The Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Board, having an approved
flow management plan, as recommended 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 infiltration/inflow offset program.
A.
The purpose of this article is to control wastewater 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.
B.
The goal of this infiltration/inflow offset program established pursuant
to this article is to ensure adequate hydraulic capacity throughout
the sewage collection system and adequate hydraulic and treatment
capacity at the treatment plant.
The effective date of this I/I Offset Program regulation is
January 1, 2013.
These terms and their definitions whenever used in this chapter
shall apply to only this chapter 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.
The sewer pipes that convey sewage from a new or modified
sewer connection.
An entity that requests approval for a new or modified sewer
connection and/or sewer extension.
The Board or its designee. The bank administrator will manage
the sewer flow credit bank, and review and sign off on all approved
applications for flow credit creation, bank deposits, withdrawals
and transfers.
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
facilities. The term includes any duly authorized designee, agent,
or representative of the Board.
The portion of flow from a combined sewer system (CSS) that
discharges into a water body from an outfall located upstream of the
headworks of a POTW, usually during a rainfall event; also, the outfall
pipe which carries this discharge.
A capacity, management, operation and maintenance program
used by municipal users to operate and maintain their sewage collection
system.
If a certificate of occupancy has not been issued within
one year from the time of issuance of the flow credit note or, if
later, within the additional time allowed for issuance of the certificate
of occupancy when extended as provided herein.
An applicant applying to make a new or modified sewer connection
and/or sewer extension, and which may or may not be responsible for
the construction of a new or modified sewer connection and/or sewer
extension and the construction of an I/I remediation project.
Money paid by an applicant into a fund so the applicant may
use available flow credits rather than funding and undertaking an
I/I remediation project.
Gallons per day of flow capacity available for proposed new
or modified sewer connections that are generated through I/I remediation
projects, which is a project that reduces infiltration and inflow
into the sewage collection system.
The entity that owns the flow credits associated with a given
I/I remediation project.
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.
Water, 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 storm 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 sewage collection system, in its entirety that is tributary
to a particular component of the POTW, such as a CSO or pumping station.
I/I remediation basins represent the areas for which sewer connections
need to be offset by I/I reductions in the same area. An I/I remediation
basin may cross municipal boundaries.
Specific projects (as described herein) including system
improvements, repairs, and upgrades that reduce I/I gallons conveyed
by the sewage collection system. Improvements, repairs and upgrades,
such as manhole sealing, pipe joint grouting and sewer lining are
considered I/I remediation projects under this program.
Refers to the document that provides information about the
scope of a project that is designed to remove infiltration and/or
inflow from the sewage collection system and provides an estimate
of the expected infiltration and/or inflow removal.
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 an owner or municipal user tributary to the treatment plant,
which would require an offset if it is defined as a sewer extension,
adding greater than 2,500 gallons per day of flow.
The ratio of required gallons of I/I removed from the sewage
collection system to the additional gallons allowed for new sewer
connections.
The municipal user to whose sewage collection system the
new or modified sewer connection is being made.
A sewer not owned or controlled by governmental agency, not
including lateral sewers.
A sewer controlled by governmental agency.
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.
A discharge of untreated wastewater from a sewage collection
system designed for sanitary sewage only, including infiltration and
inflow in excess of the capacity of the collection system, resulting
in untreated wastewater discharges from the sewage collection system.
The water-earned 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. May be a sanitary sewer system or, where permitted by the
NYSDEC, a combined sewer system.
A mechanism to track flow credit deposits, withdrawals, and
transfers.
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.
Is the composite of all flow constituents conveyed in a sewer
including sewage and infiltration and inflow.
A.
New or modified sewer connections adding flows greater than 2,500
gallons per day (gpd) shall be offset by an equal quantity of infiltration
and/or inflow removal. This offset is a one-to-one offset. The offset
of infiltration and/or inflow shall occur in the same I/I remediation
basin as the new or modified sewer connection, unless otherwise approved
in writing by the Board.
B.
