[Ord. 1/20/79 A1]
In order to protect, preserve and insure the public health of the residents of the Town of Brooklyn it shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be placed or deposited upon public or private property, or to discharge into any natural outlet within the Town of Brooklyn, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Town of Brooklyn, any human excrement, garbage, sanitary sewage, industrial or commercial waste or any polluted water except in places designated for such purposes by the Town of Brooklyn and where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the subsequent provisions of this Article I.
In furtherance of the above purposes and in order to insure
proper removal and disposal of sewage wastes and sewage waters within
the Town of Brooklyn, to insure the proper operation and maintenance
of public sanitary sewers and private septic systems, sewage pumping
facilities within the Town; and to provide for the keeping of adequate
records of sewers, private septic disposal systems, and appurtenances
and connections thereto, the following regulations for the construction,
maintenance, installation, use, repair, alteration and discontinuance
or abandonment of sewers and private septic systems and appurtenances
and connection thereto, including pipes discharging directly or indirectly
into and through the sewers and appurtenances of the Public sanitary
sewer system of the Town of Brooklyn and including discharge into
private septic systems, as provided in Section 7-245 et seq. of the
General Statutes of the State of Connecticut; (Revision of 1958, as
amended), is hereby enacted.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AII]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in
five days at 20 degrees C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Shall mean 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 building and conveys
it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face
of the building wall.
Shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal.
Shall mean the amount of chlorine which must be added to
waters or wastes to produce a residual chlorine in such waters or
wastes.
Shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Shall mean the liquid wastes from commercial processes as
distinct from sanitary sewage.
Shall mean an acquired legal right for the specific use of
land owned by others.
Shall mean 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.
Shall mean solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
Shall mean the Health Officer of the Town of Brooklyn.
Shall mean that Board appointed according to provision of Section 15-19.
Shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial processes as
distinct from sanitary sewage.
Shall mean rivers, streams, brooks, waterways, lakes, ponds,
marshes, swamps, bogs and other bodies of water, natural or artificial,
public or private, which are contained within, flow through or border
upon the boundaries of the Town of Brooklyn.
Shall mean the kitchen facilities situated in a commercial
restaurant open to the public where the food prepared therein is consumed
on the premises.
Shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation, or group.
Shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and
dispensing of food, which have 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.
Shall refer to the provisions and requirements of the Sewer
Ordinance, Public Health Code, Building Code, Zoning Ordinance, Planning
Regulations, Subdivision Regulations, Inland Wetlands Ordinance, and
any other statute, ordinance or regulation of the Town of Brooklyn
and/or the State of Connecticut.
Shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights, and which is controlled by public authority.
Shall mean 90 days, weather permitting.
Shall mean that person designated by the Sewer Authority
to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter, or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative, in addition to the authority conferred
upon such Sanitarian by the Public Health Code, Building Code, Zoning
Regulations, and other laws and ordinances of the Town of Brooklyn
and/or the State of Connecticut.
Shall mean a sewer which carries wastewater and to which
storm, surface, and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Shall mean an on-site, subsurface waste disposal system constructed
and maintained in accordance with all requirements of the Public Health
Code, Building Code, Zoning Ordinance, Sewer Ordinance, and any other
regulations, laws or ordinances of the Town of Brooklyn and/or the
State of Connecticut.
Shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments,
excluding however, all those industrial and commercial wastes other
than from toilets, normal bathroom use, or on-premises restaurant
kitchens.
Shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating,
and disposing of sewage.
Shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is defined in Chapter 103 of the Connecticut General Statutes
(1958), as demanded.
Is mandatory; MAY is permissive.
Shall mean any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial
waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity
of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes
more than five times the average 24 hour concentration or flows during
normal operation.
Shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes sewage.
Shall include the run-off or discharge of rain and melted
snow or other water from roofs, surfaces of public or private lands,
or elsewhere. Storm water shall also include Subsoil Drainage as defined
in this section.
Shall include water from the soil percolating into sub-soil
drains and through foundation walls, basement floors or from underground
pipes or from similar sources.
