(A) General conditions. A connection to a county sanitary sewer will be allowed only if:
(1) The existing county sanitary sewer has adequate capacity to transport the additional flow from the proposed connection;
(2) The county has an existing intergovernmental agreement in place with the local municipal sewer authority to provide service to the property or properties to be connected; and
(3) The local municipal sewer authority shall implement a county-approved CMOM program in accordance with the provisions of § 53.07.
(B) County sanitary sewer/water permits.
(1) A sanitary sewer/water permit shall be obtained before any connection is made to a county sanitary sewer and before alterations or modifications of existing connections are made unless the connection is approved as part of a public sewer extension (see division (H) below).
(2) A sanitary sewer/water permit must also be obtained if the existing building use has an addition or expansion, has a change in use, or is demolished or reconstructed.
(3) No person or agency shall hereafter connect to any county sanitary sewer without having first applied for and obtained a permit from the county.
(4) No sanitary sewer/water permit shall be issued unless it has been determined by the applicable municipality, county, and/or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (or other) documentation, that there is adequate capacity available in all downstream sewer facilities.
(5) Connection of building sewers to county sanitary sewers must be done by a bonded contractor. Connection of building drains to building sewers must be done by a bonded Illinois licensed plumber.
(6) After a sanitary sewer/water permit has been received, the owner shall notify the Director a minimum of 48 hours in advance when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Director.
(C) Building connection requirements.
(1) Construction of building sewers and connections shall be in compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and then-current specifications.
(2) Building sewers shall enter the public sewer by way of any existing manhole, wye or tee. In the event of the absence of a manhole, wye or tee, an approved equivalent shall be installed.
(3) Any connection to a public sewer or building sewer shall be made in accordance with methods and materials that have been approved by the county.
(4) Building sewers which are connected directly to a public sewer shall be watertight, gastight, clean, repaired, rebuilt or otherwise kept flowing freely by the property owner.
(5) All building sewers shall be designed to convey the design flow, under gravity conditions, without surcharge unless approved otherwise.
(6) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the county.
(7) Overhead sewers. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall discharge at an elevation below the basement floor to the public sewer via gravity. 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 shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(8) Overhead sanitary sewers must be provided to all floor levels that are less than one foot above the elevation of the rim of the sanitary sewer manhole immediately upstream of the point of connection of the building to the sanitary sewer system. Plumbing fixtures on a building floor level below an overhead sewer shall drain into an ejector pit.
(D) Direct connections to county interceptor sewers. No connections of a building sewer or private sewer directly to a county interceptor sewer shall be made.
(E) Connections to local municipal sewers not owned by the county. Sanitary sewer/water permit applications to connect a building sewer or private sewer to a local municipal sewer shall be made to the municipality/sanitary district in which the connection is being made. At the time of connection, each building sewer shall be inspected by a civil engineer or inspector of the municipality/sanitary district in which the connection is being made. The applicant shall pay the municipality the prescribed fees. Copies of all permit applications, including Illinois Environmental Protection Agency applications, schedules and supporting documentation shall be provided to the Director prior to connecting to any local municipal sewer, subject to such conditions as the Director may require. At the request of a municipality/sanitary district, the county may review and issue sanitary sewer/water permits. A nonrefundable connection fee shall be paid to the county at the time a sanitary sewer/water permit is issued by the county for a municipality/sanitary district.
(F) Connection of a local municipal sewer to an existing county sanitary sewer. Application for permission to connect any public sewer to an existing county sanitary sewer contributory to the county's water reclamation facilities shall be made in writing to the Director. The application shall describe the location of the requested connection and the character of the wastewater to be transmitted. The application shall be accompanied by at least three sets of plans for the connecting public sewerage system. The plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer and shall conform to state and local plumbing codes and the requirements of the IEPA. The plans shall be accompanied by a complete and signed IEPA sanitary sewer extension submittal form. The plans shall be subject to review and approval of the county. The plans, upon being approved by the Director, shall be transmitted to the IEPA and any other government agency having appropriate jurisdiction thereof. Upon receiving the approval of the IEPA and any such governmental agency, the applicant shall provide the county with one set of plans, if not already supplied by the IEPA, together with evidence of approvals by the IEPA and any such governmental agencies.
(G) Extensions to local municipal sewers.
(1) Permitted extensions and enlargement. The municipality shall be permitted to extend, enlarge, or otherwise modify or improve the local municipal sewer in any manner that the municipality determines is necessary and appropriate in order to serve customers within the municipal service area; provided that any such extension, enlargement, modification, or improvement shall be undertaken in accordance with the terms of the current intergovernmental sewer agreement in place between the county and municipality and provided that the municipality shall implement a CMOM program in accordance with the provisions of § 53.07.