Infiltration and/or inflow removal shall be the result of I/I remediation
projects, and said projects shall be completed prior to a new or modified
sewer connection being completed. A system to account for the balance
between infiltration and inflow removal and new and modified sewer
connection sewage flows is set forth in this article. The system is
herein referred to as the sewer flow credit bank, and is administered
by the Board or its designee, the bank administrator.
A.
A municipal user or applicant may be exempt from performing an I/I
remediation project within the principal municipal user's municipal
boundary with respect to a new or modified sewer connection application
if:
(1)
The quantity of infiltration/inflow required to be removed cannot
be economically eliminated from the principal municipal user's
sewage collection system as determined in a cost-effectiveness analysis
that compares the cost of implementing the I/I remediation project
to the total costs for conveyance and treatment of the infiltration/inflow.
The cost-effectiveness analysis shall be performed by a professional
engineer, licensed in the State of New York, and is subject to approval
by the Board. The cost for transportation and treatment of the infiltration/inflow
shall be based on actual billing rates from the most recent year for
which the Joint Sewage Board's Fiscal Officer has computed the
final billing calculation. The cost of the I/I remediation project
shall be based on the specific project proposed to achieve the required
flow credits. The methods for performing this analysis shall follow
Guidelines for Performing Infiltration/Inflow Analyses and Sewer System
Evaluation Survey, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, revised January
1993, or equal method approved by the Board; or
(2)
The quantity of wastewater flow, excluding industrial flow rates,
is less than 120 gallons per capita per day as measured at the discharge
of an outside user (as documented in the Flow Management Evaluation
Report, September 2009) or for the owners at locations of discharge
of major sewer basins (as documented in Flow Management Process, Collection
System Mapping Enhancement and Modeling Study, January 2011).
(3)
And, with respect to either Subsection A(1) or (2), the maximum total wastewater flow rate during storm events does not result in chronic operational problems related to hydraulic overloading of the POTW or which does not result in a total wastewater flow, excluding industrial flow rates, of more than 275 gallons per capita per day as measured at the discharge of an outside user (as documented in the Flow Management Evaluation Report, September 2009) or for the owners at locations of discharge of major sewer basins (as documented in Flow Management Process, Collection System Mapping Enhancement and Modeling Study, January 2011). Chronic operational problems may include surcharging, backups, bypasses, and overflows.
B.
If a municipal user or applicant claims such exemption with respect
to a given application, it shall deliver a letter claiming such exemption
to the Board together with such supporting documentation as may be
required by the Board to rule on such an exemption claim. The Board
shall make a determination on the exemption claim within 60 days of
receiving the letter claiming exemption with accompanying supporting
documentation. Upon approving an exemption claim, the Board shall
notify the bank administrator as well as the municipal user and, if
different, the applicant. If the exemption claim is denied, the Board
shall notify the municipal user and, if different, the applicant of
its determination and the reasons therefor.
C.
Even though, with respect to a given application, a municipal user or applicant may be exempt from completing an I/I remediation project within the principal user's municipal boundary, all new or modified sewer connections greater than 2,500 gallons per day (i.e., sewer extension) must be offset by removal of an equal volume of infiltration and/or inflow within the tributary I/I remediation basin or upstream of a known SSO or known bottleneck in the sewage collection system. In such cases, the applicant, or municipal user on behalf of the applicant, shall secure flow credits from within the I/I remediation basin according to the procedures set forth in § 174-13, Flow credit allocations and flow credit sales.
A.
For flow credits generated by past I/I remediation projects the City
of Binghamton shall allocate a portion of the flow credits to Town
of Binghamton as follows:
|
City of Binghamton
Allocated I/I Offset Flow Credits
to Municipal Users
Resulting from Sewer Separation Projects (1998 to 2011)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Municipal User
|
Allocated I/I Offset Flow Credits (gpd) by I/I Remediation Basin
| |||
|
B007
|
B009
|
BSTP
| ||
|
Town of Binghamton
|
5,950
|
1,983
|
3,967
| |
B.
For flow credits generated by past I/I remediation projects that
have not been allocated, the terms and conditions of transferring
or selling these flow credits will be negotiated between the Joint
Sewage Plant and the Town of Binghamton on a case-by-case basis.
Applications for new or modified sewer connection(s) and/or
sewer extension(s) are required and shall be completed in accordance
with the new or modified sewer connection application program.
