General.
Grinder pump units and pressure sewer systems from time to time are
economically feasible where a gravity sewer system is cost-prohibitive.
Under these circumstances the following regulations shall apply.
Any lot included in an accepted sanitary sewer district or improvement
area serviced by primary force and gravity mains, with buildings having
plumbing facilities and/or used for human occupancy, employment, recreation
or other purposes, in existence on the date a contract is awarded
for installation of a sanitary force main and low-pressure sewer line
abutting the property line of a lot shall have a Town-owned grinder
pump installed in accordance with plans approved by the Town and the
Westchester County Department of Health and maintained by the Town
and shall grant the Town an easement for future maintenance and replacement
of the pump. Installation, from the sewer main to the isolation valve,
grinder pump and connection from the building to the grinder pump
shall be made by the owner in accordance with plans approved by the
Town and the Westchester County Department of Health.
In the event any property owner with a Town-owned grinder pump does
not grant the Town an easement to maintain a Town-owned grinder pump,
such property owner shall be solely responsible for the costs of such
installation, maintenance and connection. The Town shall, in the Town's
sole discretion, make reasonable attempts to contact the property
owner to obtain such easement, which shall include sending a certified
mail request to the owner of record as identified in the tax receiver's
office. In addition, any property owner who fails or refuses to grant
the Town an easement to maintain a Town-owned grinder pump shall be
subject to penalties as set forth in this chapter. Such property owner
may also be subject to all other legal remedies, including but not
limited to injunctive relief, and shall be liable to the Town for
any expenses incurred by the Town pursuing such remedies, including
but not limited to reasonable costs and attorney's fees.
Sewer connections shall be laid solidly on a true grade of not less
than 1/4 inch per foot. They shall be laid in a straight line. Change
in direction, if necessary, shall be made with proper fittings. All
pipes shall be clear of dirt or other foreign materials as the work
progresses.
Fill used over and around any pipe shall be laid and compacted to
the approved and accepted details of the Town of Cortlandt. Fill shall
be free of clay, large stones and debris. No construction demolition
debris or any recycled materials shall be used.
Adequate cleanouts shall be installed not over 50 feet apart so that
at all times the route of the flow can be rodded or cleaned mechanically
between the building and the grinder pump unit.
All materials used must be in accordance with prevailing Town standards
and as specified on plans and details approved by the Westchester
County Department of Health.
All materials used must be inspected by the Departments of Technical
and Environmental Services. No work shall be inspected or approved
unless the trench is open for its entire length and all pipe and joints
visible. Any trench backfilled before such inspection is made and
the work approved shall be reopened for its entire length by the party
performing the work. The party performing the work shall notify the
Director of Technical Service and/or designee, giving at least 24
hours' notice in advance of the time when the connection will be laid
and ready for inspection of such sewers, as are specifically designated
by the Town.
No connection will be permitted for draining stormwater, roof water,
surface water from roads, driveways, or lawns, groundwater runoff,
subsurface drainage, cooling water, cellar drains, including sump
pumps, or other ponded water. Stormwater and all other unpolluted
water shall be discharged to applicable standards and environmental
law.
Property owners shall have the option to either install an on-site
standby generator to service the grinder pump assembly in the event
of a power outage, or install a secondary holding tank in-line of
the building service connection in accordance with plans approved
by the Town and Westchester County Department of Health.
All connections to grinder pumps shall be made in accordance with
the following specifications and applicable New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code and those specifications accepted
and approved for use by the Town of Cortlandt in conformance with
the Westchester County Department of Health's guidelines.
For Town-owned grinder pumps, the Town shall be responsible for the
cost of supply, delivery and installation of electrical parts, materials,
labor and equipment required for complete and proper operation for
the grinder pump station. The property owner shall grant the Town
and its contractors access to the property, to the owner' s premises
and electrical panel, and allow the Town to install the necessary
electrical connections to the grinder pump station and alarm panel.
All electrical work, equipment and apparatus provided and installed
shall conform to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code or the National Electrical Code.
For grinder pumps owned by the property owner, the property owner
shall be responsible for the cost of supply, delivery and installation
of all electrical parts, materials, labor and equipment required for
complete and proper operation of the grinder pump station. All electrical
work, equipment and apparatus provided and installed shall receive
an electrical permit and shall conform to the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code or the National Electrical Code.
The Town cannot ensure emergency power of grinder pump units. In
the event of a prolonged power outage, the Town will make its best
effort to supply emergency power to Town-owned grinder pumps. Privately
owned grinder pumps shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
Penalties.
Unless otherwise provided, any person committing an offense against
any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense hereunder for each
day the offense is continued.