CONNECTION REGULATIONS

§ 51.10 CONNECTION REQUIRED.

   Connection to the town’s sanitary sewer system is required as provided in Section 2.11 of the town’s Sewer Use Ordinance

(Ord. No. 93-94-23). ('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 2) (Am. Ord. 06-07-08, passed 8-14-06; Am. Ord. 07-08-19, passed 11-26-07) Penalty, see § 51.99

§ 51.11 APPLICATION.

   Any person, firm, or corporation desiring connection to be made with the town water or sewer system shall make application in writing to the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer System, stating the name of the owner of the lot; the location of the lot; the number of the house if there is one; the number and kind of connections desired; and the character of the surface of the abutting street. Every application shall be signed by the person making the application and shall be accompanied by the appropriate connection fee, as set forth in § 51.12.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 4)

§ 51.12 CONNECTION FEES.

   For the extension of pipe and the tapping of mains, the town will charge such connection fees for water and sewer connections as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time adopt. The current connection fees shall be on file in the office of the Town Clerk or the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer System.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 5)

§ 51.13 LICENSED PLUMBER TO MAKE CONNECTION.

   The construction of laterals for the connection of the water or sewer pipes on any lot with water or sewer pipes in any street or alley, and the necessary excavation thereof, shall be done only by a licensed plumber with the approval of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer System.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 3) Penalty, see § 51.99

§ 51.14 SEPARATE CONNECTION, METER REQUIRED.

   (A)   Every house or building abutting any water or sewer main and requiring a water or sewer connection shall be separately connected.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 6)

   (B)   Each building, house, dwelling unit, or commercial unit shall be metered separately. In no case shall two or more users be supplied through one meter.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 7) Penalty, see § 51.99

§ 51.15 CONNECTION EQUIPMENT, METERS ARE PROPERTY OF TOWN.

   All meters, meter boxes, pipes, and other equipment furnished and used by the town in making any water or sewer connections shall be and remain the property of the town.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 8)

§ 51.16 TOWN TO MAINTAIN METERS.

   All meters shall be maintained by the town; however, all meters furnished by particular users shall be maintained by the town at the expense of the particular users.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 9)

§ 51.17 CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE TOWN LIMITS.

   No connection of any water or sewer line or system outside the town shall be made to the town water or sewer system without special permission of the Town Manager, on such terms as the Board of Commissioners shall prescribe.

('70 Code, Ch. F, Art. II § 10) Penalty, see § 51.99