Shall mean public sanitary sewer, or septic tank.
Shall mean 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.
Shall mean the Town of Brooklyn, Connecticut.
Shall mean process water in general used for cooling purposes
which has such characteristics that it may be discharged to natural
receiving waters in accordance with all Town, State and Federal Regulations.
Shall mean the spent water of a community. From the standpoint
of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and
institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm
water that may be present.
Shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either
continuously or intermittently.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIII § 3.1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Town of Brooklyn or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Town, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable
waste.
Customary agricultural utilization and disposition of animal
excrement in a sanitary manner upon public or private property shall
be lawful within the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIII § 3.2]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the Town of Brooklyn, or any area under the jurisdiction of said Town,
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Article and the appropriate permit(s) obtained from the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIII § 3.3]
The owner of all existing or subsequently constructed houses,
buildings or properties used or to be used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation, or other purpose, situated within the Town on a parcel
of land having its nearest property line not more than 100 feet from
a public sanitary sewer of the Town is hereby required at his expense
to install suitable toilet, bathroom and kitchen facilities therein,
as appropriate to its use, and to connect such facilities directly
with the public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of
this Article, within six months after date of official notice to do
so.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIII]
All existing or subsequently constructed homes, businesses,
buildings, institutions and industrial establishments not accessible
to a public sanitary sewer shall have a suitable private septic disposal
system, the design, installation, operation and/or repair of which
shall be subject to the inspection, supervision and approval of the
Sanitarian (which approval by the Sanitarian shall be deemed to include
approval of proposed private septic systems prior to construction
of such systems), his deputy or agent in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Building Code, Zoning Ordinance, Public Health Code,
regulations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, regulations of
the Sewer Authority and this chapter.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIV]
Except as herein provided it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any private septic disposal system or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sewage unless such construction or maintenance is accomplished in accordance with the provisions of this Article I.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.1]
No unauthorized 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 Sanitarian.
Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or a substantial
change in the volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged
into the system shall notify the Sanitarian at least 45 days prior
to the proposed change or connection.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.2]
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits; (a) for
residential and commercial service, and (b) 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 Town. The
permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sanitarian.
A permit and inspection fee as established by the Town for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and for an industrial building
sewer permit shall be paid to the Town at the time the application
is filed.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.3]
No person shall discharge to any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof, from single source, domestic sewage in excess of 5,000 gallons
per day, industrial wastes, and/or cooling water without first obtaining
a permit from the Sanitarian and the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP).
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.4]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.5]
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.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.6]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Sanitarian to meet all requirements of this Article I.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.7]
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 amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual
of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.8]
No building shall be connected to a public sewer unless the
plumbing system of the building has a soil vent pipe extended to a
point above the roof. The Sewer Authority may require that no running
trap, main house trap or other device which might prevent the free
flow of air throughout the whole course of the building sewer, house
drain and soil vent pipe be allowed.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.9]
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
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
Plans and specifications of the lift station shall be submitted to
the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Copies
of the DEP approval must be submitted to the Sewer Authority before
a connection permit will be issued.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.10]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
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 public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.11]
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 A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual
of Practice No. 9. All such connection shall be made gastight and
watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Sanitarian before installation.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.12]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Sanitarian when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The Sanitarian or his representatives shall be
afforded all reasonable opportunity to oversee the construction of
all parts of any building sewer connected directly or indirectly,
or intended to be connected, to any public sewer of the Town and to
obtain and record the location and other pertinent facts with respect
to such sewer.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.13]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public hazard.
Streets, sideways, parkways, and other public property disturbed in
the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Town.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AV § 5.14]
No building sewer shall be constructed within 25 feet of water
supply well. If a building sewer is constructed within 25 to 75 feet
of a water supply well it shall be constructed of extra heavy cast
iron (ASTM 74-69) with leaded joints, ductile iron or P.V.C. (S.D.R.35)
whose infiltration/exfiltration rate shall not exceed 25 gallons/diameter
per mile per day.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.1]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.2]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewer as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to
a natural outlet approved by the Sanitarian. Uncontaminated cooling
water or unpolluted process water may be discharged on approval of
the Sanitarian and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection,
to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.3]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described water or wastes to any public sewers:
a.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosives
liquids, solid, or gas.
b.
