The provisions of this chapter shall apply to and govern sanitary facilities, sewers and wastewater treatment; the excavation, construction, installation, usage, maintenance, extension, alteration, repair and/or removal of any building sewer, building drain or sanitary sewer system; the connection of building sewers to sanitary sewer systems; the type of wastewaters prohibited from public sewers and storm drainage systems; permitted and prohibited concentrations and strengths of wastewater; and situations in which use of a private sewage disposal system is permissible.
A.
It shall be the intent and purpose of this chapter to reduce, to the extent practicable, existing pollution and to prevent further pollution caused by inadequate wastewater disposal and to meet the requirements of the State of Maine and the federal government. This chapter is enacted to support the health, welfare, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the Town.
B.
Whereas the Portland Water District has been designated by state legislative action and local public referendum as the regional agency responsible for wastewater treatment, none of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to repeal or otherwise interfere with the rights, duties and/or powers granted to the Portland Water District pursuant to Chapter 433 of the Private and Special Laws of the State of Maine of 1907, as amended.
The Superintendent of Sewers, as appointed by the Town Manager, shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
No person 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. Any person(s) violating this provision may be prosecuted and subject to, among other relevant civil and criminal charges, arrest under the charge of criminal mischief as set forth in Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 17-A, Chapter 33, § 806.