Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Article
VIII, §
136-44, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this article and meeting the requirements of the New York State Health Department.
Before beginning the construction of a private
wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit from the New York State Health Department, Division of Environmental
Health. The applicant shall conform to the regulations of the State
Health Department and shall fill out the necessary forms therefor.
He shall supplement the application by any plans, specifications and
other information deemed necessary by the Health Department, as well
as arrange to make percolation tests of the soil. These tests shall
meet the approval of the New York State Health Department before the
plans are completed. Construction of such a private system shall not
be started until plans are approved and the installation witnessed
by a representative of the New York State Health Department.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the New York State Health Department. No permit shall be issued in connection with a new building for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 20,000 square feet. (See Chapter
179, Zoning.) No septic tank or cesspool or leach field shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet or adjoining property.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in §
136-44, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer as outlined in §
136-44, in compliance with this Part
3, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable compacted material.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the
private and wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at
all time, at no expense to the sewer district.
No statement contained in this article shall
be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the Health Officer.