[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Shelter
Island 11-17-2017 by Ord. No. 13-2017. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Those costs associated with the upgrade/replacement of a
current sanitary system with a low-nitrogen sanitary system including
equipment, labor, materials and excavation directly related to the
removal of the current sanitary system and/or installation of the
new low-nitrogen sanitary system, which have been reviewed by the
Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board and are deemed to be appropriate
and necessary for the replacement of the particular system on the
specific property . In determining whether a cost is appropriate and/or
necessary, the Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board will consider
the usual and customary costs of certain equipment, materials, and
labor, as well as any characteristics of the property that may aid
or hinder the replacement.
All owners of residential property within the Town of Shelter
Island served by a septic or cesspool waste system.
Any sanitary system that has been approved by Suffolk County
Department of Health Services that has shown to reduce nitrogen levels
to 19 milligrams or less per liter, until such time as Suffolk County
Department of Health Services approves a sanitary system that reduces
nitrogen levels to 10 milligrams or less per liter, at which time
that will constitute a low-nitrogen sanitary system and the previous
systems reducing to 19 milligrams or less will no longer constitute
a low-nitrogen sanitary system.
A.Â
Eligible property owners who upgrade/replace their existing sanitary
system with a Suffolk County Department of Health Services approved
low-nitrogen sanitary system are eligible from the Town of Shelter
Island for a rebate to reimburse for the cost of such replacement
so long as the project does not result in the accommodation of new
or additional growth.
B.Â
The rebate will be for the reimbursement of approved costs associated
with upgrade/replacement including but not limited to equipment, labor,
materials and excavation directly related to the removal of the existing
sanitary system and/or installation of the new low-nitrogen sanitary
system. The Town Board, by resolution duly adopted from time to time,
shall establish the amount of the rebate.
C.Â
Shelter Island rebates can be used in conjunction with County rebates
for approved new low-nitrogen sanitary system expenses. The Suffolk
County rebate is the primary rebate and will provide funds up to the
maximum they have authorized. Verified expenses in excess of the county
rebate would then be covered by the Shelter Island rebate up to the
maximum amount authorized by the Town Board in the conditional rebate
document. In no circumstance applicants may receive more than the
total cost of the project.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, added 7-19-2019 by L.L.
No. 13-2019, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
8-29-2023 by L.L. No. 10-2023.
A.Â
Eligible property owners must submit a rebate application to the
Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board providing the information
necessary to process the rebate. Such information shall include, but
is not necessarily limited to: the current sanitary system on the
property; the proposed sanitary system; current location of the sanitary
system; proposed location of the replacement system; a letter from
an engineer certifying retention to design and obtain permits for
a low-nitrogen system for the owner; and any other information required.
B.Â
Once an application is complete, the Water Quality Improvement Advisory
Board shall make a recommendation to the Town Board on whether a rebate
is appropriate.
C.Â
Upon receipt of this referral, the Town Board shall grant or deny
a conditional rebate approval by resolution, identifying conditions
which the applicant must satisfy including the replacement of the
sanitary system within six months of the conditional approval. The
Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board has the discretion to issue
an extension for good cause shown.
D.Â
The applicant's engineer must then design the I/A system, obtain
Suffolk County Health Department permits, obtain a Shelter Island
septic registration permit, and install the I/A system.
E.Â
Once the upgrade/replacement of the sanitary system is complete,
the eligible property owner must submit to the Water Quality Improvement
Advisory Board a Suffolk County Department of Health Services WWM-073
form including green stamped plan (if available) and a notarized certification
from the contractor who performed the upgrade/replacement, which must
include:
(1)Â
That the upgrade/replacement of the sanitary system was performed
in compliance with the requirements of the Suffolk County Department
of Health Services; and
(2)Â
A statement or receipt detailing the actual costs for equipment,
labor, materials and excavation directly related to the removal of
the current sanitary system and/or upgrade/installation of the new
low-nitrogen sanitary system.
F.Â
Upon receipt of all documentation required under this section, the
Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board shall recommend the issuance
of a rebate up to the amount applicable for approved costs for approval
by the Town Board.
Funding for the Low-Nitrogen Sanitary System Rebate Program may be provided as a water quality improvement project under Chapter 50 of the Town Code. Payment of rebates shall be subject to availability of funding under such project.
