[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Somers 2-8-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER
COMBINED SEWER
EASEMENT
FLOATABLE OIL
GARBAGE
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
NATURAL OUTLET
PERSON
pH
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWER
SANITARY SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWER
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed "storm sewer")
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOWN ENGINEER
TOWN SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES
TOWN SEWER
TOWN SEWER DISTRICT
UNPOLLUTED WATER
UNUSUAL (EXCESSIVE) WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
WATERCOURSE
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the buildings and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal; also called "house connection."
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and stormwater
or surface water.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water
or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a
hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public
utility.
Sewage discharge from the sanitary facilities and conveniences
of dwellings, including apartment houses, hotels, office buildings,
factories or institutions and free from stormwater, surface water,
industrial waste and other waste.
A sewer that carries liquid- and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions
together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater and surface
waters that are not admitted intentionally.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be inadvertently
present. The mixture of sewage, as defined above, with industrial
wastes or other wastes, shall also be considered "sewage" within the
meaning of this definition.
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source.
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in waste, wastewater or other liquids and that
is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters and referred to as "nonfilterable
residue."
The Town Engineer of the Town of Somers, or his authorized
representative or agent.
All sewers, pipes facilities, force mains, pumping stations,
regulators, works and appurtenances owned, operated or controlled
by the Town sewer district.
A sewer owned, operated or controlled by a Town sewer district.
Somers Sewer District No. 1.
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Section 307 of the Clean Water Act.[1]
The Administrator shall, within 90 days after the date of enactment
of this title, publish (and from time to time thereafter revise) a
list which includes any toxic pollutant or combination of such pollution
for which an effluent standard (which may include a prohibition of
the discharge of such pollutants or combination of such pollutants)
will be established under this section. The Administrator in publishing
such list shall take into account the toxicity of the pollutant, its
persistence, degradability, the unusual or potential presence of the
affected organisms in any waters, the importance of the affected organisms
and the nature and extent of the affect of the toxic pollutant on
such organisms.
If within 180 days after the date of publication of any list or revision thereof containing toxic pollutants or combination of pollutants under Subsection (2)(a) of this definition, the Administrator, in accordance with § 553 of Title 5 of the United States Code, shall publish a proposed effluent standard (or a prohibition) for such pollutant or combination of pollutants which shall take into account the toxicity of the pollutant, its persistence, degradability, the usual or potential presence of the affected organisms in any waters, the importance of the affected organisms and the nature and extent of the effect of the toxic pollutant on such organisms, and he shall publish a notice for a public hearing on such proposed standard to be held within 30 days. As soon as possible after such hearing, but not later than six months after publication of the proposed effluent standard (or prohibition), unless the Administrator finds, on the record, that a modification of such proposed standard (or prohibition) is justified based upon a preponderance of evidence adduced at such hearings, such standard (or prohibition) shall be promulgated.
If after a public hearing the Administrator finds that a modification
of such proposed standard (or prohibition) is justified, a revised
effluent standard (or prohibition) for such pollutant or combination
of pollutants shall be promulgated immediately. Such standard (or
prohibition) shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, revised at least
every three years.
If after a public hearing the Administrator finds that a modification
of such proposed standard (or prohibition) is justified, a revised
effluent standard (or prohibition) for such pollutant or combination
of pollutants shall be promulgated immediately. Such standard (or
prohibition) shall be reviewed and, if appropriate, revised at least
every three years.
Same as sewage.
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect,
carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste
treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "water pollution
control plant."
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water
either continuously or intermittently.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251.
B.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive. In every case where this
chapter states that someone or something shall not be done or occur,
"shall not" shall be construed to mean that someone must not do it
or that it must not occur and that someone will not permit it to occur
or that it must not be permitted to occur.
The following regulations shall apply to the connection of a
building sewer to a Town sewer or Town sewer facilities in a Town
sewer district.
A.
No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb a Town sanitary sewer facility
of a Town sewer district without first obtaining a written permit
from the Town Engineer.
B.
Before any work is commenced, the owner(s) shall make an application
for a connection permit which shall be filed with the Town Engineer
on a form provided by him for that purpose accompanied by an application
fee, such as has been established by resolution of the Town Board
or any amendments thereto, and a connection permit issued by the Town
Engineer shall be obtained therefore.
C.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s)
shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer,
its connection to a Town sewer or any discharge made into Town sanitary
sewer facilities.
D.
