(A) All sanitary sewer connections shall be designed and made in accordance with the latest edition of the “Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers” prepared by the Joint Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
(B) The inspection of all new sanitary sewer connections shall be at the direction and under the supervision of the Director of Public Service.
(C) No work shall be performed without inspection. All new sanitary sewer connections shall be inspected by an authorized city sanitary sewer inspector. Inspectors will be available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(D) A 24 hour notice will be necessary to obtain an inspector. Any work covered prior to inspection shall be uncovered by the sewer builder and opportunity must be given to inspect the interior as well as the exterior of the pipe.
(E) The actual tapping of a connection into the sanitary sewer shall be done only in the presence of an authorized city sanitary sewer inspector.
(F) The city shall be the final judge of the quality of all sanitary sewer materials and workmanship used in sewer service connections and may inspect the same at all times.
(G) The city shall have free access to all buildings and fixtures therein connected to sanitary sewers to inspect such fixtures, and may take samples of any waste entering the sanitary sewers.
(H) The sole purpose of the inspection provided for in division (G) hereof is to determine the proper connection of discharge points to the proper outlet. The city, in any duty prescribed by this chapter, may act through its inspector or other properly authorized representatives.
(I) The City Engineering Department will be the authorized representative for inspections on sanitary connections into the EPA-funded sewers.
(Ord. 15-77, passed 9-6-1977; Ord. 14-86, passed 1-21-1986; Ord. 34-87, passed 4-6-1987; Ord. 137-06, passed 10-2-2006)