§ 15-403 PUBLIC SEWERS; USE REQUIRED.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or objectionable waste.

   (b)   It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any wastewater or other polluted wastes, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.

   (c)   Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-404 SAME; CONNECTION REQUIRED.

   (a)   (1)   The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is/are hereby required at the owner(s) expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.

      (2)   Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleared of sludge and filled with suitable material.

   (b)   It shall be the responsibility of such owner(s) to properly maintain the sewer lateral and saddle tap to the public sewer main.

   (c)   (1)   Where it is determined that intrusion of roots or other obstructions from a sewer lateral or saddle tap is impeding the proper flow of wastewater in the public sewer main, or where the condition of such lateral or tap is causing damage to the public sewer main, the city shall give notice to the owner of the sewer lateral or tap, establishing a period of 90 days from receipt of the notice, to abate the condition giving rise to the intrusion, obstruction or damage to the public sewer.

      (2)   If, following passage of the established period, the condition is not abated to the satisfaction of the city inspector, the city shall make or cause to be made the necessary corrective action, and shall charge the owner for the work, which charge if left unpaid, shall be certified as an abatement payable along with the taxes against the owner’s property served by the lateral or tap.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977; Ord. 1676, passed 1-3-2017)

§ 15-405 SANITARY SEWERS; PERMITS.

   The use of sewers and drains of the city for the purpose of removing sanitary sewage and industrial waste, from property situated outside the city limits is hereby declared to be a privilege granted to the owners of such property upon approval of the governing body, and upon payment of all fees and charges and upon compliance with all requirements established by this article.

(Ord. 956, passed 2-5-1985)

§ 15-406 SAME; CLASSES; APPLICATION; FEES.

   (a)   (1)   There shall be three classes of building sewer permits:

         (A)   For residential and commercial service;

         (B)   For service to establishments producing industrial waste; and

         (C)   For any sewer user outside the city limits.

      (2)   In any case, the owner(s) or his or her agent shall make application for a permit on a special form furnished by the city.

   (b)   The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the City Manager.

   (c)   A sewer inspection fee of $25 shall be charged for each class of building sewer located within the corporate limits of the city, prior to connection with the sanitary sewer system.

   (d)   A tapping permit and inspection fee of $350 shall be charged for any sewer user outside the corporate limits of the city, which shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. No sewer building permit for any area outside the corporate limits of the city shall be granted unless the permit is first presented to the governing body and approved thereby. Any such permit shall specify all the terms upon which the use of city sewer services by persons outside the city limits has been granted and shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk on behalf of the city and by the person requesting and receiving the permit.

   (e)   Dump station user fee:

      (1)   Fifteen dollars for 2,000 gallon minimum; and

      (2)   One dollar for each 1,000 gallon thereafter.

(Ord. 956, passed 2-5-1985; Ord. 1015, passed 7-21-1987)

§ 15-407 SAME; COSTS; LIABILITY.

   (a)   All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner (s).

   (b)   The owners shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-408 SAME; SEPARATE CONNECTIONS; EXCEPTIONS.

   A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; with the following exceptions.

   (a)   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 front building sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.

   (b)   Where two buildings are located on adjacent lots in the I-P: Industrial Park District, as defined by the zoning ordinance of the City of Wamego, Kansas, both buildings may connect to the same sewer lateral, providing that:

      (1)   The owners of said tracts have signed an agreement, running with the property, providing for installation and maintenance of the shared sewer lateral, and individual building laterals which encroach upon the adjacent lot;

      (2)   A manhole is provided at the point of connection of the building laterals to the shared lateral, and at the point of connection of the shared lateral to the public sewer main;

      (3)   The shared lateral has a minimum six-inch diameter; and

      (4)   The City Building Official/and or City Engineer has determined that estimated flow will not exceed the capacity of the shared lateral or public sewer main.

(Ord. 1152, passed 2-2-1993)

§ 15-409 OLD SEWERS; USE.

   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the inspector to meet all requirements of this article.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-410 CONSTRUCTION CODES.

   (a)   The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.

   (b)   In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-411 CONNECTIONS; HOW MADE.

   Each connection shall be made at the “Y” designated for that property. The only exception shall be where the designated “Y” is not located within three feet of the point of measurement furnished by the city. Any connection not made at the designated “Y” in the main sewer shall be made under the direct supervision of the Superintendent of Distribution.