(a) 
House drains shall not be connected to house sewers where such sewers are under the building. House drains shall be extended at least 3' outside of building wall as herein provided. When any building is constructed over an existing sewer, such sewer shall be replaced with service weight cast iron soil pipe.
(b) 
Sewers shall not be less than 4" in diameter. All connections to the city sewer mains not larger than 8" shall be made with wyes and 1/8 bends, or approved cast iron saddle cemented to sewer main at a 45 degree angle to the horizontal. Cast iron sewer saddle shall be installed on sewer mains by the following method. The sewer main shall first be excavated around its entire circumference with not less than 4" clearance between the sewer, main and the earth. This excavation shall extend at least 10" horizontally from the center of the opening of the sewer saddle in each direction. A hole shall be cut in the main of sufficient size to receive the saddle and a mixture of cement and sand as hereafter specified in this article shall be placed on the saddle and around the entire circumference of the sewer main to a thickness of not less than 4". When the sewer main is larger than 8", the plumbing inspector shall be consulted. All fittings used in constructing laterals from the main shall be regulation wyes and 1/8 bends.
(c) 
Sewers shall be laid in a direct line in a trench of smooth uniform grade with excavated bell holes and with 1/4" fall to the foot, if possible. Sewers having a greater fall than 12" to the foot shall be constructed with standard weight or heavier cast iron pipe. Sewer pipe, other than cast iron, shall be laid on 2" of sand cushion when the bottom of the ditch is in rock formation. Sewer lines shall not be laid on filled ground unless such fill is gravel. If sewer trenches are dug too deep and have to be filled in under the sewer line, such fill shall be gravel. No rock shall be used in bedding the pipe or in backfill closer than within 12" of the top of pipe.
(d) 
Sewer pipe, other than cast iron, shall have not less than 12" cover and shall have not less than 18" cover when laid in the street, gutter or alley. Such pipe may be used up to within 3' of the outside of any building wall.
(e) 
Fibre pipe used for sewer service lines shall be laid in accordance with C.S. 116-44 and the requirements contained herein using manufactured fibre or cast iron fittings. Asbestos-cement sewer pipe used for sewer service lines shall be laid in accordance with federal specification SS-P-351 (1940) and the requirements contained herein using manufactured asbestos-cement fittings. Joints on sewers constructed of asbestos-cement pipe or of fibre pipe shall be made in accordance with the respective manufacturers specifications and instructions.
(f) 
All joints on new sewers constructed of clay tile pipes shall be poured with an approved type asphalt of bituminous jointing compound which has been heated and made in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Joints on sewers constructed of concrete pipe may be made as specified for clay pipe. If joints on concrete pipe are made of cement and sand, the joints shall be made using a mixture of two part well screened sand and one part of Portland cement. Sewers constructed of concrete pipe with cement and said joints shall be covered within 24 hours after the sewer has been inspected and approved.
(1965 Code, sec. 15-128)
House sewer connections shall not be made to any city sewer manhole or cleanout stack, unless written permission is secured from the city sanitary sewer division. No rainwater downspout or area, yard, street, gutter or subsurface drains shall be connected to any sanitary sewer, except by a special permit from the city engineer. The city sanitary sewer division shall at all times have the right to close up or disconnect from the city sanitary sewer system any line which is used for the purpose of carrying rainwater into the said sanitary sewer, or where a connection has been made to the city sanitary sewer without a permit or inspection as required by this article. The plumbing inspector shall notify the city sanitary sewer division in writing to disconnect from the city sanitary sewer main any sewer serving any premises where unauthorized plumbing has been installed until a permit has been issued and an inspection has been made and approval given by the plumbing inspector as required in this article.
(1965 Code, sec. 15-130)
(a) 
All joints in cast iron soil pipe shall be lead calked joints. Calked joints shall be firmly packed with oakum and shall be secured with molten lead not less than one inch deep, well calked. Calked joints made of lead wool will be permitted where it is impractical to pour molten lead. No paint, varnish or putty will be permitted on calked joints until after the joint is tested and inspected.
(b) 
All joints or connections between cast iron soil pipe and threaded pipe such as brass, galvanized, wrought iron, etc., and where located below water line of fixtures, shall be made with a screwed connection into a regulation sanitary tapped fitting. Calked joints shall be made on vertical or horizontal vents above waste fitting, and cast iron threaded couplings shall be calked into the hub connections where pipe size is smaller than 2".
(c) 
Joints in lead pipe or fittings, or between lead pipes or fittings and brass or copper pipes, ferrules, solder nipples, or traps, shall be fully wiped joints. Wiped joints shall have an exposed surface of the solder on each side of the joint not less than three-fourths inch and the solder at the joint shall be at least as thick as the material being joined. Wall or floor flange lead-wiped joints shall be made by using a lead ring or flange placed behind the joint at wall or floor. Sweated, bolted and cup joints will not be permitted.
(d) 
Joints between lead pipe and cast iron, steel, or wrought iron shall be made by means of a calking ferrule, or soldering nipple.
(e) 
Connections on brass pipe and between brass pipe and traps or iron pipe shall not be made with slip joints on sewer side of trap.
(f) 
Joints between concealed bathtub wastes or other fixtures with concealed wastes and the lead pipe inlet to drum trap, shall be made by using a regulation brass female solder nipple or female solder elbow. The solder nipple or solder elbow shall be wiped onto the lead pipe when roughing-in is done.
