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All owner initiated requests for water on or water off that are not of emergency nature shall be complied with by Wastewater Department personnel within specified limits. Fees shall be established by the Administration and listed in the schedule of fees.
(a) Specified limits for owner initiated requests for nonemergency water on or water off shall include, but not be limited to, the following: requests shall be honored Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. All requests for the above mentioned service will be subject to the availability of Department personnel and/or the absence of an emergency on the system.
(b) Owners of multi-family dwellings or apartment houses that need to have water turned off to ease the impact of raw sewage backup shall be responsible to inform all tenants of the water off situation and shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the water off requirement.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
The Waste Department is responsible for the proper operation and maintenance of the sewage collection system. If upon routine inspection, or by any other means of detection, a stoppage in the public sanitary sewer is discovered, the stoppage shall be considered an emergency situation and immediate steps shall be taken to remove the stoppage.
(a) The City shall be responsible for the maintenance of the service connection from the clean-out at the property line to the tap at the sewer main if that portion of the service connection from the clean-out at the property line to the sewer tap at the main is in a condition to meet current City standards. The City shall not be responsible for the maintenance of any sewer connection that lacks a clean-out located at the property line.
(b) The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of his service connection in its entirety should there be no clean-out located at the property line. Before any maintenance is performed, the affected party is encouraged to contact the Department for an inspection of the sanitary sewer serving that property to determine the presence or absence of a stoppage in the City system.
(c) The City shall assume responsibility of that portion of the sewer connection from the property line to the sewer tap at the sewer main upon installation of a clean-out at the property line and as long as conditions set forth in subsection (a) hereof are met. The remainder of the sewer connection shall remain the responsibility of the property owner.
(d) The Department shall not be responsible for any expense incurred by any property owner for the maintenance of the owner’s portion of the sewer connection regardless of existing conditions in the public sewer system.
(e) The Department shall assume, upon request and proper inspection by the Department, responsibility for the clean-up and disinfection of any premises inundated by raw sewage as a direct result of a stoppage in the City’s sewer system. The Department shall not assume responsibility for clean-up or disinfection for any premises inundated by storm water carrying raw sewage originating from their property. (Ord. 95-1641. Passed 6-6-95.)
Manholes, publicly and privately owned, are for the purpose of determining sewage flow volume and velocity, routine observation to facilitate proper maintenance and to provide access to the collector pipe for sampling purposes.
(a) The Wastewater Department reserves the right to uncover or access any manhole, public or private, at any time for the reasons stated above or for any reasons deemed necessary by the Director of the Wastewater Department.
(b) No unauthorized person is permitted to uncover or access any manhole, publicly owned, for any reason and failure to comply with this specific rule may result in the filing of criminal charges against the offender; that is, criminal mischief.
(c) No person is permitted to uncover or access a manhole, privately owned, without prior authorization of the Director, or in his absence, Department personnel and failure to comply with this specific rule shall carry the same penalty as stated in subsection (b) hereof. (Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
Manholes shall be constructed according to the specifications of the City and requirements of the City Engineer. In the absence of specifications or other provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in the applicable specifications of the ASTM and/or the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(a) The placement and spacing of all manholes shall conform to the specifications of the Director of the Wastewater Department or the City Engineer and shall be required for all constructed manholes, publicly or privately owned. There shall be a maximum span of 400 feet between manholes and manholes shall be placed at all changes of grade, all bends, and at all intersecting sewer mains.
(b) All manholes, public or private, are considered to be an integral part of the collection system and shall, therefore, be under the control of the Director.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
The responsibility to maintain, repair or rebuild manholes shall fall to their respective owners.
(a) Publicly owned manholes shall be maintained, repaired or rebuilt by the Wastewater Department except in the cases of misuse or vandalism. In the aforesaid cases the individuals, if apprehended, responsible for such misuse or vandalism shall be held legally responsible for all costs to the Department associated with the repairs or maintenance occasioned by the illegal activity.
(b) Privately owned manholes, while under the control of the Director of the Wastewater Department, shall be maintained, repaired or rebuilt by their owners regardless if such repair, maintenance or rebuilding is the result of routine inspection of the owner or by the direction of the Department. All manhole work shall conform to the specifications and requirements of the City or City Engineer.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
It is the general policy of the Wastewater Department to deny any requests to tap a sewer manhole for the purpose of establishing a service connection.
(a) If, in the opinion of the Director of the Wastewater Department or the City Engineer, it is deemed in the best interest of the City and/or property owner to permit the tapping of a sewer manhole all specifications concerning such tap shall be provided and/or approved by the City Engineer. The property owner shall pay all applicable fees and obtain the necessary approvals prior to the making of the connection.
(b) If, in the opinion of the Director or the City Engineer, it is deemed in the best interest of the City and/or property owner to permit the tapping of a sewer manhole such permission shall not be considered policy but all similar requests to tap manholes shall be considered on a case by case basis by the Director or City Engineer.
(c) This policy and these general guidelines shall apply to all sewer manholes regardless of ownership and all permitted taps of sewer manholes shall be considered as a new service connection unless approved otherwise.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
A private sewage disposal system (PSDS) shall be permitted in the absence of the availability of a public sanitary sewer or if the building to be served is more than 200 feet removed from the right of way containing the City sewer line.
(a) The construction of a PSDS shall meet all specifications of the City, Clermont County Board of Health and OEPA, as may be applicable.
(b) The primary oversight responsibility for a PSDS shall be vested in the Clermont County Board of Health; but, the City reserves the right to take whatever enforcement action is deemed necessary to ensure the proper functioning of a PSDS.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)
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