Montgomery County Seal!

DATED: 1971


Local Law No. 1 of the Year 1971 - A local law regulating the use of public and private sewers and drains, private sewage disposal, installation and connection of building materials, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer system: and providing penalties for violation thereof; in tile Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1, County of Montgomery, State of New York.


County of Montgomery Local Law Print No. 1, Intro No. 1 of the Year 1971.
A local law regulating the use of public and private sewers and drains, private sewage disposal, installation and connec¬tion of building materials, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer system: and providing penalties for viola¬tion thereof; in tile Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1, County of Mont¬gomery, State of New York.
BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Montgomery as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows:
Section 101 "District" shall mean the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1.
Section 102. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
Section 103 "Superintendent" shall mean the Superintendent of Public Works of the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1, or his authorized deputy, agent, or rep¬resentative.
Section 104 "Engineer" shall mean the professional engineer retained for the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1.
Section 105 "Administrative Body" shall mean the duly appointed administrative body of the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 or its authorized deputy or representative.
Section 106 "Sewage" shall mean a com¬bination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm wa¬ter as may be present.
Section 107 "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Section 108 "Public Sewer" shall mean a ��ewer in which all owners of abutting prop¬erties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
Section 109 "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Section 110 "Storm Sewer' or "Storm Drain" shall mean a pipe or conduit which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
Section 111 "Combined Sewer" shall mean a sewer receiving both surface run¬off and sewage.
Section 112 "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Section 113 ''Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial pro¬cesses as distinct from sewage.
Section 114 "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes irom the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Section 115 "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes irom the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles wilt be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Section 116 "Building Drain" shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning 5 feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
Section 117 ''Building Sewer" shall mean the extension from the bui1ding drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
Section 118 "B. O. D." (denoting Bio¬chemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at 20C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
Section 119 "pH" shall mean the logar¬ithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams-ionic weights per liter of solution.
Section 120 "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either float on the sur¬face of, or are in suspension in water, sew¬age, or other liquids; and which are re¬movable by laboratory littering.
Section 121 "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a water course, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
Section 122 "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
Section 123 "Person" shall mean any in¬dividual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
Section 124 "Owner" shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, person, or group having title to real property.
Section 125 "Developer" shall mean any person, persons, or corporation who under¬take to construct simultaneously more than one housing w1it on a given tract or land subdivision.
Section 126 "Builder" shall mean any person, persons, or corporation who under¬takes to construct. either under contract or for resale, any habitable building.
Section 127 "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
Section 128 "Contractor" shall mean any person, firm or corporation approved by the Village Board to do work in the Vil¬lage.
Section 129 "Property Line" shall mean curb line if the building sewer is to con¬nect with the public sewer in a public street. "Properly Line" shall mean the edge of a sewer right-of-way in those in-stances where the building sewer connects to the public sewer in a right-of-way.
Section 130 "A. S. T. M." shall mean American Society for Testing and Materi¬als.
Section 131 "N. Y. S. D. P. W." shall mean New York State Department of Public Works.
Section 132 "Local Board" shall mean Village or Town Board.
ARTICLE II
Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 201 It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the District, or in any area under the Jurisdiction of said District, any human or animal ex¬crement, garbage or other objectionable waste. Exceptions may be granted by the Administrative Body to an owner or lessee acting in the normal course of farm or garden operations but only after specific application by such owner or lessee and upon such conditions as the Administrative Body may impose.
Section 202 It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse either directly or through any storm sewer, within the District, or in anv area under the jurisdic¬tion of the District, any sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters. Use of separate storm sewers and sanitary sewers is mandatory for all future construction in the District. No combined sewers will be allowed to be constructed in the future.
Section 203 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 sewage.
Section 204 The Owner of any house, building, or property, used for human oc¬cupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the District 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, is hereby required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this local law,  within ninety (90) days after the date official no¬tice 'to do so, provided that said public sewer is located within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
ARTICLE III
Private Sewage Disposal
Section 301 Where a public sanitary sew¬er is not available under the provisions of Section 204, the building sewer shall be con¬nected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the New York State Department of Health, dealing with septic tank installations.
