No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with
or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
groundwater, cooling water or unpolluted industrial waters to any
sanitary sewer. Swimming pool drains shall not be connected to any
sanitary sewer.
B.
In either case, a permit application shall be submitted to the Director.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent, in the judgment of the
Director. A fee, for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial
users, as established by the City of Port Jervis Common Council, shall
accompany the application.
C.
Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the
Director.
A.
A separate and independent building lateral shall be provided for
every building requiring sanitary facilities.
B.
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall not go under building
basements. In like fashion, a building shall not be constructed over
an existing lateral; the lateral shall be relocated after the Director
has approved plans showing the relocation. If relocation is not physically
possible, then the lateral shall be:
C.
All existing manholes in or under the basement shall be sealed airtight
in a manner acceptable to the Director. No new manholes shall be constructed
on the portion of the lateral under the building.
When building laterals are to serve multiple dwelling structures,
the building lateral shall be sized in accordance with the metered
water use and with sound professional engineering judgment.
Where a lateral sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial, institutional, or dwelling structures, special design of the building lateral system shall be required. Such lateral sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Director shall determine if and where this connection to the public sewer is required. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to §§ 445-86 and 445-108 and the lateral connection made and tested as directed by the Director. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to this chapter.
Dry sewers shall be designed and installed in accordance with
this chapter.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new
buildings only when, on examination by the Director, they are found
to meet all requirements of this chapter.
A.
Building and street lateral pipe materials shall be one of the following:
(1)
Tar-coated, service grade, cast-iron soil pipe conforming to ASTM
Specification A-74, "Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings." All dimensions,
weight and markings of the pipe shall conform to the requirements
of ANSI, Designation A112.5.1, except spigot ends shall be "plain
end," if gasket joints are used.
(2)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM Specification
D-3034-73, "SDR-35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittings."
All pipe shall be suitable for gravity sewer service. Provisions shall
be made for contraction and expansion at each joint with a rubber
ring. The bell shall consist of an integral wall section stiffened
with two PVC retainer rings that securely lock the solid cross-section
ring into position. Minimum "pipe stiffness" (F/Y) at five-percent
deflection shall be 46 psi when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification
D-2412.
B.
Any part of the building or street lateral that is located within
five feet of a water main or water service shall be constructed of
cast-iron soil pipe. Cast-iron soil pipe may be required by the Director
where the building or street lateral is likely to be damaged by tree
roots. If installed on fill or unstable ground, the building or street
lateral shall be of cast-iron soil pipe, although other pipe material
may be permitted if such pipe is uniformly supported on a poured concrete
cradle approved by the Director. The distance between consecutive
joints, as measured along the center line of the installed pipe, shall
not be less than 10 feet, except under abnormal circumstances, in
which case this dimension may be diminished, if approved by the Director.
The size and slope of building and street laterals shall be subject
to approval by the Director, but in no event shall the internal pipe
diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the pipe slope be less
than 1/4 inch per foot.
A.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to a main sewer, a
standard wye fitting and sufficient one-eighth (forty-five-degree)
bend fittings shall be used. The wye fittings shall be installed so
that flow in the "arm" shall transition smoothly into the flow in
the public sewer. No lateral connection shall be made to the public
sewer that permits the flow into the public sewer from the lateral
to enter at right angles.
B.
The inside diameter of the fittings shall be same diameter as the
street lateral inside diameter.
The street lateral, including the wye and eighth bend fittings, shall be connected to the main sewer at the time of constructing the main sewer, for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development. Laterals installed for future development shall be fitted with a standard plug approved for use by the Director. All sewer connections shall be via a properly installed saddle on the main sewer pipe. No portion of the lateral pipe shall protrude into the main sewer pipe. The location of all lateral connections shall be field marked with a sanitary wye and cleanout. The marker cleanout shall extend from the depth of the lateral to a minimum of two feet above grade. The location of all lateral connections shall be indicated on a drawing with a minimum of three tie lines indicated. Four copies of this drawing, showing the as-built location of these connections, shall be furnished to the Director. A refundable deposit shall be placed with City of Port Jervis to assure receipt of these as-builts. The deposit shall be placed when application is made; the amount of the deposit shall be $250 per sheet of plans showing locations of lateral connections. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by City of Port Jervis until four copies of this record drawing have been so filed with the Director and the Director has approved the submitted drawings. Deposit fees may be revised from time to time by resolution of the Port Jervis Common Council pursuant to City of Port Jervis Municipal Code § 280-10.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital, or similar institution, or public housing, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the Director, will receive wastewater or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building or street lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Director shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Director. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to §§ 445-36 and 445-108 and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Director.
A.
Building laterals laid parallel to a bearing wall shall not be installed
closer than six feet to such wall. The building lateral shall enter
the basement through the basement wall no less than 12 inches above
the basement floor. In no event shall any building lateral be placed
below the basement floor, except with the expressed written approval
of the Director.
B.
