[Adopted 4-18-1966 by L.L. No. 1-1966 (Ch. 54, Art. I, of the 1971 Code)]
A. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
ASTM
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
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 parts per million by weight.
BUILDER
Any person, persons or corporation who or which undertakes to construct, either under contract or for resale, any habitable building.
BUILDING 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 building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
CONTRACTOR
Any person, firm or corporation approved by the Village Board to do work in the Village.
DEVELOPER
Any person, persons or corporation who or which undertakes to construct simultaneously more than one housing unit on a given tract or land subdivision.
ENGINEER
The Village Engineer or a professional engineer retained as Village Engineer for the Village of Baldwinsville.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
NYSDOT
The New York State Department of Transportation.
[Added 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991][1]
OWNER
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, person or group having the title to real property.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams-ionic weights per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such 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 in any dimension.
PROPERTY LINE
Curbline if the building sewer is to connect with the public sewer in a public street. "Property line" shall mean the edge of a sewer right-of-way in those instances where the building sewer connects to the public sewer in a right-of-way.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and which is controlled by the Village of Baldwinsville.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be present.[2]
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for the collecting and pumping of sewage.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN
A pipe or conduit which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Baldwinsville 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.
VILLAGE
The Village of Baldwinsville, New York.
VILLAGE BOARD or BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The duly elected Board of Trustees of the Village of Baldwinsville or its authorized deputy or representative.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "NYSDPW," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991.
[2]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "sewage treatment plant," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991.
B. 
Shall is mandatory; may is permissive.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any insanitary manner upon public or private property within the Village or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. Exceptions may be granted by the Village Board to an owner or lessee acting in, the normal course of farm or garden operations but only after specific application by such owner or lessee and upon such conditions as the Village Board may impose.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse, either directly or through any storm sewer, within the Village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village, any sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters. Use of separate storm sewers and sanitary sewers is mandatory for all future construction in the Village. No combined sewers will be allowed to be constructed in the future.
[Amended 10-5-1987 by L.L. No. 9-1987]
The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the Village and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Village, is hereby required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is located within 100 feet of the property line. Properties where private septic systems have been installed up to a period of 24 months prior to the commencement of construction of new public sewer facilities will have an additional period of 24 months within which to make the proper connection to said public sewer facilities.
[Amended 2-6-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984; 8-7-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989; 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; 12-7-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
There shall be three classes of building sewer permits: single residential, development residential and commercial, industrial or other nonresidential. In any case, the owner or his agent shall make application to the Superintendent of Public Works for the sewer connection permit. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, designated uses or other information pertinent to the property deemed necessary as determined by the Superintendent of Public Works.
A. 
Single residential.
(1) 
Inside the Village the charge for a single residential sewer permit shall be in the amount of the cost incurred by the Village for equipment, materials and labor at the then-current union rate and/or the costs incurred by the Village for contracted services for such work. Outside the Village the single residential permit fee shall be for equipment, materials and labor at the rate set by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees at the annual organizational meeting, or at any other duly called and held meeting of said Board and/or the costs incurred by the Village for contracted services for such work.
(2) 
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer from the main to the property line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the connection of the sewer lateral from the building to the sewer main.
B. 
Development — residential.
(1) 
In a subdivision where the developer provides all labor, equipment and material, the development-residential sewer permit, tap-in and inspection fee shall be the amount set by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, and as may be from time to time amended by resolution.
(2) 
In the case of a multiple residential building where the developer provides all labor, equipment and material, the development-residential sewer permit, tap-in and inspection fee shall be the amount set by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, and as may be from time to time amended by resolution. The Village Board of Trustees may set by resolution a different permit fee for the first multiple residential unit compared to each additional living unit incorporated in the same residential structure.
C. 
Commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential.
(1) 
The Village Board of Trustees shall establish by resolution a sewer permit, tap-in and inspection fee for each commercial, industrial or other nonresidential building, upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Works, which shall be based on the size and nature of the proposed use and/or operation as compared to the demands of a single residential structure.
(2) 
Should the Village replace or repair a public main-line sewer to which a property owner has been properly previously connected and where a new or replacement connection is required, no sewer permit fee shall be charged to the owner.
D. 
Payment of fees. All sewer permit fees shall be paid by the builder before any building permit is issued.
