The owner of any building used for human habitation, either
as a residence or for commercial, industrial, or public purposes,
and located within the sewer service area shall ensure that the building
is connected to the sanitary sewage system before occupancy is permitted
or continued. The connection of a building sewer to the sanitary sewage
system shall be gastight and watertight and shall otherwise conform
to all local, state, or federal requirements. In the absence of statutory
or regulatory provisions or an amplification thereof, the procedures
set forth in the appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual
of Practice No. 9 shall apply. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures
and materials is subject to approval by the Village.
An owner may apply for a waiver from the requirement for mandatory
connection. The Village may grant the waiver if the owner sufficiently
documents that a private sewage system is operating satisfactorily
in accordance with all applicable regulations, including this chapter,
and if the Village finds that there is no evidence of a condition
hazardous to health and that immediate connection would cause the
owner extraordinary hardship and expense. A waiver applies only to
the property owner who applies for the waiver. If the property is
subsequently transferred, the waiver shall automatically expire upon
transfer and the new owner must immediately comply with the mandatory
connection requirement.
A person who intends to use an existing building sewer to connect
to a new residential, commercial, industrial, or public authority
building shall apply for approval from the Village. The Village shall
grant the request if the Village determines that the existing building
sewer meets all requirements of this chapter, including application
and fee requirements. The Village shall inspect the connection once
it has been made.
A.
The Village shall approve new connections to the sanitary sewage
system only if the Village determines that there is available reserve
capacity in all downstream wastewater collection and treatment facilities
required by the WPDES permit and if the requirements of this chapter
will be met by the new connection.
B.
Wherever 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 the building drain shall be lifted
by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. All such
costs shall be borne by the property owner.
C.
All lots in all new developments within the sewer service area must
be provided with adequate sanitary sewage facilities and connected
to the public sewer. When the Village determines that public sewers
of adequate capacity are available, extensions of the sanitary sewer
system shall be made so as to provide sewer service to each lot. Gravity
sanitary sewers shall be extended to a land division and to each buildable
lot in accordance with the Village Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plans
as determined by the Village Engineer. Sewage service lines of the
sizes and materials required by applicable plumbing codes shall be
installed from the sanitary sewer to the property line of each lot.
All sanitary sewer facilities shall be floodproofed.
D.
Sanitary sewers, including all related items (manholes, wyes, tees,
studs for future extensions, etc.), shall be installed meeting the
specifications and requirements of the Village. Installation shall
be required all the way across each lot.
E.
The size, slope, alignment, and methods to be used in excavating,
laying of pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench shall
conform to all local, state, and federal requirements. In the absence
of statutory or regulatory provisions or an amplification thereof,
the procedures set forth in the appropriate specifications of the
ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
F.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricaded and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street
or highway open at any time without being barricaded. During the night
and/or other times when visibility is limited, warning lights must
be maintained at such excavations. In making excavations in streets
or highways for laying service pipe or making repairs, the planks,
paving stones, and earth removed must be deposited in a manner that
will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and must provide
for the passage of water along the gutters. When refilling the opening
after service pipes are laid, the earth must be laid in layers of
not more than nine inches in depth, and each layer must be thoroughly
rammed or puddled to prevent settling. This work, together with the
replacing of sidewalks, ballast, and paving, must be done so as to
make the street at least as good as it was before it was disturbed
and be satisfactory to the Village. No opening of the streets for
tapping the mains will be permitted when the ground is frozen.
G.
Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of this work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Village.
A.
A person who seeks permission to extend sanitary sewer and/or connect
to the sanitary sewage system, including developers or builders, shall
submit an application to the Village for a permit that provides the
following information:
B.
The application shall be accompanied by full payment for any extension
and/or connection charges and be accompanied by three sets of complete
plans and specifications for the connecting system. The plans shall
be prepared by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the
state of Wisconsin and shall conform to state and local plumbing codes
and the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Every plan submitted shall bear a sign showing the direction of true
north in relation to the plan.
C.
Within 60 days, or as soon thereafter as possible, the Village shall
review the plans for conformity with applicable local, state, and
federal regulations. The Village may then take one of the following
actions:
(1)
Approve the plans, issue the connection permit, and submit the plans
as appropriate.
(2)
Conditionally approve the plans and provide a written statement of
all conditions for approval and issuance of the connection permit
and/or extension.
(3)
Reject the plan and explain the reasons for the rejection.
D.
Construction shall not proceed until all required approvals are granted.
As required by § SPS 382.21 of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code, the building sewer and/or private interceptor main sewer shall
be inspected upon completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling
and tested before or after backfilling. The Village may also conduct
such other inspections as are necessary or prudent for the sanitary
sewer system, extensions and/or connections. The owner shall pay the
costs of any additional inspections that may be required by the Village
for quality assurance related to any requested extension or connections.
A.
The following facilities shall not be connected to a building sewer
or building drain that is connected directly or indirectly to a public
sewer or to the public sewer itself:
(1)
Privies or privy vaults.
(2)
Septic tanks.
(3)
Holding tanks, including chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and
soil absorption fields.
(4)
Cesspools.
(5)
Roof downspouts.
(6)
Exterior foundation drains.
(7)
Areaway drains.
(8)
Sump pumps.
(9)
Other sources of surface runoff or groundwater.
(10)
Other facilities intended or used for disposal of sewage, garbage,
or wastewater.
B.
All such existing connections must be disconnected no later than
30 days from the date of an official written notice provided by the
Village to the responsible landowner, occupant, or other person responsible
for the discharge or connection. Exceptions to this requirement shall
be made by the Village in writing.
All improvements required by this chapter shall be dedicated
to the Village upon such terms and conditions as the Village may determine.
[Amended 9-10-1997 by Ord. No. A-150]
In addition to the ongoing sewer service charge described in
this chapter, and prior to the connection or commencement of service,
the following related costs shall be paid by the owner or developer:
A.
Connection costs. The owner or developer shall pay all expenses related
to installation and connection of the building sewer and shall indemnify
the Village for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
B.
Extension costs. The owner or developer shall pay all expenses related
to any requested or required extensions of the sanitary sewer, including
manhole(s) that are part of the extension, unless otherwise provided
by the Village.
C.
Initial capital contribution costs: connection fee or standby charge.
The owner or developer shall pay a fair share of the initial capital
contribution costs in the form of a standby charge or connection fee
(hereinafter, "connection fee") established by the Report on Public
Facility Needs Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Facility and Methodology
and Calculation for Wastewater Connection Fee (August 1997) ("Report").
The Report, and the schedule of connection fees contained in the Report,
are incorporated in this chapter by reference as if set forth in full
herein. The connection fees collected shall be applied to reduce fixed
rates or capital debt.
D.
Miscellaneous outstanding charges. The owner or developer shall pay
all properly allocated outstanding or current charges for the wastewater
treatment facility, public sewers, interceptors, force mains, lift
stations or other equipment previously installed by the Village or
other authorized person, including but not limited to charges imposed
as special assessments, deferred special assessments and interest
due thereon, initial capital contribution charges, connection fees,
impact fees and/or annexation charges.
