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County City Town of Hague Village
Local Law No. 1 of the year 2005.
A local law Amending the Sewer Use Local Law #3 of 2002. (insert title)
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the
County City Town of Hague as follows: Village |
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Title |
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Short Title and Purpose |
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2 |
Definitions |
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Use of Public Sewers Required |
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New Sewers or Sewer Extensions |
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Building Laterals, Street Laterals, Connections, and Fees |
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Inflow |
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Trucked and Hauled Wastes |
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Discharge Restrictions |
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Discharge Permits and Pretreatment Requirements |
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Enforcement and Penalties |
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Charges |
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Public Disclosure of POTW Operation |
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Conflicts, Severability, Effective Date and Applicability |
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Appendix |
Table of Parameters of Concern |
Specific Table of Contents
Article 1 - Short Title and Purpose
Section 101 - Short Title
Section 102 - General Purpose
Section 103 - Specific Purposes
Section 104 – Continuance of Previous Sewer Use Law
Article 2 - Definitions
Section 201 - Defined Terms
Section 202 - Abbreviations
Section 203 - Undefined Terms
Article 3 - Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 301 - Waste Disposal Unlawful
Section 302 - Connecting Private Sewage System to Storm Sewer Unlawful
Section 303 - Discharge of Sewage into Well Prohibited
Section 304 - Wastewater Discharge Unlawful
Section 305 - Building Permit Allowed Only When Approved Wastewater Disposal
Available
Section 306 - Private Wastewater Disposal Unlawful
Section 307 - Connection to Public Sewer Required
Section 308 - Limitation on Use of Public Sewers
Section 309 - Wastewater from Outside the POTW Service Area- Inter-municipal
Agreements
Section 310 - Moratorium
Section 311 - Basis of Sewer Use Requirement
Article 4 - New Sewers or
Sewer Extensions
Section 401 - Proper Design
Section 402A - New Sewers Subject to Approval, Fees, Inspection, Testing, and
Reporting
Section 402B - Plans, Specification, and Pipe Test Results Required
Section 403A - Sewer Pipe
Section 403B - Safety and Load Factors
Section 403C - Sewer Pipe installation
Section 403D - Cleanout Installation
Section 404 - Manholes and Manhole Installation
Section 405A - Infiltration/Exfiltration Testing
Section 405B - Test Section
Section 405C - Test Period
Section 405D - Pipe Lamping
Section 405E - Deflection Testing
Section 405F - Air Testing Alternative
Section 405G - Vacuum Testing Alternative
Section 406A - Force Mains
Section 406B - Force Main Testing
Section 407 - Final Acceptance and Warranty/Surety
Section 408 - Liability Insurance Coverage During Construction Period
Article 5 - Building
Laterals, Street Laterals, Connections, and Fees
Section 501A - Permit Required for Sewer Connections
Section 501B - Inflow/Infiltration Prohibited
Section 502 - Sewer Lateral Permits
Section 503A - New Building Laterals
Section 503B - Laterals Serving Several Buildings
Section 503C - Laterals Serving Complexes
Section 503D - Dry Sewers
Section 504 - Using Existing Building Laterals
Section 505 - Lateral Pipe Materials
Section 506A - Street Lateral to Public Sewer Connection
Section 506B - Future Connection Locations; As-Built Drawings
Section 506C - Special Manhole Requirements
Section 507 - Laterals At and Near Buildings
Section 508 - Sewage Lifting
Section 509 - Lateral Pipe Installation
Section 510A - Watertight Joints
Section 510B - Cast Iron Pipe Poured Joints
Section 510C - Cast Iron Push Joints
Section 510D - PVC Push Joints
Section 511A - Building Lateral/Street Lateral Connection
Section 511B - Cleanout Repair/Replacement
Section 511C - Street Lateral Replacement; Ownership
Section 512 - Testing
Section 513A - Connection Inspection
Section 513B - Trench Inspections
Section 514 - Public Safety Provisions Required; Restoration of Disturbed
Areas
Section 515 - Interior Clean-Out
Section 516 - Costs Borne by Owner
Article 6 - Inflow
Section 601 - New Inflow Sources Prohibited
Section 602 - Existing Inflow Sources Disconnected
Section 603 - Existing Inflow Sources Disconnected When Property Sold
Section 604 - No Re-connection of Inflow Source Allowed
Section 605 - Charges for Inflow
Article 7 - Trucked or Hauled Waste
Section 701 - Licenses and Application
Section 702 - Concurrent Requirements
Section 703 - Dumping Location and Timing
Section 704 - Notification of Dumping
Article 8 - Discharge
Restrictions
Section 801 - Pretreatment Standards
Section 802 - General Prohibitions
Section 803 - Concentration Based Limitations
Section 804 - Mass Discharge Based Limitations
Section 805 - Modification of Limitations
Section 806 - Access to User's Records
Section 807 - Dilution
Section 808 - Grease, Oil, and Sand Interceptors
Section 809 - Solid Waste Grinders
Section 810 - Rejection of Wastewater
Article 9 - Discharge
Permits and Pretreatment Requirements
Section 901 - Wastewater Discharge Reports
Section 902 - Notification to Industrial Users
Section 903A - Wastewater Discharges
Section 903B - Wastewater Discharge Permits Required For Significant
Industrial Users
Section 903C - Other Industrial Users
Section 903D - Discharge Permits to Storm Sewers Not Authorized
Section 904A - Application for Wastewater Discharge Permits
Section 904B - Permit Modifications
Section 904C - Permit Conditions
Section 904D - Permit Duration
Section 904E - Permit Reissuance
Section 904F - Permit Transfer
Section 904G - Permit Revocation
Section 904H - Public Notification
Section 905 - Reporting Requirements for Permittee
Section 906 - Flow Equalization
Section 907 - Monitoring Stations (Control Manholes)
Section 908 - Proper Design and Maintenance of Facilities and Monitoring
Stations
Section 909 - Vandalism, Tampering with Measuring Devices
Section 910 - Sampling and Analysis
Section 911 - Accidental Discharges; SPCC Plan
Section 912 - Posting Notices
Section 913 - Sample Splitting
Section 914 - Public Access to Information Maintained by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer
Section 915A - Access to Property and Records
Section 915B - Access to Easements
Section 915C - Liability of Property Owner
Section 916 - Special Agreements
Article 10 - Enforcement
and Penalties
Section 1001 - Enforcement Response Plan
Administrative Remedies
Section 1002 - Notification of Violation
Section 1003 - Consent Orders
Section 1004 - Administrative or Compliance Orders
Section 1005 - Administrative Fines
Section 1006 - Cease and Desist Orders
Section 1007 - Termination of Permit
Section 1008 - Water Supply Severance
Section 1009 - Show Cause Hearing
Section 1010 - Failure of User to Petition the Town
Section 1011 - Notice
Section 1012 - Right to Choose Multiple Remedies
Judicial Remedies
Section 1113 - Civil Actions for Penalties
Section 1114 - Court Orders
Section 1115 - Criminal Penalties
Section 1116 - Injunctive Relief
Section 1117 - Summary Abatement
Miscellaneous
Section 1118 - Delinquent Payments
Section 1119 - Performance Bonds
Section 1120 - Liability Insurance
Section 1121 - Informant Rewards
Section 1122 - Public Notification
Section 1123 - Contractor Listings
Article 11 - Charges
Section 1101 - Normal Sewage Service Charges
Section 1102 - Surcharge for Abnormal Sewage
Section 1103 - Total Sewer Service Charge
Section 1104 - Segmenting the POTW
Section 1105 - Measurement of Flow
Section 1106 - Billing Period
Section 1107 - Pretreatment Program Costs
Section 1108 - Charges for Trucked or Hauled Waste
Section 1109 - Capital Recovery
Section 1110 - Collection of Charges
Section 1111 - Fiscal Year for System
Section 1112 - Impact Fees
Section 1113 - Use of Revenues
Section 1114 - Records and Accounts
Article 12 - Public
Disclosure of POTW Operations
Section 1201 - POTW Operations Open to the Public
Section 1202 - Procedural Requirements Available
Section 1203 - Validity Through Public Inspection
Article 13 - Conflicts,
Severability, Effective Date and Applicability
Section
1301 - Conflicts
Section 1302 - Severability
Section 1303 - Effective Date
Section 1304 - Applicability
Appendix - Parameters of
Concern
Class A - Halogenated Hydrocarbons
Class B - Halogenated Organics (Other than Hydrocarbons)
Class C - Pesticides (Includes Herbicides, Algaecides, Biocides, Slimicides
and Mildewcides)
Class D - Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Class E - Tars
Class F - Substituted Aromatics (Other than Hydrocarbons and Non-Halogenated)
Class G - Miscellaneous
Class M - Metals and their Compounds
Article 1
Short Title and Purpose
Section 101 - Short Title
Section 102 - General Purpose
Section 103 - Specific Purposes
Section 104 - Continuance of Previous Sewer Use Law
Section 101 - Short Title
For brevity and ease of communication, this Law may be cited as the Town of Hague Sewer Use Law.