[Amended 12-7-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. Where building sewers are to serve multiple dwelling units, there shall be provided at least one separate building sewer for each group of 12 living units or portions thereof.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
The building sewer shall be tarcoated, extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe conforming to ASTM Specification A74 and American Standards Association (ASA) Specification A-40.1; or PVC SDR 35 which conforms to ASTM Specification D3034-SDR-35. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of water service pipe shall be constructed of cast-iron soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast-iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast-iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent. Building sewer pipes shall have a maximum length of 10 feet between joints.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to and within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost, but in no event shall be less than three feet. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. The ends of building sewers which are not connected to the building drain of the structure for any reason shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper, plug or other approved means.
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipelaying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with Sections 3 through 6 of ASTM Specifications C12, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected, and except that the trench width measured at the top of the installed pipe shall not exceed 24 inches.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. No cement joints will be permitted.
A. 
Premolded gasket joints for hub and plain end cast-iron pipe may be used if approved by the Superintendent and shall be a neoprene compression-type gasket which provides a positive double seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be a premolded, one-piece unit, designed for joining the cast-iron hub and plain end soil pipe and fittings. The assembled joints shall be sealed by compression of the gasket between the exterior surface of the spigot and the interior surface of the hub. The joints shall be assembled, following the manufacturer's recommendations, using acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling tools designed for that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced into the hub end of the pipe for the full depth of the hub itself.
B. 
Premolded reinforced rubber ring gaskets shall be used on all joint connections of PVC pipe. The gasket shall be used between the premolded hub and the spigot end of the pipes as recommended by the pipe manufacturer and approved by the Superintendent and shall conform to the requirements of ASTM D3212. The completed joint shall create a hydraulic seal capable of withstanding an internal hydrostatic pressure of 25 feet 10.8 pounds per square inch for one hour without leakage.
The connection of the building sewer into an existing public sewer shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under §§ 261-24 and 261-25, if the portion of the building sewer located in the street or right-of-way has not previously been provided, such will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line by the Village Department of Public Works upon submittal of a proper request by the property owner and upon deposit of the estimated cost thereof. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the entire length of building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. The method of connection of the building sewer to the public sewer at the property line will be dependent upon the type of pipe material used, and in all cases shall be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative. When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent before the trenches are filled; and the person performing such work shall notify the Superintendent when the installation of the building sewer is completed. The filling of a trench before inspection is made will subject the person to whom a permit is issued to a penalty of $25 for each offense or to the repair or replacement of the building sewer as determined by the Superintendent.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent.
When any building sewer is to serve a school, hospital or similar institution or public building, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the Superintendent, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building sewer is anticipated, then such building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Superintendent shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Superintendent. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 261-26, and the building sewer connection made thereto as directed by the Superintendent.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
All extensions to the sanitary sewer system owned and maintained by the Village shall be properly designed in accordance with the recommended standards for sewage works as adopted by the Great Lakes Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers and in strict conformance with all requirements of the Onondaga County Department of Health. Plans and specifications for sewer extensions shall be submitted to, and approval obtained from, the Engineer and the New York State Department of Health before construction may proceed. The design of sewers must anticipate and allow for flows from all possible future extensions or developments within the immediate drainage area.
Sewer extensions, including individual building sewers from the public sewer to the property line, may be constructed by the Village under public contract if, in the opinion of the Village Board, the number of properties to be served by extension warrants its cost. Under this arrangement the property owner shall pay for and install the building sewer from the property line to his residence or place of business in accordance with the requirements of §§ 261-9 through 261-22. Property owners may propose sewer extensions within the incorporated Village by drafting a written petition, signed by a majority of the benefiting property owners, and filing it with the Village Board. The cost of such extensions may be assessed to the benefited property owners in any manner determined by the Village Board.
If the Village does not elect to construct a sewer extension under public contract, the property owner, builder or developer may construct the necessary sewer extension if such extension is approved by the Village Board in accordance with the requirements of § 261-23. He or they must pay for the entire installation, including all expenses incidental thereto. Each building sewer installed must be installed and inspected as previously required, and the inspection fees shall be paid. Design of sewers shall be as specified in § 261-26. The installation of the sewer extension must be subject to periodic inspection by the Engineer, and the expenses for this inspection shall be paid for by the owner, builder or developer. The Engineer's decision shall be final in matters of quality and methods of construction. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the exfiltration test required in § 261-27 before it is to be used. The cost of sewer extension thus made shall be absorbed by the developers or the property owners, including all building sewers.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
Sewer designs shall be in accordance with the following provisions:
A. 
Pipe materials; trench widths; pipe thickness and field strength.