Section 302 At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal sys¬tem, as provided in Section 204, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this local law, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable ma¬terial.
Section 303 No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the authorized representa¬tive of the New York State Department of Health.
ARTICLE VI
Bui· ding Sewers. Connections. and Fees
Section 401 No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the appropriate local governing body or the District.
Section 402 There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential and commercial service, and (2) for service to establishments producing indus¬trial wastes. In the case or residential and commercial services, the Owner or his agent shall make application on. a special form furnished by the appropriate local governing body. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, speci¬fications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the local governing body. Permit, tap-in, and inspection fees for residential and commercial serv¬ices shall be established by local ordinances and shall be collected by the indi¬vidual Town or Village Clerk at the time the application is filed. In the case or es¬tablishments which produce industrial wastes, the Owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the District. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans. specifica¬tions, or other information considered pert¬inent in the judgment of the Engineer. The Administrative Body shall approve or dis¬approve the application prior to action by the local governing body. If the application is approved, the local governing body shall establish a permit, tap-in, and inspection fee for each commercial, industrial, or other non-residential building after rec¬ommendation of the Engineer, based on the size and nature of the operation pro¬posed in the commercial, industrial. or other non-residential building as compared to the demands of a single residential structure.
Section 403 A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building: except where one building stands at the rear or another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or drive¬way, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. Where building sewers are to serve multiple dwelling structures, there shall be provided at least one (1) separate building sewer for each group of four (4) living units.
Section 404 Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this local law.
Section 405 The building sewer shall be tar-coated extra heavy cast iron soil pipe, conforming 10 ASTM Specification A74 and American Standards Association (ASA) Specification A-40.1: or asbestos-cement house connection pipe conforming to ASTM Specification C-428, Type II, minimum c'ass 2400. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that non-metallic ma¬terial may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the local governing body. Building sewer pipe shall have a maximum length of 5 feet between joints.
Section 406 The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the ap¬proval of the local governing body, but in no event shall the dia1neter be less than four ( 4) inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe be less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per toot.
Section 407 Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel and within three (3) feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall oe sufficient to afford pro¬tection from frost, but in no event shall be less than three (3) feet. The building sew¬er shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. The ends of building sewers which are not connected to the building drain of the structure for any reason, shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper, plug, or other approved means.
Section 408 In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage, or indus¬trial wastes carried by such drain shall be fitted by approved mechanical means and discharged to the building sewer.
Section 409 All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise ap¬proved by the local governing body. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with Sections 3 through 6 of ASTM Specifications C12 except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected and except that trench width measured at the top of the installed pipe shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inch¬es.
Section 410 All joints and connections shall be made gaslight and watertight. Ce¬ment joints may be permitted subject to approval of the Engineer.
Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead not less than one (1) inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pour¬ing and caulked tight. No paint, varnish, or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved. The transition joint between cast iron pipe and other pipe material shall be made with special adapters and joint materials approved by the local governing body.
Pre-molded gasket joints for hub and plain end cast iron pipe may be used if approved by the local governing body, and shall be a neoprene compression-type gas¬ket which provides a positive double seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be a pre-molded. one-piece unit, designed for joining the cast iron hub and plain end soit pipe and fittings. The assembled joint shall be sealed by compression of the gasket between the exterior surface of the spigot and the interior surface of the hub. The joint shall be assembled following the manufacturer's recommendations using acceptable lubricant and special pipe coupling tools designed for that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced into the hub end of the pipe for the full depth of the hub itself. Lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, non-toxic material and shall noc chemically attack the gasket material.
Asbestos-cement pipe joints shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations, us¬ing properly designed couplings and rub¬ber gaskets pursuant to the published information relating thereto.
Section 411 The connection of the building sewer into an existing public sewer shall be made at the proper line. Except as provided under Sections 502 and 503, if the portion of the building sewer located in the street or right-of-way has not previ¬ous1y been provided, such will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line by the local governing body upon submittal of a proper request by the properly owner and upon deposit to, the estimated cost thereof. All costs and expenses incident to tne installation and connection of the entire length of building sewer shall be borne oy the Owner. The Owner shall indemnity the local governing body from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sever. The method or connection of the building sew¬er to the public sewer (at the property line) will be dependent upon the type of material used and in all cases shall be approved by the local governing body.
