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 written permit from the Superintendent.
A. 
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1) 
For residential and commercial service.
(2) 
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 193-23, Industrial user permit.
B. 
In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village 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 that 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 front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer, but the Village does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
A. 
Specifications. The building sewer shall be cast-iron soil pipe, ASTM Specification A74-42, extra heavy weight, or equal, or approved PVC. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast-iron soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast-iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast-iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent. The building sewer pipe shall have a maximum length of five feet between joints.
B. 
Size and slope. The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the inside diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall be not less than 1/4 inch per foot.
C. 
Elevation.
(1) 
Wherever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer 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.
(2) 
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
D. 
Excavations. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification C12-58T, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Superintendent.
E. 
Joints.
(1) 
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
(2) 
Cast-iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. The entire joint shall conform to AWWA Specification C600-54T, Section 9a. No paint, varnish, or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved. The transition joint between cast-iron pipe and PVC pipe shall be as approved by the Superintendent.
(3) 
Material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature of 160º F. nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp, or similar approved material. PVC pipe joints shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
(4) 
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only by approval of the Superintendent.
F. 
Connection.
(1) 
The connection of the building sewer into an existing public sewer shall be made within five feet of the property line. If a lateral connection has not previously been provided, the lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer to within five feet of the property line by the Department of Public Works upon submittal of a proper request by the property owner. The method of connection of the lateral to the public sewer will be dependent upon the type of sewer material used and in all cases shall be approved by the Superintendent.
(2) 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer lateral. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his or her representative.
(3) 
When trenches are opened for the laying of house sewer lateral pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent before the trenches are filled, and the contractor performing such work shall notify the Superintendent when the laying of house sewer is completed. The filling of a trench before inspection is made will subject the contractor to whom a permit is issued to a penalty of $25 for each offense.
G. 
Guarding of excavations; restoration. 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 Village.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Amended 2-13-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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 a public sanitary sewer.
B. 
Inspection of sump pump and footing drains upon transfers of property.
(1) 
No person shall transfer title to another person, nor accept from any person the transfer of title to any structure or parcel of land upon which a structure is located, unless and until the official Department of Public Works Superintendent or other authorized agent of the Village shall have inspected the sump pump system, footing drains and downspouts on the structure or parcel of land and issued a certificate of compliance stating that the same are not connected to the public sewer and all fees are paid.
C. 
Waiver of compliance for inspection of sump pump and footing drains upon transfer of property.
(1) 
The DPW Superintendent, or other authorized agent of the Village of Central Square, may temporarily waive the requirement of a certificate of compliance as a prerequisite to transfer of title, provided that the purchaser:
(a) 
Shall have filed with the Village a written guaranty to correct any deficiencies to the sump pump system, footing drains and downspouts within a period of time to be specified by the DPW Superintendent or other authorized agents of the Village; and
(b) 
Shall have provided a sum, in an amount to be determined on an annual basis by resolution of the Board of Trustees, which shall be held in escrow, and which sum shall be returned to the purchaser if the corrections are completed within the time specified in the guaranty, but which sum shall be forfeited to the Village of Central Square if needed corrections are not completed within the time specified by the written guaranty.
D. 
Penalty for failure to correct.
(1) 
Additional fines should be applied for every 30 days that passes beyond the time specified for correction.
(2) 
Unpaid fines should go on the tax bill for the property.
A. 
Applicable rules and regulations. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code[1] or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 229, Uniform Code Enforcement.
B. 
Superintendent to inspect connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his or her representative.
C. 
Guarding of excavations; restoration. 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 Village.
[Amended 2-13-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A permit issued pursuant to § 193-15A(2) shall be subject to the following conditions:
A. 
Permit application. A permit application for industrial users shall provide the following information:
(1) 
Anticipated volume computed on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and, if seasonal or otherwise irregular, the anticipated peak periods;
(2) 
Constituents;
(3) 
Characteristics of wastewater;
(4) 
Flow rates;
(5) 
Each product produced by type;
(6) 
Amount and rate of production; and
(7) 
Description of activities, facilities and plant process on the premises, including all materials processed and types of materials which are or could be discharged.