[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Adams as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-22-1985 as
Article 33]
Pursuant to General Municipal Law Article 14-F, and Village
Law Article 14, there are hereby established and imposed user charges
and assessments for the collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal
of sewage, upon real property in the Village of Adams, served by the
public sewer system.
Real property within the Village shall be classified as follows
for the purposes of making charges hereunder.
A.
Property served by a sewage collection system which was constructed
by the Village of Adams. Any real property which generates sewage
and which abuts on any street or right of way in which a public sanitary
sewer is located and which sewer is located within 100 feet of the
property line, will be so classified.
B.
Property not served by a sewage collection system constructed by
the Village of Adams.
A.
Units per parcel levied for treatment plant cost. The number of units
annually attributable to each parcel of property served by the sewage
collection system constructed by the Village of Adams for treatment
plant cost shall be determined as follows:
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Classification
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Factor
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Single-family house
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1 unit per house
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Apartments
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3/4 unit per apartment
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Commercial
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1 unit per 300 gallons per day (minimum of 1 unit)
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Schools
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1 unit per 20 pupils
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Dairy
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1 unit per 300 gallons per day (minimum of 500 units)
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B.
Units per parcel levied for sewer costs. Each parcel of property
shall be assessed one unit for each connection made to the Village
sewage system; with a minimum of one unit per individual parcel.
[Amended 6-18-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 5-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; 5-17-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
An annual charge will be made of $14.39 for each attributable unit as set forth in § 200-3A for treatment plant costs, and in addition an annual charge will be made of $81.86 for each attributable unit as set forth in § 200-3B for sewer costs, on all real property described in § 200-2A as a debt service (principal and interest) to retire the bonds used for the payment of the Village Sewage System and Treatment Plant.
[Amended 5-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986; 9-21-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; 5-17-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
To provide for the operation and maintenance of the sewage conveyance,
treatment and disposal system.
A.
A usage rate of $4.10 per 1,000 gallons of water used as determined by the Village water meters or a flow meter (whichever is greater) upon the real property described in § 200-3A is hereby imposed. An annual minimum charge for 32,000 gallons will be made for each meter user. An annual minimum charge for 80,000 gallons will be made for each user without a meter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Village will review not less often than every two years,
the wastewater contributions, and total cost of operations and maintenance,
and revise this article as needed to meet the requirements.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any user of the sewage system that discharges toxic wastes which
cause increased treatment and handling costs will be required to pay
such costs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each user will be notified at least annually in conjunction
with a regular bill of the rate and portion of the charges attributable
to wastewater treatment.
A.
The Village shall formally fix the annual unit charge for each owner by multiplying the number of units attributable to each parcel of property as set forth in § 200-3 hereby by the rate per unit as set out in § 200-4 hereby, and shall quarterly bill on the dates set forth below 25% of this amount. The Village shall determine the amount of water used by each owner and mail a bill for such charge at the rate set forth in § 200-5 to the owner of each parcel of real property so charged on or before the 15th day of February, May, August, and November of each year. The total amount billed shall be due and payable on or before the fifth day of March, June, September, and December for which the bills were issued, after which due dates a penalty in the amount of 10% of the bill shall be added to any unpaid bills.
B.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall collect all charges established
hereunder and any unpaid bills with penalties shall be included in
the annual tax levy against the real property parcels in default.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be the same as the terms used in Article II, Use of Public and Private Sewers and Drains, of this chapter.
This article shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, recording, and publication as provided by law.
All local laws or ordinances or parts of local law or ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
other part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment, decree or order shall not
effect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined
in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or other part thereof, directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment, decree or order shall have been rendered,
and to this end the provisions of each section of this article are
hereby declared to be severable.
The Village Board expressly reserves the right at any time to
alter, amend, or make such addition to this article as may be desirable.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 15, authorizing amending charges
by resolution, added 5-17-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993 and which immediately
followed this section, was repealed 8-15-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994.
[Adopted 2-11-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
American Society for Testing and Materials.
(denoting "biochemical oxygen demand") 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. The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance
with standard methods.
The duly elected Board of Trustees of the Village of Adams
or its authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
Any person, persons, or corporation who undertakes to construct,
either under contract or for resale, any habitable building.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from pipes inside the walls of the building
and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside
the inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Any person, firm, or corporation approved by the Board to
do work in the Village.
