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Local Law No. ............. .................. of the year 19
A local law
REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS AND*DRAINS, PRIVATE
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WASTEWATER DISPOSAL, THE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF
BUILDING SEWERS, AND THE DISCHARGE OF WATERS AND WASTES
INTO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEMS, THE TREATMENT AND PRE-
TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
INSPECTION OF SUCH FACILITIES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS LAW. - I
Be it enacted by the ..... Town Board ................Of the
Townof._............................Ithaca......................................................................... ................. as follows:
PPER41KE
hIEREAS, the Federal Government has enacted and amended the Federal Water
Pollution Omtrol Act, now known as theXederal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
1150 et seq), and the Environmiental Protection Agency of the United States of
America, and the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New
York are directing and supervising the implementation of applicable Federal
and State laws and regulations, and
MW-RFAS, the City of Ithaca, and the Tom of Ithaca, and the Tom of Dryden
have entered into an agreement for the omstruction and improvement of the
public wastewater system as a joint municipal project and which will be
owned, operated, and financed jointly by said municipality, and
WE21[WAS, the Municipality desires to provide that use of the above-described
public wastewater system will conform to the best required sanitary
engineering practices, and
WEER AS, the kluricipality desires to regulate the use of the public
wastewater system operated by it;
NOW THEPMORE, the Municipal Board enacts this Local law to be knowu as "film
Intermunicipal Sewer Use Law."
PART I
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AWICLE I
Unless the content specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms
used in this law shall be as follows:
SECTION 1. "Building Drain" shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal
piping of a sanitary 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.
SECTION 2. "Building Sewer" also referred to herein as house sewer or sewer
connection, shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal.
SECTION 3. "Contamination" shall mean an impairment of the quality of the
waters of the State by waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public
health through poisoning or through the spread of disease.
SECTION 4. "Contracting Municipality" shall mean a municipality, such as the .
Village of Cayuga Heights, or other municipality, with whom the Municipality
has entered or may enter into an agree ent whereby the said municipality
agrees to receive and treat sewage discharcle and waste through its municipal
sewage works.
SECTION 5. ' "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and
connercial preparation, cooking, and d.i.spensing of food, and from the
handling, storage and sale of produce.
SECTION 6. "Industrial Wastes" shall man the liquid or wastes from
industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
SECTION 7. "Natural Outlet" ..tall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
SECTION 8. "Person" shall mzan any individual, firm, company, association,
society, corporation, or group.
SECTION 9. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of
hydrogen ions in grams per litex of solution.
SECTION 10. "Pretreatment" shall mean the reduction of the amount of
pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in
liew of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a P02W.
The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical., or
biological processes, process changes, or by other means, except as
prohibited by 40 CRF 403.6 General Pretreatment Regulation for Existing and
New Sources of Pollution.
SECTION 11. "Pollution" shall mean the man made or man-induced alteration of
the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.
SEC,'TION 12. "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall rem 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 segs, with no particle greater than one-half
( ) inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
SECTION 13. "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all owners of
abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
SECTION 14. "Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTN)" is a treatment works as
defined by Section 212 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1292). This
includes any sewers that convey wastewater to the POTW but does not include
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pipes, sewers, or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing
treatment.
SILVION 15. "Sanitary Sewer" shall man a sewer which carries sewage and to
which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEU'PION 16. "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes
from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial
establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm%?aters as may be
present.
SBCrION 17. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting,
pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
SWrIGN 18. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SBMCN 19. "Sewer Inspector" or "Sewer Superintendent" shall mean any
person appointed by the Municipal Board who shall be the Board's authorized
aunt and representative in the administration and enforcement of this law
and shall exercise those powers delegated to him in this law or which may be.
reasonably required to carry out such powers. Until such time as a Sewer
Inspector or Seer Superintendent is appointed, any such powers shall be
exercised by such person or persons as the Municipal Board may designate.
=ION 20. "Significant Industrial User" shall be a user which consists of;
(a) all industries subject to categorical pretreatment standards; (b)
industries having substantial impact, either singly or in combination with
other industries, on the operation of the treatment works; (c) manufacturing
industries using priority pollutants, and . (d) those industries discharging
more than 25,000 gallons per day of process waste.
AlUICIE II
Use of Public Sewers Required
SECTION 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 Municipality, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Municipality,
or any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the Municipality or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Municipality,
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this law.
SECTION 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 sewage.
SECTION 4. A. Exoept as otherwise provided in this Article, the owner of
any house, building, or any property used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation, commerce, manufacturing, or other purpose, situated within the
Municipality and abutting on any street, thoroughfare, or right-of-gray in
which there is located a Municipal public sewer or if such Municipal public
sewer is otherwise available or accessible to such house, building, or
property, is hereby required at his expense to connect with the Municipal
public sir and, also, at his expense, to install pluabing and toilet
facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the public
sewer in acoordance with the provisions of this law, and even if sewage
collection and disposal facilities are provided by any other public agency in
such area.
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B. Except as otherwise provided herein, such connection must
be made within forty-five (45) days after date of official notice to do so,
except that any new building or construction ccupleted after the date on
which such public sewer became available for connection shall be connected to
such public sewer prior to occupancy or use of such building.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section,
no house or building which was connected to a private sewage disposal system
when a public sewer became available in or through any sewer district
heretofore established, shall be required to connect with any such public
sewer until the expiration of ten (10) years after such public sewer became
available for connection, unless:
i. Such connection is required by the TaTpkins County
Health Department or other public body or agency
having similar jurisdiction, or
ii. Such private sewage disposal facilities are not
functioning satisfactory or require substantial
alterations or additions thereto.
iii. In either of the foregoing cases., a written notice
shall be served upon the owner or occupant of any
such building by the Tompkins County Health
Department, the Municipal Board, or its duly
authorized agent which shall set forth the reasons
requiring connection to the public sewer and such
connection must be made by any such owner or
occupant within thirty (30) days after the date of
any such notice.
D. The provisions of subparagraph "C" of this Section shall
apply to any such house or building located in arW sewer district hereinafter
established except as modified by and subject to such rules, regulations, or
resolutions which may be adopt«d by the Municipal Board.
SELTION 5. Where there are unusual and extreme practical difficulties in
requiring a house or building to be connected with a public sewer as required
in this Article, the Municipal Board may exempt an owner of such house or
building from the requirement of connecting with public sewer under such,
terms and conditions as it may require and until such time as such exemption
is cancelled by the municipal board, provided that:
A. The owner of any such property shall have filed a written
appeal to the Municipal Board setting forth the circumstances, the practical
difficulties encountered, and such other pertinent information as the Board
may require, and
B. The Tompkins County Health Department has consented to
such exemption.
SBCTION 6. No house or building shall be connected to the public sewer
unless a valid building permit has been issued for the construction, repair,
or alteration of said house or building.
ARTICLE III
Private Sewage Disposal
SECTION 1. The building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage
disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article whenever:
A. A public sewer is not available, or
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B. Permission to connect to private sewage disposal
facilities has been granted under the provisions of Article II.
SECTION 2. Application for connection to such private sewage disposal
facilities shall be made to the Tompkins County Health Department and any
such facility shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the
requirements of said Department.
SECTION 3. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property
served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made
to the public sewer in compliance with this law within forty-five (45) days
unless this requirement is mortified under the circumstances provided for in
Sections 4 and 5 of Article II.
SEICTION 4. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
Municipality.
AIUICLE IV
Building Sewers and Connections
swriON 1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Seer Inspector or
other authorized person.
SECTION 2. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (a)
for residential and ccunercial service, and (b) for service to
establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his
agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Municipality.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or
other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sewer
Inspector. At the time the application is filed, a permit and inspection fee
shall be charged in such amount as the Municipal Board may from time to time
establish for such purpose. Suri permit shall be kept . the site of the
work and be available for :inspection by any officer or agent of the
Municipality. Any applicant for a permit shall be required to furnish a
sufficient insurance policy or bond protecting the Municipality against any
liability for injuries to persons or property or to indemnify the
Municipality against any loss or damage which it may sustain.
A. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the,
issuance of the permit shall be subject to such further requirements as may .
be required by any contracting municipality. The Municipal Board may.
designate such contracting municipality as its agent for the purpose of
issuing permits.
B. The Municipal Board or its duly designated agent may
revoke such permit upon written notification to the person to whom it was
granted if the work is not being done in compliance with the requirements of
this law and any applicable rules and regulations, or is not being performed
in a competent manner, or is not being completed within a reasonable time
after the cramnencement thereof, or is endangering or may reasonably endanger
persons or property, or upon such other ground as the Municipal Board or its
duly designated agent may deem to be justifiable.
SECTION 3. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and
connection of the building sewer and the repair, maintenance, and replacement
therof shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the
Municipality from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly b~
occasioned by any such installation, connection, repair, maintenance, ar
replacement and any work done in connection therewith.
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SECTION 4. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for
every building; except where one building stands at the rear of 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 driveway, the
building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building
and the whole considered as one building sewer.
SECTION 5. Old building sewers may bb used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Sewer Inspector or
other authorized person, to meet all requirements of this law.
SBMCN 6. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a
building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of,the pipe
and the connection therof to the public sewer, jointing, testing, and
backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building
and plumbing code or other applicable rules or regulations of (a) the
Municipality, and (b) those contained in Chapter 245 of the Municipal Code
of the City of Ithaca, New York, or other applicable Laws, rules, and
regulations of said City, as the same my be from time to time amended as
they apply to sewer services, and (c) in addition, when the contracting
municipality is the Village of Cayuga Heights or any other contracting
municipality, any additional requirements contained in any duly adopted
ordinance or law of said municipality.
SECTION 7. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall,
conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other
applicable rules or regulations of the municipality or the procedures set
forth in the appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of
Practice No.. 9. All such connections shall be watertight and verified by
proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Sewer Superintendent before installation.
SECTION 8. . Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which
any building drain is to low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved
means and discharged to the building sewer.
SECTION 9. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or
groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
SB=ION 10. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Sewer Inspector, or other authorized person and, in the case of a contracting
municipality, the authorized person of said municipality, when the building
sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The
connection shall be made under the supervision of said authorized person.
SE]CTION 11. - All excavations for building sewer installation shall be
adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public
from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to the Municipality and to any other municipality having
jurisdiction ,
-vad control of said highway.
AMICIZ V
swrioN 1. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any
sanitary sewer.
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SECTION 2. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm
sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Sewer Inspector or other
person authorized by the Municipal Board. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Sewer
Inspector or other authorized person, to a storm sewer, corbined sewer, or
natural outlet.
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SECTION 3. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any
public sewer or sanitary sewer any waters, wastes, or any materials, which
are prohibited by the laws, ordinances, or other applicable rules and
regulations of any contracting municipality and, in addition thereto, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any of the following:
A. Any storm or surface water, drainage, or floe from roofs,
cellars, cistern tank, springs, wells, or swimming pools, or, except as may
be permitted by .the contracting municipality and the Municipal Board, any
discharge from a vehicles washrack (unless preceded by a grease, oil, and
sand interceptor approved by the Sewer Inspector), or washmotor or fran any
air conditioning machine or refrigerator unit.
B. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or cats.
C. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids,
liquids, or gasses in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, orcreate
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including
but not limited to cyanides, radioactive materials, or isotopes, or other
substances, the discharge of which are either prohibited entirely or beyond
certain limits as provided in and by the ordinances, laws, rules, and
regulation of any contracting municipality receiving such waters and wastes
for treatment or by any rules, regulations, or laws of the Municipal Board or
by any applicable federal or state laws, rules, or regulations.
D. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes
Toyed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage
treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirenents of the contracting
municipalities or other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the
receiving waters.
SECTION 4. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be
discharged to the public sewers, which contain the substances and possess the
characteristics described in other provisions of this Article or which may
have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or
receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a
public nuisance, the Sewer Inspector or other authorized person may;
A. Reject the wastes and sever the connection and cause the
removal of any suer, sewer pipe, or drain through which such substances are
discharged.
B. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers.
C. Require control over the quantities and rates of
discharge, and/or
D. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and
treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the
provisions of this law or any other law, ordinance, rule, or regulation of
the Municipality or contracting municipality.
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E. No action shall be taken under sub-paragraph "A" of this
Section unless the Municipality shall give the owner or occupant of the
premises at least forty-eight (48) hours notice in writing stating the action
to be taken and the grounds therefor, except that such notice shall not be
required if immediate action is necessary to prevent injury to the public
sewer system or any part thereof in the reasonable discretion of the
Municipality or any authorized offices or employee of the Municipality or
contracting municipality. t
SECTION 5. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Municipal Board, its duly authorized representative or the
contracting municipality, they are necessary for the proper handling of
liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients.
SBCTION 6. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of
waters and wastes to which reference is made in this law shall be detenTdned
in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health
Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon
suitable sanples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special
manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the
nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the
building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily
accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property.
SBCTION 7. No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as
preventing any special agreenr:mmt or arrangement between the Municipality and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or
character may be accepted for treatment subject to payment therefor by the
industrial concern and provicifd that all requirements and conditions of any
contracting municipality are ri et.
SBCTION 8. All provisions of IVPCF Manual of Practice No. 3, Regulation of
Sewer Use, 1975, Article V, Use of Public Sewers, and updates therof shall be
considered a part of this law.
A1&iCLE VI
SDCTION 1. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tapper with any
structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works.
Any person violating this provision shall be subject to arrest under charge
of disorderly conduct.
ARTICLE VII "
SECTION 1. The Sewer Inspector and other duly authorized employees or
representatives of the Municipality, and of any contracting municipality,
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all
properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of the law, all the
foregoing not to be carreid out beyond a point having a direct bearing on the
kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for
waste treatment. The foregoing shall also apply for the purposes of but not
limited to inspection, observation, mmmeasurenmt, sampling, repair, and
maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within any duly
negotiated easements between the Municipality and any private property owner.
NYSDEC and USEPA officials shall have the same powers and authority of
inspection enjoyed by the Sewer Inspector or other duly authorized emrployees
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or representatives of the Municipality as pertains to commercial or
industrial discharges to the system.
ARUCL.E VIII
SECTION 1. Any person found to be violating any provision of this law except
Article VI shall be served by the Municipality with written notice stating
the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the
satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of
time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
SEC'T'ION 2, Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time Limit
provided for in Article VIII, Section I, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $500.00
for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed a separate offense.
SECTION 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this law shall'
become liable to the Municipality for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
the l+iunicipality by reason of such violation.
PART II
RULES, REGTLATIONS, AND PENALTIES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF MIACA, NEW YORK, MIAMING WAM SUPPLY,
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I. General
1. Rules Part of Contract
The following rules shall be considered as part of the contract between the
City of Ithaca and every person who takes water supplied by the City of
Ithaca and/or whose premises is connected to or ultimately discharges to the
City Sanitary Sewer System and every person using these utilities shall be
bound thereby, and whenever anyone of the said rules is violated, the right
is reserved to cut off the water and/or sewer service with due notice.
2. Applications for Water and Sewer and Responsibility for Service and
Coni tion Charges
All applications for the introduction or supply of water and/or Sewer into
any premises, or for the extension of any pipe for the conveyance of water or
sewage must be made in writing by the owner of the premises, or his duly
authorized agent, on forms pro,✓ided for that purpose at the office of the
City Chamberlain. Separate buildings requiring separate meters will also
require separate services even if they are on the same premises. If more
than one service is desired for the same premises a separate application
shall be made for each service. The owner of such premises. shall be held
responsible and liable for all charges for such service and water consurption
and sewer rental charges to said premises to be collected, in case of default
of payment, in the manner provided by the rules and regulation or the
provision of the City Charter relating thereto. However, when water and/or
sewer service is desired for premises in areas outside the City limits where _
contracts are made with the City to supply the areas with water and sewer
disposal, all applications must be approved by the Board of Public Works or
designated representative before application may be accepted at the office of
the City Chamberlain.
