[11-22-1983, § 1]
No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening
into, use, alter, repair or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Sewer Commission.
[11-22-1983, § 2]
No person shall increase the volume of sewage nor change the
character of pollutants discharged to the sewer system without first
obtaining a written permit from the Sewer Commission.
[11-25-1983, § 3]
Any property owner or person having an equitable interest in
property by virtue of a contract of sale desiring to discharge sewage
to the public sewer system or to increase the volume of sewage discharged
to the public sewer system or to change the character of the pollutants
being discharged to the public sewer system shall file an application
for a sewer permit with the New Milford Sewer Commission. Those applications
filed by a person having an equitable interest in property by virtue
of a contract of sale shall be signed by the property owner by way
of consent.
[11-22-1983, § 4]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for a single-family
dwelling or a multifamily complex, the applicant shall provide the
Sewer Commission with the following information:
(a)
The number of separate dwelling units.
(b)
The total number of rooms.
(c)
The total number of bedrooms.
(d)
The total number of kitchen sinks.
(e)
The total number of bathtubs and showers.
(f)
The total number of toilets.
(g)
The total number of sinks.
(h)
The total number of washbasins.
(i)
The total number of washing machines.
(j)
The total number of garbage disposals.
(k)
The total number of dishwashers.
[11-22-1983, § 5]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for a single-family
dwelling or a multifamily complex, the amount of 100 gallons per person,
per day, shall be used for the purpose of estimating sewage flow unless
the Commission determines that a different estimate for sewage flow
is justified on the basis of the information submitted by the applicant.
[11-22-1983, § 6]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for a commercial
establishment, the applicant shall provide the Sewer Commission with
the following information:
[11-22-1983, § 7]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for a commercial
establishment, the Commission shall determine an estimated sewage
flow on the basis of the information submitted to it by the applicant.
[11-22-1983, § 8]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for an industrial
establishment, the applicant shall provide the Sewer Commission with
the following information:
(a)
The total number of persons employed.
(b)
The total number of employee hours per day.
(c)
The type or types of products.
(d)
The nature of industrial waste.
(e)
The average daily quantities of industrial wastes.
(f)
The maximum hourly quantity of industrial waste.
(g)
Other waste characteristics.
(h)
The source of water.
[11-22-1983, § 9]
In the case of an application for a sewer permit for an industrial
establishment, the Commission shall determine the estimated sewage
flow on the basis of the information submitted to it by the applicant.
[11-22-1983, § 10]
All applicants must file with their application for a sewer
permit a copy of a valid zoning permit (or evidence from the Zoning
Enforcement Officer that the proposed building and/or use will satisfy
the zoning requirements in those cases where the issuance of a zoning
permit is conditioned upon prior receipt of a sewer connection permit),
a plot plan and a detailed sewer plan of proposed buildings, including
their connection to the sanitary sewer line.
[11-22-1983, § 11]
All applicants who desire to discharge sewage in excess of 5,000
gallons per day, industrial wastewaters and/or cooling waters to the
New Milford Sewage Treatment Plant must first obtain a permit from
the Department of Environmental Protection under the provisions of
§ 25-54i of the Connecticut General Statutes, and a copy
of such permit must be filed with such applicant's application for
a sewer connection permit.
[11-22-1983, § 12]
Applications for sewer permits shall be considered only when
the Sewer Commission determines that the public sewer system is capable
of treating the sewage to be discharged. All applications shall be
considered in the order in which they are submitted, with the following
exceptions:
(a)
Applications for sewer connections involving existing structures
which have no sanitary sewage disposal system shall be given first
priority.
(b)
Applications for sewer connections involving existing structures
which have a sanitary sewage disposal system which is failing or in
danger of failing shall be given second priority.
(d)
Applications for sewer connections which would require an extension
of sewer interceptors or sewer laterals shall not be considered.
[11-22-1983, § 13; 7-16-1984]
Upon approval of a sewer permit application and the payment
by the applicant to the Sewer Commission of a nonrefundable sewer
connection charge, the applicant is authorized to construct the building
sewer in accordance with the sewer plan, as filed, and subject to
the requirements set forth in the Town ordinances and regulations
governing sewer use. The sewer connection charge shall be paid to
the Sewer Commission when the sewer permit application is filed with
the Commission.
