(A) Public sewer connection or repair; permit required. No unauthorized persons shall uncover, make any connections with or openings into, use, alter, disturb, install, or repair the public sewer, or appurtenances thereof, without first obtaining a written permit from the village.
(B) Discharges to comply with federal standards. All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the federal act and more stringent state and local standards.
(C) Classes of building sewer permits; fees.
(1) Classes. 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) Application; supplementary documents. In either case, the owner or his or her 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 Public Works Manager.
(3) Provide information. The industry, as a condition of such permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, quantity of flow, and type of activity.
(D) Proof of system capacity. A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations, and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(E) Construction borne by owner; liability. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer and the maintenance of said sewer.
(F) Separate connection for each building; exception. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, and a separate permit and inspection fee charged for each; 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, provided a suitable cleanout is installed at the junction of the two sewers, and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(G) Old building sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Public Works Manager, to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(H) Conformance with building and plumbing codes.
(1) Construction. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes and other applicable rules and regulations of the village and the requirements of the State Environmental Protection Agency. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Water Pollution Control Federal Manual of Practice No. 9, and standard specifications for water and sewer main construction in the state shall apply.
(2) Connection. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes, or other applicable rules and regulations of the village, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Water Pollution Control Federal Manual of Practice No. 9, and standard specifications for water and sewer main construction in the state. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Public Works Manager before installation.
(I) Building drains. 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 such building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved in accordance with division (B) above, and discharged to the building sewer.
(J) Drainage of roof runoff and ground water to public sewer prohibited. No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(K) Inspection before connection to public sewer. The applicant for a residential or industrial sewer permit shall notify the Public Works Manager when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Public Works Manager or his or her representative.
(L) Excavations.
(1) Barricades and lights required. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
(2) Bond. Persons making excavations for sewer installation on public property shall post a $15,000 bond prior to making such excavations.
(3) Restoration of streets and sidewalks. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.
(Prior Code, § 8-3-4) (Ord. 452, passed 7-11-1984) Penalty, see § 50.99