The Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Board (Board), having
an approved flow management plan, as required under a series of administrative
consent orders by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYS-DEC) to manage and provide for treatment of wastewater flows,
is the local authority for the requirements of and implementation
of the new or modified sewer connection application program.
A.
The purpose of this article is to control sewer flow to the Binghamton-Johnson
City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant ("treatment plant"), and maintain
compliance with the City of Binghamton's and the Village of Johnson
City's combined sewer overflows long-term control plan, as required
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA).
B.
The new or modified sewer connection application program will promote
a unified, consistent and coordinated process for evaluating the effects
of new or modified sewer connections and assuring that new or modified
sewer connections do not result in exceeding the capacity of the sewage
collection system.
The effective date of this new or modified sewer connection application program regulation is January 1, 2013, except that the requirement stated in the first paragraph of § 174-5A shall be satisfied by each municipal user not later than November 1, 2012.
These terms and their definitions whenever used in this regulation
shall apply to only this regulation, unless otherwise expressly stated
or required by subject matter of context:
The owner whose sewage collection system will transport or
convey the wastewater from the new or modified sewer connection.
An entity that requests approval for a new or modified sewer
connection and/or sewer extension.
Refers to a series of pumping stations, force mains and gravity
sewers owned by various municipalities that together convey wastewater
to a specific location, such as the treatment plant or a combined
sewer overflow, in the sewage collection system.
The difference between a sewer pipe's theoretical full
pipe capacity calculated using Manning's Equation, and the average
wastewater flow in the pipe based on the 2006, 2008 and 2010 flow
metering data plus the estimated peak sewage flow rate increase from
the new or modified sewer connection. The 2006 and 2008 flow metering
data was presented in the September 2009 Flow Management Evaluation
Report - Appendix C (approved by NYS-DEC in October 2009), and the
2010 flow metering data was presented in the April 2011 Flow Management
Process, Collection System Mapping Enhancement and Modeling Study
- Section 7 (approved by NYS-DEC in March 2011).
The Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Board, established
under the contract between the City of Binghamton and the Village
of Johnson City for the operation of the joint wastewater treatment
facility. The term includes any duly authorized designee, agent, or
representative of the Board.
The date upon which an act of legal significance, such as
an agreement or a contract, is considered to take effect and which
may be different from the date upon which the event described therein
actually occurs or is recorded.
An agreement between the Board and the applicant that flow
credits shall be made available to the applicant, developer, or a
municipal user under specific terms.
Is specific to the Third Modification Consent Order (Case
No. R7-0580-90-12) between the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYS-DEC) and respondents City of Binghamton, Village
of Johnson City, and the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Board,
and refers to the written document approved by the NYS-DEC February
29, 2012. The flow management plan describes a programmatic approach
to convey, receive, and treat the wastewater and ensure current and
future flows receive adequate treatment.
Refers to comparing the average wastewater flow rate and
pollutant design values of each unit process at the treatment plant
to the average wastewater flow rate and pollutant load plus the estimated
peak sewage flow rate and pollutant load from the new or modified
sewer connection.
Gallons per day of flow capacity available for proposed new
or modified sewer connections that are generated through I/I remediation
projects.
Is an improvement, public work, or repair that reduces infiltration
and inflow into the sewage collection system.
Wastewater, other than sewage, that enters a sewage collection
system, (including sewer service connections) from the ground through
such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes.
Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow.
The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow,
without distinguishing the source.
Water, other than sewage, that enters a sewage collection
system, (including sewer service connections) from sources such as:
roof leaders; cellar drains; sump pumps; missing or defective cleanout
caps; swimming pools; yard drains: area drains; foundation drains;
drains from springs and swampy areas; manhole covers; cross connections
between stormwater sewers and sanitary sewers; catch basins; cooling
towers; stormwaters; surface runoff; street wash waters: or drainage.
Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
The municipal user whose sewage collection system will transport
or convey the new or modified sewage flow from the principal municipal
user's sewage collection system to the affected owner's
sewage collection system.
A municipality or government entity which owns, or has jurisdiction
over, any public sewer which conveys wastewater to the treatment plant.
