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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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