Chapter 155
SEWERS
[HISTORY: Adopted 6-9-1975
by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Somers, effective 6-9-1975. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water -- See Ch. 204.
Inland wetlands and
watercourses -- See Ch. 211.
Subdivision of land -- See
Ch. 213.
Zoning -- See Ch. 214.
~ 155-1. Purpose; unlawful
deposit of waste materials.
A. In order
to protect, preserve and ensure the public health of the residents of the Town
of Somers, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be placed or deposited upon public or private property or to discharge into any
natural outlet within the Town of Somers or in any area under the jurisdiction
of the Town of Somers any human excrement, garbage, sanitary sewage, industrial
or commercial waste or any polluted waters except in places designated for such
purposes by the Town of Somers and where suitable treatment has been provided
in accordance with the subsequent provisions of this chapter.
B. In
furtherance of the above purposes and in order to ensure proper removal and
disposal of sewage wastes and sewage waters within the Town of Somers and to
ensure the proper operation and maintenance of public sanitary sewers, sewage
treatment facilities, private septic disposal systems and appurtenances and
connections thereto, the following chapter regulating the construction, use,
repair, alteration and discontinuance or abandonment of sewers and
appurtenances and connection thereto, including pipes discharging directly or indirectly
into and through the sewers and appurtenances of the public sanitary sewer
system of the Town of Somers, as provided in Section 7-246 et seq. of the
Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, is hereby enacted. [Amended 4-29-1996
by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
~ 155-2. Definitions and
word usage.
A. As used in
this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING SEWER -- The extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMMERCIAL WASTES -- The liquid wastes from
commercial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
COOLING WATER -- Includes clean wastewater
from air-conditioning, industrial cooling, condensing and similar apparatus and
from hydraulically powered equipment. In general, "cooling water"
will include only water which is sufficiently clean and unpolluted to admit of
being discharged, without treatment or purification, into any natural open
stream or watercourse without offense.
DRAIN or BUILDING DRAIN -- That part of the
lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives only sanitary waste
discharged from pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the
building sewer, beginning five (5) feet outside the inner face of the building
wall.
GARBAGE -- Solid wastes from the preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of
produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES -- The liquid wastes from
industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET -- Rivers, streams, brooks,
waterways, lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, bogs and other bodies of water,
natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow
through or border upon the boundaries of the Town of Somers.
ON-PREMISES RESTAURANT KITCHEN -- Kitchen
facilities situated in a commercial restaurant open to the public where the
food prepared therein is consumed on the premises.
PERSON -- Any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation or group.
pH -- The logarithm of the reciprocal of the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. [Added 6-23-1980 by the
Board of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980]
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE -- The wastes from
the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, which have been shredded to
such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions
normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half
(1/2) inch in any dimension.
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER -- Refers to the
provisions and requirements of this chapter, the Public Health Code, Building
Code, Chapter 214, Zoning, planning regulations, Chapter 213, Subdivision of
Land, Chapter 211, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses, and any other statute,
ordinance or regulation of the Town of Somers and/or the State of Connecticut.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER -- A sewer in which all
owners of abutting properties have equal rights and which is controlled by
public authority.
REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME -- Ninety (90)
days, weather permitting.
SANITARIAN -- That person designated by the
Water Pollution Control Authority to implement and enforce the provisions of
this chapter, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative, in addition to
the authority conferred upon such Sanitarian by the Public Health Code,
Building Code, Chapter 214, Zoning, and other laws and ordinances of the Town
of Somers and/or the State of Connecticut. [Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board of
Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
SANITARY SEWER -- A sewer which carries
sewage and to which storm-, surface and ground waters are not intentionally
admitted.
SEPTIC TANK or PRIVATE SEPTIC DISPOSAL SYSTEM
-- An on-site, subsurface waste disposal system constructed and maintained in
accordance with all requirements of the Public Health Code, Building Code,
Chapter 214, Zoning, this chapter and any other regulations, laws or ordinances
of the Town of Somers and/or the State of Connecticut.
SEWAGE -- A combination of the water-carried
wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial
establishments, excluding, however, all those industrial and commercial wastes
other than from toilets, normal bathroom use or on-premises restaurant
kitchens.
SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES -- All facilities
for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER -- A pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN -- A sewer which
carries storm- and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage.