Section 412 The applicant for the build¬ing sewer permit shall notify the local gov¬erning body when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the pub1ic sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the only authorized representative of the local governing body.
When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such ·lrencnes sna , be inspected before the trenches are filled; and the person performing such work shall notify the local governing body when the installation of the building sewer is com¬pleted. The filling of a trench before inspect1on is made will subject the person to whom a permit is issued to a penalty to be established by each Village or Town Board.
Section 413 All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streels, sidewalks, parkways and other public prop¬erty disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Village.
Section 414 When any building sewer is to serve a school, hospital, or similar in¬stitution or public building, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings. or which, in the opinion of the Administrative Body, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building sewer is anticipated, then such building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Administrative Body shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Superintendent. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to Section 504, and the building sewer connection made thereto as direct¬ed by the Superintendent.
ARTICLE V
Sewer Extensions
Section 501 All extensions to the sanitary sewer system owned and maintained by the District or a  local governing body shall be properly designed in accordance with and in strict conformance with all require¬ments of the New York State Department of Health. Plans and specifications for sew¬er extensions shall be submitted to, and approval obtained irom the local govern¬ing body and the New York State Depart¬ment of Health before construction may proceed. The design of sewers must anticipate and allow for flows from all pos¬sible future extensions or developments within the immediate drainage area.
Section 502 Sewer extensions, including individual building sewers from the public sewer to the property line, may be con¬structed by the local governing body un¬der public contract if, in the opinion of the local town or village board the number of properties to be served by such extension warrants its cost. Under this arrangement the property owner shall pay for and in¬stall the building sewer from the property line to his residence or place of business in accordance with the requirements of Article IV. Property owners may propose sewer extensions within incorporated Villages or towns drafting a written petition, signed by a majority of the benefiting property owners, and ii:ing it with the ap-propriate Board. The cost of such exten¬sions may be assessed to the benefited property owners in any manner determined by the local Board.
Section 503 It the local governing body does not elect to construct a sewer exten¬sion under public contract, the property· owner, builder, or developer may construct the necessary sewer extension, if such ex¬tension is approved by the local board In accordance with the requirements of Section 501. He or they must pay for the entire installation, including ail expenses in¬cidental thereto. Each building sewer must be installed and inspected as previously required and the inspection fees shall be paid. Design of sewers shall be as specified in Section 504. The installation of the sewer extension must be subject to peri¬odic inspection by the local governing body and the expenses for this inspection shall be paid for by the owner, building or de¬veloper. The local boards decisions shall be final in matters of quality and methods of construction. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the exfiltration test required in Section 505 before it is to be used. The cost of sewer extension thus made shall he absorbed by the developers or the prop¬erty owners, including all building sewers.
Section 504 Sewer design shall be in ac¬cordance with the following provisions. Pipe materials shall be either asbestos-cement conforming lo ASTM Specification C-428. Type II: extra-strength vitrified r flV conforming to ASTM Specification C-200: or reinforced concrete conforming to ASTM Specification C-76. No standard strength clay pipe or non-reinforced concrete pipe shall be used. Minimum internal pipe di¬ameter shall be eight (8) inches .. Joints for each kind of pipe shall be designed and manufactured such that "O" ring gas¬kets of the “snap-on" type are employed. Gaskets shall be continuous, solid, natural or synthetic rubber and shall provide a positive compression seal in the assembled joint such that the requirements of Section 505 are met. Joint preparation and assembly shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Wye branch fittings shall be installed for connection to building sewers in accordance with Sec¬tion 403. Trench widths as measured just above the crown of the pipe shall not ex¬ceed the following:
Pipe Diameter Trench Width
8” 3'-3"
10” 3’6”
12” 3’9”
14” 4’0”
It the trench widths are found, during field inspection, to exceed the limits in the above table, the sewer pipe shall be en¬cased with a minimum of 6 inches of con¬crete. Pipe shall be firmly and evenly bed¬ded on a minimum of 3 inches of No. 1A or No. 1 crushed stone (NYSDPW Specifica¬tion). Pipe thickness and field strength shall be calculated on the following cri¬teria:
Safety Factor 1.5
Load Factor 1.5
Weight of Soil 120 lbs./cu. ft.