The building lateral shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved
pipe and fittings. All changes in grade or alignment shall be made
with a cleanout that extends to grade, terminating in a terminal box
set in concrete. In building laterals, said cleanouts shall be provided
such that the maximum distance between cleanouts is 50 feet unless
the Director determines that a greater distance is necessary. The
ends of all building or street laterals, which are not connected to
the interior plumbing of the building, for any reason, shall be sealed
against infiltration by a suitable stopper or plug or by other approved
means.
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 Director.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
or street lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved
by the Director. Pipe laying and backfilling, regardless of pipe material
used, shall be performed in general accordance with Paragraphs 3 through
6 of ASTM Specification C-12, except that trench width, measured at
the top of the installed pipe, shall not exceed the outside pipe diameter
plus 14 inches, 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 not in any case
shall such depth be less than four feet. Where it is physically impossible
to provide cover of four feet, the depth may be reduced to a minimum
of two feet and the pipe shall be insulated, as approved by the Director.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
Premolded gaskets may be used for hub and plain end cast-iron
pipe joints and joints with fittings, if approved by the Director.
The gasket shall be a neoprene compression-type unit which provides
a positive seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be premolded,
one-piece unit, designed for joining the cast-iron hub and plain end
soil pipe and fittings. The assembled joint shall be sealed by compression
of the gasket between the exterior surface of the spigot and the interior
surface of the hub. The joint shall be assembled following the manufacturer's
recommendations using acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling
tools designed for that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced
into the hub end of the pipe for the full depth of the hub itself.
Lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic material and shall
not chemically attack the gasket material.
Joints for PVC sewer pipe shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations, using properly designed couplings and rubber gaskets pursuant to the published information relating thereto and conforming to the applicable ASTM specification identified in § 445-54.
A.
The connection of the building lateral to an existing street lateral shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under §§ 445-30 through 445-31, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line, by the DPW, unless otherwise directed by the Director, at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered cleanout to grade located at the property line. The cleanout shall terminate in a metal box imbedded in concrete.
B.
The cost of constructing the street lateral from the existing public
sewer to the property line shall be at the property owner's expense;
all subsequent costs and expense incidental to the installation and
connection of the building lateral shall also be borne by the owner.
C.
The permit application shall require that the property owner shall
indemnify the City of Port Jervis from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
lateral.
D.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain,
repair, or replace the building/street lateral (from building to public
sewer), as needed.
E.
The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral
will be dependent upon the type of sewer pipe material and, in all
cases, shall be approved by the Director. After the installation of
the street lateral has been approved by the Director, the building/street
lateral shall remain the property of the building owner.
If, in the judgment of the Director, it is determined that a
building lateral, without a property line cleanout, needs repair or
replacement, the City of Port Jervis may install a cleanout at the
property line, at the property owner's expense, such that the street
lateral can be maintained independently of the building lateral.
When, upon examination, the Director determines that an existing
street lateral needs to be replaced, it shall be replaced with a new
street lateral with a property line cleanout. The replacement street
lateral shall be constructed by the DPW, unless otherwise directed
by the Director. The cost of constructing the replacement street lateral
and cleanout shall be at the property owner's expense. Once the replacement
street lateral and cleanout have been constructed and approved by
the Director, the new street lateral shall become the property of
the property owner.
The street lateral, building lateral, or the combined lateral
shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration by:
In circumstances, as approved by the Director, when laterals
are not installed by the DPW, the following shall apply:
A.
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the Director
when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection is
to be made to the street lateral. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Director.
B.
The applicant for the street lateral permit shall notify the Director
when the street lateral is ready for inspection and connection is
to be made to the main sewer. The connection shall be made under the
supervision of the Director.
In circumstances, as approved by the Director, when laterals
are not installed by the DPW, the following shall apply:
A.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral pipes
or for the laying of street lateral pipes, such trenches shall be
inspected by the Director, and/or Building Official, as applicable.
B.
Before the trenches are backfilled, the person performing such work
shall notify the Director and Building Official when the laying of
the building lateral is completed, and no backfilling of trenches
shall begin until approval is obtained from the Director or Building
Official.
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 Director. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter the City of Port Jervis Department of Public Works (DPW) shall complete road and shoulder restoration to the City of Port Jervis standards. The cost for such final road and shoulder restoration by the DPW shall be included with the fees paid with the application for the permit required in § 445-48.
A.
An interior cleanout fitting shall be provided for each building
lateral at a readily accessible location, preferably just inside the
basement wall. The fitting shall contain a forty-five-degree branch
with removable plug or test tee, and so positioned that sewer cleaning
equipment can be inserted therein to clean the building lateral.
B.
The cleanout diameter shall be no less than the building lateral
diameter.
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 City of Port Jervis. The permit application shall require that the property owner shall indemnify the City of Port Jervis from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building and street laterals and connections and appurtenances. Insurance requirements and other forms of security to cover the work to be permitted may be revised from time to time by resolution of the Port Jervis Common Council pursuant to City of Port Jervis Municipal Code § 280-10.
