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(a) "Sanitary (domestic) sewage" means liquid or water-carried wastes from dwellings, business buildings, institutions and the like, which may not contain ground water, surface water or storm water.
(b) "Industrial waste" means the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from domestic or sanitary sewage.
(c) "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit, generally closed, but not normally flowing full, for carrying sewage and other waste liquids.
(d) "House connection" means a closed pipe or conduit carrying sewage from a building to the sewer.
(e) "Foundation drain" means a pipe or closed conduit installed around the foundation of a building or structure for the purpose of draining ground water away from the foundation.
(f) "Sanitary sewerage system" is a comprehensive term which includes facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
(g) "Bookkeeping Clerk" means the person or agent duly appointed to conduct the business office of the sanitary sewerage system.
(h) "Superintendent" means the person or agent of the sanitary sewerage system duly appointed to operate, maintain, inspect and repair the system.
(i) "Engineer" means the registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of Ohio duly appointed by Council.
(j) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation or group.
(k) "Public Service Director" means the Director of Public Service of the City.
(l) "Owner" means the legal owner of any property, premises, lot, tract, acreage, etc. which is served by or adjacent to any part of the sanitary sewerage system of the City.
Any person desiring to engage in the business of installing house connections to any part of the sanitary sewerage system shall make application to the Director of Public Service for a builder's license. The application form for the license shall be furnished by the Director and shall be executed by the applicant and submitted together with evidence of prior experience, a performance bond on an approved company in the amount of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000), a certificate of bodily injury of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each occurrence, aggregate of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and a minimum amount of property damage of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each occurrence, aggregate of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and an application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The license shall be issued annually terminating December 31 of each year and shall not be transferable. The tapper shall carry such license and shall exhibit the same to any authorized agent of the Director on demand. Poor workmanship or violation of any of the regulations set forth hereinafter shall be sufficient cause for revocation of the license. No house connections shall be installed by any person without a tapper's license. The application fee shall not be refundable should the license be voided for any reason.
(Ord. 41-78. Passed 3-27-78.)
A house connection shall be installed for each dwelling adjacent to the sanitary sewerage system. Each dwelling shall have a separate connection to the system regardless of whether or not the dwellings are owned by one person. Multiple dwellings shall have separate connections for each dwelling unit except where this would create a manifest hardship, in which case the Public Service Director may grant special written permission to the owner to use a single connection. Commercial establishments shall have separate connections to the system regardless of whether or not these occupy a single structure. No permit shall be issued which contemplates the construction or installation of any multiple use connection.
After the house connection permit has been issued to the owner, the owner shall notify the Superintendent when the proposed connection is to be installed. Such notification shall not be valid unless made at least four hours prior to completion of the installation of the connection. The Superintendent shall inspect the connection and direct the owner or his agent to make such corrections, alterations or repairs as may be necessary. The connection installed shall not be backfilled until the Superintendent has indicated that the connection is properly installed. The owner shall receive from the Superintendent written acknowledgement of inspection after the connection is properly installed.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly install the connection and inspection shall not in any way relieve the owner of maintaining, operating and repairing the connection if and/or when required, nor shall the Public Service Director be liable for any damages arising from the installation or use of the connection.
(a) General. All additions or connections to the system shall be constructed in accordance with the current material and construction specifications of the City of Reynoldsburg.
(b) Line and Grade. All sewers and connections shall be installed to a straight line. Any deviation in alignment shall dictate the installation of a manhole on sewers or cleanouts on connections in order to properly maintain the velocity of not less than two feet per second in the pipe and the minimum grade on eight-inch diameter sewers shall not be less than four-tenths percent (.4%). The minimum grade in any house connection shall be not less than one-quarter inch per foot of run. Grade and alignment shall be accurately maintained during installation.
(Ord. 101-89. Passed 9-11-89.)
(c) Trench. The trench for all sewers and connections shall be carefully excavated and shall be properly sheeted, if necessary, to prevent caving. The width of trench shall not exceed the outside diameter of the barrel of the pipe plus fifteen inches from the bottom of the trench to a point twelve inches over the barrel of the pipe.
(d) Foundation. All pipe installed either as sewer or house connection shall be installed with granular backing from a point three inches under the barrel to the springline of the pipe. Such granular material shall be three-quarters inch crushed aggregate.
(Ord. 101-89. Passed 9-11-89.)
(e) Pipe Strength. All sewer pipe installed either as sewer or house connection with less than twelve feet of earth cover may be standard strength pipe. All pipe with more than twelve feet of cover, either at the time of installation or ultimately, shall be extra strength. Cover in excess of twenty-five feet, either at the time of installation or ultimately will require special treatment to be designated for each case by the Engineer.
(f) Backfill. Trenches may be backfilled with material excavated from the trench provided that no rocks or boulders larger than six inches in the largest dimension may be placed in the zone three feet above the pipe and then only if the earth back fill above the pipe is thoroughly tamped in six-inch layers. No other special back fill procedures shall be required except where sewers or house connections are located in street or alley rights of way, or as specified by the owner.
(g) Streets and Alleys. Wherever sewers or house connections are located in streets or alleys, existing or proposed, the trenches shall be backfilled with an approved compacted granular material from the spring line of the pipe to the proposed or existing subgrade of the pavement.
(h) Connections to Sewer. The sewer service builder making a house connection to a sewer shall exercise extreme care to remove the stopper in the wye to ensure that no earth, gravel, debris, etc., enters the sewer. If a wye branch is not available, the contractor shall install an acceptable sewer saddle wye. This work shall be performed under the direct supervision of the Wastewater Superintendent or his designated representative.
(Ord. 101-89. Passed 9-11-89.)
(i) Old House Connections. If for any reason a dwelling not previously connected to the system is required to make a connection and the owner wishes to use an existing drain pipe, he shall demonstrate that the pipe is substantially equal to that required under these regulations and if so demonstrated, the existing drain may be used with the approval of the Superintendent. Substitutions shall be approved by the Superintendent.
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