SUBSOIL DRAINAGE -- Includes water from the
soil percolating into subsoil drains and through foundation walls, basement
floors or from underground pipes or from similar sources.
SUITABLE FACILITIES -- Public sanitary sewer
or septic tank.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS -- Total suspended matter
that either floats on the surface of or in suspension in water, sewage or other
liquids and which is removable by laboratory filtering. [Added 6-23-1980 by the
Board of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980]
WATERCOURSE -- A channel in which a flow of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY -- As
defined in Chapter 103 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.[1]
B. "Shall"
is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
~ 155-3. Use of public
sewers. [Amended 6-23-1980 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980;
4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
The owner of all existing or subsequently constructed houses,
buildings or properties used or to be used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation or other purpose situated within the town and abutting on any public
street in which there is located an adjoining public sanitary sewer of the town
is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet, bathroom and
kitchen facilities therein, as appropriate to its use, and to connect such
facilities directly with the public sanitary sewer in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
A. No
industrial or commercial wastes shall be introduced into the system, except as
hereinafter provided in ~ 155-9A, other than on-premises restaurant kitchens.
B. Any other
provision of this chapter inconsistent herewith notwithstanding, any use or
occupancy of property subsequent to the effective date of this chapter, which
said use or occupancy would cause an increase in quantity of flow into the
sewage treatment facility, is prohibited unless a permit is obtained from the
Water Pollution Control Authority authorizing the connection to and discharge
into said system.
~ 155-4. Private septic
disposal systems.
A. All
existing or subsequently constructed homes, businesses, buildings, institutions
and industrial establishments not abutting on a street in which there is an
adjoining public sanitary sewer shall have a suitable private septic disposal
system, the installation, operation and/or repair of which shall be subject to
the inspection and approval of the Sanitarian, his deputy or agent in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. [Amended 4-29-1996
by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
B. Except as
herein provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any private
septic disposal system or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of
sewage unless such construction or maintenance is accomplished in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
~ 155-5. Installation and
connection; permit required; fees; liability.
A. No person
shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb
any public sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a
written permit from the Sanitarian.
B. Any
person proposing a new discharge into the system or a substantial change in the
volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged into the system
shall notify the Water Pollution Control Authority at least forty-five (45)
days prior to the proposed change or connection. [Added 6-23-1980 by the Board
of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980]
C. There
shall be two (2) classes of building permits for sewers, for residential
service and for commercial service. In either case, the owner or his agent
shall make application on a form furnished by the town. The permit application
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Water Pollution Control Authority
and Sanitarian. A permit and inspection fee, as amended by the Board of
Selectmen, for a sewer permit for a residential or commercial building, its use
or occupancy shall be paid to the Sanitarian at the time the application is
filed. [Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
D. All costs
and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer
shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss
or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of
the building sewer.
~ 155-6. Minimum standards.
A. The Water
Pollution Control Authority and/or the Sanitarian shall from time to time
establish minimum standards and specifications to regulate the sizes,
materials, methods and workmanship to be used in the construction of sewers,
building drains, building sewers and other similar work and appurtenances
thereto connected or intended to be connected or to discharge, directly or
indirectly, into any public sanitary sewer or drain. Such standards shall
provide minimum requirements as to size, depth, slope or rate of grade for such
pipes, shall regulate the kinds of pipe, fittings, methods of laying, jointing,
materials used, manner of connecting to preexisting sanitary sewers and drains
and general considerations as to location and other pertinent features.
B. The
requirements of town building and plumbing codes shall be observed with respect
to piping and fixtures inside or immediately adjacent to buildings and within
the areas of jurisdiction of said several codes, subject only to the general
requirements of this chapter. Pipe more than five (5) feet outside the inner
walls of any building or similar structure shall conform to the requirements of
this chapter as to permits, materials and workmanship.
~ 155-7. Inspections;
guarding of excavations.
A. The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Sanitarian, reasonably
in advance, when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sanitary sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Sanitarian or his deputy or agent.
B. 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 Authority.
~ 155-8. Abandonment.
[Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
When any building or other structure previously served by a
connection to any public sanitary sewer is demolished, destroyed, abandoned or
altered so that any sewer or portion of a plumbing system which is directly or
indirectly connected to any public sanitary sewer is no longer used and is no
longer connected to the sewer system which discharged, directly or indirectly,
into a public sanitary sewer, the abandoned sewer or portion of a plumbing
system shall be promptly closed and sealed off at the property line so that no
water or wastes not otherwise permitted to enter the public sanitary sewer
shall be so discharged thereinto.
