When a property owner, builder or developer proposes to construct sanitary sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers in an area proposed for development, the plans, specifications and method of installation shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, NYSDEC and the Oneida County Department of Health, in accordance with §
196-28. Said property owner, builder or developer shall pay for the entire installation, including a proportionate share of the treatment plant, intercepting or trunk sewers, pumping stations, force mains and all other Town of Verona expenses incidental thereto. Plans shall be subject to review and approval of the Towns Engineer. Where extension is proposed by someone other than the Town Board acting on behalf of the district, all cost associated with the extension, including the cost of such review shall be borne by the person proposing the extension. Funds to cover review expenses shall be deposited in escrow prior to review work being performed. Construction of sewer system extensions shall be inspected by the Town Engineer or, at the discretion of the Town Board, the Superintendent. Where extension is proposed by someone other than the Town Board on behalf of the District, the cost of inspections shall be borne by the person proposing the extension. Funds to cover inspection expenses shall be deposited in escrow prior to construction work being performed. No work shall exceed or advance unless said inspector is present. No new sanitary sewers will be accepted by the Town of Verona Town Board until such construction inspections have been made so as to assure the Town of Verona Town Board of compliance with this Part
1 and any amendments or additions thereto. The Superintendent and the Town Engineer has the authority to require such excavation as necessary to inspect any installed facilities if the facilities were covered or otherwise backfilled before they were inspected so as to permit inspection of the construction. The Superintendent or the Town Engineer shall report all findings of inspections and tests to the Town of Verona Town Board. Each street lateral shall be installed and inspected pursuant to Article
VI and inspection fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to initiating construction. Design and installation of sewers shall be as specified in §
196-33. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the infiltration test (or the exfiltration test, with prior approval), required in §
196-36.
Plans, specifications and methods of installation shall conform to the requirements of this Part
1. Components and materials of wastewater facilities not covered in this Part
1, such as pumping stations, lift stations or force mains shall be designed in accordance with §
196-28 and shall be clearly shown and detailed on the plans and specifications submitted for approval. When requested, the applicant shall submit, to the Superintendent, NYSDEC and to the Oneida County Department of Health, all design calculations and other pertinent data to supplement review of the plans and specifications. Results of manufacturer's tests on each lot of pipe delivered to the job site shall also be furnished, upon request.
Sewer pipe material shall be as specified in Town of Verona
Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Safety and load factors for sewer pipe shall be as required
in Town of Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Sewer pipe installation shall be in accordance with Town of
Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Cleanout installations shall be in accordance with Town of Verona
Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Manholes and manhole installations shall be in accordance with
Town of Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Infiltration/exfiltration testing shall be in accordance with
Town of Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
The infiltration/exfiltration test section shall be in accordance
with Town of Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer
Facilities.
Test period shall be in accordance with Town of Verona Standard
Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Pipe lamping shall be in accordance with Town of Verona Standard
Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Deflection testing shall be in accordance with Town of Verona
Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Low-pressure air testing shall be in accordance with Town of
Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Vacuum testing shall be in accordance with Town of Verona Standard
Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Force mains shall be in accordance with Town of Verona Standard
Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
Force main testing shall be in accordance with Town of Verona
Standard Specifications and Details for Sewer Facilities.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary sewers constructed
at the applicant's expense, after final approval and acceptance
by the Superintendent and concurrence by the Town of Verona Town Board,
shall become the property of the district and shall thereafter be
operated and maintained by the Town of Verona. Record drawings shall
be prepared for all sewer system extensions by the design engineer
which reflect any substantive modifications to the original plans
and specifications made during construction. One set of reproducible
Mylar drawings, along with one set of paper prints and one set of
record specifications, shall be submitted to the Superintendent within
30 days of completing the work. Said sewers, after their acceptance
by the Town of Verona, shall be guaranteed against defects in materials
or workmanship for one year, by the applicant. The guaranty shall
be in such form and contain such provision as deemed necessary by
the Town of Verona Town Board, secured by a surety bond or such other
security as the Town of Verona Town Board may approve.
Any sewer extensions constructed on or adjacent to private property,
which property must be entered upon for the purposes of maintaining
and/or reconstructing said sewer extension, will require easements.
Any such easements shall be written such that the Town and district
have the right of access for maintenance and reconstruction of the
sewers. Easements shall extend along the length of the sewer with
a minimum width of 30 feet (15 feet on each side of the center line
of the sewer). All costs associated with obtaining any such easements
shall be borne by the person making the extension.
All surface features and landscaping shall be fully restored to at least as good a condition as existed prior to construction by the person making any sewer extension. Restoration shall be warranted for a period of one year against defects in materials and workmanship and shall be covered by the bond required in §
196-45.