(A) Any new connection(s) to the sanitary sewer system shall be prohibited unless sufficient capacity is available in all downstream facilities including, but not limited to, capacity for flow BOD5, and suspended solids, as determined by the Utilities Manager and/or Street Commissioner.
(B) No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(C) Applications for permits shall be made by the owner or authorized agent and the party employed to do the work, and shall state the location, name of owner, street number of the building to be connected and how occupied. No person shall extend any private building drain beyond the limits of the building or property for which the service connection permit has been given.
(D) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential and commercial service; and
(b) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(2) In either case, the application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or any other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the city. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity and shall update their applications whenever substantial changes in the volume or constituency of the wastewater occurs.
(E) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(F) Old building sewers may not be used in connection with new buildings unless PVC and only when they are found, on examination and test by the Street Commissioner meet all requirements of this subchapter at the property owner’s expense.
(G) When an existing building is removed for any reason, the sewer service line must be capped off and approved by the Street Commissioner.
(H) The size, slopes, alignment, materials or construction of a building sewer; and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling of the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the state’s Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in the amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WEF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(I) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(J) No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or indirectly to the wastewater disposal system.
(K) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the state’s Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WEF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight, and verified by proper testing to prevent the inclusion of infiltration/inflow. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the city prior to installation. The design of the connection to the city sewer must be approved by the Street Commissioner prior to construction.
(L) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the city when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and inspection shall be made under the supervision of the Street Commissioner or authorized representative thereof.
(M) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city. Any damage to public property while excavating is the responsibility of the person or party needing the work.
(N) A right-of-way permit is required for any excavation or obstruction of the right-of-way areas located within the city.
(O) Any new sewer line or connection shall comply with MRWA trace wire specifications.
(P) The property owner is responsible for service lines up to and including connections to the main sewer.
(Q) For future connections of single-family dwelling units located inside the city limits to the sanitary sewer system, a connection fee as set out in the Fee Schedule in § 33.01 of this code of ordinances shall be paid to the City Administrator before any such connection is made. For future connection of single-family dwelling units located outside the city limits to the sanitary system, a connection fee as set out in the Fee Schedule in § 33.01 of this code of ordinances shall be paid to the City Administrator before any such connection is made. For future connections of all purposes, other than residential, the charge shall be dependent upon the size of the water service connection to the premises as is set out in the Fee Schedule in § 33.01 of this code of ordinances.