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REGULATION OF SEWERS
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this subchapter, or permitted by the DENR or EPA.
(c) Except as provided in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
(d) The owner of each house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, in the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located or may be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, shall at the owner’s expense install suitable toilet facilities therein, and connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, within five years after the date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line and reasonably accessible as determined by the city engineer.
(1992 Code, § 41-111) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 48-03, passed 6-9-2003) Penalty, see § 53.999
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 53.015(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter and State of South Dakota Administrative Rules for individual and small on-site wastewater systems (ARSD Chapter 74:03:01).
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the city engineer. The application for the permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the city. A permit and inspection fee established by ordinance shall be paid to the city when the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the city engineer. The city engineer shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the city engineer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the city engineer.
(d) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. For persons with a public water supply, no permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one-half acre. For persons with a private well, no permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one acre. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(e) When a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in § 53.015(d), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within five years, or as otherwise established by an annexation agreement, in compliance with this subchapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times and at no expense to the city.
(g) No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by a health officer.
(1992 Code, § 41-112) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 19-82, passed 3-8-1982; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 48-03, passed 6-9-2003; Ord. 19- 21, passed 2-16-2021; Ord. 30-22, passed 3-1-2022)
(a) Connections to service.
(1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections to or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city engineer.
(2) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits as follows:
A. For residential and commercial service; and
B. For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(3) In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application for the appropriate permit on a form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the city engineer. A permit fee and inspection fee established by ordinance shall be paid to the city when the application is filed.
(b) Premises service connection.
(1) A separate and independent sewer service shall be provided for each living unit where a separate ownership or billing is anticipated, each unit where a separate water service is required; and in house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes.
(2) In lieu of a separate sewer service for every living unit, a single building sewer of a size to be determined by the city engineer may be provided. The city does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any single connection.
(3) In the event one building stands at the rear of another on 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.
(4) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, following examination and testing by the owner and approved by the city engineer, to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(c) Installation.
(1) The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of all sanitary sewers including building sewers, 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 codes and other applicable specifications or requirements of the city. In the absence of suitable code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(2) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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 unless the connection is specifically authorized by the city engineer or manager.
(3) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes and other applicable specifications and requirements of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the city engineer before installation.
(4) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the city engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the city engineer.
(5) All excavations for building sewer installation 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.
(d) Owner responsibility. All costs incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the building drain and the building sewer.
(1992 Code, § 41-113) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 19-82, passed 3-8-1982; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 19-21, passed 2-16-2021)
(a) The city may reimburse any user up to 50% of the reasonable cost of the removal of a roof drain or other inflow source, not including sump pumps, from an unauthorized direct or indirect connection to a public sanitary sewer.
(b) Any rebate program shall be administered according to a schedule and approval procedures to be established by the city.
(1992 Code, § 41-113.1) (Ord. 92-96, passed 8-19-1996)
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