A. 
The term "house sewer" in these rules and regulations is applied to that part of any drain or sewer extending from a point five feet outside the building to its connection with a public sewer, private sewer or septic tank.
B. 
All regulations of the Board of Trustees of the Village or other board or authority governing the construction, connection with or use of the Village sewers or water, not consistent with these regulations, are hereby made a part of these rules and regulations.
Every building requiring drainage and which is adjacent or accessible to a public sewer shall be properly connected by a separate and independent connection with such sewer, and no such building shall be used until such connection has been made in accordance with the requirements of the Board of Trustees. Where possible, the sewer connection shall be made directly in front of the building, and in no case shall the house sewer cross other private property without special permission from the Board.
All Village regulations governing excavations, etc., in the public streets are hereby made a part of these rules. The opening of streets and sidewalks for house sewer connections and the depositing of the excavated materials must be done in such manner as to occasion the least inconvenience to the public, and excavations must be sufficiently protected and guarded by day and also properly lighted by night. At least 1/2 the roadway must be left clear for vehicles, all necessary bridges provided in streets and sidewalks and the gutters kept free and unobstructed. The sewer trench must be refilled with earth, free from large stones, and in layers well wetted and carefully rammed about the pipe to prevent settlement or a disturbance of the joints. The paving of streets and sidewalks, including the gravel or other surface finish of roadways, must be carefully preserved, placed at one side during the work of excavation, and at its completion replaced in position, and the pavement or surface must be restored to its original condition and all rubbish and surplus earth immediately removed.
Permits will be granted in special cases, in the discretion of the Board, for the construction of private sewers of a greater diameter than four inches, where it is necessary to so connect several buildings which are not adjacent to any public sewer. Such private sewers must be constructed in accordance with plans previously approved by the Board and must have proper manholes for connection with the public sewers.
All house sewers, drains and horizontal soil and waste pipes must be laid as straight as possible, any change in direction made with proper fittings, and all such pipes given a fall of at least 1/4 inch per foot and as much more as may be practicable in each case. No house sewer shall be covered until it has been examined and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 3-25-1968]
Old house sewers can be used in connection with new buildings or new plumbing only when they are found, on examination by the Superintendent, to conform in all respects to the requirements of the Board governing new house sewers.
Proper manholes or handholes for inspection and cleaning must be provided on long lines of house sewers as may be required by the Board of Trustees.
A. 
The expense of making connections with the sewers, or cutting off such connections, and when ordered by the Board, and of removing obstructions in such connecting sewers, shall be borne by the owner of the property for which the connection is made.
B. 
The fee for a permit to connect to a municipal sewer line and for a permit to connect to a municipal water line shall be as set forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter 200, Fees. However, in the event that the Board of Trustees finds, upon application by the property owner or his agent, that a hardship will be created by the imposition of said fees, the Board of Trustees may grant a waiver of all or part of said fees.
[Added 10-21-1997 by L.L. No. 15-1997; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
No overflow or drain from any cesspool, privy, manure pit or barnyard shall be connected with the Village sewers or with any sewer, or drain discharging into the Village sewers, unless intervened with a manhole properly constructed.
No manufacturing establishment, dairy, restaurant, hotel kitchen, laundry, stable, barn, garage or other building, the drainage of which would be liable to cause obstructions in or injury to the public sewers, shall be connected therewith except through proper catch basins or grease traps as required by the Board. If the drainage from any such building cannot be rendered harmless to the sewers, such building shall be excluded from the sewer entirely.
No steam exhaust, boiler blowoff, or drip pipe from any engine, boiler, heating apparatus, etc., shall be connected with the house drain or sewer. Such pipes must first discharge into a proper condensing tank which will effectually condense all steam or vapor, and from this a proper outlet to the house sewer outside the house trap may be provided.
The Board of Trustees shall have power at any time to order the disconnection of any house sewer through which substances are discharged which are liable to obstruct or injure the public sewers or disposal plant, or in the case of plumbing work connected with such house sewer which does not conform to the requirements of the Board.
No street gutter or surface drain or land drain or subsurface drain of any kind shall be connected with the public sewer either directly or indirectly.
A. 
No privy vault will be allowed except on special permit in writing from the Board and then only where it is impossible to connect the premises with the public sewers and with approval of county authorities.
B. 
Privy vaults, when so permitted, shall be located at least five feet from any lot or street line, 10 feet from any rainwater cistern, and at least 50 feet from any well, cistern or other source or storage place for drinking water. They shall be constructed in the best manner of hard-burned brick in hydraulic-cement mortar, with arched top and right stone or iron cover and of dimensions and location as required by the Board, and shall be built and maintained absolutely watertight. Permits for privy vaults are temporary permits only, and the vaults must be emptied, disinfected, cleaned and filled with fresh earth as soon as it is possible to make connection with a public sewer. The material removed from cesspools and privy vaults must be deposited in some safe place outside the Village limits and, as directed by the Board, should comply with the County Code.
C. 
House sewers' connection with vaults shall be constructed as provided for sewer connections and to comply with the County Code.
A. 
In no case shall the water from any rain leader be allowed to flow directly upon the sidewalk or adjoining property. The water from said leaders shall be conducted through cast-iron pipe laid below the surface of the sidewalk to the street gutter or of tile pipe when conducted to a leaching cesspool or dry well.
B. 
Inside leaders must be made of cast-iron, galvanized, wrought-iron or galvanized-steel pipe of a standard weight, with roof connections made gas and watertight by means of a heavy lead or copper drawn-tubing wiped to a brass ferrule or nipple caulked or screwed into the pipe and to be cast iron five feet outside of building.
C. 
Rainwater leaders must not be used as or connected to soil, waste or vent pipes, nor shall any such pipe be used as a leader.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOD (denoting BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BRANCH VENT
The branches from crown of fixtures trap to the main vent.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
DRAINAGE WORK
The house sewer and house drain and its horizontal branches, collectively or separately.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
HOUSE DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the house sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
[Amended 3-25-1968]
HOUSE SEWER
That part of the main drain or sewer extending from a point five feet outside of the outer wall of the building, vault or area, to its connection with public sewer, private sewer or septic tank.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INSANITARY
Is applied to the following:
A. 
To any fixture whose trap does not maintain a proper seal.
B. 
To any fixture not having a proper or sufficient water supply to thoroughly flush it out and keep it in a clean and wholesome condition.
C. 
To any drain, soil, waste or vent pipe which is not gastight or emits any foul or obnoxious gases or odors.
D. 
To any drain, soil, waste or vent pipe that is stopped or partially stopped up.
E. 
To any water-closet compartment which is not thoroughly ventilated or has the floor saturated with urine or containing a foul odor.
F. 
To any imperfect fixture, pipe or trap.
G. 
To any house drain not having fresh air inlet in good condition.
H. 
To any work not conforming with the rules of this Board.
I. 
To anything which is detrimental to health.
MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The duly elected Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
[Amended 3-25-1968]
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PLUMBING
Includes any and all work in a building or pertaining to connections to a building wherein said work is included in this Code under the head of "drainage system" or "gas system" or "water distribution system."
PLUMBING WORK
The art of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures and other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and water-carried wastes.
PRIVATE SEWER
All sewers that are not constructed by and under the supervision of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface water, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water, and stormwaters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
SOIL PIPE
Any line of pipe receiving the discharge of one or more water closets, with or without other fixtures.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed "STORM SEWER")
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
VENT PIPE
Any special pipe provided to ventilate the system of piping and to prevent siphonage and back pressure.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Sleepy Hollow.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.