(A) No connections without permit. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director of Public Works.
(B) Requirements for connection and permit.
(1) Persons desiring to construct a new waste source and connect same to the wastewater facilities of the village shall, in addition to making application, state the quantity, quality, and rate of discharge of the wastewater to be discharged to the sewer. In case of fraudulent representation on the part of the user, the payment will be forfeited and the use of the sewer stopped.
(2) No permit will be issued unless the permittee:
(a) Pays the capital connection fees as prescribed in this chapter.
(b) Secures a street opening permit in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 91 of this Municipal Code.
(c) Agrees to pay all costs of the installation, including the connection to the public sewer.
(d) Agrees to give the Director of Public Works 24 hours notice prior to the start of any underground piping and when the underground piping will be ready for inspection, except that no inspections will be made at times other than during regular village working hours.
(e) Agrees to pay all costs of inspection if such inspection is deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works.
(f) Agrees to secure and protect the village from any liability or damage whatsoever for injury (including death) to any person or property and files with the village liability insurance certificates.
(C) Compliance with federal, state, and local standards. All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
(D) Classes and fees of building sewer permits. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1) For residential, wastewater service the fee shall be as adopted in the annual fee schedule.
(2) To commercial, institutional/governmental, or industrial wastewater service. In all cases the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village. It shall be supplemented by plans, specifications, and other information considered pertinent by the Director of Public Works. The permit and inspection fee found in the annual fee schedule shall be paid to the Utility Clerk at the time the application is filed. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
(E) No permit without adequate facilities. A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations, and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(F) Unlawful to connect downspouts, etc. No person(s) shall make connection 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.