit granted by the Town shall be construed to permit any interference
or disturbance of any state or county or Town or village highway pavement,
as the case may be, in the municipality or any excavation in any road,
street or public place, unless the permit shall expressly so provide.
B.
No permit shall be granted for such interference or disturbance of
said pavement or for the excavation for sewer purposes in any public
place unless the applicant shall have first obtained from the State
or County or Town or Village Highway Department as the case may be,
a permit therefor in accordance with the requirements of the Highway
Department having jurisdiction. Any permit fee, bonding or other expense
in connection with the issuance of a permit for opening any street
or pavement shall be paid by the applicant.
C.
No permit shall be deemed to authorize anything not stated in the
application therefor.
D.
The permit shall, during construction, be kept at the site of the
work and be available for inspection by any duly authorized agent
or agents of the Town Board.
Persons must report to the Sewer Inspector, in writing, within
24 hours after the completion of any work by them, every connection
or disconnection made between any building and the sewer system aforesaid
or between any house connection and said sewer system.
Copies of this chapter, including the specifications and design criteria governing public sewer construction (Article V), shall be available from the Town for a fee of $10.
The application for a sewer connection shall be in the following
form:
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Application for Sewer Connections
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No. _______________
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I, _________________________, owner of the premises situate
_________________________, hereby make application to lay and connect
said premises with the public sewer. I do hereby agree to have said
sewer laid in accordance with the rules, regulations, ordinances and
local laws of the Town of Fishkill for its sewer system.
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I hereby designate ____________________ as the drain layers
to lay and construct said sewer under this permit.
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Date
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Owner
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The permit for a sewer connection shall be in the following
form:
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Permit
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No. _______________
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_________________________ owner of premises situate, as the
drain layers to lay and construct a sewer to connect his premises
with the public sewer, you are hereby permitted to do the work stated
below and no more, subject to the rules, regulations, ordinances and
local laws of the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, for
its sewer system, and under the supervision of Sewer Inspector.
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Location of Branch or Y
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The center of the Y-branch is located _____ feet from the center
of the manhole in front or in the rear of house, as measured along
the center line of the trunk sewer. Also, the end of the lateral is
_____ feet from the center of the trunk sewer.
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Date
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Superintendent
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Drain Layer's Return
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____________, 19 _____
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_________________________ hereby make return of the above and
certify that the work is executed strictly in accordance with the
above permit.
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Drain Layer
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Countersigned
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Sewer Inspector
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