Any waters or wastes 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 sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance,
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant.
c.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0, or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.
d.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstructions to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited
to, ashes, 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.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.4]
The following described substances, materials, waters, or waste
shall be limited in discharges to concentrations or quantities which
will not harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment process, or
equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream,
or will not otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute
a nuisance. The Sanitarian may set limitations lower than the limitation
established in the regulations below, if in his opinion they are necessary
to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability
of these wastes, the Sanitarian will give consideration to such factors
as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of
the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant,
and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials
or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharge to the sanitary
sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the Sanitarian
are as follows:
a.
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150 Fahrenheit (65 Celsius).
b.
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 degrees
and 150 degrees F (0 and 65 degrees C) and free in excess of 25 mg/l.
c.
Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils, fat,
or grease.
d.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded (see Section 15-2, 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.
e.
Any waters or wastes containing metallic ions and salts thereof including
but not limited to iron, chromium, copper, zinc, cyanides, nickel,
lead, tin, silver, mercury and similar objectionable or toxic substances,
whether neutralized or not, or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine
requirement will be subject to the following: submission of technical
information and appropriate engineering data to the Commissioner of
the Department of Environmental Protection regarding the nature and
strength of the proposed waste including appropriate pretreatment,
if necessary, to be reviewed and approved by the Department of Environmental
Protection prior to initiation of the discharge.
f.
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the Sanitarian.
g.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Sanitarian in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
h.
Materials which exert or cause:
1.
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.)
2.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
3.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in
such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
4.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
i.
Waters or wastes 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 the DEP,
which has jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
j.
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 treatment processes or which may cause
the effluent limitations of the DEP Permit for the wastewater treatment
plant to be exceeded.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.5]
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in subsection 15-6.4, and which in the judgment of the Sanitarian may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Sanitarian may:
a.
Reject the wastes;
b.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers;
c.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
d.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating
the wastes.
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If the Sanitarian permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances,
and laws.
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[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.6]
Grease, oil, and sand removal shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Sanitarian, it is necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such removal
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
Removal facilities shall be of a type and capacity approved by the
Sanitarian, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.7]
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.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.8]
When required by the Sanitarian, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
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 Sanitarian. This 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.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.9]
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Article 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 the 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 24 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 analyses are obtained from 24 hour composite of all outfalls,
whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples). All industries
discharging into a public sewer shall perform such monitoring of their
discharges as the Sanitarian and/or other duly authorized employees
of the Town may reasonably require, including installation, use, and
maintenance of monitoring equipment, keeping records and reporting
the results of such monitoring to the Sanitarian. Such records shall
be made available upon request by the Sanitarian to other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.10]
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Brooklyn
Sewer Authority and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Brooklyn Sewer
Authority for treatment, subject to payment therefore, by the industrial
concern. No such agreements shall contravene any requirements of existing
Federal Laws and are compatible with any User Charge and Industrial
Cost Recovery system in effect.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVI § 6.11]
Prior to initiating any type of industrial waste discharge to
the sanitary sewer, the industrial or commercial concern must comply
with all the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP), Water Compliance Unit in obtaining a Permit. These requirements
include compliance with the provisions of Title 22A Chapter 446K of
the Connecticut General Statutes and the DEP regulations and procedures.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.1]
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.2]
No person other than those described in subsection 15-7.1 shall construct, repair, alter or remove any sewer, building drain, building sewer, or sewer line connected to or with or discharging directly or indirectly to or into, any public sanitary sewer of the Town or intended to discharge thus at some future time, regardless of whether the work is located in a public street or in public or private land.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.3]
The following may, as indicated, construct, repair, alter or
remove sewers, subject to supervision and approval by the Sewer Authority:
(a) Regular forces of a contractor employed by the Town, operating
under orders of the Sewer Authority and in the performance of work
for the Town. (b) Regular forces of the Town and/or the State Highway
Department operating under and subject to permit for the particular
job to be issued by said Sewer Authority or the Sanitarian and while
engaged in the regular work and operations of the Town or State Highway
Department. (c) Regular forces of any public utility corporation authorized
by State law to construct, maintain and operate pipes or ducts within
public highways within the Town while engaged in work incidental to
the regular structures of the utility company and operating under
and subject to the conditions of a permit for the particular job issued
by the Sewer Authority or the Sanitarian.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.4]
The limitations as to persons who may construct, alter or repair building drains and building sewers as provided in subsection 15-7.1 shall not restrict the usual work of plumbers or others when operating in accordance with local Plumbing and Building Codes of the Town when they are working on pipes within or not more than five feet outside the walls of a building or similar structure; provided, no plumber or other person shall make any connection to a public sewer of the Town without a permit therefore, even if the sewer is located under or immediately adjacent to any building or similar structure; and provided, all fixtures within the building or structure and all use made of them shall conform to the requirements of this Article as to what may and may not be permitted to be discharged into public sanitary sewers.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.5]
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the owner of a building
or structure from personally installing the building sewer on his
own property enter the conditions herein specified:
a.
