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.
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.
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.
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.