For brevity and ease of communication, this Part 2 may be cited
as the "Berne Sewer Use Law."
The general purpose of this Part 2 is to provide for efficient,
economic, environmentally safe, and legal operation of the Berne Sewer
District No. 1 sewer system and treatment facilities (hereinafter
referred to as the "Town of Berne Publicly Owned Treatment Works"
or "POTW").
The specific purposes of this Part 2 are the following:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way.
(2)
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention
of standards as promulgated by the NYSDEC for those waters or cause
violation of the POTW's SPDES permit.
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of POTW sludge
and/or residuals.
(4)
Endanger municipal employees.
(5)
Cause air pollution, or groundwater pollution, directly or indirectly.
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance condition.
B.
To prevent
new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as possible, to
eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
C.
To assure
that new sewers and connections thereto are properly constructed.
D.
To provide
for equitable distribution to all users of the POTW of all costs,
associated with sewage transmission, treatment, and residuals disposal
and to provide for the collection of such costs.
This Part 2 shall apply only in the Town of Berne Sewer District
No. 1.