Section 102 - General Purpose
The
general purpose of this Law is the following:
To provide for efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and legal operation
of the Town of Hague POTW and the design and operation of all sewage disposal
systems within the Town of Hague
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Section 103 - Specific Purposes
The specific purposes of this Law are the following: (1) To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(2) To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and,
as much as possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
(3) To assure that new sewers and connections are properly constructed.
(4) To provide for equitable distribution to all users of the POTW of all
costs, associated with sewage transmission, treatment, and residuals
disposal, and to provide for the collection of such costs.
(5) To promote the health safety and welfare of the community by ensuring
that all private wastewater disposal systems are properly designed, located,
constructed and operated.
Section 104 - Continuance of Previous Sewer Use Law
The Septic Regulations of the Town of Hague enacted June 20, 1987 shall remain in full force and effect as amended.
Article 2
Section 202 – Defined Terms
Section 202 - Abbreviations
Section 203 - Undefined Terms
Section 201 - Defined Terms Unless otherwise stated in the
section where the term is used in this Law, the meaning of terms used in this
Law shall be as stated below. When not inconsistent with the context, the
present tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall
include the singular and vice versa. Furthermore, a masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine. Shall is mandatory; may is permissive.
Abnormal Sewage - Sewage whose concentration of one or more characteristics of normal sewage exceeds the maximum concentrations of the characteristics of normal sewage. See normal sewage.
Act or "THE ACT" - The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., as may be amended.
Administrator - The Regional Administrator of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 2.
Ammonia - The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure, to determine the quantity of ammonia in a sample, expressed as milligrams of nitrogen per liter.
Applicant - That person who makes application for any permit. The applicant may be an owner, new or old, or his agent.
Approval Authority - The USEPA, or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), in the event the NYSDEC is delegated approval authority responsibility by the USEPA.
Approved Laboratory Procedure - The procedures defined as 'Standard Methods' in this article, or other procedures approved by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, for flow measurement or determination of the concentration of pollutants or their surrogates in waters, wastewaters, and/or sludges.
ASTM, denoting American Society for Testing and Materials - The latest edition of any ASTM specification, when stipulated in this Law.
Authorized
Representative of the Industrial User - An authorized representative
of the industrial user may be: a) A principal executive officer of at least
the level of vice-president, if the industrial user is a corporation; (b) A
general partner or proprietor, if the industrial user is a partnership or
proprietorship, respectively;(c) A duly authorized representative of the
individual designated above, if such representative is responsible for the
overall operation of the facilities from which the indirect discharge
originates.
BOD, denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand - The result
obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the aerobic biochemical oxidation of organic
matter or in a sample, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Builder - Any person who undertakes to construct a building
or any part of a building, either under contract or for resale.
Building Drain - That part of the lowest horizontal piping
of a building drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste,
and other drainage pipes inside the building walls, and conveys it to the
building lateral, which begins five (5) feet outside the inner face of the
building wall.
Chlorine Demand - The result obtained when using an approved
laboratory procedure to determine the difference between the amount of
chlorine added to a sample and the amount of chlorine remaining in the sample
at the end of a specified contact time at room temperature, expressed in
milligrams per liter.
COD, denoting Chemical Oxygen Demand - The result obtained
when using an approved laboratory procedure to measure the oxygen requirement
of that portion of matter, in a sample, that is susceptible to oxidation, by
a specific chemical oxidant, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Color - The optical density at the visual wavelength of
maximum absorption, relative to distilled water. One hundred percent (100%)
transmittance is equivalent to zero (0.0) optical density.
Composite Sample - The sample resulting from the combination
of individual samples of wastewater taken at selected intervals, for a
specified time period. The individual samples may have equal volumes or the
individual volumes may be proportioned to the flow at the time of sampling.
Connection - Attachment of one user to a sewer. (See
Extension)
Connection Charge (Tap Fee) - The one time application fee
to offset Town of Hague expenses to process an application for a connection
of a building/street lateral to the public sewer. The fee also covers plan
review, permit issuance, street repair cost, and inspection costs. The fee
may be scaled to the amount of work involved, or to the size of the public
sewer involved.
Control Authority - The term shall refer to "Approval
Authority", or to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator when Town of Hague has an approved pretreatment program under the provisions of 40 CFR 403.11.
Control Manhole - A manhole accessible to the Control
Authority in or upstream of the street lateral, such that samples collected
from t he manhole represent the discharge to the POTW.
Conventional Pollutant - A pollutant that the POTW treatment
plant was designed to treat, defined in accordance with the Act.
Cooling Water - The water discharged from any system of
condensation, air conditioning, refrigeration, or other sources. It shall
contain no polluting substances which would produce COD or suspended solids
in excess of five (5) milligrams per liter, or toxic substances, as limited
elsewhere in this Law.
County - The county in which the Town of Hague is located.
Developer - Any person who subdivides land for the purpose
of constructing, or causing to be constructed, buildings for which wastewater
disposal facilities are required.
Direct Discharge - The discharge of treated or untreated
wastewater directly to the Waters of the State of New York. (For reference,
see Indirect Discharge.)
Domestic Wastes - see Sewage, Domestic.
Dry Sewers - The sanitary sewer installed in anticipation of
future connection to a POTW but which is not used, in the meantime, for
transport of storm or sanitary sewage.
End of Pipe - For the purpose of determining compliance with
limitations prescribed by Article 9, end of pipe shall mean the control
manhole, provided the samples collected from the control manhole are
representative of the discharge to the POTW.
End of Pipe Concentration - The concentration of a substance
in a sample of wastewater at end of pipe.
End of Process Concentration - see National Categorical
Pretreatment Standard.
Easement - An acquired legal right for the specific use of
land owned by others.
EPA, USEPA, or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - The
agency of the federal government charged with the administration and
enforcement of federal environmental laws, rules, and regulations. Also may
be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized
official of this Agency.
Extension - Attachment of a sewer line, with more than one
user, to an existing sewer line.
Facility - All buildings, other structures, grounds and
contiguous property at any locations related to or connected with a user at
the user's location.
Floatable Oil - Oil, grease, or fat in a physical state such
that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a wastewater
treatment facility.
Flow Rate - The quantity of liquid or waste that flows in a
certain period of time.
Garbage - The solid wastes from the preparation, cooking,
and dispensing of food, from the handling, storage, and sale of produce, and
from the packaging and canning of food.
Grab Sample - A single sample of wastewater representing the
physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the wastewater at one
point and time.
ICS Form - The form used by the NYSDEC to survey industries
to perform and update the Industrial Chemical Survey.
Indirect Discharge - The introduction of wastewater into a
POTW for treatment and ultimate discharge of the treated effluent to the
State's Waters. (For reference, see Direct Discharge).
Industrial - Meaning or pertaining to industry,
manufacturing, commerce, trade, business, or institution, and is
distinguished from domestic or residential.
Industrial Chemical Survey (ICS) - The survey of industries
in New York State, initiated by the NYSDEC, to determine chemical usage and
storage by those industries.
Industrial User - See User, Industrial.
Industrial Wastes - The liquid or liquid-carried solid,
liquid and/or gaseous wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade,
service, utility, or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Infiltration - Water, other than wastewater, that enters a
sewer system (excluding building drains) from the ground through such means
as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration does
not include, and is distinguished from, inflow. Infiltration is inadvertent,
that is, not purposely designed or built into the sewer or drain.
