156.2013Swr.Dist. Ext RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INFRASTRUCTURE FEE
FOR NEW SEWER DISTRICT EXTENSIONS
RESOLUTION NO.: 156,2013
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Ronald Montesi
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has duly established several Sewer Districts and
extensive infrastructure has been constructed to transport wastewater from the Town of Queensbury to
the City of Glens Falls' Publicly Owned Treatment Works Treatment Plant(POTW), and
WHEREAS, any extension of an existing Sewer District utilizes and benefits from the existing
infrastructure, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to recover an equitable proportion of the original cost of
the existing infrastructure from new wastewater system users which are benefited thereby,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the
imposition of a one-time infrastructure fee on any extension of an existing Sewer District, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby determines that supplying any area with sanitary
sewer facilities and/or providing wastewater system capacity to any new users shall be considered an
extension of an existing Sewer District for their purpose, even if services provided pursuant to an out-
of-district Agreement, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the infrastructure fee for such new
wastewater system users to be as calculated by the Town Wastewater Director which, as of this date,
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until changed by further Resolution, shall be$1.05 per gallon, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that, unless the Town of Queensbury's Civil Engineer/Wastewater Director
decides that another standard which would result in a larger capacity is appropriate in a particular case,
the determination of gallons discharged will be based upon the currently effective version of the New
York Department of Environmental Conservation "Design Standards for Intermediate Sized
Wastewater Treatment Systems" and, in particular, the values from Table B.3. — "Typical Per-Unit
Hydraulic Loading Rates"shall serve as a guideline, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Civil
Engineer/Acting Wastewater Director, Town Budget Officer and Town Counsel to take such other
and further actions as they deem necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18th day of March, 2013,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Brewer,Mr. Montesi,Mr. Metivier,Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT : None
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