[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport 5-14-1979
by L.L. No. 3-1979.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licensing of businesses — See Ch. 138.
Plumbing — See Ch. 162.
Water — See Ch. 201.
Zoning — See Ch. 210.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 176,
Sewers and Sewage, adopted 5-9-1966 as Ch. 20 of the 1966 Code, as amended.
A.Â
BOD (denoting biochemical oxygen demand)
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING LATERAL
BUILDING SEWER
COMMISSION
COMPOSITE
COUNTY
GARBAGE
GRAB
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER (mg/l)
NATURAL OUTLET
OBJECTIONABLE WASTE:
(1)Â
(2)Â
(3)Â
(4)Â
(5)Â
(6)Â
(7)Â
(8)Â
OWNER
PERSON
pH
PRIVATE DWELLING
PRIVATE SEWER
PUBLIC SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWER
SEWER SYSTEM
SLUG
STANDARD METHODS
SUPERINTENDENT
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
VILLAGE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
Definitions. As used in these regulations, unless a different
meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed
in milligrams per liter as determined by the procedure described in Standard
Methods.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer which begins five
feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
The connection from a trunk sewer system of the Village to the street
or curbline of the premises affected.
The extension from the building drain to the building lateral or
other place of disposal.
The Board of Sewer and Sanitation Commissioners of the Village of
Freeport or its authorized deputy, agent or representative.
A combination of individual, or continuously taken, samples obtained
at regular intervals over the entire discharge day. The volume of each sample
shall be proportional to the discharge flow rate. For a continuous discharge,
a minimum of 24 individual grab samples, at hourly intervals, shall be collected
and combined to constitute a twenty-four-hour "composite" sample. For intermittent
discharges of four to eight hours' duration, grab samples shall be taken
at a minimum of thirty-minute intervals. For intermittent discharges of less
than four hours' duration, grab samples shall be taken at a minimum of
fifteen-minute intervals.
The County of Nassau.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
An individual sample collected in less than 15 minutes.
Any liquid, gaseous, solid or other waste substance, or a combination
thereof, resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade or business
or from the development or recovery of any natural resources, as distinct
from sewage.
An industrial user of the Village wastewater facilities that has
a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day, has in its wastewater
a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under Section
307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and is
found by the permit issuance authority in connection with the issuance of
a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to a water
pollution control plant receiving the waste to have significant impact either
singly or in combination with other contributing industries on that water
pollution control plant or upon the quality of the effluent from that plant.
A weight to volume ratio which, when multiplied by the factor 8.34,
shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons of water, parts per million
(ppm).
Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond, ditch,
lake or other body of surface or ground water.
Garbage, refuse, decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime,
cinders, ashes, offal, oil, tar, dyestuffs, grit, abrasives, metal filings,
trimmings or any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°
F.
Any chemicals or chemical compounds of the following nature or characteristics
or having similarly objectionable characteristics: alcohols; arsenic and arsenicals;
creosols; formaldehydes; iodine; manganese; cyanide and other metal plating
wastes; mercury and mercurials; phenols and their derivatives; silver and
silver compounds; sulfonamides; toxic dyes (organic or mineral); zinc; all
strong oxidizing agents such as chromates, dichromates, permanganates, peroxide
and the like; greases and oils; compounds producing hydrogen sulfide, chlorinated
hydrocarbons or any other toxic material; flammable or explosive gases, either
upon acidification, alkalization, oxidation or reduction; strong reducing
agents, such as nitrites, sulfides, sulfites and the like; nonpesticide organics
or carcinogenic or other potentially harmful materials; flammable or explosive
liquids or solids; or radioactive materials.
Any matter which contains viable pathogenic bacteria in quantities larger
than normally encountered in raw domestic sewage or any matter which can reasonably
be expected to contain such viable pathogenic bacteria in such quantities.
Industrial wastes containing solids in solution which will precipitate
greater than 1,000 parts per million upon acidification (pH below 5.5), or
alkalization (pH above 9.5), or oxidation or reduction.
Industrial wastes having a viscosity exceeding 1.10 poises (absolute
viscosity) upon discharge or after acidification (pH below 5.5) or alkalization
(pH above 9.5).
