A. Permit Requirements:
1. Permit Required: No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections to or opening into, use, alter or disturb any village sanitary or storm sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the village. Application for such permits shall be made to the village and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee and a statement describing the purpose of the connection, the premises to be served, the specifications of the pipe to be connected and of the drain from the house to the public sewer.
2. Classes Of Permits; Fees: There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
a. For residential and commercial service; and
b. For industrial service to users producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village 1 . The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the village. Previously utilized building sewers may be approved for use in connection with new buildings only when they pass the exfiltration test as set forth in subsection C of this section. Users which will discharge industrial wastes shall provide information describing its wastewater constituents and characteristics, its type of products or activity and its standard industrial cost (SIC) number. A review and inspection fee is hereby established for each class of permit and shall be revised periodically by the village as necessary to defray the cost of reviewing the submitted information and conducting inspections. The fees shall be as set forth in subsection 8-2-2-3B of this title. The review and inspection fees shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed. The review and inspection fees are in addition to other building, treatment plant, sewer extension, building sewer connection and user charges and fees as set forth in this chapter or other ordinances enacted by the village.
3. Restrictions On Permit Issuance: A building sewer permit shall be issued and a sewer connection shall be allowed only if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the village that the receiving sewerage facilities including sewers, pumping stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated wastewater flow rate and BOD, suspended solids and ammonia nitrogen loading.
The determination of sufficient reserve capacity shall be based on the following:
a. Service zoning requirements of the property at the time application for permit is made.
b. Capacity reserved through any annexation agreement.
c. Flow rate, BOD loading and suspended solids loading from domestic sources shall be based on tables and figures found in the "Illinois Recommended Standards For Sewage Works", dated March, 1980, as amended and as follows:
Resident occupancy criteria. Table no. 1, appendix A.
Commonly used quantities of sewage flows from miscellaneous type facilities. Table no. 2, appendix B.
Ratio of peak to daily average flow. Figure 1, appendix D.
Daily average flow rates in accordance with section 22.1 (capacity of existing sanitary sewers which will receive the planned wastewater shall be calculated on the basis of 130 gallons per capita per day which includes allowances for infiltration for all existing service areas).
BOD and suspended solids loading, in accordance with section 43.32.
d. Ammonia nitrogen loading from domestic sources shall be based on a concentration of fifteen milligrams per liter (15 mg/l).
e. Flow rates, BOD loadings, suspended solids loadings and ammonia nitrogen loadings for commercial and/or industrial waste sources shall be submitted, with justifying data, to the village for review.
B. Separate Building Sewers Required: A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building or dwelling unit. No person shall be permitted to construct or maintain any sewer connection, building sewer or building drain connecting a building or dwelling unit owned by him to the public sanitary sewer across or under the property of another unless easement provisions satisfactory to the village are conveyed to the owner of the building sewer which allows for construction, replacement and maintenance of the sewer.
C. Use Of Previously Utilized Building Sewers: Previously utilized building sewers may be approved for use in connection with new buildings only when they pass the exfiltration test as hereinafter set forth. The exfiltration test shall be conducted at the expense of the person seeking approval to use the existing sewer and in the presence of an authorized representative of the village. The exfiltration test shall be performed by plugging the end of the building drain at point of connection with the public sewer and filling the building drain with water and testing with six feet (6') of water.
D. Construction Requirements: 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 codes 2 and other applicable rules and regulations of the village.
