City of Albany, NY Sewers

City of Albany, NY

Albany County

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Public Documents

Chapter 299: Sewers

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Albany 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. XXII of the 1983 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building construction — See Ch. 133.

Plumbing — See Ch. 261.

Pollution — See Ch. 267.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 323.

Water and waterways — See Ch. 371.

Chapter 299 : Sewers

Article I Purpose; Definitions

§ 299-1 Purpose.

§ 299-2 Definitions and word usage.

Article II General Restrictions

§ 299-3 Deposit of objectionable waste on property.

§ 299-4 Discharge of polluted wastes to natural outlets.

§ 299-5 Use of individual sewage disposal facilities.

§ 299-6 Connection to public sewer required where available.

Article III Private Sewage Disposal

§ 299-7 Conditions under which authorized; compliance required.

§ 299-8 Permit required prior to construction.

§ 299-9 Inspections.

§ 299-10 Restrictions.

§ 299-11 Procedure upon availability of public sewer.

§ 299-12 Operation and maintenance conditions.

§ 299-13 Effect on other requirements.

Article IV Building Sewers and Connections

§ 299-14 Permit required.

§ 299-15 Classes of building sewer permits; applications; fees.

§ 299-16 Responsibility for costs and expenses; indemnification of City.

§ 299-17 Independent building sewers required; exception.

§ 299-18 Use of old building sewers.

§ 299-19 Conformance with standards for construction.

§ 299-20 Elevation of building sewer.

§ 299-21 Connection of sources of surface runoff or groundwater restricted.

§ 299-22 Conformance with standards of connections.

§ 299-23 Supervision of connection.

§ 299-24 Guarding of excavations; restoration of property.

Article V Use of Public Sewers

§ 299-25 Discharge of uncontaminated waters and waste.

§ 299-26 Prohibited and restricted discharges.

§ 299-27 Actions by City Engineer and/or Director.

§ 299-28 Permit required for restricted discharges; conditions.

§ 299-29 Industrial sewer connection application and permit.

§ 299-30 Sampling and testing of waste.

§ 299-31 Control manholes.

§ 299-32 Measurements, tests and analyses.

§ 299-33 Damage to sewage system.

Article VI Inspections

§ 299-34 Entrance for inspections.

§ 299-35 Observance of safety rules.

§ 299-36 Refusal to permit entry.

§ 299-37 Entrance on easement.

Article VII Sewer Charges

§ 299-38 Scale of sewer charges.

§ 299-39 Billing and payment of sewer charges.

§ 299-40 Sewer charges to constitute lien.

§ 299-41 Collection of delinquent sewer charges.

§ 299-42 Correction of errors.

§ 299-43 Disposition of sewer charges.

§ 299-44 Sewer charges not a tax against real property.

§ 299-45 Treatment of unusual wastes; surcharge.

Article VIII Enforcement and Penalties

§ 299-46 Penalties for offenses.

§ 299-47 Court action or proceeding.

§ 299-48 Civil suit.

Article IX Severability; Repealer; When Effective

§ 299-49 Severability.

§ 299-50 Repealer.

§ 299-51 When effective.