The approving authority and duly authorized representatives
of the City shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the
purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing
in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1. The City shall notify,
if available, the person or a representative of the person prior to
entering the premises.
In the interest of the public health and safety, the approving
authority and duly authorized representatives shall be permitted to
take such emergency action as may be deemed necessary in the operation
of the sewerage system, including, but not limited to, the right to
close down any portion of the sewerage system for the purpose of making
connections, alterations or repairs.
All tests and analyses of the characteristics of sewage to which reference is made in this Part
1 shall be made in accordance with the procedures given in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Sewage," as revised, published by the American Public Health Association. Such tests and analyses shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in §
310-1.17, or at the point of discharge of any sewage at the site of origin on the premises of any person discharging such sewage into sewers.
The volume of flow used in computing sewer user charges and
surcharges shall be based upon metered water, or by flow meter installed
at no expense to the City. Consumption records of meter reading will
be maintained by the City Water Department.
In the event that a person discharging waste into the sanitary
system produces evidence that more than 20% of his water use does
not enter the sewer system, the user may apply for a reduction in
the flow used to calculate his sewer use charge.
Every building which is located within 300 feet of any sewer
main operated and maintained by the City shall be connected thereto
and shall utilize the same for wastewater disposal. Said connection
shall be made prior to occupancy of a new building.
Existing buildings which are provided with access as described in §
310-1.24 shall connect to the sewer main within a period of two years from the date of completion of the sewer main; or at such time of failure or malfunction of existing waste disposal means; or at such time as directed by the City upon notice that the existing means of waste disposal is a community health hazard and violation of federal, state or county law.
Where no public sewer exists within the limitation of §
310-1.24 or where connection is technically impractical, the owner of such property may apply for a permit to construct and operate a septic tank system as approved by the County Department Health, provided that the septic tank system is properly maintained so as to eliminate any hazard to the public health.
Any person desiring connection to be made with the sewage system
shall make application on an appropriate form at the Department of
Water, which shall be accompanied by the appropriate connection fee.
All sewer service lines shall conform to the requirements of
the approving authority; location, size, type, materials and methods
used shall be inspected and approved by the City.
The size and connection fee of all services shall be governed
by the number of individual units to be served by the same connection.
A. Single-family dwelling units and apartments or duplexes containing
fewer than four single-family dwelling units shall have a four-inch
connection, minimum.
B. Multifamily units contain more than four single-family dwelling units
shall have a connection sized upon the equivalent number of bedrooms
and flow as specified by the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control criteria or equivalent residential users, whichever
is greater.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, or undertake to
make or cause to be made any connection to the sewerage system without
first having made application and received approval therefor.
When application has been made under the terms of this Part
1, the City shall provide the necessary service at the most convenient
location on the customer's property line.
The City shall own, operate and maintain sewer service laterals
to either the edge of the City's permanent sewer easement, typically
12 feet from center of main line, or the portion of the service line
located within the public road right-of-way. The customer shall own,
operate, maintain and repair the lateral from the home to the City
connection. For lateral lines that do not have a sewer cleanout at
the connection point to the City lateral, at least 20 feet from the
home, the customer shall be responsible for cleanout installations.