No 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 City of Monroe Plumbing Department if the sewer is located in the City, or from the appropriate township building department if it is in a township. No building sewer shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by said department.
The owner or his agent shall make application for a sewer permit on a form furnished by the City of Monroe Plumbing Department if the building sewer is in the City, or by the appropriate township building department if it is a Township. Their permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information required by this Part 2 or considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director of Wastewater. A tap-in fee in the amount determined by resolution of the governing body of this public corporation shall be paid to the Treasurer of that public corporation at the time the application is filed. If an opening of a public street is required to make the lead connection, proper application shall be made therefor.
All costs and expense incident to the installation, connection and maintenance of the building sewer to the public sewer connection shall be borne by the property owner.
The property owner shall indemnify and save harmless this public corporation, the City of Monroe as operator and the Director of Wastewater from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
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It shall be the duty of each property owner to maintain, clean and repair the private sewer line servicing his or her property at his or her own expense as necessary to keep such lines free and clear of obstructions and in good working order.
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The City of Monroe, as operator, shall be responsible for and shall have the duty to maintain, clean and repair the sewer trunk line at its sole expense.
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In the case of a dispute as to whether needed maintenance, cleaning or repair of a portion of sewer line is the responsibility of the property owner or the City of Monroe as operator, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to establish that the defect, obstruction or disrepair has occurred, and is located in that portion of the sewer system for which the City of Monroe, as operator, is responsible. If the property owner fails to establish that the City of Monroe as operator is responsible, it shall be the property owner's responsibility to perform the necessary maintenance as provided in this Part 2. If it is established that the City of Monroe as operator is responsible, the Manager shall perform the necessary maintenance and shall reimburse the property owner for reasonable expenses incurred in locating and correcting the defect in the main sewer line. The property owner is responsible under this Part 2 for the total maintenance and repair of the private sewer line servicing the private property. The City of Monroe as operator is only responsible for major repair of the trunk line installed by the municipalities to service the house connection, and has no responsibility for private lines.
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Any property owner who shall violate the provisions of this Part 2 shall be liable to the City of Monroe as operator for civil damages incurred in correcting the defect, and in addition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any property owner fails to maintain a private sewer line as required by this Part 2, in addition to the other penalties prescribed, the sewer may be declared a public nuisance by the Monroe County Health Officer and the defect may be corrected by the City of Monroe as operator. Any costs so incurred shall be assessed against the property and become a lien on the property if not timely paid.
A separate and independent building sewer 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, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director, to meet all requirements of this Part 2.
The building sewer shall be constructed of vitrified clay sewer pipe, cast iron soil pipe or plastic pipe, as approved by the Director. The Director reserves the right to specify and require the encasement of any sewer pipe with concrete, or the installation of the sewer pipe in concrete cradle if foundation and construction are such as to warrant such protection in the opinion of the Director.
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The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to approval by the Director but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall be not less than 1/4 inch per foot, unless otherwise permitted. The slope of pipe, the diameter of which is four inches or more, shall be not less than 1/8 inch per foot unless otherwise permitted.
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No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade. The line shall be straight or laid with properly curved pipe and fittings. Changes in direction greater than 45° shall be provided with cleanouts accessible for cleaning.
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In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary discharge carried by the drain shall be lifted by artificial means approved by the City Plumbing Department if the building drain is in the City or by the appropriate township building department if it is in a township and shall discharge to the building sewer.
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All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. All joints and discharges to the building sewer shall be approved by the appropriate City or township department.
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No sewer connection will be permitted unless there is capacity available in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains and the sewage treatment plant, including capacity for treatment of BOD and suspended solids.
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All newly constructed building sewers shall have a properly sized cleanout at the head of said sewer that is accessible at all times. This cleanout shall allow access of sewer cleaning equipment of a size equivalent to the size of the building sewer.
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All sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of "Recommended Standards for Sewage Works" policies for the review and approval of plans and specifications for sewage collection and treatment of the Great Lakes Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers, commonly known as the "Ten State Standards."
Gravity sanitary service is not allowed from any basement. The sanitary sewer service line for any building shall be located not less than 12 inches above the basement floor. Sanitary service from any basement shall be provided through the use of an approved pumping system. No connection other than as set forth herein shall be permitted unless it ensures the public health, safety and welfare and is approved in writing by the Monroe Wastewater Department.
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Sewage backflow. A backwater valve shall be installed only for plumbing fixtures where the overflow rim of the lowest plumbing fixtures are below the elevation of the next upstream manhole cover in the public sewer. Plumbing fixtures with flood rims above the elevation of the next upstream manhole cover shall not discharge through the backwater valve.
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Fixture branches. Backwater valves shall be installed in the branch of the building drain that received only the discharge from fixtures located within such branches and shall be located below ground.
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Material. All bearing parts of backwater valves shall be of corrosion-resistant material. Backwater valves shall comply with all current ASME or CAN/CSA standards.
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Seal. Backwater valves shall be so constructed as to provide a mechanical seal against backflow.
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Diameter. Backwater values, when fully opened, shall have a capacity not less than that of the pipes in which they are installed.
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Location. Backwater valves shall be installed so that access is provided to the working parts for service and repair.
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Maintenance. The owner or occupant of any building or structure with a backwater valve shall maintain such valve by routine inspection and cleaning to ensure that no foreign debris will prevent the backwater valve from operating properly.