It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner or public or private property within the Town of Poughkeepsie or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Sewer Improvement Area of the town, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Town of Poughkeepsie or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Sewer Improvement Area of the said town, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Part 3, regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Dutchess County Health Department.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
So far as is practicable, industrial waste shall be discharged into the Sewer Improvement Area of the town's sewer systems with or without pretreatment, provided the consent of the Engineer is first obtained and the rules, regulations and standards hereinafter prescribed are complied with, in the judgment of the Engineer. Periodic sampling may be necessary. Intervals are to be prescribed by the Engineer, Superintendent of Sewers and Chief Operator.
Written approval by the Engineer is required for all new discharges of industrial wastes after the effective date of this Part 3. These shall include all wastes in which the quantity, temperature or chemical characteristics are altered in operation procedures and equipment changes.
The discharge of industrial cooling water to the town's sewer system is not permitted except by written approval by the Engineer. Periodic sampling may be necessary. Intervals are to be prescribed by the Engineer, Superintendent of Sewers and Chief Operator.
The owners of property being developed as a subdivision having plot sizes of less than one acre per dwelling unit or being in a legal sewer district, sewer improvement area or other municipal sewer system, shall construct such sewers and appurtenances thereto as are shown on the map or plot and the plans, profiles and drawings accompanying said plot, approved by the Dutchess County Health Department and the Engineer and filled in by the Office of the Planning Board of the town. Such sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications contained in or referred to in the Rules and Regulations of said Planning Board, the Dutchess County Health Department and the town. The plans, drawings and design shall be approved by the Engineer and Superintendent of Sewers.
The owners of property being developed into multiple dwellings, commercial installations, industrial sites, public gathering places, schools and offices, shall construct such building drains and building sewers as shown on the map or plot, approved by the Dutchess County Health Department, the Engineer, the Superintendent of Sewers, the Chief Operator and conforming to the requirements and specifications of the town.
No portion of this Part 3 shall be construed to interfere with or modify the requirements of design, inspection and approval which are imposed by the appropriate health officials and the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation and County Health Departments.
[Amended 5-2-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007]
Building sewers shall be serviced and repaired at the expense of the owner of the property being served up to a point, including the connection to the public sewer.