The construction of a new sewer connection to a sewer pipe
owned by an owner or municipal user tributary to the treatment plant,
or the modification of an existing sewer connection to a sewer pipe
owned by a municipal user tributary to the treatment plant.
Refers to the Board's application program established
pursuant to this article (or, alternatively, these rules and regulations)
that will promote a unified, consistent and coordinated process for
evaluating the effects of new or modified sewer connections and assuring
that new or modified sewer connections do not result in exceeding
the capacity of the sewage collection system.
The municipal user to whose sewage collection system the
new or modified sewer connection is being made.
A sewer not owned or controlled by a municipal user, not
including lateral sewers.
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Federal
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292). This definition includes
any directly or indirectly connected sewers and appurtenances that
convey wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant, but does not
include pipes, sewer laterals or other conveyances serving not more
than a single home development not connected directly to the POTW.
The water-carried domestic human or animal waste from residences,
industrial and commercial establishments, together with industrial
and commercial waste. Neither infiltration nor inflow are components
of sewage.
All facilities for collecting, regulating, pumping, and transporting
sewage and may include a sanitary sewer system or, where permitted
by the NYSDEC, a combined sewer system.
Refers to the form in which the applicant provides information
about the new or modified sewer connection and requests permission
to make such connection.
Any and all sanitary sewer facilities, including sewer pipe
and manholes, and any fittings and connections related thereto which
are to become part of the POTW and which are anticipated to increase
flows in the sewer system by more than 2,500 gallons per day. It shall
also include, where applicable, all pumping stations, force mains,
and associated facilities.
Refer to the document that accompanies a sewer connection
application in which the applicant provides information about the
new or modified sewer connection and the affected sewage collection
system.
Refers to comparing the difference between a sewer pipe's
theoretical full pipe capacity calculated using Manning's Equation
and the average wastewater flow in the pipe based on the 2008 flow
metering data as presented in the September 2009 Flow Management Evaluation
Report - Appendix C (approved by NYS-DEC in October 2009) plus the
estimated peak sewage flow rate increase from the new or modified
sewer connection.
The Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant.
Is the composite of all flow constituents conveyed in a sewer
including sewage and infiltration and inflow.
A.
Sewer connection application.
(1)
In accordance with these provisions, a sewer connection application
is required to be completed by an applicant and approved by the Town
before a sewer connection can be made. A sample sewer connection application
can be obtained from the Town Hall.
(2)
The sewer connection application shall include at a minimum a parcel
ID number (i.e., Tax Map number), estimated date for completion of
the new or modification development construction, and an estimate
of the pre-construction/modification sewage flow rate and post-construction/modification
sewage flow rate.
(3)
If a sewer connection or modification results in new sewage flows of more than 2,500 gallons per day, then said connection is defined as sewer extension and the application requires approval from the affected owner, Board and possibly an intermediate municipal user [refer to § 174-5E, New or modified sewer connection (greater than 2,500 gallons per day)].
(4)
Other applications or documents or fees may apply to developing a
property and supplying the properly with utilities with respect to
applicable local, county or state laws.
(5)
This article pertains only to a sewer connection in the area tributary
to the treatment plant and the required sewer connection application.
B.
Sewer connection engineering report.
(1)
If the sewer connection application is for an increase in sewage
flow rate to the treatment plant of more than 2,500 gallons per day,
then the application must be accompanied by a sewer extension engineering
report. The sewer extension engineering report shall include:
(a)
Development location and description.
(b)
Existing site description, including existing sewage flow to
the POTW, if any.
(c)
Description of proposed new or modified private sewer.
(d)
If applicable, proposed new or modified POTW (sewers or treatment
plant), alternatives, financing and permits.
(e)
Anticipated sewage volume/flow in gallons per day (to be used
for a computation of the minimum-required I/I offset flow credits
under this program) and pollutant load generation to POTW.
(f)
Existing sewer system capacity analysis.
(g)
Listing of all applicable permits.
(h)
Plan and program for construction supervision and sewer testing.
