Article VII is applicable for the discharge of normal sewage into the public sewer system. "Normal sewage" shall be as defined in § 190-3 of this chapter.
A. 
Required. Any person desiring to lay, re-lay or repair sewer pipe or connections, or any appurtenant part thereto, in or below the surface of any private or public highway, road, street or avenue within the District to connect with any part of the system shall, prior to the commencement of any work, apply for and obtain the necessary authority in the manner hereinafter provided, and all charges, fees or rates shall be due and payable in advance to the Town, and when so paid shall be credited to the sewer fund of the District. Such permit shall not create any vested right in or under such private or public highway, road, street or avenue, and such permit will be issued upon the express condition that the Town Board may, at any time, revoke and annul the same if it is deemed for the best interests of the District and Town.
B. 
Application. An owner or his or her agent, before commencing any work or excavation for a building sewer or connection to the sewer, or before making any alterations or additions to existing house sewers or connections which may be or are proposed to be connected to the system, shall file with the Superintendent a written application for a permit, signed by him or her or his or her agent, on the form provided by the Superintendent. Said application shall be accompanied by a complete description of the proposed work, together with a plan or sketch thereof showing in detail the location of the proposed connection and such other pertinent facts as the Superintendent may request. No work shall be done and no connection shall be made until the application has been approved and permission given by the Superintendent. No connection to the system shall be made except under inspection of the Superintendent and not before public notice is given by the Town Board that the system is in readiness for use and a permit has been issued.
C. 
Permit fee; refund. One permit shall be issued to cover the excavation and construction of the house sewer and/or to disconnect the existing house drain or sewer pipe from the cesspool or septic tank and then to connect it to the newly laid building sewer discharging into the street sewer, the fee for which shall be as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board. If no permit is issued within 30 days, the fee shall be returned to the applicant, together with one copy of the filed application with the reasons for rejection noted thereon and signed by the Superintendent.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
D. 
Connections and costs.
(1) 
All house-sewer construction, including that portion between the main and the curb, shall be done by the owner at his or her cost and expense. The district shall charge a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board for making the physical connection between the house sewer and the main whenever no Y branch is available. The owner shall furnish all materials required for this connection.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to procure any necessary permits for the street openings and to replace the street surface in a condition satisfactory to the highway department having jurisdiction. All construction shall be under the supervision of the Superintendent. Where the existing sewer main is not located in a public street, the person desiring to connect with such sewer main shall relocate the said main in the nearest public street in accordance with specifications of the Superintendent.
(3) 
Any person, except when he, she or it is proceeding under contract with the Town and/or district, shall be registered with the Town Board in a manner hereinafter provided.
A. 
Required fee. All applications for certificates of registration to construct any building sewer or do any work indicated to any connection to said system shall be made in writing to the Superintendent, and all certificates of registration shall be granted by the Town Board. The fee for such certificate of registration shall be as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board. An applicant, before receiving such certificate, shall furnish to the Town Board proof satisfactory to it:[1]
(1) 
That said applicant is qualified to do such work in a good, workmanlike manner.
(2) 
That said application is accompanied by a bond with sureties acceptable to the Town Board in the sum of not less than $20,000, guaranteeing:
(a) 
That the applicant shall duly and faithfully perform said work in all respects.
(b) 
That said applicant shall comply in all respects with all rules and regulations established by the Town.
(c) 
That the said applicant will indemnify the Town for all loss or damage that may result from his or her work.
(d) 
That said applicant shall obtain a permit from the Town before commencing any work or excavation.
(e) 
That, in the event the applicant has been deemed to have violated this article or any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto, upon notice thereof, the said applicant will forthwith, at his or her own expense, cure said violation, and in the event of his or her failure to do so within a reasonable time thereafter, said violation may be cured by the Town, and any expense incidental thereto will be paid by the applicant.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Public liability insurance. The applicant shall furnish certificates of public liability insurance in the sum of $100,000 and $300,000, and property damage insurance in the sum of $100,000, which shall indemnify and save harmless the District and Town, its officers, agents and employees, from all suits and actions for the recovery of damages, money or otherwise, for and on account of any injury or damages resulting in death or otherwise, received or sustained by any person, persons or property, as a direct or indirect result of any work, labor or materials used by the applicant, and/or as a result of negligence, carelessness or recklessness of the applicant in the performance of said work, and/or as a result of any act of omission or commission of said applicant. Said applicant shall have worker's compensation insurance as required by law, and the application shall be accompanied by certificates thereof or by satisfactory proof of exemption. All of said policies of insurance shall bear an endorsement in favor of the Town of Saugerties.
