Local law amends sewage regulations in Orange County.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Legislature of the County of Orange on the 5th day of February, 2026, passed Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2026, entitled, “A LOCAL LAW AMENDING AND RESTATING LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF 2006, AS LAST AMENDED BY LOCAL LAW NO. 11 OF 2025, ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEWERS, PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL, THE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF BUILDING SEWERS, AND THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OR OTHER WASTES INTO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM OF ANY ORANGE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT AND ALL PUBLIC SEWERS TRIBUTARY TO THE HARRIMAN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF,” that the County Executive of Orange County approved such local law on March 6, 2026, said date of March 6, 2026 being the date of adoption thereof. The following is a summary of said Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2026:Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2026 is a local law that amends local law number 7 of 2006, as last amended by local law number 11 of 2025, which establishes rules and regulations governing the discharge of sewage, industrial wastewater, and other waste into Orange County Sewer District No. 1 and discharges to the Harriman Sewage Treatment Plant, provides for the establishment and collection of charges for use of such sewer systems and sewers, and prescribes penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations. This Law applies to all users tributary to the Orange County Sewer District No. 1 system and the Harriman Sewage Treatment Plant as well as any publicly owned treatment works located within Orange County Sewer District No. 1 that is owned, operated and/or maintained by Orange County. It authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the programs established by the Law. This Law amends local law number 11 of 2025 to add definitions of a “restricted contract user” and “unauthorized out-of-district user”, adds sections pertaining to violations relative to both types of users, and clarifies the applicability of the Sewer Use Law. This Local Law shall be in full force and effect immediately following its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law.

Jean M. Ramppen, Clerk 

Orange County Legislature

Dated: April 3, 2026