1. Approved types of service connections of the building sewer to the public sewer shall be one of the following:
a. Type 1: Connection to wye branches which were installed at the time of construction. Connections to existing wye branches shall be made with an approved type of joint material of the bituminous type or an approved compression coupling. The connection shall be completely watertight. No connection shall be allowed to any damaged wye branch. If damage occurs during the making of the connection, the wye branch shall be taken out of the main sewer by the plumber and replaced either by an undamaged wye or by straight pipe of the same material, inside diameter and wall thickness. If straight pipe is used in the replacement, type 2 connection methods shall be used. Concrete encasement of the wye branch, connection joint or any other part of the connection shall not be deemed watertight and shall not be allowed as a method of repairing a damaged joint.
b. Type 2: Connections of the saddle type installed in the main sewer connections of this type shall be made in a smooth, round hole, machine drilled into the main pipe. The fitting used in the connection shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that no protrusion of the fitting into the main sewer pipe shall result. The connector shall fit perfectly the contour of the inside of the sanitary sewer and shall be specifically designed to fit any particular size main sewer pipe into which the connection is made. The machine drilled hole shall be of such size to provide one-eighth inch (1/8") clearance between the outside of the fitting and the hole. The space thus provided shall be completely filled with joint material. The space between the shoulder of the fitting and the face of the main sewer pipe shall be one-eighth inch (1/8") thick and this space shall also be completely filled with joint material.
The joint material used for the type 2 service connection shall be completely waterproof and shall be capable of withstanding any condition of stress or strain likely to be encountered in normal sanitary sewer construction or maintenance. Concrete encasement will not be considered waterproof. The fitting shall be manufactured of either cast aluminum alloy, cast iron or vitrified clay pipe and shall be capable of receiving all normally used type of pipe for service connections.
The type 2 drilling machine herein described shall be of the type manufactured by Smith and Loveless, Division - Union Tank Car Company, Lexana, Kansas; Wheeler Manufacturing Corporation, Ashtabula, Ohio; or approved equal. Tapping and connection shall be made in the presence of an authorized village inspector.
Type 1 connections may be used in existing sanitary sewers when wye branches previously installed are readily and conveniently available. If existing wye branches cannot be found readily or are not located properly for providing the needed service, type 2 connections shall be made. When new sanitary sewers are constructed, type 1 connections may be made in cases where the connection is made during construction and before backfilling of the sanitary main sewer trench.
Type 2 connections shall be made in all cases where services are installed subsequent to construction and backfilling operations. No wye branches shall be installed and covered up for future use except when excessive depth, new subdivision design or other unusual conditions exist, and then only with prior approval of the village.
2. 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 village. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF) manual of practice (MOP) no. 9 and the American Society Of Testing Materials (ASTM) referenced in MOP no. 9 shall prevail.
3. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
4. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the village when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. Each and every part of a sewer connection shall be inspected and approved by the village before being concealed or backfilled.
5. Any person filling in an excavation without having first received the written approval of the village, as provided in this chapter, shall, in addition to suffering the fine herein imposed, expose the sewer for inspection by the village at no cost to the village. In any case where the inspector finds the work on any sewer not done in a satisfactory manner as herein provided, he shall serve written notice on the person to whom the permit is issued, stating wherein such work is deficient and ordering said person to remedy such defect within twenty four (24) hours. In the event such person fails to comply therewith, the village may cause such defect to be corrected and the expense of that correction shall be borne by the person to whom the permit was issued.
6. All excavations for building sewer installation within streets or parkways shall comply with the provisions of title 7, chapter 2 of this code.
E. Costs Of Construction, Maintenance And Repair: The responsibility to bear construction, replacement and maintenance costs shall be divided in the following manner:
1. Construction Cost: All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the public sanitary sewer shall be borne by the property owner. The owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
2. Replacement And Repair Cost: Private property owners shall be responsible for and bear all the costs of excavation, pipeline replacement or repairs and surface restoration associated with replacing or repairing the building sewer located between the sewer main and the building; except for the portion of any building drain or building sewer under a paved or graveled public road surface with respect to that portion under a paved or graveled road, the village shall be responsible for those repairs.
3. Maintenance Costs: The private property owner shall bear all costs of cleaning and removing obstructions within the building drain and/or building sewer to the point of connection at the public sanitary sewer. (Ord. 684, 3-18-1984)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 8-5-6 of this chapter. |
| 2 | 1. See section 9-1-1 of this code. |