[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 7[1]; amended 11-5-2015]
A person intending to connect a building drain from his property to the public sewer shall first obtain a permit to connect from the Authority. The application shall be made on forms provided by the Authority, and it shall be accompanied by a sketch or plan showing the proposed installation in sufficient detail to enable the Authority to determine that the proposed installation meets the requirements of this regulation and other applicable specifications, codes and laws. The application shall be signed by the owner of the premises to be served or his authorized agent and by the qualified contractor who has been chosen to perform the work of installing and connecting the building drain to the public sewer. Upon approval of the application and plan, a permit shall be issued to have the work performed by the stated contractor. In the event that the premises changes ownership before the work is completed, or if another contractor is chosen to perform or finish the work, the original permit becomes void, and a new permit must be obtained by the new parties in interest.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Sections 23-32 through 23-34, adopted 4-2-1973, which contained provisions for connection permits.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 7]
A connection to the public sewer will be made only after the building's plumbing has been approved by the City Building Inspector in order to insure that minimum standards are met for the installation. A house trap and fresh air vent shall be required for the building and all plumbing shall be in good working order. No trench containing a building drain or connection to the sanitary sewer shall be backfilled until the Superintendent has completed an inspection of and approved the work. The water level in the trench shall be maintained at a level below the sewer connection before the cap is removed and while the connection is being made and until such time as it has been inspected, approved and backfilled. The contractor shall notify the Superintendent 24 hours before starting any work authorized under this permit.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 7]
Permits to connect to the public sewer may be revoked and annulled by the Authority for such cause and at such time as it may deem sufficient, and the City as a consequence of said revocation shall not be held liable for said revocation or the cause thereof. All other parties in interest shall be held to have waived the right to claim damages from the City or its agents on account of such revocation.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 2]
A permit and inspection fee of $25 for a single residential building and $50 for a commercial, multidwelling, or industrial building shall be paid to the City at the time the application for a permit required by Section 23-32 is filed.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 4; Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 8]
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 public sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway, the building sewer that provides service for the building which fronts on the public sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer; but the City does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such aforementioned connection.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 5; Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 9]
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this article.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 6; Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 10]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. Duplex lift systems shall be provided for commercial and industrial buildings.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 11[1]]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling and trench and connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Section 23-41, adopted 4-2-1973, which provided pipe and joint specifications.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 12[1]]
No building sewer shall be constructed within 25 feet of a water supply well. If a building sewer is constructed within 25 to 75 feet of a water supply well, it shall be constructed in accordance with all applicable guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Section 23-42, adopted 4-2-1973, which included provisions on size, slope and alignment of building sewers.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, §§ 9, 14]
(a) 
Generally. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Authority. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specifications C12-64, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(b) 
Barricades, lights. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
(c) 
Restoration of streets, sidewalks, etc. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 11]
(a) 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the Y- or T-branch, if such branch or tee is available at a suitable location.
(b) 
If no branch or tee is available, a connection may be made by tapping the existing sewer by an approved method, then inserting a vitrified clay Y- or T-saddle, all encased in concrete.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 12; Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 13]
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 13]
The applicant for a building sewer permit required by Section 23-32 shall notify the Authority at least 24 hours before beginning the work and also when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Authority or its representative.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, § 14]
All building sewers shall be installed by a drain layer who possesses a valid license issued under Chapter 393 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended.