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.
The provisions in the existing sewer law, entitled "Sewer System Ordinance, Village of Lowville, County of Lewis, State of New York" are hereby repealed and said provisions are replaced by the herein set forth Articles I through XIV inclusive.