[Adopted by the Board of Trustees of Little Valley]
A. 
The Village is required (by various regulations of and agreements with the county, state and federal governments) to ascertain that connections to the Village sanitary sewer system are properly made. In addition, there are certain laws of the Village which have from time to time been adopted which regulate such connections.
B. 
The following branches of government have established rules and regulations which must be followed in the course of connections to the Village sanitary sewer system:
(1) 
Cattaraugus County Department of Health (acting also for the New York State Health Department).
(2) 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (acting also for the Federal Environmental Protection Agency).
(3) 
New York State Labor Department (acting also for OSHA).
(4) 
New York State Building Code Bureau.
(5) 
Village laws, including building permit requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 116, Construction Codes, Uniform.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONTRACTOR
Any person employed by an owner, or an owner's agent, to do any work, labor or service for such owner or agent, whether such employment is on a contract basis, hourly basis, time and materials basis, or upon any other private arrangement, in connection with the work as herein defined.
INSPECTOR
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village or his authorized deputy, agent or representative, or employee(s) of the United States Department of Environmental Protection Agency, or employee(s) of the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
OWNER
Person owning premises being sewered.
WORK
Work, services, or labor performed by a contractor or the contractor's agents, employees, servants or subcontractors in connection with or directly or indirectly related to the Village sanitary sewer system.
Additional definitions are set forth in Chapter 194, Article I, Sewer Use, above and are applicable herein.
A. 
Permit required. Before any connection to the Village sanitary sewer system is made, or any construction in connection therewith, or before any construction begins on any private sewage system or any building sewer, the owner or owner's agent shall file an application with the Village Clerk. Forms will be furnished by the Clerk and shall be approved by the Village Inspector before construction begins. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee, which includes the cost of inspection of the work. Also see Regulations SD for inspection methods.
B. 
Permit fee. The permit fees as required by Chapter 194, Article I, Sewer Use, are as set forth in the Village Fee Schedule.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the Village office.
C. 
The owner or his agent shall notify the Village Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made only under the supervision of the Village Inspector.
D. 
Contractor prior approval. Contractors must obtain prior approval of the Village Board in order to be eligible to offer their services to Village residents. Unsatisfactory work or nonpayment of fees will result in withdrawal of approval. Each contractor shall submit, over his signature, a listing of his qualifications to the Board in order that a proper determination can be made of the skills and ability of the contractor. As part of his qualifications, the contractor shall state that he thoroughly understands the contents herein and of the appropriate laws.
(1) 
Certificate of insurance requirement. Contractors shall submit certificate of insurance meeting the requirements of insurance as described below to the Village Clerk. The contractor will not be allowed to work within the Village unless currently dated insurance certificates are on file.
(2) 
Approval with waiver of insurance requirements, subject to conditions. The Village Board may approve a contractor's application waiving the insurance requirements for the same, subject to the condition that such contractor: a) on or prior to the date such contractor commences work as defined by these regulations, other than merely offering such contractor's services to Village residents, including providing estimates therefore; or b) within 10 days after the first notice to Village residents to connect to the Village Sanitary Sewer System, such contractor, must deliver to the Village Clerk such certificates of insurance as are necessary to meet the requirements contained in these regulations. Further, before the Village Board can issue an approval with waiver of insurance requirements, subject to conditions, the contractor must: a) enter into an agreement, whereby the contractor agrees to the terms of such waiver and conditions, including the condition of communicating to each Village resident to whom the contractor offers his services that the Village Board has approved his application as contractor subject to the conditions herein, and, that prior to the commencement of work on the Village resident's property, the contractor will deliver to the Village Clerk and to the Village resident, if requested, copies of the insurance certificates required by the regulations, and if the contractor fails to comply therewith, the contractor must agree not to do any further work, as the term is defined by these regulations or be held in violation of these regulations and the local law pursuant to which the regulations were issued; and b) deliver a letter or other written notification from an insurance company directed to the contractor and/or the Village that such insurance company will issue the necessary insurance in accordance with the regulations to the contractor.
E. 
General insurance requirement. The contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Village and/or its employees or agents against loss or expense by reason of liability imposed by law upon the Village and/or its employees or agents for damages because of bodily injury accidentally sustained by any person, or property damage, arising out of or in consequence of the performance of the work (as defined by these regulations), whether such injuries to persons, or damage of property, are due or claimed to be due to any negligence of the contractor, the Village, his or its employees or agents, or any other person or cause.
F. 
