Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are approved by the Inspector.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain
shall be lifted by mechanical means and discharged to the building
lateral, on approval of the Inspector. Any such sewage lifting or
low pressure house/building lateral shall not be connected directly
to a gravity main sewer but shall be made to a manhole, unless the
low pressure lateral connection to the street lateral receives no
other gravity sewer connections.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
or street lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved
by the Inspector. Pipe laying and backfilling, regardless of pipe
material used, shall be performed in general accordance with ASTM
Specifications and except that no backfill shall be placed until the
work has been inspected. The depth of cover over the pipe shall be
sufficient to afford protection from frost, but in no case shall such
depth be less than two feet. Where it is physically impossible to
provide cover of two feet, the pipe shall be insulated with rigid
installation board as approved by the Inspector.
Laterals shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration by:
A. Any full pipe method described in Appendix A or Article
IV.
B. A suitable method, with the prior written approval of the Inspector.
All excavations for constructing building laterals shall be
adequately protected 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 Inspector. When installation requires
disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, temporary restoration
shall include compacted backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter
the application shall perform permanent restoration of pavement, base,
subbase and shoulders and/or curbs in accordance with the standards
of the road owner, pursuant to permits obtained by the applicant from
the road owner.
All costs associated with the provisions of this article shall
be borne by the property owner unless specifically stated or agreed
to be a cost borne by the sewer district. The property owner shall
indemnify the sewer district from any loss or damage that may be directly
or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building lateral
and initial construction of street laterals, and connections and appurtenances.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to cap
the service connection of any structure either demolished or destroyed
by fire or "act of God" unless the property owner can verify that
he/she has plans to construct another structure with plumbing within
six months of the demolition. Such capping must be completed within
60 days of the demolition of any structure. The capping should be
done as close to the sewer main as possible, preferably within 20
feet. Notice of intent to cap a service connection shall be provided
by the property owner (or its representative) to the Inspector at
least five business days prior to its commencement and shall be subject
to inspection by the Inspector. Costs for capping shall be borne by
the property owner unless specified otherwise in any other agreement(s).
Failure to comply with this requirement shall constitute a violation
of this chapter and shall be subject to appropriate enforcement actions.