No unauthorized person shall disturb, use, alter
or make connection to the city sewer system or any appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
A.
The owner of any building of his agent shall make
application on a form furnished by the city prior to making a connection
to the city sewer system. The application shall be supplemented by
any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the city. Application for connection of an industrial
waste discharge into the city sewer system or any connected system
shall be supplemented with information describing the type of industrial
activity in which the applicant is engaged, specifying the constituents
inherent in the wastes, and identifying the characteristics of the
wastewater.
B.
A connection fee and plumbing permit fee shall be
paid to the city before such connection is approved.
C.
Authorization to discharge industrial waste into the
city sewer system or any connected system shall continue in effect
unless or until rescinded by the Commission. In the event that the
Commission revokes the authorization of any user to discharge wastes
into the city sewer system or any connected system, notification of
such revocation shall be delivered to the user by certified mail or
by hand delivery.
D.
Any system user whose authorization to discharge has
been revoked may appeal the decision to the Commission. The appeal
shall be sent in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the Commission within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notification
to cease discharge. Following receipt of the appeal, the Commission
will conduct a public hearing concerning the revocation order after
giving notice to the user of the time and place for such hearing.
At the public hearing, the user, either individually or by counsel,
shall have the opportunity to be heard, to present evidence and to
cross-examine witnesses. The Commission may affirm, reverse or modify
the order and shall issue its decision in writing. The order to cease
discharge of wastes into the city sewer system or any connected system
shall not become effective until the period for appeal has expired
or, in the event that an appeal has been filed, until the Commission
has rendered a decision, unless the Commission has made a finding
that continued discharge by the user into the city sewer system or
any connected system constitutes a clear and present danger to the
operations of the sewer system or to the health of the public. Any
such findings shall be included in the notification to cease discharge,
and in such event, the revocation of authorization to discharge wastes
shall become effective immediately.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of a building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The
owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building; except where one building stands at
the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available
or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
(1) building sewer.
The size, slope, alignment and 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 conform to all regulations adopted by the city.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the city sewer system.
The connection of the building sewer into the
city sewer system shall conform to the requirements of the building
and plumbing code[1] or other applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
city. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the city before installation.
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 city.