The County of Jefferson.
Any person, persons, or corporation who undertake to construct
simultaneously more than one housing unit on a given tract or land
subdivision.
The professional engineer retained by the Village of Adams.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Any sewer outlet that would ultimately reach a watercourse,
pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, person,
or group having title to real property.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions in moles per liter of solution.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of the pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a publicly owned treatment
works. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical
or biological processes, process changes or by other means, except
as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6, General Pretreatment Regulations for
Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such 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 in any dimension.
Boundary of the street if the building sewer is to connect
with the public sewer in a public street. "Property line" shall mean
the edge of a permanent sewer right-of-way in those instances where
the building sewer connects to the public sewer in a right-of-way.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights, and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwaters, surface
waters, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
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 present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
The ratio of the nominal diameter to the wall thickness of
a pipe.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes," published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water
Environment Federation.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The New York State Building Construction Code applicable
to plumbing, including all amendments.
A pipe or conduit which carries stormwaters and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in water, sewage, or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory
filtering. The laboratory determination shall be made in accordance
with "standard methods."
A device, fitting or assembly of fittings installed in the
building drain to prevent sewer gases from entering and circulating
through the building drainage system inside the building.
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
That part of a plumbing system, consisting of piping installed
to permit adequate circulation of air in all parts of the building
sanitary drainage system and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
The Village of Adams, Jefferson County, New York.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property
within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable
waste. Exceptions may be granted by the Board to an owner or lessee
acting in the normal course of farm or garden operations but only
after specific application by such owner or lessee and upon such conditions
as the Village Board may impose.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse, either directly
or through any storm sewer, within the Village, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of the Village, any sewage, industrial wastes, or
other polluted waters. Use of separate storm sewers and sanitary sewers
is mandatory for all future construction in the Village. No combined
sewers will be allowed to be constructed in the future.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D.
The owner of any real property which generates sewage and which abuts
on any street or right of way in which a public sanitary sewer is
located is hereby required at his expense, to install suitable toilet
facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the
proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article,
within six months after the date of official notice to do so provided
that said public sewer is located within 100 feet of the property
line. The time within which such connection must be made may be extended
by the Board for good cause shown, but in no event may such extension
be more than an additional six months. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prevent connection by properties not hereby required
to become connected.
A.
Private sewage disposal within the district shall conform to the
requirements of the Jefferson County Health Department and the requirement
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, dealing
with septic tank installations.
B.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 200-16D, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
C.
No statement contained in this article shall be constructed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the authorized
representative of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
or Jefferson County Health Department.
A.
No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into,
use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without
first obtaining a written permit from the Board.
B.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: 1) for residential
and commercial service, 2) for service to establishments producing
industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make
application on a special form furnished by the Village.[1] The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment
of the Engineer. A permit, tap-in, and inspection fee shall be paid
to the Village Clerk at the time an application is filed for a connection
to an existing public sewer lateral at the property line. The amount
of this fee shall be set by the Village Board and may be changed from
time to time at the discretion of the Board. Where no public sewer
lateral exists, the Village will install a wye in the existing public
sewer and extend a public sewer lateral to the property line for connection
and the applicant will be charged for this work at cost in addition
to the permit, tap-in, and inspection fee.
[1]
Editor's Note: Copies of application forms are on file in
the Village offices.
C.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building; except where one building stands at the rear of another
on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed
to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway,
the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the
rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. Where
building sewers are to serve multiple dwelling structures, there shall
be provided at least one separate building sewer for each group of
four living units.
D.
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new building
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Board, to
meet all requirements of this article.
E.
The building sewer shall be tarcoated, service weight cast iron soil
pipe, conforming to ASTM Specification A74 or Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
pipe conforming to ASTM D-3034 providing a minimum SDR Ration of 35
and a minimum pipe stiffness of 46 at 5% deflection. Joints shall
be tight and waterproof.
F.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the
approval of the Board, but in no event shall the diameter be less
than four inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe be less than 1/4
inch per foot unless permission is granted by the Board. In any case,
the slope of the pipe shall not be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
G.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall
be laid parallel to and within three feet of any bearing wall, which
might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford
protection from frost, but in no event shall be less than three feet.