Approval of plans and final approval by the Sanitarian shall be obtained;
b.
A permit shall be secured as herein provided before the work in performed;
c.
Permit fees shall be paid, and application made for inspections;
and
d.
All work shall be performed by the owner himself in accordance with
the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.6]
The Sewer Authority or its representatives may assist in the
installation, repair and alteration of connections to public sewers
and of building connections, by furnishing such information as may
be in their possession and proper to be furnished to the party performing
such work, by taking levels and staking out grades for sewers and
building connections where deemed expedient, and in similar ways.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVII § 7.7]
The Sewer Authority may in any case where the quantity or expense
of work by Town forces incidental to the construction, repair or inspection
of any sewer or sewer connection warrants such a requirement, require
that the owner of property concerned or the drain layer shall reimburse
the Town for the cost of services of Town employees engaged in work
or inspections incidental to the sewer connection. The Sewer Authority
or its representative may make a suitable provision for such reimbursement
a condition precedent to the issuance of any permit for construction,
alteration or repair of such sewer or sewer connection, subject to
such direction as the Sewer Authority may issue.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVIII § 8.1]
No person, other than those working for and under the direction of the Town, shall make any excavation for or construction, install, lay, repair, alter or remove any sewer, building drain, building sewer, sewer connection, or appurtenance thereof or connect to such sewer within the Town, which is in any way connected to or discharges directly or indirectly to or into any public sanitary sewer of the Town, or is intended at some future time to be so connected or so discharged, until the person or party shall have applied for and secured from the Sanitarian a permit for doing such work. Such permits may be issued only to those qualified to perform such work as provided in subsection 15-7.1.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVIII § 8.2]
Every application for a permit shall be made in writing on forms to be provided by the Town for that purpose and shall be signed by the drain layer or other qualified person or party, or an authorized agent thereof. The application shall state the location and ownership of the property to be served by the sewer in question, the post office address of the property owner, a brief description of the work to be done, and shall contain an agreement that the permittee will do the work in accordance with the requirements of Town and local laws, ordinances, regulations and permits as those laws, etc., may apply to the particular locations or work and will save the Town and others harmless from damages, loss, damage claim, etc., in accordance with the terms of the drain layer's surety bond provided for in Section 15-11 hereof. The Sanitarian shall require as a prerequisite to the issuance of any permit that he be furnished evidence (a) any and all necessary permits, etc., to open public streets, public or private grounds or property have been or will be issued; (b) that the agent of the applicant is properly authorized to sign the application in question; (c) that the devices used or provisions made to prevent the entry into public sanitary sewers of any substances forbidden entry by this Article will be provided, maintained and operated as required by Sections 15-5 and 15-6 hereof; and any other information or proof pertinent to the particular job in question.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVIII § 8.3]
Any person who applies for a permit to connect into a public
sanitary sewer or sewer line shall pay the prescribed fee for each
such permit. Permits shall not be transferable or assignable by the
permittee. Permits shall be kept on the premises where and at all
times when work is in progress and shall be shown to any proper person
asking to see the same. All persons operating under such permits shall
be held responsible for conformity to the requirements thereof and
of this Article.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AVIII § 8.4]
Any permit, in whole or in part, may be suspended, canceled
or terminated by the Sewer Authority or the Sanitarian on written
notice to the permittee for violation of the conditions thereto or
for the violation of the requirements of this Article.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AIX § 9.1]