3. Independent Service Pipes
Each building or other premises shall be provided with a separate and
independent water and sewer service from the main, provided however that a
group of buildings under the same tenant occupancy, use and exclusive control
may be served by a single principal water and sewer service upon penrission
and terms granted by the Board. Where two or more branch water service lines
from the main service pipe are used for separate tenants in the same
premises, each branch shall be provided by the owner with proper fittings for
separate and independent meter installations in the respective branches and
each such branch shall be provided with a compression stop and waste cock
ahead of the meter.
A. Application of Revenues
All revenues derived from water and sewer service and operation of the system
shall be applied towards the payment of the cost of operation and maintenance
of plant and equipment, extensions and improvements, the payment of the
principal and interest, obligations on the outstanding water and sewer bonds
and the creation of a reserve for extraordinary replacements, extension and
improvements of the water supply and sewer systems.
5. Service and Consumption Rates and Payments and Special Fees and Charges
'and Hydrant Services
The Board shall from time to time determine and fix the rates for water
service connection and consumption, sewer rental fees, special fees and
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charges for hydrant service and shall establish such zones and periods of
payment as may be desirable.
All such rates and terms of payment shall constitute a part of the Rules and
Regulations of the Board relating to water service as though fully set forth
herein and shall be on file in the office of the City Chamberlain.
6. Changing Rules and Rates
The Board reserves the right to change by resolution from time to time, the
Rules and Regulations relating to the Water Supply and Sewer System and the
rates for the use of water and sewer.
7. Rates for Service outside the City Limits
The Board shall determine and fix rates for water and sewer service and
consumption outside the City limits and for service taps, repairs, etc., and
for hydrant service for fire protection which shall be included in the
established schedule of rates on file in the office of the City Chamberlain
and the collection of any charges for such service shall be as provided. in
Section 8,
8. Owner of Property Liable for Charges
All water rents, sewer rental fees, accounts or other charges relating to
water and sewer service, shall be a charge against the owner or agent of the
premises connected with the City water and/or sewer mains and such owner or
agent shall be held responsible for all such accounts and charges.
In default of payment of any such charges within sixty days after becoming
due, the water and/or service may be cut off such premises without further
notice. Any service and consumption charge shall be a lien upon the premises
served and shall be collectible as provided by Section 128 of the City
Charter.
9. Plumbing in Existing Building
Any building that is to be served by the City water and/or sewer systems must
have its plumbing checked by the City Plumbing Inspector and the plumbing
brought up to comply with the City Plumbing Code in a manner suitable to the
City Plumbing Inspector.
10. Fees for Service and Equkment Rental
For all work done by City forces at a property owner's expertise, see list of
current prices and fees posted at the Water Building, 510 First Street.
In no case will any equipment be rented without an operator.
11. Inspector
Inspector, hereinafter named, is a person duly authorized by the Board of
Public Works.
12. Inspection, Approval and Record
All materials and work shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector. No
work shall be covered until such inspection and approval shall have been
made.
All inspections shall be promptly recorded by the Inspector in the Water and
Sewer permit book and he shall furnish the City Engineer with a correct plan
of such sewer line installed and he in turn shall record such plans on the
sewer maps.
The Inspector shall have the right to enter any place which is connected with
the public sewer system for the purposes of inspection and to ascertain that
such connection is properly installed and that no improper material is
discharged into the sewer.
'The Inspector must at all reasonable hours have free access to all parts of
the premises to which water is delivered for the purpose of inspection,
examination of fixtures, etc., and all persons using water must at all times,
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frankly and without concealment, answer all 'questions put to them relating to
its consumption.
13. Easement Through Private Property
In case the proposed water line, drain or sewer passes through premises other
than those making connection with the water and/or sewer, no connection will
be made until a deed of easement, satisfactory to the Board of Public Works,
shall have been secured and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
14. Licenses and Permits
Any plumber licensed to do business in the City of Ithaca or any other
certifed by the Examining Board of Plumbers, or any homeowner working on his
own single family residence, wishing to engage in the repair of service
pipes, or lay new services connected to the City water or sewer system, must
obtain a Water and/or Sewer Permit from the Water and Sewer Division, at the
Water Building, 510 First Street, prior to each job. No charge will be made
for this permit.
A violation of the following rules relating to service installation, etc., by
any licensed person, or his agent or employee, shall constitute sufficient
grounds for cancellation or withdrawal of such person's license.
II. Water
15. Installations of Water Mains
Except where water mains cross bridges, and except when variations are
specifically approved by the Board, all water mains connecting with the City
Water System must be cast iron hub and spigot pipe meeting the specifications
of the American Water Works Association, and installed with leaded joints.
All proposed plans and specifications for water mains must be approved by the
Board of Public Works and installed under the supervision and inspection of
the Water and Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works.
16. Cross Connections Prohibited
No person, firm or corporation shall install or permit to be installed any
cross connection whether permanent or temporary betceen the City Water System
and any other source or supply of water.
Upon discovery of violation of this rule by any person, firm or corporation,
the City water service to such person, firm or corporation shall forthwith be
disconnected and remain disconnected until this rule is complied with.
17. Owner or Tenant Prohibited from Supplying Others
No owner or tenant of any premises supplied with water from the City mains
shall be permitted to furnish water to other consumers, and no multiple
consumer service shall be permitted in the same premises except as provided
in Rule 3.
18. Installation and Maintenance of Water Service Pipes
The installation of all service pipes between the water main and curb box '
shall be at the expense of the owner of the premises served; except that when
a service pipe of Type K soft copper or other such material as may hereafter
be approved as permanent, shall have been installed at the expense of the
owner, such installation between main and curb box, shall be considered to be
a part of the City Water System and shall be so maintained.
In the event, however, that larger or different service is requested by the
owner, or required by reason of the use of the property served, such larger
or different service shall be installed at the expense of the owner.
All installations of service pipes between the main and curb box in the City
shall be made only by the Water and Sewer Division of the Department of
Public Works.
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All abandoned service pipes shall be shut off at the main at the expense of
the owner.
All installations between the curb box and the meter must be made by a duly
licensed plumber, or by a homeowner working on his own single family
residence.
Whenever leaks occur in the service pipes at any point between the main and
the meter, they must be repaired iiccnediately by the owner or agent of the
premises in accordance with the previous paragraphs of this Section. • If
repairs are not made within fifteen days after notice of such leaks the Board
may shut off the water until such repairs are made.
The Board reserves the right to repair any leaking service pipe without
notice and charge the expense thereof against the owner of the premises to be
collected in the manner provided by the Rules and Regulations or the
provisions of the City Charter'relating thereto.
All lateral or service pipes for public or private use and all necessary
fixtures connected therewith shall be subject to the approval, and laid under
the supervision of the Water and Sewer Division. Said pipes, etc., should be
laid not less than four (4) feet deep and must be kept in good repair and
protected fran the frost by and at the expense of the owner of the premises,
as outlined previously in this Section.
All tapping of the street mains will be made by the Water and Sewer Division
for which the applicant must pay the City at the tine of making application
such fees therefor as shall be determined frau time to time by the Board. In
all cases an approved stcpcoc}; with well and cover shall be put in at the
curb or cuter edge of the walk and such curb box shall be set and kept
visible and flush with the grade and put as near as practicable to the curb,
at the property owner's expense.
19. Specific Rules in Relation to Installation and Maintenance of Service
Pipes, Tappin+y Mains, Connections, etc.
(a) Tapping Maims - All tapping of the City water mains will be done by
the Water and Sewer Division and no other person will be allowed to make such
taps. The tapping will be done at the expense of the applicant and the fee
therefor fixed by the Board shall be paid in advance.
(b) Notice - In locations where the City forces do not dig the street
or road for services, notice must be left at the office of the Water and
Sewer Division on the day previous to the one on which the tapping will be
required, stating the hour when the street will be open at the main and ready
for tapping, giving the street number of the location and the name of the
person owning or occupying the premises. In case the trench is not ready for
tapping the main at the time specified, an extra charge will be made for
overtime or lost time as provided in the rates and fees fined by the Board.
(c) Depth of Pipe - The service pipe must be laid not less than four
(4) feet below the surface of the street and in such manner as to prevent
rupture by settling, and must be provided with a stop-cock at the curb line
in all cases, protected by an iron box leading frau the same to the surface,
with an iron cover with the word "water" marked thereon and so exposed as to
be readily found; the whole to be suject to the approval of the Water and
Sewer Division.
(d) Service Materials and Sizes - All water service sizes shall be
determined by consultation with the Water and Sewer Division and shall be
governed by their recomendation.
A minimum of 3/4" diameter for house service will be used.
For services of 3j4" to 1" diameter, ippe K soft copper water tubing is
required.
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For services of 134,1 to 2" diameter, Type K soft copper tubing or cold drawn,
semi-annealed seamless red brass pipe or 2" cement-lined, Mechanical Joint,
Cast Iron pipe, meeting AMLk specifications may be used.
For services of over 2" diameter, minimum of 4" diameter cast iron hub and
spigot water pipe meeting American Water Works Association specifications
shall be used and shall join the main with a tapping sleeve and valve to be
installed by the Water and Sewer Division at the expense of the property
owner.
(e) Joints and Fittings - Where Type K soft copper water tubing is
used, heavy brass fittings as approved by the American Water Works
Association shall be used.
Where cold drawn semi-annealed seamless red brass pipe is used, extra heavy
red brass fittings having standard iron pipe threading shall be used.
Where Cast Iron pipe 4" or larger is used, all fittings mast be hub and
spigot and shall meet specifications of the American Water Works Association.
Except in cases of emergency and to be consistent with the normal length of
pipe sections, no joints will be allowed under the street pavement area
between the corporation stop connection and the curb stop oonnection. All
services 2" and under shall be connected to the main with a corporation stop
tapped directly into the main, or tapped through a tapping saddle.
All curb shut-offs on copper and brass services will be of the inverted,
ground key, round-way type. Curb shut-offs on Cast Iron services will be
AWWA approved Gate Valves.
Curb and valve boxes and manholes providing access to shut-offs shall be City
of Ithaca standard.
(f) Stop and Waste Cock - A compression stop and waste cock toast be
� located inside the building as near as practicable to the wall where the
service pipe enters and the pile so arranged that the water can be drawn from
them whenever there is danger of freezing.
(g) By-Passes and Valves - By-passes and the siacified valves shall be
provided in connection with large meters, as described in connection with the
rules relating to meters and their installation.
(h) Notice of Completion of Work - After ompletion of installation and
connection all services shall be shut off at the curb box and disconnected
inside and notice of such ccupletion shall be filed in the office of the City
Chamberlain on forms provided therefor.
(i) darning on Water - After coxcipletion of the work and disconnection
as provided in Subdivision (h) no person shall turn on the water until
application by the owner of the premises has been filed in the office of the
City Chammberlain.
20. Replacing Service Pipes
Any service in which any other variety of pipe shall be placed than that
specified in the "Specific Rules," or where opportunity is neglected to
replace wrought iron or steel pipe with such pipe as specified, the Board
reserves the right to have the water shut off from said premises until such
pipe has been installed in accordance with the rules.
21. Stand Pipes and Automatic Sprinklers
Stand pipes or pipes for automatic suppression of fires in buildings, which
fixtures are intended only for such use, will be permitted to be attached to
the City Water Supply system, and no change will be made for the use of water
for such purposes. All such pipes must be provided with a suitable valve
outside of the building and which shall be under the exclusive control of the
Board. Also, in the case of standpipes a valve rust be provided placed at
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the bottom of the standpipe and at each hose opening, which valve shall be
sealed by the Water and Sewer Division. In case such seals shall be broken
for the extinguishment of any fire, the party breaking the seal shall
immediately thereafter notify the Water and Sewer Division and the valve
shall be resealed.
22. Protection from Freezing
Service pipes and meters in buildings shall be located in the parts therof
protected from frost but consistent with the need for access to the meter and
the installation of the remote reading device.
In all cases where the service pipe passes through areas of basements, having
windows, gratings, or traps open to the weather, the openings shall be
closely covered and the windows and doors closed to the outside air during
the cold weather. In all exposed situations the service pipes and fixtures
shall be protected at the expense of owner and in case he neglects to protect
his service as aforesaid, the Board may cut off the water therefrom. It
shall be the duty of the plumber to protect from frost all work done by him.
He will not be released from the responsibility by having the owner of the
premises or others do the work for him.
23. Dieters
All services shall be metered, except as provided under Section 28.
Dieters will not be placed in coal bins or situations not easily accessible to
the meter inspector.
Dieters must be accessible to the Water and Sewer Division enplcyees at all
reasonable hours.
After meter is attached any damage which said meter may sustain from freezing
or from hot water being forccd back through the meter or from any external
cause, will be repaired by the Water and Sewer Division and the cost thereof
charged to the owner or agent.
If meters need attention the Water and Sewer Division must be notified at
once. No person other than water and Sewer Division employees shall be
allowed to remove meters for repairs or for any other purpose.
All persons are forbidden to break meter seals, disconnect or in any way
tamper with meters after they have been installed on the premises.
in case of any changes or additions in piping for the use or distribution of
water which is not accounted for by the meter, a proper charge for such
unmetered water shall be made and in default of prompt payment thereof, on
notice by the City Chamberlain the water shall be shut off from the premises.
Where the place provided for installing a meter is unsuitable, the Water and
Sewer Division may require such changes as are necessary to locate the meter
in a suitable place, and the expense thereof, shall be charged to the owner
of the premises.
Every meter shall be provided with a compression stop-cock on each side and
on all meters over one inch a suitable bypass with valves on each side of it
and a locked valve on the by-pass shall be provided, which insta-lation of
by-pass and valve shall meet with the approval of the Water and Sewer
Division.
The Board reserves the right to attach or detach meters at any time whenever
they shall deem it expedient, and charge for the quantity of water measured
or used. All water passing through a meter will be charged for, whether used
or wasted.
in those locations where the property owner or tenant persists in being
uncooperative in making provisions for regular meter readings, a remote
reading register will be installed, at the property owners expense. All new
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installations will.be provided with a remote reading register mounted on the
outside of each building being metered. Service pipes mast be located
accordingly.
24. Vacant Premises
The owner or agent of vacated premises mast give notice in writing at the
office of the City Chamberlain that the water may be shut off, and the owner
will be held responsible for all waiter consumed or meter damages incurred
until such notice is given.
in any case where the meter has to be removed, except for temporary repairs,
the service must be shut off at the curb stop. If the curb stop cannot be
operated from the ground surface, it must be dug and repaired at the property
owner's expense.
25. Hydrants
No person shall open, use, draw water from or in any matter interfere with
any hydrant in the City of Ithaca without authority from the Water and. Sewer
Division. This prohibition shall not apply to firemen in the pursuit of
their duties. No person shall break, deface, injure, remove or in any manner
tamper with any hydrant or any part thereof, and no person shall open any
hydrant with any wrench other than standard hydrant wrench.
No person shall erect or plant any obstruction within 3' feet of any hydrant
or cause any obstruction that will in any way hinder a Fire Company from.
hooking onto it, or operating any hydrant. No obstruction shall be placed so
as to obstruct the view of any hydrant for a distance of at least two hundred
(200) feet up and down the street.
No person shall paint or in any way change the color from the standard orange
color used by the Water Department in painting hydrants.
26. Fraud, Misrepresentation, Waste and Abuses, Violation of Rules and
Regulations
in case of fraud, misrepreste-0--.ttion on the part of the applicant, abuses in
the use of water, violations of any of the Rules and Regulations relating
thereto, or nonpayment of rates and charges when due, in addition to the
penalties specifically provit.Ld by the Rules and Regulations, the City
Charter or Ordinances, the water may be cut off without notice, and the water
will not be turned on again un-less satisfactory assurance shall be given that
no further cause'of oomplaint shall arise and the payment of such fees as the
Board may prescribe.
27. Deficient Water Supply
The Board reserves the right to shut off the water for alterations, extension
and repairs and to stop or restrict the supply of water whenever it may be
found necessary, and the Board shall not be held liable under any
circumstances for a deficiency or failure to supply water, whether occasioned
by shutting off water to make repairs, connections, extension or any other
cause whatsoever.
