(A) Proposed plans for industrial complexes, shopping centers, apartments, condominiums, public housing projects and other similar developments, which contain large areas not divided by public streets and are contiguous to existing water mains or sewer outfall lines, must be furnished to the water and sewage department before it will consider any commitment for service.
(1) All the projects as described in division (A) above will be financed wholly through the applicant’s funds. Any large mains or outfalls required, which could be defined as part of the basic water and sewage department system, must be approved by the water and sewage department as to location and size prior to approval and construction. Approval for construction will be granted only if the large mains and outfalls are located in public streets or within easements or rights-of-way granted to the county by appropriate instruments in recordable form.
(2) The water and sewage department maintenance and operation will be provided only to those water and sewage projects which are built and located in public streets or within easements or rights-of-way granted to the county.
(B) In order to secure an extension of the county water and/or sanitary sewage systems, the applicant must:
(1) Request a preliminary cost estimate from the water and sewage department, designating the specific properties to be served;
(2) Make a cash deposit equal to 10% of the preliminary cost estimate, to secure a contract for preparation of the construction plans and specifications for the requested extension; and
(3) After construction bids are received by the water and sewage department, pay upon request the total deposit required under the appropriate procedure for the construction of the requested extension. The failure of the applicant to make deposits necessary for construction authorization or approval within 30 days after request will result in forfeiture of all engineering and administrative costs incurred, not to exceed the original 10% deposit referred to herein.
(C) Subdivisions developed solely by developer funds, and donated to the county without cost, shall not be subject to tap fees, but all costs incurred by the county in permitting taps to be made shall be paid by the developer.
(D) If necessary to comply with any obligation imposed upon the water and sewage department by law, or in cases of extreme emergency where it is found to be in the public interest or necessary for the protection of the public health, the water and sewage department may authorize extensions of the county water and sewage systems into specific locations within the area of its jurisdiction.
(E) All extensions, expansions and new facilities must be:
(1) Constructed:
(a) In compliance with SCDHEC rules and regulations;
(b) In accordance with the water and sewage department’s engineering criteria, standards and specifications;
(c) In conformity with any existing or future comprehensive development plans adopted by the county; and
(2) Economically feasible.
(F) The county will retain title to all facilities provided under this policy and will be responsible for their operation and maintenance.
(G) The developer will be responsible for any costs incurred for inspections, and any costs incurred to insure compliance with construction standards and specifications for all water and sewage systems funded by any applicant and donated to the county.
(H) Any customer of the county water and sewage systems, and any person controlling premises located inside the county and desiring to install a plumbing system, for the purpose of discharging industrial waste waters into the water and sewage department sanitary sewer system, must submit an application to the water and sewage department for approval, in accordance with the standards imposed by the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system and the code. Applications shall be approved only when evidence is submitted by the applicant that the discharge will comply with all regulations of the county and state and federal regulatory authorities. Customers receiving approval to discharge industrial waste waters into the sanitary sewer system of the county shall be assessed a monthly monitoring fee. Customers discharging industrial wastewater having a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in excess of 230 parts per million by weight, and/or suspended solids in excess of 200 parts per million by weight, shall be assessed a monthly surcharge covering the entire costs to the county for treating the excess wastes.
(‘77 Code, § 7-57) (Ord. 1485, passed 10-7-85; Am. Ord. 5206, passed 12-18-06)