(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with, or opening into, use, alter or disturb any sanitary sewer or appurtenance of the Board without first obtaining a written permit from the Manager.
(b) There shall be two classes of sewer service permits: one for residential and commercial service, and one for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Board. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Board or its Manager. An adequate and responsible bond shall be required and delivered to the Board for the purpose of repairing and replacing any damage done to any public street or way by reason of such installation of a sewer connection or a sewer before such a permit is issued. The Director of Public Works shall determine the amount of such bond.
(c) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of the customer service line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Board and the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the customer service line, and such installation shall be done by a certified plumber or a person approved by the Manager under whose supervision the installation shall be made.
(d) A separate and independent customer service line shall be provided for every building or series of buildings located on a single parcel of land owned by the applicant. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new customer's service lines only when they are found on examination by the Manager, to meet all requirements of this article.
(e) The slope, alignment and materials of construction of a customer service line, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the sanitary sewer specifications used by the Board. All customers’ service lines must be a minimum of four inches in diameter and must be of standard strength vitrified clay pipe provided with ASTM C-425 type special joints, medium weight ductile iron pipe with o-ring rubber joints, Class 2400 asbestos-cement pipe, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sewer pipe meeting ASTM Specification 2729. Adequate soil cover to protect the service line from crushing or frost action is required. No customer service line shall be laid in the same trench with any gas and/or water lines and must be separated by at least ten feet from any water line. The slope of the customer service line shall be no less than one-eighth inch per foot. All excavations for customer service line 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 Board.
(f) The customer service line shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated by the Manager and shall be made by the Board employees under the supervision of the Manager.
The invert of a customer service line at the point of connection shall be at the same or higher elevation than the invert of the sewer.
(g) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation, drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a customer service line or lateral sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer. Upon determination that this type of connection has been made, the Board shall cause the owner to be notified by certified mail that he shall remove such connections within thirty days. Should the owner fail to do so, penalties called for under Section 921.99(b) shall be invoked.
(h) The applicant for the sewer service permit shall notify the Manager when the customer service line is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made by the Manager or his representative.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this article, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a lateral through an independent customer service line. Grouping of more than one improved property on one customer service line shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good causes shown and then only after special permission of the Manager as may be prescribed by the Board; provided, however, a single customer service line may be permitted to multiple unit property.
(j) Where an improved property, at the time connection to a public sewer is required, is served by its own sewage disposal system or device, the existing sewer line shall be broken on the structure side of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made, with proper fittings, to continue such sewer line as a customer service line. The Manager may, at his discretion, permit the utilization of an existing sewer line provided an inspection discloses that it is reasonably true to grade and alignment and in good condition. In case of an existing sewer line utilizing a type of sewer pipe not specified herein, the Manager shall have the right to require the owner to uncover the full extent of the pipe to determine its condition and may require its replacement with approved pipe as outlined herein if the inspection discloses such pipe to be deteriorated in any manner. The cost of replacing the pipe where necessary, shall be the sole responsibility of the owner thereof.
(k) No customer service line shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Manager or his representative. Every customer service line shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved property.
(Ord. 578. Passed 10-5-82.)
(Ord. 578. Passed 10-5-82.)