This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Inlet On-Site Wastewater Treatment Local Law." The Town of Inlet is hereinafter referred to as the "Town."
This chapter shall govern the design and installation of all wastewater treatment systems within the Town except the design or installation of, or treatment of wastewater by means of a community or public sewer. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any applicable county, state, and federal requirements.
Enactment of this chapter is pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community by ensuring through the location, construction and use of properly designed facilities that waste discharged from wastewater treatment systems:
A. 
Does not contaminate any drinking water supply.
B. 
Is not accessible to insects, rodents, or other possible carriers of disease which may come into contact with food or drinking water.
C. 
Is not a health hazard by being accessible to children and adults.
D. 
Does not give rise to a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance.
E. 
Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal.
A. 
Wastewater treatment systems shall comply with the specifications and standards set forth in this chapter, in addition to applicable specifications and standards contained in the following sources now in effect, or as such sources may be amended and/or superseded:
[Amended 4-13-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
(1) 
"Wastewater Treatment Standards Individual Household Systems," NYS Department of Health (DOH) (10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A).
(2) 
"Standards For Waste Treatment Works — Institutional and Commercial Sewage Facilities," NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).[1]
[1]
Note: DEC permit required for domestic sewage systems which discharge (1) 1,000 or more gallons per day, (2) to surface water, and/or (3) waste other than domestic sewage.
(3) 
Adirondack Park Agency Guidelines For On-Site Sewage and Disposal Systems (1991).
(4) 
On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual, EPA (Publication EPA625-R-00-008, FEB. 2002).
B. 
Copies of the above-noted regulations, standards, guidelines, and manuals, and like materials noted elsewhere in this chapter, are on file in the Town offices.