Inflow - Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer
system (including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited to,
roof leaders, cellar drains, area drains, drains from springs and swampy
areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary
sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters, foundation drains,
swimming pools, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage. Inflow does
not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration. Inflow is purposely
designed and/or built into the sewer or drain.
Interference - A discharge which, alone or in conjunction
with discharges by other sources,
(a) inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or
its sludge processes, use or disposal; and
(b) therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the (C,V,T)
POTW's SPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a
violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW
in accordance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or
permits issued there under (or more stringent State or local regulations):
i - Section 405 of the Clean Water Act,
ii - the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II, more commonly
referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - RCRA), and
including State regulations contained in any State sludge management plan
prepared pursuant to Subtitle D or the SWDA),
iii - Clean Air Act,
iv - Toxic Substance Control Act, and
v - Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
Lateral, Building - The sewer extension from the building
drain to the Street Lateral or other place of wastewater disposal.
Lateral, Street - The sewer extension from the public sewer
to the property line.
National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, or Categorical Standard
- Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA
in accordance with Section 307 (B) and (C) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 1347), which
applies to a specific category of industrial users. These standards apply at
the end of the categorical process ("end of process").
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit
- A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).
National Prohibitive Discharge Standard, or Prohibitive Discharge
Standard - Any regulation developed under the authority of Section
307 (B) of the Act, and 40 CFR, Section 403.5.
Natural Outlet - Any outlet, including storm sewers and
combined sewer overflows, to State's Waters.
New Owner - That individual or entity who purchased property
within the Service Area of the Town of Hague after the effective date of this
law.
New Source - Any source, the construction of which is
commenced after the publication of the proposed regulation prescribing a
Section 307 (C) (33 U.S.C 1317) Categorical Pretreatment Standard which will
be applicable to such source, if such standard is thereafter promulgated.
New User - A discharger to the POTW who commences discharge
after the effective date of this Law.
Normal Sewage - see Sewage, Normal.
Nuisance - The use or lack of use of the POTW in such a
manner so as to endanger life or health, give offense to the senses, or
obstruct or otherwise interfere with the reasonable use or maintenance of the
POTW.
Oil and Grease - The result obtained when using an approved
laboratory procedure to determine the quantity of fats, wax, grease, and oil,
in a sample, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Old Owner - That individual or entity who owns or owned a
property, within the Service Area of the POTW, purchased prior to the
effective date of this Law, who or inherited the property at any time and
intends to sell the property, or has sold the property to a new owner, also
the agent of the old owner.
Other Wastes - Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse,
wood, egg shells, coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, ashes,
and all other discarded matter not normally present in sewage or industrial
wastes. Also, the discarded matter not normally present in sewage or
industrial waste.
Pass Through - The discharge which exits the Town of Hague
Wastewater Treatment Plant (POTW) into waters of the State in quantities,
which, alone or in conjunction with Discharges from other sources, is a cause
of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's SPDES permit (including an
increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
Permit - A temporary revocable written document allowing use
of the POTW for specified wastes over a limited period of time, containing
sampling locations and reporting frequencies, and requiring other actions as
authorized by this Law.
Person - Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, Federal, State, or local agency or entity, association, trust,
estate or any other legal entity whatsoever.
pH - The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions, in gram moles per liter of solution. A pH value of 7.0, the
pH scale midpoint, represents neutrality. Values above 7.0 represent alkaline
conditions. Values below 7.0 represent acid conditions.
Phosphorus, total - See total phosphorus.
Pollutant - Any material placed into or onto the State's
waters, lands and/or airs, which interferes with the beneficial use of that
water, land and/or air by any living thing at any time.
Pollution - The man-made or man-induced alteration of the
chemical, physical, biological, and/or radiological integrity of the State's
waters, lands and/or airs resulting from the introduction of a pollutant into
these media.
Pretreatment (Treatment) - The reduction of the amount of
pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of
pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in
lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The
reduction or alteration can be achieved by physical, chemical, or biological
process, process changes, or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR,
Section 403.6 (D).
Pretreatment Requirements - Any substantive or procedural
requirement related to pretreatment, other than a National Pretreatment
Standard imposed on an industrial user.
Pretreatment Standard or National Pretreatment Standard -Any
Categorical Standard or Prohibitive Discharge Standard.
Priority Pollutants - The most recently revised or updated
list, developed by the EPA, in accordance with the Act.
Prohibitive Discharge Standard - see National Prohibitive
Discharge Standard.
Properly Shredded Garbage - The wastes from the preparation,
cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that
all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, and with no particle having a dimension greater
than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
POTW Treatment Plant - That portion of the POTW designed to
provide treatment to wastewater, and to treat sludge and residuals derived
from such treatment.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) - A treatment works,
as defined by Section 212 of the Act, (33 U.S.C 1292), which is owned, in
this instance, by Town of Hague . This definition includes any sewers and
appurtenances that transport wastewater to the POTW treatment plant, but does
not include pipes, sewers, or other conveyances not connected directly or
indirectly to a facility providing treatment.
Receiving Waters - A natural watercourse or body of water
(usually Waters of the State) into which treated or untreated sewage is
discharged.
Records - Shall include, but not be limited to, any printed,
typewritten, handwritten or otherwise recorded matter of whatever character
(including paper or electronic media), including but not limited to, letters,
files, memoranda, directives, notes and notebooks, correspondence,
descriptions, telephone call slips, photographs, permits, applications,
reports, compilations, films, graphs and inspection reports. For the purposes
of this law, records shall mean records of and relating to waste generation,
reuse and disposal, and shall include records of usage of raw materials.
Roof Drain - A drain installed to receive water collecting
on the surface of a roof for disposal.
Septage - All liquids and solids in and removed from septic
tanks, holding tanks, cesspools, or approved type of chemical toilets,
including but not limited to those serving private residences, commercial
establishments, institutions, and industries. Also sludge from small sewage
treatment plants. Septage shall not have been contaminated with substances of
concern or priority pollutants.
Septic Tank - A private domestic sewage treatment system
consisting of an underground tank (with suitable baffling), constructed in
accordance with any and/or all local and State requirements.
Service Area of the POTW - The legally defined bounds of
real property from which wastewater may be discharged into the POTW. The
bounds shall be established, altered, changed, modified, reduced, enlarged,
combined, or consolidated by action of the Town of Hague (Board, Council).
Sewage - A combination of the water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments,
and such ground, surface, and storm water as may be inadvertently present.
The admixture of sewage, as defined above, with industrial wastes and other
wastes shall also be considered "sewage", within the meaning of
this definition.
Sewage, Domestic (Domestic Wastes) - Liquid wastes from the
non-commercial preparation, cooking, and handling of food, liquid wastes
containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences
in dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and institutions,
or liquid wastes from clothes washing and/or floor/wall washing. Therefore,
domestic sewage includes both black water and grey water. (See Sewage,
Sanitary.)
Sewage, Normal - Sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes,
which show, by analysis, the following characteristics:
B.O.D. (Five Day) - 2090 lbs. per million gallons (250 milligrams per liter), or less.
Suspended Solids - 2500 lbs. per million gallons (300 milligrams per liter), or less.
Phosphorus - 125 lbs. per million gallons (15 milligrams per liter), or less
Ammonia - 250 lbs. per million gallons (30 milligrams per liter), or less.
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen - 417 lbs. per million (50 milligrams per liter), or less.
Chlorine Demand - 209 lbs. per million gallons (25 milligrams per liter), or less.
Chemical Oxygen Demand - 2920 lbs. per million gallons (350 milligrams per liter), or less.
Oil and Grease -
830 lbs. per million gallons (100 milligrams per liter), or less
In spite of satisfying one or
more of these characteristics, if the sewage also contains substances of
concern, it may not be considered normal sewage.
Sewage, Sanitary - Liquid wastes from the sanitary
conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office
buildings, factories, or institutions, and free from storm water, surface
water, industrial, and other wastes. (See Domestic Wastes.)
Sewage Treatment Plant (Water Pollution Control Plant) - see
POTW Treatment Plant.