Each drain layer licensed in accordance with subsection 15-7.1 hereof shall be responsible for the proper performance of all work performed under the permits issued to him and for the conduct of all work and all materials furnished on work by his employees or agents. No work shall be sublet by a drain layer of full control and responsibility for all parts of the work.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AX § 10.1]
Each drain layer shall save the Town of Brooklyn, its agents
and servants harmless from all loss or claims of loss, damage or injury
arising from the operations of the drain layer under any permits issued
him by reason of his negligence in performing the work in which he
has been issued a permit. He shall file with the Town a certificate
or certificates of Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance,
which shall remain in effect for a period of one year from date of
its completion. The insurance shall be not less than $50,000.00 for
each person and not less the $100,000.00 for each accident, and property
insurance shall not be less than $50,000.00.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AXI § 11.1]
Every person making application for permit shall file with the
Town a satisfactory bond of a surety company authorized to transact
such business in the State of Connecticut, and having an agent within
the limits of Windham County, in a form satisfactory to the Sewer
Authority or the Sanitarian. The bond shall be in an amount not less
than $5,000.00, to be determined by the Sanitarian, conditioned upon
the applicant substantially and properly performing all work to be
done under the permits issued to him in a workmanlike manner and upon
his using proper materials; upon the applicants restoring that portion
of any street or public place, which he has excavated in accordance
with the rules contained in the permit issued him and maintaining
the same for a period of one year; upon the applicants reimbursing
the Town for any expense for repairs to such street or public place
made necessary by reason of the excavation.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AXII § 12.1]
If any person shall construct, install, alter or repair any
sewer, building drain, building sewer or connection to any public
sanitary sewer of the Town in violation of the requirements of this
Article, or, having obtained a permit as provided in this Article,
shall construct, install, alter or repair any sewer, building drain,
building sewer or connection thereto without having given the Sanitarian
or his authorized representative adequate notice, time, opportunity
and assistance, during regular working hours, to inspect such sewer,
connection and the work and materials used thereon. The Sanitarian
shall order or direct the person who constructed, installed, altered
or repaired such sewer, etc., may be located or which may be served
thereby, or in whose interest and employ the work was done, to uncover
and fully expose any or all portions of such sewer, etc., and afford
the Sanitarian and his authorized representatives adequate opportunity
to examine and inspect such sewer, etc., and to secure such records
thereof as may be proper. If such sewer, etc., and the appurtenances
thereof shall be found not to be in full accord with the requirements
of this Article and the standards established under its provision,
then the Sanitarian shall order and direct such person, owner or lessee
to make such changes in or additions to or remove portions of appurtenances
of such sewer, etc., as may be necessary to insure that such sewer,
etc., will conform to the requirements of this Article and of the
standards established under its provisions. All of such work shall
be performed by the person, owner or lessee without delay and without
expense to the Town.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AXII § 12.2]
If any person, after proper order or direction from the Sanitarian
fails to take the remedial steps or perform the acts required by this
Article, or fails thereof, as required by this Article, the Sewer
Authority or the Sanitarian, by such agents and /or facilities as
it or he may choose, may disconnect the sewer, etc., which was wrongfully
connected, altered, repaired or used, or through which improper wastes
were discharged into the public sanitary sewer system of the Town.
[Ord. 1/20/79 AXII § 12.3]
The Sanitarian and other duly authorized representatives of
the Sewer Authority having 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 sewage works lying within the easement. All
entry and subsequent work, if any, on the easement, shall be done
in accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining
to the private property involved.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 13.1; Ord. 9/20/79 § 13-1]
a.
