No new private wastewater disposal system shall
be constructed on any property within the service area of the sewer
district once a public sewer becomes available to that property.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from
a private wastewater disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch,
storm sewer, or water supply system, located in the sewer district,
in such a manner, volume, and concentration so as to create a hazardous,
offensive, or objectionable condition, the owner of the premises upon
which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving written
notice from the Town Board to do so, shall, within 90 days after receipt
of such notice, repair, rebuild, or relocate such wastewater disposal
system for the purpose of eliminating such hazardous, offensive, or
objectionable conditions. The repair, rebuilding, or relocation of
the system shall be accomplished in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Schenectady County DOH, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private
wastewater disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times,
at the owner's expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes
a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the septic tank, by a
licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes, at three-year intervals
or more frequently, as necessary, and legally disposed of.
No statement in this article shall be construed
to prevent, or interfere with, any additional requirements that may
be deemed necessary by the Town Board, to protect public health and
public welfare.