Industrial waste having a temperature upon discharge of less than 32°
F. or more than 150°.
Industrial waste having a color of an intensity in excess of 500 parts
per million. In testing such intensity, samples shall be diluted with distilled
water to bring the range within 10 to 50 parts per million and judged on a
basis of intensity or transmission of light rather than true color (plantinum
cobalt standard).
Industrial waste having chemical characteristics in excess of the following
limits:
Characteristic
|
Limits
| |
---|---|---|
5-day 20° C. BOD
|
400 mg/l maximum
| |
Chlorine demand (30-min. room temperature)
|
25 mg/l maximum
| |
Suspended solids
|
300 mg/l maximum
| |
Settleable solids (Imhoff cone test, 1-hr.)
|
10 mg/l maximum
| |
Hydrogen-ion concentration
|
pH 5.5 to 9.5
|
Includes the tenant, lessee, occupant or user of any premises.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in
grams per liter of solution.
Any building used solely for residential purposes and containing
less than three apartments.
Any sewer privately owned and used by one or more properties.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights,
and is controlled by a governmental agency.
The usual water-carried wastes from toilets, water closets, urinals,
bathtubs, shower baths, wash basins, laundry tubs, kitchen sinks and similar
plumbing fixtures installed in a building and shall not include any other
fixtures installed in a building and shall not include any other liquid or
solid matter whatsoever.
A pipe or conduit that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together
with minor quantities of ground-, storm- and surface waters that are not admitted
intentionally.
Collectively, all of the property involved in the operation of a
sewer utility, including land, sewers and appurtenances, pumping stations,
treatment works and general property.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour
concentration of flows during normal operation.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the latest
edition, at the time of analysis, of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater as prepared, approved and published jointly by the
American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and
the Water Pollution Control Federation.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the Village
or his authorized agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in
water, sewage or other liquids and which are largely removable by a laboratory
filtration device in accordance with the procedure described in Standard Methods.
The Village of Freeport.
An arrangement of devices and structures for the control of waterborne
pollution.
B.Â
Word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit
or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet
within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village,
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
C.Â
There being a public sewer physically available to all
properties within the boundaries of the Village, it is mandatory that all
said properties be connected to said public sewer within two years after the
date of official notice to do so. No private sewage disposal systems are now
allowed, nor shall be allowed, within the sewer district.
D.Â
All applications to construct, install, alter, replace,
modify or change a building sewer shall be made and submitted to the Village
in writing, upon the form provided for such purpose by the Village.
E.Â
The permit fee, in the amount stated on the application
form, shall accompany such application.
F.Â
No work shall be commenced on the building sewer until
the permit applied for has been issued by the Village, and in any event, such
commencement shall be preceded by three days' notice to the Village of
intent to commence.
G.Â
The owner shall obtain all necessary permits to open
any street for the connection to the public sewer and shalt be responsible
for all damage to persons or property occasioned by such opening. Pavement
replacement shall conform to the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction
over said pavement.
A.Â
No person shall make or cause to be made any connection
or attachment to any Village sewers nor shall any person maintain, use, cause
or permit any such connection or attachment to be maintained or used without
having obtained a permit therefor from the Commission or the Superintendent.
Proof of the existence of any such connection or attachment without a permit
from the Commission or the Superintendent shall create a presumption that
the connection or attachment was made or caused to be made by the owner of
the premises served by such connection or attachment.
B.Â
No person shall discharge, directly or indirectly, into
any such sewers any industrial or objectionable waste without having obtained
a permit therefor from the Commission. As a condition for authorization for
disposal of industrial waste, industries must provide information describing
wastewater constituents and characteristics and type of activity involved.
Proof of the contribution of any such wastes shall create a presumption that
such waste was discharged by the owner of the premises on which such waste
originated.
C.Â
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged,
either directly or indirectly, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters into any public sewer. Proof of the contribution
of any such wastes shall create a presumption that such waste was discharged
by the owner of the premises on which such waste originated.
D.Â
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1)Â
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(2)Â
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids,
liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the water pollution control plant, including but
not limited to cyanides in excess of 0.2 milligram per liter as CN in the
wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
(3)Â
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having
any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the water pollution control plant.