Wheel Loading 16,000 lbs.
Utilizing the above information, design shall then be made as outlined in Chapter IX of the Water Pollution Control Federa¬tion Manual of Practice No. 9, "Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers".
Manholes shall be constructed at all changes in slope or alignment or at inter¬vals not exceeding 400 linear feet. The manholes shall be constructed with a poured 3,000 psi concrete base 12 inches thick, steel troweled concrete or mortar bench walls and inverts, and precast 4-foot diameter concrete manhole barrel sec¬tions with concentric tapered top section, as specified by ASTM C-478. The manhole frame and cover shall be the standard de¬sign of the local governing body and shall be set with no less than two courses of brick underneath to allow for later adjust¬ment in elevation. All joints shall be sealed against infiltration. No manholes shall be constructed with steps or ladder rungs.
Section 505 All sewers shall satisfy re¬quirements of a final exfiltration test before they will be approved and sewage flow accepted from them by the local governing body. This test consists of filling the pipe with water to provide a head of at least five (5) feet above the top of the pipe or live (5) feet above groundwater, whichever is higher, at the highest point of the pipe line under test, and then measur¬ing the loss of water from the line by the amount which must be added to maintain the original level. In this test, the line must remain filled with water for at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the taking of measurements. Exfiltration shall be measured by the drop of water level in a standpipe with closed bottom end, or in one of the sewer manholes available for convenient measuring.
When a standpipe and plus arrangement is used in the upper manhole of a line under test, there must be some positive method of releasing entrapped air in the sewer prior to taking measurements. The test length intervals for either type of test shall be as ordered or approved but in no event shall they exceed 1,000 feet. In case of sewers laid on steep grades, the length of line to be tested by exfiltration at any one time may be limited by the maximum allowable internal pressure on the pipe and joints at the lower end of the line. The test period, wherein the measure¬ments are taken, shall not be less than two (2) hours in either type of test.
The total leakage of any section tested shall not exceed the rate of 100 gallons per mile or pipe per 24 hours per inch of nom¬inal pipe diameter. For purposes of deter¬mining the maximum allowable leadage. manholes shall be considered as sections of 48-inch diameter pipe, five (5) feet long The equivalent leakage allowance shall be 4.5 gallons per manhole per 24 hours for 48-inch diameter manholes, If leakage exceeds the specified amount, the necessary repairs or replacements required shall be made to permanently reduce the leakage to within the specified limit, and the tests shall be repeated until the leak¬age requirement is met.
Section 506 All sewer extensions con¬structed at the property owner's, builder's or developer's expense, after final approval and acceptance by the local Board, shall become the property of and shall there¬after be maintained by the local governing body. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the local governing body, shall be guaranteed against detects in materials or workmanship for eighteen (18) months. The guarantee shall be in a form provid¬ed for by the local governing body. At the sole discretion of the local Board, a com¬pletion bond or certificate check may be demanded as part of the guarantee.
Section 507 No 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 waste disposal is proposed. All new developments shall be provided with an approved system of sanitary sewers.
ARTICLE VI
Use of the Public Sewers
Section 601 No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or un¬polluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Section 602 Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically desig¬nated as storm sewers, or to a water¬course approved by the District. Industri¬al cooling water or unpolluted process wa¬ters may be discharged, upon approval of the local governing body, to a storm sew¬er, or natural outlet.
Section 603 Except as hereinafter pro¬vided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, any of the following des¬cribed waters or wastes to any public sew¬er:
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a tem¬perature higher than 150 degrees Fahren¬heit (65 degrees Centigrade).
