Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of Article III, 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 of Water Utilities.
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 Town Clerk of the Town of Ontario. A fee,
established by the Fee Schedule of the Town of Ontario[1], 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. No permit shall be issued
for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil
absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 12,000
square feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Town of Ontario Fee Schedule
is on file with the Town Clerk.
A written construction permit shall be obtained
from the Superintendent of Water Utilities before construction begins.
The Superintendent of Water Utilities, or his designated representative,
shall be permitted to inspect the construction work at any stage without
prior notice.
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system
shall not become effective until the installation is completed to
the satisfaction of the Town. Inspection of the work at any stage
of construction shall be allowed and, in any event, the applicant
for the permit shall notify the Town when the work is ready for final
inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection
shall be made within 36 hours of the receipt of notice by the Town.
Additional inspections and certifications by the design engineer shall
be made as specified in the Town of Ontario Land Development Regulations.[1]
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 of Ontario
in such a manner, volume and concentration so as to create a hazardous,
offensive, or objectionable condition in the opinion of the Superintendent
of Water Utilities, the Town of Ontario or the NYSDOH, the owner of
the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located,
upon receiving written notice from the Superintendent of Water Utilities
to do so shall, within 90 calendar 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 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. No cesspool, septic
tank or similar receptacle shall at any time be connected with a sewer.
A.
Owners of improved properties not required to connect
to the public sewer may do so with the permission of the Town if said
connection is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter.
B.
For connections not required, the owner of the property shall pay to the Town the application and inspection fee as specified in Article VI, § 114-33B, and a connection fee as set by the Town Board from time to time at the time of connection and shall be subject to the sewer rental rates as specified in Article XII, § 114-103, from the time of connection.
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. No septic tank or cesspool shall at any time be
permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