(4)Â
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such
size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the water pollution control plant, such as but
not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc.,
either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
E.Â
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the
following described substances, materials, waters or wastes under such conditions
that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment;
have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger
life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In determining the acceptability
of these wastes, the Commission or Superintendent will give consideration
to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and
velocities in the sewers, the sewage treatment process, the capacity of the
water pollution control plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
(1)Â
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. (65° C).
(2)Â
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils,
whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per liter or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
F. and 150° F. (65° C.).
(3)Â
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, pickling
wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
(4)Â
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received at the
plant or into the sewer or as discharged from the industry exceeds the limits
established by the Commission for such material. The following are the limits
allowed for industrial wastes at the point of entry into the public sewers:
Objectionable Substance Limitations for Discharge to Public Sewers
| ||
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Parameter
|
Concentration Limit
(milligrams per liter)
| |
Aluminum
|
2.0
| |
Cadmium
|
0.2
| |
Hexavalent chromium
|
0.1
| |
Total chromium
|
2.0
| |
Copper
|
0.4
| |
Iron
|
4.0
| |
Lead
|
0.1
| |
Mercury
|
0.1
| |
Nickel
|
2.0
| |
Zinc
|
0.6
| |
Arsenic
|
0.1
| |
Available chlorine
|
0.5
| |
Cyanide-free
|
0.2
| |
Cyanide-complex
|
0.8
| |
Selenium
|
0.1
| |
Sulfide
|
3.0
| |
Barium
|
2.0
| |
Manganese
|
2.0
| |
Ammonia nitrogen
|
To be determined
| |
Gold
|
0.1
| |
Silver
|
0.1
| |
Fluorides
|
3.0
|
(5)Â
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste-
or odor-producing substances in such concentrations as to exceed the limits
which may be established by the Commission as necessary, after treatment of
the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other
public regulatory agencies having jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving
waters.
(6)Â
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Commission in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
(7)Â
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(8)Â
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)Â
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such
as but not limited to fullers earth, diatomaceous earth, lime slurries and
lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as but not limited to sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
(b)Â
Excessive discoloration (such as but not limited to dye
wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
(c)Â
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the water pollution
control plant.
(d)Â
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
slugs, as defined herein.
F.Â
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment process employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the water pollution
control plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
A.Â
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, into the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 176-3E(4) and which, in the judgment of the Commission, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage treatment processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Commission may:
B.Â
Grease, oil, hair and sand interceptors shall be provided
when the Commission or Superintendent determines that they are necessary for
the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts,
or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that such
interceptors shall not be required for private dwellings. All the interceptors
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
No dishwater discharge will be allowed to pass through any of the aforementioned
interceptors.
C.Â
All major contributing industries must comply with federal
pretreatment standards and any other applicable requirements promulgated by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with Section
307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. It shall
be required that plans and other documents must be submitted for approval
before installation of pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities. All reports,
plans and/or specifications that propose pretreatment facilities must be approvable
and signed and sealed by a professional engineer, licensed to practice in
the State of New York. All such documents shall be subject to the review and
approval of the Commission, Superintendent of Public Works, the Administrator
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation and the Nassau County Department of Health.
D.Â
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities
are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense. There
shall be no by-pass of the pretreatment facilities which would allow the entry
of untreated or partially treated wastes to the public sewer system.
E.Â
When required by the Commission or the Superintendent,
the owner of any property serviced by a building lateral carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances, including but not limited to parshall flumes,
venturi meters and weirs, in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Commission or Superintendent.
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 times.
F.Â
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association,
and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples
taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been
required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the downstream manhole
in the public sewer nearest the point at which the building lateral is connected.
Sampling shall be carried out by the customarily accepted methods and to reflect
the effect of constituents upon the sewer system and to determine the existence
of hazards to life, limb and property. The particular analyses involved will
determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise
is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally,
but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour
composites of all outfalls, whereas pH's are determined from periodic
grab samples.
