(A) Materials.
(1) Gravity sewer service piping. Gravity sewer service piping shall consist of the following materials for the following situations:
(a) PVC meeting ASTM D3034, SDR-35 and 26 or PVC Schedule 40 - solvent weld or SBR gasket joint for normal installations. PVC Schedule 40 or cement lined ductile iron for installation within two feet of a building foundation;
(b) PVC Schedule 40 for water main or water service crossing; and
(c) PVC Schedule 40 with acrylonitrile butadiene (NBR) gaskets for installations in areas of hydrocarbon contamination.
(2) Pressure sewer service piping. Pressure sewer service lines shall consist of PVC pressure pipe, ASTM D2241, Class 200 SDR-21.
(B) Installation.
(1) (a) All sanitary sewer service lines must be so arranged that the discharge from each separately-owned house premises or buildings on separate lots is a separate service line that connects to the main.
(b) The owner of each house or premises is liable for the charges for the wastewater service provided by the city to that owner’s house or premises.
(2) Sewer service lines shall be installed with a minimum of four feet of cover from the top of service pipe to finished grade.
(3) (a) At all locations where sewer service lines are installed beneath new curb, the face of the curb shall be stamped with an “S” in lettering at least three inches tall, for marking the sewer service location.
(b) Tunneling of sewer service under curb, curb and gutter, sidewalks and the like is prohibited.
(C) Tapping city sewer.
(1) Any person desiring to make connection to the city’s water or sewer mains must make application in writing and pay for the cost of tapping in accordance with city policy, resolution or ordinance.
(2) (a) All applications for service connection to the city’s wastewater system must be made at the front counter at city hall.
(b) Every such application must be made by the owner of the property to be served or the owner’s authorized agent and must include the nature of wastewater discharged into the system.
(D) Metering when not on city water. For new city sewer services which do not use the city water system or whose water consumption or wastewater discharge is not otherwise metered, the Public Works Department shall require the installation of a suitable metering device in order to determine an equitable charge for sewer services.
(Prior Code, § 11.05.030.030) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)