New sanitary sewers and all extensions to sanitary
sewers owned and operated by the Town of Seneca Falls shall be designed
by a professional licensed to practice sewer design in the State of
New York in accordance with the Recommended Standards for Sewage Works,
as adopted by the Great Lakes - Upper Mississippi River Board of State
Sanitary Engineers (Ten State Standards), and in strict conformance
with all requirements of the NYSDEC and the development regulations
of the Town of Seneca Falls. Plans and specifications shall be submitted
to and written approval shall be obtained from the Superintendent,
the Seneca County Health Department and the NYSDEC before initiating
any construction. The design shall anticipate and allow for flows
from all possible future extensions or developments within the immediate
drainage area. If, however, there is inadequate capacity in any sewer
which would convey the wastewater or if there is insufficient capacity
in the POTW treatment plant to treat the wastewater properly, the
application shall be denied. Sewer line and POTW treatment plant current
use shall be defined as the present use and the unutilized use which
has been committed, by resolution, to other users by the Town Board.
When a property owner, builder or developer proposes to construct sanitary sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers in an area proposed for subdivision, the plans, specifications and method of installation shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Seneca County Health Department, in accordance with §
230-25. Said property owner, builder or developer shall pay for the entire installation, including a proportionate share of the treatment plant, intercepting or trunk sewers, pumping stations, force mains and all other Town of Seneca Falls expenses incidental thereto. Each street lateral shall be installed and inspected pursuant to Article
VII, and inspection fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to initiating construction. Design and installation of sewers shall be as specified in §§
230-28 through
230-31, and in conformance with Paragraphs 3 through 6 of ASTM Specification C-12. The installation of the sewer shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Superintendent, without prior notice. The Superintendent shall determine whether the work is proceeding in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and whether the completed work will conform with the approved plans and specifications. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the infiltration test (or the exfiltration test, with prior approval) required in §
230-33 before any building lateral is connected thereto. The Superintendent shall be notified 30 days in advance of the start of any construction actions so that such inspection frequencies and procedures as may be necessary or required may be established. No new sanitary sewers will be accepted by the Town of Seneca Falls until such construction inspections have been made so as to assure the Town of compliance with this Part
2 and any amendments or additions thereto. The Superintendent has the authority to require such excavation as necessary to inspect any installed facilities if the facilities were covered or otherwise backfilled before they were inspected so as to permit inspection of the construction. The Superintendent shall report all findings of inspections and tests to the Town Board.
Plans, specifications and methods of installation shall conform to the requirements of this Part
2. Components and materials of wastewater facilities not covered in this Part
2, such as pumping stations, lift stations or force mains, shall be designed in accordance with §
230-25 and shall be clearly shown and detailed on the plans and specifications submitted for approval. Force main details are covered in §
230-34. When requested, the applicant shall submit to the Superintendent and to the Seneca County Health Department all design calculations and other pertinent data to supplement review of the plans and specifications. Results of manufacturer's tests on each lot of pipe delivered to the job site shall also be furnished, upon request.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary
sewers constructed at the applicant's expense, after final approval
and acceptance by the Superintendent and concurrence by the Town Board,
shall become the property of the Town of Seneca Falls and shall thereafter
be operated and maintained by the Town. No sanitary sewer shall be
accepted by the Town until four copies of as-built drawings have been
so filed with the Superintendent and the Superintendent has approved
the submitted drawings. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the
Town, shall be guaranteed against defects in materials or workmanship
for one year by the applicant. The guarantee shall be in such form
and contain such provision as deemed necessary by the Town Board,
secured by a surety bond or such other security as the Town of Seneca
Falls may approve.