Sewage, Unusual Strength or Character - Sewage which has
characteristics greater than those of Normal Sewage and /or which contains
Substances of Concern.
Sewer - A pipe or conduit for carrying or transporting
sewage.
Sewer, Combined - A sewer designed to receive and transport
both surface runoff and sewage.
Sewer, Public - A sewer in which all abutting property
owners have equal rights, and the use of which is controlled by the Town of
Hague.
Sewer, Sanitary - A sewer which carries sewage, and to which
storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
Sewer, Storm (Storm Drain) - A sewer which carries storm and
surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastewaters,
other than cooling waters and other unpolluted waters.
Sewerage System (also POTW) - All facilities for collecting,
regulating, pumping, and transporting wastewater to and away from the POTW
treatment plant.
Sewerage Surcharge - The demand payment for the use of a
public sewer and/or sewage treatment plant for the handling of any sewage,
industrial wastes, or other wastes accepted for admission thereto in which
the characteristics thereof exceed the maximum values of such characteristics
in normal sewage. (See Volume Charge.)
Significant Industrial User - see User, Significant
Industrial.
Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) - A User is in significant
non-compliance if its violation(s) meet(s) one or more of the following
criteria:
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits , defined here as those, in sixty-six (66) percent or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-month period, which exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter;
Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those, in which thirty-three (33) percent or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period, which equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limits multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease; TRC = 1.2 for all other pollutants);
Slug - A substantial deviation from
normal rates of discharge or constituent concentration (see normal sewage)
sufficient to cause interference. In any event, a discharge which, in
concentration of any constituent or in quantity of flow, that exceeds, for
any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes, more than five (5)
times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flow during normal
user operations, shall constitute a slug.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) - A classification
pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1972, and
subsequent revisions.
Standard Methods - Procedures contained in the latest
edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater", published by the American Public Health Association,
procedures established by the Administrator, pursuant to Section 304 (G) of
the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, and amendments thereto. (If 40
CFR, Part 136 does not include a sampling or analytical technique for the
pollutant in question, then procedures set forth in EPA publication,
"Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents
for Priority Pollutants", April 1977, and amendments thereto, shall be
used.), any other procedure approved by the Administrator, or any other
procedure approved by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, whichever is
the most conservative.
State - State of New York.
State's Waters - See Waters of the State.
Storm Water - Any flow occurring during or following any
form of natural precipitation; also the flow resulting there from.
Substances of Concern - Those compounds which the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation has determined may be harmful
to man or the environment.
Sump Pump - A mechanism used for removing water from a sump
or wet well.
Suspended Solids - The result obtained, using an approved
laboratory procedure, to determine the dry weight of solids, in a sample,
that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension, or are settleable,
and can be removed from the sample by filtration, expressed in milligrams per
liter.
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) - The result obtained, using
an approved laboratory procedure, to determine the quantity of ammonia in a
sample and released during the acid digestion of organic nitrogen compounds,
expressed as milligrams of nitrogen per liter.
Total Phosphorus - The result obtained, using an approved
laboratory procedure, to determine the total quantity of orthophosphate, in a
sample of wastewater, following the hydrolysis of phosphorus compounds,
expressed as milligrams of phosphorus per liter of sample.
Town - The Town of Hague, as incorporated on April 6, 1807.
Toxic Substances - Any substance, whether gaseous, liquid,
or solid, that when discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities may
be hazardous to POTW operation and maintenance personnel, tend to interfere
with any biological sewage treatment process, or to constitute a hazard to
recreation in the receiving waters, due to the effluent from a sewage
treatment plant or overflow point. Any pollutant or combination of pollutants
listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA under provisions of CWA
307 (A), or other Acts.
User - Any person who contributes, causes, or permits the
contribution of wastewater into the POTW.
User, Existing - A discharger to the POTW who is discharging
on or before the effective date of this Law.
User, Industrial - A discharger to the POTW who discharges
non-domestic wastewaters.
User, New - A discharger to the POTW who initiates discharge
after the effective date of this Law.
User, Significant Industrial (SIU) - An industrial user of
the Town of Hague POTW who is:
*Note: A user discharging a measurable quantity of a
pollutant may be classified as non-significant if, at the influent to the
POTW treatment plant, the pollutant is not detectable.
Volume Charge (User Charge) - The demand sewer use charge
which is based, in part or wholly, on the volume of normal sewage discharged
into the POTW (there may be surcharges, as provided for in Article 12). The
volume charge shall be based on a specific cost per 100 cubic feet or per
1,000 gallons. The specific charge shall be subject to approval by the Town
of Hague Board. The moneys so obtained shall be used for current operation
and maintenance, for retirement of bonded indebtedness, and for funding of
capital projects, of the POTW. The basis of volume charge calculations shall
be made available to the public, on demand, as provided in Article 13. The
volume charge shall be recalculated annually, as well as the surcharge rates.
Wastewater - The liquid and water-carried industrial or
domestic wastewaters from dwellings, commercial establishments, industrial
facilities, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water,
and storm water that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed
into or permitted to enter the POTW.
Wastewater Discharge Permit - A permit as set forth in
Article 10 of this Law.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator - That
individual nominated by the Town of Hague Supervisor, and confirmed by the
Town of Hague Board as the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. Such an
individual shall be licensed in the State, and otherwise qualified to oversee
wastewater collection, conveyance and POTW operations. This definition shall
also include his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
Wastewater, Unusual Strength or Character - see Sewage, Unusual Strength or Character.
Zoning Enforcement Officer - That individual
nominated by the Town of Hague Supervisor, and confirmed by the Town of Hague Board as the Zoning Enforcement Officer. This definition shall also include his
authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
Waters of the State (State's Waters) - All streams, lakes,
ponds, marshes, water courses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs,
aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and all other bodies or
accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public
or private, which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the
State or any portion thereof.
Section 202 - Abbreviations
The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
AWWA - American Water Works Association
BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CPLR - Code of Public Law and Rules
COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
L - Liter
Mg - Milligram
Mg/l - Milligrams per liter
NCPI - National Clay Pipe Institute
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NYSDEC - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSDOH - New York State Department of Health
NYSDOT - New York State Department of Transportation
P - Total Phosphorus
PSI - Pounds per Square Inch
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPM - Parts per Million, weight basis
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
SPDES - State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 690 L, et seq.
U.S.C. - United State Code of Laws
USEPA - United State Environmental Protection Agency
TSS - Total Suspended Solids
Section 203 - Undefined
Terms
Terms not defined in this article, or terms found to be ambiguous or
improperly defined in this article, shall be defined by the Act, or
Regulations, pursuant thereto.
Article 3
Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 301 - Waste Disposal Unlawful
Section 302 - Connecting Private Sewage System to Storm Sewer Unlawful
Section 303 - Discharge of Sewage into Well Prohibited
Section 304 - Wastewater Discharge Unlawful
Section 305 - Building Permit Allowed Only When Approved Wastewater Disposal
Available
Section 306 - Private Wastewater Disposal Unlawful
Section 307 - Connection to Public Sewer Required
Section 308 - Limitation on Use of Public Sewers
Section 309 - Wastewater from Outside the POTW Service Area - Inter-municipal
Agreements
Section 310 - Moratorium
Section 311 - Basis of Sewer Use Requirement
Section 301 - Waste
Disposal Unlawful
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 Town of Hague or in any area under the jurisdiction of the said
municipality, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or objectionable waste.
Also, no person shall discharge domestic sewage onto the surface of the
ground or discharge it in a way that permits it to come to the surface of the
ground.
Section 302 - Connecting
Private Sewage system to Storm Sewer Unlawful
No person shall connect a private sewage system so that sewage flows into a
storm sewer or into a drain intended exclusively for storm water.
Section 303 - Discharge of Sewage into Well Prohibited
No person shall discharge sewage into a well.
Section 304 - Wastewater
Discharge Unlawful
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet, within Town of
Hague, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the said municipality, any
wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Law.
Section 305 - Building
Permit Allowed Only When Approved Wastewater Disposal Available
No property owner, builder, or developer shall be issued a building permit
for a new dwelling or structure requiring sanitary facilities unless a
suitable and approved method of wastewater disposal, conforming to this Law,
is available. All housing construction or building development which takes
place after this Law is enacted shall provide for an approved system of
sanitary sewers.