A. The
Sanitarian shall be notified of such abandonment or discontinuance and of the
closing and sealing of such sewer and shall be afforded an opportunity to see
such work performed.
B. All of
said work shall be done by the person or party who demolishes the building or
structure or who alters the sewage of the premises so as to make such closing
and sealing necessary, and, in the event of the failure of such person or party
to do so, shall be done by the owner, lessee or tenant of the premises in a
satisfactory manner all without expense to the town.
~ 155-9. Character of
discharged materials; prohibited discharges; interceptors.
A. No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water,
groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or industrial or
commercial process waters to any public sanitary sewer except for acceptable
industrial/commercial process waste in existence at the time of the adoption of
this chapter. [Amended 6-23-1980 by the Board of Selectmen, effective
7-14-1980]
B. Stormwater
and all other unpolluted drainage, or uncontaminated process water in excessive
quantities, shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designed as
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Water Pollution Control
Authority and the Conservation Commission. Industrial or commercial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the
Water Pollution Control Authority and the State Department of Environmental
Protection, to a storm sewer or natural outlet. [Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board
of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
C. [Added
6-23-1980 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980] Except as hereinafter
provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described waters or wastes to any public sanitary sewer:
(1) Any
liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F.).
(2) Any
water or waste which may contain more than one hundred (100) parts per million,
by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(3) Any
gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid,
solid or gas.
(4) Any
garbage unless it has been properly shredded in a garbage grinder.
(5) Any
ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar,
plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the
proper operation of the sewage works.
(6) Any
waters or wastes having a pH lower than five and zero-tenths (5.0) or higher
than nine and zero-tenths (9.0), or waters or wastes having any corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and
personnel of the sewage works.
(7) Any
waters or wastes containing a toxic, poisonous or radioactive substance in
sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving
waters of the sewage treatment plant. Such toxic or poisonous substances shall
include but are not limited to cyanides, copper, zinc, nickel, iron, chromium,
lead, tin, silver, mercury or salts thereof.
(8) Any
waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity
that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the
sewage treatment plant.
(9) Any
noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
D. Grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Water
Pollution Control Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of
liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes,
sand and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be
required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall
be of a type and capacity approved by the Water Pollution Control Authority and
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. [Added 6-23-1980 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 7-14-1980]
~ 155-10. Persons authorized
to perform work.
A. The Town
of Somers may license as a drain layer any person, firm or corporation found to
be suitable and competent who or which shall have applied to it on a form to be
provided for that purpose and who or which shall have furnished the surety bond
and insurance required by ~~ 155-13 and 155-14 hereof.
B. No person
other than those described in Subsection A shall construct, repair, alter or
remove any sewer, building drain, building sewer or sewer line connected to or
with or discharging directly or indirectly to or into any public sanitary sewer
of said town or intended to discharge thus at some future time, regardless of
whether said work is located in a public street or on public or private land.
C. The
following may, as indicated, construct, repair, alter or remove sewers, subject
to supervision and approval by the Water Pollution Control Authority:
(1) Regular
forces of a contractor employed by the town operating under orders of the Water
Pollution Control Authority and in the performance of work for said town.
(2) Regular
forces of the town and/or the State Highway Department operating under and
subject to permit for the particular job to be issued by said Water Pollution
Control Authority or the Sanitarian and while engaged in the regular work and
operations of said town or State Highway Department.
(3) Regular
forces of any public utility corporation authorized by state law to construct,
maintain and operate pipes or ducts within public highways within said town,
while engaged in work incidental to the regular structures of said utility
company and operating under and subject to the conditions of a permit for the
particular job issued by said Water Pollution Control Authority or the
Sanitarian.
D. The
limitations as to persons who may construct, alter or repair building drains
and building sewers as provided in Subsection A shall not restrict the usual
work of plumbers or others when operating in accordance with local plumbing and
building codes of the town when they are working on pipes within or not more
than five (5) feet outside the walls of a building or similar structure,
provided that no plumber or other person shall make any connection to a public
sewer of said town without a permit therefor, even if said sewer is located
under or immediately adjacent to any building or similar structure, and
provided that all fixtures within said building or structure and all use made
of them shall conform to the requirements of this chapter as to what may and
may not be permitted to be discharged into public sanitary sewers.
