[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Dryden by L.L. No. 1-1984 (Art.
500 of the 1996 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms hereinafter used shall be as follows:
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
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.
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 (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal, also called "house connection."
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and stormwater
or surface water.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
Is 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 oil if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Is permissive (see "shall").
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or
groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a
hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that have been shredded to such a 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 (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public
utility.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions
together with minor quantities of ground-, storm-, and surface waters
that are not admitted intentionally.
Is the spent water of a community. The preferred term is
"wastewater."
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
Is mandatory (see "may").
Any discharge of water or wastewater 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 twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during the normal
operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or
performance of the wastewater treatment works.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water, or unpolluted water from any source.
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Dryden
or his/her authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in water, wastewater, or other liquids, and
that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and referred
to as "nonfilterable residue."
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefitted by discharge to the
sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
The Village of Dryden, New York.
The duly elected Board of Trustees of the Village of Dryden.
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 stormwater that
may be present.
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste
treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "water pollution
control plant" or "sewage treatment plant."
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water
either continuously or intermittently.
The Water Pollution Control Federation.
A.
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 Village of Dryden, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or objectionable
waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
Village of Dryden, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village,
any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
chapter.
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 wastewater.
D.
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within
the Village and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in
which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary or combined sewer of the Village, is hereby required at the
owner's 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 subsection within 90 days after
date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer
is within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
E.
No persons located outside the Village other than public institutions
and other political subdivisions shall be permitted to connect to
the public sewer. Such connection shall be permitted by special agreement
between the said public institution or other political subdivision
and the Village, but the Village shall be under no obligation to enter
into such agreement.
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 238-2D, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal
system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by
the Superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made
on a form furnished by the Village which the applicant shall supplement
by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed
necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall
be as set forth on the Village of Dryden Fee Schedule, which Fee Schedule
may be established by resolution and thereafter amended from time
to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, such fee to
be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed.
[Amended 2-16-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
C.
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant
for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready
for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice
by the Superintendent.
D.
The type, capacities, location, layout and lot size for private wastewater
disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Tompkins County
Health Department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to
discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in § 238-2D, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 90 days in compliance with this subsection, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
F.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
Village.
G.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation and/or the Tompkins
County Health Department.
A.
No unauthorized person(s) 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 Superintendent.
B.
Permit classes.
(2)
In the case of either class, the owner(s) or his, her or their agent
shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
and/or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the
Superintendent. Any such required permit application shall be accompanied
by the required permit fees as set forth on the Village of Dryden
Fee Schedule, which Fee Schedule may be established by resolution
and thereafter amended from time to time by resolution of the Village
Board of Trustees.
C.
Sewer laterals.
(1)
The fees referred to in Subsection B above, as set forth on the Village of Dryden Fee Schedule, which Fee Schedule may be established by resolution and thereafter amended from time to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, shall include the installation by the Village of the sewer lateral from the existing main to the property line.
[Amended 2-16-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
(2)
The installation and connection of the sewer lateral from the property
line to the building shall be property owner's responsibility, and
the costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the sewer lateral from the property line to the building shall
be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer lateral.
D.
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 front building may be extended to the rear building or the whole
considered as one building sewer but the Village does not and will
not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused or resulting
from any such single Connection aforementioned.
E.
Sewers serving multiple residential units.
(1)
For any structure for which the sewer is to serve more than two residential
units, there shall be provided at least one separate four-inch building
sewer lateral for each group of six residential units.
(2)
If more than six residential units are desired to be connected to
a single sewer lateral, then the Superintendent shall determine the
size of the sewer lateral to be installed in accordance with ASTM
specifications and WPCF designs and specifications.
F.
Sewer lateral construction.
(1)
Building sewer laterals shall be constructed using materials specified
by the Village.
(2)
Joints shall be tight and waterproof.
(3)
Any part of the building lateral that is located within 10 feet of
a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast-iron soil pipe.
Cast-iron pipe may be required by the Superintendent where the building
sewer lateral is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in
filled or unstable ground, the building sewer lateral shall be cast-iron
soil pipe; except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid
on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent.
(4)
Building sewer lateral pipe shall have a maximum length of five feet
between joints unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent.
G.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this subsection.
H.
The size, slope, alignment, 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 Superintendent's rules
and regulations. In the absence of such rules and regulations of the
Superintendent or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual
of Practice No. 9 shall apply. In no event shall the slope of the
pipe be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
I.
