A. Public Purpose: The public purpose of this section is hereby declared to be that all public sewers, building drains and building sewers tributary to and/or a part of the wastewater treatment facilities of the city will, in their construction, operation and expansion, be conducive to the public health, comfort and convenience.
B. Permit Requirements:
1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, extend, use, alter or disturb any public sewer without first obtaining a permit from the City.
2. Each sewer which is designed and is to be connected so as to be an integral part of the sanitary sewer system within the boundaries of the City shall not be constructed without a permit issued by the City and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, as required.
3. An Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit and City permit is required for construction of all sewers and sewer facilities within the jurisdiction of the City, whether such construction is on private or public property. A permit is also required for existing buildings when the use of such buildings changes to a use requiring a permit. It is the responsibility of the City Engineer to administer and enforce this Section within the authority granted by the Council.
C. Applicable Rules And Regulations: The rules, regulations, ordinances and policies listed herein and issued by the authorities indicated are incorporated herein by reference.
1. The City:
a. The sewer use ordinance.
b. The rules, regulations, resolutions, policies, directives, standards, specifications, instructions that may be adopted or issued, from time to time, by the City Council, Mayor or City Engineer and which are on file as three (3) copies in the City Clerk's office.
2. Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment of 1972 (Public Law 92-500, 33 USC 1251 et seq.).
3. The Illinois Pollution Control Board:
a. Environmental Protection Act.
b. Technical releases and other rules and regulations issued, from time to time.
4. "Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois", latest edition, three (3) copies of which shall be on file in the City Clerk's office.
5. "Recommended Standards for Sewage Works", Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers. (Ten State Standards), latest edition, three (3) copies of which shall be on file in the City Clerk's office.
D. Design Requirements:
1. Minimum Design Standard: The design and construction of sanitary sewers within the jurisdiction of the City shall conform to most restrictive of the minimum standards contained in subsection C of this Section.
2. Design Slopes: Minimum design slopes shall be two percent (2.00%) for four inch (4") sewers and one percent (1.00%) for six inch (6") sewers with all other design slopes conforming to the requirements of subsection D1 of this Section.
3. Manholes: Standard manholes shall be located as required in subsection D1 of this Section, and for industrial building sewers, at the point of connection to the public sewer system or other place of disposal. For residential and commercial buildings, the City Engineer shall determine the frequency and location of other manholes. In all cases, the maximum space between manholes on a six inch (6") building sewer shall not exceed two hundred fifty feet (250').
4. Curvilinear Sewers: There shall be no curvilinear sewers constructed within the City.
E. Supplemental Design Requirements:
1. Plumbing: Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the building sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. The basement floor shall be a minimum of three feet (3') above the crown of the receiving sewer for all gravity service connections.
2. Datum: Datum shall be as indicated by the U.S. Geological Survey.
3. Connecting Of Building Sewer To Sewer Main:
a. Construction of building sewers and connections shall be in compliance with the terms and provisions of applicable city ordinances.
b. No sanitary sewer service from any building or structure shall be connected to the city's sanitary sewer system in buildings with gravity fed basement plumbing until the following conditions have been met:
(1) All exterior walls are complete and weathertight;
(2) All windows and doors are installed, weathertight and secure, including basement windows; and
(3) The building roof is complete and weathertight.
Exception: It will be permitted to connect the sanitary sewer service to the city's sanitary sewer system after the foundation walls have been installed prior to completion of subsections E3b(1) through E3b(3) of this section provided no storm or ground water will be allowed into the city's sanitary sewer system. In order to ensure that no storm or ground water is allowed into the sanitary sewer service, it is required that all sewer openings within the building be positioned or extended to at least thirty six inches (36") above the lowest floor level or crawl space with solid PVC caps solvent welded in place.
c. In the event it is not known whether adequate grade is available from the invert elevation of the sanitary sewer service at the building or structure to the proposed point of connection to the main sewer, the contractor shall locate and excavate the sanitary service connection which has previously been extended from the main sewer and shall determine its invert elevation with respect to the proposed building or structure. However, no connection may be made until the construction has been completed as described in subsection E3b of this section.
d. Before backfilling any sanitary service, the contractor shall notify the plumbing inspector or his designee for an inspection to assure compliance with the foregoing requirements.
e. No person shall hereafter connect to any sewer within the jurisdiction of the city without having first applied for and obtained a sewer connection permit from the city.
f. No construction permit shall be issued unless it has been determined by the city that there is capacity available in all downstream sewerage facilities.
g. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the City, to meet all requirements of this Section.
