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 Superintendent.
B.
In either case, a permit application shall be submitted
to the Superintendent. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent,
in the judgment of the Superintendent. A fee, for residential, commercial,
institutional and industrial users, as will be established and modified
from time to time by resolution of the Village of Pulaski Board of
Trustees, shall accompany the application.
C.
Street laterals shall be connected only to a sewer,
unless specifically required by the Village Board, federal, state,
or county or town regulations to be connected to a manhole. Connections
to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Superintendent.
All persons engaged in constructing street laterals,
including making connections to sanitary sewers, shall file a bond
with the Village Clerk-Treasurer to indemnify the Village of Pulaski
against loss, cost, damage, or expense sustained or recovered on account
of any negligence, omission or act of the applicant for such a permit,
or any of his, or their agents arising or resulting directly or indirectly
by reason of such permit or consent, or of any act, construction or
excavation done, made or permitted under authority of such permit
or consent. The bond shall be issued in the amount of $10,000, which
amount may be modified from time to time by resolution of the Village
Board. All bonds shall contain a clause that permits given by the
Superintendent may be revoked at any time for just cause. The recourse
of the Village shall not be limited in any way under this section.
Before application for the purposes set forth in § 108-46 is approved, and before commencing work, the applicant shall file insurance certificates with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Insurance coverage shall be provided for the types and in the amounts as established below, as may be modified from time to time by resolution of the Village Board.
A.
Workmen's compensation and employer's liability insurance
as required by the laws of the state covering the contractor;
B.
Comprehensive general liability having limits of not
less than $1,000,000 each occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate for
all damages arising during the life of the contract; and shall include,
but not be limited to, the following designated hazards:
C.
Comprehensive automobile liability (including non-owned
and hired automobiles) having limits of not less than $1,000,000 combined
single limit for bodily injury and property damage;
D.
Catastrophic excess liability insurance in the amount
of not less than $1,000,000.
E.
All insurance policies must provide for 30 business
days' notice to the Village of Pulaski before cancellation and must
cover all liabilities of the Village and be in a form approved by
the Village of Pulaski Board of Trustees. The Village shall be named
as an additional insured.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation,
connection, operation and maintenance of the building sewer to the
public sewer system shall be borne by the owner of the property seeking
such action. 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.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction
of a building lateral 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 Village or other applicable rules
and regulations of the county and state, but in no event shall the
diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe
be less than 1/4 inch per foot.
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 mechanical means at
the owner's cost and discharged to the building lateral. The installation,
construction, operation and maintenance of such mechanical system
shall be borne by the owner of the property.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any surface water, groundwater, stormwater, cooling water or unpolluted
industrial waters to any sanitary sewer. Swimming pool drains shall
not be connected to any sanitary sewer.
The connection from a gas station or car wash
shall provide for a settlement pit so that sand and grit that may
develop from the washing of motor vehicles or thawing of ice and snow
will not be allowed to enter into the sewage disposal system. Discharge
of said waters into the sanitary sewer will be made only upon approval
of the Superintendent.
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 on the same lot
of record, the second building may, at the sole discretion of the
Superintendent, use the front building's building lateral, only if
there is no other way to provide sanitary service to the back building.
The Village shall not assume any obligation or responsibility for
damage caused by, or resulting from, any such single connection aforementioned.
B.
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall
not go under buildings or basements. In like fashion, a building shall
not be constructed over an existing lateral; the lateral shall be
relocated after the Superintendent has approved plans showing the
relocation.
When building laterals are to serve multiple
dwelling structures on the same lot of record, the building lateral
shall be sized in accordance 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 Superintendent 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 § 108-40, and the lateral connection made and tested as directed by the Superintendent. The Superintendent may also accept plans which provide for a complex to be served by a single sewer (six inches or larger), provided that each building in the complex is served by a separate lateral discharging to that sewer. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to this chapter.
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 Superintendent, 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 Superintendent 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. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 108-40, and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Superintendent.
A.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination by the
Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
B.
The Superintendant shall be notified at least 24 hours
before the beginning of any work upon existing sewer laterals or connections.
A.
Building and street lateral pipe materials shall be SDR-35 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or ductile iron sewer pipe and fittings conforming to § 108-36. All pipe shall be suitable for gravity sewer service. The size of building and street laterals shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent, but in no event shall the internal pipe diameter be less than four inches.
B.
The size and slope of building and street laterals
shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent, 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.
A.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight
and gastight.
B.
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.
A.
