Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of §
206-21, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the Superintendent, and/or the County Health Department.
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 tile absorption field.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
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 established by the Board of Trustees 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 Superintendent
before construction commencement. The Superintendent, or his 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 Superintendent, the 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 Superintendent 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 County Health Department, 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.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool
or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic
tank, by a licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes, at three-year
intervals or more frequently.
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. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent
may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement
to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent,
or interfere with, any additional requirements that may be deemed
necessary by the Superintendent to protect public health and public
welfare.