It shall be unlawful to discharge into any receiving
waters within the district, either directly or indirectly, any sewage,
industrial wastes or other pollution.
It shall be illegal for any property owner to
connect his or her building to the sewage system without the prior
approval of the Administrator. If there is any unauthorized taking
of sewer service without the approval of the Administrator, then such
individual shall be subject to the remedies and fines as hereinafter
provided.
[Added 9-19-2016 by L.L.
No. 3-2016]
An owner of property that is located outside of an established
sewer district of the Town may request that the Town Board of the
Town of Liberty authorize connection to a district's sewage system.
The determination whether or not to approve such request and authorize
such connection shall be at the sole discretion of the Town Board
and, in any event, shall only be considered if the district has adequate
capacity available to accommodate and treat the proposed quantity
of flow for the period of time requested. If approved, no such connection
shall occur until a written agreement is entered into between the
nondistrict property owner and the Town Board acting on behalf of
the relevant sewer district, which agreement must contain the following
provisions:
A. The term of the agreement, including dates of commencement and termination
and whether the agreement is renewable.
B. The average daily flow per month to be received by the district for
the term of the agreement.
C. The location of the district's manhole where the property owner's
nondistrict sewer line shall connect to the district's system.
D. The property owner's agreement to install, prior to connection,
at his, her or its sole cost and expense (inclusive of Town engineering
and professional expenses), a manhole and flowmeter acceptable to
the Town Board, the Administrator and the Town's Engineer, in
order to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of waste
as well as inspection by the Town. The manhole shall be located and
the meter installed so as to be safe and accessible by Town personnel
and constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Administrator.
All maintenance, repairs and replacements thereof, and annual calibration
of meters, shall be at the property owner's sole expense and
performed by contractors approved in advance by the Town Board.
E. A description of the type and nature of flow that is to be discharged
into the district's system.
F. The minimum amount of advance notice of early termination of the
agreement by the Town in the event the limit of the district's
capacity shall be reached prior to the end of the term of the agreement.
G. The charge to the property owner per 1,000 gallons of flow received
by the district shall not exceed the average residential rate charged
to in-district users, which includes maintenance and operation (M&O)
and capital charges.
H. The property owner shall be billed quarterly based on the actual
flow recorded by the meter as read by the Town's personnel.
I. In the event any amount billed by the Town remains unpaid after 30
days of the date of the invoice, the property owner shall be charged
a ten-percent penalty. Any unpaid balance remaining after 60 days
of the date of the invoice (inclusive of the aforesaid penalty) shall
be subject to an additional ten-percent penalty.
J. Any unpaid balance remaining as of November 1 of each year shall
be relevied on the property owner's next tax bill.
K. If any balance is not paid in full within 90 days of the date of
invoice, the agreement shall terminate upon notification of the property
owner by the Town.