[Ord. No. 255 Art. I, 4-26-1994]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5) feet, 1.5 meters outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CITY
The City of Forsyth, Missouri.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
CONTRACTOR
Any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation hired to install sewer mains.
CUSTOMER
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, political corporation or subdivision of either the State or Federal Government, to whom sewer services are made available from the City's facilities.
ENGINEER
An individual registered as a professional engineer in the State of Missouri.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Mo. D.N.R.)
The State agency having jurisdiction over community water systems, including regulations issued by the Agency.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutes, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposal of sewage.
SEWER
A pie or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory. SHOULD OR MAY — Is permissive.
SUPERINTENDENT
The authorized representative of the City, whose responsibility is the operation and maintenance of the public sewer system.
[Ord. No. 255 Art. II, 4-26-1994]
A. 
The specification for the construction and maintenance of sewer lines, pumping stations, force mains, and alarm system of the sewer system of the City of Forsyth, Missouri, shall be as set forth in Exhibit A to this Article which exhibit is incorporated herein fully by reference thereto as if set forth herein verbatim.
B. 
Sewer lines of the City of Forsyth, Missouri, will be so constructed as to fully comply with the terms, conditions and specifications of said Exhibit A.
C. 
Sewer lines shall be designed by an engineer and submitted for approval to the City and the Mo. D.N.R. The design engineer shall certify the sewer lines were constructed and tested in accordance with the approved plans and Exhibit A.
D. 
Following approval by the Superintendent and certification by the engineer, the City will accept the sewer lines for operation and maintenance.
[Ord. No. 255 Art. III, 4-26-1994]
A. 
The customer who requests sanitary sewer service which requires extension of the sewer lines of the City shall request and may be granted the right to make such extension by the City.
B. 
The customer shall obtain the services of an engineer, who shall prepare design plans for the required extensions. The plans shall be submitted to the City and Mo. D.N.R. for approval prior to beginning any work.
C. 
The customer shall obtain the services of a contractor who shall install the lines, etc., in accordance with the approved plans and Exhibit A.
D. 
The engineer shall prepare the plans in accordance with the following minimum conditions:
1. 
Minimum line size shall be eight (8) inches.
2. 
The design shall conform to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources rules published as "Division 20, Chapter 8, "Waste Treatment Design", latest edition.
3. 
Gravity flow sewers shall be designed and connected to existing City sewers. Where existing City sewers are not available for connection by gravity flows, a sewage pumping station and pressure main shall be installed. The required sewage works shall meet all the requirements of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the City Superintendent.
4. 
The design shall include building sewer connection, tee or wye, and sufficient service line a point within ten (10) feet of the property to be served. Each end of service line shall be accurately recorded and provided to the City in the form of "As Built" plans.
5. 
The design shall include a review of the City's ability to treat the projected organic and hydraulic loading to be discharged from the extension.
E. 
The customer shall be responsible for all cost of engineering, construction and any associated cost resulting from the extension of the sewage works.
F. 
The City will provide written approval for the extension. The City reserves the right to not approve any extension. The City reserves the right to require a main larger than eight (8) inches be installed. If the City exercises this option, the City will pay the difference in the cost of pipe and fittings, with the customer paying for all cost of installation of the larger pipe and fittings. The City reserves the right to have the pump station enlarged and pay for the difference in the cost of the equipment with the customer paying for all cost of installation. The City reserves the right to increase the force main size and pay for the difference in cost of the pipe material with the customer paying for all cost of installation.
G. 
The City will review its ability to receive, transmit and treat the wastewater to be discharged by the extension. The City may require the customer to help defray any cost the City incurs to their sewage works to approve the customer's extension request.
[Ord. No. 255 Art. IV, 4-26-1994]
Any person violating the terms of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined an amount not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). In addition, the connection to the City collection system may be terminated until all provisions of this Article have been completed.
[Ord. No. 247 §I, 6-8-1993]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5) feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
INSPECTOR
The person or persons duly authorized by the City, to inspect and approve the installations of building sewers and their connection.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutes, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposal of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory. MAY — Is permissive.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewage Works of the City or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
[Ord. No. 247 §II, 6-8-1993]
A. 
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the City and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer or combined sewer of the City, is hereby required, at his/her expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Article within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
B. 
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties which have a properly installed "Building Sewer" shall maintain the "Building Sewer" to a condition equal to those provisions provided in this Article at the owner's cost. The Inspector may perform tests on any Building Sewer previously connected to the City collection system to determine the condition of the Building Sewer and shall notify the owner of the building sewer in writing of any defects determined by such tests. The owner of the Building Sewer shall make the required repairs within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the notice.
[Ord. No. 247 §III, 6-8-1993]
A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the City.
B. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior and exterior 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 sanitary sewer.
C. 
