This Part 1 shall be known as the "Town of Chester
Sewer Use Local Law."
A.
This Part 1 shall regulate the use, operation and
maintenance of the public sewer systems of and within the sewer districts
of the Town of Chester (hereinafter the "Town").
B.
The purposes of the rules, regulations and requirements
of this Part 1 are specifically stated, as follows:
(1)
To prohibit excessive volumes and/or inordinate rates
of flow of sewage and wastes into any sewer district sewer system
in the Town and all public and private sewers and lines tributary
thereto.
(2)
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes of a flammable nature or which create in any
way a poisonous or hazardous environment for sewage maintenance and
operation personnel.
(3)
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may cause maintenance difficulties in
the interceptor sewers, trunk sewers, force mains, pumping station,
sewage regulators and other structures and appurtenances of the Town
sewer systems and public and private sewers tributary thereto.
(4)
To prohibit the contribution of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes which may create operating difficulties at
any Town water pollution control facility or at the Orange County
water pollution control facility, whichever may be applicable, as
they may be constructed, may be modified or improved in the future.
(5)
To require the treatment, before introduction into
the Town sewer systems and public and private sewers tributary thereto,
of such wastes as may impair the strength and/or durability of the
structures appurtenant to the systems by direct or indirect chemical
action or interfere with the normal treatment process.
(6)
To regulate all connections and discharges to and
usage of the Town sewage systems for the purpose of providing maximum
efficiency in the maintenance and operation of the systems and to
adhere to all applicable federal, state and local requirements.
(7)
To require the connection to and the use of the sanitary
sewer system.
(8)
To protect the public health and to prevent nuisances.
