11-16-150 Duty to repair.

   It shall be the duty of the property owner to maintain clean and free from obstruction any private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure up to the point where it connects to the city-owned sewer and to make any necessary repairs to the private drain, house sewer or sewer structure, except as indicated in Section 11-16-020.

   If the property owner violates this section, the commissioner shall notify the owner in writing of his duty to maintain or repair the private drain house sewer or sewer structure. The notification shall be sent via certified mail and shall contain the following information: (i) a statement describing the maintenance or repairs to be made; (ii) the number of days allowed for compliance with this section; (iii) the penalty for noncompliance; and (iv) the date the notification was sent.

   If the maintenance or repairs described in the notification are not completed within five days after the notification is sent, the commissioner shall cause the maintenance or repairs to be done at the owner's expense. The owner shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work; provided, however, that (1) if the damage necessitating any maintenance or repair was caused by a utility company, the utility company shall be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the city in connection with the performance of that work; and (2) the owner shall not be liable to the city for any damage to any private drain, house sewer or sewer structure caused by the city or its employees or agents in the performance of city business.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)

11-16-160 Duty to grant access.

   No person shall refuse to grant the commissioner or his authorized agents access to any premises for any purpose described in Section 11-16-260.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)

ARTICLE IV. MATERIALS (11-16-170 et seq.)

11-16-170 Materials – General requirements.

   All sewers laid and repairs thereto in any public way shall be made of ductile iron pipe, vitrified clay pipe, reinforced concrete sewer pipe, concrete molded in place, segmented vitrified tile, corrugated wrought iron, brick or any other materials approved by the commissioner.

   All underground sewer linings shall be made of materials approved by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy vinyl ester resin, an equally compatible resin, plastic or a cementitious material.

   The commissioner's approval of any sewer material, or sewer lining material, shall be based on his assessment of the material's suitability to the size and location of the sewer and the signature of any effluent passing through the sewer.

   Any material used in any sewer system or part thereof shall be free from defects and shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 3)

11-16-180 Cast iron.

   All cast iron pipe and special casting shall conform to the latest standard specifications for cast iron pipe and special castings adopted by the American Waterworks Association.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)

11-16-190 Ductile iron pipe.

   All ductile iron pipe shall conform to the latest standard specifications for ductile iron pipe adopted by the American Waterworks Association.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)