(A) Construction and installation of all new sanitary sewer service lines on public and private property shall conform to the State Plumbing Code.
(B) Long-sweep combination bends and cleanouts shall be installed at each change in direction (horizontal alignment). Connections to existing sanitary drains shall be made between the structure and existing septic tank at a point upstream of the septic tank. If, in the opinion of the Town Inspector or authorized town representative, the existing sanitary drain line is unsuitable (for example, infested with roots, cracked, clogged or in some way impaired or subject to infiltration) a new sewer line of acceptable material will be connected by the private property owner to the town's sewer line.
(C) Upon installation of the new sanitary sewer service line, but prior to connection of the line to the cleanout at the right-of-way and backfilling of the line, the line installation shall be inspected by the Town Inspector or the town's authorized representative and tested in his/her presence. The test shall consist of a hydrostatic test with water at a head of at least five feet above ground level or six feet above service line level, whichever is greater. The test shall be conducted by capping both ends of the service line, filling the line through a riser extending from a cleanout in the line or from a connection to one of the end pipe caps with the water and observing the water level in the riser to insure no drop in same. The test shall have passed when no appreciable leakage is observed as evidenced by no drop in the water level in the riser pipe over a period of 30 minutes. Any defects in the service line installation shall be repaired to the satisfaction of the Town Inspector or the town's authorized representative prior to connection to the cleanout at the right-of-way line.
(OC, § 5-2-8) (Ord. passed 3-8-88)