The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with properly curved pipe and fittings. The ends of building
sewers which are not connected to the building drain of the structure
for any reason, shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable
stopper, plug, or other approved means.
H.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage or industrial wastes carried
by such drain shall be lifted by approved mechanical means and discharged
to the building sewer.
I.
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer
shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Board.
Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with Sections
3 through 6 of ASTM Specification C12 except that no backfill shall
be placed until the work has been inspected by the Board.
J.
Joints.
(1)
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
No cement joints will be permitted. No paint, varnish, or other coatings
shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint
has been tested and approved. The transition joint between cast iron
pipe and other pipe material shall be made with special adaptors and
joint materials approved by the Board.
(2)
Pre-molded gasket joints for hub and plain end cast iron pipe and
P.V.C. pipe shall be used with a neoprene compression-type gasket
which provides a positive double seal in the assembled joint. The
gasket shall be a pre-molded, one-piece unit, designed for joining
the pipe and plain end soil pipe and fittings. The assembled joint
shall be sealed by compression of the gasket between the exterior
surface of the spigot and the interior surface of the hub. The joint
shall be assembled following the manufacturer's recommendations using
acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling tools designed for
that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced into the hub itself.
Lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic material and shall
not chemically attack the gasket material.
K.
The connection of the building sewer into a public sewer shall be
made at the location of the lateral connection provided by the Village
or directly to the sanitary sewer as directed by the Board in individual
circumstances. The owner shall indemnify the Board from any loss or
damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer. The method of connection of the building sewer
to the public sewer will be dependent upon the type of pipe material
used and in all cases shall be approved by the Board.
L.
Inspection process.
(1)
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Board
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Board, or its representative.
(2)
When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such installations shall be inspected by the Board before the pipes are covered; and the person performing such work shall notify the Board when the installation of the building sewer is completed. The covering of a pipe before inspection is made will subject the person to whom a permit is issued to penalties under § 200-23 of this article and the installation will not be approved for use until it is uncovered and inspected by the Board.
M.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Board.
N.
When any building sewer is to serve a school, hospital, or similar institution or public building, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the Board, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building sewer is anticipated, then such building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Board shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Board. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 200-19D, and the building sewer connection made thereto as directed by the Board.
O.
There shall be installed an accessible cleanout on the building sewer
within five feet of the property line. The cleanout shall have a watertight
center sunk brass plug.
P.
A single vented running trap shall be installed on the building sewer
upstream from and within five feet of the cleanout. The vent pipe
shall be four inches in diameter, extend a minimum of six inches above
grade, and have an approved steel cover.
A.
All extensions to the sanitary sewer system owned and maintained
by the Village shall be properly designed in accordance with and in
strict conformance with all requirements of the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation. Plans and specifications for sewer
extensions shall be submitted to, and approval obtained from the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation or County Health
Department before construction may proceed. The design of the sewers
must anticipate and allow for flows from all possible future extensions
or developments within the immediate drainage area.
B.
Sewer extensions, including individual building sewers from the public sewer to the property line, may be constructed by the Board under public contract if, in the opinion of the Board, the number of properties to be served by such extension warrants its cost. Under this arrangement the property owner shall pay for and install the building sewer from the property line to his residence or place of business in accordance with the requirements of § 200-18. Property owners may propose sewer extensions within the Village by drafting a written petition, signed by a majority of the benefiting property and filing it with the Board. The cost of such extensions may be assessed to the benefited property owners pursuant to applicable law.
C.
If the Board does not elect to construct a sewer extension under public contract, the property owner, builder or developer may construct the necessary sewer extension, if such extension is approved in accordance with the requirements of § 200-19A. He or they must pay for the entire installation, including all expenses incidental thereto. Each building sewer must be installed and inspected as previously required and the inspection fees shall be paid. Design of sewers shall be as specified in § 200-19D. The installation of the sewer extension must be subject to periodic inspection by the Engineer and the expenses for this inspection shall be paid for by the owner, builder or developer. The Engineer's decisions shall be final in matters of quality and methods of construction. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the exfiltration test required in § 200-19E before it is to be used.
