This Article
V shall not apply to any private system which discharges to the POTW or which discharges directly to a natural outlet by authority of a separate SPDES permit and in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
All houses, buildings or properties which are required by other authority to have sanitary or industrial wastewater facilities, are subject to the jurisdiction of this Part
2 and are located where a proper wastewater sewer is not available as specified by the provisions of §
199-23 of this Part
2 shall be equipped, at the owner's expense, with suitable wastewater facilities connected to a private wastewater disposal system which complies with the provisions of this article.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater
facility shall be designed by a state-licensed professional engineer
and shall be in accordance with the "Standards for Waste Treatment
Works" (New York State Department of Health – NYSDOH) or "Standards
for Commercial and Institutional Facilities" (NYSDEC), as appropriate.
Septic tank or cesspool dischargers require the use of subsurface
disposal. This requirement excludes deep well disposal as defined
by state and federal laws.
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 City in such a manner, volume and concentration
so as to create a hazardous, offensive or objectionable condition,
in the opinion of City Engineer, Oswego County Health Department or
the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), the owner of the
premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon
receiving written notice from the City Engineer 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 NYSDOH and Oswego County Health Department
at the owner's expense.
At such time as a POTW becomes available as defined in §
199-23 to a property served by a private wastewater facility, a direct connection shall be made to the wastewater sewer (in accordance with Article
VII of this Part
2) within 90 days, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar wastewater facilities shall be emptied by a licensed septage hauler, filled with suitable material or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is made to the wastewater sewer, the connection to the private wastewater disposal facility shall be broken and both ends of the break shall be plugged, as appropriate.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to
prevent or interfere with any additional requirements that may be
imposed by the Health Officer or other applicable authority.