[11-22-1983, § 14; 7-16-1984]
(a)
Approval of a sewer permit application shall automatically lapse
90 days after the date of the approval of the application unless a
written extension is granted by the Sewer Commission prior to the
expiration of said ninety-day period. Within such time period, the
applicant must construct the sewer, complete the connection to the
sewer line and obtain the connection permit. A connection permit shall
be issued only after all such work, including the actual connection
to the sewer line, has been inspected and approved by the Sewer Commission.
Upon issuance of a connection permit, the applicant shall be billed
for, and shall be obligated to pay, the sewer use charges, regardless
of discharge.
(b)
Once an approval has lapsed, the applicant will be required to submit a new sewer permit application to the Sewer Commission for approval and to pay a new sewer connection charge as required by § 22-45 hereof before further authorization to construct and connect the building sewer will be granted. All work on the construction of the building sewer shall immediately cease whenever the sewer permit under which it is being performed has lapsed.
[11-22-1983, § 15]
For multifamily buildings, the Sewer Commission may require
the installation of a separate and independent building sewer for
each dwelling unit. Otherwise, a separate and independent building
sewer shall be provided for every building.
[11-22-1983, § 16]
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, on examination and testing by
the Sewer Commission, to meet all requirements of these regulations
and only with a written permit from the Sewer Commission.
[11-22-1983, § 17]
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to
the approval of the Sewer Commission, but in no event shall the diameter
be less than six inches. The slope of such six-inch pipe shall not
be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
[11-22-1983, § 18]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer
shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall,
which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to
afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at
a uniform grade and in a straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes
in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipes and fittings.
[11-22-1983, § 19]
In all buildings in which a building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
drain shall be lifted by an approved artificial means and discharged
to the building sewer. Duplex lift systems shall be provided for commercial
and industrial buildings.
[11-22-1983, § 20]
No building sewer shall be constructed within 25 feet of a water
supply well. If a building sewer is constructed within 25 to 75 feet
of a water supply well, it shall be constructed in accordance with
all applicable guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection.
[11-22-1983, § 21]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench and connection of the
building sewer to the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements
of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the Town of New Milford. In the absence of code provisions or in
amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate
specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials and
Water Pollution Control Facility Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[11-22-1983, § 22]
All excavations required for the installation of a building
sewer shall be open trench work, unless otherwise approved by the
Sewer Commission. No trench containing a building sewer shall be backfilled
until the Sewer Commission has completed an inspection of and approved
the work. The water level in the trench shall be maintained at a level
below the building sewer, and no connection into the public sewer
shall be made until such time as the building sewer and connection
has been inspected, approved and backfilled. Special fittings may
be used for the connection of the building sewer to the public sewer
only when approved by the Sewer Commission or its authorized agent.
[11-22-1983, § 23]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Sewer Commission when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connections shall be made under
the supervision of the Sewer Commission or its authorized agent.
[11-22-1983, § 24]
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Town.
[11-22-1983, § 25]
All cost and expense incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly,
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[11-22-1983, § 26]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage
or cooling water to any sanitary sewer. No person shall connect any
roof downspout, foundation drain, areaway drain or any other source
of surface water runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or to a
building drain which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly
to a public sewer.
[11-22-1983, § 27]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the Town
sewer system any sewage, wastewater or pollutant which will interfere
with the operation or performance of the sewage treatment plant.
[11-22-1983, § 28]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the Town
sewer system any of the following described waters or waste:
(a)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas. The lower explosive limit reading on an explosion
hazard meter at the point of discharge into the sewer system or at
any point in the system shall not exceed 5% for any two successive
readings nor 10% for any single reading.
(b)
Any solid or viscous substance which is capable of causing an obstruction
to the flow in the sewers or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewerage system, including but not limited to grease, garbage
with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, animal guts
or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails,
whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or
marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags,
spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt
residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating
oil, mud or glass grinding or polishing wastes.
(c)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five point five (5.5)
or higher than nine point zero (9.0) or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
and personnel of the sewerage works.
