A. 
No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit form the Superintendent.
B. 
Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged into the system shall notify the Superintendent at least 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection.
C. 
There shall be three classes of building sewer permits:
(1) 
For residential service;
(2) 
For commercial users producing only domestic wastewater or 50 population units (5,000 gallons/day); and
(3) 
For industrial users.
D. 
In all cases, the owner or the owner's agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Town. A permit and inspection fee for a residential, commercial, or industrial permit under this article shall be paid to the Town at the time the application is filed. Permits shall not be transferred or reassigned.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection and maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building requiring a sewer connection, except that, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer system is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, then the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found to meet all requirements of this chapter, and such use is authorized by the Superintendent.
The size, slope, alignment and 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 State of Maine Plumbing Code and other applicable rules and regulations of the Town. 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. If it is determined by the Superintendent that a clogged street sewer could cause sewage backflow in the service line and result in damage to the building and/or contents, the Superintendent may require the installation of a backflow preventer valve at the owner's expense.
A. 
The Superintendent, Plumbing Inspector and/or Code Enforcement Officer shall be allowed to inspect all building sewers installed pursuant to this article at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector when the work is ready for inspection and before any underground portions are covered. A timely inspection shall be made by the Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector within two business days whenever possible.
B. 
No building sewer installation constructed pursuant to this article can be approved if such sewer is covered prior to inspection.
C. 
The owner will be held in violation of this section if the Superintendent or Plumbing Inspector has not inspected and approved the installation.
D. 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the latest editions of the requirements of the building and plumbing code. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Town before installation.
E. 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Town when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under supervision of the Town.
F. 
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Town at the owner's expense when the owner(s) or their agents perform such work.
G. 
Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or an increase in the volume, beyond limits previously permitted, or in the strength or character of pollutants that are discharged into the system, shall make application to the District for a modification of their permit at least 60 days prior to the proposed change or connection. No person shall operate with such an increase or change without first having applied for and received a modification to their permit.
H. 
Proposed new discharges from residential or commercial sources involving loading exceeding 50 population equivalents (5,000 gpd), any new industrial discharge or any alteration in either flow or waste characteristics in industrial discharge shall require prior approval by the District.
If an existing entrance or connection to the public sewer is not available for a new building sewer connection, the owner shall notify the Code Enforcement Office and/or Plumbing Inspector two business days before the expected time of connection. All such connections at the public sewer shall be made by the Town or its agent at the owner's expense.
No person(s) 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 sewer unless such connection is approved by the Superintendent and/or Plumbing Inspector for purposes of disposal of polluted surface drainage.
In the case of buildings being removed or demolished, the building sewer shall be capped at the street right-of-way line to the satisfaction of the Superintendent and/or Plumbing Inspector.
All street openings or installations in a public right-of-way shall be performed in strict accordance with Town regulations and approved by the Director of Public Works.