28. Water for Building Construction
The Board shall determine and fix the rates for water to be used for building
or construction or repairs, the volume of water to be estimated upon the
basis of the amount required per unit of the square area or cubic content for
the various classes of construction involved. Such estimated schedule charge
for such service, shall be paid in advance. In lieu of a schedule charge for
such service, a meter may be installed in which case a deposit shall be
required as security against damage to such meter, any surplus therof to be
applied towards the consumption charges. See list of current prices and fees
posted at the Water Building, 510 First Street.
III. Sewers
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29. Installation of Sewer Mains
Except when variations are specifically approved by the Board, all sewer
mains will be 8" cement-asbestos.
All sewer mains shall be laid according to the "Specifications for the
Construction of Sanitary Sewers Connecting to the Sewerage System of the City
of Ithaca, New York," copies of which are obtainable at the City Engineer's
office or the Superintendent of Water and Sewer Division of the Department of
Public Works.
All proposed plans and specifications for sewer rains must be approved by the
Board of Public Works and installed under the supervision and inspection of
the Water and Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works.
30. _Installation and Maintenance of Sanitary Sewer Services
(a) The installation of all drains or sewers between the sewer main and
curb or curb line shall be at the expense of the owner of the premises
served; except that when a service drain or sewer of cast iron, or such other
material as may hereafter be approved as permanent, shall have been installed
at the expense of the owner, such installation between main and curb, shall
be considered a part of the City Sewer Systems and shall be so maintained.
(b) In the event, however, that a larger or different service is
requested by the owner, or required by reason of the use of the property
served, such larger or different service shall be installed at the expense of
the owner.
(c) All installations of service, drains or sewers between the main and
the curb in the City shall be made only by the Water and Sewer Division of
the Department of Public Works.
(d) All abandoned service pipes shall be shut off at the main at the
expense of the owner.
(e) All installations of service drains or sewers between the curb and
the building shall be made by a plumber or sewer layer licensed by the
Examining Board of Plumbers or, any homeowner working on his own single
family residence.
(f) Whenever leaks or breaks occur in the service pipes or private
sewers between the main and the building served, they must be repaired
inmediately by the a mer or agent of the premises in accordance with the
previous paragraph of this Section. If repairs are not made within fifteen
days after notice of such leak. or break the Board nay shut off the water
until such repairs are made.
(g) The Board reserves the right. to repair any leaking service pipe
without notice and charge the expense thereof against the owner of the
premises to be collected in the manner provided by the Rules and Regulations
or the provisions of the City Charter relating thereto.
(h) All lateral or service pipes for public or private use, and all
necessary fixtures connected therewith shall be subject to the approval, and
laid under the supervision of the Water and Sewer Division.
(i) All Wyes cut into the sewer main will be done by the Water and
Sewer Division for which the applicant must pay the City at the time of
making application such fees therefore as shall be determined frau time to .
time by the Board.
31. Specific Rules Regarding Installation and Maintenance of Service Pipes
(a) Materials Used - All sanitary sewers (Laterals) from back of the
curb Line to the sewer main in the street must be of 4" extra heavy cast iron
hub and spigot pipe of Class 2400 cement asbestos pipe in 5' lengths and such
quality as required by the Inspector. No quarter bends or tees shall be
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used. All such pipe shall be installed by the Water and Sewer Division
inside the City and by a duly licensed plumber or Sewer Layer outside the
city.
All sanitary sewer laterals from the curb line to the building must be either
4" extra heavy cast iron hub and spigot pipe or cement asbestos house
connection pipe to be laid in nominal 5' lengths (4" for single to four
family houses and 6" for five family houses and up).
(b) Grade of Sewer Laterals - All sanitary sewer laterals must be laid
with a fall of not less than 1/8" to the foot, unless otherwise permitted by
the Inspector, and mast be laid true to the line and grade given by the
Inspector, and must be properly bedded and tamped.
(c) Cast Iron Sewer Pipe Joints - A jute gasket large enough to hold
the spigot end of the pipe in the center of the hub must be rammed into each
joint with an iron hammer. The joints must then be poured and filled with
melted virgin lead and calked so as to form a neat, even and watertight
joint.
The cement-asbestos joint shall be of the rubber ring type joint.
(d) Sewer Pipe, Where Laid - Sewer pipes must not be laid in filled
ground where there is a possibility of settling. If any other pipe or
conduit is to be crossed by a sewer or lateral the matter of adjustment shall
be referred to the Inspector.
(e) Grease and Silt Traps - Grease traps must be installed and settling
tanks at such locations in fixtures connected with the sewer system as it may
become necessary to prevent the accumulation of grease in the sewer main. A
50 gallon silt trap must be installed in each stall of a car wash or gas
station and a 500 gallon baffled settling tank must be installed for up to 8
stalls, and for each 8 thereafter. These settling tanks and silt traps must
be accessible for inspection and cleaning.
(f) Whenever a sewer lateral has to be replaced or enlarged it is to be
replaced according to Section :31 (a) , at the expense of the property owner.
(g) In all new sewer services and whenever an old service is dug at or
near the trap a clean-out Wye -Mall be placed in the line, on the street side
of the house trap, with a length of pipe leading to the surface of the ground
or cellar floor. A suitable clean-out cap shall be leaded in this pipe to
facilitate cleaning the service from the trap to the main.
(h) Floor Drains - May only be connected to the sanitary sewers to
serve kitchens or toilet rooms only.
32. "Y" Openings, Location
The location of "Y" openings will be furnished by the Water and Sewer
Division. Reasonable care will be taken in locating "Y" openings with
accuracy but accuracy cannot and is not guaranteed.
33. improper Use of Sewers
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer any
of the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes:
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°
Fahrenheit (650 centigrade) or in such quantities that the temperature at the
treatment works influent exceeds 104° Fahrenheit (400 centigrade).
(b) Any waters or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substance
that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between 32°
and 150° Fahrenheit.
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(c) Any waters or wastes containing emulsified oil and grease exceeding
an average of 50 parts per million (417 pounds per million gallons) ether
soluble matter.
(d) Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, 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 nitrous oxide or other substance, which either 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 properly ocaminuted or triturated.
(g) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails,
line slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, chemical residues,
paint residues, cannery waste bulk solids, or any other solid or viscous
substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow of the sewers, or other
interference with the proper operation of the sewage system.
(h) Any waters or wastes, acid or alkaline in reaction, having
corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage system. Free acids and alkalies must
be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 5.5 to 9.5.
(i) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or
ocncentraticn as may exceed limits established in compliance with State or
Federal Regulations.
(j) Any water or wastes that for a duration of 15 minutes has a
concentration greater than 5 tines 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 by special permit.
(k) Any storm water, cistern or tank overflow, cellar drain, or the
contents of any privy vault or cesspool, or, except as otherwise provided by
the Board, and under a permit issued by the Board, the discharge of effluent
frown any air conditioning mach Lne or refrigerator unit.
A fee as established by the Board of Public Works will be charged for each
air conditioning or refrigeration effluent discharging into the sanitary
sewer.
(1) Normal Sanitary Sewage shall be construed to fall within the
following ranges at the effluent of the industrial plant in question:
Constituents Permissible Range
suspended solids........................180 to 350 ppm
BoD.....................................140 to 300 ppm
Chlorine Demand......................... 5 to 15 I*M
34. sewer Pipe Dead Ends
The end of any sanitary sewer or lateral, not to be inmediately used, must
have a suitable manhole for flushing at its upper length and at the point
where it is connected to the main trunk line sewer.
35. Manholes
No person shall raise or tamper with the cover of any sewer manhole or
deposit thereon any refuse or other materials without permission from the
Board of Public Works.
36, Private Sewer Lines
The City shall have the right to connect with and use or permit to be used
any private sewer built upon any public grounds.
37. Disconnection of Service
The Board of Public Works shall have the right to close or disconnect from
any public or private sewer, any sewer constructed or used in violation of
the Rules and Regulations pertaining thereto. The Board of Public Works
shall have the right to enter upon any public or private property for this
purpose.
38. Sewer Layer's License
The Examining Board of Plumbers may issue a Sewer Layer's License to persons
engaged in installing or replacing sewers. All sewer mains and services
including cast iron bell and spigot or cement-asbestos pipe must be laid by
or under the supervision of a licensed sewer layer, or licensed plumber.
39. Excavations, Etc.
The site of the work must be suitably guarded, barricaded and protected by
red lights from sundown to sunrise and by red flags during the day.
All excavations must be filled and thoroughly tamped as soon as possible
after completion of the work and all surplus materials immediately removed.
All portions of the street disturbed must be restored to their former
condition.
IV. Rules Governing Installation and Operation of
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment
Whereas the operation of watei- cooled refrigeration and other equipment for
changing the dry bulb temperature or the humidity of air has rapidly
increased and now involves the use of water in quantities never before
anticipated, -thereby placing unexpected burdens on the public water supply
system which are detrimental to other classes of water service. And Whereas,
in the interest of the public and its water supply system, it is necessary to
regulate the use of water for such purposes and to require conservation of
water and the elimination of waste.
Ncw mEmORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following regulations shall apply to
all water-cooled equipment installed for the purpose of reducing the dry bulb
temperature or decreasing the absolute humidity of air, whether for comfort
air conditioning, refrigeration, processing or whatever other purposes.
40. Definitions
For the purpose of these regulations, the following terms shall have, and
shall be construed to have, the following meanings:
(a) The term "air conditioning" system and "Refrigeration" system shall
include any combination of equipment, whether compressor or other type, by
which heat is removed from the air and from which the accumulated or effluent
heat is wholly or partially removed by the use of water.
(b) "Air Conditioning system" shall ny,-an an installation for
nk-Lmtenance, by heat removal, of temperatures which are not less than 600F.
(c) "Refrigeration System" shall mean an installation for maintenance,
by heat removal of temperatures which are less than 60°F.
(d) "System" shall man any combination of apparatus, individual unit,
group or collection of units supplied with water through any single customer
service pipe connected to the public water system.
(e) "Person" shall man and include a natural person, partnership,
corporation or association. Whenever used with respect to any penalty, the
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term "person" as applied to partnership or associations, shall mean the
partners or members therof, and as applied to corporations, the officers
thereof,
(f) For the purpose of these regulations, in no event shall the rated
capacity in tons be considered less than the following.
1. Total maximum B.T.U. per hour of capacity on the installation
divided by 12,000, or
2. The nameplate horsepower of any conpressor prime rover unit,
for any air-conditioning installation, or
3. Two thirds the name-plate horsepower of (2) above for any
refrigeration installation.
41. Permit Required
No person shall install, operate or use any equipment for air conditioning or
refrigeration which requires a supply of crater from the system of the City of
Ithaca without first having procured written permit therefore from the office
of the Water and Sewer Division.
42. Application for Permit
Application for permit shall be made to the office of the Water and Sewer
Division and shall provide the following biformation;
(a) Name and address of applicant.
(b) Location of premises where installation is proposed.
(c) Name and address of the owners of the premises.
(d) Names of manufacturers of the units requiring water.
(e) Manufacturer's identification and classification of the
refrigeration units.
(f) Manufacturer's rating of maximum refrigerative capacity of the unit
or units under the conditions of the planned installation. (Rating
may be stated in tons/24 hours or B.T.V./hour).
In the absence of the required manufacturer's maximum rating, the
Superintendent may specify the tonnage of the installation at the ratings
indicated in Section 40-f; or, if these appear inadequate, then by whatever
other measure of capacity appears to him to be proper.
(g) Horsepower of compressor prime mover, if unit is carpressor type.
(h) Were water conservation devices are required (to amply with
Section 46 hereof), the manufacturer's , identification,
classification and size of the conservation equipnmt.
(i) Elevation and plan showing general piping arrangements and details
of all points of connection to building supply water (piping direct
to condensor units, make-up supply into tower fan, etc.).
(j) Such additional information as shall be required by the Water and
Sewer Division.
Application shall be signed by the owner or tenant, and applications for
installation shall designate a plumber duly qualified to receive permits
under other sections of these regulations.
43. Fee for Permit
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A fee shall be paid at the time the application for inspection is filed with
the Plumbing Inspector, and shall be equal to the existing rate for a new
fixture under the Plumbing Code.
44. Permit to Install
(a) Permits to install piping or connect equipment will be issued at
the office of the Water and Seer Division, but only in the name of licensed
plumbers who are duly qualified to 4perform plumbing work in the City of
Ithaca in accordance with the plumbing Code.
(b) Within forty-eight (48) hours following the completion of any work
authorized by permit, notice of completion and request for inspection shall
be returned in writing on the standard Plumbing Inspection blank, accxtpanied
by the inspection fee, by the plumber receiving the permit, to the office
from which the permit was obtained.
45. Permit to Operate
After final inspection and approval of the installation, a permit to.operate
or use the equipment will be issued at the office of the Water and Sewer
Division in the name of the owner or tenant.
46. Water Use and Conservation
(a) Systems with a capacity of three tons or less shall not use water
directly or indirectly (except when used with conservation equipment) from
the public supply.
(b) Systems with a total capacity of more than three tons but not
exceeding five tons may use water directly from the public supply, at a rate
not exceeding 2.0 g.p.m. per ton if the water temperature is 75°F or less, or
3.0 g.p.m. per ton if it is above 75°F., provided that they are equipped with
an automatic.regulating valve which will
(1) Stop the flow of water when the refrigerating machine is shut
down and
(2) Throttle the fl(xa of water down to the momentary requirements
of the system.
(c) All systems having a total capacity exceeding five tons shall be
equipped with evaporative condensers, cooling towers, spray ponds, or other
water cooling equipment. This equipment shall be of sufficient capacity to
insure oonfoxmance with the requirements of Table I for makeup water when
operating under full loading at maximum summer temperature.
Table I
Maximum Allowable Water Use
Water Hardness Maximum Use
P.P.M. G.P.M./Ton
0-139 0.1
140-199 0.15
200-254 0.2
255-339 0.3
340-424 0.4
425 and over 0.5
47. Sanitary Protection
(a) All installations shall be made in conformance with the Plumbing
Code and subject to the inspection of the Plumbing Inspector and will include
the following general protective measures.
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(b) On installations which operate with the use of water directly from
the public supply system, every direct connection shall be equipped with a
suitable brass body, brass fitted check valve and vacuum breaker installed in
the branch supply line to each unit.
(c) Discharge and the connections for the disposal of waste water in
accordance with the Pluirbing Code and Board of Public Works ,Regulations
regarding sanitary sewers.
(d) Cooling waters which are to be used for other purposes shall be
provided with free, above the rim discharge before entering other equipment,
otherwise permission shall be obtained in writing from the Plumbing
Inspector, approving the proposed connections and use.
(e) On installations other than those described above, there shall be a
physical break between the public water supply piping and the piping of the
installation, so arranged as to make back siphonage to the public water
supply system impossible.
48. Revocation of Permit
Any permit which is issued under these regulations to operate or use
equipment may be revoked by the Water and Sewer Division for any one of the
following reasons:
(a) Failure of the holder of the permit to discontinue using water for
the purposes covered by the permit, immediately upon notice to do so issued
by the Water and Sever Division during an emergency or to forestall an
impending emergency.
(b) Alterations, changes of equipment, or piping, improper operation or
lack of maintenance which results in conditions that
(1) are hazardous to the potable water supply either within the
premises or in supply mains or
(2) cause unnecessary waste of water.
(c) The use of water is found to exceed the quantities under Section 46
of these Rules and Regulations.
49. Effective Date
(a) For new installations, these regulations shall be effective upon
publication. Publication shall be made in accordance with provisions of any
applicable laws, acts, opinions, ordinances or regulations.
(b) Existing installations shall be modified to conform to the
provisions of these regulations, applications to operate shall be filed and
permits shall be obtained. Modifications shall be completed and permits
obtained in accordance with the provisions of the paragraph within six months
after adoption.
(c) Existing installations conforming to the provisions of these
regulations in all matters except the conservation of water shall not be
penalized under Provisions of Section 50 for failure to provide conservation
for a period of one year after adoption. Such installations shall, however,
be subject to all other provisions of the regulations, six months after
adoption. In the event that a critical condition develops in the system,
subsequent to the adoption of these Rules and Regulations, all installations
not equipped to conserve water shall be subject to imanediate discontinuance
on orders of the Water and Sewer Division.
