New sanitary sewers and all extensions to sanitary
sewers owned and operated by the Village shall be designed by a professional
engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York, in accordance
with the Recommended Standards for Sewage Works, as adopted by the
Great Lakes - Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers
("Ten State Standards"), and in strict conformance with all requirements
of the NYSDEC. Plans and specifications shall be submitted to and
written approval shall be obtained from the Superintendent, the Village
Engineer, the Dutchess County Health Department or the NYSDEC, as
applicable, before initiating any construction. The design shall anticipate
and allow for flows from all possible future extensions or developments
within the immediate drainage area.
Force mains serving sewage lifting devices, such as grinder pumps and pump stations, shall be designed in accordance with §
125-24. Additional design requirements are as follows:
A. Trenching, bedding and backfilling shall be in accordance with §
125-26C.
B. Drain valves shall be placed at low points.
C. Automatic air relief valves shall be placed at all
high points.
D. Air relief and drain valves shall be suitably protected
from freezing.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary
sewers constructed at the applicant's expense, after final approval
and acceptance by the Superintendent and concurrence by the Village
Board, shall become the property of the Village and shall thereafter
be operated and maintained by the Village. Said sewers, after their
acceptance by the Village, shall be guaranteed against defects in
materials or workmanship for one year by the applicant. The guaranty
shall be in such form and contain such provision as deemed necessary
by the Village Board, secured by a surety bond or such other security
as the Village Board may approve.