[Adopted 12-17-1979 by L.L. No. 14-1979 (Ch. 80 of the 1975
Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Village
of Farmingdale Sewer Code."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated unless a different meaning clearly appears in the
context:
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
A certification of acceptance by the Plumbing Inspector as
conforming to the provisions of this article or of the regulations
heretofore adopted by the County of Nassau governing discharge into
and connections with the sewer facilities of the County of Nassau.
DEAD END
A branch leading from a soil, waste, vent or house drain
or house sewer which is terminated at a developed distance of two
feet or more by means of a cap, plug or other fitting not used for
admitting water to the pipe.
HOUSE DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a house drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste or other drainage
pipes inside the walls of any building and conveys the same to the
house sewer, beginning at the end of the existing CI pipe or two feet
outside the outer face of the building wall. Where the house trap
is located outside the building wall, it shall be considered as part
of the house drain.
HOUSE SEWER
That part of the horizontal piping of a house drainage system
extending from the house drain at the end of the existing CI pipe
or two feet outside the outer face of the building wall to its connection
with the public sewer or private disposal plant and conveying the
drainage of but one building site.
PERMITTED PLUMBER
A person established in the plumbing business as an individual,
member of a partnership or officer of a corporation duly permitted
to conduct the business of a plumber under applicable ordinances of
the Town of Oyster Bay and/or the Town of Babylon, State of New York.
MAIN
That part of any system of horizontal, vertical or continuous
piping which receives the waste, vent from fixture outlets or traps,
directly or through branch pipes.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
The Plumbing Inspector designated by the Board of Trustees
and such duly authorized employees of the County of Nassau and United
States Environmental Protection Agency and New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation personnel authorized to conduct such
inspections.
SOIL PIPE
Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets, with
or without the discharges from other fixtures, to the house drain.
STACK
A general term for any vertical line of soil, waste or vent
piping.
TRAP
A fitting or device so constructed as to prevent the passage
of air or gas through a pipe without materially affecting the flow
of sewage or wastewater through it.
TRAP SEAL
The vertical distance between the crown weir and the dip
of the trap.
VENT PIPE
Any pipe provided to ventilate the plumbing system and to
prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale.
WASTE PIPE
Any pipe which receives the discharge of any fixtures, except
water closets and urinals, and conveys the same to the house drain,
soil or waste stacks.
It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any work associated
with connecting new and/or existing sanitary disposal systems to Nassau
County Sewer Facilities otherwise than in compliance with the terms
and conditions of this article.
No person shall install, alter or repair or cause to be installed,
altered or repaired any plumbing installations within the scope of
this article except such persons as are duly permitted as hereinabove
defined, except that this provision shall not apply to any employee
of the State of New York or any political subdivision thereof when
employed on the business of the State of New York or any political
subdivision thereof.
A domestic corporation desiring or intending to conduct the
business or trade of plumbing within the Village of Farmingdale may
do so, provided that one or more officers of such corporation, separately
or aggregately, hold and own at least 51% of the issued and outstanding
stock of such corporation and provided that each of said officers
holding such percentage is a duly permitted plumber, as said term
is defined herein.
Each building in the area served by a public sewer must be connected
separately and independently with the sewer through the house connection
branch directly opposite the building or nearest in the downstream
direction. Groupings of buildings by one house sewer will not be permitted,
save by special permission of the Building Department of the Village
of Farmingdale and the Department of Public Works of the County of
Nassau.
No pipe shall be laid in any trench unless the sewer connection
to the building and the connection to the sewer at the curb are exposed.
All pipe shall be laid with the uniform fall and in as direct and
straight a line as possible, from two feet outside the outer face
of the building wall or point where existing cast-iron pipe extends
through the wall to the existing connection to the sewer at the curb.
The minimum fall per foot of pipe laid shall be 1/8 inch per foot.
Sewer piping shall be supported throughout its entire length.
Tunneling may be done in yards, courts or driveways of any building
site, provided that cast-iron pipe is used. However, the diameter
of the tunnel may not be over twice the diameter of the pipe, and
it shall be of such length as will permit inspection of all joints
outside the tunnel. All tunnels shall be backfilled by the use of
water.
Adequate precaution shall be taken to ensure proper compaction
of backfill around the pipe without damage to piping. Trenches shall
be backfilled in thin layers to 12 inches above the top of the pipe
with clean earth which shall not contain stones, boulders, cinder
fill or other materials which will damage or break the pipe or cause
corrosive action. Mechanical devices may then be used to finish backfilling
to grade. All trenches shall be compacted with water, using the jetting
method.
Where a water condition exists, excavation must be properly
drained of excess water with the use of pumps and well points as necessary
to ensure a watertight connection of the house sewer line with the
county sewer facility spur and so as to permit visual inspection by
the Plumbing Inspector.
All rules and regulations of the State Building Code applicable
to plumbing heretofore adopted by the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale
shall likewise be applicable to soil, waste air inlet and venting
piping, as shall be required by the work encompassed by this article.
The Plumbing Inspector shall be notified 24 hours in advance
of the commencement of any work under any permit issued hereunder.
No work performed pursuant to a permit issued under this article shall
be covered before inspection is made by the proper county or Village
inspector.
Workmanship shall be of such quality to fully secure the results
sought to be obtained in this article. All details of plumbing work
not otherwise provided for in this article shall be of a kind and
quality approved by a Plumbing Inspector.
All regulations governing discharge into and connections with
county sewer facilities adopted by the County of Nassau are hereby
made part of these regulations and must be complied with by the applicant
or owner of the premises involved.
Any and every person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article or who shall fail to comply herewith shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $250 or 15 days' imprisonment, or both, and
shall forthwith, upon oral or written notice of any employee or official
of the Village, proceed to correct and remedy such violation without
any delay. If such person or persons who shall violate any of the
provisions of this article, after notice of such violation in the
manner above set out, do not forthwith proceed to correct and remedy
such violation, then and in that event, each day that a condition
in violation of this article exists shall constitute a separate and
distinct violation of this article.