(a) No person or property owners shall connect with or tap a sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, without first having obtained a permit from the Superintendent, acting for and in behalf of the city, which permit may be secured by complying with the procedure hereinafter set forth.
(b) The procedure for obtaining a permit for connecting with or tapping a sanitary sewer shall be as provided herein.
(1) The application for such permit shall be in the following form:
CITY OF PHILIPPI |
PHILIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA |
APPLICATION FOR SEWER TAP PERMIT |
The undersigned makes application to tap into the sewer system of the City of Philippi as follows: |
Lot No. ___________________ Block No. _________________________________ |
House No. _________________ Street or Avenue ___________________________ |
Date of Tap: Day _____________ Month ______ Year ______ Hour ________________ |
By: Name _________________________________ Address: __________________________________ |
The undersigned property owner, for and in consideration of the granting of the permission to make said tap, does hereby covenant and agree that: (a) he will erect all necessary barricades around the proposed construction and will provide red lights for the same between sun-down and sun-up and will take all other necessary precautions for the protection of the public; (b) he will assume sole responsibility and liability for all claims for injury or damages which may arise or result from said construction; (c) he will save and hold the City of Philippi harmless from any and all claims for damages or actions at law or in equity which may arise either directly or indirectly, out of the making and completing of the construction of the sewer tap or connection applied for; and (d) he will be responsible and liable for any and all damage resulting from such construction; that such liability shall continue for a period of twenty-four months from the date of the final inspection of the work by the duly designated representative of the city, and that such liability shall include any and all damages or injuries to street, sidewalk, gutter or curb which may appear within a twenty-four month period, as a result of the work done by applicant, his agents or contractors. |
It is further understood that the word “he” shall mean any person, male or female, or any corporation, firm, partnership or association. |
Given under my hand and seal, in duplicate, this ______ day of _______, 20________. |
By: ___________________________________ |
(2) The sewer connection or sewer tap permit shall be in the following form:
PERMIT FOR SEWER TAP |
Pursuant to application above, approved: Permit No. ________________ |
Date this ______ day of _______, 20________ |
CITY OF PHILIPPI |
PHILIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA |
By: __________________________________ |
Its ___________________________________ |
(3) An application for a sewer tap or connection permit shall be executed in duplicate. The original shall be retained by the Superintendent; and the duplicate copy shall be delivered to the applicant upon the payment by the applicant of the requisite fee.
(c) The fee for a sewer tap permit for residential commercial service shall be $150, and the fee for a sewer tap permit for industrial service shall be $200; provided, that where any owner, or his or her predecessors in title, of property consisting of two or more lots has extended the required sanitary sewer lines into a subdivision in accordance with the prior written approval of, and inspection by, the Superintendent, acting for and in behalf of the city, and without cost or expense to the city, the tap or connection fee shall be $150 for the connection of the subdivision sewer main to the public sewer main and in addition a sewer permit shall be obtained for each lot in such subdivision as and when sewer taps or connections to serve such lots are made. The fee for each such additional tap or connection shall be $150.
(d) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential and commercial service; and
(b) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(2) In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on the special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $150 for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and $200 for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
(e) In cases where the city will transport and treat wastes of users located outside of the city’s political jurisdiction, a written agreement between Council and the political jurisdiction in which such users are located, if there be one, shall be required as a prerequisite for obtaining a sewer connection permit. Such agreement shall provide that the outlying political jurisdiction will institute a system of user charges acceptable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources and the state’s Public Service Commission.