(A) Water.
(1) New connection fees shall be set as the Town Board in its discretion shall, from time to time, declare by resolution.
(2) For each new or relocated meter, the property owner shall furnish an accessible location that readily enables and facilitates installation, maintenance, repair, and reading, and that will insulate the meter against damage by freezing. The property owner shall be liable for all costs reasonably incurred as the proximate result of the property owner’s willful destruction and/or negligence, including damages due to freezing, to maintain, repair, and/or replace the meter. The town shall own all new meters installed after February 4, 1980, and maintain and repair all meters, except a meter located within a mobile home not permanently affixed to a foundation shall be purchased by the property owner from the town at the then current selling price, and the property owner shall maintain and repair such meter. The location and installation of all new or relocated meters shall be subject to the approval of the Town Board prior to turning on the water supply. Connection fees shall be set as the Town Board in its discretion shall, from time to time, declare by resolution.
(3) Water used for fire protection and domestic purposes shall be deemed to have priority over the use of water for other purposes, such as commercial use or sprinkling of lawn or garden, and during periods of water scarcity, the Town Board may accordingly impose restrictions on the use of water.
(4) No party shall open, take water from, or in any manner interfere with, injure, break, or deface any fire hydrant belonging to the town, without the express prior written approval of the town. Authorized representatives of the Town Fire Department are exempt from this prohibition.
(B) Sewers.
(1) 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, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(2) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this chapter.
(3) Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater, unless granted prior approval by the Town Board.
(4) The owner of each house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, in the town and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is located, or may be located, a public sanitary sewer of the town, shall at the owner’s expense install suitable toilet facilities therein, and connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within one year after the date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is reasonably accessible and available as determined by the Town Board.
(5) A property owner desiring a tap into the town sewer system for sewer service shall make written application therefor to the town describing specifically and particularly where it is desired the tap be located, and the construction materials for the tap, how the tap is to be installed, and for what or how the sewer service is to be used. Upon the Town Board’s approval of the application, the owner shall supply, install, maintain, and repair the tap and all sewer lines extending from the tap to the boundary line of the premises to be serviced. The property owner shall supply, install, maintain, and repair any additional sewer line necessary to service the premises.
(6) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system in compliance with the following provisions of this section.
(7) No private wastewater disposal system shall be allowed until a permit for such system has been obtained from the town.
(8) Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the applicant shall first obtain a written permit, signed by the Town Maintenance Supervisor. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the town, which the applicant shall supplement with plans and specifications designed by a state certified septic system installer. A permit and inspection fee shall be set as the Town Board in its discretion, from time to time, declare by resolution, and be paid to the town at the time the application is filed. A permit shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Town Maintenance Supervisor. The Town Maintenance Supervisor shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Town Maintenance Supervisor when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.
(9) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all requirements and administrative rules of the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(10) The owner(s) shall operate, and must properly maintain, the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times and at no expense to the town.
(11) The town reserves the right to refuse any application at any time.
(12) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(Ord. 2008-2, passed 11-12-2008; Ord. 2014-2, passed - -) Penalty, see § 50.99