(A) Any person desiring to deposit or discharge or who is now depositing or discharging any domestic, commercial or industrial waste into the sanitary sewers shall make application for the disposal of industrial, commercial or domestic waste to the town and the approving authority shall approve the application only when evidence is submitted by the applicant that the discharge into the sanitary sewer will comply with all of the regulations of this chapter.
(B) No person, firm or corporation shall make any connection to the sanitary sewer system unless and until a permit therefor has been issued by the town. Permits shall be issued for connections only after the town or approving authority has determined the type of connection required, the type of waste to be placed in the system and, if required by the town, an approved plumbing system within the dwelling, building or structure desiring connection.
(C) All connections to the sanitary sewer system shall be made by authorized employees of the town in accordance with specifications for the connections that may be adopted by the town from time to time. If authorized by the Council, connection may be made by plumbers licensed to perform plumbing work in the town. All construction shall be in conformity with the State Plumbing and Building Codes, as amended. Any sewer connection made by an authorized licensed plumber shall be inspected by the approving authority after the work has been completed and prior to the time the connection is covered.
(D) No person shall make connection or roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of infiltration/inflow to a building sewer or building drain which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(E) 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 local government.
(F) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to keep and maintain the building sewer connected to the public sewer in good repair. The owner shall be responsible for making necessary repairs, at his or her own expense, to the building sewer when notified, in writing, by the town that repairs are necessary. Should the owner fail to repair the building sewer within 60 days after receiving written notification by the town, the town may make the necessary repairs to the building sewer and shall assess the owner for the cost of the repairs.
(G) The town’s sewer collection system is primarily designed, permitted and operated using gravity sewer. All new town customers are to be served by gravity sewer, unless the circumstance described below make gravity sewer impractical and not in the town’s best interest. The minimum diameter gravity sewer main allowed in the town’s system is eight inches. All lots shall be served by a four-inch diameter or larger individual gravity sewer service and clean-out unless otherwise allowed, as follows.
(H) New single-family residential structures may be located where topography or access prevents a gravity service from the structure to the gravity main. In these circumstances, an individual residential pump unit permitted under the building code may be installed to convey the sewage from the residence to the town’s gravity sewer system. The grinder unit shall be privately-owned and operated and meet the following conditions:
(1) Designed, permitted and installed in accordance with town technical standards;
(2) The residential customer is responsible for the cost of electricity, maintenance and repairs to the grinder pump unit; and
(3) The grinder pump units shall be annually inspected by a third-party licensed plumber.
(I) Existing single-family homes originally constructed and served by gravity sewer connections may be converted to a grinder pump service to alleviate systemic problem, to prevent sewer backups or restricted sewer flows. If the gravity system connecting the single-family home to the town’s system was designed and installed to meet building codes, but changes in conditions to the system are creating back pressure or flow problems, the town will provide and maintain grinder pump connections.
(1) Any grinder pump units owned and operated by the town shall have easements recorded at the Register of Deeds that allows access for operation, maintenance and replacement of all town-owned infrastructure as a condition of the grinder pump placement.
(2) The residential customer is responsible for the cost of electricity and shall allow such connection as a condition of the grinder pump placement.
(3) For any pre-existing grinder pumps that fall into this category, upon their failure or need for replacement of repairs, the town, at its discretion, will repair or replace the grinder pump and at that point require the creation of an easement for the grinder pump to become town-maintained facility sewer connections, floor drains, grease removal equipment, sinks, restrooms and the like. Blueprints are acceptable; a “to scale”, hand-drawn copy may be acceptable in some cases.
(Prior Code, § 50.022) (Ord. passed 4-12-1984; Ord. passed 11-9-2021) Penalty, see § 50.999