D.
Main line sewer design shall be in accordance with the following provisions. Pipe material shall be asbestos-cement conforming to ASTM Specification C-428, Type II; or polyvinyl chloride pipe conforming to ASTM Specification D-3034. Minimum internal pipe diameter shall be eight inches. Joints for each type of pipe, shall be designed and manufactured such that "0" ring gaskets of the "slip on" type are employed. Gaskets shall be continuous, solid neoprene and shall provide a positive compression seal in the assembled joint such that the requirements of § 200-19E are met. Wye branch fittings shall be installed for connection to building sewers in accordance with § 200-18C.
(2)
The transition width shall be used in conjunction with the above
to compute pipe class for asbestos cement pipe. PVC pipe shall have
wall thicknesses equal to or greater than those provided by an SDR
ratio of 35.
(3)
Utilizing the above information, design shall then be made as outlined
in Chapter IX of the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of
Practice No. 9, "Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers."
(4)
Manholes shall be constructed at all changes in slope or alignment
or at intervals not exceeding 400 linear feet. The manholes shall
have a precast minimum four-foot diameter concrete manhole barrel
section with an eccentric tapered top section and a base section as
specified by ASTM C-478. The manhole frame and cover shall be the
standard design of the Village and shall be set with no less than
two courses and no more than four courses of brick underneath to allow
for later adjustment in elevation. All joints shall be sealed with
"O" rings against infiltration.
E.
Testing.
(1)
All sewer extensions shall satisfy requirements of a final exfiltration
test before they will be approved and sewage flow accepted from them
by the Board. This test consists of filling the pipe with water to
provide a head of at least five feet above the top of the pipe or
five feet above groundwater, whichever is higher, at the highest point
of the pipeline under test, and then measuring the loss of water from
the line by the amount which must be added to maintain the original
level. In this test, the line must remain filled with water for at
least 24 hours prior to the taking of measurements. Exfiltration shall
be measured by the drop of water level in a standpipe with closed
bottom end, or in one of the sewer manholes available for convenient
measuring.
(2)
When a standpipe and plug arrangement is used in the upper manhole
of a line under test, there must be some positive method of releasing
entrapped air in the sewer prior to taking measurements. The test
length intervals for either type of test shall be as ordered or approved
but in no event shall they exceed 1,000 feet. In the case of sewers
laid on steep grades, the length of line to be tested by exfiltration
at any one time may be limited by the maximum allowable internal pressure
on the pipe and joints at the lower end of the line. The test period,
wherein the measurements are taken, shall not be less than two hours
in either type of test.
(3)
The total leakage of any section tested shall not exceed the rate
of 20 gallons per mile of pipe per 24 hours per inch of nominal pipe
diameter. For purposes of determining the maximum allowable leakage,
manholes shall be considered as sections of forty-eight-inch diameter
pipe, five feet long. The equivalent leakage allowance shall be 4.5
gallons per manhole per 24 hours, for forty-eight-inch diameter manholes.
If leakage exceeds the specified amount, the necessary repairs or
replacements required shall be made to permanently reduce the leakage
to within the specified limit, and the tests shall be repeated until
the leakage requirement is met.
(4)
Other forms of sewer testing may be permitted subject to the approval
of the Engineer and NYSDEC Standards.
F.
All sewer extensions constructed at the property owner's, builder's
or developer's expense, after final approval and acceptance by the
Engineer, shall become the property of the Village and shall thereafter
be maintained by the Village. Said sewers, after their acceptance
by the Village shall be guaranteed against defects in materials or
workmanship for 18 months. The guarantee shall be in a form provided
for by the Village. At the sole discretion of the Village, a completion
bond or other security may be demanded as part of the guarantee.
G.
No builder or developer shall be issued a building permit for a new
dwelling or structure requiring sanitary facilities within the Village
unless a suitable and approved method of waste disposal is proposed.
All new developments shall be provided with an approved system of
sanitary sewers. Approval shall be by the Jefferson County Health
Department.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling
water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or
to a watercourse approved by the Board. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the
Board, the NYSDEC and the USEPA to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.
C.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged, any of the following described waters or wastes
to any public sewer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.) or in such quantities that the temperature at the treatment
works influent exceeds 104° F. (40° C.) unless the works are
designed to accommodate such heat.