(2) Standards for extensions or enlargements. In the event that the municipality elects to extend, enlarge, or otherwise modify or improve the local municipal sewer, either directly or by owners, sub-dividers, or developers of any lot, tract, or parcel within the municipal service area in connection with the development of any such lot, tract, or parcel, the municipality shall require any such extension, enlargement, modification, or improvement, to be designed, constructed, and installed in accordance with the current intergovernmental sewer agreement, this chapter, all other requirements of law, and sound engineering practices. In fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder, the municipality shall, at a minimum, undertake or cause to be undertaken, at no cost to the county, the following:
(a) Obtain engineering services, from a firm experienced in the design of public sewerage systems, for the design, plans and specifications, and construction of any portion of the local municipal sewer;
(b) Obtain all easements, rights-of-way, licenses, and other property rights that are necessary or convenient to construct, install, operate, and maintain any portion of the local municipal sewer, including the preparation of appropriate surveys, agreements, and other relevant documents;
(c) Enter into contracts with firms experienced in the construction and installation of public sewerage systems;
(d) Secure all permits, approvals, and authorizations that may be necessary or appropriate to construct, install, and operate the portion of the local municipal sewer; and
(e) In cases where the Director is required to execute an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit application, submit to the county, for the county's review and approval, all preliminary and final engineering plans and specifications and all permit applications for such new portions of the local, municipal sewer.
(3) Further, the municipality shall permit the county to conduct such reviews and inspections of the work required to be performed pursuant to this section as the county may deem necessary or appropriate to protect its interests.
(H) Extensions of sanitary sewers.
(1) To provide adequate sanitary sewer service for possible future connections, the extension of any existing eight-inch diameter or larger sanitary sewer within the public right of way or an easement for public sewer shall be treated as a public sewer extension and itself be a minimum of eight inches in diameter.
(2) Public sewer extensions shall be constructed so as to extend to the furthest point of the parcel or development being serviced and shall terminate at a manhole. Design criteria shall include proper line, grade, depth as well as maximum sanitary sewer segment lengths.
(3) Public sewer extensions shall be designed to provide adequate capacity and maximize gravity service to all potential properties ultimately to be served by the sanitary sewer extension.
(4) All proposed public sewers shall be designed to the appropriate size, depth and gradient practicable to reasonably provide service for the ultimate service area(s), as well as to provide for gravity connections from all of the properties which are potentially tributary to the sanitary sewer extension as directed by the county. The design engineer may be required to provide documentation if the sanitary sewer is not proposed as required above.
(5) Prior to the acceptance any sanitary sewer, the developer shall conduct an internal video inspection of all sanitary sewers, eight inches in diameter and larger, whether public or private, and submit in digital format the video inspection (with accompanying log or report) to the Director for approval. For inspection purposes, the developer and contractor shall provide proper access to each new manhole.
(6) Prior to acceptance, all sewers shall be inspected and tested to ensure there are no sags, leaks, structural defects, or other related issues. Sanitary sewer mains shall be subject to air and mandrel testing, as well as internal video inspection. Sanitary sewer manholes shall be vacuum tested. Accompanying reports shall be submitted for review. All defects shall be repaired by the developer's contractor at the direction of the county. The developer's contractor shall re-inspect all repaired sanitary sewers and shall either provide the re-inspection data to the Director in accordance with division (H)(5) above or shall have the appropriate municipality confirm in writing to the Director that the repairs have been completed satisfactorily.
(7) No variance in the line and grade of any proposed public sewer shall be made between manholes. No bends or elbows shall be used except at drop manhole connections. Any variance requires written approval by the Director.
(I) Submittal requirements. Any applicant seeking county approval pursuant to this section shall submit the following documents:
(1) Civil engineering plan submittals. Subdivisions/extensions/new building site design.
(a) Plans, drawings and documents shall be submitted to the county at the applicant's sole expense and shall include three complete sets of 24-inch by 36-inch plans and profile drawings, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Illinois. Electronic copies shall be submitted in PDF format. Plans shall contain the following information:
1. The length, size and material of pipe; horizontal location; elevations of new and existing inverts; clearly identified distances and slopes between manholes; and manhole types and locations including unique numbers assigned to each for identification.
2. All existing and proposed underground structures or facilities that may affect the location of the sanitary sewer lines or are in the general area of construction.
3. Elevation of the existing and proposed ground surfaces over the sanitary sewer centerline.
4. The county's specifications, general notes, notice and details for sanitary sewer construction.
5. Site location map, showing the project site or area in relation to the surrounding area.
6. An approved preliminary plan and plat for the county's use in determining the applicable connection fee charges for the subject site.
