1. 
Supply. The utility will exercise reasonable diligence and care to provide sanitary sewer service to the customer.
2. 
Classes of Service. All services installed by the utility will be classified as follows:
a. 
Residential within City limits.
b. 
Commercial/industrial within City limits.
c. 
Contract service.
d. 
Residential outside City limits.
e. 
Commercial/industrial outside City limits.
f. 
Government (schools).
3. 
It shall be the policy of the City of Harrisburg that all sewer flows into the collection system be metered. All flows shall be metered by an approved metering device on the properties water source or on the building sewer at the property line, at the property owner's expense.
4. 
All sewer system infrastructures shall be adequate structural strength constructed and designed to minimize inflow and infiltration into the sewage works.
5. 
All conveyance system components will be designed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and will adhere to OAR Chapter 340, Division 52.
6. 
A 10-foot horizontal separation between any sanitary sewer and an adjacent water line shall be provided at all times. This applies regardless of whether the sewer is below or above the adjacent waterline. Parallel water and sewer lines in the same trench will not be allowed. Wherever a water line and sanitary sewer must cross, the crossing angle shall be approximately 90 degrees with the sewer line being a minimum of 12 inches below the waterline.
7. 
Connections to sanitary sewer pipes shall be made with approved mechanical taps. Tee installations shall utilize solid sleeve gasketed couplers compatible with the size and type of pipe being joined. Core drilled holes shall be used for mechanical taps in all types of sanitary sewer pipe. Connections made to sanitary sewer pipe shall be water tight.
(Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 1, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any unsanitary sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 2, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain a private sanitary sewer system within the corporate limits of the City or in an area under the jurisdiction of the City.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 3, 1991; Ord. 716 § 2, 1996; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
The City Council shall, by resolution, establish the sewer rates, including a surcharge when appropriate, on all users of the public sewer system. Such charges shall be used exclusively for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the sewer system; prorated employee costs; administration costs; and expenses of collection of charges imposed by this chapter.
(Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
1. 
When a City sanitary sewer line does become available to property which has not previously been connected to the City sanitary sewer, or property which had a declared health hazard, the property owner will be given six months to connect to the City sanitary sewer line ("available to the property" means property adjacent to a City right-of-way in which a sewer line is installed).
2. 
When a request for an extension of a sanitary sewer line is made to the City, the sewer line must be installed to the full length of the street frontage of the property.
Exception. A waiver of remonstrance agreement may be accepted, after approval of the City Council, that the parcel will participate in future extension of sanitary sewer lines, when the following requirements are met:
a. 
A parcel has more than 300 feet of frontage along the right-of-way; and
b. 
The public sanitary sewer line is not immediately needed for the full length of the parcel to facilitate service to that parcel or other properties or to meet City of Harrisburg system needs.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 4, 1991; Ord. 716 § 3, 1996; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
1. 
An application for sewer service is required for all new accounts. Each applicant for sewer service shall be required to sign a form provided by the utility setting forth:
a. 
The date of application.
b. 
The location of premises to be served.
c. 
The date on which applicant will be ready for service.
d. 
The address to which bills are to be mailed or delivered.
e. 
Whether the applicant is the owner or tenant of, or agent for, the premises.
f. 
The name of applicant or business.
g. 
Such other information as the utility may reasonably request.
2. 
Property Owner Liability. In the event that the owner of the property rents their property to a tenant, it is necessary that the property owner sign an agreement provided by the City indicating that the owner is responsible for any unpaid utility bills for the property.
3. 
Contracts, other than applications, may be required prior to service, where in the opinion of the utility special circumstances warrant special consideration.
(Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
Whenever houses and buildings connected to a public sewer are abandoned, razed or a sewer line exists to a property with no structure, the owner of the property shall be responsible for capping or closing the open building sewer connection to the public sewer. The building sewer on the owner's property shall be closed at the public/private property lines and at the owner's expense but shall be completed under City supervision and in conformity with City sewer requirements. If the owner fails to have the building sewer closed, the City of Harrisburg shall have the right to close sewer connections and to enter upon the property as warranted, for accomplishing such purpose. The expense of such closing shall be a debt due the City and lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the City against the property owner, the person, or both.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 5, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
All property with structures or buildings normally used or inhabited by people located within the City, with a private sanitary sewer system and declared by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality or the Linn County Health Department to contain conditions causing a danger to public health shall connect to the City sanitary sewer system to eliminate such health hazard within six months from a declaration of a danger to public health. An existing septic system may be grandfathered in for purposes of this chapter and may be repaired if desired.
(Ord. 601 Art. II § 6, 1991; Ord. 716 § 4, 1996; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)