C. 
Materials; performance of work. All materials used in conforming to this article will be of the best quality, and all work will be executed by skilled workers in a thorough, workmanlike manner.
D. 
Filing; cancellation; expiration; renewal. Upon receiving a certificate from the Town Board, the applicant shall furnish to the Superintendent a certificate of its issuance signed by the Town Clerk. The certificate of registration may be cancelled and annulled by the Town Board for cause, after a public hearing thereon, but such certificate of registration shall be automatically cancelled and annulled upon the expiration of either the bond or the insurances required for such certificate of registration. The owner of such cancelled certificate of registration shall not thereafter be registered for a period of two years after the date of the cancellation of such certificate. Each certificate of registration shall expire on the 31st day of December in each year succeeding the date of its initial issuance; all applications for renewals of said certificates shall be filed between the 15th day of November and the 30th day of November next preceding the date of expiration, and such renewal certificates shall become effective on the first day of January thereafter.
E. 
Performance of work by owner.
(1) 
Nothing herein contained shall prevent any owner from constructing the connection and/or furnishing the material from the building sewer to the property line, and any owner doing such work on his or her private property need not, unless required by any other law, obtain a certificate of registration, nor furnish any bond, public liability insurance nor any worker's compensation insurance but shall otherwise comply with this article.
(2) 
The owner shall comply with this article concerning any work and materials necessary for the connection outside of the property line, and such work shall be performed under a certificate of registration.
F. 
Subcontracting prohibited. Any person who is registered under this section will not be permitted to subcontract the installation of these facilities. Any signature for work performed by others will immediately revoke the certificate of the signee.
No trench shall be backfilled, nor shall any portion of pipe or footings be covered until inspected and approved by the Superintendent and/or his or her representative. Applications for inspection shall be made in writing and such inspection shall be made within a working day period, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., as soon as practical thereafter, for which the applicant shall pay a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board for each and every inspection. Inspections made after 4:00 p.m. on any working day shall pay a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board per inspection. Inspections made on Saturday, Sunday and holidays shall pay a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board per inspection. If the Superintendent requires an inspector on the job site at all times on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, the contractor shall pay an additional fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board per day. If a contractor should require a reinspection, there will be an additional fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board per inspection.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
All buildings or premises within the District shall be connected with said system.
If and when a sewer connection is completed and approved for any property upon which buildings are located, existing waste disposal facilities, including privy vaults, cesspools, septic tanks or similar facilities shall immediately be disconnected so as not to drain into the street sewers, and they shall be abandoned within 30 days after final inspection and approval of the street sewer by the Superintendent.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit the discharge of sewage wastes from any building or buildings or premises within the Sewer District into or upon any highway, private or public way, stream, watercourse, ditch, either surface or subsurface, groundwater drain, or stormwater drain.
Every building shall have a separate and independent connection with the district sewer directly in front of the land upon which it is situated, except as otherwise permitted. When a building is situated in the rear of another building, provided both are on the same plot and in the same ownership, both buildings may be connected into a single building sewer. If the buildings are in separate ownership, no such connection will be permitted unless evidence of an agreement between the two property owners is filed with the application.
A. 
Trenches. Before laying a new building sewer, the bottom of the trench must be carefully tamped to prevent unusual settlement of the sewer. After the pipe is laid, the earth used for filling the trench must be replaced in layers, each layer being well tamped. Tunnelling is prohibited, unless written permission has been obtained from the Superintendent. In any case where the house sewer passes through filled ground which is liable to settle, cast iron pipe or other special precautions may be required by the Superintendent.
B. 
Slope and sizes of sewers. A building sewer shall have a slope of not less than 1/4 inch in one-foot length, unless special written permission is granted by the Superintendent; the size of such sewer shall not be less than is shown in the following table, based upon the number of fixture units in a building or buildings, nor shall it be larger than the maximum size allowed in the table for the size of the street sewer in question, but in no case shall any house sewer be less than four inches in diameter. In special cases, the Superintendent may require a building sewer larger than the size given in the table.
Table
Drain or House Sewer
(inches)
Number of Water Closets
Total Fixture Units
4
4
48
5
12
100
6
50
400
8
120
1,000
Number of Fixture Units for Different Fixtures
Wash basin
1
Sink
1.5
Bathtub
2
Laundry tray
3
Shower bath
3
Urinal
3
Slop sink
4
Water closet
6
Sink and laundry combination
3
The number of equivalent fixture units for a fixture or other water-connected device not listed shall be estimated by the Superintendent.