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.
J.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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 unless such connection is
approved by the Superintendent for purposes of disposal of polluted
surface drainage.
K.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Superintendent and the building
and plumbing code[1] and other applicable rules and regulations of the Village,
and the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the
ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All connections shall be made
gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedure and materials must be approved by the
Superintendent before installation.
L.
No building sewer lateral 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 lateral 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 sewer laterals 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 means approved
by the Superintendent.
M.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the
supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative.
N.
Hazards to public; restoration of public property.
(1)
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard.
(2)
Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Village.
O.
For any sewer lateral which is to serve a school, hospital, public
building, commercial or industrial building, or public nonprofit housing
corporation, or when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, such lateral
will receive sewage or industrial waste of such volume or character
that frequent maintenance of said building sewer is anticipated, then
the Superintendent may require the connection to the public sewer
through a manhole according to Village specifications.
A.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted
waters, such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
or cooling water, to any sewer, except stormwater runoff from limited
areas, which stormwater may be polluted at times, may be discharged
to the sanitary sewer by permission of the Superintendent.
B.
Stormwater other than that exempted under § 238-4J or Subsection A of this section and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
C.
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
(2)
Any waters 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 waste treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create
any hazard in the receiving of waters of the wastewater treatment
plant.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 10.0,
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the wastewater works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities, such as, but
not limited to, ashes, bones, 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.
D.
The following described substances, materials, waters or wastes shall
be limited in discharges to the municipal system 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 lives, limb, public property,
or constitute a nuisance. The Superintendent may set limitations lower
than the limitations established in the regulations below if in his/her
opinion such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above
objectives. In forming his/her opinion as to the acceptability, the
Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantity
of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers,
materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment
process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree
of treatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant, and
other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials
or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary
sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the Superintendent
are as follows:
(1)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65°
C.). In no case shall the temperature at the influent to the municipal
treatment facility be allowed to exceed 104° F. (40° C.).
(2)
Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter of petroleum
oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils, or product of mineral oil origin.
(3)
Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils, fat,
or grease.
(4)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded (see 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.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and
similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any
such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater
treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent
for such materials.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the Superintendent.
(7)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
(8)
Quantities of flow or concentrations, or both, which constitute a
slug, as defined herein.
(9)
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 other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving water.
(10)
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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
(11)
Waters or wastes containing a high BOD, 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 or the Village sewage treatment plant.
Such toxic substances shall be limited to the average concentrations
listed herein. The following list establishes limits for various toxic
substances to regulate discharges at the point of entry into the municipal
sewer system.
|
Parameter
|
Effluent Concentration Limits (mg/l)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
30-Day Average
|
24-Hour Average
| |
|
Cadmium
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
|
Hexavalent chromium
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Total chromium
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
Copper
|
0.4
|
0.8
|
|
Lead
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Mercury
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Nickel
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
|
Zinc
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
|
Arsenic
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Available chlorine
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
Cyanide, free
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
|
Cyanide, complex
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
|
Selenium
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Sulfide
|
3.0
|
6.0
|
|
Barium
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
Manganese
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
Gold
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Silver
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
Fluorides
|
3.0
|
6.0
|
|
Phenol
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
E.
Situations subject to review and approval by Village Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
(1)
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes meeting
the following criteria shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Village Board:
(a)
Having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300
parts per million; or
(b)
Containing more than 350 parts per million of suspended solids;
or
(c)
Containing more than 15 parts per million of chlorine requirement;
or
(e)
Having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily
sewage flow of the Village.
(2)
Where necessary in the opinion of the Village Board, the owner shall
provide, at his/her expense, such pretreatment as may be necessary
to:
(3)
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed pretreatment facilities shall be submitted for approval
of the Village Board (and of all other agencies required by law),
and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said
approvals are obtained in writing. A failure to comply with one or
more of the remedial procedures as required by the Village Board will
constitute a violation of this subsection.
F.
Additional requirements and actions by Superintendent.
(1)
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 C and/or Subsection D, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(2)
When considering the above alternatives, the Superintendent shall
give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the
discharger. If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
G.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable oil in excessive amounts, as specified in Subsection D(3), or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptor shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates, and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected material not performed by owners' personnel must be performed by current licensed waste disposal firms.
H.
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or
required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner(s) at his/her
expense.
