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All disposals by any person into the sewer system is unlawful, except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the federal act and more stringent state and local standards.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-3) Penalty, see § 52.999
(A) The permit application shall state the name of the person intended to have charge of the work, and shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sewer Superintendent. At a minimum, plans showing the nature and extent of the proposed work shall be submitted with the application.
(B) Except in project areas where Federal Community Development Block Grant funds and other low-income targeted intergovernmental revenues are used for sewer system improvements, the property owner shall be required to pay a tap fee to the city to defray the cost of installing sewer mains constructed after the effective date of this chapter (except in areas where public improvements are financed by special assessment or special service areas).
(C) Except as otherwise provided by the City Council ordinance on a site-specific basis or by this chapter, a fee of $25 for each connection desired to the municipal sewage system shall be submitted with the application. This cost shall be for the administrative expense of processing the application and one inspection by the city. The owner shall pay the costs of any additional inspection that may be required for quality assurance.
(D) No sewer installation permit shall be issued until after plans and specifications showing the proposed plumbing work have been submitted, reviewed and approved by the city. If a plumbing permit is denied, the applicant shall submit revised plans and specifications. When it is found necessary to make any change in the plumbing from the plans and specifications on which a permit has been issued, amended plans and specifications shall be submitted to the city for approval prior to making any change in the plumbing system.
(E) Minor repairs which do not require changes in the piping to or from plumbing fixtures or involve the removal, replacement, installation or re-installation of any pipe or plumbing fixtures and no plumbing permit is required.
(F) The industrial or commercial user as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity.
(G) Whenever any work for which a permit has been issued hereunder if not commenced within six months after the issuance of said permit, or if the work is not satisfactorily completed after its commencement, such permit shall be considered as having expired and shall be invalid.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-4)
Established rates for water and sewer connection fees:
Residential Buildings | Water | Sewer | Total |
Single-family houses; 1-inch service | $600 | $600 | $1,200 |
Multi-family apartments; 1-inch service | $600 | $600 | $1,200 |
Commercial Buildings | Water | Sewer | Total |
1-inch water meter, per unit | $600 | $600 | $1,200 |
1-1/2-inch water meter, per unit | $800 | $800 | $1,600 |
2-inch water meter, per unit | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
(Prior Code, § 18-3-4) (Ord. 2018-10, passed 11-14-2018)
A sewer installation permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently transport and treat the additional waste load.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-5)
(A) Where it can be identified that a new sewer line must be oversized or upsized, beyond the minimum sizes required to serve residential customers and normal nonresidential flows, to service a particular commercial or industrial facility, the owner(s) of such commercial or industrial facilities will be required to pay a fee equal to the extra capital cost directly attributable to that facility’s waste flow prior to making connection.
(B) Except in project areas where Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds and other low-income targeted intergovernmental revenues are used for sewer system improvements the following is required.
(1) All costs incident to the installation and connection of building sewers shall be borne by the owner.
(2) The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(3) All equipment, material and labor required for testing a plumbing system or any part thereof is the responsibility of the owner.
(4) The maintenance of the building sewer to the point of connection to the municipal sewer system shall be the responsibility of the owner.
(C) Streets and rights-of-way shall be restored in accordance with the city’s street restoration requirements.
(D) Wherever 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, sanitary sewage carried by such building shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-6)
(A) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every new or upgraded building construction.
(B) A variance may be requested from the City Council from this criterion. The request for variance shall include a description of the proposed new or modified system, the reason the variance is needed, and any plans necessary to adequately show the proposed system.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-7)
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with newly constructed buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the city to meet all requirements of this chapter and the State Department of Public Health Plumbing Code. Where necessary, banding (approved by the city) will be used to join new PVC fitting to older clay or other existing pipe material.
(Prior Code, § 18-8-8)
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