Where a public sanitary sewer is not available
under the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer shall be
connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the
provisions of this article.
A.
In areas for which there are no immediate plans for
the construction of public sewers, no work in addition to the requirements
for private wastewater disposal system shall be required.
B.
In areas for which there are immediate plans for the
construction of public sewers, in addition to the requirements for
private wastewater disposal system there shall be construction of
building drains which will facilitate connection to public sewers
when such sewers become available. Connection to these sewers shall
be made within six months after the availability of public sewers.
C.
In areas for which there are immediate plans for the
construction of public sewers, all new subdivisions for which plans
are filed after July 1, 1985, shall include the construction of sanitary
sewers and other wastewater works constructed in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter in public streets, easements or right-of-ways.
These wastewater works shall, at the earliest possible date, be connected
into the Town's system and all building drains shall be connected,
discharging the wastewater into the Town's system. All wastewater
works constructed by the developer shall, upon their acceptance, become
the property of the Town.
D.
Areas where immediate plans to provide public sewers
are considered to be those which are designated for sewer construction
during any of the five phases.
The type, capacities, location and layout of
a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with the Rules and
Regulations Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design,
Construction and Maintenance of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
and amendments thereto, as adopted by the State Department of Health,
under the authority of R.I.G.L. §§ 23-1-17 and 23-1-18(8).
A permit for a private sewage disposal system
shall not become effective until the installation is completed to
the satisfaction of the Building Inspector and an authorized representative
of the State Department of Environmental Management. They shall be
allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant
for the permit shall notify the approving authorities when the work
is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The system shall be covered within 48 hours after inspection
and approval.
The owner shall at all times operate and maintain
all the private wastewater disposal facilities on his private property
in a sanitary condition as is satisfactory to the Building Inspector,
at no expense to the Town. No person shall deposit, nor allow to be
deposited in their disposal facilities, swill, rubbish or solid refuse
matter other than fecal matter.
Persons engaged in the business of removing
the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or septic tanks or transport
through the streets the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or septic
tanks shall conduct their business in strict accordance with applicable
state laws and the regulations of the Blackstone Valley Sewer District
Commission or the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District
Commission.
The Town will not require separate licenses
to remove the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or septic tanks.
All tank trucks shall be kept airtight and free
from leakage and shall be kept clean and well painted. No tank trunks
shall be allowed to stand in any street except while in use. The equipment
used to remove and haul the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or
septic tanks shall be designed, built and maintained as may be required
by any regulations of the Blackstone Valley Sewer District Commission
or the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission.
All discharge and fee requirements shall be
those of the Blackstone Valley Sewer District Commission or the Narragansett
Bay Water Quality Management District Commission.
