Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Article
III, §
105-6, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this article and meeting the requirements of the Rensselaer County Health Department.
Before beginning the construction of a private wastewater disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the Rensselaer
County Health Department, Division of Environmental Health. The applicant
shall conform to the regulations of the County Health Department and
fill out the necessary forms therefor. He shall supplement the application
by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary
by the Health Department, as well as arrange to make percolation tests
of the soil. These tests shall meet the approval of the Rensselaer
County Health Department before the plans are completed. Construction
of such a private system shall not be started until plans are approved
and the installation is witnessed by a representative of the Rensselaer
County Health Department.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater
disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the Rensselaer
County Health Department. No permit shall be issued in connection
with a new building for any private wastewater 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 or leach
field shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet or adjoining
property.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in §
105-7, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer as outlined in Article
III, §
105-6, Schedule, in compliance with this Part
1, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable compacted material.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense
to the sewer district.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the Health Officer.