(2)
The sewer extension engineering report shall be prepared and certified
by a New York State licensed professional engineer. The sewer extension
engineering report shall include a sewer system capacity analysis
of the Town's sewage collection system from the point of the
new or modified sewer connection to the affected owner's sewage
collection system. The sewer connection engineering report must certify
that there is available sewer capacity or make provisions for providing
available sewer capacity before submitting the sewer connection application
and report for approval.
C.
New or modified sewer connection sewage flow rates. Determining the
sewage flow rates of new or modified sewer connections to the POTW
shall follow the guidelines shown on Table 12.05.03-1.[1] Residential, commercial, restaurants, industrial, and
other flows are based on the "Design Standards for Wastewater Treatment
Works," 1988 edition as published by NYSDEC or future revisions or
republications of the same (such revisions or republications shall
only be applicable prospectively, however, beginning with respect
to applications submitted on or after the first day of the month which
is at least 90 days following the public release of the final version
of the revision or republication). For industrial and other facilities
not listed in Table 12.05.03-1, the sewage flow rates will be determined
at the time of application by the applicant based on similar type
and size of business. Sewage flow rates shall be computed by a New
York State licensed professional engineer and are subject to approval
by the Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of said table is on file in the
Town offices.
D.
New or modified sewer connection (less than or equal to 2,500 gallons
per day).
(2)
Other applications or documents or fees may apply to developing a
property and supplying the property with utilities. This article pertains
only to a sewer connection in the area tributary to the treatment
plant and the required sewer connection application.
(3)
Upon approval of the sewer connection application by the Town and
other governing agencies (if applicable), the applicant can proceed
with the new or modified sewer connection.
E.
New or modified sewer connection (greater than 2,500 gallons per
day).
(2)
The Town of Binghamton can be an owner or an outside user to whose
sewage collection system the new or modified sewer connection is being
made. The principal municipal user is obligated to disapprove a new
or modified sewer connection if such action is required for reasons
set forth in the local ordinances or if the flows associated with
the new or modified sewer connection will exceed the capacity of the
principal municipal user's sewage collection system.
(3)
Upon approval of the sewer connection application and sewer connection
engineering report by the Town of Binghamton and (if applicable) the
intermediate municipal user, the applicant shall submit the application
and report to the affected owner and Board.
(4)
The affected owner shall perform a sewer capacity analysis from the
point of the outside user's connection to the treatment plant.
(5)
The affected owner shall approve or approve-with-conditions the application
based on the sewer capacity analysis limited to conditions required
to protect the collection system. Certification of available sewer
capacity or provisions for providing available sewer capacity shall
be part of the affected owner's approval.
(6)
The affected owner shall send the "approved" or "approved-with-conditions"
sewer connection application to the applicant, municipal user(s) and
Board within 45 days of receiving the sewer connection application
and sewer connection engineering report.
(7)
The Board may begin the capacity analysis immediately upon receiving
the sewer connection application and sewer connection engineering
report from the applicant or wait until receipt of the "approval"
notice from the affected owner.
(8)
The Board shall perform hydraulic and pollutant loading capacity
analysis at the treatment plant.
(9)
The Board shall approve or approve with conditions the application
based on the hydraulic and pollutant loading capacity analysis limited
to conditions required to protect the collection system, TPS and plant.
Certification of available sewer capacity or provisions for providing
available sewer capacity shall be part of the Board's approval.
(10)
The Board shall send the "approved" or "approved-with-conditions"
sewer connection application to the applicant, municipal user(s) and
affected owner within 45 days of receiving the "approved" sewer connection
application from the affected owner, with the Board's approval
being contingent upon issuance of a flow credit note (refer to I/I
Offset Program).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: A copy of said table is on file in the
Town offices.
(11)
Other applications or documents or fees may apply to developing
a property and supplying the property with utilities. This article
pertains only to a sewer connection in the area tributary to the treatment
plant and the required sewer connection application and sewer connection
engineering report.
(12)
Developer can begin new/modified sewer connection work upon
receiving the "approved" sewer connection application from:
The provisions of Article IV of the Joint Sewage Treatment Plant
Law and Article 3 of the Joint Sewage Treatment Plant Law Rules and
Regulations shall govern all matters involving proceeding pursuant
to this article.
