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City of Rensselaer, NY
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 143 Sewers
Chapter 143
Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer
11-3-1971
by
Ord. No. 4-1971
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REFERENCES
Sewers generally — See Title V.
Department of Public Works — See Title XVIII.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing standards — See Ch.
121
.
Street openings and excavations — See Ch.
147
, Art.
II
.
Water — See Ch.
175
.
Zoning — See Ch.
179
.
Article I
Purpose
§ 143-1
Purposes enumerated.
Article II
Definitions
§ 143-2
Terms defined; word usage.
Article III
Waste Disposal; Use of Public Sewers
§ 143-3
Deposit of objectionable waste.
§ 143-4
Discharge to natural outlets.
§ 143-5
Private disposal facilities.
§ 143-6
Connection required.
Article IV
Private Sewage Disposal
§ 143-7
Compliance with county provisions.
§ 143-8
Permit required.
§ 143-9
Inspection.
§ 143-10
Compliance with Department of Environmental Conservation recommendations.
§ 143-11
Operation and maintenance.
§ 143-12
Connection to be made when available.
§ 143-13
Construal.
Article V
Building Sewers and Connections
§ 143-14
Permit required.
§ 143-15
Permit classes, applications and fees.
§ 143-16
Building sewers to be separate; exception.
§ 143-17
Old building sewers.
§ 143-18
Material specifications.
§ 143-19
Size and slope.
§ 143-20
Elevation and placement.
§ 143-21
Mechanical means of discharge.
§ 143-22
Excavations.
§ 143-23
Joints and connections.
§ 143-24
Connection at property line; costs; indemnification; method of connection.
§ 143-25
Inspection of connections; penalties for work completed prior to inspection.
§ 143-26
Safety of and indemnification for excavations.
§ 143-27
Capping of building sewers for demolition.
Article VI
Use of Public Sewers
§ 143-28
Prohibited water discharges; existing facilities connected to combined sewers.
§ 143-29
Discharge of unpolluted drainage and unpolluted process waters.
§ 143-30
Prohibited discharges.
§ 143-31
Discharge subject to review.
§ 143-32
Action upon determination of hazard.
§ 143-33
Prohibited toxic substance discharge.
§ 143-34
Permissible concentrations of toxic substances.
§ 143-35
Industrial waste discharge; pretreatment.
Article VII
Permits; Sampling
§ 143-36
Permit required.
§ 143-37
Application information.
§ 143-38
Terms of issuance.
§ 143-39
Sampling.
§ 143-40
Manholes.
§ 143-41
Measurements, tests and analyses.
Article VIII
Penalties and Liability
§ 143-42
Notice of violation.
§ 143-43
Penalties for offenses.
§ 143-44
Liability.
Article IX
General Provisions
§ 143-45
Inspections.
§ 143-46
Tampering with public sewerage system prohibited.
§ 143-47
Sewer surcharge.
§ 143-48
Interpretation of provisions.