New or modified sewer connection sewage flow rates shall be
calculated in accordance with the new or modified sewer connection
application program.
The sewer flow credit bank (bank) is a mechanism administered
by the Board through which flow credits generated from the successful
completion of I/I remediation projects can be deposited, and then
withdrawn or transferred for new or modified sewer connections.
A.
Flow credits shall only be used in the specific I/I remediation basin
in which they were generated. They are not transferable to another
I/I remediation basin, unless approved by the Board.
B.
Once an I/I remediation project is certified complete, flow credits
generated by I/I remediation projects shall be deposited into a separate
subaccount within the bank for the use by the municipal user having
jurisdiction over the site of the I/I remediation project. A municipal
user may, at its sole option, grant, sell, or otherwise transfer flow
credits to entities other than the municipal user, whether on a case-by-case
basis or by operation of generally applicable local law, provided
that written notice of such transaction and/or local law is furnished
to the bank administrator.
C.
If an I/I remediation project performed by any entity generates more
flow credits than necessary for a specific new or modified sewer connection,
then all excess flow credits will remain "on deposit" in the municipal
user's subaccount with no expiration date. A municipal user may,
at its sole option, grant, sell, or otherwise transfer flow credits
to entities other than the municipal user, whether on a case-by-case
basis or by operation of generally applicable local law, provided
that written notice of such transaction and/or local law is furnished
to the bank administrator.
D.
Flow credits are subject to eminent domain; a municipal user having
jurisdiction over the I/I remediation basin can mandate that credits
"on deposit" in the name of a private entity generated in relation
to an I/I remediation project within such municipal user's boundaries
shall be "condemned" for a "public purpose."
E.
Flow credits shall be denominated in gallons per day.
F.
The quantity of flow credits required for a new or modified sewer
connection shall be equal to the estimated peak sewage flow rate increase
for the specific new or modified sewer connection, referred to as
a one-to-one offset ratio.
G.
The transfer of flow credits between municipal users and other entities
shall be allowed. The bank administrator shall have no obligation
to process a transfer or sale of flow credits in the absence of documentation
found by it to be proper documentation of the transaction, such as
notarized bill of sale or memorandum of gift or grant describing the
transaction. While in an "on deposit" status in the bank, flow credits
shall have no monetary value, accrue no interest, and may not be assigned
or pledged as collateral.
H.
Flow credit withdrawal and use in relation to an application shall
be:
(1)
Subject to approval of the bank administrator based on demonstration
by the applicant of adequate hydraulic and treatment capacity in the
sewage collection system and treatment plant in relation to the application
under the new or modified sewer connection application program, of
these rules and regulations.
(2)
Approval for the new or modified sewer connection under the new or
modified sewer connection application program, of these rules and
regulations.
I.
The existence of flow credits "on deposit" or posted to the account
or subaccount of any entity creates no "vested rights" or entitlement
whatsoever to make a new or modified sewer connection until all requirements
and conditions applicable at the proposed new or modified sewer connection
site are satisfied in the judgment and discretion of the governmental
entity having jurisdiction thereof.
A.
Municipal users shall identify specific I/I remediation projects
located on publicly owned property or on private property, including
system improvements, repairs, and upgrades, that reduce I/I flow rates
within the area tributary to permitted CSOs, known SSOs, or known
bottlenecks in the sewage collection system.
B.
Maintenance, such as returning manhole covers into the proper position
or cleaning debris that is causing inflow to enter to the sanitary
sewer system, shall not be considered as an acceptable I/I remediation
project under this program. Repairs, such as manhole sealing, pipe
joint grouting and sewer lining will be considered I/I remediation
projects under this program.
C.
I/I remediation projects shall be identified on an annual basis and
documented in the annual sewer-capital improvement plan. (Refer to
the annual sewer-capital improvement plan.) I/I flow rate reductions
for each I/I remediation project shall be estimated, to be later verified
by a New York State licensed professional engineer, and documented
in the I/I remediation engineering report.
A.
Municipal users may undertake the work of I/I remediation projects
on public property using in-house staff or by contract.
B.
