No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with
or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the district
operator. The district will provide a list of approved contractors
authorized to work on the district system to the new user.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm,
cooling water or unpolluted industrial waters to any sanitary sewer.
Swimming pool drains shall not be connected to any sanitary sewer.
B.
In either case, a permit application shall be submitted to the Town.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent, in the judgement of the
district operator. A fee for residential, commercial, institutional
and industrial users, as established by the Town Board, shall accompany
the application.
C.
Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the
district operator.
A.
A separate and independent building lateral shall be provided for
every building requiring sanitary facilities. When, however, there
is a building behind a front building, the second building may use
the front building's building lateral, if there is no other way
to provide sanitary service to the back building.
B.
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall not go under building
basements. In like fashion, a building shall not be constructed over
an existing lateral; the lateral shall be relocated after the district
operator has approved plans showing the relocation. If relocation
is not physically possible then the lateral shall be:
C.
All existing manholes in or under the basement shall be sealed air-tight
in a manner acceptable to the district operator. No new manholes shall
be constructed on the portion of the lateral under the building.
When building laterals are to serve multiple dwelling structures,
the building lateral shall be sized in accordance with the metered
water use and with sound professional engineering judgment.
Where a lateral sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial, institutional, or dwelling structures, special design of the building lateral system shall be required. Such lateral sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The district operator shall determine if and where this connection to the public sewer is required. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to §§ 125-32 and 125-108 and the lateral connection made and tested as directed by the district operator. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to this article.
Dry sewers shall be designed and installed in accordance to
this article.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, on examination by the district
operator, to meet all requirements of this article.
A.
Building and street lateral pipe materials shall be one of the following:
(1)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM Specification
D-3034-73, "SDR-35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittings."
All pipe shall be suitable for gravity sewer service. Provisions shall
be made for contraction and expansion at each joint with a rubber
ring. The bell shall consist of an integral wall section stiffened
with two PVC retainer rings which securely lock the solid cross-section
ring into position. Minimum pipe stiffness (F/Y) at 5% deflection
shall be 46 PSI when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification
D-2412.
B.
Any part of the building or street lateral that is located within
five feet of a water main or water service shall be constructed of
cast iron soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe may be required by the district
operator where the building or street lateral is likely to be damaged
by tree roots. If installed on fill or unstable ground, the building
or street lateral shall be of cast iron soil pipe, although other
pipe material may be permitted if such pipe is uniformly supported
on a poured concrete cradle approved by the district operator. The
distance between consecutive joints, as measured along the centerline
of the installed pipe, shall not be less than 10 feet, except under
abnormal circumstances, in which case this dimension may be diminished,
if approved by the district operator. The size and slope of building
and street laterals shall be subject to approval by the district operator,
but in no event shall the internal pipe diameter be less than four
inches, nor shall the pipe slope be less than 1/4 inch per foot.
C.
The street lateral shall include a full port curb stop with flow-through
diameter equal to that of the lateral. A curb box shall be installed.
A.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to a main sewer, a
standard wye fitting and sufficient one-eighth (forty-five-degree)
bend fittings shall be used. The wye fittings shall be installed so
that flow in the "arm" shall transition smoothly into the flow in
the public sewer. No lateral connection shall be made to the public
sewer which permits the flow into the public sewer from the lateral
to enter at right angles.
B.
The inside diameter of the fittings shall be same diameter as the
street lateral inside diameter.
The street lateral, including the wye and eighth bend fittings,
shall be connected to the main sewer at the time of constructing the
main sewer, for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development.
Laterals installed for future development shall be fitted a standard
plug approved for use by the district operator. All sewer connections
shall be via a properly installed saddle on the main sewer pipe. No
portion of the lateral pipe shall protrude into the main sewer pipe.
The location of all lateral connections shall be field marked with
a two-inch-by-six-inch corrosion- and rot-resistant board. The marker
board shall extend from the depth of the lateral to a minimum of two
feet above grade. The location of all lateral connections shall be
indicated on a drawing with a minimum of three tie lines indicated.
Four copies of this drawing, showing the as-built location of these
connections, shall be furnished to the district operator. A refundable
deposit shall be placed with Town to assure receipt of these as-builts.
The deposit shall be placed when application is made; the amount of
the deposit shall be $100 per sheet of plans showing locations of
lateral connections. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by Town until
four copies of this record drawing have been so filed with the district
operator and the district operator has approved the submitted drawings.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital, or similar
institution, or public housing, or is to serve a complex of industrial
or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the district
operator, will receive wastewater or industrial wastes of such volume
or character that frequent maintenance of said building or street
lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected
to the public sewer through a manhole. The district operator shall
determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer
is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed
by the district operator. If required, a new manhole shall be installed
in the public sewer pursuant to §§ 504 and 1007, and
the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the district operator.