(d)
Any waters 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 a hazard
in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(e)
Any waters 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 or which causes the effluent
limitations of the Town's NPDES permit to be exceeded.
(f)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a
public nuisance or of preventing entry into the public sewer for purposes
of maintenance and repair.
(g)
Any sewage which exceeds the limitations set forth in an applicable
categorical pretreatment standard.
[11-22-1983, § 29]
Except as approved by the Sewer Commission, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged to the Town sewer system any of
the following described waters or wastes:
(a)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°
F.
(b)
Any waters or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per
million by weight of fat, wax, petroleum, oil or grease or which may
contain more than 20 parts per million by weight of floatable oil
or which may contain substances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between thirty-two degrees and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (32° and 150° F.).
(c)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded to particle
size of greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
(d)
Any sewage or waste containing odor-producing substances which
exceed limits established by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(e)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes, or concentrations thereof,
which exceed limits established by the Department of Environmental
Protection.
(f)
Any discharge of phosphates which will interfere with the operation
or performance of the treatment plant.
(g)
Any wastes or material which exerts or causes:
(1)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(2)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
(3)
Unusual biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand
or chlorine demand and thereby constituting a significant load on
the sewage treatment plant.
(4)
Unusual volume of flow or concentrations of wastes constituting a slug, as defined in § 22-51.20.
(5)
Overflow from holding tanks or other receptacles storing organic
wastes.
(6)
Sewage with a concentration of pollutants in excess of the following
limits. (Note: all metals are to be measured as total metals.)
|
Pollutant
|
Concentration: Parts per Million
(milligrams per liter)
|
|---|---|
|
Arsenic
|
0.05
|
|
Barium
|
5.0
|
|
Boron
|
5.0
|
|
Cyanides
|
0.1
|
|
Fluoride
|
20
|
|
Chromium (total)
|
1.0
|
|
Chromium (Cr +6)
|
0.1
|
|
Magnesium
|
100
|
|
Manganese
|
5.0
|
|
Copper
|
1.0
|
|
Zinc
|
1.0
|
|
Cadmium
|
0.1
|
|
Lead
|
0.1
|
|
Tin
|
2.0
|
|
Silver
|
0.1
|
|
Mercury
|
0.01
|
|
Nickel
|
1.0
|
[11-22-1983, § 30]
The admission into the public sewer system of any sewage, waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight; containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids; containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 22-51.9 or 22-51.10; having an average daily flow greater than 1,000 gallons; or from any flow-equalizing or off-peak-discharge facility shall be subject to the review and approval of the Sewer Commission.
[11-22-1983, § 31]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Sewer Commission, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or
any flammable wastes and/or other harmful ingredients, except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Superintendent of Sewage and shall be 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. Such interceptors shall be of
substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable
covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
[11-22-1983, § 32]
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
[11-22-1983, § 33]
(a)
The Sewer Commission may require the installation of pretreatment,
flow-equalizing or off-peak-discharge facilities to:
(b)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to such facilities shall be submitted to the Sewer Commission for
approval, and no construction of such facilities shall commence until
the Sewer Commission has approved such plans and specifications in
writing.
[11-22-1983, § 34]
Where pretreatment, flow-equalizing or off-peak-discharge facilities
are provided or required for any sewage, such facilities shall be
maintained by the owner, at his expense, continuously and in satisfactory
and effective operating condition.
[11-22-1983, § 35]
When required by the Sewer Commission, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable structure, together with such necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall
be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Sewer Commission. The sampling structure
shall be located at a point along the industrial waste stream where
a representative sample of the industrial wastewater may be obtained
prior to its being diluted by domestic sewage in the building sewer.
The structure shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall
be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[11-22-1983, § 36]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in these regulations
shall be made and determined in accordance with the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published
by the American Public Health Association. Sampling methods, locations,
times, durations and frequencies may be determined by the Sewer Commission
for individual users of the sewerage system.
[11-22-1983, § 37]
No person shall dilute, by process water or otherwise, a discharge
to the sewerage system as a partial or complete substitute for adequate
pretreatment to achieve compliance with specific pollutant limitations
which may be imposed by the Sewer Commission.
