Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of § 251-13, 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 Authority.
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.
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 Authority on a form obtained from the Town Clerk. A fee, established by Article XII, 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.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Authority
before construction commencement. The Authority or its designated
representative shall be permitted to inspect the construction work
at any stage, without prior notice.
B.
The system shall not be used until the installation is completed
to the satisfaction of the Authority. The applicant shall notify the
Authority when the work is ready for final inspection, and before
any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made
within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the Authority.
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 Town, in such a manner, volume, and concentration
so as to create a hazardous, offensive, or objectionable condition,
in the opinion of the Authority or the NYSDOH, the owner of the premises
upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving
written notice from the Authority 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 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. 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.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent or
interfere with any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary
by the Authority or health officer to protect public health and public
welfare.
