Relates to sewer district extensions in the New York city watershed

Summary of specific provisions

Section one of the bill provides for sewer district extensions for a limited number of properties that are under a judicial order for clean up for causing damage to the New York City watershed water quality, including all properties within the town of Yorktown contained within a perimeter commencing at the intersection of Lake Road and Crow Hill Road, proceeding northeasterly along Lake Road to its intersection with the New Castle-Yorktown border, then proceeding southerly along the New Castle-Yorktown border to the intersection of Crow Hill Road, then northwesterly along Crow Hill Road to its intersection with Lake Hill Road, the point of beginning; and all properties within the town of New Castle contained within the perimeter commencing at the intersection of Lake Hill Road and the New Castle-Yorktown border, proceeding easterly along Lake Hill Road to the New Castle-Bedford border, then proceeding southerly along the New Castle- Bedford boarder to the New Castle-Mt. Kisco Border, then due easterly along a straight easterly line from the intersection of the New Castle-Bedford-Mt. Kisco border to Kisco Park Drive, then westerly along Kisco Park Drive to Main Street, then southerly along Main Street to Crow Hill Road, then westerly .along Crow Hill Road to the New Castle-Yorktown border, then pines Bridge Road, then northerly along the Yorktown-New Castle Border to the intersection with Lake Hill Road, the point of beginning; and all properties within the town of Bedford contained within a perimeter commencing at the intersection of Lake Hill Road/Meeting House Road and the New Castle- Bedford border, then proceeding easterly along Lake Hill/Meeting House Road to Croton Kale Road, then westerly to Pine Bridges Road to the intersection with the Bedford-New Castle border, then northwesterly along the Bedford-New Castle border to the intersection with Lake Hill Road/Meeting House Road, the point of beginning; and all properties within the town of Chappaqua adjoining and along Random Farms Drive and Random Farms Circle.

Section one of the legislation provides further that the complete capital cost of any such extension of a sewer district shall be borne exclusively by the county and not charged back to the owners of such properties; provided, that such costs to be borne by the county shall be limited to any amounts on account received from New York City for purposes of preserving the quality of the waters of the New York City watershed.

Section two of this bill provides for an immediate effective date.

Justification

Pursuant to a judicial order for clean up, a certain limited number of properties that have been found to have septic system failures would be granted the ability to correct such failure by connecting to currently existing sewer districts which run through their municipalities. In so doing, these properties, which geologically are challenged to build an environmentally acceptable septic system, would be able to comply with the judicial order to stop polluting the New York City watershed by linking up to these existing sewer districts. This limited number of properties are not connected with the former County Diversion Plan.

Prior legislative history

2011-12: S.3481 - Died in Local Government A.11702/S.8646 of 2007-2008.

Fiscal implications

The complete capital cost of any such extension of a sewer district shall be borne exclusively by the county; provided, that such costs to be borne by the county shall be limited to any amounts on account received from New York City for purposes of preserving the quality of the New York City watershed.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.