(A) Water and sewer connection shall be made into existing taps constructed by the town to serve a lot. In the event a tap is not existing, one will be provided as close as possible to the location requested by the customer. When lines are constructed by the town, water service line shall be constructed to the point where the meter box will be set, and sewer service lines shall be constructed to the service valve assembly at approximately the start of the right-of-way line.
(B) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, upon examination and testing by the town’s Director, to meet all requirements of the town and this chapter. All new building sewers including any necessary replacement of existing building sewers shall comply with the State Building Code, Volume II, Plumbing.
(C) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer provided, however, that the indemnification shall not extend to loss or damage due solely to willful misconduct or negligence on the part of the town.
(D) It shall be responsibility of the owner to keep and maintain the building sewer connected to the public sewer in good repair. The owner shall be responsible for making necessary repairs, at his or her own expense, to the building sewer when notified in writing by the town’s Director that repairs are necessary. Should the owner fail to repair the building sewer within 15 days after receiving written notification that the repairs are necessary, the town may make the necessary repairs and shall assess the owner for the cost of the repairs.
(E) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by the building drain may be lifted by a means approved by the town and discharged to the building sewer. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of applicable building and plumbing codes and other applicable rules and regulations of the town. All the connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures shall be approved by the town before installation.
(Ord. passed 5-9-2000)