(A) All sewer taps shall be inspected after the connection is made to the public sewer and before the connection is covered. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Public Works Director when the building sewer connection is ready for inspection. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Public Works Director or his representative. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved in writing by the Public Works Director before installation. The applicant's failure to have the connection inspected pursuant to this section shall authorize the Public Works Director to discontinue water and sewer service to the subject property until an appropriate inspection has been conducted.
(B) All building sewers shall be smoke tested through the wye branch at the public sewer connection, with public sewer tightly plugged off, after connections at both ends are made and after all pipe is properly bedded and backfilled at least to top of pipe and if backfill is completed, within two weeks after completion of backfill. At time of test any openings into the building drain inside the building shall be water trapped or plugged. Any leakage of smoke from building sewer or building drain and plumbing shall be located at test and repaired to stand repetition of smoke test without leakage. When smoke testing is completed, the temporary flow line plug shall be removed and a permanent water-tight plug shall be placed in branch of test wye-branch and carefully backfilled by hand and tamped to at least six inches above the top of the branch.
(Ord., passed 8-20-91; Am. Ord. 2000-3, passed 1-4-00)
(Ord., passed 8-20-91; Am. Ord. 2000-3, passed 1-4-00)