[11-22-1983, § 38]
The Sewer Commission may require the installation of facilities
and the development of operating procedures designed to prevent the
accidental discharge to the sewerage system of prohibited material
and/or substances, including the development of an emergency notification
procedure in the event of an accidental discharge.
[11-22-1983, § 39]
(a)
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
Building
Building drain
Building sewer
Categorical Standards
Compatible pollutant
Composite sample
Cooling water
Domestic sewage
Floatable oil
Garbage
Grab sample
Holding tank waste
Incompatible pollutant
Industrial wastewater
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit
Oil
Person
pH
Pretreatment or treatment
Properly shredded garbage
Public sewer
Sanitary sewer
Septage
Sewage
Sewage collection system
Slug
Storm sewer
Suspended solids
Toxic pollutant
User
Watercourse
Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF)
As used in this Division, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
is the amount of oxygen required by bacteria while stabilizing
decomposable organic matter under aerobic conditions for five days.
The determination of "BOD" shall be performed in accordance with the
procedures prescribed in the latest edition of Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Health Association.
includes each individual residential unit in a multifamily
housing complex.
means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building's
plumbing which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside of the inner face
of the building wall.
means the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal; it may also be called a "house connection."
shall be the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
or Pretreatment Standards.
is biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH and fecal
coliform bacteria, plus any additional pollutants identified in the
water pollution control facility's NPDES permit, where the water pollution
control facility is designed to treat such pollutants and, in fact,
does treat such pollutants to the degree required by the NPDES permit.
means a mixture of aliquot samples obtained at regular intervals
over a time period. The volume of each aliquot is proportional to
the discharge flow rate for the sampling interval. The minimum time
period for composite sampling shall be four hours.
means process water in general used for cooling purposes
to which the only pollutant added is heat and which has such characteristics
that it may be discharged to a natural outlet in accordance with federal
and state laws and regulations.
means sewage that consists of water and human excretions
or other waterborne wastes incidental to the occupancy of a residential
building or nonresidential building but not wastewater from water-softening
equipment, commercial laundry, wastewater and blowdown from heating
and cooling equipment.
is oil, fat or grease in a physical state that it will separate
by gravity from sewage by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility.
means the animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking or serving of foods.
is a sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis, with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without
consideration of time.
is any waste from holding tanks, such as vessels, chemical
toilets, campers, trailers and septage-hauling trucks.
is all pollutants other than "compatible pollutants," as
defined in this section.
means all wastewater from industrial process, trade or business
and is distinct from domestic sewage.
is a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act" (33
U.S.C. § 1342).
means oil which is of either mineral or vegetable origin
and disperses in water or sewage at temperatures between zero degrees
and sixty-five degrees Celsius (0° and 65° C.). For the purposes
of this Article, emulsified oil shall be considered as soluble "oil."
is any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives,
agents or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine
and the singular shall include the plural, where indicated by the
context.
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion
concentrations. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions,
in grams, per liter of solution.
is the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a water pollution control
facility. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical or biological processes, except as prohibited by Title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 403.6(d).
shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
shall mean a common sanitary sewer controlled by a governmental
agency or public utility.
means a sewer which collects and conveys domestic sewage
from residences, public buildings, commercial establishments, industries
and institutions. A sanitary sewer may also collect and convey permitted
industrial wastewater and unintentionally admitted ground-, storm-
and surface waters.
means the liquids and solids which are removed from a tank
used to treat domestic sewage.
means human and animal excretions and all domestic and such
manufacturing wastes as may tend to be detrimental to the public health.
means the structures and equipment required to collect and
convey sewage to the water pollution control facility.
means any sudden or excessive discharge which exceeds permitted
levels either in terms of pollutant concentration or instantaneous
flow rate in such a manner as to adversely affect the sewage collection
system and/or the water pollution control facility.
means a sewer which collects and conveys stormwater or groundwater.
means the solid matter, measured in milligrams per liter,
which may be in suspension, floatable or settlable and removable by
laboratory filtering as prescribed in the latest edition of Standard
Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater.
is any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 307(a) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Acts or other Acts.
is any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of sewage into the sewer system.
means a natural or artificial channel for the passage of
water, either continuously or intermittently.
means an arrangement of devices for the treatment of sewage
and sludge.
(b)
Word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