50. Penalties
(a) Failure to comply with the above regulations shall be sufficient
cause to penalize the licensee by discontinuance of water service for failure
to correct the violation within 15 days after notification that the violation
exists.
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(b) Licensed plumbers guilty of violation of any of the Rules and
Regulations herein shall be prohibited frau securing further permits frau the
Water and Sewer Division, and when wilful violatiais warrant, charges may be
preferred to the Examining Board of Plumbers seeking revocation of the
plumber's license.
51. Inconsistent Ordinances
All regulations, ordinances or parts of ordinances heretofore in effect which
are in conflict with, or which are inconsistent with, the provisions of these
Rules and Regulations, to the extent of their inconsistency are hereby
repealed.
52. Separability
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of these Rules
and Regulations shall not affect the validity of any other part thereof,
which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
53. Changing Rules and Regulations
The Board of Public hbrks reserves the right to change by resolution from
time to time, the Rules and Regulations governing the installation and
operation of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRtTCTION OF WATER AND SEWER MAIDS
CONNECTING TO THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
Cr THE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
General information to Engineers, Contractors and persons or corporations
contemplating the construction of water and/or seer lines connecting to the
City systems.
It is the intent of these specifications to outline the minimum acceptable
requirements governing the construction of, and materials used in water and
sewer mains which will connect with the Ithaca water and sewer systems,
whether constructed for the City, either by City forces under the direction
of the Superintendent of Public Works, or by a contractor under an agreement
with the City, or constructed for private individuals, corporations, or Water
Districts, who may have received a permit, to connect with the City system
and which water and sewer mains are to be hilt by thmmelves or by
contractors under an agreement with them.
No connections to any mains in the water or sewer system may be made unless.
such connections are authorized by the Berard of Public Works, and the plans
for the water or sewer main extension are approved by the Board of Public
Works.
All work done on water and/or sewer main extensions connecting to the Ithaca
systems must conform to these specifications, and must be done under the
supervision and inspection of the Superintendent of Public Works of the Board
of Public Works, or under such inspection as may be otherwise ordered by the
Board of Public Works. The term "Inspector" hereinafter used will Crean the
duly designated representative of the Boars? of Public Works.
The rules and regulations of the Board of Public Works adopted January 28,
1970 and effective February 1, 1970 governing the installation and use of
service lines and mains, and the Plumbing Code of the. City of Ithaca, shall
be considered a part of these specifications and shall govern such conditions
as are not herein specifically described.
I - GENERAL
I A EXCAVATION AND PREPARATION OF TRENCH
Y A-l. Description
The trench shall be excavated to full depth and grade for a distance of at
least 50 feet in advance of pipe laying, but not more than one average days
pipe laying in advance of the work. The trench shall be so braced and
drained that the workmen may work therein safely and efficiently. It is
essential that the discharge from the trench dewatering pumps be conducted to
natural drainage channels, drains or storm sewers.
I-A-2. Width of Trench '
The width of trench shall be ample to permit the pipe to be laid and jointed
properly, and the h. Afill to be placed and compacted as specified. Trenches
shall be of such extra width, when required, as will permit the convenient
placing of timber supports, sheeting and bracing, and handling of fittings.
Minimum width shall be sufficient to give clearance of at least eight inches
either side of the barrel of the pipe.
I-A-3. Bell Holes
Bell holes shall be provided at each joint to permit the jointing to be made
Properly.
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I A-4. Pipe Clearance in Rock
Ledge rock, boulders, and large stones shall be removed to provide a
clearance of at least 6 inches below and 8 inches on each side of all pipe
and fittings.
I-A-5. Excavation to Grade
The trench shall be excavated to the depth required so as to provide a
uniform and continuous bearing and' support for the pipe on solid and
undistrubed ground at every point between bell holes. Any part of the bottom
of the trench excavated below the specified grade shall be corrected with
approved material, and thoroughly compacted as directed by the Inspector.
The finished grade shall be prepared accurately by means of hand tools.
The subgrade beneath the centerline of the pipe shall be finished to within
0.03 feet of a straight line between pipe joints or batter boards. All
tolerance shall be above specified grade.
If, in the opinion of the Inspector, soil conditions are encountered at
subgrade which require all or part of the work to be done in accordance with
Section I A 6, the Inspector shall have the authority to order the work to be
done.
I A-6. Excavation in Poor Soil or Rock
Where the bottom of the trench at subgrade is found to be unstable or to
include ashes, cinders, all types of recuse, vegetable or other organic
material, large pieces or fragmr�ts of inorganic material, or rock, which in
the judgment of the Inspector should be removed, the Contractor shall
excavate and remove such unsuitable material to the width and depth ordered
by the Inspector. Before the pipe is laid, the subgrade shall be made by
backfilling with an approved nkiterial in 3" uncorcpacted layers. The layers
shall be thoroughly tamped as directed by the Inspector so as to provide a
continuous bearing and support for the pipe at every point between the bell
holes. The finished subgrade shall be prepared accurately by means of hand
tools.
The subgrade beneath the centerline of the pipe shall be finished to within
0.03 feet of a straight linin between bell holes or batter boards, and all
tolerances shall be above the specified grade.
I A 7. Special Foundation in moor Soil
Where the bottom of the trench at subgrade is found to consist of material
which is unstable to such a degree that, in the opinion of the Inspector, it
cannot be removed and replac�t with an approved material thoroughly ompacted
in place to support the pipe properly, the contractor shall construct a
foundation for the pipe, consisting of piling, tunber or other materials, in
accordance with plans approved by the Board of Public Works.
I-A-8. Blasting
Blasting for excavation will be permitted only after securing the approval of
the Inspector and only when proper precautions are taken for the protection
of persons or property. The hours of blasting will be fired by the
Inspector. Any damage caused by blasting shall be repaired by the contractor
at his expense. The contractor's methods of procedure shall conform with
State laws and municipal ordinances.
I A 9. Braced and Sheeted Trenches
open-cut trenches shall be sheeted and braced as required by any governing
state laws, and as may be necessary to protect life, property or the work.
when close sheeting is required, it shall be so driven as to prevent adjacent
soil from entering the trench either below or through such sheeting. Where
sheeting and bracing are used the trench width shall be increased
accordingly.
The Inspector reserves the right to order the sheeting driven to the full
depth of the trench or to such additional depths as may be required for the
protection of the work. Where the soil in the lower limits of a trench has
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the necessary stability, the Inspector, at his discretion, may permit the
Contractor to stop the driving of sheeting at some designated elevation above
the trench bottom. The granting of permission by the Inspector, however,
Shall not relieve the Contractor in any degree frau his full responsibility
under the contract.
Sheeting and bracing which have been ordered left in place must be removed
for a distance of 3 feet below'the dstablished street grade or the existing
surface of the street, whichever is lower. Trench bracing, except that which
must be left in place, may be remcved when the backfilling has reached the
respective levels of such bracing. Sheeting, except that which has been left
in place, may be removed after the backfilling has been cm-pleted or has been
brought up to such an elevation as to permit its safe removal. Sheeting and
bracing may be removed before flushing the trench, but only in such manner as
will insure the adequate protection of the canpleted water and/or sewer
structures, and prevent the disturbance of adjacent ground.
I-A-10. Care of Surface Material for Reuse
All surface materials which, in the �opinion of the Inspector, are suitable
:for reuse in restoring the surface shall be kept separate frou the general
excavation material, as directed by the Inspector.
I-A-11. Piling Excavated Material
All excavated material shall be piled in a manner that will not endanger the
work and that will avoid obstructing sidewalks, and driveways. Hydrants
under pressure, valve pit covers, valve boxes, curb stop boxes, fire and
police call boxes, or other utility controls shall be left unobstructed and
assessable until the work is completed. Gutters shall be kept clear or other
satisfactory provisions made for street drainage, and natural water courses
shall not be obstructed.
I-A-12. Trenching by Hand blethods
Hand methods for excavations shall be employed in locations were obstructions
are shown on drawings or where, in the opinion of the Inspector, property can
best be protected by digging by hand. In other locations the contractor may
use trench digging machinery.
I-A-13. Barricades, Guards and Safety Provisions
To protect persons from injury and to avoid property damage, adequate
barricades, construction signs, torches, lanterns and guards as required
shall be placed and maintained during the progress of the Construction work
and until it is safe for traffic to use the highway. All material piles,
equipment and pipe which may serve as obstructions to traffic shall be
enclosed by fences or barricades and shall be protected by proper lights when
the visibility is poor. The Rules and Regulations of the local authorities
respecting safety provisions shall be observed.
I-A-14. Maintenance of Traffic and Closing of Streets
The constractor shall carry on the work in a mant-jer which will cause the
least interruption to traffic, and may close to travel not more than two
consecutive blocks, upon the specific permission of the City, including the
cross street intersected. Where traffic must cross open trenches, the
contractor shall provide suitable bridges at street intersections and
driveways.
The contractor Shall post, where directed by the Inspector, suitable signs
indicating that a street is closed and necessary detour signs for the proper
maintenance of traffic.
I-A-15. Structure Protection
Temporary support, adequate protection and maintenance of all underground and
surface structures, drains, sewers and other obstructions encountered in the
progress of the work shall be furnished by the contractor at his expense and
under the direction of the Inspector. The structures which may have been
disturbed shall be restored upon completion of the work.
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I-A-16. Protection of Property and Surface Structures
Trees, shrubbery, fences, poles and all other property and surface structures
shall be protected unless their removal is shown on the drawings or
authorized by the Inspector. When it is necessary to cut roots and tree
branches, such cutting shall be done under the supervision of the Inspector.
I-B BACKFILLING
I-D-l. Backfill Material
All backfill material s1Q1 be free fran cinders, ashes, refuse, vegetable or
organic material, boulders, rocks or stones, or other material which in the
opinion of the Inspector is unsuitable. However, from I foot above the top
of the pipe to the subgrade of the pavement, material containing stones up to
8 inches in their greatest dimension may be used, unless specified otherwise
herein.
I-B-2. Use of Excavated Material as Backfill
When the type of backfill material is not indicated on drawings or
specifications, the contractor may backfill with the excavated material,
provided that such material consists of loam, clay, sand, gravel, or other
material which, in the opinion of the Inspector, are suitable for
backfilling.
I-B-3. Sand or Gravel Backfill
Where sand or gravel backfill is not indicated on the drawings or specified
herein, and in the opinion of the Inspect-or should be used in any part of the
work, the contractor shall furnish and backfill with sand or gravel as
directed.
I-B-4. Backfilling Under Pilx-,
All trenches shall be backfilh-.d by hand, from the bottom of the trench to
the centerline of the pipe, with sand, gravel, or other approved material
placed in layers of 3 inch acid compacted by tapping. Backfilling material
shall be deposited in the trench for its full width on each side of the pipe,
fittings and appurtenances simultaneously.
I-B-5. Backfilling Over Pipe
From the centerline of the pile, fittings and appurtenances to a depth of 1
foot above the top of the pipe, the trench shall be backfilled by hand or by
approved mechanical methods. The contractor shall use special care in
placing this portion of the backfill so as-to avoid injuring or moving the
pipe.
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The backfill material from the centerline of the pipe to 1 foot above the
pipe shall consist of approved excavated material which shall be placed in 3
inch layers and caqmcted by tamping.
IB-6. Backfilling in Freezing weather
Backfilling shall not be done in freezing weather except by penrLissicn of the
Inspector, and it shall not be made with frozen material. No fill shall be
made where the material already in the trench is frozen.
i-B-7. Backfill Sand
All sand used for backfill shall be a natural bank sand, graded fran fine to
coarse, not lumpy, or frozen, and free from slag, cinders, ashes, rubbish or
other material which, in the opinion of the Inspector, is objectionable or
deleterious. It shall not contain a total of more than 10 per cent by weight
of loam and clay, and all material must be capable of being passed through a
3/411 sieve. Not more than 5 per cent shall remain an a No. 4 sieve.
IB-8. Backfill Gravel
Gravel used for backfill shall consist of natural bank gravel having durable
particles graded from fine to coarse in a reasonably uniform combination,
with no boulders or stones larger than 2 inches in size, It shall be free
from slag, cinders, ashes, refuse or other deleterious or objectionable
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materials. It shall not contain excessive amounts of loam and clay and shall
not be lumpy or frozen. No more than 15 per cent shall be finer than No. 200
sieve. Backfill gravel shall be used in the top 18 inches of backfill of all
ditches in City streets.
II - WATER MAINS
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II-A MATERIALS TO BE USED
II-A-1. Pipe and Fittings
All pipe lines 4" in diameter and larger shall be bell and spigot,
tar--coated, cement lined, centrifugally cast pipe to meet A.W.W.A.
specifications; class of pipe used to be determined by the operating pressure
and conditions of the line. All fittings to be Class D, tar-coated, long
pattern, to meet A.W.W.A. specifications.
The use of mechanical joints and rubber joint cast iron pipe will be;allowed
by approval of the Board of Public Works.
II-A-2. Valves
Main line valves shall be "Darling" hub--end valves of the type used by the
City of Ithaca. Valves open left. (counter.--clockwise).
II-A-3. Hydrants
Hydrants shall be "Darling" B-50-B, 5 inch hydrants, of the type used by the
City of Ithaca. Hoze nozzle threads to be City of Ithaca standard. Hydrants
shall be a 2-2V hoze nozzle and 1-41�" steamer nozzle.
2h" hoze nozzles to be City of Ithaca standard, measuring 3" OD to top of
thread with 7h threads to the inch. The 4'h" steamer nozzle shall be National
standard measuring 5 3/4" OD at the top of the thread and threaded 4 threads
per inch.
II-A-4. Valve Boxes
Valve boxes shall be the Buffalo Screw Type roadway box, with cover marked
"Water."
II-A-5. Manholes
Manholes may be built or: concrete masonry of 1-2-4 concrete, using tight
smooth forms, or standard cement manhole blocks formed especially for four
foot manholes.
Manholes may be built of masonry using hard pressed brick. Every fifth
course of brick shall be laid as stretchers, the remainders to be headers.
Every brick shall have full mortar joints on the bottom and sides which shall
be formed at one operation by placing sufficient mortar .on the bed and
forcing the brick into it. Horizontal joints shall not exceed 3/8" and
vertical joints on the inside of manholes shall not exceed #". Joints cn the
inside face are to be carefully rubbed full and struck as a manhole is built
up. In wet trenches water shall be kept drained away from manholes until the
concrete is set.
No backfilling shall be done for twenty-four hours after completion of the
manhole.
In freezing weather customary precautions of heating materials and after
protection shall be followed.
Steps. Steps of cast iron, or of galvanized wrought iron, 3/4" in diameter,
shall be securely placed in the inside of the nenhole during construction,
not more than 18 inches apart.
Diameter. Manholes five (5) feet deep or less shall have a minimum inside
diameter of four (4) feet at the bottom. Manholes ten (10) feet deep shall
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be at least five (5) feet- in inside diameter and at intermediate depths the
diameter shall be in proportion.
Frames and Covers. Manhole covers shall be set to the grade given by the
Inspector. Covers of manholes in streets shall correspond to the type used
and approved by the City of Ithaca in 1932, frame and cover to weigh not less
than 480 lbs. Depth of frame eight (8) inches; diameter of cover twenty-four
(24) inches. Manholes in parkings where no traffic can be expected may use
covers of light weight type used in the City of Ithaca prior to 1932. Weight
of frame and cover not less than 245 lbs., depth of frame, 4 inches.
II-B INSPECTION OF MATERIAL
II-B-1. Field Inspection
All pipe and accessories shall be laid, jointed and tested under pressure for
defects and leakage in the manner specified and in the presence of and as
approved by the Inspector.
II-B-2. Disposition of Defective Material
All material found during the progress of the work to have cracks, flaws, or
other defects will be rejected by the Inspector. All defective materials
shall be prcrrptly removed from the site.
II-C HANDLING OF HATERIAIS
II-C-1, Hauling
Cast iron pipe, fittings, valves, hydrants and accessories shall be loaded
and unloaded by lifting with hoists or skidding so as to avoid shock or
dm-kage. Under no circumstances shall such materials be dropped. Pipe
handled on skidways shall not be skidded or rolled against pipe already on
the ground.
