[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Mount Kisco 7-9-2001 by L.L. No. 12-2001. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Kisco hereby designates the office of Byram Lake Watershed Inspector,
which office shall be filled by an individual determined to be qualified
and appointed by the Village Manager.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector shall make
regular and thorough inspections of the wells, reservoirs, lake, watercourses
and watersheds tributary thereto, as delineated in the map of the
Byram Lake Watershed attached hereto as Attachment A,[1] for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the rules
and regulations set forth in 10 N.Y.C.R.R. 155.10.
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachment A is included at the end of this chapter.
A.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector shall cause to
be posted in the Byram Lake Watershed signs providing notice that
violations of the rules and regulations governing activities in the
Byram Lake Watershed are punishable under law by criminal and civil
fines.
B.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector shall inspect posted
signs for their general good condition and cause repair or replacement
of the signs where warranted.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector, upon determining
that any person has violated the rules and regulations set forth in
10 NYCRR 155.10, shall serve notice of such violation and a copy of
the same rules and regulations on the person and shall promptly notify
the Westchester County Commissioners of Health and the state of such
violation. The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector also shall send notice
of such violations, including the name of the persons so served, to
any newspapers circulated in the Village of Mount Kisco for publication.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Byram Lake Watershed Inspector
to develop, preserve and provide evidence of such violations to the
Westchester County Commissioner of Health, the state and other pertinent
governmental authorities for their further use.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Byram Lake Watershed Inspector
to report and to develop, preserve and provide any evidence of criminal
activity to the Westchester County District Attorney's office and
other prosecutorial authorities.
C.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector shall assist the
Village of Mount Kisco in the prosecution of any civil or criminal
causes of action it may have against other persons pertaining to Byram
Lake.
A.
The Byram Lake Watershed Inspector shall maintain
such records as necessary and shall apprise the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Mount Kisco annually of the nature and extent of
the Byram Lake Watershed Inspector's inspection activities, including
the number of regular inspections made annually, the number of notices
served and the general condition of the watershed at the time of the
last inspection.
B.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Kisco
shall report to the State Commissioner of Health in writing annually,
on or about the first day of January, the results of the regular inspections
made during the preceding year, including the number of inspections
which have been made, the number of violations found, the number of
notices served and the general condition of the watershed at the time
of the last inspection.