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Kingston
Title 18 : Water and Sewers
Chapter 2 : General Wastewater Regulations

18-204 : Proper waste disposal required.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to live, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the service area of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
  2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any waters of the state within the service area of the city any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this chapter or city or state regulations.
  3. Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
  4. Discharging into the sanitary sewer without permission of the city is strictly prohibited and is deemed "theft of service."
  5. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of § 18-205.
  6. The owner of a manufacturing facility may discharge wastewater to the waters of the state; provided that he obtains an NPDES permit and meets all requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit, and any other applicable local, state, or federal statutes and regulations.
  7. Users have a duty to comply with the provisions of this chapter in order for the city to fulfill the stated policy and purposes. Significant industrial users must comply with the provisions of this chapter and applicable state and federal rules according to the nature of the industrial discharge. (modified, as replaced by Ord. #2025-06-10-03, June 2025 Ch2_03-10-26)