Section 306 - Private
Wastewater Disposal Unlawful
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, or other facility intended or
used for disposal of wastewater within the Sewer District.
Section 307 - Connection
to Public Sewer Required
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the
Town of Hague, Sewer District and any extension thereof, is hereby required,
at the owner's expense to install suitable sanitary facilities therein, and
to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer, in
accordance with the provisions of this law, within ninety (90) days after
official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one
hundred (100) feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
Section 308 - Limitation
on Use of Public Sewers
The use of the Town of Hague public sewers shall be strictly limited and
restricted, except as provided in Section 307, to receive and accept the
discharge of sewage and other wastes, including industrial wastes generated
on or discharged from real property within the bounds of the Service Area of
the POTW.
Section 309 - Wastewater
from Outside the POTW Service Area - Inter-municipal Agreements
The Town of Hague Board, on the recommendation of the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator, shall have
the authority to enter into agreements to accept sewage and other wastes,
including industrial wastes, generated by or discharged from persons outside
the service area of the POTW.
If the person is a municipality, that municipality shall have enacted a Sewer
Use Law as restrictive on the discharge of sewage and other wastes as the
restrictions contained in this Law.
If the person is not a municipality the acceptance shall be made only with
the expressed written consent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (the issuance of a permit) setting
forth the terms and conditions of such a acceptance.
Section 310 - Moratorium
At the recommendation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, who determines that:
one or more segments of the POTW is exceeding its hydraulic capacity at any time
any specific
purpose of this Law is being violated
The Town of Hague Board shall have the authority to limit or deny new
connections to the POTW until the conditions leading to the moratorium are
corrected. Such correction may be by:
construction of new facilities
enlarging existing facilities
correction of inflow and infiltration
cleaning and repairing of existing facilities
Section 311 - Basis of
Sewer Use Requirement
All requirements, directives, and orders calling for mandatory use of the
sewers, within the Service Area of the POTW, for the proper discharge of
sewage and other wastes, including industrial wastes, shall be established
and given by the Town of Hague Board, NYSDEC, USEPA, and/or other such State
or Federal agencies, which have enforcement powers.
Article 4
New Sewers or Sewer Extensions
Section 401 - Proper Design
Section 402A - New Sewers Subject to Approval, Fees, Inspection, Testing, and
Reporting
Section 402B - Plans, Specification, and Pipe Test Results Required
Section 403A - Sewer Pipe
Section 403B - Safety and Load Factors
Section 403C - Sewer Pipe installation
Section 403D - Cleanout Installation
Section 404 - Manholes and Manhole Installation
Section 405A - Infiltration/Exfiltration Testing
Section 405B - Test Section
Section 405C - Test Period
Section 405D - Pipe Lamping
Section 405E - Deflection Testing
Section 405F - Air Testing Alternative
Section 405G - Vacuum Testing Alternative
Section 406A - Force Mains
Section 406B - Force Main Testing
Section 407 - Final Acceptance and Warranty/Surety
Section 408 - Liability Insurance Coverage During Construction Period
Section 401 - Proper
Design
New sanitary sewers and all extensions to sanitary sewers owned and operated
by the Town of Hague shall be designed, by a professional licensed to
practice sewer design in the State, in accordance with the Recommended
Standards for Sewage Works, as adopted by the Great Lakes - Upper Mississippi
River Board of State Sanitary Engineers ("Ten State Standards"),
and in strict conformance with all requirements of the NYSDEC. Plans and
specifications shall be submitted to, and written approval shall be obtained
from the Zoning Enforcement Officer, the NYSDOH, and the NYSDEC, before
initiating any construction. The design shall anticipate and allow for flows
from all possible future extensions or developments within the immediate drainage
area.
If, however, there is inadequate capacity in any sewer which would convey the
wastewater or if there is insufficient capacity in the POTW treatment plant
to treat the wastewater properly, the application shall be denied. Sewer line
and POTW treatment plant current use shall be defined as the present use and
the unutilized use which has been committed, by resolution, to other users by
the Town of Hague Board.
Section 402 A - New
Sewers Subject to Approval, Fees, Inspection, Testing, and Reporting
When a property owner, builder, or developer proposes to construct sanitary
sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers in an area proposed for subdivision,
the plans, specifications, and method of installation shall be subject to the
approval of the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator, and the NYSDOH, in accordance with Section 501. Said property owner, builder, or
developer shall pay for the entire installation, including a proportionate
share of the treatment plant, intercepting or trunk sewers, pumping stations,
force mains, and all other Town of Hague expenses incidental thereto. Each
street lateral shall be installed and inspected pursuant to Article 6, and
inspection fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to initiating
construction. Design and installation of sewers shall be as specified in
Section 503, and in conformance with Paragraphs 3 through 6 of ASTM
Specification C-12. The installation of the sewer shall be subject to
periodic inspection by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, without prior notice.
The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall
determine whether the work is proceeding in accordance with the approved
plans and specifications, and whether the completed work will conform with
the approved plans and specifications. The sewer, as constructed, must pass
the infiltration test (or the exfiltration test, with prior approval),
required in Section 505, before any building lateral is connected thereto.
The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall be notified 30 days in advance
of the start of any construction actions so that such inspection frequencies
and procedures as may be necessary or required, may be established. No new
sanitary sewers will be accepted by the Town of Hague Board until such
construction inspections have been made so as to assure the Town of Hague Board of compliance with this Law and any amendments or additions thereto. The Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator has the authority to require such excavation as necessary to
inspect any installed facilities if the facilities were covered or otherwise
backfilled before they were inspected so as to permit inspection of the
construction. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall report all
findings of inspections and tests to the Town of Hague Board.
Section 402 B - Plans,
Specification, and Pipe Test Results Required
Plans, specifications, and methods of installation shall conform to the
requirements of this Article. Components and materials of wastewater
facilities not covered in this Law, such as pumping stations, lift stations,
or force mains shall be designed in accordance with Section 501, and shall be
clearly shown and detailed on the plans and specifications submitted for
approval. Force main details are covered in Section 506. When requested, the
applicant shall submit, to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and to the NYSDOH, all
design calculations and other pertinent
data to supplement review of the plans and specifications. Results of
manufacturer's tests on each lot of pipe delivered to the job site shall also
be furnished, upon request.
Section 403 A - Sewer
Pipe
1) Sewer pipe material shall be:
Section 403 B - Safety and Load Factors
Selection of pipe class shall be predicated on the following criteria:
Safety factor - 1.5
Load factor - 1.7
Weight of soil - 120 lbs/cu. ft.
Wheel loading - 16,000 lbs.
Utilizing the foregoing information, design shall be made as outlined in Chapter
IX of the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, latest
edition, "Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers",
and the pipe shall have sufficient structural strength to support all loads
to be placed on the pipe, with a safety factor as specified above.
PVC, and HDPE pipe shall not be encased in concrete due to their different
coefficients of linear thermal expansion.
Section 403 C - Sewer Pipe Installation
(1) Local utilities shall be contacted to verify construction plans and to
make arrangements to disconnect all utility services, where required to
undertake the construction work. The utility services shall later be
reconnected. The work shall be scheduled so that there is minimum
inconvenience to local residents. Residents shall be provided proper and
timely notice regarding disconnection of utilities.
(2) The construction right-of-way shall be cleared only to the extent needed
for construction. Clearing consists of removal of trees which interfere with
construction, removal of underbrush, logs, and stumps, and other organic
matter, removal of refuse, garbage, and trash, removal of ice and snow, and
removal of telephone and power poles, and posts. Any tree which will not
hinder construction shall not be removed, and shall be protected from damage
by any construction equipment. Debris shall not be burned, but hauled for
disposal in an approved manner.
(3) The public shall be protected from personal and property damage as a
result of the construction work.
(4) Traffic shall be maintained at all times in accordance with applicable
highway permits. Where no highway permits are required, at least 1/2 of a
street shall be kept open for traffic flow.