Within 60 days after a public sanitary sewer in a public street becomes
operational, the Sewer Authority may order the owner of any building
to which a sewerage system is available to connect such building with
the system.
b.
No such order shall be issued until after a public hearing with respect
thereto after due notice in writing to such property owner.
c.
Such order, when issued, shall notify such property owner that he
or she must connect with the sewer within six months after such notification.
d.
Failure to obtain a permit to make such connection shall be prima
facie evidence that no connection has been made.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.1]
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 15-3, the building sewer shall be connected to a private septic disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article, the Public Health Code of Connecticut and the requirements of the Northeast District Department of Health.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.2]
No subsurface sewage disposal system shall be approved, installed
or repaired after the effective date of this regulation without compliance
with the standards of this Article and the Public Health Code of the
State of Connecticut, unless otherwise approved by the Director of
Health.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.3]
a.
No permit shall be issued for a subsurface sewage disposal system
in an area where public sewers are available and connection to the
public sewer is deemed feasible by the Brooklyn Sewer Authority.
b.
Subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be designed, constructed
and operated in such a manner as to prevent failure of the system,
resulting in a public nuisance as defined in the Public Health Code
of the State of Connecticut or pollution of the waters of the State
as defined in C.G.S. 522a-423.
c.
System Failure. A subsurface sewage disposal system may be deemed
a failure, and a public nuisance and/or pollution problem when: 1.
Sewage reaches the ground surface or overflows in the building served.
2. Leaching field leachate reaches the ground surface within 50 feet
of a leaching system. 3. Leaching field leachate reaches a surface
water body or a subsurface drain within 50 feet of a leaching field.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.4]
a.
No approval or permit for a subsurface sewage disposal system shall
be issued where site conditions within the proposed leaching area,
or within 25 feet of the proposed leaching area are unsuitable for
sewage disposal purposes. Unsuitable conditions exist where:
1.
The percolation rate is slower than one inch in 60 minutes.
2.
Fractured or consolidated bedrock is less than four feet below the
original ground surface unless the area is prepared and demonstrated
to be suitable in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
3.
The groundwater table is less than two feet below the original ground
surface for a period of one month or longer during the wettest season
of the year, unless the area is prepared and demonstrated to be suitable
in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
4.
The surface slope exceeds 25%.
b.
An environmental assessment for the purpose of determining the effect
of the installation of one or more subsurface sewage disposal systems
on natural and man-made conditions may be required by the Director
of Health or the Brooklyn Sewer Authority.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.5]
a.
A minimum of two deep test pits and one percolation test hole shall
be provided for inspection by the Northeast District Department of
Health for each proposed subsurface disposal system. One deep test
pit and one percolation test shall be provided in the proposed leaching
area and one deep pit in the proposed reserve area. Additional percolation
tests may be required by the Director of Health when a strata of compact
soil is present which may affect system performance or in which portions
of the system may be installed. All soil tests must be accurately
located, identified, and shown on subdivision plans and engineered
plans submitted to the Northeast District Department of Health.
b.
Where there is a question as to the maximum groundwater level, soil
tests may be required during a time of high groundwater, as determined
by the Director of Health. All soil tests for purposes of approval
shall be conducted or witnessed by an agent of the Northeast District
Department of Health. When in the opinion of the Director of Health
the percolation test has been performed during a period of low or
moderate soil moisture he may require that the system size be increased
by one sizing category based on the system sizes contained in the
Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut.
c.
In addition to percolation tests and deep test pits, the Northeast
District Department of Health may require whatever other testing,
sampling and analysis as may be necessary to determine site conditions
and the environmental and health effect of the proposed development
of the property. Such tests may include, but are not limited to, soil
permeability, hydraulic analysis, soil borings, groundwater level
monitoring wells or pipes, compaction tests, sieve analysis tests
and additional percolation and deep tests.
d.
Plan Requirements, Application for a Discharge Permit. Before a site
investigation is made, the applicant shall submit to the Northeast
District Department of Health either a surveyor's plan or a plan prepared
from information on the deed or land records. Such plan shall show
building setbacks, easements, and inland Wetland boundaries. The Director
of Health may require that the proposed sewage disposal system, reserve
area, building, well, property lines, building setbacks, easements,
wetlands, and other proposed improvements be located by field stakes
and markers before a permit is issued.
e.
