No person, other than an authorized employee of the Village,
shall make any connection with, uncover, alter or disturb a Village
sewer or open any manhole, intercepting chamber, or any appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the
Village, and no person shall make any connection or opening into any
sewer the flow of which is directly or indirectly discharged into
any Village sewer without first obtaining a written permit to do so
from the Village.
Issuance of sewer extension permits shall be initiated by an application for construction permit. The application shall be made on the forms provided by the IEPA, shall be fully completed by the applicable persons or parties, and shall be accompanied by a set of plans, specifications, and any other information as may be required by the Village. Plans and specifications shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer and approval thereof must be obtained from the Village and IEPA. If the application is in proper form, and the sewer extension indicated therein appears to be in accordance with this chapter and all state and federal requirements, the Village shall issue the permit for construction of the sewer. If otherwise, the application for permit shall be denied by the Village. There shall be no fee charged for sewer extension application or permits. If the application is denied by the Village, they shall state the reason or reasons therefor in writing, mailed or personally delivered to the applicant. The applicant shall have the right to amend such application in conformity with the reasons given for denial, and resubmit it to the Village for further consideration. All permits issued under this Article
V shall have an expiration date of two years after the date of issuance. Any sewers not constructed prior to the date of expiration shall have a new application submitted and a new permit issued prior to their construction. The applicant for the permit 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.
All sewer extensions shall be constructed of the following materials:
(A) Sewer pipe with diameters eight inches and larger shall be one of
the following:
(1)
ABS composite pipe conforming to ASTM D-2680 with solvent weld
joints or O-ring rubber gasket joints as referenced in ASTM D-2680.
(2)
PVC sewer pipe SDR-35 conforming to ASTM 03033 or D3034 with
joints conforming to ASTM D3212.
(B) Laterals and fittings from the sewer to the property lines shall
be six-inch diameter; and
(1)
Of comparable material to the sewer main for VCP and PVC pipe.
(2)
For ABS pipe, use ABS solid wall pipe SDR-23.5 conforming to
ASTM D-2751.
Construction of the sewers shall be inspected under competent
supervision supplied by a registered professional engineer and upon
completion of construction, accurate detailed plans as constructed
("record drawings") shall be certified and submitted by the professional
engineer to the Village before any applications for building sewer
permits are filed; all at the expense of the owner. These plans shall
show all elevations as installed as well as accurate measurements
showing the locations of service connections. The Engineer shall also
submit a certified statement showing the source, place and volume
of foreign waters. All sewers shall be subjected to:
(A) A lamp test which shall provide that from one manhole to another,
at least 1 1/2 of the pipe end area shall be visible.
(B) Infiltration or exfiltration test with acceptable allowance of 200
gallons per day per inch diameter per mile;
(C) Under special circumstances, when approved by the Village, air pressure
testing with allowance to be specified by the Village.
When any sewer line fails to pass the infiltration test, the
exfiltration test, or an air pressure test, the sewer line shall be
televised in the presence of the Village's representatives to determine
points of faulty construction. The owner shall repair all defects;
the method of repair shall be subject to the approval of the Village.
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Manholes shall be installed at all changes in grade and/or direction
and at distances not greater than 400 feet apart. All manhole covers
shall be watertight and self-sealing, incorporating an O-ring gasket.
All covers shall have concealed pick holes. Where manhole covers may
be subjected to frequent and extreme submergence, additional watertightness
shall be ensured by using bolt-down covers.