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USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
(A) The use of the sewer system of the village is determined and declared to be essential for the protection and preservation of the public health, comfort, safety, economy and general welfare of the residents of the village and of the area served thereby.
(B) The owner, tenant or occupant of a property which abuts on a street or other public right-of-way containing a sewer service, or which, in the judgment of the Council, is located within such a distance thereof that sewer service is reasonably available thereto and upon which property a building or other structure has been or shall be erected shall be required to connect the building or structure to the sanitary sewer system or to such part of the sanitary sewer system as may from time to time be extended or become reasonably available, and shall, thereafter, refrain from using or cease to use any other methods in place of the sanitary sewer system which are now, or may hereafter become available; and shall thereafter pay all the charges, rates or fees as herein, or may hereafter be, provided for. All such connections shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations which shall be adopted from time to time by the Council of the village and such rules and regulations may provide for reasonable charges, fees or deposits required for making such connections. The Council reserves the right to alter, amend or add to these Rules and Regulations at any time.
(C) To the extent necessary, the Council shall prepare such supplementary administrative rules, policies, forms, standards and/or specifications as are consistent and necessary to properly enforce these general Rules and Regulations and applicable EPA regulations.
(Ord. 04-11-3, § 200.01, passed 6-7-05) Penalty, see § 52.999
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, including public bodies, to make an initial cut-in or connection with the village sanitary sewer service and/or otherwise use, alter or disturb that system or appurtenance thereof without first making written application for such connection and service to the Village Utility Billing Department and applying all costs, charges, fees, and deposits incident thereto. Such application shall constitute an agreement by the applicant with the village to abide by all ordinances of the village, and all regulations and rules established by ordinances, in regard to the use of the sewer system.
(B) Such application for service by firms, partnerships, associations and corporations shall be submitted only by their duly authorized representative, and the official titles of such agent shall be signed to the application. Such authorized representative of an industrial user may be:
(1) A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president, if the industrial user is a corporation.
(2) A general partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a partnership or proprietorship, respectfully.
(3) An authorized representative of the individual designated above if such a representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facilities from which the discharge originates.
(C) The application shall grant or cause to be granted to the village, without cost, all rights, easements, permits, and privileges which are necessary for the rendering of sanitary sewer service. Employees of the village shall have access for the purposes of installing or removing any of its property, examining pipes or fixtures, or for any purpose incidental to the rendering of sanitary sewer service.
(D) The village shall have the right at all times to inspect the piping and sanitary system, including any associated equipment, at any reasonable hour to make certain that the provisions set forth herein are being complied with and, if noncompliance is found, to require and take such actions as are necessary to correct the problem(s), including immediate discontinuance of water and/or sanitary sewer service, without notice. In the event that the village incurs expenses in order to assure compliance with these regulations, the property owner will be required to reimburse the village for such expenses. In the event of a discontinuance of service, such service shall not be reestablished until the condition is corrected to the satisfaction of the village, with no expense to the village.
(Ord. 04-11-3, § 200.02, passed 6-7-05) Penalty, see § 52.999
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether property owner, drain layer or otherwise, to connect with or tap into a village sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, without first having to obtain a permit from the Village Utilities Department and having paid the tapping charge established in § 52.003.
(Ord. 04-11-3, § 200.03, passed 6-7-05) Penalty, see § 52.999
CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SANITARY SEWERS
No person shall cut, break, pierce or tap any public sanitary sewer or appurtenances thereof, or introduce any tube, pipe trough, or conduit into any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without a written permit from the village.
(Ord. 04-11-3, § 300.01, passed 6-7-05) Penalty, see § 52.999
No person, except those persons employed or authorized by the village, shall tap into the village's sanitary sewer lines.
(Ord. 04-11-3, § 300.02, passed 6-7-05) Penalty, see § 52.999
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