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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Sections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, § 2; amended 11-5-2015]
One copy of the permit required by Section 23-32 shall be available for inspection at all times at the work site.
[Ord. of 4-2-1973, Art. IV, § 3]
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[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.
[1]
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.
[1]
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.
