Whenever a public sewer is not available within the Sewer District as described under the provisions of Article
IV, §
172-8, the building sewer shall be connected directly to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the Department of Health and the provisions of this article.
The type, capacities, location and layout of
a private sewage disposal system, and the pipe sizes, slopes, and
design criteria of a private sewage disposal system within the Sewer
District shall comply with all requirements of the County Health Department,
and no statement in this article shall be construed to interfere with
these or any other additional requirements or recommendations that
may be imposed by the Department of Health. Any additional requirements
imposed by this chapter are for the purpose of implementing the intent
of this chapter, and providing for the proper development of the Sewer
District.
Before approval of a project within the Sewer
District by a federal, state, or county agency, the Administrator
shall have the right to require a submittal of a review application,
plans, and specifications of the proposed private sewage disposal
system to determine its conformity to the comprehensive plan of the
Town of Gardiner Sewer District No. 1. The Administrator shall have
the right to require additional information as deemed necessary, for
the purpose of insuring compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
All information required shall become a part of the application. Construction
shall not commence until approved by the Administrator. Any revision
to the approved application without the written approval of the Administrator
is prohibited.
The methods, practices, and materials used in
the construction of a private sewage disposal system located in the
Sewer District shall be in accordance with the provisions of the approved
application and any specifications and requirements adopted by the
Town Board in fulfilling the Administrator's duties and the provisions
of this chapter as provided herein. In the absence of any particular
provisions, or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of
Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the Water Pollution Control Federation
(WPCF), Manual of Practice No. 9, shall apply.
The Administrator shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of construction, and in any event, the applicant
shall notify the Administrator when the work, or separate portions
of it, is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of receipt
of notice by the Administrator. Prior to final approval, the applicant
shall provide the Administrator with two complete sets of as-built
drawings of the system, and in the case of a sewage infiltration test,
results (certified by a professional engineer licensed in the State
of New York). The maximum allowable rate of infiltration into any
section of a sewage system shall not exceed 200 gallons per inch of
pipe diameter per mile of sewer per day.
The owner of a private sewage disposal system
shall operate and maintain such facilities in a satisfactory manner
at all times, at no expense to the Sewer District.
At such time as a Town sewer system becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided for in Article
IV, §
172-8, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter. Any person obtaining a permit to connect to the public sewer shall be required to allow the existing septic tank or cesspool or other private sewage disposal facilities as hereinafter prescribed in Article
VI to be cleaned or replaced by the Sewer District as determined by the Administrator prior to connection to the Town sewer system.
Where service through a Town sewer system becomes
available to an existing private sewage disposal system, whether or
not such system was constructed prior to the adoption of this chapter,
the Administrator shall, before issuing a permit for connection to
the Town sewer system, have the right to perform such tests and inspections
as may be required to ascertain the completeness and integrity of
the private sewage disposal system, and to require all necessary repairs
to be made by the owner, at no expense to the Sewer District, to make
the private sewage disposal system acceptable for connection to the
Town sewer system as required by this chapter, or such additional
rules, regulations and specifications as may be adopted by the Town
Board.