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SEWER USE REGULATIONS
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVAILABLE. The sewer system shall be considered AVAILABLE to any premises which abut upon any street, road, alley, public or private way, or easement in which there exists a sewer pipe, main, lateral, or other structure or installation of the municipal sanitary sewer system to be constructed by the city, capable of receiving flowable wastes, in which the city has brought a sewer line to a point located at the edge of the property line or easement of the owner of the premises.
CITY. The City of Earlington, Kentucky, and, where the context so indicates, actions on its behalf by the City Council, or any other body as shall be vested with authority over the municipal sewer system of the city.
PREMISES. All structures and improvements having flowable sewage wastes which should be drained, treated, or disposed of in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and specifically includes, but not by way of limiting the generality of the foregoing: all homes; houses; apartments; hotels; motels; trailer camps; manufacturing, business, commercial, or industrial establishments; and other structures of any and every nature whatsoever.
SEWER SYSTEM or SEWERS. The City of Earlington municipal sewer system which now provides, or as may hereafter provide, for the drainage, treatment, and disposal of liquid or flowable sewage wastes.
(Ord. 5-25-64-2, passed 5-25-1964)
(A) All owners and occupants of premises where sewers are now available, or are hereafter made available, shall within 60 days from the date that the Superintendent of the sewer system, or other duly authorized official of the city, furnishes notice to the owner of the property, either by personal written notice or by notice published in a local newspaper of general circulation throughout the city, that the sewer line has been installed, placed in operation, and is available to the premises, connect therewith all sanitary sewerage drain pipes of the premises.
(B) All connections shall be made under the regulations as the city may establish. Failure to effect the connection is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance. No stormwater drain shall remain connected or be connected with any separate sanitary sewer heretofore or hereafter constructed as, or made a part of, the sewer system of the city, nor shall any stormwater be otherwise introduced to any such separate sanitary sewer.
(C) (1) No person shall make connections of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(2) Any such connections which already exist on the effective date of this subchapter shall be completely and permanently disconnected within 60 days of the effective date of this subchapter. The owners of any building sewers having any connections, leaks, or defects shall bear all costs incidental to removal of those sources. Pipes, sumps, and pumps for those sources of ground and surface water shall be separate from wastewater facilities. Removal of those sources of water without presence of separate facilities shall be evidence of drainage to public sanitary sewer.
(D) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Mayor before installation.
(Ord. 5-25-64-2, passed 5-25-1964; Ord. 50.021, passed 3-4-1999; Ord. 2008-4, passed 6-10-2008) Penalty, see § 50.999
No sewer taps (breaking or entering into sewer lines of the city) shall be made by any person, firm, or corporation except the city. The city will, upon application to it and payment of whatever tapping or connection fee is or has been prescribed by the city, tap the city sewer and run a lateral to the property line or easement of any applicant where sewers are available, and any and all installations or attachments thereto shall be made by the applicant under the directions and supervision of the city. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the city to furnish a sewer connection or sewer services to any premises where a city sewer line is not available at the time that the application is made.
(Ord. 5-25-64-2, passed 5-25-1964) Penalty, see § 50.999
All architects, contractors, builders, or other persons who shall hereafter erect new premises where sewers are available in the city shall, before erecting the same, exhibit to the city satisfactory evidence that a means has been or will be provided for connecting the sanitary sewerage drain from the building or structure with the municipal sewer system.
(Ord. 5-25-64-2, passed 5-25-1964) Penalty, see § 50.999
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