(A) City service agreement. All dwelling units, enterprises and establishments in receipt of a notice of availability must submit to the city within six months a completed service agreement in accordance with § 51.18 of this chapter.
(B) State permits required.
(1) A plumbing permit shall be obtained from the New Mexico Construction Industry Division (NMCID) before any connections are made to the SCRWWTS by the property owner.
(2) When a property owner connects into the sanitary sewer, any existing on-site disposal system shall be abandoned in accordance with the requirements of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Liquid Waste Division. All on site disposal systems shall be decommissioned and abandoned within 30 days from the time of connection to the system. The licensed plumber who abandoned the system will certify to the city that abandonment has been done in accordance with NMED regulations.
(C) Service connections made by a licensed contractor.
(1) All connections to the SCRWWTS sanitary sewer collection line (stub out) shall be made by a licensed plumber in accordance with the UPC and the city's standards and specifications document and associated detail drawings.
(2) In cases where there is no stub out from the sewer main line to the property line, the homeowner will be required to connect the building sewer source line to the sewer main located in the city right of way by a licensed contractor. Licensed contractor will comply with all city standards and specifications for proper tie into the sewer main. City personnel or contract sewer maintenance personnel will physically examine and inspect the connection into the sewer main. Since most sewer mains are in the center of the street or right-of-way, the city may require additional measures such as traffic control from the licensed contractor. If the connection is required to cut pavement in order to get to the main line, the contractor will be required to replace the pavement to its original condition.
(D) Inspections. The property owner and/or their licensed plumber or contractor shall have the required NMCID inspections. A copy of the inspection and acceptance certification is required to be submitted to the city upon completion of the connection and abandonment. If connections are made as referenced in § 51.17(C)(2), city or contract maintenance personnel shall inspect connection and certify standards are met.
(E) Service connections for commercial establishments.
(1) New or existing commercial establishments or existing buildings being remodeled into commercial establishments, in which existing sewer service is adequately sized and in good condition, and where grease traps or sand and grease interceptors are not required by this chapter or by the UPC, and which can be classified as either commercial retail businesses, or office buildings, shall not be required to construct a city standard monitoring manhole, provided the establishment has no more than 160 DFU's connected, as determined in the UPC.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to relax or modify the building requirements of the UPC or the city's standards and specifications document.
(F) Service connections for existing group septic customers.
(1) Customers who have been previously connected to a group septic tank will be required to adhere to the provisions of this chapter. Customers will be required to submit service agreements and required fees.
(2) All units including dwellings and vacant lots will be required to pay the monthly sewer service fee, if they at anytime have had sewer or septic in the past or have had water service in the present or the past. The only exception to this rule is if a lot has been combined with another lot through replat and owner can show proof that sewer stub and water service has been physically abandoned.
(Ord. 119, passed 5-20-2009)