A.
Building laterals laid parallel to a bearing wall shall not be installed
closer than three feet to such wall. The building lateral shall enter
the basement through the basement wall no less than 12 inches above
the basement floor. In no event shall any building lateral be placed
below the basement floor, except with the expressed written approval
of the district operator.
B.
The building lateral shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with properly curved pipe and fittings. Changes of direction
of 90° or greater shall be made with a cleanout which extends
to grade, terminating in a terminal box set in concrete. In building
laterals, said cleanouts shall be provided such that the maximum distance
between cleanouts is 75 feet. The ends of all building or street laterals
which are not connected to the interior plumbing of the building,
for any reason, shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable
stopper, plug, or by other approved means.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain
shall be lifted by mechanical means and discharged to the building
lateral, on approval of the district operator. The installation, operation
and maintenance of any pumping operations shall be the responsibility
of the building owner. The type, make and model of the pumping station
shall be approved by the District Engineer.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
or street lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved
by the district operator. Pipe laying and backfilling, regardless
of pipe material used, shall be performed in general accordance with
Paragraphs 3 through 6 of ASTM Specification C-12, except that trench
width, measured at the top of the installed pipe, shall not exceed
the outside pipe diameter plus 14 inches, and except that no backfill
shall be placed until the work has been inspected. The depth of cover
over the pipe shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost,
but in no case shall such depth be less than four feet. Where it is
physically impossible to provide cover of four feet, the depth may
be reduced to a minimum of two feet and the pipe shall be insulated,
as approved by the district operator.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
Joints for PVC sewer pipe shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations, using properly designed couplings and rubber gaskets pursuant to the published information relating thereto, and conforming to the applicable ASTM specification identified in § 125-53.
A.
The connection of the building lateral to an existing street lateral shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under § 125-28, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line, by a licensed plumber, at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered clean-out to grade located at the property line. The clean-out shall terminate in a metal box imbedded in concrete.
B.
The cost of constructing the street lateral from the existing public
sewer to the property line shall be at the property owner's expense;
all subsequent costs and expense incidental to the installation and
connection of the building lateral shall also be borne by the owner.
C.
The property owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage
that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building lateral.
D.
The Town shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, or replacement
of all building laterals as needed; provided, however, that the cost
of the same may be passed on to the property owner if it appears the
damage to the building lateral was caused by the negligent, reckless
or intentional acts of the owner. The Sewer Board retains the right
to determine and judge the cause and responsibility for any and all
repairs.
E.
The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral
will be dependent upon the type of sewer pipe material, and, in all
cases, shall be approved by the district operator. After installation
of the street lateral has been approved by the district operator,
the new street lateral shall become the property of the Town. Any
subsequent repairs to the new street laterals shall be made by the
Town at the Town's expense.
If, in the judgment of the district operator, it is determined
that a building lateral, without a property line clean-out, needs
repair or replacement, the Town may install a clean-out at the property
line, at the property owner's expense, such that the street lateral
can be maintained independently of the building lateral.
Any existing street lateral which, upon examination by the district
operator, is determined to be in need of replacement will be replaced
with a new street lateral with a property line clean-out. The replacement
street lateral shall be constructed by a qualified contractor. The
cost of constructing the replacement street lateral and clean-out
shall be at the property owner's expense. Once the replacement
street lateral and clean-out have been constructed and approved by
the district operator, the new street lateral shall become the property
of the Town. Any repairs to new street laterals shall be made by the
Town at the Town's expense.
The street lateral, building lateral, or the combined lateral
shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration by:
A.
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the district
operator when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection
is to be made to the street lateral. The connection shall be made
under the supervision of the district operator.
B.
The applicant for the street lateral permit shall notify the district
operator when the street lateral is ready for inspection and connection
is to be made to the main sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the district operator.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral
pipes or for laying of street lateral pipes, such trenches shall be
inspected by the district operator. Before the trenches are backfilled,
the person performing such work shall notify the district operator
when the laying of the building lateral is completed, and no backfilling
of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the district
operator.
All excavations for constructing building laterals shall be adequately protected 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 district operator. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter the Town Highway Department shall complete road and shoulder restoration to the Town standards. The cost for such final road and shoulder restoration by the Highway Department shall be included with the fees paid with the application for the permit required in § 125-47.
An interior clean-out fitting shall be provided for each building
lateral at a readily accessible location, preferably just inside the
basement wall. The fitting shall contain a forty-five-degree branch
with removable plug or test tee, and so positioned that sewer cleaning
equipment can be inserted therein to clean the building lateral.
All costs associated with the provisions of this article shall be borne by the property owner unless specifically stated or agreed to be a cost borne by the Town. The property owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building and street laterals, and connections and appurtenances. Other fees and impact charges may be assessed as per Article XII.
