(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 52.015(B), the building sewer shall be connected, until the public sewer system is available, to a private waste water disposal system complying with the provisions of applicable local and state regulations. No private sewage disposal system, which includes without limitation any privy, privy vault, septic tank, seepage lateral, cesspool, private sewage disposal system, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of waste water, shall be constructed or installed without a permit from the Sewerage and Water Works Commission. No permit shall be issued for construction of a private sewage disposal system until the owner has obtained written approval from all local, state and federal agencies having jurisdiction.
(B) Connection to the city's utilities when they become available shall be prohibited unless private facilities are in accordance with all local, state and federal requirements, and have been duly inspected, with approval given in writing by the agencies having jurisdiction, including but not limited to the Sewerage and Water Works Commission.
(C) The city and the Sewerage and Water Works Commission's representatives shall have free access to the development at all times both during construction, and after completion to ascertain the condition of the water and sewer facilities.
(D) Sanitary sewer extensions and connections within developments such as subdivisions, apartments, condominiums, town houses and mobile home complexes shall be as required by the Regulations and Specifications Pertaining to Materials and Construction of New Water Mains and Sanitary Facilities and supplements thereto of the Sewerage and Water Works Commission, on file in the office of the Commission, and all applicable state and federal regulations and codes.
(1) Each separate structure shall be served by at least one water service line. Each water service shall contain a water meter.
(2) Each separate structure shall be served by at least one sanitary sewer lateral connected directly into the building sewer or manhole.
(3) Floor, basement or crawl space drains which are lower than ground surfaces surrounding sewer. No sanitary inlet which is lower than six inches above the top of the lowest of the two adjacent sanitary manholes shall be connected by direct drainage to the sanitary sewer system.
(E) Upon completion of construction, the owner shall furnish the Sewerage and Water Works Commission with "as built drawings" showing true locations, and elevations of all lines, manholes and connections. In the case of pumping stations or sewage treatment facilities with mechanical equipment, shop drawings, parts lists, oiling and greasing instructions, wiring diagrams and other information relating to the maintenance and operation of such facilities shall be provided to the Commission.
(F) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, and any septic tank, cesspools or similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned.
(G) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sound, safe, leakproof condition and shall obtain all required permits, and perform all operation, testing and reporting, and maintenance in strict compliance with regulations and instructions set forth by local, state and federal agencies involved at no cost to the Sewerage and Water Works Commission, or the city.
(Ord. 7-92, passed 2-4-1992; Am. Ord. 26-2010, passed 10-19-2010) Penalty, see § 52.999