When a property owner, builder or developer proposes to construct sanitary sewers or extensions to sanitary sewers in an area proposed for subdivision, the plans, specifications and method of installation shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, NYSDEC, the Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Sanitation and the Onondaga County Department of Health, in accordance with §
149-28. Said property owner, builder or developer shall pay for the entire installation, including a proportionate share of the intercepting or trunk sewers, pumping stations, force mains and all other town expenses incidental thereto. Plans shall be subject to review and approval of the town's Engineer. Where extension is proposed by someone other than the Town Board acting on behalf of a district, all cost associated with the extension, including the cost of such review and inspection shall be borne by the person proposing the extension. Funds to cover review and inspection expenses shall be deposited in escrow prior to review or inspection work being performed. Construction of sewer system extensions shall be inspected by the Town Engineer, or, at the discretion of the Town Board, the Superintendent. No work shall proceed or advance unless said inspector is present. No new sanitary sewers will be accepted by the Town of Van Buren Town Board until such construction inspections have been made so as to assure the Town of Van Buren Town Board of compliance with this chapter and any amendments or additions thereto. The Superintendent and the Town Engineer has the authority to require such excavation as necessary to inspect any installed facilities if the facilities were covered or otherwise backfilled before they were inspected so as to permit inspection of the construction. The Superintendent or the Town Engineer shall report all findings of inspections and tests to the Town of Van Buren Town Board. Each street lateral shall be installed and inspected pursuant to Article
VI, and inspection fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to initiating construction.
Plans, specifications and methods of installation shall conform to the requirements of this article, including the details attached thereto. Components and materials of wastewater facilities not covered in this chapter, such as pumping stations, lift stations or force mains, shall be designed in accordance with §
149-28 and shall be clearly shown and detailed on the plans and specifications submitted for approval. When requested, the applicant shall submit to the Superintendent, Town Engineer, NYSDEC, Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Sanitation and to the Onondaga County Department of Health all design calculations and other pertinent data to supplement review of the plans and specifications. Results of manufacturer's tests on each lot of pipe delivered to the job site shall also be furnished, upon request.
The following shall be submitted to the Superintendent
and the Town Engineer for review, and shall require his approval prior
to incorporation into the work or acceptance of facilities as applicable:
A. Design plans and specifications for sewer extensions,
pump stations, force mains and other appurtenant facilities proposed
for construction by any person in accordance with this chapter.
B. Manufacturer's catalog cuts, specifications, performance
data, shop drawings and other such data as the Superintendent or Town
Engineer shall request to clearly identify characteristics of materials
and equipment proposed to be incorporated into the work.
C. Contractor's proposed work schedules showing anticipated
commencement and completion of all salient portions of the work.
D. All test results, test reports and certifications
as required by this chapter.
E. Record drawings as required by this chapter.
F. Bonds and insurance certificates as required by this
chapter.
All work and work schedules shall be coordinated
with the Superintendent. The Superintendent will use best efforts
to make himself available for inspections and other matters requiring
Superintendent's inspection, approval and/or attention as required
by this chapter. However, the Superintendent shall not be obligated
to conform to schedules proposed by the applicant.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary
sewers constructed at the applicant's expense, after final approval
and acceptance by the Superintendent, and concurrence by the Town
of Van Buren Town Board, shall become the property of the district,
and shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the Town of Van
Buren. Record drawings shall be prepared for all sewer system extensions
by the design engineer which reflect any substantive modifications
to the original plans and specifications made during construction.
One set of reproducible Mylar drawings, alone, with one set of paper
prints and one set of record specifications shall be submitted to
the Superintendent within 30 days of completing the work. Said sewers,
after their acceptance by the Town of Van Buren, shall be guaranteed
against defects in materials or workmanship for one year by the applicant.
The guaranty shall be in such form and contain such provision as deemed
necessary by the Town of Van Buren Town Board, secured by a surety
bond or such other security as the Town of Van Buren Town Board may
approve.
Any sewer extensions constructed on or adjacent
to private property, which property must be entered upon for the purposes
of maintaining and/or reconstructing said sewer extension, will require
easements. Any such easements shall be written in a manner and form
acceptable to the town and such that the town and district have the
right of access for maintenance and reconstruction of the sewers.
Easements shall extend along the length of the sewer with a minimum
width of 30 feet, 15 feet on each side of the center line of the sewer.
All costs associated with obtaining any such easements shall be borne
by the person making the extension. Such easements shall be transferred
to the town upon its acceptance of the completed facilities, be permanent
and all costs associated with such easements shall be the responsibility
of the applicant.
All surface features and landscaping shall be fully restored to at least as good a condition as existed prior to construction by the person making any sewer extension. Restoration shall be warranted for a period of one year against defects in materials and workmanship, and shall be covered by the bond required in §
149-42.