5) Erosion control shall be performed throughout the project to minimize the
erosion of soils onto lands or into waters adjacent to or affected by the
work. Erosion control can be effected by limiting the amount of clearing and
grubbing prior to trenching, proper scheduling of the pipe installation work,
minimizing time of open trench, prompt grading and seeding, and filtration of
drainage.
(6) The trench shall be excavated only wide enough for proper installation of
the sewer pipe, manhole, and appurtenances. Allowances may be made for
sheeting, de-watering, and other similar actions to complete the work. Roads,
sidewalks, and curbs shall be cut, by sawing or by other methods as approved
by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, before trench excavation is
initiated.
(7) Under ordinary conditions, excavation shall be by open cut from the
ground surface. However, tunneling or boring under structures other than
buildings may be permitted. Such structures include crosswalks, curbs,
gutters, pavements, trees, driveways, and railroad tracks.
(8) Open trenches shall be protected at all hours of the day with barricades,
as required.
(9) Trenches shall not be open for more than 30 feet in advance of pipe
installation nor left unfilled for more than 30 feet in the rear of the
installed pipe, when the work is in progress, without permission of the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. When work is not in progress, including
over night, weekends, and holidays, the trench shall be backfilled to ground
surface.
(10) The trench shall be excavated approximately six (6) inches deeper than the
final pipe grade. When unsuitable soils are encountered, these shall be
excavated to a maximum depth of 2-1/2 feet below the final pipe invert grade
and replaced with select materials.
(11) Ledge rock, boulders, and large stones shall be removed from the trench
sides and bottom. The trench shall be over-excavated at least 12 inches for
five (5) feet, at the transition from rock bottom to earth bottom, centered
on the transition.
(12) Maintenance of grade, elevation, and alignment shall be done by some suitable
method or combination of methods.
(13) No structure shall be undercut unless specifically approved by the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.
(14) Proper devices shall be provided, and maintained operational at all
times, to remove all water from the trench as it enters. At no time shall the
sewer line be used for removal of water from the trench.
(15) To protect workers and to prevent caving, shoring and sheeting shall be
used, as needed. Caving shall not be used to backfill the trench. Sheeting
shall not be removed but cut off no lower than one foot above the pipe crown
nor no higher than one foot below final grade, and left in the trench, during
backfill operations.
(16) The pipe barrel shall be supported, along its entire length, on a minimum
of six (6)inches of crusher run max. 1/2-inch stone free of organic material.
This foundation shall be firmly tamped in the excavation.
(17) Bell holes shall be hand excavated, as appropriate.
(18) Pipe shall be laid from low elevation to high elevation. The pipe bell
shall be up gradient; the pipe spigot shall be down gradient.
(19) Joint preparation and assembly shall be in accordance with the
manufacturer's written instructions.
(20) The grade and alignment shall be checked and made correct. The pipe
shall be in straight alignment. Any negotiation of curves shall be at
manholes, except when site conditions require alternative pipe laying
procedures. These alternative procedures, including bending the pipe barrel,
deflecting the joint, and using special fittings, shall require prior written
approval of the plans and also written confirmation approval of need by the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator after examination of the site conditions.
(21) When a smaller sewer joins a larger one the invert of the larger sewer
shall be lowered sufficiently to maintain the same hydraulic gradient. An
approximate method which may be used for securing this result is to place the
0.8 depth of both sewers at the same elevation.
(22) Crushed stone shall be placed over the laid pipe to a depth of at least
six (6) inches. The embedment of thermoplastic pipe shall be in accordance
with ASTM D2321 using class 1A or 1B backfill materials. Care shall be
exercised so that stone is packed under the pipe haunches. Care shall be
exercised so that the pipe is not moved during placement of the crushed
stone.
(23) The migration of fines from surrounding backfill or native soils shall
be restricted by gradation of embedment materials or by use of suitable
filter fabric.
(24) The remaining portion of the trench above the pipe embedment shall be
backfilled in one-foot lifts which shall be firmly compacted. Compaction
near/under roadways, driveways, sidewalks, and other structures shall be to
95 % of the maximum moisture-density relationship, as determined by ASTM
Specification D 698, Method D. Ice, snow, or frozen material shall not be
used for backfill.
Section 403 D - Cleanout Installation
(1) Cleanouts for low pressure sewers shall be placed at intervals of
approximately 400 to 500 feet, at major changes of direction, where one
collection main joins another main and at the upstream end of each main
branch.
(2) The design of the cleanouts shall be as approved by the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator.
Section 404 - Manholes and Manhole
Installation
(1) Design of all manholes shall be submitted to the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator and shall receive approval prior to placement.
(2) Manholes shall be placed where there is a change in slope or alignment,
and at intervals not exceeding 400 linear feet except as authorized by the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.
(3) Manhole bases shall be constructed or placed on a minimum of six (6)
inches of crusher run max. 1/2-inch stone free of organic materials.
(4) Manhole bases shall be constructed of 4,000 psi (28 day) concrete 8
inches thick, or shall be precast bases properly bedded in the excavation.
Field constructed bases shall be monolithic, properly reinforced, and extend
at least 6 inches beyond the outside walls of lower manhole sections. Precast
manhole bases shall extend at least 6 inches beyond the outside walls of
lower manhole sections.
(5) Manholes shall be constructed using precast minimum 4 foot diameter
concrete manhole barrel sections, and an eccentric top section, conforming to
ASTM Specification C-478, with the following exceptions on wall thickness:
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Manhole Diameter (Feet) |
Wall Thickness (Inches) |
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4 |
5 |
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5 |
6 |
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6 |
7 |
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6 1/2 |
7 1/2 |
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7 |
8 |
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8 |
9 |
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All sections shall be cast solid, without lifting holes.
Flat top slabs shall be a minimum of 8 inches thick and shall be capable of
supporting a H-20 loading.
(6) All joints between sections shall be sealed with an "O" ring
rubber gasket, meeting the same specifications as concrete pipe joint
gaskets, or butyl joint sealant completely filling the joint.
(7) All joints shall be sealed against infiltration. All metal parts shall be
thickly coated with bitumastic or elastomeric compound to prevent corrosion.
(8) Steps or ladder rungs shall be installed at 12-inch spacing on the inside
manhole walls. Steps shall be copolymer polypropylene encased ˝-inch
diameter grade 60 reinforcing steel, with a non-skid tread and lugged ends.
(9) No holes shall be cut into the manhole sections closer than 6 inches from
joint surfaces.
10) Manholes which extend above grade shall not have an eccentric top
section. The top plate shall be large enough to accommodate the cover lifting
device and the cover.
(11) The elevation of the top section shall be such that the cover frame top
elevation is 0.5 foot above the 100-year flood elevation (in a field), 0.5
foot above a lawn elevation, or at finished road or sidewalk grade.
(12) When located in a traveled area (road or sidewalk), the manhole frame
and cover shall be heavy-duty cast iron. When located in a lawn or in a
field, the manhole frame and cover may be light duty cast iron. The cover
shall be 30 inches, minimum, in diameter. The maximum weight of the cover
shall be 150 lbs. The mating surfaces shall be machined, and painted with tar
pitch varnish. The cover shall not rock in the frame. Infiltration between
the cover and frame shall be prevented by proper design and painting. Covers
shall have "Town of Hague Sanitary Sewer" cast into them. Covers
shall have lifting holes suitable for any lifting/jacking device. The lifting
holes shall be designed so that infiltration is prevented.
(13) A drop of at least 0.1 foot shall be provided between incoming and
outgoing sewers on all junction manholes and on manholes with bends greater
than 45 degrees.
(14) Inverts and shelves/benches shall be placed after testing the manholes
and sewers.
(15) Benches shall be level and slope to the flow channel at about 1 inch per
foot.
(16) The minimum depth of the flow channel shall be the nominal diameter of
the smaller pipe. The channel shall have a steel trowel finish. The flow
channel shall have a smooth curvature from inlet to outlet.
(17) Manhole frames, installed at grade, shall be set in a full bed of mortar
with no less than 6-inches of precast concrete grade rings underneath to
allow for later elevation adjustment. The total number of grade rings shall
not exceed 12 inches in height, however, in no event shall more than 3 grade
rings be used.