I.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
structure or control manhole together with such necessary meters and
other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required,
shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The structure
shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense and shall be maintained
by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
J.
The Superintendent may require a user of sewer services to provide
information needed to determine compliance with this Subsection. These
requirements may include:
(1)
Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time
period.
(2)
Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
(3)
Information on raw materials, processes, and products affecting wastewater
volume and quality.
(4)
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent,
or other materials important to sewer use control.
(5)
A plot plan of sewers on the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment
facility location.
(6)
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(7)
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials
through spills to the municipal sewer.
K.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this subsection 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. Sampling methods, location, times, durations,
and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject
to the approval by the Superintendent.
L.
No statement contained in this chapter 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 or treatment.
M.
All of the standards enumerated herein are to apply at the point
where the wastes are discharged into the public sanitary sewer system
except as otherwise specifically provided for herein. Any chemical
or mechanical corrective treatment required must be accomplished to
practical completion before the wastes reach that point.
N.
The costs of all sampling and examination shall be paid by the owner(s).
All sampling and/or examination shall be conducted by the Village
or its agents, employees or subcontractor.
A.
No person(s) shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is part of the wastewater facilities.
B.
Inspection notification.
(1)
Any time that such work as requires inspection by the provisions
of this subsection has been completed, and is ready for inspection,
the Superintendent or his/her representative shall be notified.
(2)
No person(s) shall fail to notify the Superintendent or his/her representative
of the necessity for an inspection by the Superintendent or his/her
representative in any situation enumerated under this chapter.
C.
Violations and penalties.
(1)
Any person(s) violating any provisions of this chapter shall become
liable for money damages to the Village for any expense, loss, or
damage, occasioned the Village by reason of such violation.
(2)
An action or proceeding may be instituted by the Village, in any
court of competent jurisdiction, to recover such money damages.
D.
The Village Board, in addition to any other remedies which may be
available, may institute an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent
or abate, correct or restrain, any violation of this chapter, or any
unlawful use, construction, or maintenance of any kind or matter whatsoever
which is in violation of the terms of this chapter, or to prevent
or restrain or abate the occupancy of any building or structure or
land whereupon such a violation may be found.
E.
Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, other than those provisions pertaining to the payment of sewer service charges pursuant to § 238-9 hereof, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and the violator shall be punished as set forth on the Village of Dryden Fine Schedule, which Fine Schedule may be established by resolution and thereafter amended from time to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.
[Amended 4-10-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
A.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the Village
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, and testing with respect to the
discharge to the public system in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter.
B.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the Village are hereby authorized to obtain information, including the obtaining of such information by those methods set forth in Subsection A, concerning the industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system.
C.
Appropriate and authorized state and federal regulatory agency employees,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter the municipal treatment facilities and all other properties
for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing with respect to the discharge to the public system. Entry
and inspection shall be allowed only in the presence of the Superintendent
or other duly authorized employees of the Village. Such entry and
inspection shall not be permitted on other than regularly scheduled
working hours without the prior approval of the Village Board.
A.
Any extensions to the public sewer shall be made in accordance with
Village standards and specifications and in accordance with generally
recommended standards for sewage works and in strict compliance with
all the requirements of the Tompkins County Health Department and
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
B.
Any sewer extensions, after acceptance by the Village, shall become
the property of the Village and shall be maintained by the Village.
Any sewer extension shall be guaranteed by the installer or contractor
or builder or developer, as the case may be, against defects in materials
or workmanship for a period of at least 24 months.
C.
No sewer extension shall be made without having the plans and specifications
of said extension submitted to and approved by the Village. In addition
to this approval, the extension shall also have the approval of the
Tompkins County Health Department and/or the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation.
D.
The Village Board may attach any conditions upon approval of said
sewer extension which it may deem advisable and in the best interests
of the Village. No subdivision of land or construction or occupancy
of buildings thereon as provided in the Village's laws, regulations
or ordinances governing such shall be allowed unless and until a suitable
and approved sewer extension is constructed and accepted by the Village.
In addition to the approval of the Village, the owner(s) shall obtain
the approval of the Tompkins County Health Department and/or the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation with respect to
the construction.
E.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to place any
duty or obligation upon the Village to construct any sewer extensions.
[Amended by L.L. No. 8-1992; by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A.
The primary source of revenue for retiring debt services, capital
expenditures, and the operation and maintenance of the public sewer
and wastewater facilities shall be a sewer service charge assigned
to the owner(s) of property connected to the public sewer system.
