(A) An applicant for a new sewer service, from any main line of the city-owned sewer system, shall pay a tap-in fee as set forth in § 52.21 with his or her application to the city utilities.
(B) The contractor, builder or customer shall furnish the utilities the address of the property, the location of the sewer line on the property and the location of the sewer tap at the main sewer line.
(C) The customer shall furnish and install a clean-out in the customer's sewer line for maintenance requirements.
(D) When it becomes necessary to extend a main sewer line into a subdivision plot of ground, or group of lots owned or purchased by a builder or contractor, the extension will be made at no expense to the utility.
(E) Materials and the sewer tap will be I/A/W specifications of the city utilities. The utilities will inspect and approve the sewer tap before the builder, contractor or customer fills in the sewer line. All materials used will be at no expense to the utilities.
(F) In cases where there is very little fall in a customer’s sewer line in regard to the utilities main sewer line and the customer has a problem of sewer backup the city municipal utilities will not be responsible. It is the responsibility of the owner to install a one-way flow check valve at a point in their sewer line to protect his or her property at no expense to the utility. At no time will the city municipal utilities be responsible for sewage backup in a customer’s residence due to failure to install a one-way flow check valve, failure of the one-way check valve, or due to insufficient fall in customer’s sewer line.
(G) The city utility is responsible for the maintenance of the main sewer lines only. Property owners are responsible for sewer lines from the sewer tap to the point of destination at the dwelling.
(H) Upon completion of the construction of a subdivision sewer system and any other related new construction, and approval of such construction by the RSMU, the subdivider or developer shall convey title of the sewer system to the city for the use of the RSMU.
(I) Before acceptance of the sewer system by the RSMU, the subdivider shall convey easements covering those portions of the sewer system installed in privately owned areas, and shall convey to the RSMU fee simple title to all sites on which are located pump stations or treatment plants constructed by the subdivider or developer as part of the public sewer system.
(Ord. 1988-2U with attachment, passed 5-4-88; Am. Ord. 2004-4, passed 3-4-04; Am. Ord. 2016-23, passed 10-6-16) Penalty, see § 52.99