(A) Permit requirement; bond.
(1) No person shall uncover, make any connections or openings into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Superintendent or such other person as he or she shall designate. No building sewer shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by the Village Superintendent or such other person as he or she shall designate. Before a permit may be issued for excavating for plumbing in any public street, way, or alley, the person applying for such permit shall have executed unto the village and deposited with the Treasurer a corporate surety in the sum of $1,000 conditioned that he or she will perform faithfully all work with due care and skill and in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations established under the authority or any subchapters of the village pertaining to plumbing.
(2) This bond shall state that the person will indemnify and save harmless the village and the owners of the premises against damages, costs, expenses, outlays, and claims of every nature and kind arising out of unskillfulness or negligence on his or her part in connection with plumbing or excavating for plumbing as described in this subchapter. Such bonds shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year, except that on such expiration it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims, and demands that may have accrued thereunder prior to such expiration.
(3) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential and commercial service; and
(b) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(4) In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector. All connections with the public sanitary sewers of the village shall be made only on written authorization and permits issued by the said village on such forms as hereinbefore established.
(B) Costs. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the public sewer connection shall be borne by the owner.
(C) Separate sewer for every building; exception. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except that 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 sewer from the front building, the same sewer may be extended to the rear building. Other exceptions will be allowed only by special permission granted by the Village Superintendent.
(D) Old building sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Village Superintendent to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(E) Construction specifications.
(1) Materials utilized in sewer construction shall be as follows: the building sewer shall be constructed of either vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings meeting the current A.S.T.M. Specifications for Standard or Extra Strength Clay Sewer Pipe, Asbestos, Cement, meeting the current A.S.T.M.; Specifications for Extra Heavy Cast Iron Soil Pipe, meeting the current A.S.T.M. Specifications or the Department of Commerce’s Commercial Standards for Extra Heavy Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings; Concrete sewer pipe and fittings meeting the current A.S.T.M. Specifications for Standard or Extra Strength Concrete Sewer Pipe; ABS plastic pipe meeting the A.S.T.M. D1527-68, Schedule 30 Specification with chemically welded joints or PVC plastic pipe meeting the A.S.T.M. and D1784-68 Schedule 30 Specification with chemically-welded joints.
(2) If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that vitrified clay pipe or asbestos cement or concrete pipe, or plastic pipe, may be accepted if laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle as approved by said Inspector.
(F) Construction methods. Construction methods utilized in sewer construction shall be as follows.
(1) Excavation.
(a) The size and slope of the building sewers shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth of an inch per foot. The slope of a six-inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch per foot.
(b) The bottom of the trench shall be excavated by hand to allow for proper bedding of the pipe with support throughout the entire length of the pipe.
(2) Bedding material.
(a) Material for pipe bedding shall be sand or gravel.
(b) In the event that desirable material for bedding is not found in the excavation, suitable material shall be hauled and placed in the bottom of the ditch.
(3) Backfill.
(a) Backfill shall be placed by hand in six-inch layers around the pipe and compacted to a minimum depth of one foot over the pipe.
(b) The remainder of the trench shall then be backfilled without large stones, broken concrete, tree roots, or limbs.
(c) Excess material shall be disposed of at points designated by the village or property owners.
(4) Connections.
(a) Connections to the sewer lateral shall be made with a suitable fitting, if required, and the joint sealed by compatible materials with the type of pipe used.
(b) Connections to the house sewers shall be made in a workmanlike manner with suitable jointing materials.
(c) All connections shall be inspected by a representative designated by the village before backfilling.
(d) All hook-ups to the house plumbing outside of the house shall be made by the contractors installing the lateral to the house.
(e) No connections shall be permitted to the sanitary sewer mains until the sewage treatment plant is ready for operation, except by special approval of the Village Council.
(f) Tapping into sewer mains, if required, shall be made by using a suitable saddle and the connection shall be completely mortared and covered with a liquid bituminous material to completely water-proof the joint to allow no leakage of infiltration. The tap shall be made in the upper one-third of the pipe and flow in the main sewer shall not be restricted in any manner by the tap connection.
(g) Clean outs shall be placed at all angles in the line, at the connections to the building, and at the lot or easement line or as directed by the village representative, but in no event greater than 200 feet apart.
(5) Water service materials. Materials for the construction of new and the replacement of old water supply services are limited to the following, with full preference being given to a material selection harmonious with the BPU’s material selection for such construction from the main to the curb stop or gate:
(a) Cold drawn, soft annealed seamless copper service pipe, in three-quarter-inch, one and one-quarter-inch and two-inch sizes only, of proper bending temper, U.S. Government Type K, specification WW-T-799, with approved flanged, flared, or soldered type bronze connections. Each run of pipe shall be, so far as practicable, in one continuous length free from joints and splices; and
(b) For two-inch size or larger, copper service pipe of the type specified in division (F)(5)(a) above, or American Water Works Association specification bell and spigot, mechanical, or push-on type joint cast iron watermain, designed for not less than 150 pounds water working pressure. Bell and spigot joints shall be caulked in place, using approved jute and new soft lead.
(6) Village property. When connections are made that cross village property and/or streets, the property owner shall be held responsible to leave such property and/or streets in the same condition in which it has been found.
(G) Size and slope. The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to approval of the Village Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall be not less than one-eighth-inch per foot. The slope of a six-inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth-inch per foot.
(H) Elevation; changes in direction. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall, which might be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight only with properly curved pipe and fittings. Changes in direction greater than 45 degrees shall be provided with cleanouts accessible for cleaning.
(I) Lifting sewage by artificial means. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(J) Joints and connections. All joints and connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Vitrified clay sewer pipe shall be fitted with factory made resilient properties (designation C425). Asbestos cement concrete, or PVC sewer pipe joints shall be of the rubber ring, flexible compression type, similar, and equal to joint specified for vitrified clay pipe also can be of the welded joint type. ABS plastic pipe shall be chemically welded in accordance with current A.S.T.M. Specifications. The joints and connections shall conform to the manufacturers recommendations.
(2005 Code, § 171.004) (Ord. passed 8-18-1975; Ord. 4-83, passed 12-28-1983; Ord. 00-3, passed 5-5-2000)