When a property owner, builder, or developer proposes to construct sanitary sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers in an area proposed for subdivision, the plans, specifications, and method of installation shall be subject to the approval of the Authority in accordance with §
251-27. 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 expenses incidental thereto. Each street lateral shall be installed and inspected pursuant to the regulations (Article
VI), and inspection fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to initiating construction. Design and installation of sewers shall conform to the requirement of the regulations of the Authority. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WEF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply. The installation of the sewer shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Authority without prior notice. The Authority shall determine whether the work is proceeding in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and whether the completed work will conform to the approved plans and specifications. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the required infiltration test (or the exfiltration test, with prior approval) before any building lateral is connected thereto. The Authority shall be notified 30 days in advance of the start of any construction actions so that such inspection frequencies and procedures, as may be necessary or required, may be established. No new sanitary sewers will be accepted by the Town Board until such construction inspections have been made so as to assure the Town Board of compliance with this chapter and any amendments or additions thereto. The Authority 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 Authority shall report all findings of inspections and tests to the Town Board.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary sewers constructed
at the applicant's expense after final approval and acceptance by
the Authority, and concurrence by the Town Board, shall become the
property of the Town, and shall thereafter be operated and maintained
by the Authority. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the Town
until four copies of as-built drawings have been so filed with the
Authority and the Authority has approved the submitted drawings. Said
sewers, after their acceptance by the Town, shall be guaranteed against
defects in materials or workmanship for one year, by the applicant.
The guarantee shall be in such form and contain such provision as
deemed necessary by the Town Board, secured by a surety bond or such
other security as the Board may approve.