ARTICLE 6: WATER AND SEWER UTILITY EXTENSIONS

Section

   6-6.1   Purpose of article

   6-6.2   Activities requiring a permit

   6-6.3   Justification for system extensions and modifications

   6-6.4   Procedures and standards for system extensions inside the town limits

   6-6.5   Procedures and standards for extensions of town utilities outside the town limits and/or treatment of wastewater collected by other entities

   6-6.6   Standards for over-sizing town utilities extensions

   6-6.7   Pre-construction conference required when town utilities are over-sized

   6-6.8   Modifications and revocations of approvals

   6-6.9   Video assessment

   6-6.10   Donation/acceptance of extensions to the town

   6-6.11   Enforcement

   6-6.12   Infrastructure reimbursement agreements

§ 6-6.1 PURPOSE OF ARTICLE.

   The purpose of this article is to set forth, in a single source, the permitting application requirements and processes for water distribution system and wastewater collection system extension and modification, and regulatory requirements that apply to facilities that interconnect with the town's water and sewer systems. This article is authorized by G.S. § 160A-312(b).

(Adopted 7-10-2018)

§ 6-6.2 ACTIVITIES REQUIRING A PERMIT.

   No person shall do any of the things or carry out any of the activities listed in G.S. § 143-215.1(a), or any of the activities in divisions (B)(1) through (3) below for a system which is, or is proposed to become, interconnected to the town's water distribution system or wastewater collection system, unless such person shall have applied for and received:

   (A)   From the town an approval to extend and connect; and

   (B)   From the appropriate permitting agency, a permit and shall have complied with such conditions, if any, as are prescribed by such permit. Activities prohibited without a permit generally include but are not limited to the following divisions (1) through (3) below. The state requires a permit for:

      (1)   Construction or operation of any water system or sanitary sewer system; or

      (2)   Alteration, extension, or modification of the construction or method of operation of any existing or proposed water distribution system or wastewater collection system; or

      (3)   Execution of a contract for the construction and installation of any town-owned water distribution system or wastewater collection system or for the modification, alteration or extension of such a system. (See 15 A N.C. Administrative Code 2H.0100.)

(Adopted 7-10-2018)