Maximum Sizes of House Sewer Connection
Lateral Sewer
(inches)
Building Sewer
(inches)
8
5
10
6
12 or over
8
C. 
Cleanout fitting. In each house drain constructed subsequent to the adoption of this chapter, at a point just inside of the cellar wall, a four-inch standard cleanout fitting with screw ferrules shall be provided. The lowest part of the screw ferrule shall be placed at a point not less than 12 inches above the cellar floor or the highest portion thereof if at different elevations.
D. 
Elimination of house traps. No running or house trap shall be allowed to remain in any house drain or house sewer if the same is to be connected to the sewer system.
E. 
Permitted types of pipe for connection.
(1) 
If cast iron pipe is used for a house sewer, the method of connection between the house sewer and the district sewer shall be done by running the cast iron pipe into a bell of vitrified tile pipe at least 12 inches and making a joint with oakum and vituminous compound. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, further protection is needed because of groundwater conditions, a cement joint shall be added around the bituminous joint. Where the cast iron house drain is connected to a tile house sewer, the same method shall be followed.
(2) 
The house sewer beyond a point three feet outside of the foundation wall and within the curbline may be constructed of vitrified bell-and-spigot tile with joints made of a vituminous compound as hereinafter specified, provided that the house sewer is laid with more than 36 inches of ground cover and that maximum groundwater levels are at least two feet below the house sewer. When conditions are different from those above specified, or where in the opinion of the Superintendent a proper house sewer cannot be constructed under the intent of the above specifications, the applicant for a house sewer may be required to use extra-heavy cast iron pipe with leaded or other approved metallic joint, under direction of the Superintendent. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the use of extra-heavy cast iron pipe in the construction of a house sewer if the owner so elects, provided the same is installed as provided in this article for the use of cast iron pipe.
(3) 
Vitrified tile pipe.
(a) 
Vitrified tile pipe may be used in all house sewers over six inches in diameter, provided that in the judgment of the Superintendent the installation with its appurtenances is done in accordance with standard specifications. All vitrified pipe and special fittings shall be Class "A" salt-glazed vitrified-clay sewer pipe of the hub-and-spigot pattern conforming to the latest specifications of the American Society for Testing Materials.
(b) 
In making bituminous joint in vitrified tile or between vitrified tile pipe and cast iron pipe, the spigot shall be well centered in the bell, with jute or oakum caulked evenly and tightly, leaving a depth at least 3/4 inch for the compound. An asbestos snake-runner or other pipe jointer, after greasing, shall be passed tightly around the pipe, clamped at the top, leaving a small opening around which a small clay gate shall be built. The annular space, together with that inside the gate, shall be completely filled with hot bituminous compound of a type approved by the Superintendent. All pipe shall be thoroughly clean and dry before the joint is poured. The ditch shall in all cases be kept dry during pipe laying. In making a joint in cast iron pipe, the same method shall be used as required above for vitrified tile pipe, except that molten lead or other approved metallic compound, thoroughly caulked, shall be used instead of vituminous compound.
(4) 
The use of asbestos cement building sewer pipe for sewer connections is permissible, provided the same conforms to applicable ASTM specifications for Class 2400 pipe, pipe lengths do not exceed five feet overall, and provided said installation is approved by the Superintendent.
(5) 
The use of polyvinyl chloride sewer pipe and fittings for sewer connections is permissible, provided same conform to ASTM specification D3034-77C, have an SDR classification of 35, and have a minimum "pipe stiffness" at 5% deflection of 46 for all sizes when tested in accordance with ASTM specification D-2412.
(a) 
PVC pipes and fittings shall be furnished with integral bells and spigots and rubber sealing rings. The rubber sealing rings shall meet the requirements of ASTM F477-76. The joint design shall permit the pipe to expand, contract and deflect. The gasket shall provide an adequate compressive force against the sealing surfaces of the bell and spigot so as to effect a positive seal under all combinations of the joint tolerance. The gasket shall be the only element depended upon to make the joint flexible and watertight. The joint shall meet the requirements of ASTM D-3212.
(b) 
Before joining the pipes, the joints shall be coated with a lubricant, which shall be brushed on the surfaces to be coated. The spigot shall be positioned in the bell of the preceding pipe and pushed home by hand or with a metal bar. If a metal bar is used, the bell of the entering pipe shall be protected with a block of wood to prevent damage to the pipe. The pipe layer will assure that the joint has been "pushed home."
