New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter XXX - Niagara Falls Water Board
Part 1960 - Wastewater Regulations
Section 1960.3 - POTW and MS4 connections
Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) Connection of accessible premises to the POTW or MS4.
(b) Plumbing code requirements.
(c) Separate connections required for connections to the POTW. Except for industrial users, and except where there is a separate dwelling house of the same owner upon the rear part of a lot, each separate building shall be provided with an independent connection to the water board POTW. A separate dwelling house of the same owner on the rear part of a lot may be connected to the POTW through the same building connection as that serving the main house. Two or more properties (or parcels of property) shall not be permitted to discharge in the same building connection to the water board POTW, except by specific authorization in writing from the director.
(d) Connection permit. Whenever any connection pipe, or other facility is to be connected to the water board POTW or MS4, the owner of such building or facility shall make written application to the director and the city director of inspections in person or through a plumber duly licensed and registered by the city, acting as agent for such property owner, upon a form to be supplied by the city and the water board. The application shall set forth the nature and character of the connection to be made and the time within which the same is to be completed. Upon the approval of such application, a permit to make such connection shall be issued to the applicant. The fee for such permit shall be established by and payable, in advance, to the city director of inspections. In the case of an SIU defined herein, the applicant shall also be required to obtain the approval of the director in order to validate the connection permit approved and issued by the city director of inspections. Approval of the director shall also be required for those making application for connection to the diversion sewer.
Whenever said connection involves work in a publicly owned right-of-way, a city engineering department permit application for work within the city's right-of-way must be filed in the office of the city engineer, or if such right-of-way is owned by the water board, then an application for a water board permit must be filed with the director. Such application must be filed by a plumber duly licensed and registered by the city, 24 hours in advance of starting work. All provisions of said engineering permit or water board permit, as the case may be, shall be strictly adhered to.
(e) Water board's right to do work. The water board reserves the right and may elect to do all or any part of the work incident to making connections and shall so endorse the permit. The costs of such part of the work shall be charged to and paid by the property owner and shall be due and payable immediately upon the completion of the work. If not so paid, costs may be collected by the water board in such manner as may be permitted by law.
(f) Permit invalid for non-compliance.
(g) Inspection requests.