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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 18:16:17+00:00

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§ 95-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 95-6 Discharge prohibitions; exceptions.
§ 95-7 Failing individual sewage treatment systems prohibited.
§ 95-8 Activities contaminating stormwater prohibited.
§ 95-9 Prevention, control and reduction of stormwater pollutants.
§ 95-10 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 95-11 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 95-12 Applicability access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 95-13 Notification of spills.
§ 95-14 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 95-15 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 95-16 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 95-19 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 95-20 Remedies not exclusive.
Erosion protection structures — See Ch. 64.
Septic systems — See Ch. 92.
Stormwater runoff — See Ch. 94.
New York State licensed professional engineer or licensed architect.
Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safely, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 95-6 of this article.
The Incorporated Village of Nissequogue.
An employee, the municipal engineer or other public official(s) designated by the Incorporated Village of Nissequogue to enforce this article. The SMO may also be designated by the municipality to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board and inspect stormwater management practices.
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article, unless the Department or the municipality has determined them to be substantial contributors of pollutants: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, existing diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains, crawl space or basement sump pumps, air conditioning condensate, irrigation water, springs, water from individual residential car washing, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, residential street wash water, water from fire-fighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants. Such exempt discharges shall be made in accordance with an appropriate plan for reducing pollutants.
A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the municipality's MS4 or allows such a connection to continue.
The backup of sewage into a structure.
Discharges of treated or untreated sewage onto the ground surface.
A connection or connections to a separate stormwater sewer system.
Liquid level in the septic tank above the out let invert.
Structural failure of any component of the individual sewage treatment system that could lead to any of the other failure conditions as noted in this section.
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 95-2 Definitions, of this article.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 95-7, improper management of pet waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Best management practices. Where the SMO has identified illicit discharges as defined in § 95-2 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 95-8, the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 95-2 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 95-8, may be required to implement, at said person's expense, additional structural and nonstructural BMPs to reduce or eliminate the source of pollutant(s) to the MS4.
Inspect the septic tank annually to determine scum and sludge accumulation. Septic tanks must be pumped out whenever the bottom of the scum layer is within three inches of the bottom of the outlet baffle or sanitary tee or the top of the sludge is within 10 inches of the bottom of the outlet baffle or sanitary tee.
Avoid the use of septic tank additives.
Avoid the disposal of cigarette butts, disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, trash and other such items.
In accordance with 10 NYCRR, Appendix 75-A to the maximum extent practicable.
Relocating or extending an absorption area to a location not previously approved for such.
Installation of a new subsurface treatment system at the same location.
Use of alternate system or innovative system design or technology.
A written certificate of compliance shall be submitted by the design professional to the municipality at the completion of construction of the repair or replacement system.
The municipality shall have the right to set up on any facility subject to this article such devices as are necessary in the opinion of the SMO to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the facility's stormwater discharge.
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the SMO to the Village Board of Trustees, Village of Nissequogue within 15 days of its issuance, which shall hear the appeal within 30 days after the filing of the appeal, and within five days of making its decision, file its decision in the office of the Municipal Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to the discharger.
The remedies listed in this article are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law and it is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency to seek cumulative remedies.

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