A. 
In the event that private sewage disposal is allowed under the terms of § 177-7B, before commencement of construction, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent.
B. 
The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Board, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent or the Board.
A. 
A permit granted pursuant to § 177-9 may be revoked at any time before the private sewage disposal system begins operation, by order of the Superintendent or the Board.
B. 
The Superintendent shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant shall notify the Superintendent, in writing, when the work is completed and ready for final inspection. This written notice is referred to as a "notice of completion" and shall comply with the provisions of § 177-13.
C. 
In each instance of the construction of a private sewage disposal system, the Superintendent shall make at least one final inspection of the system to assure that the plans, specifications and other information submitted to the Superintendent and Board during the permit application process have been complied with. Such inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of said notice of completion by the Superintendent.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 177-10, the Superintendent shall inspect the private sewage disposal system before any underground portions thereof are covered, within 48 hours of receipt of written notice from the applicant that any underground portion(s) of the system are completed and ready to be buried. An applicant shall not cover any underground portions of his private sewage disposal system prior to the timely inspection by the Superintendent as provided for in this section.
After each inspection, the Superintendent shall submit a written statement to the Board regarding the findings of the inspection and the degree of compliance of the constructed system or portions thereof with the plans, specifications and other information supplied to the Superintendent and the Board by the applicant during the permit application process.
Each applicant shall submit to the Superintendent a notice of completion, which shall include two complete sets of as-built drawings of the system and, if a percolation test was required by the Board or Superintendent or was performed by the applicant, with the results of such tests certified by a professional engineer licensed in the State of New York. The forty-eight-hour period set forth in § 177-10 shall not begin to run until the Superintendent has received both written notice of completion, two as-built drawings and infiltration test results, if any, as specified in this section.
The type, capacity, location and plans of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations and requirements of the Department of Public Health of the State of New York.
No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities when the area of the lot is less than 15,000 square feet.
A permit shall not be issued for a private sewage disposal system that is placed so as to discharge into any public sewer or body of surface water within the City of Glens Falls or any area under the city's jurisdiction. If a permit has been issued for a private sewage disposal system which is later discovered to be discharging into any public sewer or body of surface water within the City of Glens Falls or any area under the city's jurisdiction, said permit shall be revoked and the discharge halted by the owner(s) at the owner(s) own cost and expense, or, if the owner(s) fails to halt such discharge, such discharge shall be halted by the Superintendent or his representative, in which case all costs of such endeavor shall be payable to the Board by the owner(s) and shall constitute a lien against the real property involved until such time as the costs, plus interest and charges, are paid in full. As used in this section, the term "private sewage disposal system" does not apply to privately owned sewage disposal systems that are operated by users subject to pretreatment regulations under the terms of this Part 2.
The methods, practices and materials used in the construction of any private sewage disposal system shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions promulgated by the Board. In the absence of any relevant Board-promulgated provisions regarding any aspect of the construction, the relevant materials and procedures set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF) Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
The owner(s) of a private sewage disposal system shall operate and maintain such facility in a sanitary and satisfactory manner, as determined by the Board and Superintendent, at all times and at no cost or expense to the Board or city.
A. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available, in accordance with § 177-7, to a building(s) or property(ies) served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, at the owner(s) expense, in compliance with the provisions of this Part 2.
B. 
After the premises has a working connection to the public sewer system, the private sewage disposal system facilities or portion thereof which is no longer used shall be abandoned and pumped clear of sludge and filled with suitable material as the Superintendent may direct or dealt with in any other fashion as directed by the Superintendent.
Before the time for expiration of the permit to construct a connection to the public sewer, the Superintendent shall have the right to perform, at his discretion, such tests and inspections as are necessary to ascertain completeness and integrity of any portions of the private sewage disposal system(s) which will be connected to the POTW and, at the direction of the Board, shall perform such tests and inspections and shall require the owner(s) to perform all repairs or alterations as are necessary to assure the completeness and integrity of the private sewage disposal system and to make the private sewage disposal system acceptable for connection to the public sewer as required by this Part 2.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer. [NOTE: See Charter, Article VII, Board of Health, for additional information on the Health Officer.]