Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of § 139-20, 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 City Engineer, and/or the Madison County Health Department.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the
intended use for either is for a distinct and separate business or
a dwelling place for a private family or families, shall be connected
to the same individual septic tank and tile absorption field.
A completed application form, containing results
of percolation tests, computations, and a plot plan, including the
design and cross section of the wastewater disposal system, in relation
to lot lines, adjacent and on-site well or water supply, and buildings,
shall be submitted to the City Engineer. 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 permit and inspection fee of $50 shall
be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
A.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from
the City Engineer before construction commencement. The City Engineer
or his designated representatives shall be permitted to inspect the
construction work at any stage, without prior notice. A permit for
a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
The applicant for the permit shall notify the City Engineer when the
work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt
of notice by the City Engineer.
B.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private
wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of
the NYSDOH. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal
system employing less than 4,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool
shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
C.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed
to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed.
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 the City Engineer, the
Madison 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 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 the Madison 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.
[Amended 1-7-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01]
A.
All sewage, wastewater and septage shall be discharged
into a public sewer system pursuant to, and except as otherwise provided
by, ordinance of the City. Notwithstanding any other provision of
local or state laws, no discharge of sewage, wastewater or septage
shall be permitted upon the surface of the ground anywhere within
the City, or into natural or artificial surface drainways. Septage
is defined as the contents of a septic tank, cesspool, or other individual
sewage treatment facility which receives domestic sewage.
B.
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 trucked and hauled wastes, at three-year intervals or more frequently. All trucked waste discharged at the POTW must be in conformance with Article X of this Part 3 and NYSDEC regulations as promulgated in 6 NYCRR Part 364.
[Amended 1-7-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01]
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 § 139-23 of this Part 3, 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. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed
to prevent or interfere with any additional requirements that may
be deemed necessary by the City Engineer to protect public health
and public welfare.
