A. Permit To Connect:
1. Permit Required: No unauthorized person 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 superintendent of public works.
2. Classes Of Permits; Applications: There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: a) for residential and commercial service; and b) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent of public works.
3. Permit And Inspection Fee: A permit and inspection fee as set out in the annual fee ordinance for a residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed, in addition to connection or tap-on fees or recapture fees, as applicable. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
4. Conditions Of Permit: A building sewer permit will be issued and a sewer connection shall be allowed only if it can be demonstrated by the applicant that the downstream sewerage works, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
B. Separate Building Sewers: A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except, that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
C. Use Of Existing Building Sewers: Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the superintendent of public works, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
D. Installation And Connection Requirements:
1. The building sewer shall be extra strength vitrified clay pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM specification C700 with compression type joints conforming to ASTM specification C425, or polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM specifications D-3034 with an SDR of 26 and compression type joints conforming to ASTM specification D-3212, or other suitable materials as approved by the superintendent of public works.
2. The building sewer from the main to a distance not less than five feet (5') from the building shall not be less than six inch (6") diameter size pipe, installed at a minimum invert slope of 0.125 (1/8) inch per foot. A sewer not less than four inch (4") diameter size installed at a minimum invert slope of 0.25 (1/4) inch per foot shall be constructed from a distance five feet (5') outside of building through the foundation wall using cast or ductile iron pipe per building and zoning requirements. Building sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the superintendent of public works as to trench excavation and backfilling, installation of pipe and fittings and testing.
3. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the branch, if such branch is available, at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve inches (12") in diameter or less, and no properly located Y branch is available, the owner shall, at his expense, install a branch in the public sewer at the location specified and installation approved by the superintendent of public works. Where the public sewer is greater than twelve inches (12") in diameter, and no properly located branch is available, a bored hole may be tapped into the public sewer to receive the building sewer in such a manner that the invert of the building sewer at the point of connection, with the spigot end being cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings shall be used for the connection as approved by the superintendent of public works.
4. The building sewer pipe shall be bedded on a layer of gravel or crushed stone conforming to IDOT specifications for CA-6, and shall have a minimum thickness of four inches (4") under the pipe barrel and two inches (2") under bells. It shall be carefully placed and compacted around the pipe to provide uniform support to the bottom quadrant. Initial backfill material shall be placed to twelve inches (12") above the top of the pipe and shall comply with "Illinois Standard Specifications For Water And Sewer Construction".
5. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation above the basement floor, as approved by the superintendent of public works. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet (3') of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved mechanical pumping devices and discharged to the building sewer. No water driven pumps will be approved.
6. 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 property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village. Prior to any excavation, the plumber or sewer contractor shall notify all public and private utility companies.
E. Prohibited Discharges:
1. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
2. It shall be unlawful to discharge wastewater to any public sanitary sewer except those wastewaters in compliance with standards promulgated pursuant to the federal act, or the state act, or any rules, regulations, ordinances or standards of the village.
F. Control Manhole: Pursuant to section 9-5-5-5 of this chapter, the superintendent of public works may require installation of a control manhole on the building sewer to observe, sample and measure nondomestic wastewater discharged to the public sewer system.
G. Inspections: The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the superintendent of public works when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be inspected by the superintendent of public works or his representative.
H. Liability For Costs And Expenses; Bond And Insurance Required:
1. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
2. The person installing the building sewer for said owner shall be a licensed plumber or licensed sewer contractor, and he shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by said installation.
3. Before a building sewer permit is issued, the plumber or sewer contractor shall file with the building and code enforcement division a performance indemnity bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of cash, certified check, or letter of credit, payable to or in favor of the village. (2016 Code)