A.
The sewer systems of the sewer districts of the Town
of Williamson, New York, as constructed, or as hereafter added to
or changed shall be under the charge and control of the Sewer Commission
under whose supervision they shall be used by property owners. No
person shall enter into, open, or interfere with or use or do any
repair or maintenance work with respect to said sewer systems except
under the inspection and direction of the Sewer Commission or Sewer
Superintendent and after a written permit shall have been issued by
the Superintendent of the sewer district in which such entering, opening,
use, repair or maintenance is to take place.
B.
Only wastes defined as "domestic wastes" and "nondomestic wastes" within the limitations of § 140-27 are to be accepted in the sewage system.
C.
The Sewer Commission shall adopt rules and regulations
to govern the maintenance and use of the sewer systems and shall therein
fix the amount of fees that shall be chargeable to the persons or
property owners who may wish to enter or be required to use the sewer
systems. Permit and connection fees shall be established by the Town
Board by resolution. The Board shall review such fees and adjust them
periodically. They shall be sufficient in amount to pay for the cost
of inspection of such entry or entries, chargeable time of sewer personnel
and materials Fees will be payable at the time of application for
permit.
E.
A building sewer shall be connected to the sewer system
at the place designated by the Town and where the lateral is provided.
F.
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes,
situated within the district and abutting on any street, alley, or
right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be
located a public sanitary facility, is hereby required at his or its
expense to install suitable toilet facilities in such buildings and
to connect such facilities and all drains carrying domestic waste,
properly shredded garbage, or wash water directly with the proper
public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part 2, within
six months after the Town has served public notice that the wastewater
facilities serving that property are certified for operation, provided
that said public sewer is within the property or is within the right-of-way
adjoining the property line.
G.
Any industry that has constructed and is using an
individual self-contained, state licensed disposal system pursuant
to federal and/or state permit, that treats domestic wastes and which
system has been built in accordance with state specifications and
is currently certified by the state, may apply to the Commissioners
for an extension of time to hook into the municipal system. Extensions
may be granted for up to five years. At the end of any extension period,
the industry may apply for a further extension.
I.
All connections made within the six-month time period
after the Town has served public notice that the wastewater facilities
serving that property are certified shall be exempt from any connection
fee.
J.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation,
connection and maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by
the owner. If the house lateral portion of the public sewer located
in the street or right-of-way has not previously been provided, such
will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property
line by the district upon submittal of a proper request by the property
owner and upon payment of the connection fee, if any. If the district
installs a lateral, the property owner shall give a temporary easement
during the construction. The owner shall indemnify the district and/or
the Sewer Commission from any loss or damage that may directly or
indirectly be occasioned by the installation and maintenance of the
building sewer.
K.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be
provided for every property, by the owner at his cost.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit,
or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private
property within the Town of Williamson or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Town any human excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
or watercourse within the Town of Williamson, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said Town, any sewage or other polluted waters,
except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with
subsequent provisions of this Part 2.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful
to construct, use or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank,
cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage
within the sewer districts established by and for the Town of Williamson.
D.
Upon application to the Sewer Commission, special,
temporary use of a portable, chemical toilet may be granted for use
at construction sites and for use during community festivals. The
Commission shall establish the conditions on which such temporary
use is permissible.
A.
Applications and fees.
(1)
Permits for use of the sewer system shall be issued
at the Town Clerk's office. The owner or his agent shall make application
on a form furnished by the Sewer Commission. The permit application
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit
fee, if required, in an amount fixed by the Sewer Commission in the
rules and regulations for sewer users shall be paid at the time the
application is filed.
(2)
The Town Board shall establish a permit fee to cover
cost of inspection of installation. This charge will be reviewed and
adjusted periodically. The permit fee shall be set by resolution.
(3)
Fees shall be credited to the operations and maintenance
fund of the district.
B.
Permits granted under this Part 2 shall be for a specific
waste or wastes, and such permits shall be granted only after the
submission and approval of plans as set forth above. Subsequent wastes
of different quantity, quality or characteristics shall be covered
by separate permits.
C.
At the time the permit is issued, instructions will
be given regarding required inspections and the type of notice to
be given to the Superintendent. No building sewer shall be covered
until it has been inspected and approved by the Town.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water, impounded water or unpolluted industrial
process water to any sanitary sewer without written permission of
the Sewer Commissioners.
B.
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 Sewer Commission. Industrial
cooling water or other unpolluted process waters may be discharged
upon approval of state officials or the Sewer Commission to a storm
sewer or natural outlet.
C.
No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged,
any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
[Amended 8-11-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature lower than
32º F. or higher than 180º F. or causing the influent to
sewage treatment plant to be greater than 40º C. (104º F.).
(2)
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
milligrams per liter, by weight, of fats, oils or grease.
(3)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, 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, grit, straw, animal
wastes, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood,
manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing
obstruction of the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage works in the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
(6)
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 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, in the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
(7)
Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance 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 of the sewage treatment plant in
the opinion of the Sewer Commission.
(8)
Any water 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.
(10)
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid
iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized
or not.
(11)
Any water or wastes containing any radioactive
materials.
(12)
Heavy metals.
