The Division of Sewerage Management is in the process of amending the “Rules and Regulations for Erie County Sewer Districts”, last updated in 2009. Below are links to the proposed changes, with a “red line” version showing the suggested edits and a “clean” version with the suggested edits incorporated:
Proposed “Rules and Regulations for Erie County Sewer Districts” (red line version)
Proposed “Rules and Regulations for Erie County Sewer Districts” (clean version)
The proposed changes to the “Rules and Regulations for Erie County Sewer Districts” will be considered during the October 2024 meetings of the Erie County Sewer District Boards of Managers. Should the Boards approve during these meetings, the Division of Sewerage Management would next initiate review by the County Attorney's office and initiate the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) process to notify various stakeholders of the proposed changes. Ultimately, the Erie County Legislature would be requested to approve the changes and should that occur, the updated “Rules and Regulations for Erie County Sewer Districts” would become effective.
The following is a summary of the proposed changes:
• The introduction was updated
• Certain definitions in Article I were edited for clarity and consistency
• Section 201 was modified to reflect the current process for petitioning the Board of Managers when a public sewer system is accessible and a property does not want to connect within 90-days
• Sections 301, 304, 306, and 307 were clarified regarding when a permit is required, the requirements of permittees, the standards to be applied when reviewing applications or proposed projects, and the considerations related to providing design services and/or sewerage system materials for an extension
• Section 311 was added to codify downstream capacity analysis requirements for certain sewer extensions
• Section 401 was revised with additional details on the developer I/I removal requirement
• Section 501.f was edited to clarify requirements related to garbage grinders
• Section 501.q was incorporated into document to document the District’s existing practices in response to Erie County Local Law No. 1 (2014)
• Section 504 was amended to reflect the District’s current fats, oils, and grease protocols
• Section 508 was included to codify amalgam separator requirements for dental facilities
• Section 509 was inserted to include the existing procedures for temporary discharges
• Articles VI and XI were updated per comments from the USEPA
• Section 1001 was augmented with additional text articulating the limits of the District’s house inspection program
• Minor typographical errors, grammatical errors, clarifications, and/or formatting items were corrected throughout