For brevity and ease of communication, this chapter may be cited as
the "Village of Lowville Sewer Use Law."
The general purpose of this chapter is the following: to provide for
efficient, economic, environmentally safe and legal operation of the Village
of Lowville municipal sewerage system and treatment facilities.
The specific purposes of this chapter are as follows:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW
that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way.
(2)
Pass-through the POTW to the state's waters and
cause contravention of standards for those waters or cause violation of the
POTW's SPDES permit.
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of
POTW sludge and/or residuals.
(4)
Endanger municipal employees.
(5)
Cause air pollution or groundwater pollution, directly
or indirectly.
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance condition.
B.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and,
as much as possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
C.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly
constructed.
D.
To provide for equitable distribution of all costs associated
with sewage transmission, treatment and residuals disposal to all users of
the POTW and to provide for the collection of such costs.
