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.
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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.