(1) 
Pipe materials shall be either PVC SDR-35 ASTM Specification D3034-SDR-35 or reinforced concrete conforming to ASTM Specification C-76. No standard strength clay pipe or nonreinforced concrete pipe shall be used. Minimum internal pipe diameter shall be eight inches. Joints for each kind of pipe shall be designed and manufactured such that O-ring gaskets of the snap-on type are employed. Gaskets shall be continuous, solid, natural or synthetic rubber and shall provide a positive compression seal in the assembled joint such that requirements of § 261-27 are met. Joint preparation and assembly shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Wye branch fittings shall be installed for connection to building sewers in accordance with § 261-11.
(2) 
Trench widths.
(a) 
Trench widths, as measured just above the crown of the pipes, shall not exceed the following:
Pipe Diameter
(inches)
Trench Width
8
3 feet 3 inches
10
3 feet 6 inches
12
3 feet 9 inches
14
4 feet 0 inches
(b) 
If the trench widths are found, during field inspection, to exceed the limits in the above table, the sewer pipes shall be encased with a minimum of six inches of concrete. Pipes shall be firmly and evenly bedded on a minimum of three inches of No. 1A or No. 1 crushed stone (NYSDOT Specification).
(3) 
Pipe thickness and field strength shall be calculated on the following criteria:
(a) 
Safety factor: 1.5.
(b) 
Load factor: 1.7.
(c) 
Weight of soil: 120 pounds per cubic foot.
(d) 
Wheel loading: 16,000 pounds.
B. 
Utilizing the above information, design shall then be made as outlined in Chapter IX of the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers.
C. 
Manholes shall be constructed at all changes in slope or alignment or at intervals not exceeding 400 linear feet. The manholes shall be constructed with a poured three-thousand-pound-per-square-inch concrete base 12 inches thick, steel-troweled concrete or mortar bench walls and inverts and precast four-foot-diameter concrete manhole barrel sections with tapered top section, as specified by ASTM C-478. The manhole frame and cover shall be the standard design of the Village and shall be set with no fewer than two courses of brick underneath to allow for later adjustment in elevation. All joints shall be sealed against infiltration. No manholes shall be constructed with steps or ladder rungs.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
A. 
All sewers shall satisfy requirements of a final exfiltration test before they will be approved and sewage flow accepted from them by the Village. This test consists of filling the pipe with water to provide a head of at least five feet above the top of the pipe or five feet above groundwater, whichever is higher, at the highest point of the pipeline under test, and then measuring the loss of water from the line by the amount which must be added to maintain the original level. Exfiltration shall be measured by the drop of water level in a standpipe with closed bottom end or in one of the sewer manholes available for convenient measuring.
B. 
When a standpipe and plug arrangement is used in the upper manhole of a line under test, there must be some positive method of releasing entrapped air in the sewer prior to taking measurements. The test length intervals for either type of test shall be as ordered or approved, but in no event shall they exceed 1,000 feet. In the case of sewers laid on steep grades, the length of line to be tested by exfiltration at any one time may be limited by the maximum allowable internal pressure on the pipe and joints at the lower end of the line. The test period, wherein the measurements are taken, shall not be less than one hour in either type of test.
C. 
The total leakage of any section tested shall not exceed the rate of 100 gallons per mile of pipe per 24 hours per inch of nominal pipe diameter. For purposes of determining the maximum allowable leakage, manholes shall be considered as sections of forty-eight-inch-diameter pipe five feet long. The equivalent leakage allowance shall be 4.5 gallons per manhole per 24 hours for forty-eight-inch-diameter manholes. If leakage exceeds the specified amount, the necessary repairs or replacements required shall be made to permanently reduce the leakage to within the specified limit, and the tests shall be repeated until the leakage requirement is met.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
All sewer extensions, except building laterals constructed at the property owner's, builder's or developer's expense, after final approval and acceptance by the Engineer and Village Board, shall become the property of the Village and shall thereafter be maintained by the Village. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the Village, shall be guaranteed against defects in materials or workmanship for 18 months. The guaranty shall be in a form provided for by the Village. At the sole discretion of the Village, a completion bond or certified check may be demanded as part of the guaranty.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65° C.).
B. 
Any waters or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substance that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F.
C. 
Any waters or wastes containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, exceeding an average of 50 parts per million (417 pounds per million gallons) ether soluble matter.
D. 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
E. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfer dioxide or nitrous oxide or other substance, which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
F. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
G. 
Any ashes, cinder, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, cardboard, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, whey, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow of the sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
H. 
