§ 873.720. Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to ensure that the health and safety of the drinking water and other natural resources of the County of Westchester is preserved and that potential threats to such natural resources are monitored and mitigated through:

A.

Implementation of a system whereby providers of onsite wastewater treatment system services are licensed by the commissioner of health and subject to workmanship and reporting requirements which enables the department of health to ensure proper onsite wastewater treatment system construction, to record and monitor all available data relating to onsite wastewater treatment systems located within Westchester County, and to maintain a database and public education systems pursuant thereto; and

B.

Ensuring that the sewage and other wastewater generated from habitable buildings and properties in Westchester County is processed in the most environmentally appropriate manner possible by requiring all onsite wastewater treatment systems constructed or installed in Westchester County conform to the standards established in the New York State Public Health Law, by the board of health and/or the commissioner of health, and/or to require, where possible, the connection of such buildings or properties to public sewer systems.

(Res. of 12-17-2015 )