(a)
Any heavy metals which, at the point of discharge
into the system, exceed the approved toxic substance limits as shown
in the following chart:
|
Parameter
|
Concentration Limits (mg/l) 30-Day Average
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Cadmium
|
0.4
| |
|
Hex. Chromium
|
0.2
| |
|
Total Chromium
|
4.0
| |
|
Copper
|
0.8
| |
|
Lead
|
0.2
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.2
| |
|
Nickel
|
4.0
| |
|
Zinc
|
0.2
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.2
| |
|
Available Chlorine
|
50.0
| |
|
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 - To Fresh Water
|
6.0
| |
|
Phenol
|
4.0
|
(b)
In no case shall toxic limits exceed those established
pursuant to Section 307 of the Federal Clean Waters Act as it may
be amended from time to time, and the categorical standards of the
general pretreatment regulations set forth therein shall be complied
with. The Town Superintendent may set a more stringent requirement
for a substance on the list set forth in this section or for categorical
pollutants.
D.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be installed
when, in the opinion of the Sewer Commission, they are necessary for
the proper handling of wastes containing grease in excessive amounts,
or any flammable wastes, sand, grit and other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Sewer
Commission, and shall be located so 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.
E.
Where installed, all grease, oil, sand and grit interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner at his expense in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
F.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 milligrams per liter by weight, or containing more than 350 milligrams per liter by weight of suspended solids, or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Subsection C of this section, or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily design flow of the sewer plant, or exceeding the pretreatment standards of that category for industrial waste pursuant to Section 307 of P.L. 92-500, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Sewer Commission. Where necessary in the opinion of the Sewer Commission, the owner shall provide, at his 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 by weight, or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in this section, 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 the Sewer Commission together with a letter from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approving the proposed preliminary treatment facilities, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
G.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are required
for any waters or wastes, no permit will be granted until such pretreatment
units have been placed in operation and have demonstrated their effectiveness
by test. The cost of such testing, sampling and analyzing shall be
home by the waste contributor. Said preliminary treatment facilities
shall be maintained continuously and satisfactorily in effective operation
by the owner at his expense.
H.
When required by the Sewer Commission or Sewer Superintendent,
the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying commercial-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 conveniently and safely located.
It is to be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Sewer
Commission or Sewer Superintendent.
I.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in Subsection C and F shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," latest edition, or with methods approved by the New York State Department of Health, and may be determined at the control manhole provided for in Subsection H, or upon suitable samples taken at said manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole may be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, analyses must be performed which are beyond the scope of the laboratory at the sewage treatment plant, these analyses shall be performed at a laboratory designated by the Superintendent, and the cost of these analyses shall be borne by the owner.
J.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed
as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Sewer
Commission and any industrial, commercial or other owner from whose
premises an industrial, commercial or domestic waste eliminates, which
is of unusual strength or character from being accepted by the Sewer
Commission for treatment subject to payment therefor by such owner.
Any such special agreement will be made within all applicable state
and federal rules and regulations.
[Amended 8-11-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
K.
Notification of discharge.
[Added 8-11-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
(1)
The user shall notify the Town immediately upon accidentally
discharging wastes in violation of this Part 2. This notification
shall be followed shortly after the date of occurrence (e.g., within
15 days) by a detailed written statement describing the causes of
accidental discharge and the measures taken to prevent future occurrences.
Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense,
loss or damage to the sewer system, treatment plant or treatment process
or for any fines imposed on the municipality under applicable state
and federal regulations.
(2)
Industries shall submit detailed plans showing sewer
facilities and operation procedures. The plans should pinpoint any
indirect connections or entry points to the sewer system. This is
to provide protection from accidental discharge of deleterious materials
or wastes regulated by this Part 2.
A.
Any repair or maintenance work in connection with
sewer pipes and drains connected directly or indirectly to any sanitary
or storm sewer system or storm drain shall be performed in accordance
with the specifications and under the supervision and inspection of
the Sewer Superintendent.
B.
For work performed on sewers, pipes, laterals or drains
which are not a part of a sanitary sewer or storm sewer system at
the direction or under the supervision of the Sewer Superintendent
for the particular or special benefit of any individual parcel or
portion of real property, a charge is hereby established in the amount
equal to the actual cost thereof to the commission.
A.
The Superintendent or other duly authorized employees
of the Sewer Commission, USEPA and NYSDEC, bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing or proper activities in accordance with the terms of this
Part 2 or any regulations promulgated thereunder. The powers and authority
therein granted shall be in addition to powers of inspection otherwise
granted by law to Sewer Commissioners.
B.
All information in the possession of the owner bearing
on an industrial, commercial or other process which, in the judgment
of the Superintendent, affects the sewage works or systems shall be
made available to the Superintendent or his authorized representative.
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, or
where industrial or commercial wastes are excluded, the building sewer
shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with
the provisions of this article.
B.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage
disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed
by the Town Clerk. The application for such permit shall be made on
a form furnished by the Town, which the applicant shall supplement
by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary
by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as established
by resolution of the Sewer Commission shall be paid to the Town at
the time the application is filed.
C.
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 work is ready for final
inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection
should be made within 72 hours of the receipt of notice by the Sewer
Superintendent.
D.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private
sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the
Department of Public 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
20,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage
disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense
to the Town.
F.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to
a property served by a private sewage disposal system, such property
shall be directly connected to the public sewer within six months
in compliance with this Part 2. Upon connection of the property to
the public sewer, the septic tank serving the property shall be cleaned
of sludge and filled with a suitable material.
[Amended 8-11-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
G.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed
to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed
by the Health Officer.
