(A) Written application shall be made to the District by the owner who intends to construct sewer improvements in the District’s sewer jurisdiction; offer previously constructed sewer improvements in the District for District acceptance; or construct an extension in the District connecting his or her sewer system to the District system. All such applications and all such sewer improvements constructed and connected to the District’s sewer system shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) All sewer systems shall be designed and constructed in conformance with DWQ construction standard specifications.
(2) The applicant shall employ a North Carolina registered engineer at its expense to prepare plans for the proposed sewer improvements. The engineer shall be registered in North Carolina.
(3) The completed plans and specifications shall be submitted to the District for review and approval prior to submittal to other agencies. Approval of plans and specifications by the District does not relieve the applicant from obtaining any and all approvals necessary for the construction of the sewer project.
(4) The District shall have the authority to release plans and specifications approved by the Board or it’s duly authorized representative to the State of North Carolina (DWQ) for approval. By the adoption of this section, the District authorizes the Board to approve final, record drawings (“as-built”) and accept sewer systems, utility easements, rights-of-way and other elements as offered. Applications to other agencies shall be submitted in the name of the SCWSD. The applicant shall pay all application fees and other applicable fees.
(5) The applicant shall engage a North Carolina licensed utility contractor, acceptable to the District, to construct the proposed sewer mains and appurtenances.
(6) The District shall, from time to time, observe the installation and construction of sewer mains and associated appurtenances as required. Prior to placing sewer infrastructure and related equipment in service, the applicant shall satisfy the District that the sewer mains and appurtenances were built in accordance with the approved plans and’ specifications. The applicant’s engineer shall certify, in writing, that inflow and infiltration rates are within the limitations required in the specifications.
(7) The applicant’s engineer shall modify the original approved drawings as necessary to provide accurate reproducible record drawings (“as-built”) to the District within 90 days of completion of construction of the sewer lines.
(8) Through appropriate legal documents such as deeds, lien waivers and recorded plats, the applicant shall offer to dedicate to the District all sewer infrastructure and related equipment and all easements, rights-of-way or fee simple parcels on which the sewer infrastructure and related equipment may be located. When applicable, encroachment agreements must be obtained from public authorities prior to the commencement of construction. Minimum easement width shall be 20 feet unless the Board determines that exceptional topographic characteristics justify a greater width.
(9) If any sewer improvements have been constructed within one year of application, the applicant shall provide the District a notarized certification of payment of all contractors.
(10) The applicant shall indemnify the District for any damages or injury to property by reason of the sewer system or its construction, maintenance or repair.
(11) No construction of any sewer improvements shall be initiated until the District and all other appropriate agencies have granted approvals.
(12) Any developments to which or in which the sewer system is to be extended must be approved by the District and by the State of North Carolina.
(13) The District must have sufficient treatment and disposal capacity, without affecting prior commitments, in the treatment plant that will receive the wastewater.
(14) The minimum size gravity collection sewer line will be as described in § 52.045(G)(1), unless deemed otherwise by the Board.
(15) If the applicant is seeking to connect a private collection system which existed prior to the District’s sewer collection system, divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of this section shall apply only in respect to the construction of the connection from the applicant’s system to the District’s system. All other requirements of this section shall apply in their entirety, and the following additional information shall be submitted: Reproducible original plans depicting the “as-built” system.
(a) Dates of construction.
(b) Construction materials.
(c) Total value of assets.
(B) No provisions in this section shall be construed to obligate the District to accept any system or parts of a system. The District may reject any system or parts of a system that fails to comply with the requirements of this section and/or with DWQ construction standard specifications.
(Ord. 2005-01-01, passed 2-21-05)