G.Â
All sampling, analyses and flow measurements shall be
performed by personnel employed by the Village or by a laboratory or engineering
firm approved by the Commission. The sampling, analyses and flow measurement
procedures, equipment and results shall be subject at any time to inspection
by the Superintendent. Sampling and flow-measurement facilities shall be such
as to provide safe access to authorized personnel.
H.Â
Those industrial wastewater dischargers required to make
periodic measurements of their wastewater flows and its constituents shall
annually make the minimum number of such measurements required. Composite
samples of the industrial wastewater shall be obtained for the required analyses.
Dischargers required to sample only a few days per year shall sample during
the period of highest wastewater flow and wastewater constituent discharges.
I.Â
Adequate care shall be maintained in obtaining, recording
and reporting the required data on wastewater effluent quality and quantity,
so that the precision and accuracy of the data will be equal to or better
than that achieved by the prescribed standard analytical procedures. The industrial
wastewater discharger shall calibrate and perform maintenance procedures on
all monitoring and analytical instrumentation at sufficiently frequent intervals
to ensure accuracy of measurements. Sampling shall be representative of the
volume and quality of wastewater effluent discharged over the sampling and
reporting period. When required by the Commission or Superintendent, dischargers
shall install and maintain in proper order automatic flow proportional sampling
equipment and/or automatic analysis and recording equipment. Care shall be
exercised when collecting a composite sample to assure that the proper preservative
is present in the sample container during sample collection. Depending on
the analysis to be conducted, several different containers and preservation
techniques may be required. Samples shall be analyzed as quickly as possible
after collection. The industrial wastewater discharger shall ascertain that
the methodology used is reliable for its specific wastes in its laboratory.
Such discharger must be able to demonstrate to the Commission or Superintendent
that it has a viable quality control program.
J.Â
The industrial wastewater discharger shall maintain and
record the results of all required analyses and measurements and shall record,
for all samples, the date and time of sampling, the sample method used, the
dates the analyses were performed, who performed the sampling and analyses
and the results of such analyses. All records shall be retained for a minimum
of three years, such a period to be extended during the course of any unresolved
litigation or when so requested by the Commission or Superintendent. The industrial
wastewater discharger also shall retain all original stripchart recordings
and any continuous monitoring instrumentation and any calibration and maintenance
records for a minimum of three years, such period to be extended during the
course of any unresolved litigation or when so requested by the Commission
or Superintendent. The industrial wastewater discharger shall provide the
above records and shall demonstrate the adequacy of the flow-measuring and
sampling methods upon request of the Commission or the Superintendent. The
industrial wastewater discharger shall identify the effluent sampling point
used for each discharge pipe by providing a sketch or flow diagram, as appropriate,
showing the locations.
K.Â
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed
as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and
any industrial concern.
A.Â
Applications for permits under these regulations shall
be made on printed forms to be furnished by the Superintendent. The permit
application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
B.Â
There shall be two classes of permits, to be known as
"special" and "general." A general permit shall be sufficient to authorize
the connection or attachment, as well as the discharge of sewage from private
dwellings, into the Village sewer facility; all other connections, attachments,
discharges or uses require special permits. Applications for general permits
shall be signed by the fee owner of the premises as shown by the last preceding
tax roll or his attorney-in-fact specifically authorized by such fee owner
to make such application. Applications for special permits may be made in
the same manner or by a lessee of the premises. In each instance where a special
permit is required, it shall be unlawful to contribute any sewage, directly
or indirectly, into Village sewer facilities without such permit, and the
fact that the contributor has obtained a general permit from the Village shall
be no defense to a prosecution for a violation of these regulations.
Every special permit is nonassignable and is void upon the occurrence
of any of the following:
[Amended 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 28-1990]
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and from time to time
may amend a schedule of fees payable by an applicant for general and special
permits issued and required under this chapter.
A permit may be revoked at any time by the Commission, in writing, for
the continuance, after notice to desist, of any practice or operation which
contravenes the purposes set forth in this chapter or for a refusal to permit
inspection by any employee, officer or duly authorized representative of the
Village.
A permit for making a connection must be kept on the premises, available
for exhibition at all times during the construction of the work, and the failure
to keep such permit so available shall be presumptive evidence that the work
is being conducted in violation of these regulations.