Before installing any new street lateral connections
to existing Village sewer mains, the applicant shall contact the Superintendent
to determine existing sewer main material of construction, pipe diameter,
depth of pipe and its alignment. The Superintendent will review the
proposed street lateral connection, including size and location of
tap, and advise the applicant if acceptable, or of any modifications
required to meet Village requirements. The Superintendent will also
advise the applicant of the following installation procedures for
new street laterals:
(1)
Residential street lateral (four-inch diameter and
smaller). For new residential street laterals of four-inch diameter
(or smaller for pressure sewer lateral connection), the Village Department
of Public Works shall furnish all labor, equipment and materials for
installing the new street lateral connection.
(2)
Nonresidential street lateral (greater than four-inch
diameter). For new residential street laterals greater than four-inch
diameter, or requiring a new manhole connection as directed by the
Superintendent, the applicant shall furnish all labor, equipment and
materials for installing the new street lateral connection. The Superintendent,
or his designated representative, shall inspect the installation,
including excavations, material, method and watertightness of street
lateral connection, backfilling and restoration work. The applicant
shall remedy any items of work that do not meet the requirements of
this article at his sole cost. The connection shall not be backfilled
until the Superintendent has approved the new street lateral installation.
B.
For new sewer extensions, a standard wye fitting and
sufficient 1/8 (45º) bend fittings shall be used at the
point of connection of a street lateral to a main sewer. The wye fittings
shall be installed so that flow from the lateral shall transition
smoothly into the flow in the sanitary 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. The inside
diameter of the fittings shall be the same diameter as the street
lateral inside diameter.
C.
For connecting new street laterals to existing public
sewers, service saddles or glued-in taps shall be used. Service saddles
shall be cast iron with elastomeric gasket and stainless steel strap
of a type acceptable to the Superintendent; glued in inserts shall
be "Inserta-tee," or equal. All holes/taps shall be machined cored.
A.
All excavations required for the installation of a building or street lateral shall be open trench work unless required by the highway department having authority that installations shall be bored, or unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfilling shall be performed in accordance with §§ 108-37 and 108-38, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent.
B.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of street
lateral pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent.
Before the trenches are backfilled, the person performing such work
shall notify the Superintendent that the street lateral is completed,
and no backfilling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained
from the Superintendent.
C.
All excavations for constructing laterals shall be
adequately protected with barricades and lights so as to protect the
public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, pavements, and other
public property disturbed, in the course of the work, shall be restored
in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent.
A.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to
a main sewer, a standard wye fitting and sufficient 1/8 (45º)
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 the same
diameter as the street lateral inside diameter.
A.
The connection of the building lateral to an existing street lateral shall be made at the property line. If a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line, at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered cleanout to grade located at the property line. The new street lateral shall be subject to § 108-29. All new construction of new street lateral connections shall be in accordance with the NYS Building and Sanitary Codes.
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 Village of
Pulaski from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be
occasioned by the installation of the building lateral.
D.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner
to maintain, repair, or replace the building lateral, as needed.
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 Superintendent. After
installation of the street lateral has been approved by the Superintendent,
the new street lateral shall become the property of the Village of
Pulaski. Any subsequent repairs to the new street laterals shall be
made by the Village of Pulaski at the Village of Pulaski's expense.
The street lateral, including the wye and 1/8
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 in accordance with this chapter. 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 Superintendent. A refundable deposit shall be placed with the
Village Clerk-Treasurer 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 the Village of
Pulaski until four copies of this record drawing have been so filed
with the Superintendent and the Superintendent has approved the submitted
drawings.
If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, it
is determined that a building lateral, without a property line cleanout,
needs repair or replacement, the Village of Pulaski may install a
cleanout at the property line, at the property owner's expense, such
that the street lateral can be maintained independently of the building
lateral.
All street laterals are owned by, or shall upon
acceptance by the Village become the property of the Village. Any
existing street lateral which, upon examination by the Superintendent,
is determined to be in need of replacement will be replaced with a
new street lateral. The cost of constructing the replacement street
lateral and cleanout shall be at the Village's expense. Any repairs
to new street laterals shall be made by the Village of Pulaski at
the Village's expense.
The street lateral shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration
by:
A.
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall
notify the Superintendent 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 Superintendent.
B.
The applicant for the street lateral permit shall
notify the Superintendent when the street lateral is ready for connection
to the sewer. The actual connection shall not be made until inspected
by the Superintendent. All work in the public right-of-way or Village
easement shall be performed under the inspection of the Superintendent.
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 Superintendent. Before the trenches
are backfilled, the person performing such work shall notify the Superintendent
when the laying of the building lateral is completed, and no backfilling
of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the Superintendent.
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 Superintendent. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter the Village of Pulaski Department of Public Works (DPW) shall complete road and shoulder restoration to the Village of Pulaski Standards. The cost for such final road and shoulder restoration by the DPW shall be included with the fees paid with the application for the permit required in § 108-48.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner
of a served property to construct and maintain the building lateral
from the building drain to the point of connection to the street lateral.
