(A) Disposal compliance. All disposal of wastewater by any person into the public sanitary sewer system of the village is unlawful except those discharges which are in compliance with federal standards promulgated and set forth pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
(B) Permit required.
(1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, alter or disturb any public sanitary sewer, or open any manhole, intercepting chamber or any appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the village in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) No unauthorized person shall make any connection with or opening into or use any sewer, the flow of which is directly or indirectly discharged into any public sanitary sewer, without first obtaining a connection permit, extension permit and/or discharge permit as required by this chapter.
(3) Failure of the property owner or his or her agent to secure the applicable permits shall cause the person to be subject to disconnection, in addition to the fines and penalties provided for in this chapter. In addition, the property owner and/or sewer builder shall be refused any additional permits until such time as the discrepancies have been corrected in a manner satisfactory to the Village Administrator.
(C) Connection permit classifications. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1) Residential wastewater service; and
(2) Commercial, institutional/governmental, or industrial wastewater service.
(D) Application for permit.
(1) A property owner, or his or her agent, shall make application for a connection permit on a form furnished by the village.
(2) The permit application of nonresidential users shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, detailed drawings or other information as may be deemed necessary by the Village Administrator. Any permit application submitted by an industrial user shall be accompanied by information which describes the industry’s wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity.
(E) Permit and inspection fee.
(1) The permit application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit and inspection fee, the cost of which shall be as set from time to time by the Village Board of Trustees, and paid to the village to cover filing of the permit application and one inspection of a connection to the public sanitary sewer system. If inspection of a connection to any public sanitary sewer for which a permit has been issued is found to be faulty, the sewer builder shall apply for reinspection after the corrections have been made. The request for reinspection shall be made at the Village Office for a nonrefundable reinspection fee, the cost of which shall be set from time to time by the Village Board of Trustees.
(2) In addition to permit and inspection fees, the village may also collect capacity connection fees and other fees as may be determined by the village at the time the permit application is made.
(F) Permit approval or denial. If the application and any supporting documentation is in proper form, and if the sewer connection indicated therein, in the judgment of the Village Administrator, appears to be in conformance with this chapter and all other village requirements, and the applicable permit and inspection fee and other required connection charges have been paid, the Village Administrator shall issue the permit for connection to the sanitary public sewer. If otherwise, the application shall be denied.
(G) Appeal of permit denial. If the application is denied by the Village Administrator, he or she shall state the reason or reasons therefor in writing, mailed or personally delivered to the applicant, within five days from the date on which the application is denied. The applicant shall have the right to either amend the application in conformity with the reasons given for denial or to have the application and denial reviewed by the Village Board of Trustees, provided the applicant shall give written notice of the request for the review within ten days after receipt of denial. The Board shall review the permit application, the written denial and any other evidence or matters as the application and Village Administrator shall present at its next regular meeting following receipt of request for its review, and the decision of the Village Board of Trustees rendered publicly at the meeting shall be final.
(H) Sufficient downstream capacity. A sanitary sewer connection permit will only be issued and a sanitary sewer connection allowed if it can be demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Village Administrator and the Village Engineer that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(I) Connection notification and inspection.
(1) The village shall be notified when work on the connection is started and shall be notified when the work is ready for inspection which shall be the time when all piping is in place and before the trench is backfilled. The village will make an inspection of the connections within 48 working hours following the notification, Monday through Friday.
(2) No connection shall be made which is different in any way from that specified in the permit granted. In the event of this difference, a new permit shall be required of and submitted by the applicant before the connection is made.
(J) Connection requirements. Connections to a public sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the village, the village IDM, or the procedures set forth in the latest edition of the appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois in effect at the time the connection is made. All connections shall be made gas-tight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Village Administrator or Village Engineer before installation.
(K) Insurance required. Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter for work on public property shall carry adequate public liability and property damage insurance to indemnify the village in case of any accident or damage occurring in conjunction with or as a result of the work being done under the permit.
(1) The form of insurance required shall be subject to the approval of the Village Attorney.
(2) Limits of liability shall be at least $100,000 for injury to any one person and $500,000 for injury resulting from any one accident and $50,000 for injury to any property.
(3) The insurance required may not be canceled until completion of the work for which a permit is issued and following final inspection and approval of the work by the village. Cancellation or lapse of the insurance required shall terminate any permit for which the policy provides coverage.
(L) Change in property use. In the event the use of a property changes, the owner shall apply for a new capacity connection permit in accordance with this section and shall be subject to all requirements including payment of the capacity connection permit fee.
(M) Private legal responsibility. Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter for work on private or public property shall bear the responsibility for accidental injury or death, property damage or any other litigation that may arise in connection with this work and shall in any case hold the village harmless from all damages.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018)