A.Â
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
No connection shall be made until all special requirements are installed and
operable.
B.Â
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and
connection of the building sewer and/or building lateral shall be borne by
the owner. The owner shall indemnify and save the Village harmless from any
loss or damage or expenses, claims or suits arising out of or in connection
with the installation and connection of the building sewer and/or building
lateral. All building lateral and building sewer connections must be maintained
in good working condition at the expense of the property owner. All necessary
repairs shall be promptly made at the expense of the property owner.
[Amended 2-22-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982]
C.Â
A separate and independent building sewer and building
lateral shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands
at the rear of another on the same lot and no private sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court,
yard or driveway. The building sewer from the front building may be extended
to the rear building, and the whole considered as one building sewer with
a separate permit for each building. In the case of one- or two-story multiple
dwellings, when a building is constructed so as to allow more than two units
to be constructed on the same floor, a separate building drain shall be provided
for each unit.
D.Â
Old building laterals may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Superintendent
to meet all requirements of this chapter. Where cesspools or septic tanks
are to be discontinued following connections to a public sewer, the owner
shall have these pools promptly emptied, cleaned and backfilled with earth,
sand or other acceptable clean material.
E.Â
The size, slope, alignment, material or construction
of a building sewer and building lateral, and the methods to be used in excavating,
placing the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes and all applicable
rules and regulations of the Village. In the absence of code provisions or
in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate
specifications of the American Society for Testing Materials and the Water
Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
F.Â
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public
sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an
approved means and discharged into the building lateral. The cost thereof
shall be borne by the owner.
G.Â
No person shall make connections of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff
or groundwater to a building lateral, a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
H.Â
The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes
and all applicable rules and regulations of the Village or the procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing
Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No.
9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent
before installation.
I.Â
All excavations for building lateral and 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 Village.
Duly authorized employees of the Village, county, United States Environmental
Protection Agency and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter
upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in connection with ensuring compliance with these regulations
or the processing of applications for permits.
All connections to Village sewer facilities shall be subject to approval
and inspection by the Village. Before any connection shall be covered, it
shall be the duty of the applicant to notify the Superintendent that the connection
is ready for inspection, and such connection shall not be covered until it
has been inspected and approved by a Village representative.
The making of any false statement in an application for a permit, or
the failure to comply with any conditions in a permit, shall be deemed a violation
of these regulations.
The issuance of a permit for the making of a connection shall not relieve
the permittee or any person presuming to act under the authority of such permit
from obtaining any additional permits required by law, ordinance or regulation,
for the opening of streets or roads, the construction of buildings or the
like.
A.Â
In the event a building that is connected to the Village
public sewer is to be abandoned or demolished, or the certificate of occupancy
is withdrawn, the connection to the sewer is to be disconnected at the property
line. The Village sewer is to be plugged with a watertight plug and in a manner
that is satisfactory to the Superintendent. The sewer is to be disconnected,
plugged and inspected prior to the start of any other work on the site.
B.Â
Where a general permit was originally issued for the
sewer connection, a new general permit to disconnect must be obtained prior
to the start of work.
[Amended 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 29-1990]
C.Â
Where a special permit was originally issued for the
sewer connection, a new special permit to disconnect must be obtained prior
to the start of work.
[Amended 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 29-1990]
D.Â
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and may
from time to time amend a schedule of fees payable by an applicant for a permit
to disconnect a building which was previously connected to the Village's
public sewer system under a general or special permit and which is to be abandoned
or demolished.
[Added 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 29-1990]
No person shall maliciously, willfully or through gross negligence break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the sewer system. Any person found violating
this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under the section or sections
of the Penal Law applicable thereto.
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Editor's Note: Former § 176-17, Garbage pickups, added 12-27-1982 by L.L. No. 19-1982, which local law also renumbered former § 176-17 as § 176-18, was repealed 11-26-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984. For restrictions on noise made by refuse-collecting equipment, see Ch. 155, Peace and Good Order, § 155-21.
Any person found in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a
fine of not more than $250, and such person shall be deemed a disorderly person.
Each day in which any such offense shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense.