(a) Use of Public Sewers Required.
(1) No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited, in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Authority or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Authority, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other matter which is or may become offensive, noxious, or dangerous to the public health.
(2) No person shall discharge to the waters of the State within the area under the jurisdiction of the Authority, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the requirements of the EPA or the local health department.
(3) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(4) The owner of any house, building, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the area under the jurisdiction of the Authority and abutting on any street, alley or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Authority, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the sanitary sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this regulation, within 180 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that such street, alley, or right-of-way is within 200 feet of the foundation walls of such house, building, or other property at all usable for human occupancy.
(5) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions herein, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of the regulations of the Perry County Health Department.
(6) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain written permission signed by the Superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Authority, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent.
(7) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all provisions of the regulations of the Perry County Health Department.
(8) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided herein, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with sand or other suitable material at the time the connection to the public sewer is made and the owner shall comply with all requirements of the Authority.
(9) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Authority.
(10) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Authority.
(b) Building Sewer Permit.
(1) Before any building sewer is constructed, repaired or altered, a building sewer permit must be obtained from the Authority. All building sewer permits issued hereunder shall expire ninety (90) days from the date of issuance. No refund of the building sewer permit and inspection charge shall be made unless a request is made and the building sewer permit returned within the ninety (90) day permit period.
(2) The applicant for a building sewer permit must furnish the following information on special forms furnished by the Authority:
A. Name of owner; and
B. Owner's mailing address; and
C. Name of subdivision and lot number or legal description of unparceled land; and
D. Mailing address of the property; and
E. Name and address of the construction contractor, if any; and
F. The building sewer permit fee; and
G. Plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the Authority.
(3) Such building sewer permit will be issued only to a person who can satisfy the Authority that he is competent to do such work. A building sewer permit inspection charge as set forth in Section 921.09
shall be paid to the Authority at the time of application for the building sewer permit.
(c) Sewer Construction and Maintenance.
(1) All building sewers shall be inspected and approved by the Authority after installation but before covering with backfill. The person to whom the building sewer permit has been issued shall call the Authority, requesting the inspection, at least 48 hours before the inspection is desired.
The construction shall include all facilities needed to connect to the sewer system. All costs should be done by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Authority from any loss or damage that may indirectly or directly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(2) The building sewer shall be constructed of a size not less than four inches, internal diameter. All materials used shall be new and of first quality and acceptable to the Superintendent. The building sewer shall be constructed of one of the following alternative materials: Extra strength vitrified pipe, ASTM C700, with precast plastic or rubber gasket ASTM C425, or chemically welded plastic pipe, ASTM D3034 (SDR-35) with elastomeric gasket joints per ASTM D3212 of the integral bell type. All joints and connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. The Authority may require the sewer tapper to demonstrate the tightness of the joints by such tests as he may deem necessary and require additional jointing material or concrete collars at any or all joints.
(3) A four inch building sewer shall have a minimum fall of 1/4 inch per linear foot of sewer from the building to the public sewer. A six inch building sewer shall be constructed with a minimum fall of 1/8 inch per linear foot. Common services for more than one building or services to nonresidential users shall not be less than six inches in diameter. The junction between the building sewer and the house plumbing shall be made gas and water tight.
(4) The interior of each length of pipe shall be made perfectly clean and free from offsets, fins and projections before the next length is connected thereto. All building sewers shall be graded by line and pole, the line being first leveled from the building to the public sewer and then lowered at the down stream end to obtain the required fall.
(5) Any sewer contractor, before laying pipe or making the connection to any wye, tee, riser or crossover, shall uncover said appurtenances to ascertain the condition. No sewer pipe shall be laid before the representative of the Superintendent is on the job. The sewer contractor shall determine the slope of the building sewer from the elevations of the existing public sewer connection and the connection at the building, with prescribed minimum slope. Should there not be enough fall available to provide the minimum slope, the Superintendent shall be advised immediately. Sewer pipe laying shall start at the connect to the public sewer. The sewer contractor shall install a tee at the point of connection to the public sewer and shall provide adequate facilities to plug this tee and water test the completed building sewer with an equivalent of 10 feet of water head, in the presence of the Superintendent, or his authorized agent. Upon satisfactory completion of this test and approval by the Superintendent, or his authorized agent, the sewer contractor shall connect the sewer to the building drain. The sewer contractor shall install a joint adaptor, if necessary, to connect on the building sewer. The Superintendent may permit or require a low pressure air test.
(6) The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. Under no conditions shall a 90-degree bend pipe fitting be installed into any public or private sanitary sewer line. Any public or private utility service structure or line shall be maintained at a minimum of five feet horizontal clearance between said building sewer and said utility, except for water lines which shall be maintained at a minimum of 10 feet horizontal clearance, unless that part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water line shall be encased in concrete. No other utilities will be permitted in the same trench as the building sewer.
(7) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for each residence or building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and separate building sewers cannot be made available to each building; thence one building sewer maybe extended to serve both buildings. A permit shall be obtained for each building connected to the building sewer.
(8) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(9) Foundation drains shall not be connected, either directly or indirectly to the building sewer or public sewer. If any drains are installed, carrying surface or subsurface water, they shall be constructed to carry said water to the street or other natural water courses.
(10) Surface water which collects in basement or foundation excavations shall not be discharged at any time into the building sewer. If the building sewer is completed before the house plumbing can be connected thereto, the building or sewer tapper shall keep the end of the building sewer tightly closed at all times with a plumber's plug or other water tight plug in order to prevent said surface or ground water from entering the building sewer.
(11) Old or existing building sewers may be used in connection with new building or alterations only when it can be demonstrated that they conform in all respects to the requirements contained herein for new building sewers.
(12) Building sewers shall not be constructed closer than three feet to any exterior wall, cellar, basement or cistern nor shall they have less than two feet of earth or stone cover.
(13) All excavation for sewers shall be by open cut from the surface. The sides of the trench shall be substantially vertical, using such sheeting and bracing as may be necessary to accomplish this result. The bottom of the excavation shall be shaped to fit the lower half of the sewer so that the pipe will have uniform bearing from end to end. In the event the trench is excavated below the required grade of the pipe, the excess space shall be filled with pea gravel or stone not over 3/4 inch in diameter. The width of the trench at the top of the pipe shall not exceed two feet plus the outside diameter of the pipe nor shall the width at that point be less than one foot plus the outside diameter of the pipe.
(14) The Authority cannot guarantee the exact location of any existing wye, tee, riser, or crossover. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at a riser, tee, or wye, if such outlet is available at a suitable location. Where no properly located outlet is available in the public sewer, the owner shall at his expense, cut a neat hole into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45° and at the location specified by the Superintendent. The connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall, in general, be above and near the spring line of the sewer, but never in the top of the public sewer. A 45° well 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. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by approved waterproof joint material before encasing in concrete. Concrete encasement shall not be considered waterproof. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Superintendent. Any damage to the public sewer pipe during installation of the connection shall require replacement of the entire length of sewer pipe damaged, at the sewer contractor's expense.
(15) The person to whom a building sewer permit is issued shall be responsible for obtaining any required permits to open cut any street, road or alley from the appropriate political body, official or person having authority or jurisdiction over such work.
(16) The building sewer shall be backfilled to an elevation at least six inches over the top of the pipe by tamping in six layers. Soil containing stones larger than three inches, in the greatest dimension, shall not be used for backfill. The balance of the backfill may be deposited in any manner which will not damage the pipe or disturb the alignment or grade of the sewer; except that the balance of the backfilling shall be done in such a manner and with such material as may be required by the permit.
(17) For new connections into the sanitary sewers, the connection methods must be approved by the Authority prior to initiating construction of the building sewer.
(18) The permit holder will be required to repair or restore any drains or service lines damaged or disturbed by him during the construction of the building sewer.
(19) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, driveways, sewers, utilities, and other public or private property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent. No sewer contractor shall open any pavement on any public or private property without first receiving written permission from the Superintendent or proper authorities. At least 48 hours notice shall be given for this permission. Where the trench method is used through paved or unpaved streets, roads, driveways, alleys, etc., it will be necessary to use granular material, preferably sand or limestone screenings, for backfill. It shall be placed in layers of not more than six inches and tamped with a mechanical tamp or puddled in layers at the direction of the Superintendent. After the backfill is thoroughly compacted, it will be necessary to replace the pavement with the same type of materials as was removed, and in no case shall substitute paving materials be used without first securing the approval of the proper authority. All surplus excavation must be removed from the site to a location satisfactory to the Superintendent, leaving the berms and pavement in substantially the same condition as before construction started. All of the above mentioned work and material shall be performed in accordance with the standard specifications of the Ohio Department of Transportation. At all locations where the building sewer passes under another sewer, drainage pipe, water main or other utility, the line passed under must be properly supported and an extra precaution will be required in backfilling and tamping the trench in order to avoid any danger of a break, settlement, or crack in the line passed under.
(20) The Authority may install a “Y” branch if it deems it advisable and said branch can be used by adjacent property owners.
