Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 75-7, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 1-8-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Commission, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Sewer Commission at the time the application is filed.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made as soon as possible.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health of the State of New York. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 7,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the sewer service area.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Public Health Officer.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 75-7, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, cleaned and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt within 90 days.
[Amended 1-8-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Major industrial and commercial owners shall connect their domestic wastes to available public sewers, as provided in § 75-7. Such owners may apply to the Sewer Commission for a permit, renewable biannually, to connect their industrial-commercial wastes to a private sewage disposal system, provided that the design, construction and operation of the private disposal system are approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Sewer Commission at the time the application is initially filed.