As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
INSPECTION
The evacuation and removal of septage from a separate sewage
disposal system/on-site wastewater treatment system and subsequent
reporting by a septage collector that is licensed by the Westchester
County Department of Health pursuant to §§ 873.722,
873.724 and 873.726 of the Westchester County Sanitary Code (see Appendix
for complete codes).
SEPARATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM/ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SYSTEM
A system or facilities or means for the treatment or modification
or ultimate disposal of waterborne sewage or domestic wastes or trade
wastes or offensive material, regardless of location with respect
to any building or structure or premises thereby served, including
but not limited to septic tanks. Such system shall include, but shall
not be limited to, facilities for the treatment or modification or
required control of harmful or deleterious substances, as defined
in § 873.721 of the Westchester County Sanitary Code, before
subsurface discharge.
SEPTAGE
The contents of a septic tank or other separate sewage disposal
system/on-site wastewater treatment system which receives sanitary
sewage waste.
SEPTAGE COLLECTOR
An individual or entity licensed by the Westchester County
Commissioner of Health who engages in the performance of any one or
more of the following services, or who offers to provide any one or
more of the following services for a fee, in Westchester County, with
respect to separate sewage disposal systems: evacuation, removal,
collection or transportation of septage.
Any owner of a parcel which is located in the Town of Yorktown
and is served by a separate sewage disposal system/on-site wastewater
treatment system that violates the provision of this article, shall
be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a penalty as follows:
A. The Town Engineer shall first issue a written notice of violation
to the owner informing the owner of the anticipated imposition of
penalties if the violation is not corrected within 30 days.
B. If the violation is not remedied within 30 days, the owner shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $200 for each violation. Thereafter,
beginning on the 31st day of the continuing violation, the owner shall
be subject to a fine in the amount of $200 for each fourteen-day period
until the violation is remedied and can be verified in writing by
the Town Engineer.