Application for Subdivision Review. Subdivision plans submitted to
the Northeast District Department of Health must contain the following
minimum information: property boundaries, proposed lot boundaries,
water courses, inland wetlands, all attempted or completed test holes,
site improvement locations, ledge rock outcroppings, easements, road
drainage systems, catch basins, and cuts or fills greater than five
feet.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.6]
a.
Areas within a proposed leaching area or within 25 feet of a proposed
leaching area with: (1) a minimum soil percolation rate slower than
30 minutes per inch but faster than 60 minutes per inch; (2) fractured
or consolidated bedrock less than six feet but greater than four feet
below original ground surface; (3) anticipated or actual maximum groundwater
level less than 30 inches but greater than 24 inches below original
ground; (4) slope greater than 15% but less than 25%; shall require
special concern in the site investigation, design and installation
for subsurface sewage disposal systems.
b.
An area of special concern shall be considered unsuitable for sewage disposal until it has been shown that a subsurface sewage disposal system may be constructed to function properly as defined in subsection 15-14.3b. For this purpose, the design plan must be approved by the Director of Health and the proposed sewage system located by staking on the site before the property is determined to be suitable for on-site sewage disposal. An area of special concern, if proposed for subdivision, must be identified on the subdivision map and a note placed on the plan indicating that an engineered subsurface sewage disposal system is required and that the Northeast District Department of Health must be contacted for the details of the special requirements for building on the property.
c.
In areas of special concerns and areas defined as unsuitable in subsection 15-14.4.
1.
Where the anticipated maximum groundwater table is less than 30 inches
soil tests shall be conducted during a time of high ground water as
determined by the Director of Health.
2.
Plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer registered in
the State of Connecticut and submitted to the Northeast District Department
of Health for approval. Such plans shall include all pertinent information
as to the basis of design, soil conditions, test pit locations, maximum
groundwater, ledge rock, original and finished contours and elevations,
sewer invert, surface water and groundwater drains, water courses,
neighboring wells within 200 feet of the proposed sewage disposal
system and water service lines. Plans shall be drawn to a scale of
one inch to 20 feet and original and finished contours at two foot
intervals.
3.
A study of the capacity of the surrounding natural soil to absorb
or disperse sewage effluent without overflow or breakout may be required
by the Director of Health.
4.
The Director of Health may require that the sewage disposal system
be constructed under an inspection schedule approved by the Director
of Health. Inspections shall be done by a professional engineer, who
shall certify that the constructed system meets or exceeds the specifications
of the approved plan and the requirements of the Director of Health.
After the final inspection is made by the Director of Health, the
engineer shall make a record drawing of the system as installed and
submit one copy to the Northeast District Department of Health.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.7]
The following minimum horizontal separating distances shall
be preserved between any part of a subsurface sewage disposal system,
including a reserve leaching area, and the following points. These
distances shall be mandatory save that any lot of record in existence
prior to the effective date of this Article may comply with the existing
provision of the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut.
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Any dug well
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100 feet
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Discharge point of surface or storm drain
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25 feet
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Any well where ledge is less than eight feet from surface
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100 feet
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Any well installed in an area where the soil percolation rate
is faster than two minutes per inch
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100 feet
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Any well located down grade from a septic system
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100 feet
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Any river, stream, brook, lake, pond, marsh, swamp, bog, wetland
or other water course
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50 feet
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Any surface or groundwater drain located at a lower elevation
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50 feet
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Top of embankment or slope exceeding 25 percent
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25 feet
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Property line
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25 feet
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[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.8]
a.
Septic tanks shall be equipped with clean out manholes located over
the inlet and outlet manholes. Clean out manholes shall be located
a maximum of 12 inches below finished grade.
b.
The use of garbage grinders in connection with a new subsurface sewage
disposal system is prohibited unless the size of the septic tank is
increased 50% over the size otherwise required.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.9]
a.
