No person, firm or corporation shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial
process water into a building sewer which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a public sewer.
Storm waste and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be discharged to such drains as are specifically designated
or to a natural outlet approved by the Village Engineer. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon
approval of the Village Engineer, to a storm drain or natural outlet.
No statement in this section shall be construed to interfere with
any additional requirements that may be imposed by any applicable
section of the Building Code.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person, corporation
or firm shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes into any public sewer:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150º F.
B.
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.
C.
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E.
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other
solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow
of sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage
works.
F.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or any personnel
of the sewage works.
G.
Any water or wastes having a toxic or poisonous substance
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process or which constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create
any hazard in the receiving water of the sewage treatment plant.
H.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I.
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
J.
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids or
other materials or fluids of such character and quantity that unusual
attention or expense is required to handle such solids, materials
or fluids in the public sewerage system.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Building Inspector or the Village Engineer,
they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other
harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Building Inspector and shall be located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
B.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight
and equipped with easily removable covers and when bolted in place
shall be gastight and watertight. No statement in this section shall
be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by applicable sections of the Building Code.
[Amended 9-3-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
A.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation
at all times. Proof of an annual cleaning of any system installed
under this chapter shall be submitted to the Building Department no
later than January 10th of each year.
B.
Violations and penalties.
(1)
Any person or entity who shall refuse or neglect to comply with any
provision of this local law shall be guilty of a violation. Each and
every violation of this local law shall be punishable by a fine not
to exceed $1,000. Each day's continued violation shall constitute
a separate violation.
(2)
In addition to all other remedies provided for herein, the Board
of Trustees may also enforce obedience to this local law by injunction
or by any other remedy available to it by virtue of the judicial process.
C.
Enforcement. The Building Inspector and/or Code Enforcement Officer
of the Village of Piermont shall have the authority to issue appearance
tickets for violations of this local law.
A.
The admission into the public sewers of any wastes or waters having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight; containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids; containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in § 161-29; or having an average daily flow greater than 1% of the average daily sewage flow of the Village shall be subject to the review and appraisal of the Plumbing Inspector.
B.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector,
the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts
per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight.
(2)
Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in § 161-29.
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters or wastes.
Where the preliminary treatment facilities are
provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously,
in satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner at his expense.
When required by the Plumbing Inspector, the
owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial
and/or commercial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Plumbing Inspector and Village Engineer. The manhole shall
be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by
him so as to be safe and accessible at all time.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 161-28 and 161-32 shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as published by the American Public Health Association and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in § 161-34 upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no such special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
[Amended 11-21-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
All sewer use, when in the corporate limits
of the Village, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
30A of the Orangetown Sewer Use Ordinance adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of Orangetown on the 11th day of June 1984, and as the
same may be from time to time amended.