II-C-2. At site of work
in distributing the material. at the site of work, each piece shall be
unloaded opposite or near the place where it is to be laid in the trench.
II-C-3. Care of Pipe Coating and Lining
Pipe shall be so handled that the coating and lining will not be damaged.
If, however, any part of the coating or lining is damaged, the repair shall
be made in a manner satisfactoiy to the Inspector.
II-D ALIGRAEW AND GRADE
II-D-1. General
The watermainshall be laid and maintained to the required lines and grades
with fittings, valves and hydrants at the required locations; spigots
centered in bells; and all valves and hydrant stems plumb.
Any changes in either line or grade shall be made by using the proper
fittings, and not by crowding the joints, except in laying pipe along a
curved line the Inspector may approve a small deviation in alignment at each
joint. See Section II-E-7.
II-D-2. Depth of Pipe
The top of the pipe.shall be laid to a minimum depth of four (4) feet below
the established grade. Any variations therefrom shall be made only with the
approval of the Inspector.
II-E LAYING
II-E-1. Handling of Water Main Material into Trench
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Proper implements, tools and facilities satisfactory to the Inspector shall
be provided and used for the safe and convenient prosecution of the work.
All pipes, fittings, valves and hydrants shall be carefully lowered into the
trench piece by piece by means of a derrick, ropes or other suitable tools or
equipment, in such a manner as to prevent damage to water main materials and
protective coatings and linings. Under no circumstances shall water main
materials be dropped or dumped into the trench.
II-E-2. Hamner Test
The pipe and fittings shall be inspected for defects and, while suspended
above grade, be rung with a light hammer to detect cracks.
II-E-3. Cleaning Pipe and Fittings
All lumps, blisters and excess tar-coating shall be removed from the
bell-and-spigot end of each pipe, and the outside of the spigot and the
inside of the bell shall be wire-brushed and wiped clean and dry and free
from oil and grease before the pipe is laid.
II-E-4. Laving Pipe
Every precaution shall be taken to prevent foreign material from entering the
pipe while it is being placed in the line. If the pipe-laying crew cannot
put the pipe into the trench and in place without getting earth into it, the
Inspector may require that before lowering the pipe into the trench, a heavy,
tight wov
,en canvas bag of suitable size shall be placed over each end and
left there until the connection is to be nude to the adjacent pipe. During
laying operations, no debris, tools, clothing or other materials shall be
placed in the pipe.
After placing a length of pipe in the trench, the spigot end shall be
centered in the bell and the pipe forced home and brought to correct line and
grade. The pipe shall be secured in place with approved backfill material
tamped under it except at the bells. Pipe and fittings which do not allay a.
sufficient and uniform space for joints shall be removed and replaced with
pipe and fittings of prcp(---r dimensions to insure such uniform space.
Precautions shall be taken to prevent dirt from entering the joint space.
At times when pipe laying is not in progress, the open ends of pipe shall be
closed by a unatertight plug or other means approved by the Inspector. Joints
of pipe in the trench which cannot be poured shall be calked with packing to
make them as water tight as possible. This provision shall apply during the
noon hour as well as overnight. If water is in the trench, the seal shall
remain in place until the trench is pumped completely dry.
II-E-5. Cutting Pipe
The cutting of pipe for inserting valves, fittings, or closure pieces shall
be done in a neat and workmanlike manner without damage to the pipe or cement
lining and so as to leave a smooth end at right angles to the axis of the
pipe.
when machine cutting is not available for cutting pipe 20 inches in diameter
or larger, the electric-arc cutting method will be permitted using a carbon
or steel rod. only qualified and experienced workman shall be used on this
work.
The flame cutting of pipe by means of an oxyacetylene torch shall not be
allowed.
II--E-6. Bell Ends to Face Direction of laying
Pipe shall be laid with bell ends facing in the direction of laying unless
directed otherwise by the Inspector.
II-E-7. Permissible Deflection at Joints
Whenever it is necessary to deflect pipe from a straight line, either in the
vertical or horizontal plane, to avoid obstruction or plumb stems, or where
long-radius curves are permitted, the amount of deflection allowed shall not
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exceed that required for satisfactory calking of the joint, and shall be
approved by the Inspector.
Approx. Radius of curve
produced by Succession
Pipe Joint Max. Deflection with of Joints with Pipe
Diam,. Opening Pipe Length of Lead of:
16 ft. 18ft. 20ft. 16 ft. 18 ft. 20 ft.
4" 0.41 14.8 16.7 18.5 208 234 260
6" 0.58 14.8 16.7 18.5 208 234 260
8" 0.65 12.9 14.6 16.2 238 268 297
10" 0.75 12.4 14.0 15.5 248 279 310
12" 0.75 10.5 11.9 13.2 .292 327 363
16" 0.75 7.9 8.8 9.7 390 440 488
II-E-B. Unsuitable Conditions for Laying Pipe
No pipe shall be laid in water or when, in the opinion of the Inspector, the
trench conditions are unsuitable.
II-F JOINZMG
II-F-1. Yarning_or Packing Material
Yarning or packing material shall be rriol.ded or tubular rubber rings. The
above material shall be handled with care in order to prevent contamination
and shall be dry when put into place in the joint. The material shall be
free of oil, tar, or greasy substances.
II-F-2. Placing of Yarning mterial
The yarning material shall be placed around the spigot end of the pipe and
shall be of proper dimensions to center the spigot in the bell. When the
spigot is shoved home, the yowling material shall be driven tightly against
the inside base or hub of the Dell with suitable yarning tool.
II-F-3. Depth of Jointing Rate!rial
For lead joints a space not less than 24" in depth shall be left in the bell
in pipe having a nominal diameter of 20" or less; 2'h" in 24, 30 and 36" pipe;
and 3" in pipe larger than 36".
II-F-4. Lead
Lead for calking purposes shall contain not less than 99.73 per cent pure
lead. Impurities shall not Exceed the following limits:
Arsenic, antimony and tin together................0.015%
Copper............................................0.08%
Zinc....... ..........0.002%
Iron..............................................0.0029
Bisnuth...........................................0.25%
Silver............................................0.02%
The producer's name or the mark of Lead Industries shall be clearly cast or
stanped upon each piece of lead.
II-F-S. Heating and Pouring of Lead
Lead shall be heated in a melting pot kept in easy reach of the joint to be
poured--so that the molten metal will not be chilled in being carried from
the melting pot to the joint-and shall be brought to a proper temperature so
that when stirred it will show a rapid change of color. Before pouring, all
scum shall be removed. Each joint shall be made in one continuous pouring
filling the entire joint space with solid lead. Spongy or inperfectly filled
joints shall be burned out and repoured.
II-F-6. Position of Joint Runner
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The joint runner shall fit snugly against the face of the bell and the
outside of the pipe shall be damned with clay to form a pouring lip to
provide for filling the joint flush with the face and to the top of the bell.
II-F-7. Calking Lead Joints
After the lead has cooled to the tegr erature of the pipe, lead joints shall
be calked with pneumatic or hand tools operated by competent worIm-en, until
such joints are thoroughly canpacted and watertight. The finished joint
shall show a hard and even hammered surface overall. Care should be taken
not to overstrain the bells during calking.
II-G SETTING VALVES AND FrITINGS
II-G-1. General
Valves, fittings, plugs and caps shall be set and jointed to pipe in the
manner heretofore specified for cleaning, laying and jointing pipe.
II-G-2. Valve Boxes.and Manholes
(See Sections IZ^A-4 and II-A-5.)
A valve box or manhole shall be provided for every valve.
The valve box shall not transmit shock or stress to the valve and shall be
centered plumb over the operating nut of the valve, with the box cover flush
with the surface of the ground, or such other level as may be directed.
Where valves are in manholes the operating nut shall be readily accessible
for operation through the opening in .the manhole, which shall be set flush
with the surface of the finished pavement. Manholes shall be so constructed
as to permit minor repairs and afford protection to the valve and pipe from
impact where they pass through the manhole wall.
II-G-3. Drainage of Mains
Mains shall be drained throuq-i drainage branches or blowoffs to dry wells
from which the water can be pucq:)ed. Drainage branches, blowoffs, air vents '
and appurtenances shall be provided with gate valves and shall be located and
installed as shown on the plans.
Drainage branches or blowoffs shall not be connected to any sewer, submerged
in any stream or be installed in any other nwnier that will permit back
siphonage into the distribution system.
II-G-4. Dead Ends
All dead ends on new mains shall be closed with cast iron plugs or caps, with
or without a blc&%Toff cock, as shown on the drawings.
II-H SEZ'.ClNG HYDPANTS
II-H-1. Location
Hydrants shall be located as shcmn or as directed and in a manner to provide
complete accessibility, and also in such a manner that the possibility of
damage from vehicles or injury to pedestrians will be minimized.
When placed behind the curb, the hydrant barrel shall be set so that no
portion of the pumper or hoze nozzle cap will be less than 6 inches nor more
than 12 inches from the gutter face of the curb.
When set in the lawn space between the curb and the sidewalk, or between the
sidewalk and the property line, no portio of the hydrant or nozzle cap shall
be within 6 inches of the sidewalk.
II-H-2. Position
All hydrants shal.'_ stand plumb and shall have their nozzles parallel with or
at right angles to the curb, with the puqDer nozzle facing the curb, except
(32)
that hydrants having two hoze nozzles 90 degrees apart shall be set with each
nozzle facing the curb at an angle of 45 degrees. Hydrants shall be set to
the established grade, with nozzles at least 12 inches above the ground, as
shown or as directed by the Inspector.
II-H-3. Connection to Main
Each hydrant shall be connected to the main with a 6" cast-iron branch
controlled by an independent 6" gate valve, except as otherwise directed.
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II-E3--4. Hydrant Drainage in Pervious Soil*
Whenever a hydrant is set in soil that is pervious, drainage shall be
provided at the base of the hydrant by placing course gravel or crushed stone
mixed with course sand, from the bottom of the trench to at least 6 inches
above the waste opening in the hydrant and to a distance of 1 foot around the
elbow. No drainage system shall be connected to the sewer.
II-H-S. Hydrant Drainage in Impervious Soil*
Whenever a hydrant is set in clay or other impervious soil, a drainage pit 2
feet in diameter and 3 feet deep shall be excavated below each hydrant and
filled compactly with course gravel or wished stone mixed with corse sand,
under and around the elbow of the hydrant and to a level of 6 inches above
the waste opening.
*Note: The Inspector shall determine whether II-H-4 or II-H-5 is applicable.
II-I ANCHORAGE:
II-I-1. Anchorage for Hydrants
The bowl of each hydrant sha7.L be well braced against unexcavated earth at
the end of the trench with stone or slabs or concrete backing.
II-I-2. Anchorage, for Plugs, Caps, Tees and Bends
All plugs, caps, tees and berAs deflecting 22�degz ees or more on mains 8
inches in diameter or larger zdiall be provided with a reaction backing.
II-I-3. Reaction Backing
Reaction backing shall be concrete of a mix not leaner than 1 cement: 2'h
sand: 5 stone, and having a ccampressive strength of not less than 2,000 psi,
at 28 days. Backing shall be placed between solid ground and the filling to
be anchored; the area of bearing on the pipe and on the growl in each
instance shall be that shown or directed by the Inspector. The backing
shall, unless otherwise sho%%ni or directed, be so placed that the pipe and
fitting joints will be accessible for repair.
II-J HYDROSTATIC TES'T'S
11-J-1. Pressure Test
After the pipe has been laid and partially backfilled as directed by the
Inspector, all newly laid pipe, or any valved section therof, shall be
subject to a hydrostatic pressure equal to a pressure 50% greater than the
computed working pressure of the section under test based on the lowest point
in the section under test and corrected to the elevation of the test gage.
II-J-2. Duration of Pressure Test
The duration of each pressure test shall be at least one hour.
II-J-3. Procedure
Each valve section of pipe shall be slowly filled with water and the
specified test pressure, based on the elevation of the lost point of the
line or section under test and corrected to the elevation of the test gage,
shall be applied by means of a pump connected to the pipe in a manner
satisfactory to the Inspector.
II-J-4. Expelling Air before Test
(33)
More applying the specified test pressure, all air shall be expelled from
the pipe. If hydrants or blao-offs are not available at high places, taps at
points of highest elevation shall be made before the test is made, and plugs
inserted after the test has been completed.
II--J-S. Examination under Pressure
All exposed pipes, fittings, valves, hydrants and joints shall be carefully
examined during the open-trench test.: Joints showing visible leaks shall be
recalked until tight. Any cracked or defective pipe, fittings, valves or
hydrants discovered in consequence of this pressure test shall be removed and
replaced with sound material, and the test shall be repeated until
satisfactory to the Inspector.
II-J-6. Leakage Test
A leakage test shall be conducted after the pressure test has been
satisfactorily completed. The duration of each leakage test shall be two
hours, and during the test the main shall be subject to a pressure equal to
the computed working pressure of the lowest point in the section and
corrected to gage elevation except that the test pressure shall be a minimum
of 100 lbs,, square inch in the lowest point in the section.
Leakage is defined as the quantity of water to be supplied into the new laid
pipe, or any valved section thereof, necessary to maintain the specified
leakage test pressure after the pipe has been filled with water and the air
expelled.
No pipe installation will be accepted until the leakage is less than the
number of gallons per hour as determined by the formula:
L = ND P/1,850
in which L equals the allowable leakage in gallons per hour; N is the number
of joints in the length of piW tested; D is the normal diameter of the pipe,
in inches; and P is the average test pressure during the leakage test, in
pounds per square inch gage-
II-J-7. Variation from Permissible Leakage
Should any test of pipe laid disclose leakage greater than that specified in
Section II-J-6, the defective joints shall be located and repaired until the
leakage is within the specified allowance.
II-J-8. Time for Making Test of Pipe
Lead-jointed pipe may be subjected to hydrostatic pressure and inspected and
tested for leakage at any convenient time after the trench has been partially
backfilled except at the joints.
Where any section of a main is provided with concrete reaction backing, the
hydrostatic pressure test shall not be made until at least five days have
elapsed after the concrete reaction backing is installed. If
high-early-strength cement is used in the concrete reaction backing, the
hydrostatic pressure test shall not be made until at least two days have
elapsed.
II-,J-9. Interruption of Service
No valve or other control on the existing system shall be operated for any
purpose by the contractor. The City will operate all valves, hydrants,
blowoffs and curb stops.
II-K DISINFECTION
II-K-l. Form of Chlorine and Nuns of Application
Before being placed in service, all new water distribution system and
repaired portions of, or extensions to, existing systems shall be
chlorinated. If the available water is more alkaline than pH 8, the holding
time in the main shall be increased at the discretion of the engineer.
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II-K-2. Form of Applied Chlorine E
Any of the following methods of procedure (arranged in order of preference) �E
shall be followed, subject to the approval of the engineer:
Liquid chlorine gas-water mixture
Direct chlorine feed..............
Calcium or sodium hypochlorite and
water mixture..............:.....t
Chlorinated lime and water mixture
II-K-3. Liquid Chlorine
A chlorine gas-water mixture shall be applied by means of a solution-feed
chlorinating device, or, if approved by the engineer, the dry gas may be fed
directly through proper devices for regulating the rate of flow and providing
effective diffusion of the gas into the water within the pipe being treated.
Chlorinating devices for feeding solutions of the chlorine gas or the gas
itself must provide means for preventing the backflow of water into the
chlorine cylinder.
II-K-4. Chlorine bearing Compounds in Water
on approval of the engineer, a mixture of water and a chlorine-bearing
compound of know chlorine content may be substituted as an alternative for
liquid chlorine.
II-K-4.1. Chlorine bearing Compounds
The chlorine-bearing compounds which may be used are: (1) calcium
hypochlorite, (comparable to ccnanercial products laxown as "HTH," "Perchloron"
and "Pittchlor"), (2) chlorinated lime (frequently called chloride of lime
and known to industry as bleaching pawder) and (3) sodium hypochlorite.
