At such time that a public sewer becomes available
to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer,
in compliance with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank, and
similar wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage
by a licensed septage hauler and finally either filled with clean
sand, bank-run gravel, or dirt or removed and properly disposed. When
the connection is made to the public sewer, the connection to the
private wastewater disposal facility shall be broken and both ends
of the break shall be plugged, as appropriate. Alternatively, the
septic tank effluent may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner
shall provide an easement to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed
to prevent, or interfere with, any additional requirements that may
be deemed necessary by the Superintendent to protect public health
and public welfare.
