[R.O. 1988 § 35-76; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with Federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-77; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
(a) 
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits; (a) for residential and commercial service, and (b) for service establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or their agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City of Rolla. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Public Works Director. A permit, and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City of Rolla at the time the application is filed.
(b) 
The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-78; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-79; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992; Ord. No. 3721 § 1, 2-21-2006]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection and maintenance of the building sewer (sewer lateral) shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City of Rolla from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation or replacement of the building sewer. The City of Rolla shall provide a rebate equivalent to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per linear foot for sewer lateral replacement in the City's street right-of-way. The rebate is intended to offset the additional cost of sewer lateral replacement in the street right-of-way. Beginning in January 2007 said rebate will be adjusted to reflect the Consumer Price Index for the preceding year.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-80; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another or 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.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-81; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Public Works Director, to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-82; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the 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 City of Rolla. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-83; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
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.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-84; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior and 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.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-85; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
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 City of Rolla, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the S.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Public Works Director before installation.
[R.O. 1988 § 35-87; Ord. No. 2136 § 2, 2-12-1979; Ord. No. 2886 § 3, 12-7-1992]
All excavation 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 City of Rolla.