[Added 5-4-1976 by Ord. No. 1160]
Every owner of real estate in the Borough of
Indiana, which real estate is accessible to the public sanitary sewer
system of the Borough, shall be required to connect to the public
sanitary sewer system rather than installing a private sewage disposal
system of any type. Said owners shall connect the accessible real
estate before any occupancy of the real estate shall create any discharge
of sanitary sewage or acceptable industrial waste, or within 45 days'
notice to connect to the public sanitary sewer system issued by the
Borough to the owner, whichever first occurs.
No person shall uncover, make any connections
to or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sanitary sewer
or appurtenance thereof without having first obtained a written permit
from the Manager of the Borough of Indiana so to do, whether the connection
is made by the initiation of the owner of real estate or in response
to a notice to connect to the public sanitary sewer system issued
by the Borough.
[Amended 4-3-1990 by Ord. No. 1487; 9-3-1991 by Ord. No.
1518; 10-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1664]
There shall be a fee, as set from time to time
by resolution of the Borough Council, per EDU for each connection
to the public sanitary sewer system. This tapping-in fee shall cover
the cost of the regulation and inspection of the connections to the
public sanitary sewer system. It shall be paid prior to the issuance
of a permit to connect to the sanitary sewer system.
All connections to the public sanitary sewer
system shall be made under the direction of the Borough Engineer,
whose duty it shall be, upon application of any person for a permit
to connect to the public sanitary sewer system, or when so required
by the Borough Council, to locate the point at which such connection
shall be made.
In addition to the tapping fee set forth in §
360-48 of this article, the owner of real estate shall bear the entire cost of construction the sanitary sewer lateral in accordance with the requirements of this Article
X regulating the construction of sanitary sewer laterals.
A. A separate and independent sanitary sewer lateral
shall be provided for every building; except 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 sanitary sewer lateral from the
front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one sanitary sewer lateral.
B. A separate permit to connect shall be issued for each
building and a separate tapping fee levied for each building sewer
in such cases. The Borough Engineer shall certify that the two buildings
to be serviced by a single sanitary sewer lateral cannot be served
by separate sewer laterals before such authorization is granted.
No interior cellar floor drain shall be connected to the public sanitary sewer system except with special permission of the Borough Engineer. When connection of an interior cellar floor drain is permitted, the drain shall be installed in accordance with Chapter
170, Uniform Construction Codes.
No person shall lay any pipe or conduit for
any purpose whatever, in any street or alley in the Borough, within
five feet of either side of the public sewer without permission of
the Borough Council.
The Borough Engineer shall be given at least
24 hours' notice prior to the time when the actual physical connection
to the public sanitary sewer is to be made in order that the Borough
Engineer can be present to inspect and approve the work of connection.
The Borough Engineer shall signify his approval of the connection
by endorsing his name and the date of approval on the permit to connect
in the possession of the property owner.
At the time of inspection of the connection,
the owner or owners of properties shall permit the Borough Engineer
full and complete access to all sanitary and drainage arrangements
and facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the
property. No sanitary sewer lateral line shall be covered over, or
in any manner concealed, until after it is inspected and approved
by said inspector.
It is the intention of this article that the
entire connection be inspected at one time; however, if the property
owner feels that special conditions warrant more than one inspection,
he may request the same subject to such additional inspection fees
as the Borough Council shall determine.
[Amended 11-8-1983 by Ord. No. 1348]
All pipe installed shall be either vitrified
clay, cast iron pipe or plastic pipe of the kind and quality hereinafter
specified, and of at least six inches inside diameter. Where the ground
is firm and provides a good foundation, vitrified clay or plastic
pipe may be used. On filled ground or on ground which is not firm,
cast iron pipe shall be used. Vitrified clay pipe shall be of the
bell and spigot salt-glazed type. The pipe shall be ASTM C-200 vitrified
clay sewer pipe or ASA-A40.1 cast iron soil pipe. Each section of
pipe shall be stamped with the manufacturer's certification. Vitrified
clay pipe shall be furnished with joints conforming to ASTM C425,
Type III. All joints for the cast iron soil pipe shall be made with
jute and lead. The lead in the bell shall have a minimum depth of
one inch and shall be adequately caulked. All plastic pipe shall be
ABS or PVC, Schedule 40, and shall be stamped as such, and shall be
connected with the proper solvent weld.
All sewer pipe shall be installed in strict
accord with the manufacturer's recommendations. Where rock trench
foundation exists, a four inches gravel cradle shall be provided under
the pipe.
All pipe shall be installed with a minimum slope
of 1/8 inch per foot and a minimum cover of 2 1/2 feet unless
otherwise approved. All pipe shall be laid to an even grade and straight
alignment to the public sanitary sewer. All pipe shall be laid with
full and even bearing and no block supports will be allowed. Bell
holes shall be dug to allow sufficient space to properly make each
joint. Backfill shall be tamped uniformly around the pipe. All work
shall be done in a workmanlike manner and shall provide a durable
installation.
Maintenance and repair of all sanitary sewer
laterals shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
Septic tanks, privy vaults, and cesspools shall
be cleaned out and filled with a stable aggregate such as slag, stone,
cinders, shale, or soil.
Old sanitary sewer laterals may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Borough Engineer, to meet all requirements of this article.