Where a public sewer line is not available under the provisions hereinabove mentioned, a private sewer and sewage disposal system shall be constructed, connected and maintained.
A. Compliance With State Requirements: The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage system shall comply with all recommendations and regulations of the Department of Public Health of the State of Idaho. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet, or to ground surface. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
B. Availability Of Public Sewer: Whenever a public sewer becomes available to a lot or parcel of land served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewage disposal system in compliance with this chapter, and, any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
C. Separate, Independent Line: A separate and independent building sewer line shall be provided for each building for connection with the public sewer system; provided, that where feasible, this requirement may be waived upon submission of alternate plans approved by and thereafter constructed under the supervision of the Public Works Supervisor.
D. Construction; Installation: All connections and building sewer lines connected with the public sewer system shall be constructed, installed and connected in such a manner as to ensure a permanent and sanitary sewer watertight throughout. The pipe used in the installation thereof shall be equal in quality to the pipe used in the general sewer system, and not less than four inches (4") in diameter. The joining compound, where mechanical joints are not used, shall be equal in quality to that used in the general or public sewer system. Where mechanical joints are used, they shall be of such construction that an absolutely tight joint is ensured. The building sewer shall be sufficient to carry all sewage into the general sewer system, and each toilet, sink, stationary wash stand, and every other piece or type of equipment or facility having waste fluids or sewage shall be connected therewith. The slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Public Works Supervisor; the pipe in the building sewer where applicable shall be laid so that the flow line therein will be at a depth of not less than thirty inches (30") from the surface of the ground. All connections with the public sewer system shall be made where wyes have been provided or by approved tapping saddles installed by qualified personnel where wyes are not present or cannot be located. (Ord. 12, 2-1971)