[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
Trustees of the Village of Pleasantville 12-14-1981 by L.L. No. 5-1981 as Ch. 18 of the 1981 Code; amended in its entirety 9-27-2004 by L.L. No.
11-2004. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Where a public sanitary sewer is accessible
in a street, alley, easement or thoroughfare to a building or premises
abutting thereon, the liquid wastes from any plumbing system in such
building shall be discharged into the public sewer unless prohibited
by some state, county or village law or by special order of the Board
of Sanitation; provided, however, that in the case of a building which
has never been connected to a public sanitary sewer, this section
shall become effective 60 days after a notice from the Village Clerk
requiring such connection has been mailed to the owner, addressed
to the premises or to such other address as may be recorded on the
books of the village.
When existing plumbing work in a building is
disconnected from a private disposal unit and connected to a public
sewer, a house trap and fresh air inlet shall be provided; the house
drain shall be replaced in part or entirely if found necessary; and
the direction of flow of the main house drain, together with the house
sewer, shall not in any case have changes in direction aggregating
greater than 90°.
Where the connection to the public sewer involves
a discontinuance of an existing cesspool or similar type of local
disposal unit, such unit shall be immediately disinfected in a manner
conforming to state and county health regulations and under the direction
and in the presence of the Plumbing Inspector. The pit or pits shall
be covered over in a suitable and safe manner and at the end of six
months shall be filled with coal ashes or clean earth and left safe
in all respects.
Where the liquid wastes from any plumbing system
are not discharged into a public sewer, such wastes shall be so treated
or disposed of so as not to endanger any water supply that is or may
be used for drinking or other domestic purposes and so as not to create
any nuisance or unsanitary condition. Treatment and disposal provision
shall in all such cases be made to conform to the state and county
sanitary codes and be made to meet with the approval of the Board
of Sanitation.
A.
Prohibited. The use of privies in the village is prohibited.
Privy vaults will be permitted only on special permit from the Building
Inspector and then only for temporary use during construction operations
or approved activities.
B.
Discontinuance. Upon the discontinuance of any privy
or privy vault, such vault shall be immediately disinfected and subsequently
filled in the manner and under the direction provided for by § 139-34.
Septic tanks shall be as regulated by the Westchester
County Health Department Sanitary Code.
No rainwater, surface, subsurface and foundation
drainage disposal or water from condensing and cooling apparatus shall
be discharged into a public sanitary sewer. Such water shall be disposed
of in a manner to cause no nuisance to adjoining property owners and
to meet with the approval of the Plumbing Inspector. The Village Board
of Trustees may permit such wastes to connect with storm sewers where
such are available. In cases of very small amounts of water from a
cooling apparatus, the Plumbing Inspector may allow a variance from
this requirement; provided, however, that in all cases where such
wastes are permitted to be connected to the storm sewer, each outlet
shall be provided with a cast-iron trap.
A.
Harmful wastes in sewers.
(1)
Corrosive or harmful wastes and any wastes at a temperature
higher than 140° F. shall not be discharged into a public sewer,
nor shall such wastes be discharged into a plumbing system to which
water closets, bathtubs, lavatories or other household plumbing fixtures
are connected. The plumbing system designed to receive such wastes
shall be of a material capable of resisting the destructive action
of such wastes, and the disposal method and system shall be made to
meet with the approval of the Board of Sanitation.
(2)
Where fixtures discharge wastes at a temperature higher
than 140° F., they shall be provided with a satisfactory cooling
device.
B.
Explosive or inflammable material. No explosive or
inflammable material shall be discharged into any sewer.
The discharge of any waters containing toxic
or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge
of any municipal systems or to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process or constitute a hazard in or have an adverse affect
on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment works is
hereby prohibited.
Each user which discharges any toxic pollutant
which causes an increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the
sludge of the wastewater treatment works shall pay for such increased
costs.
All applicable regulations of state, federal
and county authorities having jurisdiction shall be applicable to
sewage disposal within the Village of Pleasantville.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to generate
sufficient revenue to pay all costs for operations and maintenance
for the Village of Pleasantville's complete wastewater system and
to the village for operation and maintenance costs attributable thereto.
The costs shall be distributed to all users of the wastewater system
with each user responsible for paying the prorated portion of such
costs, as based on the annual tax levy required for the Village of
Pleasantville's general fund. The method of cost recovery is the ad
valorem tax method, based on the value of the real property as indicated
on the most recent tax assessment roll for the Village of Pleasantville.
B.
Determining the total cost of operation and maintenance.
The Village of Pleasantville or its Village Engineer shall determine
the total annual costs of operation and maintenance of the wastewater
system which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance,
during the service life of the wastewater system for which such works
were designed and constructed. The total annual cost of operations
and maintenance shall include, but need not be limited to, labor,
repairs, equipment replacement, maintenance, necessary modifications,
power, sampling, laboratory tests and a reasonable contingency fund.
C.
Determining each user's wastewater contribution percentage.
The Village Board of Trustees, on an annual basis, consistent with
Village Law, shall determine the annual appropriation necessary to
cover and meet all costs associated with the operation and maintenance
of the wastewater system. This figure shall be included in a separate
line appropriation in the annual budget. This figure shall be estimated
by the Superintendent of Public Works or his or her designee and shall
reflect all historical cost, operation and maintenance data associated
thereto. The rate to be charged to each user of the wastewater system
shall be based on the user's taxable assessment for the user's property
which is tributary to the wastewater system. The rate per $1,000 of
assessed valuation shall be indicated in the annual budget for the
Village of Pleasantville, thereby enabling each user to identify the
total cost to be paid by the user for the operation and maintenance
of the wastewater system. The method by which the user shall identify
the total cost attributable to the user's property shall be to multiply
the rate per thousand of assessed valuation as described above by
the total taxable assessment for the property. The resultant figure
will be said total cost.
D.
Determining each user's wastewater service charge.
Each user of the wastewater system shall be considered for the purposes
of this section to be a single class of users. The Village Board of
Trustees hereby classifies all users of the wastewater system as a
single class of users, provided that all users of the wastewater system
discharge equivalent volumes of effluent.
E.
Review of each user's wastewater service charge. The
Village of Pleasantville shall review the total annual cost of operation
and maintenance as well as each user's wastewater contribution not
less than every year and will revise the system as necessary to assure
equity of the service-charge system established herein and to assure
that sufficient funds are obtained to adequately operate and maintain
the wastewater treatment works.
F.
Notification. Each user will be notified, on an annual
basis, in conjunction with the annual review of the Village of Pleasantville's
budget, of the rate and portion of the user charge which are attributable
to wastewater treatment services.
G.
Inconsistent agreements. This system of service charges
shall take precedence over any items or conditions of agreements or
contracts between the grantee and users, including industrial users,
special districts, other municipalities or state and federal agencies
or installation, which are inconsistent with 204(b)(1)(A) of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended) or 40 CFR
Part 35 rules and regulations.
Any person who shall violate any of the rules,
regulations or provisions of this chapter shall be liable, on conviction
thereof, to a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more
than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
