Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of § 125-10, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the Superintendent and/or the Dutchess County Health Department.
An application form, complete with plans approved by the Dutchess County Health Department, shall be submitted to the Village. A fee, as established by the Village Board, shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor or architect and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH Standards for Waste Treatment Works or NYSDEC Standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities, as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Superintendent before construction commencement. The Superintendent or his designated representative shall be permitted to inspect the construction work at any stage, without prior notice.
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 Village in such a manner, volume and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive or objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the Dutchess County Health Department or the NYSDOH, the owner of the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located, upon receiving written notice from the Superintendent 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 the Dutchess County Health Department, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic tank by a licensed hauler of scavenger wastes at three-year intervals or more frequently as required to maintain said system in a proper operating condition.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank and similar wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage by a licensed septage hauler and, finally, either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel or dirt or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is made to the public 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 in this Article shall be construed to prevent or interfere with any additional requirements that may be deemed necessary to protect public health and public welfare.