Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
158-11, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the Director of Public Works, and/or the County Health Department.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the intended use
for either is for a distinct and separate business or a dwelling place
for a private family or families, shall be connected to the same individual
septic tank and tile absorption field.
A completed application form, containing results of percolation
tests, computations, and a plot plan, including the design and cross-section
of the wastewater disposal system, in relation to lot lines, adjacent
and on-site well or water supply and buildings, shall be submitted
to the Village. A fee, as published on the Village's fee schedule,
shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall
be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor, or architect,
and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH "standards for Waste Treatment
Works," or NYSDEC "standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities,"
as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Village
Code Enforcement Office before construction commencement. The Code
Enforcement Officer, or his designated representative, shall be permitted
to inspect the construction work at any stage, without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater
disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer, or water
supply system located in the Village, in such a manner, volume, and
concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable
condition in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, or the NYSDOH,
the owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system
is located, upon receiving written notice to do so from the Director
of Public Works, shall, within 90 days after receipt of such notice,
repair, rebuild, or relocate such wastewater disposal system for the
purpose of eliminating such hazardous, offensive, or objectionable
conditions. The repair, rebuilding, or relocation of the system shall
be accomplished in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
NYSDOH and the Director of Public Works, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's
expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool
or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic
tank by a licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes at three-year
intervals or more frequently.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance
with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank, and similar wastewater
disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage by a licensed septage
hauler, and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel,
or dirt, or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is
made to the public sewer, the connection to the private wastewater
disposal facility shall be broken and both ends of the break shall
be plugged, as appropriate. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent
may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement
to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent or
interfere with any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary
by the Director of Public Works to protect public health and public
welfare.