Each building, other than accessory buildings incidental to the principal
building or structure, on each parcel of property shall have a separate
connection with the Town sewer, except that in the case of real estate
developments containing one or more private streets supplied with
lateral sewers privately constructed, each building other than accessory
buildings incidental to the principal building or structure on each
parcel of property shall have a separate connection either with such
lateral sewer or with the town sewer. Any such lateral sewer privately
constructed shall be constructed in accordance with the standards
contained herein and shall be properly maintained at all times.
E.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
when said new buildings replace old buildings only when they are found,
on examination and tested by the Town Engineer, to meet all requirements
of this chapter.
F.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the Town. In the absence of Code provisions
or in application thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice
No. 9 shall apply.
G.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which
any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the Town sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation
drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or building drain which, in turn, is connected
directly or indirectly to a Town sewer or Town sanitary sewer facilities.
I.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the Town or the procedures set
forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual
of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and
watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the
prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Town Engineer
prior to the installation.
J.
All work shall be performed by or under the immediate supervision
of a plumber duly licensed by the Westchester County Board of Plumbing
Examiners. The person so licensed to make such connection or opening
shall comply with and be responsible for the following:
(1)
All openings into any sewer shall be made carefully without injuring
the same and in accordance with New York State Uniform Code standards.
(2)
No obstruction of any description whatsoever shall be left in the
connection.
(3)
Unless otherwise approved by the Town Engineer, a minimum separation
of 10 feet on centers shall be maintained between the house sanitary
connection and the house water service, and the water line shall be
at an elevation 18 inches higher than the sewer line if laid within
10 feet of the sewer line.
(4)
Any damage or injuries that may occur to persons, animals or property
by reason of any opening in any street or right-of-way made by them
or those in their employ.
(5)
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Town
Engineer a minimum of 24 hours prior to when the building sewer is
ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of a plumber licensed by the Westchester
County Board of Plumbing Examiners. No work shall be covered until
inspected by the Town Engineer or his representative. All excavations
for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with
barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Proper
shoring shall be provided where necessary to avoid cave-ins into trench
excavations. In the event that water conditions are encountered during
trench excavations, a licensed plumber shall provide suitable pumping
equipment to ensure installation of a house sanitary sewer under reasonably
dry conditions, said groundwater to be disposed of in storm drainage
facilities. Under no circumstances is groundwater to be disposed of
in the Town sewer or Town sanitary sewer facilities. At the time of
connection to a public sewer, any septic tanks, cesspools and similar
private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, pumped out
and filled with suitable inert material. Under no circumstances shall
said sanitary waste material be disposed of into Town sewers.
(6)
All excavation shall be backfilled and the earth rammed. In no case
shall boulders or rock layers be used for backfill within two feet
of house sanitary sewer service connection. Where road pavement must
be cut it will be necessary to first secure a street opening permit
from the Superintendent of Highways. All requirements set forth in
said permit shall constitute part of this chapter.
(7)
Each permit shall have endorsed thereon the contents of § 149
of the Highway Law of the State of New York, and the licensee and
owner of the land benefited by the sewer connection shall be deemed
to have accepted such permit or the issuance of the same on condition
that there will be full compliance with the provisions of said section
and that such persons will be bound thereby.
K.
The line running from the house or other building to the sanitary
sewer shall be of not less than four-inch extra heavy cast-iron or
service weight pipe, and fittings bearing the Cast-Iron Soil Pipe
Institute insignia, and shall be thoroughly caulked and joined with
first quality lead and oakum. When minimum, uncritical loading conditions
exist as determined by the Town Engineer, it shall be permissible
to use SDR 35 PVC sewer pipe. The installation shall conform to the
recommended practice of the Uni-Bell Plastic Pipe Association. The
embedment shall be Class I. All pipe shall be bedded (cushioned) on
a minimum six-inch thick layer of 3/4-inch crushed gravel. Additionally,
the 3/4-inch crushed gravel shall be placed the full height of the
pipe zone (haunching to spring line of the pipe, thence to the crown
of the pipe). Initial and final backfill material and procedures shall
conform to Association recommendations and standards.
L.
The provisions of the Plumbing Codes, Mechanical Codes and Fuel,
Gas Code of New York State Uniform Code applicable to plumbing shall
apply, except as required herein.
The following regulations shall apply to the use of Town sewers
and Town sanitary sewer facilities in a Town sewer district:
A.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, unpolluted industrial
process water, subsurface drainage or cooling water to a Town sewer
or Town sewer facilities in a Town sewer district.
B.
Stormwater, and all other unpolluted drainage, shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm drains or to
a natural outlet approved by the Town Engineer and other regulatory
agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may
be discharged, on approval of the Town Engineer, to a storm sewer
or natural outlet.
