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The city may, in case of emergency, repair or order the repair of any sewer lateral or sewer pipe from the city sewer main to the premises served thereby, and if it does so, the cost of the repair work shall be repaid to the city by the owner of the premises served, which cost shall be treated and collected in the same manner and with the same remedies as for collection of charges for sewer services.
('72 Code, § 51.039) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76)
Any maintenance or repair work performed by the Sewer Department of the city on any sanitary sewer lateral, shall be paid for by the owner or the occupant (both of whom shall be liable for the cost thereof) of the property served by such lateral at the currently going rate published by the City Council.
('72 Code, § 51.040) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76)
(A) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. In no case shall any person be permitted to maintain, without the consent of the approving authority, any sewer connection connecting a building owned by him/her to the public sewer across or under the property of another.
(B) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Operator, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(C) No connection permit will be required for the removal of stoppage in waste pipes, or for replacing broken or old sewer lines, provided the sewer lines conform to the regulations contained in the section.
('72 Code, § 51.041) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76; Am. Ord. 19-03, passed 5-6-19) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) The methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.
(1) Connections.
(a) Each connection shall be made at the “Y” designated for that property. Only where the designated “Y” is not located within three feet of the point of measurements furnished by the Operator, will a tap-in connection be allowed.
(b) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 and standard specifications for water and sewer main construction in the state. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Operator before installation. The person making the connection shall make an opening in the main sewer similar to the interior diameter of the “Y” branch and then properly cement and attach a saddle in place. The saddle shall have a suitable curvature to conform to the outside diameter of the public sewer.
(2) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(3) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(4) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(5) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Operator when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. Each and every part of a sewer connection shall be inspected and approved by the waterworks Operator or his/her representative before being concealed or back-filled.
(6) Any person filling in an excavation without having first received the written approval of the Sewer or Building Inspector as provided in this chapter, shall, in addition to suffering the fine herein imposed, expose the sewer for inspection by the Operator or Building Inspector at no cost to the city. In any case where the Inspector finds the work on any sewer not done in a satisfactory manner as herein provided, he/she shall serve written notice on the person to whom the permit is issued, stating wherein the work is deficient, and ordering the person to remedy the defect within 24 hours. In the event the person fails to comply therewith, the inspector shall cause the defect to be corrected at the expense of the person to whom the permit was issued. The sum of $25 as herein provided shall be paid to the Clerk as a fee for the performance of the inspector, and it shall be the duty of the Inspector to inspect any sewer connection or sewer pipe within the city. It shall also be the duty of the Inspector to inform the approving authority of any violation of §§ 51.040 to 51.052, inclusive, of this chapter, and to assist in the prosecution of offenders.
(B) All excavations for building sewer installation shall comply with the provisions of this code relating to excavations in streets and 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.
('72 Code, § 51.042) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76; Am. Ord. 19-03, passed 5-6-19) Penalty, see § 51.999
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm-water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
('72 Code, § 51.045) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76) Penalty, see § 51.999
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to the sewers that are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Operator. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Operator, to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.
('72 Code, § 51.046) (Ord. 51-A, passed 10-4-76; Am. Ord. 19-03, passed 5-6-19) Penalty, see § 51.999
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