This chapter shall be known as the "On-Site Individual Wastewater
Treatment System Law of the Town of South Bristol."
This chapter shall govern the treatment of sewage by regulating
all on-site individual wastewater treatment systems (hereinafter referred
to as an on-site wastewater treatment system).
The purpose of this chapter is to preserve and protect public
health and the quality of surface and groundwater in the Town of South
Bristol by mandating the adequate performance of on-site wastewater
treatment systems to prevent health hazards and adverse impacts to
the environment. Specifically, this chapter will ensure wastes disposed
of by on-site wastewater treatment systems:
A. Do not pollute or contaminate any surface water or groundwater source
utilized for domestic drinking water supply or recreational purposes.
B. Are not accessible to any carriers of disease.
C. Do not give rise to a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance.
D. Are not a source of nutrient pollution and do not contribute to excessive
aquatic weed growth or harmful algal blooms in streams, lakes, and
other bodies of water.
Enactment of this chapter is pursuant to Article 2 of the New
York State Municipal Home Rule Law and Article 3 of the New York State
Public Health Law.