(g) 
No swedged connections shall be permitted on copper pipe or tubing.
(1965 Code, sec. 15-131)
(a) 
Connections to the deep sanitary sewer system of the city shall not be made except by permit and payment of fees in advance of construction. Fees for deep sewer connections shall be based on the north and south footage of the buildings served and where buildings extend from one north and south street to another north and south street footage on both streets shall be used. Fees shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per front foot.
(b) 
All work incidental to making deep sewer connections shall be done by the plumbing contractor in accordance with good construction practices and such work shall conform with all ordinances governing sewer connections, street openings, etc. The work done shall be under the inspection of and final approval of the city engineer or his designated assistants.
(1965 Code, sec. 15-132)
(a) 
Definitions.
When used in this section, these terms shall be defined as follows:
Building permit.
A permit required by the city for the construction of any new dwelling or building.
Commercial.
Any customer served by a single meter or meters that is engaged in any type of business, except the processing, fabrication, or manufacturing of any goods or products and any type of dwelling unit.
Commercial-multiple unit.
Any customer that has a single meter or meters serving more than one business per meter and/or three or more dwelling units per meter.
Director.
The director of the water department of the city or his authorized representative.
General benefit facility.
Wastewater facilities that provide utility services and benefits common to all customers of the utility; this includes wastewater treatment plants, control systems and appurtenances, and all major collectors and interceptors that are eighteen inches (18") and greater in diameter.
Industrial.
Any customer served by one or more water meters whose sewage contains wastewater from a product fabricated, processed, or manufactured by the customer.
Industrial-monitored class.
Any customer determined by the director to be a producer of any sewage having a suspended solids or BOD content which is significantly in excess of that found in normal sewage, but is otherwise acceptable into the city sanitary sewer system.
Initial wastewater service.
The first wastewater service to be provided at a specific property location.
Living area.
The enclosed area of a dwelling that does not include garages, carports, and outside patios or porches.
Meter.
A device that measures the quantity of water used. The types of meters used herein are those described in the American Water Works Association C700 through C703 and M6 standards.
Public utility.
Any person, firm, corporation, cooperative corporation, or any combination of these persons or entities including a municipal corporation, water supply or sewer service corporation, or other political subdivision of the state, or their lessees, trustees, and receivers, owning or operating for compensation equipment or facilities for the provision of potable water to the public or for the collection and treatment of sewage for the public, but does not include any person or corporation not otherwise a public utility that furnishes the services only to itself or its employees or tenants as an incident of that employee’s service or tenancy when that service is not resold to or used by others.
Residential.
Any customer living in a dwelling having the necessary living facilities for one unit that is served by a single water meter. This class also includes a duplex dwelling where no more than two living units are supplied water through a single meter.
(b) 
System facility access fee.
No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall be entitled to initial wastewater service until payment of the appropriate system facility access fee as set forth in subsection (c) hereof. Payment of the system access fee is required as a condition precedent to establishing initial wastewater service. All other conditions for initiating service, such as deposit requirements, tap fees, extension agreements, and service charges as covered elsewhere in the city code and are in addition to the system access fee.
Prior to the initial connection of any building, structure, premises, or lot after the date of this section (May 26, 1987) to the city’s wastewater system, the owner of that building, structure, premises or lot shall pay the system facility access fee as established in subsection (c), such fee to be paid in cash prior to the issuance of the building permit.
(c) 
Schedule of fees.
System facility access fees shall be as provided for in the most recent fee schedule adopted by the city.
(d) 
Private and public facilities.
If any property within or without the city’s corporate limits utilizes a water well, a septic tank, or an individual waste disposal system and the property owner requests to be connected to the city’s wastewater system, the customer shall be assessed the fee established by this section before the property is connected to the city’s wastewater system. Should the property owner request only a wastewater connection while retaining a private water well, the appropriate fee to be assessed will be determined by the director of the water department.
A system facility access fee will not be assessed to any property which is receiving service from a wastewater treatment plant owned by a public utility when such public utility is acquired by the city and connected into the city’s wastewater system.
(e) 
Clarifications and determinations.
Where a question arises as to the classification of a customer’s service class and/or the appropriate meter size, the director shall make the determination in accordance with the existing city code as of the date the question arises. Any customer shall have the right to request in writing from the director an interpretation or clarification of the basis upon which a system facility access fee was assessed.
(f) 
Increasing size of meter.
If a customer requests an increase in meter size to an existing service, the customer shall pay the fee difference between the new level of service and the existing level of service as set out in subsection (c) hereof. The additional fee shall be paid prior to the installation of the enlarged meter service.
A request for additional sewer connections for improved property shall not result in the assessment of an additional system facility access fee so long as no increase in the size of the water meter is made.
(g) 
Waiver of initial fee.
No system facility access fee shall be assessed an application for initial wastewater service provided:
(1) 
All approach and on-site mains and facilities are in place and final inspection has been conducted and accepted by the water department;
(2) 
Such application for the initial wastewater service is presented to the city on or before June 1, 1987; and
(3) 
The application for a building permit for the same property as the initial wastewater service application is presented to the city on or before September 30, 1987.
(Ordinance 410 adopted 5/26/87; Ordinance adopting Code)