(2)
Any waters or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substance
that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between
32° and 150°.
(3)
Any waters or wastes containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether
emulsified or not, exceeding an average of 100 mg/liter or other soluble
matter.
(4)
Any gasoline, benzine, naptha, fuel oil, or mineral oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(5)
Any noxious or malodorous gas such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide,
nitrous oxide or other substance, which either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard
to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and
repair.
(6)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4
horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Board.
(7)
Any ashes, cinder, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastic, cardboard, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings,
entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, whey,
chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids, or
any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction
to the flow of the sewers, or other interference with the proper operation
of the sewage works.
(8)
Any waters or wastes, acid and alkaline in reaction, having corrosive
properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
and personnel of the sewage works. Free acids and alkalies must be
neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 5.5 to
9.5.
(9)
Any cyanides, in excess of 0.2 mg/l by weight as CN.
(10)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Board in compliance with state
or federal regulations.
(11)
Any waters or wastes that for a duration of 15 minutes have
a concentration greater than five times that of "normal" sewage as
measured by suspended solids and B.O.D. and/or which is discharged
continuously at a rate exceeding 1,000 gallons per minute except by
special permit. Normal sewage shall be construed to fall within the
following ranges:
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Constituents
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Permissible Range (mg/l)
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Suspended Solids
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180 to 350
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B.O.D.
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140 to 300
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Chlorine Requirements
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5 to 20
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(12)
Any stormwater, roof drains, spring water, cistern or tank overflow,
footing drain, discharge from any water motor, or the contents of
any privy vault, septic tank or cesspool, or the discharge or effluent
from any air-conditioning machine or refrigeration unit.
(13)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters
or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance, a high chlorine
demand or suspended solids in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere
with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or
animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters or the effluent
of any sewage treatment facility to which the Village's sewage collection
system is tributary. Such toxic substances shall be limited to the
average concentrations listed hereinafter in the sewage as it arrives
at the treatment plant and at no time shall the hourly concentration
at the sewage treatment plant exceed three times the average concentration.
If concentrations listed are exceeded, individual establishments will
be subject to control by the Board in volume and concentration of
wastes discharged.
(a)
Limits of Toxic Substances in Sewage
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Parameter
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Effluent Concentration Limit (mg/l)
(Water Quality Limiting)
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Cadium
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0.2
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Hex. Chromium
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0.1
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Total Chromium
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2.0
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Copper
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0.4
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Lead
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0.1
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Mercury
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0.1
|
|
Nickel
|
2.0
|
|
Zinc
|
0.6
|
|
Arsenic
|
0.1
|
|
Available Chlorine
|
50.0
|
|
Cyanide-free
|
0.2
|
|
Cyanide-complex
|
0.8
|
|
Selenium
|
0.1
|
|
Sulfide
|
3.0
|
|
Barium
|
2.0
|
|
Manganese
|
2.0
|
|
Gold
|
0.1
|
|
Silver
|
0.1
|
|
Fluorides -
| |
|
To Fresh Water
|
2.0
|
|
To Saline Water
|
18.0
|
|
Phenol
|
2.0
|
(b)
The above limits shall be superseded when new limits are established
by the NYSDEC or USEPA.
D.
Interceptors.
(1)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when the above
set limits for those substances are exceeded or when, in the opinion
of the Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in
excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, and 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 Engineer, and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(2)
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped
with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas-tight
and water-tight.
E.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the Owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times and shall be readily accessible and open to inspection
by the Board at any time.
F.
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a) a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 mg/l by weight, or b) containing more than 350 mg/l of suspended solids, or c) containing more than 20 mg/l of chlorine demand, or d) containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 200-20C, or e) having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village shall be subject to the review and approval of the Engineer. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to 1) reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 mg/l and the suspended solids to 350 mg/l by weight or 2) reduce the chlorine to 20 mg/l or 3) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 200-20C, or 4) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Engineer and of the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. Failure to comply with one or more of the remedial procedures as required by the Engineer will constitute a violation of this article.
G.
Where applicable, users of the public sewer system shall comply with
Section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 or any subsequent law concerning pretreatment standards.
