No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with,
or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful
except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated
pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
B.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make applications on
a special form furnished by the Village. (See Appendix #4.[1]) The fee per connection shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed pursuant to this Article IV.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix 4 is on file in the Village offices.
C.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, shall provide
information describing its sewer constituents, characteristics and
type of activity.
All costs and expenses, including labor and material, incidental
to the installation, connection and maintenance of a lateral sewer
line shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify
the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation, connection and maintenance of the
lateral sewer lines. This section shall apply even where the lateral
sewer line runs under a public street, public right-of-way, or public
easement.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building, except that where one 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
building sewer; except for sewer connection charges accruing from
such buildings or properties.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Part 4.
A.
The size, slope, depth and alignment of the building sewer shall
be subject to the approval of the Superintendent. In no case shall
the inside diameter of the building sewer be less than four inches.
If six-inch-diameter pipe is used, the slope shall not be less than
1/8 inch per foot. If four-inch- or five-inch-diameter pipe is used,
the slope shall not be less 1/4 inch per foot. The depth of the building
sewer shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building
sewer shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight alignment,
insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with
properly curved pipe and fittings, unless the break in alignment is
made at a manhole facilitating servicing. Installation shall be in
accordance with Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction
in Illinois.
B.
All building sewers shall be constructed of materials approved by
the Village. Generally, all building sewers shall be constructed of
the following materials:
C.
All pipe joints must be gastight and watertight and are subject to
the approval of the Village. Transition joints from one pipe material
to another shall be made using fittings manufactured for such transitions.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the Village. In the absence of code provisions
or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing and
Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No.
9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction
in Illinois shall apply.
Whenever 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 such building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved in accordance with § 318-83 and discharged to the building sewer.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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.
A.
Building sewer connections with any sewer shall be made only at manholes
or other such junctions as may be provided or designated by the Village,
and then only in such manner as directed. The connection of the building
sewer shall be made at a wye branch, if such branch is available.
The building service sewer shall generally enter the sewer main or
lateral by way of an existing wye. In the event of absence of the
wye, the connection to the sewer main or lateral shall be made by
one of the methods indicated below:
(1)
Installation of a manhole.
(2)
Circular-saw-cut sewer main by proper tools ("sewer tap" machine
or similar), and proper installation of hub wye saddle, in accordance
with manufacturer's recommendation. This method shall not be allowed
when the wye branch is larger than four inches in diameter. The entire
sewer main in the location of the wye and the wye shall be encased
in concrete.
(3)
Using the pipe cutter only, neatly and accurately cut out desired
length of pipe for insertion of proper fitting. Remove both hub and
bell ends, or other compression couplings, from wye branch fitting
to allow the wye branch to be inserted with no more than a total of
a 1/2-inch gap. Use "Band Seal" couplings, or similar couplings, and
shear rings and clamps to fasten the inserted fitting and hold it
firmly in place. The entire section shall then be encased in concrete
having a minimum thickness of four inches and extending eight inches
beyond each joint.
B.
If another method is desired, a detail shall be submitted for review
and approval by the Village before the connection is made. Indiscriminate
breaking of the sewer main pipe is not allowed.
C.
On-site inspection. After the wye branch has been inserted and jointed,
and before any additional fittings have been placed in the service
line, the installation shall be approved by the Superintendent, or
his authorized representative. After approval is granted, the contractor
shall encase the work area as specified herein.
D.
Backfill shall be placed in accordance with the Standard Specifications
for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, Current Edition.
In addition, any building sewer crossing any street or traveled alley
shall be backfilled with CA-86 backfill material.
E.
Concrete encasement. When a riser is constructed and its height is
four feet or more measured from the flowline of the sewer main to
the top of the riser pipe, the wye connection shall be encased in
concrete to a height of at least one foot six inches above the flowline
of the sewer main. When the height of the riser is less than four
feet above the flowline of the sewer main, the wye connection shall
be backfilled to the top of the riser pipe with carefully placed and
compacted granular backfill.
A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection
shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream
sewer facilities, including sewer, pump stations and sewer treatment
facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently
handle the additional anticipated waste load.
A.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Village
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Village or its representative.
B.
At any time after the installation of the building sewer, the Village
may test the building sewer for violation of this Part 4.
After the building sewer has been constructed in the trench
but before the sewer is backfilled, the applicant for the building
sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent that the building sewer
is ready for inspection. If the sewer has been constructed properly,
permission will be given to backfill the trench. If the sewer construction
is found to be unsuitable, the permit applicant will correct the installation
to meet Village requirements.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code, or
other applicable rules and regulations of the Village, or the procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of
Testing and Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of
Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main
Construction in Illinois. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Village before installation.
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 Village.
If the applicant for the building sewer permit does not have
a general bond on file with the Village, the applicant shall furnish
a corporate surety bond in an amount 1 1/2 times the cost of
the contemplated work for which the permit is to be issued.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful
except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated
pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
[Amended 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 1350]
A.
From and after August 31, 2005, for all known illegal sewer connection
violations and improper connections, illegal hook-ups, and other related
matters, the Village, in order to prevent further illegal connections
and to correct all current illegal connections, hereby and herewith
provides a program of sanctions for those individuals failing to correct
problems, after due notice thereof. The Village has hereby authorized
the Westville gas and water system to shut off the potable water of
any homeowner's or violator's water supply if said sewer violations
are not corrected within 90 days of the notice of said violation having
been delivered to said homeowner or violator.
B.
The Village, by its duly authorized agents, shall cause a notice
to be prepared and delivered to said alleged violator either by personal
service or registered mail, return receipt requested. Said notice
shall specify the name and address of the violator, the nature of
the sewer violation, the time in which to correct said violation,
the name and phone number of the contact person at the Village for
any additional information, and information concerning the right to
a hearing.
C.
Following service of said notice of alleged violation, the alleged
violator shall have seven days to contact the Village and to either
admit or deny violations. If the violation is admitted, the alleged
violator shall propose a plan of remedial correction, to be completed
within 30 days.
D.
If the alleged violator denies the charges, a hearing shall be held
before a duly appointed hearing officer, and notice of the time, place,
and date of said hearing shall be provided to the violator by either
personal service or registered mail, return receipt requested.
E.
At said hearing, in which the rules of evidence shall not apply,
the Village, through its duly authorized agent, shall present the
charges and the nature of the violation by either oral or written
statement delivered to the hearing officer. The alleged violator shall
have the right to present either written or oral testimony refuting
said violations and any other relevant evidence pertaining to said
violation. Following the hearing, a decision shall be rendered by
the hearing officer within five days of said hearing date, and a copy
of said hearing officer's decision shall be presented to the alleged
violator by either registered mail or personal delivery. If the alleged
violator is found liable, then said violator's potable water supply
shall be terminated within 30 days of the rendering of said decision.
Said service shall only be restored upon the satisfactory completion
of the necessary work to correct said violation; and proof of said
correction shall be submitted to the Village by the violator, with
payment of all costs to reconnect and fines and fees paid by the violator.
F.
The alleged violator, if found responsible, shall be responsible
for payment of the cost of the hearing officer and any attorney's
fees incurred by the Village with respect to said hearing.