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11-K-4.2. Proportions of Mixtures
A 5 percent solution of the parer shall be prepared, consisting of 5 percent �.
of powder to 95 percent of water by weight, due attention being given to the
chlorine content of the product used. The calcium hypochlorite or
chlorinated lime and water mixture, first made into a paste and then thinned
to a slurry with clean water, shall be injected or pumped into the newly laid
pipe after preliminary flushing. If sodium hypochlorite is used mix the
solution as purchased, with water to obtain the desired concentration of
chlorine and feed into the pipe under treatment in the same manner as is used
for feeding other hypochlorites.
II-K-5. Point of Application
The preferred point of application of the chlorinating agent shall be at the
beginning of the pipeline extension or any valved section of it and through a
corporation stop inserted by the owner (except in new distribution system) in
the top of the newly laid pipe. The water injector for delivering the
chlorine-bearing water into the pipe should be supplied from a tap on the
pressure side of the gate valve controlling the flow into the pipeline
extension. In a new system, application of chlorine may be made i
advantageously at the pumping station, the elevated tank, the standpipe or
the reservoir. When properly cleaned first, these units are thus chlorinated
adequately-
II-K-6. Rate of Application
Water from the existing distribution system or other source of supply shall
be controlled so as to flow slowly into the newly laid pipeline during the
application of chlorine. The rate of chlorine mixture flow shall be in such
proportion to the rate of water entering the pipe that the chlorine dose
applied to the water entering the newly laid pipe shall be at least 40 to 50
ppm. This may require as much as 100 ppm. of chlorine in the water left in
the line after chlorination. A convenient method of determining the rate of
flow of water into the line to be treated is to start with the line full of
water and measure the rate of discharge at a hydrant with a pilot gage.
Great flexibility is made possible by providing a series of orifices to give
good gage readings at high and low flows.
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II-K-7. Preventing Reverse Flow
Valves shall be manipulated so that the strong chlorine solution in the lane
being treated will not flow back into the line supplying the water.
11-K-8. Retention Period
Treated water shall be retained an the pipe long enough to destroy all
nonspore-forming bacteria. This period should be at least 24 hours and
preferably longer, as may be directed. After the chlorine-treated water has
been retained for the required time, the chlorine residual at the pipe
extremeties and at other representative points should be at least 25 ppm.
II-K-9. Chlorinating Valves and Hydrants
In the process of chlorinating newly laid pipe, all valves or other
appurtenances shall be operated while the pipeline is filled with the
�` . chlorinating agent.
II-K-10. Final Flushing and Test
Following chlorination, all treated water shall be thoroughly flushed from
the newly laid pipeline at its extremities until the replacement water
throughout its length shall, upon test, be proved comparable to the quality
of water served the public from the existing water supply system. This
quality of water delivered by the new main should continue for a period of at
least two full days as demonstrated by laboratory examination of samples
taken from a tap located and installed in such a way as to prevent outside
contamination.
II-K-11. Repetition of Procedure
Should the initial treatment fail to result in the conditions specified in
Section K-10, the chlorination procedure shall be repeated until such results
are obtained.
III - SEWER MAINS
IIIA MATERIALS TO .BE USS}
III-A-1. Pape and Fittings
All sewer mains shall be cement-asbestos with a minimum inside diameter of
8".
No other specifications for concrete, or cement asbestos sewers are herein
contained. The use of other materials is not prohibited and may be done
under standard specifications submitted to and approved by the Board of
Public works.
II-A-2. Manholes
Manholes shall be constructed at every change of line or grade of the sewer
main, at every main intersection or branch, (except branches for house
connections) and in straight runs of main so that the distance between
manholes shall not exceed 300 feet, except where the grade of the sewer is
more than five (5) feet in one hundred (100) feet the distance between the
manholes shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) feet.
Manholes may be pre-cast of concrete masonry of 1-2-4 concrete, using tight
smooth forms, or standard cement manhole blocks formed especially for four
foot manholes.
Manholes may be built of brick masonry using hard pressed brick. Every fifth
course of brick shall be laid as stretchers, the remainder to be headers.
Every brick shall have full mortar joints on the bottom and sides which shall
be formed at one operation by placing sufficient mortar on the bed and
forcing the brick into it. Horizontal joints shall not exceed 318" and
vertical joints on the inside of the manholes shall not exceed 4". Joints on
the inside face are to be carefully rubbed full and struck as a manhole is
built. The outside of the manhole shall be smoothly and evenly plastered
with cement mortar one-half inch thick. such plaster coat shall be applied
(36)
in one operation after all brick has been 'place and must not be applied by
the mason working within the manhole as the brick courses are laid up.
Plaster shall be proportioned I part Portland cement to two and one-half (2h)
parts mortar sand.
Manhole Bottoms. Inverts of manholes shall be formed by running the sewer
pipe through the manhole cutting out the top half of the pipe after the
manhole has been completed. Concrete-bottans of manholes shall be placed in
two layers. The tap of the bottan layer shall be level with the horizontal
diameter of the pipe, and upon this layer the brick masonry shall be started.
The depth of this concrete shall be everywhere at least six (6) inches thick.
Particular care must be exercised to insure this depth under the invert.
After the top of the pipe has been cut off and the invert left in the
concrete base, a second concrete floor must be applied on top of the original
bottom to the height of the top of the sewer pipe leaving the manhole. This
floor shall be neatly shaped to meet the cut half of the sewer pipe, and
shall serve to confine the sewage frau overflowing on the manhole bottom if
the sewer should flow more than half full.
Where invert of manhole is below ground water level, manholes shall be
waterproof on the outside of the plaster coat with suitable bitmanous
waterproofing to a line one foot higher thimi the apparent ground water level.
In wet trenches water shall be kept drained away frau manholes until the
concrete work is set.
No backfilling shall be done until the plaster coat on the outside of the
manhole shall have set for twenty-four hours.
In freezing weather customary precautions of heating materials and after
pretection shall be followed.
Steps. Steps of cast iron or of galvanized wrought iron, 3/4" in diameter,
shall be securely placed in the inside of the manhole during construction,
not more than 18 inches apart.
Diameter. Manholes five (5) feet deep or less shall have an inside diameter
of tour 4) feet at the bottom. Manholes ten (10) feet deep shall be five
(5) feet in inside diameter acid at intermediate depths the diameter shall be
in proportion.
Frames and Covers. Manhole covers shall be set to the grade given by the
Inspector. Covers of manholes in streets shall correspond to the type used
and approved by the City of Ithaca in 1932, frame and cover to weigh not less
than 480 lbs. Depth of frame eight (8) inches, diameter of cover twenty-four
(24) inches. manholes in parkings where no traffic can be expected may use
covers of the light weight type used in the City of Ithaca prior to 1932.
Weight of frame and cover not less than 245 lbs., depth of frame 4 inches.
III-B DISPOSITION OF DEFL=IW MATERIAL
All material found during the progress of the work to have cracks, flaws,
blisters or other defects shall be rejected by the Inspector. All defective
material shall be promptly removed from the site.
III-C ALUN&Wf AND GVADE
Sewers shall be laid straight to line and grade between manholes.
The alignment and grade of the sewer line s,'.all be checked from a string line
stretched along the center of the pipe beLween batter boards, at every 25
feet. The batter board grades are taken from the engineer's grade stakes.
The elevation of the batter boards above the invert of the pipe shall be
constant for adjacent batter boards. Batter boards shall be set at every
change in line and grade.
(37)
IIID IAY3M
III-D-1. Handling Plain Material into Trench
Proper implements, tools, and facilities satisfactory to the Inspector shall
be provided and used for the safe and convenient prosecution of the work.
All pipe and fittings shall be carefully lowered into the trench piece by
piece by means of a derrick, ropes or other suitable tools or equipment, in
such a manner as to prevent damage to sewer main materials. Under no
circumstances shall sewer main material be dropped or dumped into the trench.
III-D-2. Pipe Laying
All pipe shall be laid with ends abutting and true to line and grade, so
fitted and matched that a smooth uniform invert will be formed. The bottom
of the trench shall be shaped so as to conform as nearly as possible to the
outside of the pipe, particular care being taken to recess the bottom of the
trench in such a manner as to relieve the bell of all load.
III-D-3. Depth
In streets or highways sewers shall be laid to a minimum depth of three feet,
grade permitting.
TTI-D-4. Unsuitable Conditions for Laying Pim
No pipe shall be laid in water or when, in the opinion of the Inspector,
trench conditions are unsuitable.
III-E JOINTING
III-E-1. Joints
Pipe joints shall conform to both the materials and methods of installation
of the manufacturer of the particular cement asbestos pipe furnished for the
job.
III-E-2. Joints in Cold Weathar
No joints shall be poured when pipe is at a temperature below freezing. When
the air temperature is below 40°F the part of the pipe to be joined shall be
heated and a paint coat of G-K primer, or equal, applied both to spigot end
and inside of bell before pipes are joined preparatory to pouring.
III-F TESTING
III-F-1. Cleaning and -Flushing
The interior of the sewer shall, as the work progresses, be cleared of all
dirt, surplus joint material and superfluous material of every descripticn.
No sewer main shall be finally joined to the City System until it has been
satisfactorily cleaned and flushed.
III-F-2. Testing
On a completion of any sewer or such portion of the same as may be directed,
and before any connection has been made therewith, the sewer may be tested
for leakage or infiltration of ground water an the order of the Inspector.
Contractors shall supply all facilities for mak-N such tests. It is the
intent of these specifications to have the sewer so constructed that the
quantity of infiltration will be kept at a minimum. The allowable leakage
shall not exceed a rate of flow of 175 gallons per 24 hours per inch of
diameter per 1,000 linear feet of sewer tested. Should any leaky or
defective joints or def:!.-tive construction be found they shall be prcaptly
made good, and should any defective pipes or specials be discovered they
shall be replaced with sound pipes or specials in a satisfactory manner and
without cost to the City.
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PART III
SBMON 1 - ORAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Purpose and_Pol cC
This Part sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect
contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the
Municipality and enables the Municipality to comply with all applicable State
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and Federal F�aws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 an the General
Pretreatment Regulations (40 (IR, Part 403).
The objectives of this Part are:
(a) to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater
system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate
the resulting sludge;
(b) to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater
system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into
receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incorpatible with the
system;
(c) to improve the opportimity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and
sludges fron the system; and
(d) to provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the municipal
wastewater system.
This Part provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contributors to
the municipal wastewater syst-ou through the issuance of permits to certain
non-donestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the
other users, authorizes nxxutoring and enforcement activities, requires user
reporting, assumes that existing customer's capacity will not be preempted,
and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable diStrIbu[.iott of costs
resulting from the program established herein.
This Part shall apply to the Municipality and to persons outside the
Municipality, who are, by contract or agreement with the Municipality, users
of the Municipal POIW. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Municipal
Engineer of the Municipality shall administer, implement, and enforce the
provisions of this Part.
1.2 Definitions
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and
phrases, as used in this Part, shall have the meanings hereinafter
designated:
(1) Act or 'the Act'. The Federal Water Pollution Ccntrol Act, also known
as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et. seq.
(2) Approval Authority. The Director in an NPM state with an approved
state pretreatment program and the Administrator of the EPA in a non-MES
state or MES state without an approved state pretreatment program.
(3) Authorized Representative of Industrial User. An authorized
representative of an industrial user may be:
(1) A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice
president, if the industrial user is a corporation.
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(2) A general partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a
partnership or proprietorship, respectively.
(3) 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.
(4) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).z The quantity of oxygen utilized an the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure,
rive (5) days at 201 centigrade expressed in terms of weight and
concentration (milligrams per liter (mg/1)).
(5) Building Seer. A sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a
user to the POTW.
(6) Categorical Standards. National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or
Pretreatment Standard.
(7) Municipality. The City of Ithaca., Town of Ithaca, and 3bwn of Dryden or
the Municipal Board of the Municipality.
(8) Cooling Water. The water discharge from any use such as air
conditioning, coaling or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added
is heat.
(9) Compatible Pollutant. Biochemical acygen demand, suspended solids, pH
and fecal coliform bacteria; plus any additional pollutants identified in the
publicly owned treatment work's NPDES permit, where the publicly-owned
treatment work is designed to treat such pollutants and, in fact, does treat
such pollutants to the degree required by the POTW's NPDES permit.
(10) Control Authority. The term 'control authority' shall refer to the
'Approval Authority', defined hereinabove; or the Sewer Superintendent if the
Municipality has an approved PretreabTent Program under the provisions of 40
CFR, 403.11.
(11) Direct Discharge. The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater
directly to the waters of the State of New York.
(12) Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, or where appropriate the term may also be used as a
designation for the Adninistrator or other duly authorized official of said
agency.
(13) Grab Sample. A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without
consideration of time.
(14) Holding Tank Waste. Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels,
chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tan}
trucks.
(15) Inco patible Pollutant. All pollutants other than coiaatible
pollutants as defined in sub-paragraph 11 of this section.
(16) Indirect Discharge. The discharge or the introduction of nondomestic
pollutants from any source regulated under Section 307(b) or (c) of the Act,
(33 U.S.C. 1317), into the POTW (including holding tank waste discharged into
the system).
(17) Industrial User. A source of Indirect Discharge which does not
constitute a 'discharge of pollutants' under regulations issued pursuant to
Section 402, of the Act. (33 U.S.C. 1342).
(18) Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the POW treatment
processes Zr— operations or which contributes to a violation of any
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requirement of the Municipality's NPDES Permit. The term includes prevention
of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with 405 of the
Act, (33 U.S.C. 1345) or any criteria, guidelines or regulations developed
pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act, or more stringent state criteria (including those
contained in any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV
of SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the POTW.
(19) National qatt ®c Pretreatment Standard or pretreatment Standard.
�al PretreabIle
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA
in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347) which
applies to a specific category of Industrial Users.
(20) National Prohibitive Discharge Standard or Prohibitive Discharge
Standard. Any regulation developed under the authority of 307(b) of the Act
or 40 EER, Section 403.5.
(21) New source. Any source, the construction of which is commenced after
the publication of proposed regulations 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 within 120 days of
proposal in the Federal Register. Where the standard is promulgated later
than 120 days-after proposal, a new source means any source, the construction
of which is commenced after the date of promulgation of the standard.
(22) National pollution Discharge Elimination System or NPDEC Permit. A
permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (ij U.S.C. 1342).
(23) Person. Any individual, Partnership, cc-partnership, firm, CmPanyl
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, govenmental.
entity or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or
assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall
include the plural where indicated by the context.
(24) pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration of
hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution.
(25) pollution. The man-made or non-induced alteration of the chmical,
physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.
(26) Pollutant. . Any dredge-:d spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue'
sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological
materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment,
rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste
discharge into water.
(27) Pretreatment or 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 obtained by physical, chemical or biological
processes, or process changes other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR
Section 403.6(d).
(28) Pretreatment RequireTle-nts- Any substantive Or Procedural requirement
related to pretreatment, other than a National pretreatment Standard imposed
m an industrial user.
(29) Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). A treatment works as defined by
Section 212 of the Act, (_jJ U.S.C. 1292) which is owned in this instance by
the Municipality. This definition includes any settlers that convey wastamter
to the pOTW treatment plant, but does not include pipes, sewers or other
conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment. Fbr the
purposes of this Part, IIPLYiW' shall also include any sewers that omvey
wastewaters to the PoTw from persons outside the Municipality who are, by
Contact or agreement with the municipality, users of the Municipality's P01W.
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(30) POTW Treatment Plant. That portion of the PU1W designed to provide
treatment to wastewater.
(31) Shall is nrandatury. May is permissive.
(32) Significant Industrial User. Any industrial user of the Municipal
wastewater disposal system who (1) is subject to categorical Pretreatment
standards (NRDC Concent Decree industries) or (ii) is found by the
11unicipality, (State Control Agency) or the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to have significant impact, either singly or in carbinaticn with
other contributing industries, on the wastewater treatment system, the
quality of sludge, the system's effluent quality, or air emissions generated
by the system, or (i1i) is a manufacturing industry using substances of
concern, or (iv) has a process discharge flow of more than 25,000 gallons
per average work day.
