A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any wastewater sewer or a storm sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the Town.
B. 
There shall be three classes of permits for connections to the Town's POTW: Class I - residential, Class II - commercial and Class III - industrial. In all cases, the owner shall make application for a permit to connect to the Town's POTW on a special form furnished by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, wastewater information or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Town required to administer this chapter. There shall be the following Sewer Tap-In Connection Fee Schedule:
Sewer Tap-In Connection Fee Schedule
Type of Residence
Fee
Mobile home
$125
1 bedroom
$200
2 to 3 bedrooms
$200
4+ bedrooms
$200
Double house
$300
Apartment
$200, plus
Base
For each additional unit
$100
Commercial
Fee
1-inch water line
$500
1 1/2-inch water line
$1,000
2-inch water line
$2,000
2-or-more-inch water line
Set by Engineer
C. 
Connections to a storm sewer shall be subject to a permit and inspection fee of $25. Such connections shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and the approval of the Town.
A. 
The costs and expenses incidental to the building sewer installation and connection to the Town's POTW shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
B. 
Costs required for obtaining road excavation and restoration permits will be borne by the owner.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for each and every building. The Town assumes no obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any existing single building sewer which serves two buildings.
Existing building sewers may be used for connection of new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Town, to meet the requirements of this chapter.
The size, slope, alignment, construction materials, trench excavation and backfill methods, pipe placement, jointing and testing methods used in the construction and installation of a building sewer shall conform to the Town's Plumbing Code or other applicable requirements of the Town. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
The building sewer lateral shall be brought to a building and enter through the foundation wall above the basement floor so that the service lateral maintains a minimum ten-inch vertical separation above the basement floor. In buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the Town's POTW, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to a building sewer draining to the Town POTW. A manual valve shall be installed on the basement laundry waste drain line.
A. 
No person shall connect roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway or other surface runoff or groundwater drains to any building sewer which is connected to the POTW.
B. 
Gutters and inside or outside leaders shall be installed on all roofs. On existing construction, all downspouts and sump pumps discharging to the sanitary sewer system shall be disconnected. Downspouts and sump pumps may be discharged to curb drains, road ditches or splash blocks. All rear yard drain tile, sump pump or downspout water shall be so directed that it will not flow onto adjacent properties except where directed to a designed drainage swale, catch basin, french drain or natural waterway.
C. 
On new construction, all downspouts shall be discharged to storm sewers or curb drains with bubblers and all rear yard drainage shall be conveyed to storm sewers, catch basins or channels accepted by the Town. Any alternate method of water disposition must be approved by the Engineer.
D. 
On new construction, all buildings having basements or cellars shall have an adequate sump and sump pump to which any interior or exterior perimeter drain tile and floor drains shall discharge. Sump pumps shall discharge into a storm sewer. Where storm sewers are not available, sump pumps shall discharge into curb drains with bubblers. Any alternate method of water disposition must be approved by the Engineer.
[Added 12-7-2015 by L.L. No. 10-2015]
A. 
Prohibited discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or drainage from downspouts, yard drains, sump pumps, yard foundations, catch basins, parking lot drains and ponds or lawn sprays into any sanitary sewer within the Town of Cheektowaga Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District, except as provided by the Town of Cheektowaga Code. Water from unpolluted industrial water, such as water drains, blowoff pipes or cooling water from equipment, shall not be discharged into sanitary sewers within the Town of Cheektowaga Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District if a closed/piped storm sewer is available. If a closed/piped storm sewer is not available, such water may be discharged into the sanitary sewer by indirect connection whereby such discharge is cooled, if required, and flows into the sanitary sewer at a rate not in excess of five gallons per minute, provided that the waste does not contain materials for substances in suspension or solution in violation of the limits provided by this chapter or the local law for administration and enforcement of the Building Code of New York State, Residential Code of New York State, Energy Code of New York State, Mechanical Code of New York State, Fire Code of New York State, Fuel Gas Code of New York State, Plumbing Code of New York State and Property Maintenance Code of New York State.
B. 
