A person intending to connect to a sanitary sewer lateral from
his property to the public sewer shall first obtain a permit to connect
from the Superintendent. The application shall be made on forms provided
by the Superintendent and shall be accompanied by a sketch or plan
showing the proposed installation in sufficient detail to enable the
Superintendent to determine that the proposed installation meets the
requirements of this regulation and other applicable specifications.
This 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 the premises change 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.
Prior to the connection to the sanitary sewer system or changes in the construction of the building, an entrance fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the Authority when establishing the fee schedule for the ensuing fiscal year, shall be paid to the Authority on a per-unit basis as defined in the definition of "unit" in §
292-4 of this chapter.
A connection to the public sewer will be made only after the
building's plumbing has been approved by the Town Building Official
in order to ensure that minimum standards are met for the installation.
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 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 48
hours before starting any work authorized under this permit.
Permits to connect to the public sewer may be revoked and annulled
by the Superintendent for such cause and at such times as the Superintendent
may deem sufficient, and the Town of Windsor Locks shall be held harmless
as a consequence of said revocation or the cause thereof. All other
parties in interest shall be held to have waived the right to claim
damages from the Town of Windsor Locks or its agents on account of
said revocation.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection,
and maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s).
The owner(s) shall indemnify the Town of Windsor Locks from any loss
or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation
drains, area 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 sanitary sewer.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in this course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Town of Windsor Locks.
Upon connection to the sanitary sewer, any septic tanks, cesspools,
or similar private septic disposal facilities shall be demolished
or abandoned and filled with suitable material by the drain layer.
No authorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage collection
system or water pollution control facility.