Town of East Bloomfield, NY Sewer Use

The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.

BUILDING DRAIN

That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.

BUILDING SEWER

The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.

GARBAGE

Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

INDUSTRIAL WASTES

The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.

NATURAL OUTLET

Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.

OWNER

The person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private property with wastewater facilities which discharge, or will discharge, to the Village Sewage Works, or any portion of the same, whether located in the Village of East Bloomfield or the Town of East Bloomfield.

PERSON

Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.

The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in moles per liter.

PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE

The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.

PUBLIC SEWER

A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.

SANITARY SEWER

A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm-, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.

SEWAGE

A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground-, surface and storm waters as may be present.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

Any arrangement of devices and structures for treating sewage.

SEWAGE WORKS

All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

SEWER

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN

A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.

SUPERINTENDENT

The Town of East Bloomfield's Sewer Superintendent or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.

WATERCOURSE

A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.

Word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.

§ 105-32 Use of public sewers required.

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the town or in any area under the jurisdiction of said town any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the town or in any area under the jurisdiction of said town any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.

Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain a privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.

The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the town and abutting on any street or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the town, is hereby required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is accessible and available.

§ 105-33 Private sewage disposal.

Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 105-32D, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system.

All private sewage disposal systems shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent.

Before commencement of construction of a new private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a permit signed by the Superintendent and shall furnish any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time the application for the new system is filed.

A permit for a new private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed, inspected and accepted by the Superintendent.

The type, capacities, location and layout of all private sewage disposal systems shall comply with all recommendations of the Town Health Officer.

No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.

At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 105-32D, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with select fill material.

The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times and at no expense to the town.

No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.

§ 105-34 Building sewers and connections.

No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.

There shall be two classes of building sewer permits for residential and commercial services and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time the application is filed.

All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the Installation of the building sewer.

A separate and independent building sewer line shall be provided for every building except where otherwise permitted by the Superintendent; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.

Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this article.

The building sewer shall be constructed of one of the following materials:

(1)

Cast-iron soil pipe, extra heavy, ASTM Designation A-74, with rubber gasket joints meeting the requirements of ASTM C-564.

(2)

Vitrified clay sewer pipe ASTM Designation C-700 with joints meeting the requirements of ASTM C-425. Precast bituminous joints are not acceptable.

(3)

PVC Sewer Pipe, ASTM Designation D-3034 for SDR 35 with elastomeric joint seals meeting the requirements of ASTM D-3212.

(4)

Other material approved by the Superintendent.

The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope shall be no less than 1/4 inch per foot.

No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment in so far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.

In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved mechanical means and discharged to the building sewer.

All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specifications C-12, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been accepted. The pipe bedding class shall be as designated by the Superintendent.

All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.

The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If there is no suitable "Y" branch available, the Town shall install, at the owner's expense, a "Y" branch by using a suitable tapping saddle, manufactured for this purpose. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be provided and the connection made secure and watertight by a suitable waterproofing material. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Superintendent.

The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent.

All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town.

§ 105-35 Use of the public sewers.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.

Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet. The owner shall also make application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for review and determination if such a discharge is subject to Environmental Conservation regulations.

Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:

(1)

Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.

(2)

Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 milligrams per liter of fat, oil or grease.

(3)

Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.

(4)

Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.

(5)

Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.

(6)

Any waters or waste having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.

(7)

Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance or a high chlorine demand in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters or the effluent of the sewage treatment plant. Such toxic substances shall be limited to the average thirty-day concentrations listed hereinafter in the sewage as it is discharged to the public sewer, and at no time shall the twenty-four-hour average concentration at the discharge point exceed two times the thirty-day average concentration. For any waste entering the public sewer and containing a combination of chromium (hexavalent), copper, nickel and zinc the total concentration of these substances shall at no time exceed 10 ppm.

	Parameter	Concentration Limit (milligrams per liter)
	Cadmium	0.4
	Hexavalent chromium	0.2
	Total chromium	4.0
	Copper	0.8
	Iron	4.0
	Lead	0.2
	Mercury	0.2
	Nickel	4.0
	Zinc	1.2
	Arsenic	0.2
	Available chlorine	25.0
	Cyanide, free	0.4
	Cyanide, complex	1.6
	Selenium	0.2
	Sulfide	6.0
	Barium	4.0
	Manganese	4.0
	Gold	0.2
	Silver	0.2
	Fluorides (fresh water)	14.0*

* NOTE: May be increased by a factor of 1.5 if the municipal water supply is not fluoridated.

(8)

Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.

(9)

Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.

Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.

The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 milligrams per liter or containing more than 350 milligrams per liter of suspended solids or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 105-35C or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the village sewage treatment plant, shall be subject to the review of the Superintendent. The owner shall provide, at his sole expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 milligrams per liter and the suspended solids to 350 milligrams per liter or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 105-35C or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of both the Superintendent and the Town Health Officer, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.

Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.

When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his sole expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.

All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in § 105-35C and F shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage (latest edition), and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 105-35H or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be in the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer from the point where the building sewer is connected. Collection of samples and the cost of testing shall be the responsibility of the owner.

No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.

§ 105-36 Protection from damage.

No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage works. Any person violating this section shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.

§ 105-37 Power and authority of inspectors.

The Superintendent, other duly authorized employees of the town and representatives of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this article.

§ 105-38 Penalties for offenses.

A person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 105-36, shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.

Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in § 105-38A shall be charged with a misdemeanor.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the town by reason of such violation.