As a minimum condition to § 194-20E of these regulations, the contractor shall not commence work until he has obtained all the insurance required herein and such insurance has been approved by the Village, nor shall the contractor allow any subcontractor to commence work on his subcontract until the contractor has either: 1) required each of his subcontractors to procure and to maintain similar insurance during the life of his subcontract; or 2) insured the activities of his subcontractors in his own policies.
(1) 
Certificates. The contractor shall furnish the Village with certificates showing the type, amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and dates of expiration of policies. Such certificates shall also contain substantially the following statements: "The insurance covered by this certificate will not be cancelled or materially altered except after 10 days' written notice has been received by the Village".
(2) 
Compensation insurance. The contractor shall procure and shall maintain during the life of this work Workmen's Compensation Insurance, as required by State Law, for all of his employees to be engaged in work at the site of the project under this contract.
(3) 
Vehicle insurance: liability and property damage. The contractor shall procure and shall maintain during the life of this work, vehicle bodily injury liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than $300,000 on account of any one accident and vehicle property damage insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 each accident, $300,000 aggregate.
(4) 
General liability insurance: liability and property damage. The contractor shall further procure and shall maintain during the life of the work, contractor's general liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and $300,000 on account of one accident, and the contractor's property damage insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for each accident and $300,000.
(5) 
Umbrella policy. In addition, the contractor shall procure and maintain during the life of the work an excess liability policy in the amount of $1,000,000.
(6) 
Alternate insurance requirements. In lieu of requirements set forth in §§ 194-20F(3), (4) and (5), the contractor may procure and maintain during the life of the work vehicle bodily injury liability insurance in the amount of not less than a single limit policy of $500,000 (per individual/aggregate); and further property damage insurance in a similar amount and type; and contractor's general liability insurance for injuries, including accidental death in an amount not less than a single limit $500,000 policy (per individual/aggregate).
G. 
A list of qualified contractors will be issued by the Village Clerk upon request.
H. 
It is not the intent of these regulations to require a property owner to hire an outside contractor to work on his own property. However, before any connection can be made at the Village sanitary sewer line, proof will be required that all work on private property meets the requirements of the Village Law and these regulations.
(1) 
Property owners are advised that one method to assure proof of compliance is to secure proper permits and do the work to the approval of the Village Inspector. Construction without a permit is a violation of Chapter 194, Article I, Sewer Use.
(2) 
Property owners are not permitted to do any work on Village property without first qualifying as a contractor as described herein.
A. 
Prior to any construction, the owner or his contractor shall arrange an on-site meeting with the Village Inspector, who is responsible for the Village part of the work. At this meeting various details of procedure will be discussed and resolved. See attached sketches to these regulations for installation methods.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said sketches are on file in the Village Clerk's office.
B. 
The owner or his contractor shall be responsible for arranging to have an inspector present to properly inspect and approve the work; the entire work shall be left open for inspection. If trench failure occurs, the contractor will be required to remove any material on top of the drain. A trench shield or sheeting may be required to prevent trench failure, or as an option, the contractor may pay for continuous inspection. This amount shall be paid to the Village at the current union rate for Sewer Department in addition to the regular fee. Contact the Village Office (phone number 938-9151) when inspection is required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
C. 
All work outlined herein shall be inspected by a Village inspector. Inspection will be made from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; no Saturday, Sunday or holiday inspection.
D. 
The property owner will be responsible for laying all pipes, drains, connections, etc., to the Village sanitary sewer line or connection, if provided. The Village will (at Village expense) provide for connection to Village systems within a street right-of-way, and for connections known to be made at the time of the construction of the Village sanitary sewer system.
A. 
Appropriate provisions regarding sewer construction as provided in § 194-5, Building sewers and connections, of Chapter 194, Article I, Sewer Use, are set forth as follows:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
(1) 
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewers or the connections therefor.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except 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.
(4) 
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 article.
(5) 
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of 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, the specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply. Building sewer pipe shall be six inches (15 centimeters) in diameter except as otherwise permitted or required by the Superintendent. Pipe materials shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) meeting ASTM specification D-3034, SDR 35, asbestos cement meeting ASTM C-428, Class 2400 or cast iron meeting ASTM A-74, soil pipe. All pipe and fittings shall be equipped with approved, gasketed, watertight joints.
(6) 
Four-inch (10 centimeter) pipe may be used in special cases upon receiving written approval from the Superintendent.
(7) 
Slope for six-inch (15 centimeter) sewer shall not be less than 1/8 inch per foot (one cm per meter). Slope for four-inch (10 centimeter) sewer shall not be less than 1/4 inch per foot (two cm per meter).