(b) Any waters or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substance that will solidify or become discernible viscous at temperatures between 32 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Any waters or wastes containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, exceeding an average of 50 parts per million ( 417 pounds per million gallons) ether soluble matter.
(d) Any gasoline, benzine, naptha, fuel oil, or mineral oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(e) Any noxious or malodorous gas such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, or ni¬trous oxide or other substance, which eith¬er singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(f) Any garbage that has not been prop¬erly shredded. The installation and opera¬tion of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3 /4 horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the local governing body.
(g) Any ashes, cinder, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, leathers, tar, plastic, cardboard, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, whey, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids, or any other solid or viscous substance capable of caus¬ing obstruction to the flow of the sewers, or other interference with the proper op¬eration of the sewage works.
(h) Any waters or wastes, acid and al¬kaline in reaction, having corrosive prop¬erties capable of causing damage or haz¬ard to structures, equipment and person¬nel of the sewage works. Free acids and alkalis must be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 6.0 to 9.5.
(i) Any cyanides, in excess of 2 parts per million by weight as CN.
(j) Any long half-life (over 100 days of toxic radioactive Isotopes, without a special permit.
(k) Any waters or wastes that for a dur¬ation of 15 minutes has a concentration greater than 5 times that of "Normal" sewage as measured by suspended solids and B.O.D. and/or which is discharged continuously at a rate exceeding 1,000 gallons per minute except by special per¬mit. Normal sewage shall be construed w fall within the following ranges:
Constituents Permissible Range
Suspended solids 180 to 350 ppm
B.O.D. 140 to 30 ppm
Chlorine Requirements 5 to 15 ppm

(1) Any storm water, roof drains, spring water, cistern or tank overflow, footing drain, discharge from any vehicle wash rack or water motor, or the contents of any privy vault, septic tank or cesspool, or the discharge or effluent from any air conditioning machine or refrigeration unit.
(m) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or wastes containing a toxlc or poisonous substance, a high chlorine demand or suspended sol¬ids in sufficient quantity to injure or in¬terfere with any sewage treatment pro¬cess, constitute a hazard to humans or ani¬mals or create any hazard in the receiv¬ing waters or the effluent of the District sewage treatment plant. Such toxic sub- stances shall be limited to the average concentrations listed hereinafter in we sewage as it arrives at the treatment plant exceed 3 times the average concen¬tration. It concentrations listed are ex¬ceeded, individual establishments will be subject to control by the Engineer in vol¬ume and concentration of wastes discharged.
Limits of Toxic Substances in Sewage
Iron, as Fe ……… …………………….. 5.0 ppm
Chronium, as Cr (hexavalent)…. 3.0 ppm
Copper, as Cu………………………….. 1.0 ppm
Chlorine Requirements…………… 20.0 ppm
Phenol……………………………………. 10.0 ppm
Cyanide, as CN ………………………. 2.0 ppm
Cadmium, as Cd ……………………. 0.3 ppm
Zinc, as ZN……………………………… 0.3 ppm
Nickel…………………………………….. 0.5 ppm
Section 604 Grease, oil and sand inter¬ceptors shall be provided when the above se, limits for those substances are exceed¬ed or when, in the opinion of the Engin¬eer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredi¬ents; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. Ail interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Engineer, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas¬tight and water-tight.
Section 605 Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the Owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times and shall be readily accessible and open to inspection by the Superintendent of Public Works at any time.
Section 606 The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having (a) a 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than 300 parts per million, or (b) containing more than 30 parts per million of suspended solids, or (c) containing more than 30 parts per million of chlorine requirement, or (d) containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Section 603, or (e) having an average daily flow greater than 2%, of the average daily sewage flow of the District, shall be subject to the review and approv¬al of the Engineer. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Engineer, the Owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to (1) re¬duce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight, or (2) reduce the chlorine requirements to 20 parts per million. or (3) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in Section 603, or (4) Control the quanti¬ties and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to pro¬posed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the En¬gineer and of the Health Department of the Stale of New York, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writ¬ing. Failure to comply with one or more of the remedial procedures as required by the Engineer will constitute a violation of this local law.
Section 607 Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the Owner at his expense.