H.
Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
I.
When required by the Board, the owner of any property served by a
building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Engineer. The manhole 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.
J.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in § 200-20C and F, shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage," or National Pretreatment Standards developed by E.P.A., 40 CFR 403 including all amendments upon suitable samples taken at control manhole provided for in § 200-20I. 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.
K.
All of the preceding standards are to apply at the point where the
industrial wastes are discharged into the public sanitary sewerage
system and any chemical or mechanical corrective treatment required
must be accomplished to practical completion before the wastes reach
that point. The laboratory methods used in the examination of all
industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the latest edition of
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage," published
by the American Public Health Association. However, alternative methods
for the analysis of industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual
agreement between the Board and the producer of such wastes. The frequency
and duration of the sampling of any industrial waste shall not be
less than once every three months for a twenty-four-hour period. However,
more frequent and longer periods may be required at the discretion
of the Board.
L.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefor
by the industrial concern.
M.
If any additional significant industrial users become tributary to
the public sewer system and the Village is required to develop a local
pretreatment program, then this article shall be revised to include
an industrial compliance section. This industrial compliance section
will include a system of industrial discharge permits which will allow
the Village to properly enforce this article and any state or federal
pretreatment regulations.
A.
No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance,
or equipment which is a part of the Village's sewerage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
B.
A contractor must present a certificate of insurance showing suitable
liability insurance of not less than $100,000 per personal injury,
property damage, or per occurrence before a permit will be issued
for construction of building sewers, sewer extensions, or private
sewage disposal.
A.
The Board, the Engineer and their agents and personnel from the NYSDEC
and USEPA bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, measurement,
sampling and testing. The failure of the owner of real property or
the person in possession of real property to admit the Board, the
Engineer or their agents, or personnel for the NYSDEC and USEPA at
reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, considering the gravity
and immediacy of the circumstances for which entry is requested, shall
constitute presumptive evidence of a violation of the article.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article except § 200-21A shall be served by the Village with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person, individual, firm, corporation, or partnership who fails
to comply with the provisions of this article other than those provisions
pertaining to the payment of charges for services established herein,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or
both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense. The continued violation
of any provision of any section of this article other than those pertaining
to the payment of charges for services established herein, shall constitute
a separate offense for each and every day such violation of any provision
hereof shall continue.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
The Board may bring suit in the name of the Village in a court of
competent jurisdiction against any person or owner who fails to comply
with the provisions of this article for any legal or equitable relief
including an injunction and a suit for actual money damages.
D.
In any suit brought by the Board under § 200-23C hereof, the Village shall be entitled to recover attorneys fees, engineers fees and other costs to the Village of ascertaining violations of this article and enforcing the rights of the Village and penalties hereunder.
E.
The Board may disconnect a building sewer at its connection with
the sanitary sewer and plug the building sewer when the discharge
from the building sewer threatens Village personnel or the facilities,
or processes of the sewage works.
F.
The remedies under this article may be used singly, concurrently
and sequentially in any combination and the use of one remedy shall
not exclude the exercise of any other remedy hereunder.
A.
Each and every plumber, contractor or excavator or other person,
firm or corporation other than the property owner himself, will be
required to have a license issued by the Clerk of the Village before
he will be permitted to do any work in the Village insofar as this
article is concerned.
B.
As part of the application for license to do work in the Village,
the applicant will present a license bond in the amount of $5,000,
written by an indemnity or bonding company lawfully doing business
in the State of New York. Said license bond to be in effect for a
period of one year after completion of work.
C.
If, in the opinion of the Board, the work performed by the contractor
within the Village violates the provisions of this article or any
other ordinance or local law of the Village, or if the contractor's
work is, in the opinion of the Board, substandard, then in that event,
the Board may revoke the license for the contractor to do work in
the Village.
A.
All local laws or ordinances or parts of local laws or ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
B.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or other
part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment, decree or order shall not effect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or other part thereof, directly involved in the controversy in which
such judgment, decree or order shall have been rendered, and to this
end the provisions of each section of this article are hereby declared
to be severable.
C.
The Village Board expressly reserves the right at any time to alter,
amend, or make such addition to this article as may be desirable.