(8) 
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 an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(9) 
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 ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
(10) 
If wyes are not installed for house connections when the sewer is constructed, a clean opening shall be cut into the existing sewer with proper equipment and a tee saddle attached. In no event should pipe from a house connection extend through the inside diameter of the existing sewer. Any connection other than to existing fittings must be made by experienced workmen under close supervision of the Superintendent.
(11) 
No person 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.
B. 
The owner or contractor shall deliver a manufacturer's material specification and manufacturer's installation guide to the Village Clerk for the type of material he intends to use at the time of making application. The intent of these regulations is to provide for the use of proven materials and methods which produce watertight piping.
C. 
Where pipes of a different nature, composition or size are joined together, an appropriate leak-tight special adaptor shall be used. If such is not manufactured, the pipes shall be joined by encasing in 3,500 psi concrete and wire mesh reinforcing.
D. 
In the event that sanitary drainage is required from any cellar which is lower in elevation than the existing sewer, it will be the owner's responsibility to provide, operate and maintain a suitable pump to accommodate such drainage.
E. 
All pipes used for sewer connections from the main or trunk sewer or connection, if provided by the Village, shall comply with the requirements of the New York State Plumbing Code; specifically, but not in limitation thereof, pipe having an inside diameter of not less than four inches (10 centimeters) may be used for any horizontal fixture branch containing a maximum permissible load of not more than 160 fixture units.
F. 
All pipe and fittings, including any required adapters, for any installation shall be on the site before construction starts.
G. 
All trenches shall be as narrow as possible. See diagrams attached hereto.[1] The contractor may be required to use a trench shield or sheeting to prevent trench failure.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said diagram is on file in the Village Clerk's office.
H. 
The contractor shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations relative to work safety and construction safety standards, to include regulations issued by OSHA. Upon failure to do so, the contractor's permit issued pursuant to these regulations is subject to suspension.
I. 
Installation of new building service connections to the main sewer, under Village streets, shall be by boring or jacking a steel casing pipe under the street. Open cut installation is prohibited. The casing pipe shall not be used as the carrier pipe. A separate pipe, meeting the above requirements must be placed in the casing to carry the wastewater.
J. 
Sewer pipe shall be bedded (six inches minimum all around) in granular material as follows:
(1) 
Native excavated gravel from trench with no stones larger than one inch in size;
(2) 
Number 1 size crushed stone or gravel; or
(3) 
Coarse sand.
K. 
Building sewer vents and cleanouts of structures within the Village one-hundred-year flood boundaries shall terminate above the flood elevation shown on the Village National Flood Insurance Rate Map.
L. 
All buildings are required to have a building trap. Commercial establishments serving food are required to install a grease trap, which shall be in lieu of the building trap.
M. 
Piping (riser pipes) on air vent and cleanout shall be of cast iron construction.
N. 
See attached detail drawings.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said drawings are on file in the Village Clerk's office.
The Village of Little Valley has adopted the New York State Building Code, which shall be used and followed except where stated otherwise below:
A. 
Underground sanitary drainage piping within buildings shall be of minimum four-inch diameter and shall be constructed of one of the following materials:
(1) 
Extra heavy weight cast iron pipe.
(2) 
Hard temper copper tubing, Type K or L.
(3) 
Polyvinylchloride pipe (PVC), Schedule 40.
B. 
Building traps shall be installed according to the attached detail drawings. [1]Unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent, they shall be installed within two feet of the exterior wall, on the public sewer side of all interior connections, and in an easily accessible location.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said drawings are on file in the Village Clerk's office.
C. 
Where it is impractical to make the installation in the cellar or basement, use the same installation outside of basement or cellar except extend cleanout pipes above the running trap upwards to grade. All such installations shall be within the property line and immediately adjacent to the exterior wall of the building. Ground shall slope such that surface water cannot enter the cleanout or vent.
D. 
If other variations are necessary to fit existing conditions, such variations shall be approved by the Superintendent before the work is started. All such variations will be in compliance with requirements of New York State Building Code.
E. 
All openings in a foundation wall or slab shall be sleeved. Sleeves to be cut off flush with wall. Sleeves shall be of adequate size to allow the sewer or water pipes to pass through without bending or friction.
F. 
Horizontal drainage piping shall be installed in practical alignment at a uniform downstream slope of not less than 1/4 inch per foot for piping of three-inch diameter or smaller and not less than 1/8 inch per foot for larger piping.
G. 
Fixtures subject to inundation due to the one-hundred-year flood elevation shown on the Village National Flood Insurance Rate Map shall not be connected to the public sanitary sewer system.