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All excavation required for the installation of the building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the city. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM specifications C12-19, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected and approved.
(a) All joints in the building sewers shall be made water-tight. If recommended by the City Inspector, a water pressure test shall be made on the completed sewer to ensure a compliance with this requirement, requiring that the building sewer withstand an internal water pressure of five psi, without leakage.
(b) Cast iron pipe with lead joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, federal specifications QQ-L-156, not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pour and caulked and packed tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved.
(c) All joints in vitrified clay pipe shall be the polyurethane-compression type joints, approved by the City Inspector.
(d) Joints for all plastic pipe used in building sewers shall be the slip type joints or solvent weld type, approved by the city.
(e) Joints between any two different types of pipes shall be made with lead, asphaltic jointing materials or concrete, as approved by the city. All joints shall be water-tight and constructed to ensure minimum root penetration and to the satisfaction of the city.
All excavations for buildings sewers shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, curb and gutters, sidewalks, parkways and other public property removed or damaged during the installation of the building sewer shall be repaired or replaced in a manner acceptable to the city and at the total expense of the owner. It is further agreed that any parties involved in any excavating or installation work for sewer installations as above set out, will hold the city harmless from any and all damages to persons or property resulting from or growing out of any opening or excavation or any negligent act or from any operation made within the city.
(a) If any person as defined in § 1-102 shall fail to connect any dwelling or building with the sewer system after being noticed, the city may cause such buildings to be connected with the sewer system as authorized by K.S.A. 12-631.
(b) The cost and expense, including inspection fees, shall be assessed against the property. Until such assessments shall have been collected and paid to the city, the cost of making such connection may be paid from the General Fund or through the issuance of no fund warrants.
Before commencing construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Utility Superintendent. The application shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information deemed necessary by the Utility Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee, as approved by the governing body and listed in the latest City of Kingman Schedule of Fees, shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
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