(18) Manholes which extend above grade, shall have the frames cast into the
manhole top plate. The top plate shall be securely anchored to the manhole
barrel, by a minimum of six 1/2-inch corrosion resistant anchor bolts, to
prevent overturning when the cover is removed. The anchor bolts shall be
electrically isolated from the manhole frame and cover.
(19) Internal drop pipes and fittings shall be PVC plastic sewer pipe in
compliance with ASTM D2241. Corrosion resistant stainless steel anchors and
brackets shall be used to attach the drop pipe to the inside surface of the
manhole barrel.
Section 405 A - Infiltration/Exfiltration Testing
All sanitary sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers, including manholes,
shall satisfy requirements of a final infiltration test before they will be
approved and wastewater flow permitted by the Town of Hague. The infiltration
rate shall not exceed 25 gallons per 24 hours per mile per nominal diameter
in inches. An exfiltration test may be substituted for the infiltration test;
the same rate shall not be exceeded. The exfiltration test shall be performed
by the applicant, under the supervision of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator, who shall have the responsibility for making proper and accurate
measurements required. The exfiltration test consists of filling the pipe
with water to provide a head of at least 5 feet above the top of the pipe or
5 feet above groundwater, whichever is higher, at the highest point under
test, and then measuring the loss of water, from the pipe section under test,
by the amount of water which must be added to maintain the original level.
However, under no circumstances shall the head at the downstream manhole
exceed ten (10) feet or fill to within six (6) inches of the top of the
downstream manhole. Should this condition prevail, the testing methods in Sections
504 F and/or 504 G shall be utilized. In this test, the test section must
remain filled with water for at least 24 hours prior to taking any
measurements. Exfiltration shall be measured by the drop of water level in a
standpipe with a closed bottom end, or in one of the sewer manholes serving
the test section. When a standpipe and plug arrangement is used in the upper
manhole in the test section, there shall be some positive method for
releasing entrapped air prior to taking any measurements.
Section 405 B - Test
Section
The test section shall be as ordered or as approved, but in no event longer than 1,000 feet. In the case of sewers laid on steep grades, the test length may be limited by the maximum allowable internal pressure on the pipe and joints at the lower end of the test section. For purposes of determining the leakage rate of the test section, manholes shall be considered as sections of 48-inch diameter pipe, 5 feet long. The maximum allowable leakage rate for such a section is 1.1 gallons per 24 hours. If leakage exceeds the allowable rate, then necessary repairs or replacements shall be made, and the section retested.
Section 405 C - Test
Period
The test period, during which the test measurements are taken, shall not be less than two (2) hours.
Section 405 D - Pipe
Lamping
Prior to testing, the section shall be lamped. Any length of pipe out of
straight alignment shall be realigned.
Section 405 E -
Deflection Testing
Also prior to testing, all plastic pipe, in the test section, shall be tested
for deflection. Deflection testing shall involve the pulling of a rigid ball
or mandrel, whose diameter is 95 percent of the pipe inside diameter, through
the pipe. Any length of pipe with a deflection greater than 5 percent shall
be replaced. The test section shall be flushed just prior to deflection
testing. The test shall not be performed with a mechanical pulling device.
Section 405 F - Low
Pressure Air Testing Alternative
In lieu of hydrostatic testing (exfiltration or infiltration), low pressure
air testing may be employed. Low-pressure air tests shall conform to ASTM
Specification C 828. All sections to be tested shall be cleaned and flushed,
and shall have been backfilled, prior to testing. Air shall be added until
the internal pressure of the test section is raised to approximately 4.0
PSIG. The air pressure test shall be based on the time, measured in seconds,
for the air pressure to drop from 3.5 PSIG to 2.5 PSIG.
Acceptance is based on limits tabulated in the "Specification Time Required
for a 1.0 PSIG Pressure Drop" in the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association
"Recommended Practice For Low-Pressure Air Testing of Installed Sewer
Pipe".
Before pressure is applied to the line all connections shall be firmly
plugged. Before the test period starts, the air shall be given sufficient
time to cool to ambient temperature in the test section.
If the test section is below groundwater, the test pressure shall be
increased by an amount sufficient to compensate for groundwater hydrostatic
pressure, however, the test pressure shall not exceed 10 PSI, or a lower
pressure as required by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.
The pressure test gauge shall have been recently calibrated, and a copy of
the calibration results shall be made available to the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator prior to
testing.
Section 405 G - Vacuum Testing Alternative
In lieu of hydrostatic testing (exfiltration or infiltration), vacuum testing
may be employed for testing of sewer lines and manholes. Sewer lines and
manholes shall be tested separately. All sewer lines to be tested shall be
cleaned and flushed, and shall have been backfilled, prior to testing. The
vacuum test shall be based on the time, measured in seconds, for the vacuum
to decrease from 10 inches of mercury to 9 inches of mercury for manholes,
and from 7 inches of mercury to 6 inches of mercury for sewers.
Acceptance of manholes is based on the following:
|
Manhole Depth |
Manhole Diameter |
Time to Drop 1 inch Hg (10"to9") |
|
10 ft or less |
4 ft |
120 seconds |
|
10 ft to 15 ft |
4 ft |
150 seconds |
|
15 ft to 25 ft |
4 ft |
180 seconds |
For 5 ft diameter manholes, add 30 seconds to the times above.
For 6 ft diameter manholes, add 60 seconds to the times above.
If the test on the manhole fails (the time is less than that tabulated
above), necessary repairs shall be made and the vacuum test repeated, until
the manhole passes the test.
Acceptance of sewers (7" Hg to 6" Hg) is based on the time
tabulated in the "Specification Time Required for a 0.5 PSIG Pressure
Drop" in the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association "Recommended Practice
For Low-Pressure Air Testing of Installed Sewer Pipe".
The vacuum test gauge shall have been recently calibrated, and a copy of the
calibration results shall be made available to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
prior to testing.
Section 406A - Force Mains
Force mains serving sewage lifting devices, such as grinder pumps and pump
stations, shall be designed in accordance with Section 501. Additional design
requirements are:
(1) Force main pipe material shall be:
(a) Ductile
Iron Pipe
Pipe shall conform to ANSI A21.51. The minimum wall thickness shall be Class
52 (ANSI A21.50). The pipe shall be clearly marked with either "D"
or "DUCTILE". Fittings shall conform to ANSI A21.10.
Pipe and fittings shall be furnished with push-on joints conforming to ANSI
A21.11.
Pipe and fittings shall be cement mortar lined and have an internal and
external bituminous seal coating.
(b) Polyvinyl
Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe
Pipe shall conform to ASTM D2241. Materials used in the manufacture of PVC
pipe shall meet ASTM c1784. The minimum wall thickness shall be SDR-21.
Fittings shall conform to ASTM D2241. Joints and gaskets shall conform to
ASTM D2241, D1869, and F477.
(c) High Density Polyethylene Pipe – (HDPE) SDR 11 wall thickness.
Pipe shall conform to the current requirements of PE 3408 and meet the requirements of ASTM Specification F714, with a co-extruded integral layered shell colored green to identify the pipe as a sewer line.
Joints shall be butt fusion welded.
HDPE pipe shall be used only for low-pressure sewers and laterals.
(d) Other
pipe materials
Other pipe materials require prior written approval of the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator before being installed.
(2) Trenching, bedding, and backfilling shall be in accordance with Section
503 C.
(3) Joint preparation and assembly shall be in accordance with the
manufacturer's written instructions.
(4) Anchorages, concrete blocking, and/or mechanical restraint shall be
provided when there is a change of direction of 7-1/2 degrees or greater.
(5) Drain valves shall be placed at low points.
(6) Automatic air relief valves shall be placed at high points and at 400 ft
intervals, on level force main runs.
(7) Air relief and drain valves shall be suitably protected from freezing.
(8) When the daily average design detention time, in the force main, exceeds
20 minutes, the manhole and sewer line receiving the force main discharge or
the sewage shall be treated so that corrosion of the manhole and the exiting
line are prevented. The corrosion is caused by sulfuric acid biochemically
produced from hydrogen sulfide anaerobically produced in the force main.
