(a) Connection Application and Inspection Fee. Except in the case of property owned by the Village, no person , corporation, partnership, association or public agency whatsoever shall connect, or cause to be connected, any building, structure or other facility, either directly or indirectly, with a sanitary sewer in the Village Sanitary Sewer System for the purpose of discharging sanitary sewer wastes or acceptable industrials wastes from such premises without first receiving a permit for such purpose. The owner or his 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 Village.
(b) Permit Required for Building Sewer Lateral.
(1) Before commencement of construction of a building sewer lateral, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the Village. The applicant for this permit shall supplement such application form by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the Village. A permit and connection charge of $100.00 shall be paid to the Village Clerk at the time the application is filed for construction of a building sewer lateral.
(2) For connection to the Village Sanitary Sewer by customers who are serviced by privately owned water wells or have no water service at this time a permit and a connection charge of $500.00 shall be paid to the Village Clerk along with all the other necessary paper work.
(3) For connection to the Village Sewer System after January 1, 1997 a connection charge of $650.00 shall be levied. If the service is for an undeveloped parcel a connection charge of $1,200.00 shall be levied.
(4) Permits for repairs and abandonments shall be $50.00.
(c) Tampering with or Damaging Works Prohibited. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the Wastewater Treatment Works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(d) Notice to Correct or Cease Violation. Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except as noted above, shall be served by the Village with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within a period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations
(e) Powers and Authority of Inspectors.
(1) Employees of the Village duly authorized by the Village Council and bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge to the wastewater treatment works in accordance with the provision of this chapter. The authorized employees of the Village are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial or commercial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge tot he wastewater treatment works. A user may withhold information considered confidential. A user must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
(2) When performing the necessary work on private properties, the authorized employees of the Village shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Village employees, and the Village shall indemnify the owner against any loss or damage to its property by Village employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions.
(f) Inspection of New Laterals. The building sewer lateral and its connection into the main sanitary sewer shall be left exposed for inspection and approval of the Village or its duly authorized agent. Upon approval, the Village will authorize the placing of backfill over the connection and pipe at which time the building sewer lateral may be used for its intended purpose.
(g) Notification. Construction shall commence within twenty-four (24) hours of the date and time listed in the permit. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to notify the Village and arrange necessary inspections. No inspections shall be performed on legal holidays, Saturdays, Sundays, or after 4:30 p.m. unless prior arrangements are made with the Village. The Village may require the payment by the Contractor for inspection costs for work performed on days and times other than those listed in the permit.
(Ord. 4-96-515. Passed 4-24-96.)