Developers may undertake a I/I remediation project on their private
property and on public property upon approval of the principal municipal
user, affected owner (if applicable) and Board.
C.
An engineering report for I/I remediation projects shall be prepared
by a professional engineer, licensed in the State of New York. The
I/I remediation engineering report shall include a calculation of
estimated I/I flow rate reduction according to the I/I flow reduction
quantification, and provisions for the principal municipal user to
certify that the scope of work of the I/I remediation project was
satisfactorily completed. For developers, provisions also shall be
made for the I/I remediation engineering report to be approved by
the principal municipal user, affected owner and Board.
D.
A representative from the principal municipal user where the I/I
remediation project is completed shall observe and certify to the
Board that the I/I remediation project work was completed in accordance
with the engineering report. In accordance with 6 NYCRR 750-2.3, representatives
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shall
be allowed to enter onto any property where an I/I remediation project
is being performed, for the purpose of observing such project.
E.
The bank administrator shall issue a notice that flow credits have
been generated and deposited into the bank upon the Board's receipt
of the principal municipal user's certification that the I/I
remediation project work was completed in accordance with the I/I
remediation engineering report.
The following infiltration and inflow quantification guidelines
are to be used by all entities subject to this I/I Offset Program
to calculate infiltration and inflow removed from the system by I/I
remediation projects. The quantification of infiltration and inflow
shall be prepared by a professional engineer, licensed in the State
of New York, and presented in an I/I remediation engineering report.
A.
Determining infiltration flow contribution for specific defects shall
be according to the guidelines shown on Table 174-19.3.
B.
As specified in the table, inflow flow contribution for specific
defects shall be determined according to the Natural Resources Conservation
Service methodology Technical Release 55 (TR-55). The table presents
a list of recommended curve numbers to be used in the TR-55 calculation.
(1)
In order for a sewer separation project to be qualified for flow
credits, the new separated stormwater system must be conveyed to a
receiving water and not redirected back to the combined sewer system
in any way.
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Table 174-19.1: Infiltration Guidelines
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Problem Type
|
Contribution
(gpm)
|
Reference
| |
|
Manholes
|
Joint leaks - Paved areas(1)
|
Heavy - 1.1 gpm(1)
Moderate - 0.65 gpm(1)
Minor - 0.27 gpm(1)
or
To be determined on a case-by-case basis(2)
|
ASCE Manual of Practice No. 92
|
|
Joint leaks - Unpaved areas(1)
|
Heavy - 4.6 gpm(1)
Moderate - 2.3 gpm(1)
Minor - 1.1 gpm(1)
or
To be determined on a case-by-case basis(2)
|
ASCE Manual of Practice No. 92
| |
|
Defective covers/Frames exposed to surface water
|
To be determined on a case-by-case basis(2)
| ||
|
Pipe segments
|
To be determined for each specific project by using calculations,
flow metering, and/or televised inspection and data from previously
completed studies(2)
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|
Laterals/Other connections
|
To be determined for each specific project by using calculations,
flow metering, and/or televised inspection and data from previously
completed studies(2)
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|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
(1)
|
Based on condition of manhole. "Heavy" means severe cracks and
cracks throughout manhole. "Moderate" means moderate cracks within
manhole. "Minor" means minor cracks within manhole.
|
|
(2)
|
Calculations must be prepared by a New York State licensed professional
engineer.
|
|
Table 174-19-2: Inflow Guidelines
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Problem Type
|
Contribution
|
Reference
| |
|
Sump pumps
|
5 gpm(1)
|
Gould's model ST51 at 20 feet of head pressure
| |
|
Roof drains, catch basins, drainage through manhole covers,
cross connections and sewer separation projects.
|
To be calculated based on Natural Resources Conservation Service
methodology TR-55. The 1-year, 24-hour storm event utilizing the Type
II Standard Rainfall Distribution will be used. 1-year storm rainfall
amount is 2.1 inches for City of Binghamton per Northeast Regional
Climate Center.
|
TR-55
| |
|
NOTES:
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
(1)
|
Based on 5 gpm over a twenty-four-hour-per-day period.
