A.
No person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, disconnect from, alter or disturb any public
sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit
from the Superintendent of Public Works.
B.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water into
any sanitary sewers.
There shall be two classes of building lateral
permits: for residential and commercial service and for service to
establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner
or his 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 of Public Works. A permit fee, as determined
by resolution of the Village of Owego Board of Trustees, for a residential
and commercial building lateral permit and for an industrial building
lateral permit shall be paid to the Village of Owego at the time an
application is filed.[1]
A.
A separate and independent building lateral shall
be provided for every building requiring sanitary facilities, except
where one or more such buildings stand 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.
In this case, the building lateral from the front building may be
extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building
lateral. In such cases, approval shall be obtained from the Superintendent
of Public Works prior to installation of the building lateral.
B.
Where building laterals are to serve multiple-dwelling
structures, there shall be provided at least one separate building
lateral for each group of eight apartments (or less).
C.
Where a public sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial, institutional or dwelling structures, special design of the building lateral system shall be required. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to this article and Articles IV and VI of this Part 1.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Superintendent of Public Works, to meet all requirements of
this Part 1.
A.
Building and street lateral pipe materials shall be
one of the following:
(1)
Tar-coated, service grade, cast-iron soil pipe conforming
to ASTM Specification A-74, Cast-Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings. All
dimensions, weights and markings of the pipe shall conform to the
requirements of ANSI, Designation A112.5.1, except spigot ends shall
be plain end if gasket joints are used.
(2)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings which at
a minimum conform to ASTM Specifications D3034-73, 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 when tested in accordance
with ASTM Specification D2412.
(3)
Any other material approved by the Superintendent
of Public Works.
B.
No part of the building or street lateral shall be
located within five feet of a water main or water service unless first
approved by the Superintendent of Public Works and then, if located
within five feet of a water main or water service, shall be constructed
of cast-iron soil pipe with poured lead joints and may be required
by the Superintendent of Public Works where the building or street
lateral is likely to be damaged by tree roots. If installed on fill
or unstable ground, as determined by the Superintendent of Public
Works, the building or street lateral shall be of cast-iron soil,
although other pipe material may be permitted if such pipe is uniformly
supported on a poured concrete cradle approved by the Superintendent
of Public Works. The distance between consecutive joints, as measured
along the center line of the installed pipe, shall not exceed 10 feet
except under abnormal circumstances, in which case this dimension
may be exceeded if approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
The size and slope of building or street laterals shall be subject
to approval by the Superintendent of Public Works, but in no event
shall the internal diameter be less than four inches nor shall the
slope of the pipe be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
A.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to
a main sewer, a standard Y-fitting and a 1/8 (45°) bend shall
be used. No lateral connection shall be made to the main sewer which
permits the flow into the sewer from the lateral to enter at right
angles.
B.
The Y-fitting and 1/8 bend fittings, previously mentioned,
shall be connected to the main sanitary sewer at the time of its construction
for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development.
All sewer connections shall be made to a Y-fitting previously installed
in the main sewer or 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 indicated
on a drawing, and copies of this drawing showing the as-built location
of these connections shall be furnished to the Superintendent of Public
Works by the owner or builder. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted
by the Village until two copies of this record drawing showing lateral
locations have been so filed.
C.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital or similar institutional or public housing or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings or which, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Works, will receive wastewater or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building and street lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Superintendent of Public Works 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 Superintendent of Public Works. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 166-11D and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Superintendent of Public Works.
D.
Whenever possible, the building lateral shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. Building
laterals laid parallel to a bearing wall shall not be installed closer
than three feet to such wall. 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.
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 other approved
means.
E.
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 by the Superintendent of Public Works.
F.
All excavations required for the installation of a
building or street lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise
approved by the Superintendent of Public Works. Pipelaying and backfill,
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
24 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 without first obtaining the consent of the Superintendent
of Public Works. In the event that a lateral is covered by less than
four feet of cover, such shall also be insulated so as to provide
adequate protection against freezing.
G.
Joints.
(1)
All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
No cement joints will be permitted.
(2)
Poured joints for cast-iron pipe 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 calked tight. 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 other pipe materials shall be made
with special adaptors and jointing materials approved by the Superintendent
of Public Works. If such joints are hot-poured, the material shall
not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint
when subjected to a temperature of 160° F., nor be soluble in
any of the wastes carried by the lateral. The joint shall first be
calked tight with jute, hemp or similar approved material.
(3)
Premolded gasket joints for hub and plain end cast-iron
pipe may be used if approved by the Superintendent of Public Works
and shall be a neoprene compression-type gasket which provides a positive
double seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be a premolded,
one-piece unit, designed for joining the cast-iron hub and plain end
soil pipe and fittings. The assembled joint shall be sealed by compression
of the gasket between the exterior surface of the spigot and the interior
surface of the hub. The joint shall be assembled following the manufacturer's
recommendations using acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling
tools designed for that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced
into the hub end of the pipe for the full depth of the hub itself.
Lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic material and shall
not chemically attack the gasket material.
H.
The connection of the building lateral into an existing public sewer shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under § 166-10, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing main sewer to the property line by the Village upon submittal of a proper request by the property owner. The cost of constructing the street lateral from the main sewer to the property line will be at the Village's expense except when installed pursuant to § 166-10. All subsequent costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the building lateral 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 lateral. The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral will be dependent upon the type of sewer material used and in all cases shall be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
I.
Inspections.
(1)
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the Superintendent of Public Works when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the street lateral. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works or his representative. When street laterals are installed pursuant to § 166-10, the property owner, builder or developer shall notify the Superintendent of Public Works when the street lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer, and such connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works or his representative.
(2)
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral pipes or for laying street lateral pipes pursuant to § 166-10 hereof, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent of Public Works. Before the trenches are filled, the person performing such work shall notify the Superintendent of Public Works when the laying of building lateral is completed, and no filling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the Superintendent of Public Works.
J.
All excavations for building lateral installation
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 Superintendent of Public Works.
K.
An interior or exterior cleanout fitting shall be
provided for each building lateral at a readily accessible location
preferably just inside the basement wall, and if an interior cleanout
only is installed, the Superintendent of Public Works may require
an additional exterior cleanout fitting when he deems conditions to
warrant it. The fitting shall contain a forty-five-degree branch with
removable plug and so positioned that sewer cleaning equipment can
be inserted therein to clean the building lateral.
