(2) All connections made to the city sewer mains must be made by a person who has obtained an outdoor plumbing license from the State of South Dakota and must be made in a careful and skillful manner, utilizing materials and workmanship that meets the approval of the City Wastewater Superintendent.
(Prior Code, § 13.08.010) (Am. Ord. 207B, passed 6-1-2009)
(B) There shall be a $100 hook-up fee to any area outside of the city limits, connected to the city's sewer main service.
(Ord. 136, passed - -; Am. Ord. 148, passed 10-20-1997)
(C) All abandoned or open connections to the city's sanitary sewer system must be covered or plugged, to the approval of the City Water Superintendent. The property owner will be assessed the cost of digging up the abandoned or open connection and properly closing the connection if left open.
(D) Use of municipal sewer system required.
(1) Except as hereinafter set forth, all residential and commercial buildings within the incorporated limits of the city shall be required to be connected to the city sewer system in accordance with the applicable governing regulations of Chapter 51 Sewers, of the city ordinances as adopted by the City Council of Gregory, South Dakota.
(2) It shall be unlawful to construct, plumb or hook-up any cistern, privy, septic tank, cesspool, or other disposal facility in any residential or commercial building with the city limits of Gregory after June 16, 2015, unless said services are deemed to be “unavailable” for the property. At such time as a city sewer line becomes available to the property, city service shall be connected and commenced within 30 days, and the use of any private sewage system shall cease.
(3) Any private cistern, sewer system, privy, septic tank or cesspool system constructed or maintained in violation of any provisions of this section are declared to be a public nuisance, and the city may abate same in any manner provided by law.
(4) All connections of private drains or sewers with public sewers of the city or the construction or modification or appurtenances to sewers or sewer connections shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations approved by the City Council and embodied in this chapter, and further rules as may be from time to time adopted.
(5) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requiredments that may be imposed by the city or the state department of public health.
(Ord. 194, passed 9-5-2006; Am. Ord. 2015-05, passed 5-18-2015)