1.3.1
Municipal Permit
Application
A. Each municipality shall
obtain a permit from the NBC for all existing and new municipal sewer
connections to the NBC's Facilities. Examples of new municipal connections
include sanitary or stormwater flows that previously were not discharged to the
NBC Facilities resulting from new sewer pipes, redirecting of sewer pipes,
and/or as a result of NBC acquiring existing treatment facilities from a city
or town not previously in the District. Application for this permit shall be
made on a form provided by the NBC. The permit application is to be prepared by
the municipality at its own expense and submitted as required by the
NBC.
B. Application Review
1. Each municipality shall furnish all
necessary information and data in accordance with any guidelines established by
the NBC.
2. The NBC shall evaluate
the adequacy of data furnished with the permit application. If insufficient
data has been furnished the NBC shall require the municipality to provide
additional data within a specified time. After reviewing the data, the NBC may
issue the permit and may stipulate special conditions and terms upon which the
permit will be issued.
C.
Amendments by the NBC
The NBC may change the conditions of a permit from time to
time as circumstances, including law or Regulations enacted or promulgated by
the State or Federal government or its agencies, may require. A municipality
may request a hearing on proposed amendments to its permit in accordance with
the provisions of §
1.10 of this Part.
D. Municipal Applications to Amend
Permit
Any municipality proposing a new connection or the
elimination of an existing connection to the NBC's Facilities shall apply for
an amendment to its permit prior to constructing or eliminating the connection.
The municipality shall furnish all necessary data in accordance with any
guidelines established by the NBC. After reviewing the data, the NBC may issue
or deny an amendment to the permit for the proposed connection or for the
elimination of an existing connection. No new connection or elimination of an
existing connection may be made without first being granted such an
amendment.
1.3.2
Municipality Notification and System Responsibilities
A. Municipal User Lists. Each municipality
shall furnish the NBC with a list of all new users within the municipality on a
monthly basis.
B. Each municipality
that has authority over building permits shall require all persons proposing to
connect to the facilities and who are required to obtain a permit from the NBC
to do so prior to the issuance of a building permit by said municipality. Each
municipality shall notify the NBC of all applications for building permits for
structures subject to the provisions of §
1.4 of this Part.
C. Municipalities should not approve the
shedding of stormwater into the NBC Facilities from new or existing building
sites.
D. Each municipality must
notify the NBC in advance of performing any activities that would impact proper
flow in the NBC Facilities. This may include flushing of fire hydrants, and
flushing of sewer lines to free blockages, etc. The flushing of materials
causing blockages in the NBC Facilities is prohibited.
E. Each municipality must immediately notify
the NBC of emergency situations that could impact the NBC Facilities, such as
breaks in water main distribution lines and spills of chemicals, toxic or
hazardous materials that could impact the NBC Facilities.
F. Each municipality is responsible for
operating and maintaining their sewage collection transport infrastructure,
including pumping stations, pipes, catch basins, etc.
G. Municipal and public water supply
utilities providing potable water that ultimately discharges to the NBC
Facilities must notify the NBC a minimum of sixty (60) days in advance of
instituting any significant changes in chemicals used that could alter the
quality of influent or effluent at an NBC wastewater treatment
plant.
