§ 53.40. Building sewers and connections.

(A)

Application. Any person desiring to deposit or discharge, or who is now depositing or discharging any domestic, commercial or industrial waste into the sanitary sewers shall make application for the disposal of industrial, commercial or domestic waste to the town, and the approving authority shall approve the application only when evidence is submitted by the applicant that the discharge into the sanitary sewer will comply with all of the regulations of this chapter.

(B)

Permit. No person shall make any connection to the sanitary sewer system unless and until a permit therefor has been issued by the town. Permits shall be issued for connections only after the town or approving authority has determined the type of connection required, the type of waste to be placed in the system and, if required by the town, an approved plumbing system within the dwelling, building or structure desiring connection.

(C)

Work performed by authorized person; specifications; inspection. All connections to the sanitary sewer system shall be made by authorized employees of the town in accordance with specifications for the connection that may be adopted by the town from time to time. If authorized by the Board of Commissioners, connections may be made by plumbers licensed to perform plumbing work in the town. All construction shall be in conformity with the state's Plumbing and Building Codes, as amended. Any sewer connection made by an authorized licensed plumber shall be inspected by the approving authority after the work has been completed and prior to the time such connection is covered.

(D)

Connection of downspouts, drains and the like. No person shall make connection of roof down-spouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of infiltration/inflow to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.

(E)

Excavations. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the local government.

(F)

Maintenance and repair. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to keep and maintain the building sewer connected to the public sewer in good repair. The owner shall be responsible for making necessary repairs, at his or her own expense, to the building sewer when notified in writing by the local government that repairs are necessary. Should the owner fail to repair the building sewer within 60 days after receiving written notification, the local government may make the necessary repairs to the building sewer and shall assess the owner for the cost of the repairs.

(G)

Interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors (grease traps) shall be provided when, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable oil in excessive amounts, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that the interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner at his or her expense in continuously efficient operation at all times. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the approving authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.

(H)

Flow equalization tank. When in the opinion of the approving authority the proposed flow may create a surge or unusual loading condition at the treatment facility, the user shall be required to construct and maintain as a portion of the pretreatment works a flow equalization tank or basin to provide a uniform flow over a period acceptable to the approving authority.

(I)

Control manhole, measuring devices.

(1)

Any person discharging industrial wastes into the town sanitary sewer shall construct and maintain a suitable control manhole, downstream from any treatment, storage or other approved works, to facilitate observation, measurements and sampling of all wastes including domestic sewage, from commercial, business or private industry.

(2)

The control manhole shall be constructed at a suitable and satisfactory location and built in a manner approved by the approving authority. Where a storage tank is not required, the control manhole shall be equipped with a permanent type volume measuring device such as a nozzle, weir or other suitable devices as may be approved by the approving authority. The manhole shall be installed by the person discharging the wastes at his expense and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times. Plans for the construction of the storage tank, control manhole and controlling devices shall be approved by the approving authority prior to the beginning of construction.

(J)

Increase in discharge, approval required. Any increase in sewage discharge from any plant or dwelling coming from growth or expansion of facilities must meet with the approval of the governing body and be so notified.

(1992 Code, § 18-86; Ord. passed 12-8-1986)