A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process
waters into any sanitary sewer.
B.
No person shall permit, continue or maintain on property
owned by him any drain, pipe or other connection through which surface
water, rainwater or roof water may flow into any sanitary sewer or
any private drain connected to the sanitary sewer.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated
as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved
by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling waters or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a
storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
[Added 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
No connections shall be made to a sanitary or
combined sewer which connections are intended to discharge inflow.
Such prohibited connections include but are not limited to footing
drains, roof leaders, roof drains, cellar drains, sump pumps, catch
basins, uncontaminated cooling water discharges or other sources of
inflow.
[Added 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
A.
For properties where separate storm sewers are available
within 100 feet of the property line or where, in the judgment of
the Superintendent, sufficient natural drainage is available, connections
which contribute inflow to the sanitary sewers must be disconnected
in a fashion approved by the Superintendent prior to the sale of the
property.
B.
Upon notice from the Tax Assessor or Building Inspector,
the Superintendent shall inspect any newly sold property for the purpose
of determining if storm sewers or natural drainage is available, and,
if so, if all connections which contribute inflow have been disconnected.
C.
It shall be a willful violation of this chapter for
any person to reconnect any inflow source which has been disconnected
pursuant to this article.
[Added 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
The Superintendent is enabled to take whatever action is necessary to determine the amount of inflow, including the requirement for installation of a control manhole. The property from which the inflow originated shall be billed for inflow according to Article IX. The Village Board may cause a surcharge at a rate not to exceed five times that for normal sewage volume charge.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waste or wastes to any public sewer:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F.
B.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
D.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other
solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow
in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage
works.
F.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of
the sewage works.
G.
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
H.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating public nuisance.
A.
When required. Grease and oil traps and interceptors
shall be installed at all premises of commercial kitchen and restaurants
engaged in the preparation or service of food for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, flammable
wastes, or other harmful ingredients prior to entering the Village
wastewater collection system. Interceptors shall not be required for
private living quarters or dwelling units.
B.
Construction, general. Grease and oil interceptors
shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding
abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial
construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers
which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
C.
Existing installations. When in the opinion of the
Superintendent, an existing installation is incapable of handling
liquid waste, the owner shall install a 1,000 gallon precast exterior
grease interceptor if there is available space on the premises. The
manufacturer's specification and installation plan must be reviewed
and approved by the Superintendent prior to installation. When adequate
space is not available on the premises, a 100 pound grease trap shall
be installed inside the building, at a maximum distance from hot water
discharges, as acceptable to the Superintendent. All interceptors
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. The manufacturer's specification and the installation
plan from the owner must be reviewed and approved by the Superintendent
prior to installation. All installations shall comply with New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Ulster County
Health Department and local laws governing this type of construction.
D.
New construction. All food service facilities hereafter
established shall be fitted with separate grease traps of precast
concrete having a minimum 1,000 gallon capacity exterior to the structure,
and accessible for inspection and pumpout, except that any food service
facility with a seating capacity in excess of 150 seats shall be provided
with a grease trap with a minimum capacity of 2,000 gallons. All installations
shall comply with NYSDEC, Ulster County Health Department and local
laws governing this type of installation.
E.
Preexisting nonconforming uses. All food service facilities
which do not have grease and oil traps and interceptors at the premises
shall install such interceptors in accordance with the requirements
of this section no later than April 1, 1999.
F.
Maintenance. All grease and oil interceptors shall
be maintained at the owner's expense in continuously efficient operation
at all times. The grease and oil interceptor shall be pumped out when
it is at 80% of its intended capacity and the contents disposed of
at a NYSDEC approved disposal facility.
G.
Inspection. All installations shall be readily accessible and open to inspection by the Superintendent or his designee at any time. If during the time of inspection it is determined that the interceptor is at or above capacity, and not adequately performing its intended function, the owner of the facility will be given 72 hours from the time of the inspection to have a licensed contract hauler pump out and properly dispose of the contents. The owner shall then contact the Superintendent for a reinspection. If the owner is found to be in noncompliance with these maintenance and inspection requirements, the Superintendent shall notify the Building Inspector who shall issue and serve an appearance ticket to the owner and pursue the remedies set forth in § 163-47 of this chapter.
H.
Recordkeeping. The owner of each facility responsible
for the installation and maintenance of grease and oil traps and interceptors
shall maintain a pumpout log which will include the proper recording
of pumpout dates. It shall also include receipts indicating service
dates and pumpout volumes from the hauler. This information shall
be made available to the Superintendent at the time of inspection.
A.
Review and approval by Superintendent. The admission
into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having:
(1)
A five-day BOD greater than 300 parts per million
by weight;
(2)
Containing more than 350 parts per million by weight
of suspended solids;
(3)
Containing any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in § 163-31 hereof; or
(4)
Having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the
average daily sewage flow of the Village;
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shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Superintendent.
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B.
Preliminary treatment. Where necessary in the opinion
of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such
preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the BOD to 300 parts per million and the suspended
solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or
(2)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 163-31 hereof; or
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Superintendent and of the Water Pollution
Control Commission of the County of Ulster, and no construction of
such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
C.
Maintenance. Where preliminary treatment facilities
are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner
of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole,
when required, shall be accessibly located, and shall be constructed
in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole
shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained
by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the
characteristics of water and wastes to which reference is made in
this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published
by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined
at the control manhole provided or by suitable samples taken at said
control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required,
the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer
is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by the customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
(The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether
a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always,
BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour
composites of all outfalls, whereas pH's are determined from periodic
grab samples.)
No statement contained in this article shall
be construed as preventing the Village from establishing special charges
whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be
accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefor,
by the industrial concern.