(33) State. State of New York.
(34) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). A classification pursuant to
the Standard Industrial Classification mwival issued by the Executive Office
of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1972.
(35) Storm Water. Any flow occurring during or following any form of
natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.
(36) Suspended Solids. The total susp--nded matter that floats on the
surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and which
is removable by laboratory filtering.
(37) Sewer Superintendent. The person designated by the Municipality to
supervise the operation of the publicly owned treatment works and who is
charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this Article, or his duly
authorized representative.
(38) Toxic Pollutant. Any Rdlutant or ombination of pollutants listed as
toxic. in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency under the pixnrision of CWA 307(a) or other Acts.
(39) User. Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of wastewater into the Municipility's PO1W.
(40) Wastewater. The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, 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 P0111.
(41) Waters of the State. All stream, 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.
(42) Wastewater Contribution Permit. As set forth in Section 4.2 of this
Part.
1.3 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:
BOD - Biochemical oxygen demand.
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations.
COD - chemical oxygen demand.
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EPA - Environmental Protection Agency.
1 - Liter.
ma - Milligrams.
mg/l - Milligrams per liter.
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
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P01W - Publicly owned treatment works.
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification.
SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et. seq.
USC - United States Code.
TSS - Total Suspended solids.
SECTIM 2 - REG'ULATIMS
2.1 General Discharge Prohibitions
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly,
any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with the operation or
performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all such users
of a POTW whether or not the user is subject to National Categorical
Pretreatment Standards or any other National, State, or local. Pretreatment
Standards or Requirements. A user may not contribute the following
substances to any POTK:
(a) Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their natural or
quantity are, or may be, sufficient either along or by interaction with other
substances to cause fixe or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the
P02W or to the operation of the POTW. At no time, shall two successive
readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the
system (or at any point in the system) be more than five percent (5%) nor any
single reading over ten percent. (10%) of the Lower Explosive Limit (LEC.) of
the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline,
kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones,
aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides
and sulfides and any other substances which the Municipality, the State or
EPA has notified the User is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
(b) Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow
in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater
treatment facilities such as,, but not limited to: grease, garbage with
particles greater than one-half inch ( "} in any dimension, animal guts or
tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole
blood, feathers, asps, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust,
metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent
hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from
refining or processing of fuel or lubric-.ting oil, mad or glass grinding or
polishing wastes.
(c) Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0, unless the POIW is
specifically designed to acccxm odate such wastewater, or wastewater having
any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment, and/or personnel of the P01W.
(d) Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere
with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or
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animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the Pam, or to
exceed the limitation set forth in a Categorical Pretreatment Standard. A
toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified
pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act.
(e) Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which either
singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public
nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers
for their maintenance and repair.
(f) Any substance which may cause the POTWs effluent or any other
product of the POTW such as residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable for
reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process where the
PON is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program. in no case, shall a
substance discharge to the POTW cause the PMW to be in non-compliance with
sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under
Section 405 of the Act; any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting
sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or State criteria
applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(g) Any substance which will cause the PUN to violate its NPDES and/or
State Disposal System Permit or the receiving water quality standards.
(h) Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the
treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable
tanning solutions.
(i) Any wastewater having a tenperature which will inhibit biological
activity in the POIW treatment plant resulting in Interference, but in no
case wastewater with a terqx-rature at the introduction into the POTW which
exceeds 40°C (104°F) unless the PCUW treatment plant is designed to
accommodate such temperature.
(j) Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants (DOD, etc.)
released at a flow and/or pollutant concentration which a user knows or has
reason to know will cause interference to the POZI. In no case shall a slug
load have a flow rate or contain concentration or qualities of pollutants
that exceed for any time period longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration, quantities,
or flow during normal operation.
(k) Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotcpes of
such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the
Superintendent in ompliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
(1) Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a
public nuisance.
When the Sewer Superintendent determines that a User(s) is contributing to
the Paw, any of the above enumerated substances in such amounts as to
interfere with the operation of the PM, the Superintendent shall: (1)
advise the User(s) of the impact of the contribution on the POTW, and (2)
develop effluent limitation(s) for such User to correct the interference with
the POTW-
2.2 Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
vilien pretreatment regulations are adopted by USEPA or NYSDBC for any
F" industry, then that industry must immediately conform to the USEPA or NYSDBC
timetable for adherence to Federal or State pretreatment requirements and any
other applicable requirements promulgated by USEPA or NYSDBC in accordance
with section 307 of the PL No. 95-217. Additionally, such industries shall
ccnply with any more stringent standards necessitated by local conditions as
determined by the Municipality.
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The municipality reserves the right, to establish by ordinance more stringent
limitations or requirements on discharges to the uestewater disposal system
if necessary to comply with the objectives of this Part.
2.3 Modification of Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards,
Where the City's wastewater treatment system achieves consistant removal of
pollutants limited by Federal Pretreatment Standards, the Municipality may
apply to the Approval Authority for modification of specific limits in the
Federal Pretreatment Standards. "Consistant removal� shall mean reduction in
the amount of a pollutant or alteration of the nature of the pollutant by the
wastewater treatment system to a less toxic or harmless state in the effluent
which is achieved by the system in 95 percent of the samples taken when
measured according to the procedures set forth in Section 403.7(c) (2) of
(Title 40 of the Code of Federal. T�gulaticns, Part 403) - "General
Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution"
promulgated pursuant to the Act. The Municipality may modify pollutant
discharge limits in the Federal Pretreatment Standards if the requirements
contained in 40 CFR, Part 403, Section 403.7, are fulfilled and prior
approval from the Approval Authority is obtained.
2.4 Specific Pollutant Limitations
No person shall discharge any waters or wastes containing pollutants
exceeding the concentrations listed below. These limiting concentrations
shall apply at each point of discharge to a Vitu-iicipal-owned sanitary sewer:
Maximum Maw mum
Concentration Concentration
30-Day Average 24 Hour Average
Pollutant (Mg/1) (-M-q/-l) -
Arsenic 0.6
Barium $o 240
Cadmium 2.5 7®5
Chromium, total 8 24
Chromium, hexavalent 1 3
ccpper 2 6
Cyanide 0.2 0®5
Iron 180 540
Lead 20
Manganese 8 24
Mercury 1.5 '4.5
Nickel 10
Silver 6 18
Zinc 20 35
2.5 State Requirements
State requirements and limitations on discharge shall apply in any case where
they are more stringent than Federal requirements and limitations On those in
this Part.
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2.6 Municipality's lity's Right of Revision
The municipality reserves the right to establish by ordinance more stringent
limitations or requirements on discharge to the wastewater disposal system if
deemed necessary to conply with the objectives presented in Section 1.1 of
this Part.
2.7 Excessive Discharge
No user shall ever increase the use 9f process water or in any way,, attempt
to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate
treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal
Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutant-specific
limitation developed by the municipality or State unless authorized by the
State or Federal regulations. (Comment: Dilution may be an acceptable means
of complying with sm-&-- of the prohibitions set forth in Section 2.1, e.g.,
the pH prohibition.)
2.8 Accidential Discharges
Each user shall be provided protection from accidental discharge or
prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this law. Facilities
to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and
maintained at the owner's or user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans
showing facilities and operating procxAures to provide protection from
accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes from significant
contributing industries shall be submitted to the Mmucipality for review and
shall
be acceptable to the Municipality before construction of the
facilities. All existing users shall complete such a plan by January 1,
1984. No user who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective
date of this law shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system
until accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the municipality.
Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve
the industrial user from the responsibility to modify the*user's facility as
necessary to meet the requirat-tarits of this law. In the case of an accidental
discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately telephone and
notify the POTW of the incidelit- The notification shall include location of
discharge, type of waste, concQntration and volume, and corrective actions.
Written Notice. This notification shall be followed, within 15 days of the
date of occurrence, by a detailed written statement describing the caws of
the accidental discharge and the measures being taken to prevent further
occurrence. such notification will not relieve users of liability for any
expense, loss or damage to tte sewer system, treatment plant or treatment
process, or for any fines inposed on the Municipality under applicable State
and Federal regulations.
Notice to Employees. A notice shall be furnished and permanently posted on
the industrial user's bulletin board advising employees whoa to call in case
of an accidental discharge in violation of this law. Also, copies of this
law are to be made available to user's employees.
Waste connections. Any direct or indirect connection or entry point for
persistent or deleterious waste to the user's plumbing or drainage system
should be eliminated. where such action is impractical or unreasonable, the
user shall approximately label such entry points to warrant against discharge
of such wastes in violation of this law.
SECTION 3 - FEES
3.1 Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the recovery of costs :from
users of the Municipality's wastewater disposal system for the implementation
of the program established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be
as set forth in the Municipality's Schedule of Charges and Fees.
3.2 Charges and�Fees
The Municipality may adopt charges and fees which may include:
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(a) Fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the
auiicipality's Pretreatment Program.
(b) Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures.
(c) Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and
construction.
(d) Fees for permit applications.
(e) Fees for filing appeals.
(f) Fees for consistent removal by the .Municipality of pollutants
otherwise subject to Federal Pretreatment Standards.
(g) other fees as the Municipality may deem necessary to carry out the
requirements contained herein.
These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this Part and are separate
from all other fees chargeable by the Municipality.
SECTION 4 - ADM.INISTR'ION
4.1 Wastewater Dischargers
It shall be unlawful to discharge without a Municipal permit to any natural
outlet within the Municipality, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Municipality, and/or to the P0111 any wastewater except as authorized by the
sewer Superintendent in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
4.2 Wastewater Contribution Permits
4.2.1 General Permits
All significant industrial users and industrial users proposing to connect to
� or to contribute to the Pt71 shall obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit
before connecting to or contributing to the POZW. All existing significant
industrial users and industrial users connected to or contributi
(f) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details
to show all sewers, sewer connections, and appurtenances by the size,
location and elevation.
(g) Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the
premises including all materials which are or could be discharged. .
(h) Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the
discharge which are limited by any Municipality, State or Federal
Pretreatment Standaxds, and a statement regarding whether or not the
pretreatment standards are being net on a consistent basis and if not,
whether additional O&M and/or additional pretreatment is required for the
User to met applicable Pretreatment standards.
(i) If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be required to meet the
Pretreatment Standards; the shortest schedule by which the User will provide
such additional pretreatment. The completion date in this schedule still not
be later than the ompliance date established for the applicable Pretreatment
Standard.
The following conditions shall apply to this schedule:
(1) The schedule will contain increments of progress in the form
of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the
construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the User
to met the applicable Pretreatment Stwidards (e.g., hiring an engineer,
cm-pleting preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contract for
n-ejor.caTpments, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).
(2) No increment referred to in paragraph (1) shall exceed 9
months.
(3) No later than .1.4 days following each date in the schedule and
the final date for ocirpliance, the User shall submit a progress report to the
Superintendent including, a.,"- it minimum, whether or not it omplied with the
increment of progress to be iw.t on such date and, if not, the date on which
it expects to comply with this i s increment of progress, the reason for delay,
and the steps being taken by the User to return the construct-ion to the
schedule established. In no event shall more than 9 months elapse between
such progress reports to the S:Aver Superintendent.
(j) Each product produced by type, amount, process 'or processes and
rate of production.
(k) Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximn per
day).
(1) Nunber of type of employees, and hours of operation of plant and
prcposed or actual hours of operation of pretreatment system.
(m) Any other information as may be deemed by the Municipality to be
necessary to evaluate the permit application.
The Municipality will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require
additional information. Atter evaluation and acceptance of the data
furnished, the Municipality may issue a Wastewater Contribution Permit
subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
4.2.3 Permit Modifications
Within 9 months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment
Standard, the Wastewater Contribution Permit of Users subject to such
standards shall be revised to require ompliance with such standard within
the time frame prescribed by such standard. Where a User, subject to a
National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, has not previously submitted an
application for a Wastewater Contribution Permit as required by 4.2.2, the
User shall apply for a Wastewater Contribution Permit within 180 days after
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the promulgation of the Applicable National Categorical Pretreatment
Standard. in addition, the User with an existing Wastewater Contribution
Permit shall submit to the Seiner Superintendent within 180 days after the
promulgation of an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard the
information required in paragraph (h) and (i) of Section 4.2.2.
4.2.4 Permit Conditions
Wastewater Disckiarge Permits shall be,expressly subject to all provisions of
this Part and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees
established by the Municipality. Permits may contain the following:
(a) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the
wastewater to be discharged to a community sewer.
(b) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and
characteristics.
(c) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or
relents for flaw regulations and equalization.
(d) Requirements for installation and maintenance' of inspection and
sampling facilities.
(e) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling
locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and
reporting schedule.
(f) Compliance schedules.
(g) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge
reports (see 4.3).
(h) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating
to wastewater discharge as specified by the Municipality, and affording
Municipality access thereto.
(i) Requirements for notification of the Municipality of any new
introduction of wastewater constitutents or any substantial change in the
volume or character of the wastewater constitutents being introduced into the
wastewater treatment system.
(j) Requirements for notification of slug discharges as per 5.2.
(k) other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Municipality to
ensure compliance with this Part.
4.2.5 Permits Duration
Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five (5)
years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated
to expire on a specific date. The User shall apply for permit rei.ssuance a
minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the User's existing permit.
The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the
Municipality during the term of the permit as limitations or requirements as
identified in Section 2 are modified or other just cause exists. The User
shall be informed of any proposed changes in his permit at least 30 days
prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the
permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.
4.2.6 Permit Transfer
Wastewater Discharge Permits are issued to a specific User for a specific
operation. A wastewater discharge permit shall not be reassigned or
transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or
changed operation without the approval of the Municipality. Any succeeding
owner or User shall also comply with the terms and conditions of the existing
permit.
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4.3 Reporting Requirements for Permittee
4.3.1 Compliance Date Report
Within 90 days following the date for final ocapliance with applicable
Pretreatment Standards or, in the case of a New Source, following
commencement of the introduction of wastewater into the POTW, any User
subject to Pretreatment Standards and Requirements shall submit to the Sewer
Superintendent a report indicatingthe nature and concentration of all
pollutants in the discharge from the regulated process which are limited by
Pretreatment Standards and Requirements and the average and maximum daily
gym, flaw for these process units in the User facility which are limited by such
Pretreatment Standards or Requirements. The report shall state whether the
applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements are being met on a
consistent basis and, if not, what additional O&M and/or pretreatment is
necessary to bring the User into compliance with the applicable Pretreatment
Standards or Requirements. This statement shall be signed by an authorized
representative of the Industrial User, and certified to by a qualified
professional.
4.3.2 Periodic Compliance Report
(1) Any user subject to a Pretreatment Standard, after the cupliance
date of such Pretreatment Standard, or, in the case of a New Source, after
commencement of the discharge into the POTW, shall submit to the Sewer
Superintendent during the months of June and December, unless required more
frequently in the Pretreatment Standard or by the Superintendent, a report
indicating the nature and concentration, of pollutants in the effluent which
are limited by such Pretreatment Standards. In addition, this report shall
include a record of all daily flows which during the reporting period
exceeded the average daily flow reported in paragraph (b) (4) of this
Section. At the discretion of the Superintendent and in consideration of
such factors as local high or l.a,Y flaw rates, holidays, budget cycles, etc.,
the Superintendent may agree to alter the months during which the above
reports are to be suLmitted.
(2) The Sewer Superinteiokmt may impose mass limitations on Users which
are using dilution to meet applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements,
or in other cases where the iuposition of mass limitations are appropriate.
in such cases, the report required by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph
shall indicate the mass of pollutants regulated by Pretreatment Standards in
the effluent of the User. These reports shall contain the results of
sampling and analysis of the d:i.scharge, including the flow and the nature and
concentration, or production and mass where requested by the Sewer
Superintendent, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the
applicable Pretreatment Standards. Me frequency of monitoring shall be
prescribed in the applicable Pretreatment Standard. All analysis shall be
performed in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator
pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136 and
amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by the
Administrator. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the techniques
approved by the Administrator.