(c) 
The embedment material around PVC pipe must be installed in layers not exceeding six inches in accordance with details of the Sewer District or as required by the Superintendent. The embedment material shall be Class I, Class II or Class III, as required by the Superintendent.
(d) 
Class I material shall conform to the following standard: Minimum particle size, 1/4 inch; maximum particle size, 3/4 inch. Not less than 50% by weight of material shall pass the No. 3/8-inch sieve. Class II material is defined as coarse sands and gravels with maximum particle size of 40 mm (1 1/2 inches), including variously graded sands and gravels containing small percentages of fines, generally granular and noncohesive, either wet or dry; unified soil classification types GW, GP, SW and SP are included in this class. Class III material is defined as fine sand and clayey gravels, including fine sands, sand-clay mixtures, and gravel-clay mixtures; unified soil classification types GM, GC, SM and SC are included in this class. Class I material requires hand compaction.
(e) 
The pipe layer shall take care to ensure that all voids under the pipe haunch are filled and compacted and shall take precautions to prevent movement of the pipe during placing and compaction of the embedment material. No puddling or jetting will be permitted for the compaction of the embedment material.
F. 
Y fittings, lampholes and manholes. At all bends in the house sewer not made with long radius fittings, a Y or cleanout fitting shall be inserted in the house sewer with Y branch carried to the surface of the ground and terminated at said surface with a brass ferrule if on a cast iron house sewer, or lamphole if on a vitrified tile house sewer, provided for access. On any house sewer, lampholes shall be provided where required by the Superintendent because of special conditions such as length, alignment or character of ground. Where the size of the house sewer exceeds six inches in diameter, manholes built according to District specifications, at every change in direction and at distances not exceeding 300 feet, shall be required in lieu of lampholes.
G. 
Existing cesspools. An existing house sewer to a cesspool or septic tank may be utilized, provided that a lamphole is constructed at a point just inside the property line and the owner of the property will agree in writing that if and when excessive infiltration of groundwater or surface water is found to occur, he or she will, on written notice from the Superintendent, reconstruct the defective section to conform to this article within 30 days after the receipt of such notice, weather conditions permitting.
H. 
Construction of lampholes.
(1) 
A lamphole when required shall be constructed as follows:
(a) 
For cast iron sewers, a T shall be inserted with cast iron pipe not less than four inches in diameter extending to the surface of the ground with standard four-inch trap screw ferrules inserted in bell of the uppermost section.
(b) 
For tile pipe, a T shall be used with vitrified clay tile not less than four inches in diameter extending to the surface capped with metal or vitrified clay terminal for ready access.
(c) 
For other type pipe, lampholes shall be constructed in accordance with the directions of and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
I. 
Blowoff or steam exhaust. No blowoff or drip or steam exhaust from any boiler or pipe system connected thereto shall be directly connected with the house drain or the house sewer. Such connections may be permitted with the written approval of the Superintendent if provision is made for the discharge of steam or hot water into a suitable storage tank or steam condenser provided with proper mechanism for gradually releasing the hot water into the house sewer.
J. 
Discharge of cellar drains and pumps prohibited. Cellar drains in or below the cellar floor to remove groundwater, drains from areaways, courts and the like, roof leaders, or the discharge pipe from any pump or other similar mechanical device arranged to care for such groundwater or surface water, or clear unpolluted water used for cooling purposes for refrigeration equipment, shall not be connected directly or indirectly with the building sewer. When inspections indicate that water from such sources is being discharged into the house sewer, either directly or indirectly, through leaks in the house sewer or in any other manner, such discharge shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for recovery and revocation of any permit previously granted to connect with the sewer under the terms of this article, unless the necessary corrections are made within 30 days from the date of written notice given to the owner of the premises or his or her agent. Such notice shall be deemed sufficient if sent to the owner by mail addressed to him or her at the address shown on the latest completed assessment rolls of the Town or if mailed to the agent of said owner.
K. 
Unusual conditions. Where, due to special or unusual conditions, a house sewer connection cannot be constructed within the provisions of this article, or where said article does not exactly apply, the Superintendent shall, upon the receipt of an application for a building sewer connection under such conditions, submit a report and recommendation explaining all details of the case to the Town Board for its decision. Notice thereof shall be given to the applicant, who shall have the right to appear before said Board, and consideration shall be given to the requests of the applicant.