It shall be unlawful to intentionally discharge any stormwater
(including from within or outside of a private residence or other
structures) into the septic system within the district.
No person shall discharge sewage into a well unless such discharge
is authorized and permitted under state and federal law.
No property owner, builder, or developer shall be issued a building
permit for a new, modified, or expansion of existing dwelling or structure
requiring sanitary facilities unless a suitable and approved method
of wastewater disposal, conforming to state, federal, Ulster County
Health Department, and New York City Rules and Regulations is available.
All housing construction or building development which takes place
after this chapter is enacted within the district shall provide for
an approved system for wastewater treatment.
Property owners with septic systems within the Septic Maintenance District are eligible to receive services from the district unless exempted and/or otherwise agreed to by the Town Board. A property owner that refuses to provide access to their property in accordance with §
104-21 of this chapter, the district will not be required to provide the inspection, operation and maintenance and replacement/repairs of their septic system set forth in Article
V of this chapter. The district will provide the property owner with written notice with a ten-day opportunity to cure. If the property owner fails to allow access during the cure period, the district will not be required to provide services as long as the property owner who denied access remains as owner or remains in control or possession of the facility served by the on-site septic system. The district will, to the extent allowed under law, file at the Ulster County Clerk's office a notice that said property is not eligible for septic maintenance services provided by the district. A property owner may also enter into an agreement with the district in which the property will no longer receive services from the district. The property owner will be required to sign a contract acknowledging their decision not to receive services and acknowledging their obligation, if at a later date they want to obtain services, to be subject to a special benefit assessment required as a matter of law. The agreement will be filed at the Ulster County Clerk's office and will bind future owners, successors and assigns, unless the Town Board, in its sole discretion, determines to allow the future owner to obtain service. The property owner will be responsible for any assessments of sewer rents that occurred prior to the effective date of the contract. The Town Board will have the sole discretion to assess a special benefit assessment and reserves the right to determine such charge based upon all attendant circumstances.
The owner shall prohibit anyone from driving or parking over
the septic tank and drainfield. The area over the drainfield should
be left undisturbed with only a vegetative cover that does not have
deep roots that could interfere with or clog the drainfield. The owner
shall, as soon as practical, notify the Inspector of any evidence
that its septic is failing (e.g., breakthrough, surface discharge).