B.
Determination of charges; billing.
[Amended 3-15-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
(1)
The sewer service charge shall be determined annually by the Village
Board of Trustees. Such charge shall be composed of the following:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
(a)
A minimum rental fee to be assessed to each user in consideration
of said user's connection to the sewer system, for the retirement
of debts(s) on such system and to recover anticipated operation and
maintenance costs; such minimum fee to be i) established by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees, ii) based upon water usage, and
iii) stated as a specified dollar amount for a specified initial minimum
number of gallons of water usage during a specified period of time;
and
(b)
A surcharge for each additional 1,000 gallons of water usage over the specified initial minimum number of gallons established in accordance with Subsection B(1)(a) above and during the same specified period of time established in accordance with Subsection B(1)(a), such that those users exceeding the basic minimum usage amount so established shall bear the increased costs of operation and maintenance occasioned thereby; such surcharge amounts to be i) established by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, ii) set forth in a written schedule, and iii) stated as specified dollar amounts for each 1,000 gallons of water usage in excess of specified water usage thresholds during a specified period of time.
(2)
The foregoing sewer service charge shall be computed and billed quarterly
or at such other intervals as the Village Board of Trustees shall
establish by resolution.
C.
Responsibility for charges; penalty for nonpayment.
[Amended by L.L. No. 4-1997]
(1)
All sewer service charges, accounts, or other charges relating to
the public sewer shall be charged against the owner(s) of the premises
connected with the public sewer system. Such owner shall be held responsible
for all such accounts and charges, together with a penalty of 10%
of such charge or account, which penalty shall be charged for nonpayment
after 30 days of the billing of said sewer service charge, account
or other charges.
(2)
After 60 days, an additional monthly late payment penalty shall be
added until such time as the bill(s) and penalties are included in
the annual Village tax levy, such additional monthly penalty percentage
to be:
[Amended 1-19-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
D.
In the default of payment of any such sewer service charge, account
or other charge, together with the penalty thereon, as herein provided,
within 60 days after becoming due, water and/or sewer service may
be shut off from said premises without further notice.
E.
There shall be charged separate fees to disconnect and reconnect
any water and/or sewer service which has been shut off because of
nonpayment of any sewer service charge, account, other charge, penalty
or any other reason, such required fees being as set forth on the
Village of Dryden Fee Schedule, which Fee Schedule may be established
by resolution and thereafter amended from time to time by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees. No water and/or sewer service shall
be reconnected until the required fees, together with the original
past due amount and any penalty charges thereon, shall be paid in
full to the Village.
[Amended 2-16-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
F.
Each sewer service charge and penalty levied pursuant to this chapter
is hereby made a lien on the premises, and if the same is not paid
within 60 days after it shall be due and payable, it shall be certified
to the Treasurer of the Village who shall place the same on the real
property tax bill for that year, together with interest and penalties
allowed by law, and shall be collected as other Village taxes are
collected.
G.
The sewer service charge assigned to any owner(s) with both a public
and private water supply, whose contribution of sewage to the public
sewer system exceeds the volume of public water consumed by that owner(s),
shall be established by the Board of Trustees.
H.
The sewer service charge assigned to any owner(s) who is not connected
to the public water supply shall be established by the Board of Trustees.
I.
Where a user of the Village's sanitary sewers procures any part,
or all, of his/her water from a privately owned water source, the
Village may require said user to install and maintain, at his/her
expense, water meters of a type approved by the Superintendent for
the purpose of measuring the proper volume of flow to be used for
calculation of the user's sewer use charge. A duly authorized representative
of the Village shall be allowed to read such private meters at reasonable
times.
J.
A special sewer service charge may be assessed to any public institution
or other political subdivision which is connected to the public sewer
system.
K.
Any owner who contributes industrial waste as herein defined may
be charged a surcharge in addition to his/her sewer service charge.
Such surcharge shall be based upon the strength and character of the
industrial waste finally admitted to the public sewer. Each such user
which discharges pollutants to the system that cause an increase in
the cost of managing the effluent or sludge from the treatment works
shall pay for such increased cost.
L.
Any user who now discharges or may hereafter discharge industrial
waste into the system shall enter into an industrial compliance agreement
with the Village but which shall be executed by the Village only upon
the determination of the Superintendent that such discharge shall
not be detrimental to the system.