7. Four copies of the original applications to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Water Pollution Control where a sanitary sewer extension is being proposed. These applications shall indicate design calculations including population equivalents (PE), peak design flow, pipe slope, pipe capacity, minimum and maximum pipe cover, and the like. These applications shall be submitted to the county only after all appropriate signatures have been procured by all other parties.
8. An accurate map depicting the service areas for all subdivision or sanitary sewer extension requiring an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit.
9. Plan and profile views for all public sewers. Recommended scales for these plans are as follows:
A. Horizontal: 1 inch = 50 feet; and
B. Vertical - 1 inch = 5 feet.
10. An overall utility plan showing all of the proposed public sewers. This plan shall be of a readable scale and have sanitary sewer manhole numbers which are consistent with those shown on the plan and profile pages.
11. A grading plan indicating the location of the county interceptor sewer and applicable easement for proposed developments in which an existing county interceptor sewer is located. Within this area, the exposed manholes shall be rehabilitated and adjusted to grade per county specifications.
12. A landscaping plan indicating the location of the county interceptor sewer and applicable easement for proposed developments in which an existing county interceptor sewer is located. Any landscaping within a county easement must be approved by the county. Continuous access to all manholes must be provided at all times throughout the length of the easement.
13. A final plat of subdivision shall be submitted prior to approval of the project. In order for the county to allow connections to any newly constructed public sewer, the developer shall submit a recorded plat of subdivision and all testing.
(2) Architectural plan submittals. New or existing buildings.
(a) The county requires that architectural plans, site plans, plumbing drawings and documents be submitted to the LCPW when making application for a sanitary sewer/water permit. Electronic copies shall be submitted in PDF format.
(b) All architectural plans for new buildings shall have the appropriate "pre-review" checklist comments incorporated into the initial submittal. This checklist, with each item marked off, shall be included with the plan set.
(3) Projects for which architectural plans are submitted to the county for review may be required to be accompanied by applications to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Water Pollution Control. These applications shall only be submitted to the county when domestic loads are expected to exceed 15 P.E. and/or non-domestic waste is proposed. These applications shall be submitted to the county only after all appropriate signatures have been procured by all other parties. Where allowed, schedule F.T.P. (fast-track permit) may be submitted along with form WPC-PS-1. Other cases will require Schedule A/B to accompany WPC-PS-1, along with all other applicable schedule forms.
(4) All architectural submittals shall be accompanied by appropriate plumbing plans, including riser diagrams. Fixture schedules for nonresidential facilities such as food service establishments (FSEs) shall also be submitted for review.
(5) A separate grease line and grease removal system (GRS) shall be required for all nonresidential facilities.
(6) Garbage grinders shall not be installed in non-residential facilities. The purpose of which is to reduce not only the amount of food debris entering any given GRS, but also the frequency in which a GRS must be cleaned. In addition, this also aids in reducing the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) loading at all county water reclamation facilities.
(7) Record drawings.
(a) Following the completion of all public improvements and at least two months prior to final acceptance, the applicant shall provide to the Director for review and approval either:
1. Three paper sets and one Adobe PDF copy of record drawings; or
2. One digital copy of the record drawings in either ArcGIS (preferred), Microstation, or AutoCAD format with one paper copy and one Adobe PDF copy.
(b) Drawings must be sealed by a professional engineer or land surveyor registered in the State of Illinois. If corrections are found to be necessary, revised drawings shall be submitted in accordance with division (I)((7)(a) above.
(c) The record drawings shall include any and all field changes and shall include state plane coordinates, Eastern Zone, NAD 83 NSRS2007, with minimum sub foot accuracy.
(8) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit application. The applicant and design engineer shall sign and submit the required Illinois Environmental Protection Agency documents to the municipal government which has initial jurisdiction. After all other remaining parties have signed these applications, the municipal government shall sign the documents and the applicant shall then submit four sets of original applications to the county for evaluation, review and signature. After any applicable fees have been paid, the county shall retain one original application and return the remaining three signed original applications to the applicant or design engineer, who shall forward them to the Springfield office of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The county reserves the right to retain the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency documents until any/all possible issue(s) deemed important by the county, such as execution of intergovernmental agreements, service area, size of pipe, depth of pipe and payment of fees for example, have been resolved.
(9) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit exemptions and requirements.
(a) A building sewer constructed to serve a single family home or a building producing less than 1,500 gpd domestic sewage flow may be exempt from being required to apply to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a permit from the Bureau of Water, Division of Water Pollution Control, subject to specific standards hereinafter provided.
(b) A building which formerly produced less than 1,500 gpd of domestic sewage flow and increases flows greater than 1,500 gpd shall be required to apply to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water, Division of Water Pollution Control.
