[Amended 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 63]
A. No property, improved or unimproved, shall be connected
into the sanitary sewer system operated by the Town of Manchester
unless a permit for such connection shall first have been obtained
from the Town of Manchester by the proper owner desiring such connection.
B. The owner or owners applying for such sewer extension
shall be responsible for the cost of making such an extension. Title
to the sewer will be vested to the Town. Such sewer extension shall
be maintained by the Town and may be used as the Town deems fit.
C. When sewer facilities are to be constructed, the owner
shall furnish plans engineered by a certified engineer (cost to be
borne by owner) for review by the Town and all other agencies having
jurisdiction. These plans will denote location, profile and any other
pertinent details required by agencies having jurisdiction. The Town
will require a public works agreement spelling out the conditions
by which a sewage force main or a sewage gravity main will be extended.
All work must be done by plumber licensed by Carroll County.
D. The owner or owners applying for such sewer main extension
shall be responsible for the cost of making such extension, including
design and construction of pumping stations and other modifications
to the existing sewer system as may be deemed necessary in the judgment
and discretion of the Town as a result of the requested extension.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 99]
E. Before an extension of a sewer line is made, the owner
or applicant will post security for the estimated cost of the sewer
extension. Final adjustments will be made upon the receipt of all
bills and expenses that may be incurred in the extension of the sewer.
Any surplus security will be returned to the owner, any deficit held
by the Town will be billed to the owner upon final accounting.
F. The Town will not be required to make any reimbursement
to the owner for additional connections to such sewers or enter into
any type of buy-back agreement.
G. The Mayor and Council shall adopt and, from time to
time, amend the imposition of fees as it deems necessary for the preparation,
review and approval of construction drawings, plans and other related
documents for all sewer extensions. Said fee shall be based upon the
costs of providing such services.
All such connections shall be done only by licensed
contractors or persons who have been approved to do such work by the
Town of Manchester. All work performed shall conform to the specifications
of Carroll County, Maryland, as in force from time to time and such
other state and federal regulations as may be applicable.
Property owners desiring such connection shall
be responsible for the cost of all materials and labor required in
conjunction with said connection and shall restore all road, street
or sidewalk surfaces to their original condition.
Property owners shall be responsible for any
damage caused to the existing sanitary sewer system as a result of
the connection being made or work done in making said connection.
[Amended 9-12-2006 by Ord. No. 172]
All work done in making such a connection shall
be inspected by the Director of Public Works and Parks or his agent
and may be approved by the Town Administrator prior to any excavation
being refilled.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 99]
All sewer main extensions shall be maintained
by the property owner(s), provided that, upon request of any registered
plumber engaged by the owner(s), the Town shall clean out or repair
the area between the Town's main and the cleanout. In undertaking
any such work the Town shall have no liability except for acts of
gross negligence.
[Added 1-9-2007 by Ord. No. 176]
A. There are instances when a property owner or a developer
pays for and installs a sewer pump station (in-house or otherwise),
sewer force main, or a gravity sewer line. Owners of those properties
are responsible for their privately owned systems between the point
of a sewer pump station (in-house or otherwise), sewer force main,
or gravity sewer line and the point of discharge into the Town's sewage
collection system. If these facilities are improperly maintained or
are damaged, this could constitute a health hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create an environmental hazard in the
receiving waters of the State of Maryland by means of streams, tributaries
or stormwater lines.
B. The Town of Manchester shall have the right to discontinue
water service to such premises upon written notice to the customer.
Repairs shall be made by the owner or customer within three days by
a certified master plumber for Carroll County. The owner or customer
shall be responsible for notifying the Maryland Department of the
Environment and the Carroll County Health Department of the discharge
of sewerage, due to the damaged sewer pump station, sewer force main,
or gravity sewer line. Water service shall not be restored until satisfactory
repairs have been made and assessed penalties have been paid, if any.
[Amended 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 11]
Violation of this article is declared to be
an infraction. The penalty for violation shall be $500 for the initial
offense and $1,000 for each repeat offense.