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. The fee per connection shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed pursuant to Article IV, Utility Rates, Division III, Wastewater Service Charges, of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(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 wastewater 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 Code.
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. All building sewers shall be
constructed of materials approved by the Village. Generally, all building
sewers shall be constructed of the following materials:
(A)
Cast- or ductile iron pipe
(B)
ABS solid wall plastic pipe (six inches diameter maximum).
(C)
PVC solid wall plastic pipe (six inches diameter maximum) SDR-35.
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All pipe joints must be gaslight 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.
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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 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 § 38-5-22 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 public sanitary sewer.
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 Y-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.
(A)
Installation of a manhole.
(B)
Circular saw-cut sewer main by proper tools ("sewer tap" machine
or similar), and proper installation of hub Y-saddle, in accordance
with manufacturer's recommendation. This method shall not be allowed
when the Y-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.
(C)
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 Y-branch fitting to
allow the Y-branch to be inserted with no more than a total of 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.
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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.
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On Site Inspection. After the Y-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.
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Backfill. To be placed in accordance with the Standard Specifications
for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, current edition.
In addition, any building sewers crossing any street, or traveled
alley shall be backfilled with granular backfill material.
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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 Y-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 Y-connection shall
be backfilled to the top of the riser pipe with carefully placed and
compacted granular backfill.
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A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection
shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream
sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater
treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately
and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
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 is ready for inspection and connection to the
public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of
the Village or its representative. At any time after the installation
of the building sewer, the Village may test the building sewer for
violation of this chapter.
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's 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 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. Any experienced
sewer builder or drain layer may furnish to the Village a continuing
surety bond in the sum of $5,000 to apply to all building sewer permits
issued to such builder or to the principals thereof for a term of
one year from the date thereof subject to renewal from year to year,
and such continuing bond may be accepted in behalf of the Village
in lieu of a special bond to cover each permit issued during the term
of the bond. Homeowners wishing to install their own building services
are not required to post a bond. Any person performing building sewer
work for hire shall post the bond.
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful
except those ordinances in compliance with federal standards promulgated
pursuant to the federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
