(A) General regulations.
(1) This subchapter sets forth uniform requirements for the users of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW), and enables the town to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 403).
(2) The objectives of this subchapter are:
(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipality wastewater system which will interfere with the normal operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which do not receive adequate treatment in the POTW, and which will pass through the system into receiving waters of the atmosphere or otherwise be compatible with the system; and
(c) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludge from the system.
(B) Use of public sewers required.
(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 with the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said town, any human or animal excrement, garbage or objectionable waste.
(2) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said town, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this subchapter.
(3) Except as hereinafter provided, 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.
(4) 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 or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the sewage works, is hereby required at the owner(s) expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities via the building sewer (through and including a suitable septic tank) the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line. As a condition of connection to a public sewer, the owner(s) shall grant a right of access easement to the septic tank to the sewage works for the purpose of cleaning and inspection.
(C) Note. The use of the word “shall” indicates a mandatory condition. The use of the word “may” indicates a discretionary condition.
(Ord. 624, passed 9-3-1996) Penalty, see § 55.99