§ 250. Purpose. The board of supervisors of each county may establish, consolidate, or extend county water, water quality treatment, sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage or refuse districts (hereinafter referred to in this article as the “district”) in the manner hereinafter provided: 1. For the purpose of developing or acquiring a supply of water for (a) […]
§ 251. County agency. The board of supervisors may appoint or establish an officer, board or body, or may designate an existing officer, board or body, or public authority which possesses the express power to act as such an agency, to act as a county water, water quality treatment, sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage, refuse or […]
§ 252. Powers of county agency. 1. The agency, as empowered by the board of supervisors, may assemble data relating to (1) the water resources available to the county, both within and without, (2) the number and location of private wells within the county, the contaminants present in the water supply in the county’s private […]
§ 253. Preparation of maps and plans. 1. A petition may be presented to the board of supervisors requesting that a certain area or areas of the county be established as a county district. Such petition shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of a municipality or district, any part of which is included within […]
§ 253-a. Provision for excess sewer, drainage or water facilities. 1. The local legislative body, in causing maps and plans to be prepared or in approving the establishment or extension of a sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage or water district may provide by resolution that the map and plan include sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage or water […]
§ 253-b. Amendment or modification of plans. When the board of supervisors or county legislature shall have established a district pursuant to this article and adopted a plan of a service or improvement for such district, such plan shall not be modified by the board of supervisors or any officer of the county nor by […]
§ 254. Public hearing; cost to typical property. 1. When the agency has caused such maps and plans to be prepared, it shall transmit them to the board of supervisors, together with a report of its proceedings and its recommendations, including a recommendation as to what officer, board or body should be the administrative head […]
§ 255. Representation by municipalities and district. At the public hearing on the establishment of a county district which includes the whole or any part of a city, village or such district furnishing a similar service as the proposed district, the inhabitants of such city, village or district may be represented jointly by an officer […]
§ 256. Establishment of a county district. Upon the evidence presented at the public hearing, and after due consideration of the maps and plans, reports, recommendations and other data filed with it, the board of supervisors shall determine, by resolution, whether or not the proposed facilities are satisfactory and sufficient and, if it shall determine […]
§ 256-a. Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two – Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four – Birchwood North Shore. 1. The county legislature of Suffolk county is hereby authorized to consolidate Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four – Birchwood North Shore in accordance […]
§ 256-b. Suffolk county wastewater management district. 1. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, including this article, the county legislature of Suffolk county is hereby authorized to establish by resolution a Suffolk county wastewater management district, hereinafter referred to in this section as the “district”, which shall […]
§ 257. Permissive referendum. 1. The provisions of sections one hundred one and one hundred two of this chapter and the applicable provisions of the election law as to conduct of elections and qualifications of voters shall apply to permissive referenda conducted hereunder, except that only those electors shall be qualified to sign a petition […]
§ 258. Application to the department of audit and control. 1. Whenever a resolution approving the establishment of a county district shall have become effective, and it is proposed or required that the county in which such district is located shall finance the cost thereof by the issuance of the bonds, notes, certificates or other […]
§ 259. Recording and filing of determination. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall within ten days cause a certified copy of the order of the board of supervisors establishing or extending the district, consolidating two or more districts, or authorizing the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district to […]
§ 260. Review. Any interested party, including a city or village, or a town board or board of commissioners on behalf of a district, aggrieved by the final determination or order made by the board of supervisors establishing the district or authorizing the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district, may […]
§ 261. Administration of the county district. When a county district shall have been established, the board of supervisors shall appoint, designate or establish an officer, board or body as the administrative head or body of the district. All matters relating to the membership of such administrative head or body, including but not limited to, […]
§ 262. Performance of the work. After a district shall have been established, the administrative head or body shall cause to be prepared by the county engineer, or other county officer having equivalent qualifications, or a duly licensed engineer employed for that purpose, detailed plans and specifications for the improvement, a careful estimate of the […]
§ 263. Powers. The administrative head or body may acquire by gift, lease, purchase or condemnation, real estate and easements, rights of way or other interests therein necessary or proper for the purposes of the district. In Suffolk county it may acquire by gift, lease or purchase personalty or it may accept the gift of […]
§ 263-a. Powers with respect to lake protection and rehabilitation. The administrative head or body shall be responsible for: 1. Initiating and coordinating research and surveys for the purpose of gathering data on the lake, related shorelands, and the drainage basin; 2. Planning lake rehabilitation projects; 3. Adopting by resolution rules for carrying out their […]
§ 264. Rules and regulations. The board of supervisors shall have power to adopt, amend and repeal, from time to time, rules and regulations for the operation of a county district and the use of water in a water district including regulation of the manner of making connections and the construction of the county system […]