Transfer of title. No person shall transfer title to another person, nor accept from any other person the transfer of title to any structure or parcel of land upon which a structure is located within the Town of Cheektowaga Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District unless and until a duly authorized Town Inspector, or representative of the Town Engineering Department, shall have inspected the sump pump system, interior floor drains, footing drains, yard drains, roof drains and downspouts, catch basins and parking lot drains on said structure or parcel of land and certified to the Town Inspector that the same is found to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, specifically § 198-26, restricting the discharge of unpolluted waters into the sanitary sewer system in the Town of Cheektowaga Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District; and the Office of the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer has issued a certificate of compliance stating likewise. This section shall not apply to transfers of property by gift, intestacy or testamentary disposition; transfers pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Act; transfers under Erie County in rem property tax foreclosures; transfers for which consideration is $100 or less; and transfers in connection with a partition.
C. 
Time of sale inspections. The property owner shall request a time of sale inspection by filing an application at the Town's Office of Building and Plumbing when said structure or parcel of land is placed for sale and prior to the sale of said property. The fee required for this inspection shall be based upon resolution by the Town Board. Upon successful inspection, the Office of the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer will issue a certificate of compliance, which will expire after a period of 120 days. If the inspection fails, the Town Inspector will issue a notice of violation to the property owner(s) describing prohibited discharges and recommendations to cure such discharges. When required, all permits necessary to cure violations must be obtained from the Town's Office of Building and Plumbing. The fee required for such permits shall be based upon resolution by the Town Board.
D. 
Waiver of certificate of compliance for time of sale inspection.
(1) 
The Town's Supervising Code Enforcement Officer may temporarily waive the requirement of a Certificate of Compliance as a prerequisite to transfer of title, as specified in the preceding section, provided that no later than 10 working days prior to the expected closing for said transfer:
(a) 
The seller makes a written request to the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer and such request includes a written, itemized quote from a plumber licensed in the Town of Cheektowaga which provides for correction of all identified discharges and addresses all recommendations specified in the notice of violation; and
(b) 
The seller and purchaser shall have filed with the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer a written guaranty to correct any deficiencies to the sump pump system, interior floor drains, footing drains, yard drains, roof drains and downspouts, catch basins and parking lot drains on said structure or parcel of land within 90 days after closing of sale or a period of time specified by the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer; and
(c) 
The purchaser shall have provided a sum equal to 150% of the estimated costs contained in the itemized quote provided in Subsection D(1)(a) above. Such sum shall be payable by certified check or bank draft payable to the Town of Cheektowaga at closing and held in escrow by the Town of Cheektowaga; such sum will be returned to the purchaser if the corrections are completed within the time specified in the guaranty, but which sum will be forfeited to the Town of Cheektowaga if needed corrections are not completed within the time frame specified in the written guaranty.
(2) 
In the event that the needed corrections are not completed within the time specified in the written guaranty, the temporary waiver issued by the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer shall immediately expire, and the purchaser shall be subject to the penalties described in § 198-7B and C.
[Amended 10-14-2025 by L.L. No. 3-2025]
The applicant for a building sewer connection permit shall notify the Town when such sewer is ready for connection to the Town's POTW. Such connection and testing, as deemed necessary by the Town, shall be made by the property owner at the expense of the property owner. Upon completion, said connection will be inspected by the Town Engineering Department.
Excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Town.
The Town shall not issue a permit for any class of connection to the POTW unless there is sufficient capacity, not legally committed to other users, in the POTW to convey and adequately treat the quantity of wastewater which the required connection will add to the system. The Town may permit such a connection if there are legally binding commitments to provide the needed capacity.
A. 
All new restaurants shall be provided with grease traps or other suitable pretreatment facilities as required to meet the provisions of Article VI, § 198-32L, which limits the concentration of oils, fat and grease in the wastewater discharge to the POTW to 100 milligrams per liter. A suitable access to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the treated wastewater discharged to the POTW shall be required.
B. 
Existing restaurants which have an approved connection prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be provided with grease traps or other suitable pretreatment facilities as required to meet the provisions of Article VI, § 198-32L, within one year of the effective date of this chapter.
C. 
Existing restaurants which qualify under Subsection B above shall submit plans, specifications, wastewater information or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Town prior to constructing the grease trap or other pretreatment facility.
D. 
Existing restaurants shall notify the Town when such grease trap or other pretreatment facility is ready for inspection prior to its connection to the Town's POTW. Such connection and testing as deemed necessary by the Town shall be made under the supervision of the Town.