A. 
Where a public sewer is not available or connection to the public sewer is not required under the provisions of this chapter, owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Village of Fair Haven, are required to utilize a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter, the Sanitary Code of Cayuga County, and the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Department of Health.
B. 
All private wastewater disposal systems, whether new or existing prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall be authorized by a permit to discharge issued by the Cayuga County Department of Health in accordance with the Sanitary Code of Cayuga County. The owner of the property utilizing a private wastewater disposal system, whether new or existing prior to the effective date of this chapter, without a discharge permit, is hereby required to perform the necessary upgrades, replacements, repairs, modifications and/or expansion necessary, and to apply for and obtain a permit to discharge. Operation of a private wastewater disposal system without a valid permit to discharge shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the intended use for either is for a distinct and separate business or a dwelling place for a private family or families, shall be connected to the same individual septic tank and/or absorption field.
A completed application form, containing results of percolation tests, computations, and a plot plan, including the design and cross section of the wastewater disposal system, in relation to lot lines, adjacent and on-site well or water supply, and buildings, shall be submitted to the Village. A fee, set by the Board of Trustees and available in the office of the Village Clerk, shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor, or architect, and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH "Standards for Waste Treatment Works," or NYSDEC "Standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities," as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Village before construction commencement. The Village, or its designated representative, shall be permitted to inspect the construction work at any stage, without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer, or water supply system located in the Village in such a manner, volume, and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Village, the Cayuga County Health Department, or the NYSDOH, the owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving written notice from the CEO to do so, shall, within 90 days after receipt of such notice, repair, rebuild, or relocate such wastewater disposal system for the purpose of eliminating such hazardous, offensive, or objectionable conditions. The repair, rebuilding, or relocation of the system shall be accomplished in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH and the Sanitary Code of Cayuga County, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's expense.
Owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Village and served by a holding tank are required to contract with a licensed hauler to pump out the tank on a routine basis.
A. 
Holding tanks shall be pumped out per water usages. Should water usages exceed 10% of the pumped amount, an inspection will be immediately required to ascertain if the tank may be defective.
B. 
A record of water usages and pump out must be maintained by the homeowner and sent to the Village Clerk of Fair Haven. The Village of Fair Haven will forward this information to the Cayuga County Health Department on a monthly basis.
C. 
If a holding tank has been found defective it shall be replaced with a tank with an alarm system or other devices to ensure no leakage or overflow and conform to the New York State Health Department requirements, 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A of Part 75.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank, and similar wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage, by a licensed septage hauler, and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel, or dirt, or removed and properly disposed of. When the connection is made to the public sewer, the connection to the private wastewater disposal facility shall be broken, and both ends of the break shall be plugged, as appropriate.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent, or interfere with, any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary by the Village or the Cayuga County Health Department to protect public health and public welfare.