All building sewers or laterals shall be installed in strict accordance with this article.
No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof, or install or lay any building, sewer or lateral, except the owner of the premises upon which the installation is made, or a member of his household living permanently in the home or a permanent occupant of the premises, a licensed master plumber, or a person or company which has filed the bond and insurance hereinafter required. No such installation or work above described shall be begun without obtaining a written permit from the Township. Said permit shall be applied for on forms provided for by the Township and shall be issued in accordance with the state plumbing code or such other code as is applicable and adopted by the Township, and in accordance with the requirements of this article.
A.
Every person applying for a permit who is not a licensed master plumber or the owner or permanent member of the household or permanent occupant of the premises shall, as a condition of receiving a permit, deposit with the treasurer a bond with corporate surety in favor of the Township in the sum of $5,000 conditioned that the person applying shall faithfully perform all work with due care and skill and in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations established by the Township pertaining to sewers and plumbing. The bond shall state that the person will indemnify and save harmless the Township and the owner of the premises against all damages, costs, expenses, outlays and claims of every nature and kind arising out of mistake or negligence on the part of the applicant in connection with the plumbing, sewer line connection or excavating for plumbing or sewer connection as prescribed in this article. Such bond shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year; except that upon such expiration, it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims and demands that may have accrued thereunder prior to such expiration. The applicant shall further provide public liability insurance for the protection of the Township, the property owner and all persons to indemnify them for all damages caused by accidents attributable to the work with limits of $50,000 for one person and $100,000 for bodily injury for accident, and $50,000 for property damages.
B.
In lieu of the filing of a bond by said third persons as above described, the Township may accept in lieu of bond, cash or certified check, deposited with the Township to be held, drawn in a reasonable amount to cover all likely claims for damages and costs attributable to the negligence of the applicant.
A third party filing a bond or deposit may request and the Township may grant the applicant the right to apply a bond or cash or check deposited to more than one permit in project, up to a limit of 10 permits.
[Amended 9-15-2008]
The fee required in connection with the application and the issuance of a permit shall be set by resolution by the Township Board.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintaining the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner or the person installing the building sewer for said owner shall indemnify the Township 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. Exceptions will be allowed only by special permission granted by the Township.
Old building sewers or portions thereof may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and testing by the inspector, to meet all requirements of this article.
A.
The building sewer shall be constructed of one of the following types of pipe meeting the current ASTM specifications:
B.
If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron extra heavy pipe, except that other types of pipe may be used if laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle as approved by the inspector.
All building sewer joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight and shall allow no infiltration, and shall conform to the requirements of the current building and plumbing codes. Vitrified clay sewer pipe shall be fitted with factory-made resilient compression joints. Asbestos cement or concrete sewer pipe joints shall be of rubber ring, flexible compression type. Cast iron pipe shall have a joint suitable to retain household water pressure. The joints and connections shall conform to the manufacturer's recommendation.
The size and slope of the building sewers shall be subject to the approval of the inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. Minimum grade shall be as follows:
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the buildings at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the inspector. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with current ASTM and/or county specifications, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the inspector.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch designated for the property if such branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection not made at the designated "Y" branch in the sewer shall be made only as directed by the inspector.
The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the inspector.
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 Township.
No connection will be allowed unless there is capacity available in downstream sewers, pump stations, interceptors, force mains and treatment plant including capacity for BOD and suspended solids in the treatment plant.