All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection to the building sewer shall be borne by the owner, including but not limited to sewer main damage; street, drainage, and sidewalk damage, other utility damage. The owner or the person installing the building for said owner shall indemnify said City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by said installation.
D. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) 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, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer. Other exceptions will be allowed only by special permission granted by the Superintendent.
E. 
Old, existing building sewer or portions thereof, may be used for connection to the City collection system only when they are found on examination and test to meet all requirements of this Article.
The old, existing building sewer shall be uncovered and ends plugged and tested by the owner of the building sewer. This provision shall include the testing of building sewers which were previously connected to a private collection system which has taken over by the City as a part of the City collection system.
F. 
The building sewer shall be constructed of pipe and fittings meeting the current A.S.T.M. specifications as listed in Appendix A. If the building sewer is installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe.
G. 
All joints and connection shall be made gas tight and water tight. Connections between pipe of different materials shall be made by adapters specifically designed for that purpose and shall provide a gas and water tight connection.
Testing to determine acceptability shall include a water leakage test. The building sewer shall be considered acceptable with the water leakage test rates below the following:
For 4 inch pipe.
0.67 gallons per 100 feet of pipe per 60 minutes.
For 6 inch pipe.
1.0 gallons per 100 feet of pipe per 60 minutes.
For 8 inch pipe.
1.33 gallons per 100 feet of pipe per 60 minutes.
All pipe tested shall be subjected to a test pressure of at least five (5) feet of water column. A minimum water leakage test time shall be one (1) hour. Where a saturated ground water condition of at least 1.0 feet of water column over the pipe exists, the above rates shall be used to measure acceptable leakage into the pipe.
Before joining the pipe in the trench, the bell and spigot surfaces shall be wiped free of dirt or other foreign matter. A lubricant or sealer as recommended by the pipe manufacturer shall be applied to the bell and spigot mating surfaces just before they are joined together.
The spigot end shall be positioned into the bell end of the pipe previously laid and shall then be shoved home to compress the joint and to assure a tight fit between the interfaces.
Solvent welds shall be made using materials specifically designed for the pipe used. "All purpose glues" shall not be used.
H. 
The size and minimum slope of the building sewer shall be as provided herein, subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the pipe inside diameter be less than four (4) inches. The following table shall be used to determine the minimum building sewer line size requirements.
Inside Diameter
Maximum Discharge Flow Rate
Minimum Grade
4 inches
35 gal/min.
1.0%
6 inches
90 gal/min.
0.6%
8 inches
150 gal/min.
0.4%
I. 
Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost with a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches including under ditches. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the said Inspector. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification D2321 for plastic and ASTM C12 for cast iron soil pipe, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or his/her representative. Installation and backfill shall be in accordance with this Section and Appendix B.
J. 
The building sewer line shall be placed on crushed rock bedding material with a minimum thickness of three (3) inches. Non-crushed creek gravel shall not be used for bedding material. The bedding material shall be used to provide a uniform bearing area for the pipe and joints. Bedding material consist of crushed stone ranging in size from a maximum one-half (½) inch diameter to a minimum size which is retained on a No. 4 sieve. Over excavation of the trench shall be backfilled to the proper grade by the use of bedding materials.
K. 
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer. No water operated sewage ejector shall be used.
L. 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "T" or "Y" branch designated for that property, if such branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection not made at the designated "T" or "Y" branch in the main sewer, shall be made only as directed by the said Inspector using a tapping tool, saddle type "T" or "Y" with epoxy cement used to fix the fitting to the pipe.
M. 
Outside the foundation, the building sewer line shall have a cleanout installed complete with a watertight plug installed at the ground surface. An additional cleanout shall be placed at each bend in direction of forty-five degrees (45°) or greater. The alignment of the building sewer line shall be straight with bends made using fittings designed for the degree of bend required. Connections between dissimilar pipe materials shall be made using a flexible watertight coupling. Straight runs longer than one hundred (100) feet shall have a cleanout installed with a maximum length between cleanout of one hundred (100) feet.
N. 
The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the said Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the said Inspector or his/her representative.
O. 
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 the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
P. 
Upon completion and approval for use of the "Building Sewer" the previously used septic tank, cesspool, privy vault or other forms of treatment shall be taken out of service by first pumping the contents from the septic tank, etc., by a properly licensed septic tank cleaning service, then removal or by caving in the facility and filling with crushed rock or earth fill. The results of abandonment shall leave a safe, environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing site.
[Ord. No. 247 §IV, 6-8-1993]
No unauthorized 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 municipal sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
[Ord. No. 247 §V, 6-8-1993]
The Superintendent, Inspector, and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurements, sampling, and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 247 §VI, 6-8-1993]
A. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section 520.080 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. 
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as set out in Section 100.050 of this Code. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.