(a) Prohibition on Unpolluted Water. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any (unpolluted) surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, storm water, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. Any existing roof drain connections to sanitary combined sewers shall be connected into an available storm sewer or shall be disconnected above ground in an appropriate manner approved by the Village. Discharges from roof drains emptying onto the ground surface shall be at least three feet from adjacent property line and shall in no way be directed to flood or otherwise cause damage to adjoining property. The owner of any building(s) situated within the Village is required at his expense to disconnect all existing roof drains from sanitary and combined sewers in accordance with the provisions of this section within 180 days after the date of official notice to do so. Discharge units connecting to a Village sanitary sewer or combination sewer shall be free of all storm water. It is prohibited that any new construction of discharge units shall have any storm water connections of roof drains, footer and foundation tiles or any other connection to a sanitary sewer. The Village retains the right to prohibit new taps to the system if said tap would cause the capacity of the system to be exceeded.
(b) Allowable Discharge of Unpolluted Water. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as acceptable combined sewers or storm sewers or to natural outlet approved by the Village and other regulatory agencies.
(c) Wastewater Discharge.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an insanitary manner upon public or private property within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(2) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this section.
(3) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(4) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the Village abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the Village, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 180 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that a foundation wall of the structure from which sewage originates is 200 feet or less from the nearest boundary of the right-of-way within which the sewer is located.
(d) Private Sewage Disposal.
(1) Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 204 of the Federal Act, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(2) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Village, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Village Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
(3) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
(4) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Local Health District. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 20,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(5) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 204, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(6) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Village.
(7) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Board of Health or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction.
(e) Building Sewers and Connections.
(1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
(2) Permits for connection to the public sewer shall be obtained upon making application to the Superintendent upon forms provided. The application shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the Superintendent. A connection charge of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) shall be due and payable at the time application is made, except for service to any properties that were subject to a special assessment upon the initial construction of the system.
(3) All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer from the building to the sanitary 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.
(4) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except 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 and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(5) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this section.
(6) The building sewer shall be PVC sewer pipe, ASTM specification (D3034) or equal; or other suitable material approved by the Superintendent. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within ten feet of a water service pipe or 25 feet of a well shall be constructed of waterline equivalent.
(7) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
(8) Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment in so far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
(9) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(10) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench-work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM specification (C12-19) except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(11) All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
(12) The applicant for the sewer connection permit shall notify the Superintendent at least 48 hours in advance when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
(13) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Village.
(Ord. 96-4. Passed 5-20-96.)