General Requirements. In the construction of a leaching system: where
trenches are installed at the same elevations, the ends shall be connected.
Where trenches are installed at different elevations, serial distribution
shall be used. Where serial distribution is required, the slope of
the pipe in the leaching trenches shall not exceed one inch in 75
feet, distribution boxes shall be used at all overflow and control
points and the overflow invert of distribution boxes shall be a minimum
of three inches higher than the inlet invert. Leaching trenches shall
be installed parallel to slope contours to the greatest lateral extent
possible. A minimum of six inches of soil shall be placed over leaching
trenches and the area graded and stabilized so as to direct surface
water away from the leaching system. Embankments shall be graded to
a maximum three to one slope. All leaching systems shall be protected
from siltation and erosion during and after construction.
b.
Additional requirements for multi-family or commercial subsurface
sewage disposal systems. The minimum size leaching system for a multi-family
dwelling where the percolation rate is less than five minutes per
inch, shall be 495 square feet. The minimum size of a leaching system
for a commercial building shall be based on an application rate of
a maximum of 1.6 gallons per day per foot of effective leaching area.
For multi-family dwellings and commercial buildings the Director of
Health shall require that the reserve area, where necessary, be prepared
with fill and otherwise improved, before approval is granted for the
use of a subsurface sewage disposal system on the property.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.10]
Where groundwater control drains are proposed as a means of
lowering groundwater so as to provide a suitable area for subsurface
sewage disposal either graded aggregate, filter fabric, or other construction
approved by the Director of Health shall be used. The operational
effectiveness of each groundwater control system must be demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Director of Health. The effectiveness shall
be confirmed by installing the drain and monitoring test pits or wells
during high groundwater periods. Before installation and monitoring
the Director of Health may require the submission of engineering calculations
of hydraulic conductivity to demonstrate the effectiveness of a groundwater
control drain.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.11]
a.
In certain areas of special concern and areas deemed unsuitable for subsurface sewage disposal, fill may be used to meet the requirements of this Article. Such systems placed in fill must meet the applicable standards of subsection 15-14.6. When fill is to be used to make an area suitable, a plan of construction satisfactory to the Director of Health shall be prepared and implemented. Such plans shall include but are not limited to:
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 14.12]
The Brooklyn Sewer Enforcement Authority authorizes the Northeast District Department of Health to be the enforcement agency for Section 15-14. Should the Northeast District Department of Health be dissolved or by action of a Town Meeting cease to be the enforcement agency for the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut in the Town of Brooklyn, the enforcement of this Article becomes the responsibility of the Brooklyn Sewer Authority and the Director of Health for the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 15.1]
Any person who willfully breaks, damages, destroys, or injures
any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the public
sanitary sewer system shall be subject to the penalties imposed under
Section 53a-117 of the Connecticut General Statutes (Rev. 1958, as
amended).
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 16.1]
The Sewer Authority, the Sanitarian and other duly authorized
employees of the Town bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 17.1, § 17.2]
a.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article except Section 15-15 shall be served by the Town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a 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 who shall violate any provision of this Article may be
fined not more than $100.00. Each day that any violation of this Article
continues and each day that person continues to discharge prohibited
wastes or substances into any public sanitary sewer shall be deemed
a separate offense for the purpose of applying the above penalty.
[Ord. 1/20/79 § 18.1]
If any provision, requirements, or section of this Article shall
be adjudged invalid or unenforceable by reason of conflict with some
other provision of law, such adjudication shall not affect the validity
of any other provision hereof but all other provisions, sections and
requirements of this Article shall be deemed valid and effective and
shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 1/20/79 §§ 19.1, 19.2]
a.
A Hearing Board shall be appointed as needed for arbitration of differences
between the Sanitarian and sewer users and/or private septic users
on matters concerning interpretation and execution of the provisions
of this Article by the Sanitarian.
b.
One member of the Board shall be appointed by the Sewer Authority;
one member shall be appointed by the aggrieved party; and one member
shall be appointed by the appointees of both the Sewer Authority and
the aggrieved party.
