Sussex County, DE Article III Building Sewers and Connections

§ 110-6 Permit required.

A. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit from the County.

B. No structure, including manufactured homes, shall be connected or disconnected from the public sewer system without first obtaining the required permit from the County. Manufactured home parks shall be exempt from this requirement provided the home is being replaced within 30 days and neither the foundation nor the tie-down system are modified.

§ 110-7 Classes of building sewer permit applications.

A. All permit applications shall be made in person by a plumber, duly licensed, who will connect or disconnect or supervise the work associated with the building sewer. The permit application shall be supplemented by plans and specifications, if required.

B. All permit applications shall be signed by the licensed plumber and the owner or the owner's representative of the building(s) to be connected except for industrial permits, which shall be signed by the owner of the entity or his authorized agent in accordance with Article VI of this chapter.

C. The County utilizes the following four classes of building sewer permits:

(1) Permits for residential and commercial service.

(2) Disconnect permits.

(3) Service permits for entities producing industrial wastes.

(4) Partial hook-up permits for residential and commercial applications supplemented by plans and specifications approved by the Utility Engineering Division showing length and type of material to be installed.

§ 110-8 Expenses and indemnification.

All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the County from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly result from the installation of the building sewer.

§ 110-9 Separate building sewers required.

A. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every newly constructed dwelling, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose. The Engineer may allow more than one existing structure to be connected to a single building sewer in the best interest of the County.

B. A building sewer serving newly constructed buildings shall not service more than one of the following:

(1) Residential dwelling, either detached or one side of a double house or house in a row of houses, provided that a garage, a guesthouse and similar features incidental to the family life shall be considered as a portion of the dwelling.

(2) Industrial, commercial or manufacturing establishment.

(3) Commercial buildings separated by a partition wall or walls and comprising of stores, offices or any combination thereof.

(4) Detached building comprising apartments, stores, offices or any combination thereof.

(5) Establishment consisting of individual dwelling units under the management of a single commercial or cooperative entity.

§ 110-10 Use of old building sewers.

Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test in the presence of the Engineer, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

§ 110-11 Materials and methods.

The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer and the size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of the 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 Technical Bulletin for Building Sewer and Water Service.

§ 110-12 Connection of building sewer to public sewer.

The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the County when the building sewer is ready for an open-trench visual inspection and connection to the public sewer. The work shall be inspected and approved by the Engineer prior to being placed in service.