Section 608 When required by the Engineer, the Owner or any property served oy a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observa¬tion, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Engineer. The man· hole shall be installed by the Owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to De safe and accessible at all times.
Section 609 All measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in Sections 603 and 606, shall be determined in accordance with 'Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage." upon suitable samples taken at control manhole provided for in Section 608. In the event that no special manhole has been re¬quired, the control manhole shall be con¬sidered to be the nearest downstream man¬hole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
Section 610 No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the District and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be ac¬cepted by the District tor treatment, sub¬ject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
Section 611 All of the preceding stand¬ards are to apply at the point where the industrial wastes are discharged into the public sanitary sewerage system and any chemical or mechanical corrective treat-ment required must be accomplished to practical completion before the wastes reach that point. The laboratory methods used in the examination of all industrial wastes shall be those set forth in the lat¬est edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage", published by the American Public Health Association. However, alternate methods for the analysis of· the industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual agreement between the District and the producer of such wastes. The frequency and duration of the sampling of any industrial waste shall not be less than once every three months for a 24 hour period. However, more frequent and longer periods may be required at the discretion of the District.
ARTICLE VII
Protection From Damage
Section 701 No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of any sewerage work. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest and dealt with in accordance with the applicable provi¬sions of the Penal Law of the State of New York.
Section 702 A contractor must present a certificate of insurance showing suitable liability insurance before a permit will be issued for construction of building sewers, sewer extensions, or private sewage dis¬posal.
ARTICLE VIII
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
Section 801 Duly authorized employees of the District or local governing body bearing proper credentials and identifica¬tions shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, ob¬servation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this local law.
ARTICLE IX
Penalties
Section 901 Any person found to be viola Ling any provisions of this local law ex¬cept Section 701 shall be served by the District or local governing body written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The of¬fender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
Section 902 Any person, individual, firm, corporation, or partnership who fails to comply with the provisions of this local law other than those provisions pertaining to the payment of charges for services es¬tablished herein, shall be guilty of dis¬orderly conduct and shall be subject to fine not exceeding $250.00 for each offense. The continued violation of any provision of any section of this local law other than those pertaining to the payment of charg¬es for services established herein, shall constitute a separate offense for each and every day such violation of any provision hereof shall continue.
Section 903 As an alternative, upon violation of this local law, the proper authorities of the District or local governing body, in addition to other remedies, may insti¬tute any appropriate action or proceedings including an injunction to prevent such unlawful use, construction or main¬tenance of cesspools, septic tanks, sewage disposal systems, pipes or drains to restrain, correct or abate such violation to prevent the occupancy of any building structure or land where said violations of this local law are found.
Section 904 Any person violating any of the provisions of this local law shall become liable to the District or local governing body for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the District or local  governing body by reason of such violation.
ARTICLE X
License
Section 10.01 Each and every plumber, contractor or excavator or other person, firm or corporation other than the proper¬ty owner himself, will be required to have a license issued by the local town or village clerk before he will be permitted to do any work insofar as this local law is con-cerned.
Section 10.02 As part of the application for license to do work in the District the applicant will present a license bond written by an indemnity or bonding company lawfully doing business in the State of New York on a form provided by the local Board.
Section 10.03 If in the opinion of the local Board, the work performed by me contractor violates the provisions of this local law or any other local law of the governing body, or ii the contractor's work is, in the opinion of the local Board, sub¬standard, then in that event, the local Board may revoke the license for the contractor to do work.
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.01 All local laws or parts of local laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed .
Section 11.02 The validity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this local law Shall not affect the validity of any other part of this local law which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
ARTICLE XII
Local Laws in Force
Section 12.01 This local law shall take effect upon filing as provided In Section twenty-seven of the municipal home rule law.
1. I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law Print No. 1, Intro No. 2 of 1971 of the County of Montgomery was duly passed by the Board of Supervisors on June 8, 1971 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local laws, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph 1 above.
JOSEPH DYLONG Clerk, Board of Supervisors Date: June 8 ,1971
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
GENE L. CATENA
County Attorney



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