h. Minimum design standards and other requirements hereof governing materials, joints, infiltration, workmanship and maintenance for sewer mains and laterals shall also apply to building sewers. Horizontal and vertical alignment of the building sewer shall be uniform and shall follow a straight line alignment. There shall be no dips in the grade or fall in the line. Turns and bends required for the riser, if any, or necessary to connect to the sewer wye or tee shall be made with standard bends.
i. In those instances where the building sewer is partially constructed from the sewer lateral or main to a point other than the building to be served, the pipe shall be tightly plugged using a manufactured plug. The plug shall be pre-wired by the manufacturer so that it can be firmly secured in place.
j. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where 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.
k. All excavations for a building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and flashing lights to protect the public from hazard or injury. See the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule for permit fees and deposits.
l. Building sewers shall generally enter the sewer main or lateral by way of an existing wye or tee. If there is not an existing wye or tee, then the connection to the sewer main or lateral shall be made by one of the methods indicated below. If another method is desired, a detail shall be submitted for review and approval by the City before the connection is made. Indiscriminate breaking of the sewer pipe is not allowed.
(1) Installation of a manhole.
(2) Circular saw-cut of sewer main by proper tools ("sewer-tap" machine or similar) and proper installation of hub wye saddle or hub tee saddle.
(3) Using pipe cutter, neatly and accurately cut out desired length of pipe for insertion of proper fitting. Use "band-seal" or similar couplings and shear rings and clamps to fasten the inserted fitting and hold it firmly in place.
4. Extensions of Sewers:
a. To provide adequate sewer capacity for possible future connections, any building sewer to which future construction might possibly connect will be treated as a sewer extension requiring, at a minimum, an eight inch (8") diameter pipe.
b. Extensions of the lateral system will be constructed so as to extend to the furthest point of the lot and shall be terminated at a manhole.
5. Compliance with Rules and Standards: Before any sewer service shall be provided to premises either inside or outside the City, the party requesting said service shall comply with all current rules, regulations, standards, specifications and ordinances of the City, including provision of all improvements required therein or otherwise required by the City.
6. Cross-Connection Prevention 1 : In order to prevent cross- connection of water and sewage systems and to ensure City supervision of both systems, no sewer service shall be provided outside the City unless City water is also provided.
7. City Property: Unless otherwise decided by the City, all sanitary sewers and water mains, except services, shall become the property of the City. The City shall have the right to extend lines to serve others without obligation to the previous developer.
8. Infiltration: The maximum allowable infiltration shall in no case exceed two hundred (200) gallons per inch of diameter per mile of sewer per day and shall not be exceeded between any two (2) manholes. In addition, an air test of the same severity shall be required for all sewers.
9. Television Inspection: All sewers constructed under City or EPA permit (8" diameter or larger) shall be subject to closed circuit television inspection upon completion of the project sewer, witnessed by the Superintendent.
10. Request for Television Inspection: The City shall be notified by the applicant that the system is completed and properly cleaned and prepared for televising. Two (2) sets of the plan and profile drawings will be required by the City for the purpose of preparing the final television report.
11. Repairs: All defects in material and/or workmanship noted during inspection shall be repaired by the contractor before release is granted and the sewer accepted.
12. As-Built Drawings: After final inspection four (4) sets of as-built drawings, including one mylar copy shall be furnished to the City before final acceptance by the City.
13. Oversize Design: Where required by the City to conform with overall planning of future connections, any sewer that is required larger than necessary to serve the immediate property adequately, an agreement may be made to repay the owner or subdivider the construction cost resulting from the increased design. Differences in pipe sizes required shall be determined by the City Engineer. No pipe less than eight inches (8") in diameter shall be laid by the owner or subdivider. No bids shall be taken or work commenced until such agreement is arrived at, in writing, with the City.
F. Guarantee: Before any construction is begun, or before any permit is issued under this Chapter, the applicant and any party responsible for said construction shall provide the City with a certified or cashier's check or a surety bond approved by the City Engineer in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the improvements to assure satisfactory construction, compliance with all City requirements, compliance with the plans and specifications and sufficient certificates of insurance that the City will be held harmless and indemnified from all liabilities arising from the construction. Until final acceptance of the work, the owner shall be responsible for all maintenance of improvements.
G. Approval: All work required to be done under this Chapter by an applicant, be he the owner, subdivider or contractors shall be periodically inspected by and approval obtained from the Superintendent of Public Works in charge or City Engineer as the work progresses. Before final approval can be obtained, the superintendent in charge or City Engineer shall inspect all work and see that same has been completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. (1988 Code §§ 21.301 through 21.305, 21.401 and 21.402; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 2014.33, 1-20-2015; Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also Chapter 3 of this Title for cross-connection control regulations. |