It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be
deposited in any unsanitary manner on any public or private property within
the Town of Millsboro, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge any wastewater, surface water or industrial waste without an NPDES permit to any natural outlet within the Town of Millsboro, or in any area under its jurisdiction. Wastewater discharges to the town's wastewater facilities are not authorized unless approved by the manager in accordance with provisions of this Part 1 of this chapter.
Except as provided in this Part 1 of this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
The owner of any house, building or property which is used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes under the jurisdiction of this Part 1 of this chapter and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is or may be located a wastewater sewer connected to the treatment facility of the town is required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the proper sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1 of this chapter within 60 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the proper wastewater sewer is within 500 feet of the property line. This section shall not apply to any person served by a privately constructed, owned, operated and maintained wastewater sewer and wastewater treatment facility which discharges directly to a natural outlet in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1 of this chapter and applicable state and federal laws.