(Comment: Where 40 CFR, Part 136 does not include a sampling or
analytical technique for the pollutant in question sampling and
analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth
in the EPA publication, Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening
of industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants, April, 1977, and
amendments thereto, or with any other sampling and analytical
procedures approved by the Administrator.)
4.4 Monitoring Facilities
The Municipality shall require to be provided and operated at the User's own
expense, monitoring facilities to allow inspection, sampling, and flow
measurement of the building sewer and/or internal drainage systems. The
monitoring facility should normally be situated on the User's premises, but
the Municipality may, when such a location would be impractical or cause
undue hardship on the User, allow the facility to be constructed in the
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public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed
by landscaping or parked vehicles.
'there shall be ample room in or near such sampling manhole or facility to
allow accurate sampling and preparation of sanples for analysis. The
facility, sanpling, and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times
in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the User.
Whether constructed on public or`private property, the sampling and
monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Municipality's
requirements and all applicable local construction standards and
specifications. Construction shall be ccmpleted within 90 days following
written notification by the Municipality.
4.5 Inspection and Sampling
The Municipality shall inspect the facilities of any User to ascertain
whether the purpose of this Part is being met and all requirements are being
om7plied with. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created
or discharged shall allow the Municipality or their representative ready
access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes
of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any of
their duties. The Municipality, Approval Authority and (where the WDES
State is the Approval Authority) EPA shall have the right to set up on the
User's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sarpling inspection,
compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a User has security
measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance
before entry into their premises, the User shall make necessary arrangements
with their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable
identification, personnel from the Municipality, Approval Authority and EPA
will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing
their specific responsibilities. Industries required to construct monitoring
facilities under Section 4, paragraph 4.4, mast allow access to the
facilities by the City, Tamm, or their representatives for the purpose of
measuring the rate of wastewater flow or taking samples of the wastewater.
4.6 Pretreatment
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with
this Part and shall achieve compliance with all Federal Categorical
Pretreatment Standards withbi the time limitations as specified. by the
Federal Pretreatment Regulations. Any facilities required to pretreat
wastewater to a level acceptable to the Municipality shall be provided,
operated, and maintained at the User's expense. Detailed plans showing the
pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the
Municipality for review, and shall be acoeptable to the Municipality before
construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating
procedures will in no way relieve the User from the responsibility of
modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent acceptable to the
Municipality under the provisions of this Part. Any subsequent changes in
the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and
be acceptable to the Municipality prior to the User's initiation of the
changes.
'.Phe Municipality shall annually publish in the Ithaca Journal newspaper a
list of the Users which were not in compliance with any Pretreatment
Requirements or Standards at least once during the 12 previous months. The
notification shall also summarize any enforcement actions taken against the
Users) during the same 12 months.
All records relating to compliance with Pretreatment Standards shall be made
available to officials of the EPA or Approval Authority upon request.
4.7 Confidential Information
Information and data on a User obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit
applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be
available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction
unless the User specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the
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Satisfaction of the Municipality that the release of such information would
divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to
protection as trade secrets of the User.
when requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report
which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made
available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon
written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this Part, the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, State
Disposal System Permit and/or the Pretreatment Programs; provided, however,
that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the State or any
State agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the
person furnishing the report. wastewater constituents and characteristics
will not be recognized as confidential information.
Information accepted by the Municipality as confidential, shall not be
transmitted to any govenmental agency or to the general public by the
Municipality until or unless a ten-day notification is given to the User.
The Municipal Engineer shall implement measures to insure the confidentiality
of information provided by an industrial discharger pursuant to this Part.
In no event shall the Municipal Engineer delegate this responsibility or
disclose any claimed confidential information to any person without prior
notice in writing to the owner and without providing the owner with the
opportunity to protect such confidential information, including the right to
seek judicial relief.
SECTION 5 - ENFORCEAFM
5.1 Harmful Contributions
The Municipality may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a
wastewater contribution permit-when such suspension is necessary, in the
cpinion of the Municipality, in order to stop an action or threatened
discharge which presents or may present an imadnent or substantial
endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, to the environment, causes
interference to the POTW or causes the Municipality to violate any condition
of its NPDES permit. The Mtuiicipality is also authorized to issue and order
to cease and desist and direct those persons not dying with such
prohibitions, limits, requiremints or provisions of the law or the wastaiiater
discharge permit to:
(a) Carply forthwith; or.
(b) Comply in accordance with a time schedule set forth by the
ftudcipality; or
(c) Take appropriate remedial or preventive action in event of a
threatened violation.
Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service
and/or the Wastewater Contribution Permit shall imTediately stop or eliminate
the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply
voluntarily with the suspension order, the Municipality shall take such steps
as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to
prevent or minimize damage to the PCM-7 system or endangerment to any
individuals. The Municipality shall reinstate the Wastewater Contribution
Permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination
of the non-complying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by
the User describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures
taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be suLmitted to the Municipality
within 15 days of the date of occurrence.
5.2 Revocation of Permit
The Municipality may revoke any wastewater discharge permit or terminate or
cause to be terminated wastewater service to any premises if a violation of
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ahy provision of this law is found to exist or if a discharge of wastewater
causes or threatens to cause a condition of contamination or pollution as
defined in this law.
Any user who violates the following conditions of this Part, or applicable
state and Federal regulations, is subject to having his permit revoked in
accordance with the procedures of Section 5 of this Part.
(a) Failure of a user to factuilly report the wastewater constituents
and characteristics of his discharge.
(b) Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations, or
wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(c) Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose
of inspection or monitoring.
(d) Violation of conditions of the permit.
5.3 Notification of Violation
Whenever the fwfm—ki palli:j—finds that any User has violated or is violating
this law, wastewater contribution permit, or any prohibition, limitation or
requirements contained herein, the Municipality may serve upon such person a
written notice stating the nature of the violation. Within 30 days of the
date of. the notice, a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be
submitted to the Municipality by the User.
5.4 Show Cause Hearing
5.4.1
The Municipality may order any User who causes or allows an authorized
discharge to show cause before the Municipal Board why the proposed
enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the User
specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Municipal Board
regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to be taken, the
proposed enforcement action, and directing the User to show cause before the
Municipal Board why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The
notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or
certified nail (return receipt requested) at least ten days before the
hearing. Service may be made an any agent or officer of a corporation.
5.4.2
The municipal Board may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or
may designate any of its member or any officer or employee of the Municipal
Engineer's Department to:
(a) Issue in the name of the Municipal Board notices Of hearings
requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the Production Of
evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings.
(b) Take the evidence.
(c) Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including
transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the
Municipal Board for action thereon.
5.4.3
At any hearing held pursuant to this Part, testimony taken must be under oath
and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made
available to any member of the public or any Party to the hearing upon
payment of the usual charges thereof.
5.4.4
After the Municipal Board has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to
the User responsible for the discharge directly that, following a specified
time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment
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facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances shall have been installed
on existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are
properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary and
appropriate may be issued.
5.5 Legal Action
If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the
Municipalities wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this
Part, Federal or State PretreatmeAt Requirements or any order of the
Municipality, the Municipal Attorney may cmuence an action for appropriate
legal and/or equitable relief in the Supreme Court of this county.
SE]CTION 6 - PENALTY: COSTS
6.1 Civil Penalties
Any User who is found to have violated an order of the Municipal Board or who
willfully or negligently failed to comply with the provision of this Part,
and the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder, shall be
fined not less than One Hundred Dollars nor more than One Thousand Dollars
for each offense. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue
shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. in addition to the
penalties provided herein, the Municipality may recover reasonable attorneys'
fees, court costs, court reporters' fees and other expenses of litigation by
appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this Part
or the order, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder.
6.2 Falsifying Information
Any person who knadingly makes any false statement, representation, record,
report, plan or other documentation filed with the Municipality, or who
falsifies, tampers with, or Imawingly renders inaccurate any monitoring
device or method required under this law, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by
both.
SECTION 7 --SEVERABI]JW
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or article of this Part. is
invalidated by any court of c(Aq-)etent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions,
paragraphs, words, sections, and chapters shall not be affected and shall
continue in full force and eftect.
SILTION 8 - ODNFLICT
All other —ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or
conflicting with any part of this Part are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency or conflict.
SECTION 9 - EFFECTIVE DATE
Far effective date, see end of entire Local law.
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SECTION 10 - INDUSTRTAL, SEWER 04NNE)CTION APPLICATION
To the Municipality:
The undersigned being the of the
property located at
does hereby request a permit to an industrial
sewer connection serving . which
corgmny is engaged in
at said location.
1. A plan to the property showing accurately all sewers and drains now
existing is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
1. Plans and specifications covering any work proposed to be performed
under this permit is attached hereunto as Exhibit "B".
3. A ocanplete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes
produced or expected to be produced at said property, including a description
of the character of each waste, the daily volume and maximum rates of
discharge, representative analyses, and compliance with any applicable
Pretreatment Standard or Requirements, is attached hereunto as Exhibit "C".
4. The name and address of the person or firm who will perform the work
covered by this permit is
In consideration of the granting of this permit the undersigned agrees:
1. To furnish any additional information relating to the installation
or use of the industrial sr�aer for which this permit is sought as may be
requested by the Municipality.
2. To accept and abide by all provisions of Local Law 198-4 of the
Municipality, and of all other pertinent laws, ordinances or regulations that
may be adopted in the future.
3. 2b operate and maintain any waste pretreatment facilities, as may be
required as a condition of the acceptance into the wastewater treatment
system of the industrial wastes involved, in an efficient manner at all
times, and at not expense to the Municipality.
4. To cooperate at all times with the Municipality and his
representatives in their inspecting, sampling, and study of the industrial
wastes, and any facilities provided for pretreatment.
5. To notify the Municipality immediately in the event of any accident,
or other occurrences that occasions contributor to the wastewater treatment
system of any wastewater or substances prohibited or not covered by this.
permit.
Date: Signed
$ inspection fee paid
Application approved and permit granted:
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Dater Signed
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SB TION 11 - WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PEP14IT
CI`tY OF ITHACA, TMN OF MHACA, AND TOM OF DRYDEN
THE MUNICIPATsI'LY
MUNICIPAL ENGINEER'S DEPA1IVM
VASTEWAPER DISCHARGE PERMIT
Permit No.
In accordance with all terms and conditions of the Municipal Code, Part ,
Article , , Section , et. seq., and also with
applicable provisions of Federal or State law or regulation:
Permission Is Hereby Granted To
Classified by SIC No.
For the contribution of
into the MLmicipality sewer lines at
This permit is granted in accordance with the application filed on
19 in the office of the
( ) and in conformity with plans, specifications ind other data .-uhnitted
to the ( } in support of the above application, all of which are filed
with and considered as part of this permit, together with the following named
conditions and requirements.
Effective this day of ,19
To Expire day of 119
Municipal Engineer
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tations on
V?astewater Strength
Maximun
Maximtmi Conc. Instantaneous
(mg/l - 24 hour Concentration Monitoring
Flow Proportional (mg/l ) Requirenents
Parameters (mg/1) Composite Sample (Grab Sample) (E, SV, SC)
Aluminum-dissolved (Al)
Antimony (Sb)
Arsenic (As)
Barium (Ba)
Boron (B)
Cadmium (Cd)
Chromium-total (Cr)
Chromium-hexavalent (Cr 6+)
Cobalt (Co)
C r (Cu)
anide (CN)
Fluoride (F)
Iron (Fe)
Lead (Pb
Man anese (Mn)
Nickel (Ni)
Phonols
Selenium {Se)
Silver (A ) _
Titanium-dissolved (Ti)
Zink (Zn)
Zbtal Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
Oil & Grease (Petroleum &/or
mineral)
MEAS -_
Zbtal Dissolved Solids
Temperature-mxium VC)
PH-maximum (pH units)
-Minimum ( H units)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Chemical Oxygen Demand -
Suspended Solids
Flaw - (MCS)
E - Enforcement Monitoring
SV - Surveillance Monitoring
SC - Surcharge Monitoring
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Permit No.
,Addendum I
monitoring schedule
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Pexmit No.
Addendtun II
Compliance Schedule r
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PART IV
1. All local laws or ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this local law are hereby repealed, however, the provisions of
such laws or ordinances which may have been incorporated into this law shall
survive as part of this law as aforesiaid.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this law, or any general law, the
following procedures shall apply in the event of any modification or
amendment of this Intermunicipal Sewer Use Law.
(a) Any municipality proposing to amend this law, at least 30 days
prior to any public hearing, shall send written notice of the proposed
amendment to the Clerks of the other municipalities, to the Chairman of the
Joint Sewer Committee, and, in addition, a copy of such notice shall also be
served on the Superintendent of Public works. Any municipality entitled to
such notice may waiver strict ocnpliance with this provision. -
(b) Each municipality and the Joint Sewer Comittee, within ten (10)
days after receipt of such notice, shall send written c=nents with respect
to the proposed amendment. Failure to do so shall wt deprive the rights of
the Committee or any municipality to present its comments at a later date.
(c) Any such procedures may also be governed by any regulations
proposed by the Joint Sewer cormiittee and adopted pursuant to any applicable
provisions of any intermunicipal agreement between the parties.
3. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this law
shall not affect the validity of any other part of this law which can be
given effect without such invalid part or parts.
4. This law shall become effective immediately.
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph which applies to the filing of this local law and strike out the
matter therein which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No. ......1.........of 19...84
of the CM of....D�b.4.q.g................was duly passed by the..........Town....B.o.ard............................................
Town .......(Name.of.Leg.islative Body)
cam
on....................!Nly..9,........19....$4 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval or no disapproval by Elective Chief Executive Offieer,*
or repassage after disapproval.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No.....................of 19......
County
City
....... ......... . ..........
of the Town of......................................was duly passed by the.................(N-
(Name..of-Legislative----- -Body)- .......................
Village not disapproved
on.................................................19........ and was approved by the.......................................................
repassed after disapproval Elective Chief Executive Officer
and was deemed duly adopted on...................................................—.19........ . in accordance with the applicable
provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify that thelocal livy annexed hereto,design ateda s local law No................... of 19.........
.
County
of the City of......................................was duly passed by the..................
Town (Name of Legislative Body)
Village riot disapproved
on...................................................19........ and was approved by the..............................................................
repassed after disapproval Elective Chief$axccutive Officer*
..... Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a
on........................................................... ..PI ....
mandatary referendum,and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting
permissive
general
thereon at the special election held on.....................................................19........in accordance with the appli-
annual
cable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum,and final adoption because no valid petition filed requesting
referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No................... of 19--..
County
of the ToCity .........was duly passed by the..........................................................................-....On
wn of............................ (Name of Legislative Body)
Village not disapproved
......................................................19............... and was approved by the....................................................--on
repassed after disapproval Elective Chief Executive Officer*
..............................................................19......... Such local law being subject to a permissive referendum and no
valid petition requesting such referendum having been filed, said local law was deemed duly adopted on
................................................................I.... 19........, in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
*Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis
or,if them be none,the chairman of the county legislative body,the mayor of a city or village or the supervisor of a town,
where such officer is vested with power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter re%ision proposed by petition.)
y, I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No.....................of 19........
of the City of...........................:..............................................having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the
provisions of §37 of the '11unicipal home Rule Law,and having received the affirmative vote of'a majority
special
of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon at the general election held on•.................................
................19............became operative.
b, (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.;
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as Local Law No.......of 19......of the
County of ......................................... State of New York, having been submitted to the Electors at the
General Election of November........... 19..........,pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of Section 33 of the Muni-
cipal Home Rule Lav,and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the
cities of said county as a unit and of a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county
considered as a unit voting at said general election,became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate
certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office
and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law,and was
finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph............................ above.
Ll
Town CW
Date: July 10, 1984
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(Certification to be executed by Town Attorney,
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF........Tompkins.....................
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Iocal law contains the correct text and that all
proper proceedings have been had or taken for t nactment of the local law annexed hereto,
...............
$ft- J. V. Buyoucos
own Attorney........,.....
................... ttua..
Date: July 10, 1984 Ithaca
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