(21) A building sewer permit shall be required for all repair work performed by a sewer contractor, except cases where excavation is not necessary. In the case of stoppages, it shall be the responsibility of the sewer contractor to uncover the wye, tee, or riser, if the property is on the same side as the main sewer. When the property is on the opposite side, the end of the crossover shall be uncovered to determine where the trouble lies. If the stoppage is found to be either in the public sewer or in the public crossover, the sewer contractor shall notify the Superintendent immediately, whose responsibility it shall be to repair same. The cost of the building sewer permit will then be returned to the sewer contractor. If the stoppage is located anywhere else in the line, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to repair same at his own cost and expense.
(22) If any sewer contractor shall neglect or refuse to comply with the rules and regulations herein set forth, within 24 hours after receiving written notice from the Superintendent, the Authority will proceed with the work and the cost involved will be charged to the sewer contractor. In cases where it is necessary for the Authority to proceed with the work, no further building sewer permits will be granted to the sewer contractor until he has satisfactorily complied with the orders of the Superintendent or completely reimbursed the Authority for any cost involved. The sewer contractor shall be required, for a period of one year after the completion of the work, to make all necessary repairs.
(23) In any case where the nature of the business or industry may create an environmental problem, the Authority may require that the following data and items be filed at such time as the application for building sewer permit:
A. A written statement indicating the nature of the business, the source and amount of water to be used, the amount of water to be discharged, along with its present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive, or other pertinent characteristics of quality.
B. A plan and/or map of the building, works or complex, with each natural outlet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, watercourse or ground waters noted, and the waste stream identified.
C. An agreement to sample, test, and file reports with the Authority and appropriate regulatory agencies relative to characteristics of wastes on a schedule, at locations and according to methods approved by the Authority.
D. An agreement to place industrial waste treatment facilities, process facilities, pretreatment facilities, waste stream control and potential industrial waste problems under the specific supervision and control of a person or persons who have been certified by an appropriate state agency as properly qualified to supervise such facilities, when required by said state agency.
E. An agreement to provide reports on raw materials entering the process or support systems, intermediate materials, final products and waste by-products, as those factors may affect waste control.
F. An agreement to maintain records and file reports on the final disposal of the specific liquids, solids, sludges, oils, radioactive materials, solvents or other wastes.
G. An agreement that, if any industrial process is to be altered so as to add or delete a process waste or potential waste, written notification shall be given to the Authority in advance and approval of the Authority and any necessary regulatory agency obtained.
H. An agreement that no Industrial User shall ever increase the use of process water or in any other way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a pretreatment standard or requirement.
(24) Following construction of a building sewer, the property owner shall own, maintain, repair or replace the building sewer from the building foundation to the publicly owned sewer.
(25) If the Authority receives a service call for a property to investigate a sewage backup and performs services to clean a building sewer for which the owner is responsible, the Authority may charge the owner for labor, material and equipment costs incurred. Such charges may be placed on the owner's sewer service bill.
(d) Discharges to the Public Sewers.
(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(2) Stormwater, surface drainage, subsurface drainage, groundwater, roof runoff, cooling water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the local authorities. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted processed waters may be discharged, on approval of the local authorities, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(3) Any existing clear water connections to sanitary sewers shall be connected into an available storm sewer or shall be disconnected above ground in the manner approved by the Superintendent. The owner of any building situated within the City shall be required, at his expense, to disconnect all existing roof drains from sanitary sewers in accordance with the provisions of this section within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so.
(4) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all Users of a POTW whether or not the User is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR Part 403) or any other National, State, or Local Pretreatment Standards or Requirements.
(5) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes into any public sewers:
A. Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in interference; but in no case, wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the POTW which exceeds 150 degrees F or causing the temperature at the treatment facility to exceed one hundred four degrees (104°) F.
B. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction, to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the operation of the POTW.
C. Any water or wastes containing free oils, emulsified oils and grease exceeding an average of one hundred parts per million (833 pounds per million gallons) of other soluble matter.
D. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including cyanides. Specific toxics that are prohibited under 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, as may be amended from time to time include:
Acenaphthene |
Chloroform |
Acrolein |
2-chlorophenol |
Acrylonitrile |
Chromium and compounds |
Aldrin/Dieldrin |
Copper and compounds |
Antimony and compounds |
Cyanides |
Arsenic and compounds |
DDT and metabolites |
Asbestos | Dichlorobenzenes (u,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-dichlorobenzenes) |
Benzene | Haloethers (other than those listed includes chlorophenylphenyl ethers, bromophenylphenyl ether, bis (dischloroisopropyl) ether, bis-(chloroethoxy) methane and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers) |
Benzidine | |
Beryllium and compounds | |
Cadmium and compounds | |
Carbon tetrachloride | |
Chlordane (techial mixture and metabolites) | |
Chlorinated benzenes (other than dichlorobenzenes) | |
Chlorinated ethanes (including 1, 2-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and hexachloroethane) | Halomethanes (other than those listed elsewhere; includes methylene chlorid methylchloride, methylbromide, bromid, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane) trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane) |
Chloroalkyl ethers (chloromethyl, chloroethyl, and mixed ethers) | |
Chlorinated naphthalene | |
Chlorinated phenols (other than those listed elsewhere; includes trichlorophenols and chlorinated cresols) |
Heptachlor and metabolites |
Hexachlorobutadiene | |
Hexachlorocyclohexane (all isomers) | |
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
Selenium and compounds |
Isophorone |
Silver and compounds |
Lead and compounds | 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) |
Mercury and compounds | |
Naphthalene |
Tetrachloroethylene |
Nickel and compounds |
Thallium and compounds |
Nitrobenzene |
Toluene |
Nitrophenols (Including 2,4-dinitrophenol) |
Toxaphene |
(dinitrocresol) |
Tricholorethylene |
Nitrosamines |
Zinc and compounds |
Pentachlorophenol |
Dichlorobenzidine |
Phenol | Dichloroethylenes (1,1- and 1,2 dichloroethylene) 2,4-dichlorophenol |
Phthalate ethers | |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCSs) | 2,4 dimethylphenol |
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (including benzanthracenes, benzopyrenes, benzofluoranthene, chrysenes, dibenzanthracenes, and indenopyrenes) | Dichloropropane and dichloropropene Dinitrotoluene Diphenylhydrazine Endosulfan and metabolites Endrin and metabolites Ethylbenzene Fluoranthene |
E. Any garbage that has not been property shredded.
F. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with proper operation of the sewage works.
G. Any waters or wastes containing Suspended Solids (SS) of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant, or any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent or treatment residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
H. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance, or substances causing the release of noxious or poisonous gases after discharge into the public sewer system.
I. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits as may be established by the Authority from time to time for such materials, and which might cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other Disposal System permits.
J. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor- producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Authority as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of State, Federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters, and which might cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or other Disposal System permits.
K. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Authority in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
L. Any waters or wastes having a pH of less than 5.5 or in excess of 9.0.
M. Materials which exert or cause:
1. Unusual concentrations of inert Suspended Solids (SS) such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues, or of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
2. Excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
3. Unusual biochemical oxygen demand, Suspended Solids (SS), or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
4. Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs, as defined herein.
N. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(6) If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substance or possess the characteristics which, in the judgment of the Authority, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Authority may:
A. Reject the wastes;
B. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition in accordance with guidelines adopted herein for discharge into the public sewers;
C. Require control over quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
D. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treatment of the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
(7) If the Authority permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Authority and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
(e) Powers and Authority of Inspectors.
(1) The Authority bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Authority holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within such easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(2) While performing the necessary work on private properties, the Authority shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner and the Authority.
(3) The Authority bearing proper credentials and identification shall present them to the owner, agent or present occupant of properties within the Authority before entering for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions contained herein. The Authority shall also obtain and present a proper search warrant if the owner, agent or present occupant requests one. A request by the owner, agent or present occupant that the Authority obtain a search warrant is an exercisable right of the requesting party and shall not constitute failure to cooperate nor shall it constitute a failure to comply with the provisions herein. The Authority shall have no right to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond the point of having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge into the sewers or water ways to facilities for waste treatment.
(f) Limiting Sewer Connections. The Authority shall limit connections into sewer lines if sufficient capacity to handle and treat additional wastewater is unavailable in the system.
(1) Any person applying for a permit to connect to a public sewer shall provide, with the application for said building sewer permit, sufficient data, as required by the Authority, regarding the location, type of wastewater and amount of flow to be conveyed to the public sewer.
(2) Any costs associated with Additional Charges herein shall be borne by the person applying for the building sewer permit.
(g) Injury and Damage of Sewage Works. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage disposal system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct and shall be required to make restitution for said damages.
(Ord. 92-23. Passed 10-5-92.)
(h) Back-water Valves.
(1) Without special permission in writing from the City Engineer, no person shall be permitted to tap any sewer of the City or make any connection therewith, unless there shall be installed in such connection, or in the house sewer, what is commonly known as a back-water valve, in order to prevent the back-flow of water from such sewer.
(2) The Director of Public Service shall designate and approve the standard acceptable types of back-water valves that shall be used and promulgate rules covering the conditions where the back-water valves shall be used.
(3) The installation of back-water valves shall be subject to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(4) Whenever the Director of Public Service shall determine it necessary, all owners of property, which is now connected with City sewers, shall install back-water valves in the sewer connections to their property, subject to approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(5) No owner or occupant of property having a sewer connection without a back-water valve, who is ordered to install the back-water valve therein, shall fail to comply with such order.
(Ord. 05-6. Passed 4-4-05.)