(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge to any outlet other than a sanitary sewer, within the area under jurisdiction of the town, any domestic or industrial wastes except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the town and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sanitary sewer of the town or other municipal agency or public utility that discharges to wastewater treatment facilities owned and/or operated by the town, is hereby required at the owner's expense to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the requirements of the appropriate municipal agency or public utility, within six months after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer abuts the property and is within 200 feet of the building or facility to be served by the sewer. Failure to make the connection within the allotted time will result in a minimum user charge being assessed on a monthly basis to the property owner as if the connection were made.
(2) The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the town which have an existing septic tank system properly functioning and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is not now located a public sanitary sewer of the town or other municipal agency or public utility that discharges to wastewater treatment facilities owned and/or operated by the town, is hereby required at the owner(s) expense, based on the applicable tap-on fee at the time, to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the requirements of the appropriate municipal agency or public utility, within six months after date of installation of the public sanitary sewer, provided that the public sewer abuts the property and is within 200 feet of the building or facility to be serviced by the sewer.
(3) Failure to make the connection within the allotted time will result in a minimum user charge being assessed on a monthly basis to the property owner as if the connection were made.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this division (B). sewer availability fees shall not be charged for any residence relying upon water from a private well located on the residence's property as its primary source of domestic water as of January 19, 2011, until either the residence connects to the town sewer system, or the individuals residing in the residence on January 19, 2011, cease to reside in the residence.
(C) All users shall participate in the Users Charge (UC) provisions as applicable, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. §§ 35.925-11, 35.925-12, 35.928 and 35.929 and Appendix B and as approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, except as may be provided for in Section 805, 13.04 and 15.
(Ord. 97-11-07, passed 11-6-1997; Am. Ord. 2011-03, passed 7-21-2011) Penalty, see § 53.99