C.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to any Town sewer or Town sanitary
sewers facilities in a Town sewer district:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
(2)
Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases
in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other
wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater pumping facilities,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the pumping plant,
including, but not limited to, cyanides as CN in the wastes as discharged
to the public sewer.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the wastewater works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but
not limited to, ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper
dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage
grinders.
D.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely
in the opinion of the Town Engineer that such wastes can harm either
the sewers, sewage pumping process or equipment, or can otherwise
endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. The
Town Engineer may set limitations lower than the limitations established
in the regulations below if, in this opinion, such more severe limitations
are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion
as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Town Engineer will give
consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flows and velocities of subject wastes in relation
to flows and sewers, capacity of the sewage pumping plant, of wastes
to handle such materials and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.).
(2)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
F. and 150° F. (0° C. and 65° C.).
(3)
Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils, fat
or grease.
(4)
Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum
oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or products of mineral oil origin.
(5)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded (see definitions).
Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels,
institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar
places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens
for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with
a motor of 3/4 horsepower (0.76 horsepower metric) or greater shall
be subject to the review and approval of the Town Engineer.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid pickling wastes or concentrated
plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(7)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances (or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement) to such degree that material received in the
composite sewage at the sewage pumping facilities exceeds the limits
established by the Town Engineer for such materials or limits pursuant
to § 307 of the Clean Water Act,[1] whichever are more stringent.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251.
(8)
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Town Engineer as necessary to meet the requirements of the
state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge
to the receiving waters.
(9)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Town Engineer, or are not
in compliance with applicable state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
(10)
Waters or waste containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater
treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(11)
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or
wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended
solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition
deleterious to structures and pumping processes.
(12)
Any waters or wastes having pH in excess of 9.5.
(13)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or
of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
(b)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(c)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chloride requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
(d)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
slugs as defined herein.
(14)
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the Town sewers or Town sanitary sewer facilities, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection D hereof and which, in the judgment of the Town Engineer, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Town Engineer may:
(15)
When considering the above alternatives, the Town Engineer shall
give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the
discharger. If the Town Engineer permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Town Engineer,
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances
and laws.
(16)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in Subsection D(3), or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Town Engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Town Engineer and/or any agency having jurisdiction. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
(17)
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
or required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation at the owner's expense.
(18)
When required by the Town Engineer, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable structure (control manhole) together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure,
when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Town Engineer.
The structure shall be installed by the owner, at his expense, and
shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all
times.
(19)
The Town Engineer may require a user of sewer services to provide
information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These
requirements may include:
(a)
Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified
time period.
(b)
Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
(c)
Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting
wastewater volume and quality.
(d)
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent
or other materials important to sewer use control.
(e)
A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer
and pretreatment facility location.
(f)
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(g)
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials
through spills to the municipal sewer.
(20)
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control
manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole.
In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control
manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in
the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect
the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine
the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular
analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite
of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample
or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analysis are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all
outfalls, whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
(21)
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Town and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the Town for pumping, subject to payment
therefore, by the industrial concern. Such agreements shall be made
within the guidelines of the federal pretreatment requirements pursuant
to § 307 of the Clean Water Act.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251.
No person(s) shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part
of a Town sewer or Town sewer facilities.
The following regulations shall to the inspection and testing
of discharges that are made into a Town sewer or Town sanitary sewer
facilities in a Town sewer district.
A.
The Town Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Town
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge in a Town
sewer district in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The Town or other duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain
information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing
on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system.
The industry may withhold information considered confidential. The
industry must establish that the revelation to the public of the information
in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
C.
The Town Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Town
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the Town holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
wastewater facilities lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent
work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with
the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
D.
Authorized representatives of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) and the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) shall have the same authority to inspect the original
sample and test it as is granted the Town Engineer hereunder.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Town Engineer. The Town
Engineer, Principle Engineering Technician and Water Superintendent
shall be authorized to issue and serve an appearance ticket with respect
to any violation of this chapter.
Any person who shall violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply
with any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, order
or special direction duly made thereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each
week such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
No person shall use, connect to or discharge any effluent into
a Town sewer or Town sanitary sewer facilities in violation of any
federal, state or county law, rule or regulation, including but not
limited to the federal Clean Water Act,[1] the New York State and Westchester County Sanitary Code,
and the Environmental Facilities Sewer Act of Westchester County.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251.
Any person in violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be liable to the Town of Somers and the applicable Town sewer district
for any and all expenses, loss or damage resulting from any violation.
Industrial discharges are not authorized until such time as
minimum NYSDEC/USEPA regulation recommendations are approved and adopted
by the Town Board and incorporated in this chapter.
