(A) (1) In addition to all other requirements set forth in either city ordinance or city regulation, any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity seeking to connect sewer collection lines for any new subdivision or other development to the city sewer system shall meet the following requirements.
(a) The City of Simpsonville Sewer Board shall be provided a pre-construction and an "as-built" plan for the system for which acceptance and dedication is sought. Said "as-built" plans shall include drawings which reflect the location of all taps by reference to the distance from an identifiable manhole and also the distance of the tap from the front or back property line of each lot.
(b) The entire system shall be vacuum and deflection tested to assure proper seal and to assure that the pipe has not been obstructed or excessively compacted by top fill so as to cause it to lose round.
(c) All pressure mains shall be hydrolically tested.
(d) No sewer lines shall be placed in streets or public ways.
(e) No manholes shall be located in any paved area (street or driveway).
(f) All manholes shall have liners approved by the Sewer Board.
(g) No portion of the sewer collection line shall be backfilled until that portion of the system has been inspected and approved by the Sewer Superintendent.
(h) All pump stations shall have access by way of a paved driveway paved with not less than a six-inch base and two inches of asphalt.
(i) All pump stations shall be surrounded by a fence constructed of wood or some other material acceptable to the city sewer board to a height not less than eight feet.
(2) No connection shall be made to the city sewer system and no connection shall be made from any customer to the collection system until there has been compliance with every aspect of this chapter. Further, the Sewer Board office shall not issue a statement authorizing issuance of a building permit until there has been compliance with all aspects hereof.
(B) Lift station regulation. It is the policy of the City of Simpsonville to minimize the number of lift stations that are required in the system. In order to accomplish this, gravity flow systems will be utilized whenever practical. Further, the city will encourage consolidation of existing pump station and pump station use when feasible.
(1) Any developer desiring to develop land and to utilize the sewer collection and treatment system of the City of Simpsonville and which development or project requires the utilization of a sewer lift station or lift stations shall meet each of the following requirementst:
(a) Any sewer lift station shall be constructed at the sole expense of the developer.
(b) Any sewer lift station shall be constructed in a manner that meets all requirements of the Sewer Board and the Sewer Board must approve specifications tendered by such developer before the City of Simpsonville Sewer Board signs and approves such plans or plat.
(c) Prior to commencement of construction, the developer shall provide plan/plat of the development to the Sewer Board with attached sheets stating the specifications for the equipment (i.e. brand, model, capacity, etc.) and such other information as may be requested by the Sewer Board. Such plan and specifications shall be subject to approval of the Sewer Board prior to commencement of construction.
(d) The developer shall provide documentation that all manufacturers and installers of such sewer lift station provide a minimum one-year warranty on materials and workmanship with the Sewer Board being an additional named beneficiary of the warranty.
(e) The developer requesting sewer lift station approval shall be subject to lift station capacity charge for each sewer lift station approved payable at or before the time of the signing/approval by the Sewer Board of the construction plat/plan.
(f) The developer shall be responsible for and shall post a revenue assurance bond/deposit in the minimum amount of $100,000 or an amount equal to the estimated cost of construction of the station or stations (whichever amount is greater) with such surety as is approved by the Sewer Board at or prior to the signing of the construction plat/plan which bond shall assure completion of the lift station(s) in conformity with the plans and upon which the Sewer Board may rely to complete said lift station/stations in conformity with the plans and specifications if developer fails to timely complete.
(2) (a) In addition to all other charges required to be paid by the developer proposing construction of the lift station, such developer shall be responsible for additional costs for maintenance, upkeep, replacement parts and service to said lift station to the extent that revenues from the customers serviced by said facility are not sufficient to compensate the sewer board for the costs. In determining the costs associated with operation, maintenance and etc. of the lift station, the Sewer Board shall consider the following factors: employee cost, utilities, mileage, depreciation, insurance, maintenance, parts and any other appropriate cost contributors.
(b) Such costs will not be assessed during the first year after construction and acceptance of the lift station into the system. However, if at the end of the second year of construction start-up the customers serviced by said sewer lift station do not generate revenue sufficient to pay 100% of the costs associated therewith (as determined in accordance with the above guidelines) the developer or its successor in interest shall be required to compensate the Sewer Board annually for any short fall plus 10% for loss in revenue for a time period thereafter up to 13 years. Expenses so assessed shall be paid not less frequently than annually and shall be determined by taking the difference between the costs (utilizing the above chart) and the actual revenue realized and plus 10% of such difference. The City of Simpsonville shall be entitled to retain a lien on any lots owned by the developer or the developer's successor in order to enforce the provisions of this division.
(3) In the sole discretion of the Sewer Board, variances from this chapter may be granted where it is determined that the benefits derived by the citizens of the City of Simpsonville so warrant.
(C) Flow preventers. All new construction shall include flow preventers which shall be maintained at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 2009-006, passed 6-17-2009)