(a) No house sewer shall be constructed to connect with a public sewer nor shall any connection be made to a public sewer within the Village until the written permission of the Superintendent of Sewers has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation to perform the work. An application for a permit shall be signed by the owner, agent or lessee of the property for which the connection is to be made and by the person, firm or corporation to perform the work, and shall describe the property, state the fixtures to be connected and shall be accompanied by a fee of one dollars ($1.00).
(b) No house sewer shall be constructed or connection made to a public sewer by any person who has not been authorized and licensed to perform such work.
(c) Written permission to construct a house sewer or to make a connection to a public sewer shall specify the permissible use of such house sewer and connection and such specifications shall be governed by the following requirements:
(1) Sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bath tubs, showers, laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains, stable floor drains and other objectionable wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary or combined sewer and in no case into a storm water sewer.
(2) Industrial waste shall not be discharged into a storm water sewer but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system or the sewage treatment works. Where such waste is detrimental to the sewer system or sewage treatment works it shall be otherwise disposed of in a satisfactory manner or so improved in character as not to be detrimental.
(3) Surface water, roof runoff, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, wastewater from water motors and elevators and any other clean and unobjectionable waste shall be discharged into a storm water or combined sewer and never into a sanitary sewer.
(4) Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary, combined or storm water sewer.
(5) A trap for the interception of grease and oil shall be provided on a connection from a hotel, restaurant, club or institutional kitchen and from a public garage or automobile washing station. Such trap shall be satisfactory to the Superintendent of Sewers.
(6) No person shall discharge into a house sewer or tap a house sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by the provisions of this section. Any existing connection in violation of this section shall be abandoned and removed.
(d) House sewers and connections to a public sewer shall be constructed as follows: The house sewer and connections to a public sanitary sewer shall be constructed of material as per specifications on file in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office which has been approved by the Utilities Board. Sewers shall not be less than four inches in internal diameter and shall be laid in open trench. The joints shall be made watertight by a method approved by the Superintendent of Sewers. In order to permit ventilation of the public sewer and house sewer, no trap shall be placed in the house sewer. After the sewer is laid and before it is covered or used, it shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent of Sewers or his designee.
(e) The Superintendent of Sewers is authorized and directed to adopt and enforce specifications and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and inspection thereof. The Superintendent shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued for and inspections made of the construction of house sewers and connections to the public sewers. He shall also require the abandonment and removal of connections to the public sewers which violate this chapter.
(Ord. 97-23. Passed 8-11-97.)