(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or property owner to connect with or tap a sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, without first having obtained a permit from the Superintendent, acting for and in behalf of the Town, which permit may be secured by complying with the procedure hereinafter set forth.
(b) The procedure for obtaining a permit for connecting with or tapping a sanitary sewer shall be as provided herein. The property owner desiring connection shall apply to the Superintendent for a permit. The application for such permit shall be in the following form:
TOWN OF GRANVILLE
GRANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
APPLICATION FOR SEWER TAP PERMIT
The undersigned makes application to tap into the sewer system of the Town of Granville as follows:
Lot No. Block No. House No. Street or Avenue Date of Tap: Day Month Year Hour By: Name Address: |
The undersigned property owner, for and in consideration of the granting of the permission to make said tap, does hereby covenant and agree that (a) he will erect all necessary barricades around the proposed construction and will provide red lights for the same between sun-down and sun-up and will take all other necessary precautions for the protection of the public; (b) he will assume sole responsibility and liability for all claims for injury or damages which may arise or result from said construction; (c) he will save and hold the Town of Granville harmless from any and all claims for damages or actions at law or in equity which may arise, either directly or indirectly, out of the making and completing of the construction of the sewer tap or connection applied for; and (d) he will be responsible and liable for any and all damage resulting from said construction; that such liability shall continue for a period of twenty-four months from the date of the final inspection of said work by the duly designated representative of the Town, and that such liability shall include any and all damages or injuries to said street, sidewalk, gutter or curb which may appear within a twenty-four months period, as a result of the said work done by applicant, his agents or contractors.
It is further understood that the word “he” shall mean any person, male or female, or any corporation, firm, partnership or association.
Given under my hand and seal, in duplicate, this day of , 20 .
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The sewer connection or sewer tap permit shall be in the following form:
PERMIT FOR SEWER TAP
pursuant to application above, approved: Permit No. Dated this day of
TOWN OF GRANVILLE
GRANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
By:
Its
An application for a sewer tap or connection permit shall be executed in duplicate. The original shall be retained by the Superintendent and the duplicate copy shall be delivered to the applicant upon the payment by the applicant of the requisite fee.
(c) The fee for a sewer tap permit for residential or commercial service shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), and the fee for a sewer tap permit for industrial service shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00); provided, that where any owner, or his predecessors in title, of property consisting of two or more lots has extended the required sanitary sewer lines into a subdivision in accordance with the prior written approval of, and inspection by, the Superintendent, acting for and in behalf of the Town, and without cost or expense to the Town, the tap or connection fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the connection of the subdivision sewer main to the public sewer main and in addition a sewer permit shall be obtained for each lot in such subdivision as and when sewer taps or connections to serve such lots are made. The fee for each such additional tap or connection shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
(d) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (1) For residential and commercial service and (2) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on the special form furnished by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of one hundred fifty dollars for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and two hundred dollars for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the Town at the time the application is filed.
(e) In cases where the Town will transport and treat wastes of users located outside of the Town’s political jurisdiction, a written agreement between the Governing Body and the political jurisdiction in which such users are located, if there be one, shall be required as a prerequisite for obtaining a sewer connection permit. Such agreement shall provide that the outlying political jurisdiction will institute a system of user charges acceptable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources and the West Virginia Public Service Commission. (Passed 1-8-85)