(c) A building producing any amount of non-domestic flows, even though the building generates less than 1,500 gpd (15 P.E.) of domestic flows, shall be required to obtain a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water, Division of Water Pollution Control.
(10) Consultation with the county. The design engineer is encouraged to consult with the county to ensure adequacy and conformance of the drawings to the applicable requirements. In cases which involve the design of water reclamation facilities and any project involving industrial waste, the design engineer should confer with the county prior to the preparation of the final plans and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency applications.
(11) Seals and signatures. The seal and signature referred to shall be those of the professional engineer responsible for the design. The seal shall be affixed on the title sheet that includes the index of sheets. Where no index sheet is provided, the seal and signature shall be affixed on each sheet.
(12) Permits for construction.
(a) No public sewer construction shall commence without both an approved Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit and a sanitary sewer/water permit. Contact the LCPW office for the sanitary sewer/water permit.
(b) No building construction shall commence without a sanitary sewer/water permit and, if applicable, an approved Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit on file.
(13) Construction. The county has developed design and performance standards for the installation, rehabilitation and repair of the sanitary sewers. Any person, firm or municipality constructing, repairing, rehabilitating, or maintaining any new or existing sanitary sewers, building sewers or building drains tributary to the county shall be subject to these standards as amended from time to time.
(14) Rules and regulations.
(a) Any person, firm or municipality constructing, repairing, rehabilitating, or maintaining any new or existing sanitary sewers, building sewers or building drains tributary to the county shall be subject to the rules and regulations as set forth by this chapter.
(b) All final engineering and/or building plans, which are submitted to the local municipality for their review, shall also be submitted to the county for review. Once the county review has been successfully completed, the county connection fees shall be collected by the local municipality and paid to the county in order to release their building permit.
(c) All sanitary sewer construction shall have an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit and plan approval letter on file at the county prior to commencing any construction.
(d) During any construction activity that requires the disconnection of an existing sanitary sewer service line, the portion of the existing service line to be reused shall be certified before the reconnection is made. This is usually done by a CCTV inspection in the presence of a LCPW inspector, but ultimately will be done by whatever means necessary.
(15) Advance notice. All persons, firms, or municipalities shall notify the county a minimum of 48 prior to starting any construction, connections, repairs, or rehabilitation as required or approved by the county.
(16) Conformance to plans and specifications. The rules, regulations, ordinances and policies listed herein, and issued by the authorities indicated, are incorporated herein by reference.
(a) The LCPW regulations, policies, directives, specifications, general notes, contractor notice, construction details, permit forms and instructions that may be adopted or issued from time to time.
(b) Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment of 1972 as amended (33 USC 1251 et seq.).
(c) The Illinois Pollution Control Board including all orders, rules and regulations thereof.
(d) Environmental Protection Act, including all orders, technical releases, rules and regulations issued from time to time.
(e) Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, latest edition.
(f) Title 35: Environmental Protection, Subtitle C: Water Pollution, Chapter II: Environmental Protection Agency Part 370: Illinois Recommended Standards for Sewage.
(g) 77 Illinois Administrative Code, part 890, Illinois Plumbing Code, latest edition.
(h) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (O.S.H.A.) Regulations Standards, 29 CFR – Standard Number 1926.652.
(17) The county reserves the right to adopt continuous rules and regulations in order to adhere to the policies and directives of those organizations that have been listed in division (I)(16)(a) through (h). These rules are in place for the protection of those who are serviced by the county's water reclamation facilities and are detailed as follows. Any person, firm or organization shall be subject to these rules and regulations if deemed necessary by the county in order to provide for the safety and welfare of the public.
(J) Septic tank Connections. No connection shall be made to any county sanitary sewer or local municipal sewer if the connection pipe is carrying any contents from a septic tank.
(K) Trench drain, triple basins, sand interceptors.
(1) Exterior trench drains, triple basin oil separators, and sand interceptors shall not connect to the sanitary sewer. Petroleum based oils are not regulated as a FOG issue, rather these are prohibited substances, that maybe flammable or toxic. The oil separator is an engineering spill control measure that is not a regulated industrial waste.
(2) Interior trench drain, triple basin oil separator, and sand interceptors shall not connect via a blind connection to the sewer. Lake County Public Works may monitor these entry points and act in the event of an emergency spill.
(3) Docks are typically sloped to allow trucks to be loaded and unloaded at grade level. Storm waters will collect in the dock carrying with it dirt and debris and any spilled fluids from vehicles using the dock area. Additionally, in the event that a fuel or oil spill were to occur in the dock area, the material will pass through an oil separator to retain the oils, where the oil can be recovered.
(4) If at any time these structures are plumbed to the sanitary sewer system, the potential of a hazardous substance entering the system exists.
(Ord. 19-1394, passed 9-10-2019) Penalty, see § 53.99