§ 78A-7. Applicability.

A. 

This chapter shall apply to all actions occurring on or after January 1, 2017, subject to the provisions set forth in Subsection B.

B. 

The sanitary system nitrogen standard set forth in this chapter is based upon a written statement of the Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS). The Town shall be authorized to alter the nitrogen standard following future written statements containing a determination by the Commissioner of the SCDHS that the technology exists to improve such standard by decreasing the milligrams per liter of effluent. The Department shall submit a written request to the Commissioner of SCDHS on a yearly basis, commencing on December 1, 2017, and each year thereafter. In those years that the SCDHS determines in writing that the technology exists to decrease the milligrams per liter of effluent, the Town is authorized to mandate the limits of nitrogen effluent milligrams per liter to the applicable standard set by the SCDHS. Such authorization shall be by resolution of the Town Board, and shall take effect within 30 days after approval.