No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any
connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public
sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit
from the Superintendent.
A.
Laterals. All costs and expenses for making the tap
in the sewer main and the laying and installation of the sewer lateral
from the main to the property shall be borne by the owner. The owner
shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of
the lateral and the removal of any obstruction from the building to
the sewer line.
B.
Building sewer. All costs and expense incident to
the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne
by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village 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; except where one building stands at
the rear of another on 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.
Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
A.
Material and installation. The building sewer shall
be cast iron soil pipe, ASTM specification (A74-42) or equal; vitrified
clay sewer pipe, ASTM specification (C-13-44T) or equal; or approved
asphalt pipe or other suitable material approved by the Superintendent.
Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer
that is located within three feet of a water service pipe level or
above shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints.
Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Superintendent
where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed
in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast
iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if
laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent.
B.
Size, slope and diameter. The size and slope of the
building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent
but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope
of such four-inch pipe shall be not less than 1/4 inch per foot.
C.
Elevation, depth and alignment. Whenever possible,
the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation
below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel
to or within three feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be
weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from
frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
D.
Lift. In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage
carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means
and discharged to the building sewer.
E.
Excavations. All excavations required for the installation
of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved
by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed
in accordance with ASTM specification (C-12-19) except that no backfill
shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
F.
Joints and connections.
(1)
All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight.
(2)
Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with
oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, Federal Specification (QQ-L-156),
not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and
caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted
on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and
approved.
(3)
All joints in vitrified clay pipe or between such
pipe and metals shall be made with approved hot-poured jointing material
or cement mortar as specified below.
(4)
Material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently
to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature
of 160° F., nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the
drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute,
hemp or similar approved material.
(5)
Cement joints shall be made by packing a closely twisted
jute or oakum gasket of suitable size to fill partly the annular space
between the pipes. The remaining space shall be filled and firmly
compacted with mortar composed of one part Portland cement and three
parts mortar sand. The material shall be mixed dry; only sufficient
water shall be added to make the mixture workable. Mortar which has
begun to set shall not be used or retempered. Lime putty or hydrated
lime may be substituted to the extent of not more than 25% of the
volume of the Portland cement that may be added. Approved collars
shall be used for asphalt pipe.
(6)
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only
by approval of the Superintendent.
G.
Interior cleanout. An interior cleanout fitting shall
be provided for each building lateral at a readily accessible location,
preferably just inside the basement wall. The fitting shall contain
a 45° branch with removable plug or test tee, and so positioned
that sewer cleaning equipment can be inserted therein to clean the
building lateral. The cleanout diameter shall be no less than that
of the building lateral.
[Added 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
H.
Connection to sewer main. The connection of the building
sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the Y branch, if such
branch is available at a suitable location. Where no properly located
Y branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer
to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction
at an angle of about 45°. A forty-five-degree ell may be used
to make such connection, with the spigot-end cut so as not to extend
past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building
sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher
elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint
shall be made and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement
in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only
when approved by the Superintendent.
I.
Notification of Superintendent. The applicant for
the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the
building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent
or his representative.
J.
Trench water; safeguards; restoration. Trench water will not be allowed to enter the public sewer unless specifically authorized. The building sewer trench shall be completely dewatered before the tap is made into the public sewer system. 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 Superintendent. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade. As soon as possible thereafter, the Village Department of Public Works (DPW) shall complete the road and shoulder restoration to Village standards. The cost of such final road and shoulder restoration by the DPW shall be included with the fees paid with the application for the permit required in § 163-14.
[Amended 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
K.
At the time of the issuance of the permit as provided for in § 163-15 hereof, the owner shall pay to the Village Clerk-Treasurer the sum as set annually by resolution of the Board of Trustees as a permit fee and in payment of the cost of the materials and labor supplied by the Village.
[Amended 10-22-2014 by L.L. No. 13-2014]
L.
Superintendent to supervise connection. The connection
with the public sewer system shall be made by or under the supervision
of the Superintendent and the Village shall supply the saddle to be
used in making the connection.
M.
Maintenance. After the installation of the sewer connection,
the building owner shall maintain the lateral line from the building
to the point of connection to the public sewer line.
[Added 3-17-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
All costs associated with the provisions of
this article shall be borne by the property owners, unless specifically
stated or agreed to be a cost borne by the Village. The property owner
shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may be directly
or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building and street
laterals, connections and appurtenances.