Any waters or wastes, acid and alkaline in reaction, having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works. Free acids and alkalies must be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 6.0 to 9.5.
I. 
Any cyanides in excess of two parts per million by weight as CN.
J. 
Any long half-life (over 100 days) of toxic radioactive isotopes, without a special permit.
K. 
Any waters or wastes which, for a duration of 15 minutes, have a concentration greater than five times that of normal sewage as measured by suspended solids and BOD and/or which are discharged continuously at a rate exceeding 1,000 gallons per minute, except by special permit. Normal sewage shall be construed to fall within the following ranges:
Constituents
Permissible Range
(parts per million)
Suspended solids
180 to 350
BOD
140 to 300
Chlorine requirements
5 to 15
L. 
Any stormwater, roof drains, springwater, cistern or tank overflow, footing drain, floor drain, discharge from any vehicle wash rack or car wash or the contents of any privy vault, septic tank or cesspool or the discharge or effluent from any air-conditioning machine or refrigeration unit.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
M. 
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance, a high chlorine demand or suspended solids in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters or the effluent of the sewer system. Such toxic substances shall be limited to the average concentrations listed hereinafter (and such toxics and limits as may be required by the Onondaga County Department of Health and other governmental agencies) in the sewage as it arrives at the Onondaga County Treatment Plant, and at no time shall the hourly concentration at the Onondaga County Sewage Treatment Plant exceed three times the average concentration. If concentrations listed are exceeded, individual establishments will be subject to control by the Engineer in volume and concentration of wastes discharged.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
Limits of Toxic Substances in Sewage
Substance
Limit
(parts per million)
Iron, as Fe
5.0
Chromium, as Cr (hexavalent)
3.0
Copper, as Cu
0.2
Chlorine requirements
15.0
Phenol
10.0
Cyanide, as CN
0.6
Cadmium, as Cd
1.9
Zinc, as Zn
1.9
Nickel
12.6
N. 
Any food-canning wastes, except after approved pretreatment by the owner to remove all bulk solids and particles greater than one-eighth-inch size in any dimension.
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when the above set limits for those substances are exceeded or when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times and shall be readily accessible and open to inspection by the Superintendent of Public Works at any time.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million, or containing more than 350 parts per million of suspended solids, or containing more than 15 parts per million of chlorine requirement, or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 261-32, or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Engineer.
B. 
Where necessary in the opinion of the Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1) 
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight;
(2) 
Reduce the chlorine requirements to 15 parts per million by weight;
(3) 
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 261-32; or
(4) 
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
C. 
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Engineer and of the Health Department of the State of New York and of the Onondaga County Department of Health, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. Failure to comply with one or more of the remedial procedures as required by the Engineer will constitute a violation of this article.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
When required by the Engineer, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 261-32 and 261-35 shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole provided for in § 261-37. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
All of the preceding standards are to apply at the point where the industrial wastes are discharged into the public sanitary sewerage system, and any chemical or mechanical corrective treatment required must be accomplished to practical completion before the wastes reach that point. The laboratory methods used in the examination of all industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, published by the American Public Health Association. However, alternate methods for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used, subject to mutual agreement between the Village Board and the producer of such wastes. The frequency and duration of the sampling of any industrial waste shall not be less than once every three months for a twenty-four-hour period. However, more frequent and longer periods may be required at the discretion of the Village Board.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the Village sewerage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
The Superintendent, the Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Village, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this article and other applicable laws.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 261-41, shall be served by the Village with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the time period stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[Amended 3-4-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991[1]]
Any person, individual, firm, corporation or partnership who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this article, other than those provisions pertaining to the payment of charges for services established herein, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each offense. The continued violation of any provision of any section of this article, other than those pertaining to the payment of charges for services established herein, shall constitute a separate offense for each and every day such violation of any provision hereof shall continue.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
As an alternative, upon violation of this article, the proper authorities of the Village, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings, including an injunction to prevent such unlawful use, construction or maintenance of cesspools, septic tanks, sewage disposal system, pipes or drains, to restrain, correct or abate such violation and to prevent the occupancy of any building, structure or land where said violations of this article are found.
[Amended 8-2-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993]
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the Village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the Village by reason of such violation.
B. 
The Village of Baldwinsville, its employees or agents shall not be responsible or liable for damages caused by sewer line backups, surcharges or the cleaning of sewer lines where discharges are from improper connections as listed in § 261-32L. The owner of the property where such improper connection exists shall be responsible and liable for any damages and any necessary remedial repairs or cleanup.