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--- (3) --- Editor's note— Ord. of 3-9-2010 renumbered Div. 3, §§ 21-55—21-59, as Div. 4, §§ 21-55—21-59.
Sec. 21-55. - Connection to private system.#
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of section 21-30, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system in compliance with state regulations. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with the "Rules and Regulations Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems" and amendments thereto, as adopted by the state department of health, under the authority of R.I.G.L. 1956, §§ 23-1-17, 23-1-18(6).
(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. III, § 1)
Sec. 21-56. - Inspection and notification.#
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become active until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the building inspector and an authorized representative of the state department of environmental management. They shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the approving authority when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. Such system shall be covered within forty-eight (48) hours after inspection and approval.
(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. III, § 2)
Sec. 21-57. - Operation and maintenance.#
The owner shall at all times operate and maintain all the private wastewater disposal facilities on his private property in a sanitary condition as is satisfactory to the building inspector and state at no expense to the town. No person shall deposit, or allow to be deposited in their disposal facilities, swill, rubbish or solid refuse matter, other than fecal matter.
(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. III, § 3)
Sec. 21-58. - License for removal of sludge.#
No person shall engage in the business of removing the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or septic tanks, or transport through the streets within the town the contents of any privy vaults or cesspools, or carry nightsoil or other sewage, without first obtaining a license from the director of public works. Nothing in this section shall be construed as forbidding the owner of a privy vault, cesspool or septic tank from removing the contents there from, providing a permit is first obtained from the director.
(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. III, § 4)
Sec. 21-59. - Connection to public sewers.#
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall connect to the public sewer as provided in section 21-30. Any septic tank, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material. This requirement for connection may be waived when permitted by the town.
(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. III, § 5; Ord. of 3-9-2010)