Unless otherwise stated in the section where the term is used
in this chapter, the meanings of terms used in this chapter shall
be as stated below. When not inconsistent with the context, the present
tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall
include the singular and vice versa. For the purposes of this chapter,
"shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
That person who makes application for any approval. The applicant
may be an owner, new or old, or his agent.
For purposes of this chapter, with respect to the Inspector's
exercise of judgment in fulfilling his/her responsibilities and obligations
under this chapter, "appropriate agencies" shall include, in the discretion
of the Inspector on a case-by-case basis, any or all of the following:
Water and Sewer Public Works Superintendent, the Town Board, the Town
Engineer or consulting engineer, NYSDEC, NYSDOH, NYCDEP and US EPA.
The latest edition of any ASTM specification, when stipulated
in this chapter.
Any person who undertakes to construct a building or any
part of a building, either under contract or for resale.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage
system which receives the discharge from waste pipes inside the building
walls, and conveys it to the building lateral, which begins five feet
outside the inner face of the building wall.
The New York City public water supply system includes all
watercourses, wetlands, reservoirs, reservoir stems and controlled
lakes tributary thereto.
Attachment of a structure with plumbing to a septic system.
Catskill Watershed Corporation, the entity responsible for
administering the Community Wastewater Management Program that is
funded by the City.
Any person who subdivides land for the purpose of constructing,
or causing to be constructed, buildings for which wastewater disposal
facilities are required.
See "sewage, domestic."
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
A septic system existing as of the effective date of this chapter. A septic system constructed and/or expanded in compliance with all applicable laws after the effective date of this chapter that is approved by the Town Board pursuant to Article IV herein is deemed an "existing septic system" hereunder.
All buildings, other structures, grounds and contiguous property
at any locations related to or connected with a user at the user's
location.
The quantity of liquid or waste that flows into a septic
system in a certain period of time.
All funds collected by the district for the maintenance,
repair, replacement and inspections of systems within the district.
The solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food.
A single sample of wastewater representing the physical,
chemical, and biological characteristics of the wastewater at one
point and time.
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal wastes while
permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the drainage
system by gravity.
Meaning or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business, or institution, and is distinguished from domestic
or residential.
The liquid or liquid-carried solid, liquid and/or gaseous
wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, service, utility,
or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a septic system
(excluding building drains) from the ground through such means as
defective pipes, pipe joints, or connections. Infiltration does not
include, and is distinguished from, inflow. Infiltration is inadvertent,
that is, not purposely designed or built into the septic system.
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a septic system
(including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited
to, roof leaders, cellar drains, area drains, drains from springs
and swampy areas, manhole covers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwaters,
foundation drains, swimming pools, surface runoff, street wash waters,
or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
An individual (or his/her authorized representative) chosen
by the Town Board who is responsible to oversee the operations of
the Septic Maintenance District. The Inspector is also responsible
for enforcing the Town of Shandaken Sewer Use Law.
Pipe or conduit that goes from the septic tank up to the
building drain.
That individual or entity who purchased property within the
Septic Maintenance District after the effective date of this chapter.
An agency of the City of New York that is involved principally
with water supply and environmental protection activities, including
watershed protection activities, in both New York City proper and
the cities East and West of Hudson Watershed areas.
The use or lack of use of a septic system in such a manner
so as to endanger life or health, give offense to the senses, or obstruct
or otherwise interfere with the reasonable use or maintenance of the
septic system.
Rules and Regulations for the Protection from Contamination,
Degradation and Pollution of the New York City Water Supply and Its
Sources, 10NYCRR Part 128, 18 RCNY Chapter 18, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
The occupants of any real property with a septic system that
is located within the district.
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to determine the quantity of fats, wax, grease, and oil in a sample,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, egg shells,
coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, ashes, and all
other discarded matter not normally present in sewage.
The person who owns real property with a septic system within
the district.
Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, federal, state, or local agency or entity, association,
trust, estate or any other legal entity whatsoever.
The pipes and accessory parts and equipment starting at the
foundation and extending into the building for the management of wastewater
(includes "building drain").
Shall include, but not be limited to, any printed, typewritten,
handwritten or otherwise recorded matter of whatever character (including
paper or electronic media), including, but not limited to, letters,
files, memoranda, directives, notes and notebooks, correspondence,
descriptions, telephone call slips, photographs, permits, applications,
reports, compilations, films, graphs and inspection reports. For the
purposes of this chapter, records shall mean records of and relating
to waste generation, reuse and disposal, and shall include records
of usage of raw materials.
The charge to a property owner for the costs incurred by the district in repairing, replacing and/or maintaining a septic system that are chargeable to the owner pursuant to § 104-24 hereof.
A drain installed to receive water collecting on the surface
of a roof for disposal.
A septic system treating domestic sewage from a facility
is within the service area of the Septic Maintenance District, which
includes, but is not limited to, an underground tank and a subsurface
exfiltration system.
The legally defined bounds of real property from which septic
systems will be maintained by the district. The bounds shall be established,
altered, changed, modified, reduced, enlarged, combined, or consolidated
by action of Town Board, subject to applicable law.
Carried wastes from residences, and such groundwater, surfacewater,
and stormwater as may be inadvertently present.
Liquid wastes containing human excrement and similar matter
from the sanitary conveniences in dwellings, or liquid wastes from
clothes washing and/or floor/wall washing. Therefore, domestic sewage
includes both black water and grey water. Domestic waste does not
include industrial wastes.
Sewage which has characteristics greater than those of normal sewage and/or which contains toxic substances in significant concentrations which could result in an exceedance of one or more of the objectives set forth in § 104-3A hereof.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that have been shredded by a garbage disposal.
State of New York.
See "waters of the state."
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation; also the flow resulting therefrom.
A machine used for removing standing water from one location
and disposing it elsewhere.
The Town of Shandaken, an incorporated municipality of the
State of New York.
Any substance, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that, when
discharged to a septic system in sufficient quantities, may be hazardous
to the personnel conducting the operation and maintenance of the septic
systems, tends to interfere with any biological sewage treatment process,
or constitutes a hazard to groundwater or surface water.
Any property owner located within the Septic Maintenance
District that has a septic system.
Any property owner located within the district that has a
septic system on or before the effective date of this chapter.
Any property owner located within the Septic Maintenance
District that constructs a new facility requiring wastewater disposal
services after the effective date of this chapter.
The liquid and domestic wastewater from a dwelling or facility
which discharges to a septic system within the district.
All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways,
wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage
systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or
underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained
within, flow through, or border upon the state or any portion thereof.
The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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ASTM
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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AWWA
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American Water Works Association
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BOD
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Biochemical oxygen demand
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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CPLR
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Code of Public Law and Rules
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COD
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Chemical oxygen demand
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
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L
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Liter
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Mg
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Milligram
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Mg/l
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Milligrams per liter
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NCPI
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National Clay Pipe Institute
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NPDES
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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NYCDEP
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New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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NYSDEC
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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NYSDOH
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New York State Department of Health
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NYSDOT
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New York State Department of Transportation
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P
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Total phosphorus
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PSI
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Pounds per square inch
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PPM
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Parts per million, weight basis
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SIC
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Standard industrial classification
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SPDES
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State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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SWDA
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Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
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TSS
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Total suspended solids
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U.S.C.
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United States Code of Laws
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USEPA
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Terms not defined in this article, or terms found to be ambiguous
or improperly defined in this article, shall be defined by the Act
or regulations pursuant thereto.