(9) The force main shall terminate, in the receiving manhole, at a PVC
plastic sewer pipe "T". The vertical arms of the "T"
shall be twice the diameter of the force main. The upper arm shall be at
least 4 feet long; the lower arm shall terminate in a PVC plastic sewer pipe
90-degree elbow in a flow channel directed to the manhole exit pipe. The
"T" and its arms shall be securely fastened to the inside surface
of the manhole wall using corrosion resistant anchors.
Section 406B - Force Main Testing
All force mains shall be subjected to hydrostatic pressure of 150 percent of
the normal operating pressure. The duration of the test, at pressure, shall
be at least 2 hours. Before conducting the test, the pipe shall be filled
with water and all air shall be expelled. During the test, water shall be
added, as needed, to maintain the test pressure. The amount of water added
shall be recorded so as to calculate leakage. Leakage shall not exceed 25
gallons per day per mile per inch nominal pipe diameter. During the test, the
owner and the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator shall walk the route of the force main and examine
the exposed pipe and the
ground covering any backfilled pipe to discover leaks. Leakage in excess of
that specified above shall be corrected with new material at the owner's
expense and the test repeated. Any observed leaks shall be repaired at the
owner's expense. Each test section length shall be as approved by the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, but in no event longer than one
thousand (1,000) feet.
Section 407 - Final
Acceptance and Warranty/Surety
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary sewers constructed at the
applicant's expense, after final approval and acceptance by the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator, and concurrence by the Town of Hague Board, shall become the
property of the Town of Hague, and shall thereafter be operated and
maintained by the Town of Hague. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the
Town of Hague until four (4) copies of as-built drawings have been so filed
with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator has approved the submitted drawings. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the Town of Hague, shall be guaranteed against defects in materials or workmanship for one (1) year,
by the applicant. The guarantee shall be in such form and contain such
provision as deemed necessary by the Town of Hague Board, secured by a surety
bond or such other security as the Town of Hague Board may approve.
Section 408 - Liability Insurance Coverage During Construction
Period
(1) All contractors engaged in connecting house laterals with sanitary sewers,
who perform any work within the Right of Way of any highway, shall file a
bond in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with the Town of
Hague Clerk to indemnify the Town of Hague against loss, cost, damage or
expense sustained or recovered on account of any negligence, omission or act
of the applicant for such a permit, or any of his, or their agents arising or
resulting directly or indirectly by reason of such permit or consent, or of
any act, construction or excavation done, made or permitted under authority
of such permit or consent. All bonds shall contain a clause that permits
given by the Town of Hague (Board) may be revoked at any time for just cause.
2) Before commencing work, the above contractor shall file insurance
certificates with the Town of Hague Clerk for the following:
(a) Worker’s
Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance as required by the laws of
the State covering the contractor;
(b) Personal Injury Liability having limits of not less than $500,000 each
occurrence and $500,000 aggregate (completed operations/products, personal
injury);
(c) Property Damage Liability having limits of not less than $500,000 for all
damages arising during the life of the contract; and shall include, but not
be limited to, the following designated hazards:
i - Premises and Operations;
ii - Independent Contractors;
iii - Completed operations and products;
iv - Property Damage; and
v - Explosions, collapse and underground;
(d) Comprehensive
automobile liability (including non-owned and hired automobiles) having
limits of not less than:
i - Bodily injury - each person, $300,000
each occurrence, $500,000
ii - Property damage - each occurrence, $500,000
(e) Business Excess Liability Insurance in the amount of $2,000,000.
(f) All insurance policies must provide for five (5) business days notice to
the Town of Hague before cancellation and must cover all liabilities of the
Town of Hague and be in a form approved by the Town of Hague Board and be in
a satisfactory form approved by the Board.
(g) The minimum insurance limits stated above shall be subject to periodic
review by the Town of Hague Board and adjustments made, by resolution, as
appropriate.
(3) Where it is necessary to enter upon or excavate any highway or cut any
pavement, sidewalk or curbing, permission must be obtained from the
Superintendent of Highways if a Town of Hague Highway is involved, from the
County Department of Public Works if a County Highway is involved, and/or the
New York State Department of Transportation if a State Highway is involved.
(4) The minimum insurance limits above shall be as established by the Town of
Hague Board and shall be subject to periodic review and adjustment, as
appropriate, by the Town of Hague Board.
Article 5
Building Laterals, Street Laterals Connections, and Fees
Section
501A - Permit Required for Sewer Connections
Section 501B - Inflow/Infiltration Prohibited
Section 502 - Sewer Lateral Permits
Section 503A - New Building Laterals
Section 503B - Laterals Serving Several Buildings
Section 503C - Laterals Serving Complexes
Section 503D - Dry Sewers
Section 504 - Using Existing Building Laterals
Section 505 - Lateral Pipe Materials
Section 506A - Street Lateral to Public Sewer Connection
Section 506B - Future Connection Locations; As-Built Drawings
Section 506C - Special Manhole Requirements
Section 507 - Laterals At and Near Buildings
Section 508 - Sewage Lifting
Section 509 - Lateral Pipe Installation
Section 510A - Watertight Joints
Section 510B - Cast Iron Pipe Poured Joints
Section 510C - Cast Iron Push Joints
Section 510D - PVC Push Joints
Section
510E – HDPE Fusion Joints
Section 511A - Building Lateral/Street Lateral Connection
Section 511B - Cleanout Repair/Replacement
Section 511C - Street Lateral Replacement; Ownership
Section 512 - Testing
Section 513A - Connection Inspection
Section 513B - Trench Inspections
Section 514 - Public Safety Provisions Required; Restoration of Disturbed
Areas
Section 515 - Interior Clean-Out
Section 516 - Costs Borne by Owner
Section 501 A - Permit
Required for Sewer Connections
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening
into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without
first obtaining a written permit from the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.
Section 501 B -
Inflow/Infiltration Prohibited
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm cooling water
or unpolluted industrial waters to any sanitary sewer. Swimming pool drains
shall not be connected to any sanitary sewer.
Section 502 - Sewer
Lateral Permits
There shall be two classes of sewer lateral permits:
(1) For residential, commercial, and institutional service,
(2) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, a permit application shall be submitted to the Zoning
Enforcement Officer. The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent, in the
judgment of the Wastewater treatment Plant Operator. A fee, for residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial users, as established by the Town of
Hague Board, shall accompany the application.
Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator.
Section 602B – Expiration of Permits
Any permit issued pursuant to this Law shall expire within 60 days from the date of issuance thereof, unless within such 60-day period such permit and plans shall have been filed and duly recorded by the Applicant in the Town Clerk’s Office.
Unless otherwise provided for in the permit, all permits shall expire within 2 years of the date of issuance. Once a permit expires and the wastewater disposal system work is not completed, a new permit application is required.
Section 503 A - New
Building Laterals
A separate and independent building lateral shall be provided for every
building requiring sanitary facilities. When, however, there is a building
behind a front building, the second building may use the front building's
building lateral, if there is no other way to provide sanitary service to the
back building.
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall not go under building
basements. In like fashion, a building shall not be constructed over an
existing lateral; the lateral shall be relocated after the Wastewater Treatment
plant Operator has approved plans showing the relocation. If relocation is
not physically possible
then the lateral shall be:
(1) exposed and totally encapsulated in not less than three inches of
concrete, or
(2) exposed and walled and the building rooms above positively ventilated
outdoors.
All existing manholes in or under the basement shall be sealed airtight in a
manner acceptable to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. No new manholes shall
be constructed on the portion of the lateral under the building.
Section 503 B -Laterals
Serving Several Buildings
When building laterals are to serve multiple dwelling structures, the
building lateral shall be sized in accordance with the metered water use and
with sound professional engineering judgment.
Section 503 C - Laterals
Serving Complexes
Where a lateral sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial,
institutional, or dwelling structures, special design of the building lateral
system shall be required. Such lateral sewer shall be connected to the public
sewer through a manhole. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall determine if and
where this connection to the public sewer is required. If required, a new
manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to Section 503 D and
1007 and the lateral connection made and tested as directed by the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and
submitted for approval pursuant to this Law.
Section 503 D - Dry
Sewers
Dry Sewers shall be designed and installed in accordance to this Law.