E. Owner
performance. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the owner of a building or
structure from personally installing the building sewer on his own property
under the conditions herein specified:
(1) Approval
of plans and final approval by the Sanitarian shall be obtained.
(2) A
permit shall be secured as herein provided before the work is performed.
(3) Permit
fees shall be paid and application made for inspections.
(4) All
work shall be performed by the owner himself in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter.
~ 155-11. Permits; fees.
A. No person,
other than those working for and under the direction of the town, shall make
any excavation for or construct, install, lay, repair, alter or remove any
sewer, building drain, building sewer, sewer connection or appurtenance thereof
or connect to such sewer within the town which is in any way connected to or
discharges directly or indirectly to or into any public sanitary sewer of said
town or is intended at some future time to be so connected or so discharged
until said person or party shall have applied for and secured from the
Sanitarian a permit for doing such work. Such permits may be issued only to
those qualified to perform such work as provided in ~ 155-10A of this chapter.
B. Every
application for a permit shall be made in writing on forms to be provided by
the town for that purpose and shall be signed by the drain layer or other
qualified person or party or an authorized agent thereof.
(1) The
application shall state the location and ownership of the property to be served
by the sewer in question, the post office address of said property owner and a
brief description of the work to be done and shall contain an agreement that
the permittee will do the work in accordance with the requirements of town and
local laws, ordinances, regulations and permits as those laws, etc., may apply
to the particular locations or work and will save said town and others harmless
from damages, loss, damage claims, etc., in accordance with the terms of the
drain layer's surety bond provided for in ~ 155-14 hereof.
(2) The
Sanitarian shall require as a prerequisite to the issuance of any permit that
he be furnished:
(a) Evidence that any and all necessary permits, etc., to open
public streets, public or private grounds or property have been or will be
issued.
(b) Evidence that the agent of the applicant is properly
authorized to sign the application in question.
(c) Evidence that the devices used or provisions made to prevent
the entry into public sanitary sewers of any substances forbidden entry by this
chapter will be provided, maintained and operated as required by ~~ 155-5
through 155-9 hereof.
(d) Any other information or proof pertinent to the particular
job in question.
C. Any person
who applies for a permit to connect into a public sanitary sewer or sewer line
shall pay the prescribed fee for each such permit. Permits shall not be
transferable or assignable by the permittee. Permits shall be kept on the
premises where and at all times when work is in progress and shall be shown to
any proper person asking to see the same. All persons operating under such
permits shall be held responsible for conformity with the requirements thereof
and of this chapter.
D. Any
permit, in whole or in part, may be suspended, canceled or terminated by the
Water Pollution Control Authority or the Sanitarian on written notice to the
permittee for violation of the conditions thereof or for the violation of the
requirements of this chapter.
~ 155-12. Responsibilities
of drain layer.
Each drain layer licensed in accordance with ~ 155-10A hereof
shall be responsible for the proper performance of all work performed under the
permits issued to him and for the conduct of all work and all materials
furnished on work by his employees or agents. No work shall be sublet by a
drain layer under any permit issued in any manner to divest said drain layer of
full control and responsibility for all parts of said work.
~ 155-13. Liability.
Each drain layer shall save the Town of Somers, its agents and
servants harmless from all loss or claims of loss, damage or injury arising
from the operations of said drain layer under any permits issued to him by
reason of his negligence in performing the work in which he has been issued a
permit. He shall furnish the town a public liability policy in the amount of
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.), in which the town is a named insured,
protecting it against such loss or claims of loss.
~ 155-14. Surety bond.
Every person making application for permit shall file with the
town a satisfactory bond of a surety company authorized to transact such
business in the State of Connecticut and having an agent within the limits of
Tolland County, in a form satisfactory to the Water Pollution Control Authority
or the Sanitarian. The bond shall be in an amount not less than one thousand
five hundred dollars ($1,500.), to be determined by the Sanitarian, conditioned
upon the applicant:
A. Substantially
and properly performing all work to be done under the permits issued to him in
a workmanlike manner and upon his using proper materials.
B. Restoring
that portion of any street or public place which he has excavated in accordance
with the rules contained in the permit issued him and maintaining the same for
a period of one (1) year.
C. Reimbursing
the town for any expense for repairs to such street or public place made
necessary by reason of the excavation.
