(A) (1) No unauthorized person shall uncover any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Inspector. The owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the Inspector.
(2) A permit and inspection fee of $25.00 shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; All new sewer laterals shall be constructed to meet minimum standards set forth by the Illinois Plumbing Code and constructed to meet all Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines and City Ordinances.
(B) Sewer Connections and Private Sewer Laterals shall be subject to the following:
(1) Sewer Connections.
(a) Taps to sewer mains shall be made only in accordance Illinois Plumbing Code and Illinois Environmental Protection agency Guidelines. All sewer taps shall be made using a mechanical, or epoxy tap saddle on top of the City sewer main. All private sewer laterals shall be constructed of IDPH approved materials.
(b) When a connection to a sewer main described in § 50.084 herein is made, all existing septic tanks, vaults, cisterns or cesspools (waste receptacles) used on the premises shall be abandoned pursuant to the Illinois Public Health Code, (77: Public Health, Part 905 Private Sewage Disposal Code, § 905.40 Septic Tanks). The contents of an abandoned waste receptacle shall be disposed of in a manner as prescribed by state Law.
(c) 1. Whenever a building sewer service line or lateral located on a property is obstructed or is found to be broken, fractured, and/or defective, so that sewage or drainage escapes into surrounding soil or into adjacent properties, repair and/or replacement shall be required.
2. Upon a determination by the Inspector that an existing sewer connection is not properly discharging sewage flow into the sewer main, the owner shall be required to replace the existing sewer connection system. In the instance where the owner is not connected directly and separately to the sewer main, it shall be required, upon determination of improper discharge, that the owner connect separately to the sewer main. All repairs, replacements, and connections shall be at owner’s expense.
(d) Common Laterals shall not be permitted in the City. In the event that a common lateral is determined to be in use, serving more than one structure said common lateral shall be removed. Separate private sewer laterals for each structure served by the common lateral shall then be installed. Removal, abandonment of old lateral, and installation of the new lateral shall be at the property owner’s expense.
(e) 1. Whenever a sewer lateral is replaced, removed, or abandoned said connection with the public main shall be properly capped. A cap inspection by City is required.
2. Use of a mechanical cap at the main or replacement of the public main shall be the preferred method. All mechanical caps shall be made directly at the main to leave as little of the abandoned lateral attached to the main. Clamps should be used to fasten the inserted fitting and hold it firmly in place. Concrete shall be poured over the area to a level at least four inches (4”) thick and to an eight-inch (8”) radius in all directions.
3. The removal of an entire section of sewer main and replacement shall require a pipe cutter be used to neatly and accurately cut out the desired length of pipe for insertion of a proper fitting. Couplings, shear rings and clamps should be used to fasten the inserted fitting and hold it firmly in place. Concrete shall be poured over the broken area to a level at least four inches (4”) thick and to an eight-inch (8”) radius in all directions.
(2) Installation of Private Sewer Lateral.
(a) Residential sewer services or connections shall be composed of a minimum of four (4”) of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping material. The joints shall meet the specifications IDPH, and the sewer lines shall be laid in a straight line from the main sewer to the building in a continuous minimum grade from the sewer main to the building.
(b) A circular saw cut of the sewer main using the appropriate tools, and the proper installation of a hub wye saddle or hub tee saddle, in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and/or specifications.
(c) The removal of an entire section of sewer main and replacement of the section with a wye or tee branch. After the wye or tee branch is inserted, concrete shall be poured over the broken area to a level at least four inches (4”) thick and to an eight-inch (8”) radius in all directions. A pipe cutter should be used to neatly and accurately cut out the desired length of pipe for insertion of a proper fitting. Couplings, shear rings and clamps should be used to fasten the inserted fitting and hold it firmly in place.
(d) If another method is desired, a complete detail of the alternative shall be submitted for review and approval by the City before the connection is made.
(e) No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3) feet of any bearing wall. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction can be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity to flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(f) 1. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Inspector. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification C-12-19, and except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the City. All joints and connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight.
2. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Director of Public Works when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of an Inspector of the City; any connection made without such supervision shall be an illegal connection and shall be subject to removal at owner’s expense. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactorily to the City.
(Prior Code, Art. 16, § 16.7(g))