Groundwater Protection Areas (Article X) — On-Site Sewage Disposal in Special Groundwater Protection Areas
Nassau County Public Health Ordinance art. X
Article X of the Nassau County Public Health Ordinance, administered by the Nassau County Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Engineering, governs development and on-site sewage disposal within designated Special Groundwater Protection Areas (SGPAs). In SGPAs, residential development is limited to one dwelling per 40,000 square feet, and non-residential development is capped at an average daily design sewage rate of no more than 0.00375 gallons per square foot of net area, with industrial wastewater discharge prohibited. Owners/developers must obtain Department approval of plans (designed by a New York State licensed professional engineer) before constructing or modifying an on-site sewage disposal system, and must obtain a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit before discharging sanitary waste to the ground.
Who must comply
Other NASSAU regulations
Recording of Conveyances
N.Y. Real Property Law § 291
Four-Class Property Classification
N.Y. Real Property Tax Law § 1802
Assessment Review Commission
N.Y. Real Property Tax Law § 523-b
Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR)
N.Y. Real Property Tax Law § 730
Special Assessing Units - Definitions and Classification of Real Property
N.Y. Real Property Tax Law §§ 1801-1802 (art. 18)
Tax Certiorari (RPTL Article 7)
N.Y. Real Property Tax Law Article 7 (§§ 700-744)
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