The Water and Sewer Authority has enacted these regulations for the supervision, management, control, operation and use of the Town of Newtown sewerage system in accordance with §§ 10-7, 10-8 and 10-13 of Article III, Water and Sewer Authority, of Chapter 10 and §§ 195-7 and 195-8 of Article II, Sewer Use Regulations, of Chapter 195 of the Code of the Town of Newtown and with Section 7-247 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The objectives of these regulations are:
A. 
To describe the policies and procedures for establishing, maintaining and altering a connection to the sewerage system;
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To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the sewerage system that may interfere with its operation, or that may pass-through the wastewater treatment plant, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
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To protect the general public and sewerage system personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment;
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To promote, where feasible, reuse and recycling of wastewater and sludge from the wastewater treatment plant;
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To provide for fees and assessments for the equitable distribution of the costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and improvement of the sewerage system; and
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To enable the Town to comply with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the sewerage system is subject.
As used in this chapter, the following abbreviations shall have the meanings indicated:
BOD
biochemical oxygen demand
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CGS
Connecticut General Statutes, as amended
COD
chemical oxygen demand
DEEP
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EDU
equivalent dwelling unit
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FOG
fats, oils and grease (generated from food preparation processes)
gpd
gallons per day
I&I
inflow and infiltration
mg/l
milligrams per liter
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
RCSA
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
SSA
sewer service area
USC
United States Code
WSA
Newtown Water and Sewer Authority
WWTP
wastewater treatment plant
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or BOD
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20° C., usually expressed as a concentration (in mg/l).
BUILDING DRAIN
The horizontal pipe that extends through an outside wall below grade that receives domestic sewage and industrial waste and conveys it to the building sewer.
BUILDING SEWER
The piped extension installed by a qualified contractor from a building drain to a public sewer or other place of disposal.
CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act[1] which apply to specific categories of users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471.
CLEAN WATER ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C § 1251 et seq.
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the State of Connecticut.
COMMUNITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM
A sewerage system serving one or more residences in separate structures which is not connected to a public sewer or which is connected to a public sewer system as a distinct and separately managed district or segment of such system.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEEP)
State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Water Management Bureau, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, or where appropriate, a duly authorized official of said agency.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Sewage that consists of water and human excretions or other waterborne waste incidental to the occupancy of the residential buildings or a nonresidential building but not including manufacturing process water, cooling water, wastewater from watersoftening equipment, commercial laundry wastewater, blowdown from heating or cooling equipment, water from cellars or floor drains or surface water from roofs, paved surfaces or yard drains.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY or EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate, a duly authorized official of said agency.
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU)
A measure of generated wastewater flow expressed as a ratio to that generated by the average single-family, detached residence. In Newtown, one EDU is estimated to be 185 gpd including I&I. Attached elderly housing units are 0.6 EDUs or 111 gpd. Multifamily housing units and mobile homes are 0.8 EDUs or 148 gpd. EDUs for other buildings are determined in accordance with industry practice.
GRINDER PUMP LICENSE AGREEMENT
An agreement between the WSA and a property owner that specifies the location and responsibilities of each party with respect to the ownership, operation and maintenance of a grinder pump.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The liquid or waterborne waste of any industrial process not clearly included within the definitions of "domestic sewage," "stormwater," "non-contact cooling water" or "subsoil drainage."
INFILTRATION
Water, other than wastewater, entering a sewer system from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls.
INFLOW
Water, other than wastewater, discharged from basement and foundation drains, sump pumps, drains from springs and swampy areas, roof leaders, yard and areaway drains, manhole covers, and cross-connections from storm sewers and catch basins.
INTERFERENCE
The disruption or inhibition of the treatment processes or operations of the sewerage system by a discharge, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, that is a cause of a violation of a NPDES permit or a limitation of sewage sludge use or disposal.
MEDICAL WASTE
Isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, animal carcasses or parts thereof, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
The federal permit program administered by the state that regulates wastewater discharges to surface water bodies.
NEWTOWN WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (WSA)
The agency established by Town Code § 10-7 in accordance with Chapter 103 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
Water used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product.
PASS-THROUGH
A discharge that exits the WWTP into receiving waters in quantities or concentrations that, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the Town's NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation or other entity, except a municipality, and includes the federal government, the state or any instrumentality of the state and any officer or governing or managing body of any partnership, association, firm or corporation.
pH
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution expressed in standard units.
POLLUTANT
Any water, substance or material for which a NPDES permit specifies an effluent limitation.
PRETREATMENT
The elimination, alteration, or reduction in the amount or nature of pollutants in wastewater by physical, chemical, biological, or other means other than dilution prior to discharge into a sewerage system.
PUBLIC SEWER
A trunk, main or lateral sewer up to and including the Y-branches or tees provided for connections to building sewers and to which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
The Public Works Director of the Town or other appointee of the Board of Selectman designated to enforce these regulations and transact the business of the WSA.
SEPTAGE
The liquids and solids from domestic sewage which are treated or held in holding tanks, septic tanks, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and boats and other vessels.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
The "treatment works," as defined by Section 212 of the Clean Water Act,[2] which is owned by the Town of Newtown. This definition includes any device or system used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of domestic sewage or industrial waste.
SEWER SERVICE AREA
A geographic area within the Town designated by the WSA to be served by a sewerage system.
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of or is suspended in water, wastewater, or other liquid and which is removable by laboratory filtering.
TOWN
The Town of Newtown or its agents.
TOWN CODE
The Code of the Town of Newtown.
TRANSMISSION MAIN
A portion of a public sewer to which building sewers may not be connected without prior approval of the WSA as prescribed in § 690-7.
WASTEWATER
Industrial waste and domestic sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, including nonexcessive inflow and infiltration, that is discharged to the sewerage system.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT or WWTP
That portion of the sewerage system designed to provide treatment of domestic sewage and industrial waste.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C. § 1317(b) and (c).
[2]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C. § 1292.
A water pollution control plan has been filed with the Commissioner as allowed by the CGS. The plan designates and delineates the boundaries of areas to be served by the Town's sewerage systems and areas where sewers are to be avoided, sets priorities for the allocation of sewerage system capacities, and describes the policies and programs to control surface water and groundwater pollution problems. The plan was first adopted March 8, 1995, by the WSA and approved by the First Selectman and may be amended from time to time by these parties.
Maps of the sewer service areas approved by the WSA shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
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The Central SSA generally serves the Borough, an area north of Taunton Pond, and a portion of Sandy Hook.
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The State SSA serves the state properties in accordance with the Town and State Intergovernmental Sewerage Agreement dated November 17, 1993.
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The Fairfield Hills SSA serves property transferred from the state to the Town in 2004. Development of this SSA is under the jurisdiction of the Fairfield Hills Authority in accordance with §§ 10-26 and 10-27 of the Town Code.
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The Hawleyville SSA was established for economic development as defined by the Town. The Hawleyville SSA is connected to sewers in Bethel and the Danbury sewerage system and is governed by the Newtown-Danbury Interlocal Sewer Service Agreement dated December 1, 1994; the agreement between the Town of Bethel and the Town of Newtown dated March 6, 1991; and the modification (to Bethel-Newtown Agreement) dated August 11, 1991.
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All areas outside these SSAs are designated as sewer avoidance areas. The WSA intends to control surface water and groundwater pollution problems in these areas by supporting strict administration of on-site wastewater management policies in cooperation with the Newtown Health District.
The procurement of all services and materials on behalf of the WSA shall be in accordance with Chapter 350, Purchasing, of the Town Code.