| |
|
Table 174-19.3: Curve Numbers for Use in Runoff Calculations(1)
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cover Description
|
Curve Numbers for Hydrologic
Soil Group
| |||||
|
Cover Type and Hydrologic Condition
|
Average Percent
Impervious Area
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
| |
|
Open space (lawns, parks, golf courses, cemeteries, etc.)
| ||||||
|
Poor condition (grass cover <50%)
|
68
|
79
|
86
|
89
| ||
|
Fair condition (grass cover 50% to 75%)
|
49
|
69
|
79
|
84
| ||
|
Good condition (grass cover >75%)
|
39
|
61
|
74
|
80
| ||
|
Impervious areas:
| ||||||
|
Paved parking lots, roofs, driveways, etc. (excluding right-of-way)
|
98
|
98
|
98
|
98
| ||
|
Streets and roads:
| ||||||
|
Paved; curbs and storm sewers (excluding right-of-way)
|
98
|
98
|
98
|
98
| ||
|
Paved; open ditches (including right-of-way)
|
83
|
89
|
92
|
93
| ||
|
Gravel (including right-of-way)
|
76
|
85
|
89
|
91
| ||
|
Dirt (including right-of-way)
|
72
|
82
|
87
|
89
| ||
|
Urban districts:
| ||||||
|
Commercial and business
|
85
|
89
|
92
|
94
|
95
| |
|
Industrial
|
72
|
81
|
88
|
91
|
93
| |
|
Residential districts by average lot size:
| ||||||
|
1/8 acre or less (town house)
|
65
|
77
|
85
|
90
|
92
| |
|
1/4 acre
|
38
|
61
|
75
|
83
|
87
| |
|
1/3 acre
|
30
|
57
|
72
|
81
|
86
| |
|
1/2 acre
|
25
|
54
|
70
|
80
|
85
| |
|
1 acre
|
20
|
51
|
68
|
79
|
84
| |
|
2 acres
|
12
|
46
|
65
|
77
|
82
| |
|
Table 174-19.3: Curve Numbers for Use in Runoff Calculations
(Continued)(1)
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cover Description
|
Curve Numbers for Hydrologic
Soil Group
| ||||
|
Cover Type
|
Hydrologic Condition
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
|
Pasture, grassland, or range - continuous forage for grazing
|
Poor
|
68
|
79
|
86
|
89
|
|
Fair
|
49
|
69
|
79
|
84
| |
|
Good
|
39
|
61
|
74
|
80
| |
|
Meadow - continuous grass, protected from grazing and generally
mowed for hay
|
—
|
30
|
58
|
71
|
78
|
|
Brush - brush-weed-grass mixture with brush the major element
|
Poor
|
48
|
67
|
77
|
83
|
|
Fair
|
35
|
56
|
70
|
77
| |
|
Good
|
30
|
48
|
65
|
73
| |
|
Woods - grass combination (orchard or tree farm)
|
Poor
|
57
|
73
|
82
|
86
|
|
Fair
|
43
|
65
|
76
|
82
| |
|
Good
|
32
|
58
|
72
|
79
| |
|
Woods
|
Poor
|
45
|
66
|
77
|
83
|
|
Fair
|
36
|
60
|
73
|
79
| |
|
Good
|
30
|
55
|
70
|
77
| |
|
Farmsteads - buildings, lanes, driveways, and surrounding lots
|
—
|
59
|
74
|
82
|
86
|
|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
(1)
|
United States Department of Agriculture, Urban Hydrology for
Small Watersheds, TR-55.
|
A.
The applicant shall request in writing to withdraw flow credits from
the bank, indicating the exact quantity of flow credits. The applicant
shall provide reference to the sewer connection application and sewer
connection engineering report (Refer to the new or modified sewer
connection application program.) for which the flow credit withdrawal
is being requested. The applicant shall provide documentation of ownership
of the requested flow credits and shall also provide documentation
that shows the requested flow credits were generated in the same I/I
remediation basin for which the new or modified sewer connection is
being proposed.
B.
Flow credits shall only be made available if there is available capacity
of both the affected sewers and the treatment plant to accommodate
the estimated peak sewage flow associated with such credits as documented
in the sewer connection engineering report. (Refer to the new or modified
sewer connection application program.)
