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Loudoun County, VA Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN VIRGINIA
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
TITLE FOUR - Water
TITLE SIX - Sewers
CHAPTER 1060 Construction of Sewers Generally
CHAPTER 1064 Use of Sewers; Building Sewers and Connections
CHAPTER 1066 Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems
CHAPTER 1067 Inspection of Alternative Onsite Sewage Systems and Establishment of Alternative Discharging Sewage Systems
CHAPTER 1068 Pretreatment
CHAPTER 1070 Sewer Service Districts
TITLE EIGHT - Garbage and Rubbish
TITLE TEN - Other Public Services
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION AND COMPLIANCE; FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE
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1064.07   COSTS; INDEMNIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.
   All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of building sewers shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
1064.08   SEPARATE SEWER REQUIRED FOR EACH BUILDING; EXCEPTION.
   A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
1064.09   USE OF OLD SEWERS WITH NEW BUILDINGS.
   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, upon examination and test by the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority, to meet all the requirements of this chapter.
1064.10   MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
   The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, A.S.T.M. Designation A74, the latest revision; vitrified clay sewer pipe, A.S.T.M. Designation C-200 (extra strength), the latest revision; or other suitable material approved by the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority. Extra heavy (XH) must be used in all road rights of way; service weight (SW) may be used from the right of way to the building. Joints shall be watertight and rootproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within ten feet of a water service pipe shall be located at least one foot in elevation below the water pipe; constructed of corrosion-resistant cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints; and tested with a ten- foot head of water or equivalent and found to be tight. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Authority where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if it is laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Authority.
1064.11   DIAMETER AND SLOPE OF PIPE.
   The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority, but in no case shall the diameter be less than four inches for single-family dwelling units or less than six inches for multifamily dwelling units. The slope of the four-inch diameter pipe shall be not less than one-fourth of an inch per foot (two percent) and the slope of the six-inch diameter pipe shall be not less than one-eighth of an inch per foot (one percent).
1064.12   LAYING OF PIPE; ELEVATION; PROXIMITY TO BEARING WALLS; CURVES.
   Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to any bearing wall within three feet of such wall. The building sewer shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
1064.13   PUMPING OF SEWAGE.
   In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged into the building sewer.
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