[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[1]]
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.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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.