Application to construct extensions or additions to any sanitary sewer within Sanitary Sewer District No. 1 shall be made to the Sewer Administrator on forms prescribed by the village and shall be approved by the Town and village before submission to the DEC. Extensions outside of Sanitary Sewer District No. 1 shall not be allowed. Two sets of detailed construction plans showing the proposed construction shall be submitted to the Sewer Administrator and Village Superintendent for preliminary review. Following preliminary review and approval, the applicant shall submit three sets of applications to construct a sanitary sewer along with eight sets of detailed construction plans and specifications showing the proposed construction. Five sets of applications and approved plans and specifications shall be forwarded with a letter of approval to the DEC. Evidence of DEC approval as well as other required local, state and/or federal approvals is required prior to final acceptance. Construction of sewer extensions to be dedicated to the Town of Newstead must be constructed in accordance with Chapter 234, Improvements, Public, of the Code of the Town of Newstead.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Inspection and/or testing during construction will be made by the Sewer Administrator or authorized Town representatives and certified by a professional engineer. No sanitary sewers are to be covered until such inspection has been made. The Sewer Administrator will send a letter to the applicant certifying that inspection, testing and acceptance have been completed. Inspection and acceptance by the Sewer Administrator does not relieve the owner of the responsibility to keep the sewer operating in accordance with this chapter. A complete set of as-built construction plans showing the final construction, wye or tee locations and other information shall be submitted prior to final acceptance. The cost of any outside services such as consultant or legal services for the Town and/or village review (§ 311-37) and the cost of all consultant or legal services for inspection by the Town will be the responsibility of the extension applicant. (See Chapter 234, Improvements, Public, of the Code of the Town of Newstead.)
Extensions or additions to the sanitary sewer system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the latest revisions of the New York State Standards for Waste Treatment Works, the Water Pollution Control Federations Manual of Practice No. 9, Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers, Erie County Health Department regulations and the American Society of Testing Material Specifications for Sanitary Sewer Construction and the Town of Newstead Standard Specifications.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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No connection of sanitary sewer extensions shall be permitted to the public sanitary sewer until completion of procedures and payment of Town and village costs as required by this chapter.
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Existing private sanitary sewers may be connected to the public sanitary sewer only when they are found, upon examination and test by the Sewer Administrator, to meet all standards set by this chapter. Any testing costs will be the responsibility of the sewer extension applicant.
Any person installing a sanitary sewer extension to the public sanitary sewer shall post a maintenance bond, to be approved by the Sewer Administrator, and in accordance with Chapter 234, Improvements, Public, of the Code of the Town of Newstead.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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Whenever pipe laying is not in progress, the end of the pipe shall be securely closed with a tight-fitting cover or plug. Any earth or other material entering the main sewer due to operations of the plumber, contractor or building owner shall be removed at his expense. All trenches must be protected by sufficient sheeting and bracing meeting all applicable construction and safety codes.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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Within a highway right-of-way, backfilling and restoration of the surface shall be in accordance with requirements of the highway agency having supervision and Article III of this chapter.
Extensions of the Town sanitary sewer system outside of the existing Town sanitary sewer districts' boundaries shall comply with this chapter as well as all appropriate village, state and federal laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and shall receive village and Town Board approval prior to initiating construction.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).