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§ 168-15 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE
§ 168-16
B. No persons shall discharge any sewage or sewage effluent into any watercourse or
surface body of water in the Broome County Health District unless a permit therefor has
been issued under the provisions of the Public Health Law or State Sanitary Code for
such discharge, and such discharge shall be made in accordance with the requirements
thereof.
C. Any person who is engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of selling, constructing,
maintaining, installing or cleaning septic tanks or private sewage disposal systems shall
register that fact with the Department of Health. Such registration shall be on a form
prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner. Reregistration may be required from time
to time by the Commissioner or his representative, and such reregistration shall be when
requested by the Commissioner or his representative. Any person who fails or refuses to
so register shall be in violation of the Sanitary Code and shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in § 168-41 of this code.
D. Any person engaged in the business of water well drilling and/or water hauling for
human consumption shall register that fact with the Department of Health. Such
registration shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner.
Reregistration may be required from time to time by the Commissioner or his
representative, and such reregistration shall be when requested by the Commissioner or
his representative. Any person who fails or refuses to so register shall be in violation of
the Sanitary Code and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 168-41 of this code.
§ 168-16. Approval required for sewage disposal systems.
A. No person, either as owner or agent thereof, or lessee or tenant, shall undertake to
construct or provide a system or facilities for the private disposal of waterborne sewage,
domestic or trade wastes to serve any dwelling, school, institution or premises from
which such wastes may be discharged without first having obtained preliminary approval
of the proposed sewage facilities upon forms furnished by the Commissioner and upon a
determination by the Commissioner that said proposed sewage facilities will be adequate
to serve the sewage disposal needs of the premises.
B. The owner or his agent or the lessee or tenant who shall be in responsible charge of any
dwelling, school, institution or premises for which a preliminary approval has been
obtained shall have the system, when completed, left uncovered for inspection by a
representative of the Broome County Health Department and/or Municipal Building
Inspector, provided that said Inspector is approved by the Commissioner, who shall make
final inspection and give final approval before backfilling and covering is carried out. If
backfilling has been completed before final inspection, the owner or his agent will be
required to have the work uncovered to permit such inspection. [Amended 4-4-1991 by
L.L. No. 10-1991]
C. A copy of the preliminary approval shall be issued by the Broome County Health
Department and shall be supplied to the Town Planning Board or other municipal agency
charged with the responsibility of issuing building permits and to the owner or his agent.
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