[Code 1969, § 11-45; Ord. No. 174, 7-16-1985]
The town sanitary sewer system is managed by the water pollution control authority. The director of public works is an agent of the water pollution control authority and through him the public works department carries out the administration of the town sanitary sewer system program. Citizens having questions or requiring specific information regarding any aspect of the town sanitary sewer system and its programs are encouraged to contact the director.
[Code 1969, § 11-46; Ord. No. 174, 7-16-1985]
(a) 
The authority on an annual basis will establish the operation and maintenance budget.
(b) 
The authority on an annual basis will review the users, user classes and user rates.
(c) 
The operation and maintenance budget of the water pollution control division will be solely funded through user charges as established by the authority.
(d) 
The authority shall notify all users of pending or proposed rates or charges and hold a public hearing in accordance with the town Charter and/or state statutes.
[Code 1969, § 11-47; Ord. No. 174, 7-16-1985]
(a) 
The director and other duly authorized employees of the district bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b) 
While performing the necessary work in private properties referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the director or duly authorized employees of the district shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the user. The user shall be held harmless for injury or death to the district employees and the district shall indemnify the user against loss or damage to its property by the district employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the user and growing out of the gauging and sampling operations, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the user to maintain safe conditions.
(c) 
The director and other duly authorized employees of the district bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter private properties through which the district holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property.
[Code 1969, § 11-48; Ord. No. 174, 7-16-1985]
(a) 
Settlement of differences between the director and sewer user or prospective sewer users on matters concerning interpretation and execution of the provision of this article by the director shall be referred to the authority. Either the sewer user, prospective user or director may request arbitration to be carried out in accordance with the arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The cost of the arbitration will be divided equally between the town and the sewer user of prospective user.
(b) 
One member of the hearing board shall be a registered professional engineer, one member shall be a practicing sanitary engineer and one member shall be a lawyer or as determined otherwise by the American Arbitration Association.
[Code 1969, § 11-49; Ord. No. 174, 7-16-1985]
Under any state of emergency the director will utilize any source available to him to effectively stabilize an emergency situation.
(1) 
Accidental sewage overflow.
a. 
The commissioner shall be notified in accordance with the permit.
b. 
The state health department shall be notified. If during nonworking hours the state police shall be notified.
c. 
The local health department shall be notified.
d. 
If the discharge might endanger public health, i.e., bathing, shellfishing or drinking water supply, the director will notify the public as expeditiously as possible of the situation.
(2) 
Discharge of toxic waste or other material that causes an upset of the water pollution control facility.
a. 
The commissioner shall be notified in accordance with the permit.
b. 
The state health department shall be notified. If during nonworking hours, the state police shall be notified.
c. 
The local health department shall be notified.
d. 
If the discharge might endanger public health, i.e., bathing, shellfishing or drinking water supply, the director will notify the public as expeditiously as possible of the situation.
e. 
Notify the oil cleanup team at the United States naval submarine base.