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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.
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.
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).
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.
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