C.
The bank administrator shall verify that the Board has approved the sewer connection application and sewer connection engineering report (Refer to Article I, New or Modified Sewer Connection Application Program.) and verify that flow credits are available within the I/I remediation basin for which the new or modified sewer connection is being made, and that the applicant owns the requested flow credits.
D.
Upon verification, the bank administrator shall issue a preapproval
"flow credit note" with an expiration of one year from the time of
issuance, which has the effect of encumbering the affected flow credits
while the note remains in force. For good cause shown prior to the
expiration date, the bank administrator may extend a flow credit note
for an additional one-year period. The flow credit note shall identify
the bank subaccount to which the corresponding flow credits shall
revert in the event of a default. If a developer defaults in the completion
of a development covered by a sewer connection application, any flow
credits earned and generated shall be released as provided in the
flow credit note or, if none, to the account of the principal municipal
user which owns the public sewer system on which the corresponding
I/I remediation project was performed. No payment shall be made or
refund given for costs incurred by a developer which has defaulted
to purchase flow credits, undertake I/I remediation projects, or complete
a development covered by an application.
E.
All new or modified sewer connections require approval by the principal
municipal user and all new or modified sewer connections greater than
2,500 gpd additionally require approval by the intermediate municipal
user (if applicable), affected owner and Board. If a new or modified
sewer connection is made without prior approval and without a flow
credit note as stated above, the Board shall refer this matter to
the Broome County Department of Health and the NYSDEC and NYSDOH.
F.
Upon completion of the new or modified sewer connections, the applicant
shall notify the Board of the connection, and flow credits will be
withdrawn from the account.
A.
Approximately every three years, the Board shall have an independent
entity audit pf the I/I offset program sewer flow credit bank. Though
the flow credits in the bank hold no monetary value, the audit shall
be completed in general accordance with government auditing standards
(the "Yellow Book," downloadable at http://www.gao.gov/yellowbook).
B.
The goal of the audit shall be to provide a reasonable assurance
that the account balances fairly represent the actual positions of
the credit holders, and that the appropriate approval processes were
completed before the issuance of flow credits notes or the withdrawal
or deposit of flow credits.
Municipal users and the Board shall maintain records of all
information resulting from the I/I offset program for a minimum of
three years, whether or not such information was required by the program.
The period of retention shall be extended during the course of any
unresolved dispute. The records shall be made available for inspection
and copying by the Board.
Each municipal user shall retain records as to the status of
the implementation and management of I/I remediation projects within
its jurisdiction under this I/I Offset Program and submit them to
the bank administrator on at least an annual basis. The Board will
make provisions for these records to be retained and made available
for public inspection by regulatory agencies and other interested
parties as to the status of the implementation and management of this
I/I Offset Program. Records shall include the following information:
A.
Prioritized list of identified/available I/I remediation projects
in the municipal users' public sewage collection systems and
private property.
B.
I/I remediation projects completed on the municipal users' public
sewage collection systems and private property within its incorporated
boundaries, describing the remediation work performed and estimated
I/I removed. If not previously furnished, provide completed certification
letter for I/I remediation projects completed. (See Appendix A for
letter format.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of Appendix A is on file in the
Town offices.
C.
List of applications for proposed new or modified sewer connections
and sewer extensions to the municipal users' public sewer systems.
D.
List of new or modified sewer connections and sewer extensions completed
since January 1, 2013, the date when this program went into effect.
A.
The Board shall make provisions for records to be retained and made
available for public inspection by the regulatory agencies and other
interested parties as to the status of the implementation and management
of sewer flow credit bank. Records shall include the following information:
B.
The Board shall issue an annual statement that reports the activities
of the preceding year. The annual statement shall be intended to give
municipal users, regulatory agencies and other interested people information
about the I/I Offset Program's status.
D.
The bank administrator shall issue the annual statement to credit
holders and municipal users. The annual statements of the flow credits
shall be provided by I/I remediation basin, and each credit holder
shall receive a statement for the I/I remediation basin from which
they hold credits.
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 proceeding pursuant to this article.
