(a) Only designated City of Wellsburg employees or parties authorized by the Utility may perform construction upon the public facilities of the stormwater system. Public facilities of the system shall include:
(1) Those facilities that serve two or more properties, including, but not limited to, stormwater system facilities that collect and transmit stormwater from and/or across two or more properties; and
(2) All taps or other connections from a private lateral to a public facility of the system.
(b) All public costs and expenses of and incidental to the installation of private stormwater facilities, connections to public facilities, and installation of public facilities to facilitate and convey flows from a specific private facility shall be borne by the owner(s) of the private facility. Payment terms for these costs and expenses shall be designated by the Utility.
(c) Parties authorized by the Utility to perform construction of or upon the public facilities of the stormwater system shall comply with the design and construction standards promulgated by the Utility. These parties shall allow for inspection of the construction by the Utility at all times, and construction shall only occur during normal working hours of the Utility unless otherwise authorized by the Utility. No facility constructed by an authorized party may be covered or connected to a public facility without specific authorization of the Utility. This authority shall be granted by the Utility upon satisfaction of the design and construction standards, promulgated by the Utility.
(d) All public facilities shall, upon authorized completion, be property of the City of Wellsburg.
(Ord. 2016-10-2. Passed 11-7-16.)