~ 155-15. Enforcement;
disconnection.
A. If any
person shall construct, install, alter or repair any sewer, building drain,
building sewer or connection to any public sanitary sewer of the town in
violation of the requirements of this chapter or, having obtained a permit as
provided in this chapter, shall construct, install, alter or repair any sewer,
building drain, building sewer or connection thereto without having given the
Sanitarian or his authorized representative adequate notice, time, opportunity
and assistance, during regular working hours, to inspect such sewer, connection
and the work and materials used thereon, said Sanitarian shall order or direct
the person who constructed, installed, altered or repaired such sewer, etc.,
and/or the owner of any property in which such sewer, etc., may be located or
which may be served thereby or in whose interest and employ said work was done
to uncover and fully expose any or all portions of such sewer, etc., and afford
said Sanitarian and his authorized representatives adequate opportunity to
examine and inspect such sewer, etc., and to secure such records thereof as may
be proper.
B. If such
sewer, etc., and the appurtenances thereof shall be found not to be in full
accord with the requirements of this chapter and the standards established
under its provisions, then said Sanitarian shall order and direct such person,
owner or lessee to make such changes in or additions to or remove portions of
appurtenances of such sewer, etc., as may be necessary to ensure that such
sewer, etc., will conform to the requirements of this chapter and of the
standards established under its provisions. All of such work shall be performed
by said person, owner or lessee without delay and without expense to the town.
C. If any
person, after proper order or direction from the Sanitarian, fails to take the
remedial steps or perform the acts required by this chapter or fails thereafter
to use, operate and maintain any connection with the public sanitary sewers of
the town or appurtenances thereof, as required by this chapter, the Water
Pollution Control Authority or the Sanitarian, by such agents and/or facilities
as it or he may choose, may disconnect the sewer, etc., which was wrongfully
connected, altered, repaired or used or through which improper wastes were
discharged into the public sanitary sewer system of the town.
~ 155-16. Connection to
public sewer.
Within sixty (60) days after a public sanitary sewer in a public
street becomes operational, the Water Pollution Control Authority shall notify
abutting property owners that they must connect with said sewer within six (6)
months after such notification. Failure to obtain a permit to make such
connection shall be prima facie evidence that no connection has been made.
~ 155-17. Private septic
disposal systems.
A. Where a
public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of ~ 155-3, the
building sewer shall be connected to a private septic disposal system complying
with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Before
commencement of construction of or repair to a private septic disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Sanitarian. The
application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Water
Pollution Control Authority, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans,
specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Sanitarian.
[Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen, effective 5-23-1996]
C. A permit
for construction of or repairs to a private septic disposal system shall not
become effective until the construction, installation or repair is completed to
the satisfaction of the Sanitarian. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction, installation or repair, and, in any event, the
applicant for the permit shall notify the Sanitarian when the work is ready for
final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The
inspection shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of notice
by the Sanitarian.
D. The type,
capacities, location and layout of a private septic disposal system shall
comply with all regulations of the Department of Public Health of the State of
Connecticut and the provisions of this chapter. No septic tank or cesspool
shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E. Upon
connection to the public sanitary sewer in compliance with ~ 155-3 of this
chapter, any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private septic disposal
facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F. The owner
shall operate and maintain the private septic disposal system in a sanitary
manner at all times, at no expense to the town.
G. No
statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer, Sanitarian
and the provisions of this chapter.
~ 155-18. Damage to system;
penalties for offenses. [Amended 4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen, effective
5-23-1996]
Any person who willfully breaks, damages, destroys or injures any
structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the public sanitary
sewer system shall be subject to the penalties imposed under Section 53a-117a
of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
~ 155-19. Inspections and
tests; right of entry.
The Water Pollution Control Authority and the Sanitarian and
other duly authorized employees of the town bearing proper credentials and
identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose
of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
~ 155-20. Penalties for
offenses.
A. Any person
who shall violate any provision of this chapter except ~ 155-18 shall be served
by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and
providing a time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender
shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all
violations.
B. Any
person who shall violate any provision of this chapter may be fined not more
than one hundred dollars ($100.). Each day that any violation of this chapter
continues and each day that person continues to discharge prohibited wastes or
substances into any public sanitary sewer shall be deemed a separate offense
for the purpose of applying the above penalty.