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CITY OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 51.055 EXCAVATIONS; BARRICADES AND LIGHTS.
   (A)   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 specifications, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or his or her representative.
   (B)   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 satisfactory to the city.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.056 LOCATION OF CONNECTION.
   The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made by the "Y" branch, if the branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is 12 inches in diameter or less, and no properly located "Y" branch is available, the owner shall, at his or her expense, install a "Y" branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the Inspector. Where the public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter and no properly located "T" branch is available, a neat hole may be cut in the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees. A 45-degree ell may be used to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Inspector.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.057 INSPECTIONS; SUPERVISION OF CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SEWER.
   The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Inspector or his or her representative.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.058 CONTIGUOUS BUILDINGS TO PETITION FOR ANNEXATION PRIOR TO CONNECTION TO CITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
   Any individual, firm or corporation who subdivides real estate into two or more building lots, which real estate is contiguous to the city and if the individual, firm or corporation is desirous of connecting the building lots to the sanitary sewer system of the city, the individual, firm or corporation must petition the Common Council of the city for annexation of the building lots prior to connection with the sanitary sewer system of the city.
(Ord. G-76-598, passed 3-1-1976)
§ 51.059 REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL CLEANOUTS.
   (A)   Cleanouts. There shall be a cleanout at the junction of the building drain and the building sewer. This cleanout shall be installed outside the building within ten feet of the exterior wall. This cleanout shall be brought up to finished grade. If a grease interceptor is installed outside of the building, then a cleanout shall be installed in both sewer lines that exit the building. In addition a cleanout shall also be installed at the first accessible location at the property line. Cleanout locations shall be approved by the Inspector.
   (B)   Direction of flow. Every cleanout shall be installed to open in the direction of the flow of the drainage pipe or at right angles thereto.
   (C)   Size. Cleanouts shall be of the same size as the pipes they serve up to four inches for larger pipes.
   (D)   Permanent covers prohibited. Cleanout plugs shall not be covered with cement, plaster or any other permanent finishing material. When necessary to conceal a cleanout plug, a covering plate or access door shall be provided permitting ready access to the plug.
   (E)   Required installation. Required cleanouts shall be installed when a sewer line is installed new or when an existing line is altered.
   (F)   Testing. All sewer lines shall be inspected and tested with water or air. The water test shall be applied to the joints and piping between cleanouts and shall be tested with a minimum ten-foot head of water. The water shall be kept in the portion of piping under test for at least 15 minutes before inspection. The air test shall be at least five pounds of pressure and it must be maintained for a period of at least 15 minutes before inspection.
   (G)   Prohibited use. Cleanout openings shall not be used for installation of new fixtures or floor drains, except where approved and where another cleanout of equal access and capacity is provided.
(Ord. G-02-11, passed 4-17-2002)
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
§ 51.075 DISCHARGE OF STORMWATER AND OTHER UNPOLLUTED DRAINAGE.
   (A)   No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
   (B)   Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to the sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.076 PROHIBITED DISCHARGES.
   Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
   (A)   Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°F;
   (B)   Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease;
   (C)   Any water or waste which may contain more than 25 parts per million, by weight, of soluble oils;
   (D)   Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
   (E)   Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
   (F)   Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;
   (G)   Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five, or higher than nine, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
   (H)   Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
   (I)   Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of the character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle the materials at the sewage disposal plant; or
   (J)   Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
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