[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Northumberland County 9-16-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
ADMINISTRATOR
DISTRICT
ENGINEERS
SEWER DEPARTMENT
SUPERVISORS
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning and terms used herein shall be as follows:
The District's duly appointed agent.
The District of Reedville, Virginia.
The consulting engineers retained by the District.
The sewer utility owned by the District.
The Board of Supervisors, the County of Northumberland, Virginia.
Materials for sewer service lines from the building
extremities to the District sewer shall be in accordance with the
following:
A.
The types of pipe which will be allowed will include
ABS plastic gravity sewer pipe, PVC plastic gravity sewer pipe, cast-iron
soil and drainage pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe and cement asbestos
pipe.
B.
ABS plastic sewer pipe shall conform to the standard
specification for acrylon-titrile-butadiene-butadiene-styrene composite
sewer piping, ASTM designation D2680. The ABS plastic material shall
conform to ASTM specification D1788.
C.
PVC plastic gravity sewer pipe shall be made from
clean virgin approved Class 11332B PVC compound conforming to ASTM
resin specification D1784. Minimum pipe stiffness shall be in accordance
with ASTM D2412.
D.
Cast-iron soil and drainage pipe shall conform to
AWWA specifications C106 or federal specification WWP-421A, Type 2,
Class 50, with coal tar or pitch varnish, hot dip, inside and out.
E.
Vitrified clay sewer pipe shall conform to ASTM specification
C-200-55T, for extra strength clay pipe. Joints for clay pipe shall
be in accordance with ASTM specification C425-60T.
F.
Cement asbestos sewer pipe and couplings shall conform
to federal specifications C-428, Class 2400. Joints for cement asbestos
pipe shall consist of a coupling with rubber "O" ring.
G.
Fittings and specials for gravity sewer pipe shall
be furnished by the pipe manufacturer and shall be compatible with
the type of pipe used. Sewer service lines shall be connected to the
town's main sewer through the use of a standard adapter manufactured
especially for conversion from the type of pipe used in the main gravity
sewer to that used in the sewer service line. The responsibility for
procuring adapters for this conversion shall rest with the owner or
his or her installer.
A.
Installation of gravity sewer service lines shall
conform to the general requirements in the National Plumbing Code.
B.
The minimum size for sewer service line pipe shall
be four inches. The number of fixtures which may be connected to each
size pipe shall be in accordance with Chapter 11 of the National Plumbing
Code.
C.
Sewer service pipe shall be installed at a uniform
slope, but in no case shall the slope be less than 1/8 inch per foot
for six-inch pipe. Where ground conditions do not permit sewer service
lines to be laid with a slope as great as that specified, a lesser
slope may be permitted, provided that the computed velocity will not
be less than two feet per second.
D.
A sewer service line installed in a filled or unstable
ground condition shall be of cast-iron pipe, except that nonmetallic
pipe may be laid upon an approved concrete pad if installed under
the supervision of the Administrator.
E.
All building drains constructed underneath the building
shall be of cast-iron pipe. Cast-iron pipe shall extend to a point
five feet beyond the neat exterior building line. A proper adapter
shall be furnished to connect the building drain to the sewer service
line.
F.
Sewer service lines shall be installed using trenching
methods and pipe-laying methods as specified for drainage pipe installation
in the National Plumbing Code. The method of installation shall be
approved by the Administrator prior to beginning construction.
G.
After sewer service lines are installed within the
trench, the trench shall be left open for inspection by the Administrator
or his or her duly appointed representative prior to backfilling.
Sewer service lines which are covered over prior to inspection shall
be rejected, and a connection to the District sewer will not be allowed.
H.
Upon completion of sewer service installation, the
service lines shall be tested with a ten-foot head of water or equivalent
and found to be tight.
I.
All sewer service lines shall be installed with at
least two cleanouts, one at the point of connection to the building
drain and one at the point of connection to the District sewer line.
In addition, cleanouts shall be provided at all bends in either vertical
or horizontal alignment.
J.
Changes in direction in sewer service piping shall
be made by the appropriate use of forty-five-degree wyes, 1/4 bends,
1/6, 1/8 or 1/16 bends or by a combination of these or equivalent
fittings. No fittings having a hub in the direction opposite the flow
or T-branch shall be used in the sewer service line, and the service
lines shall not be drilled or tapped.
K.
No fitting, connection device or method of installation
which obstructs or retards the flow of water, wastes, sewage or air
shall be allowed in the sewer service line.
L.
Water service pipes or any underground water pipes
shall not be run or laid in the same trench as a sewer service piping
unless approved by the Administrator.
M.
All sewer service piping shall be firmly supported
through its entire length. All excavations shall allow a depression
for bells so that pipes will not be supported by bells. Backfilling
shall be conducted in a manner to ensure proper compactness of backfill
around piping without damage to piping. Backfill materials shall be
clean earth or sand which shall not contain stones, rubble, boulders
or other materials which would damage or break piping.
N.
Firms or persons installing sewer service lines shall
take adequate safety precautions as required by the National Plumbing
Code and the Administrator. The installer shall take adequate precautions
for structural safety in excavation and backfilling procedures.
A.
Applications for permission to install sewer service
lines shall be made in accordance with the District's operating policy
for its sewer systems.
B.
Applications shall be made to the Administrator or
his or her duly appointed representative at the office designated
by the District. Applications shall be made on prescribed forms prepared
by the County of Northumberland.
C.
Applications for sewer service shall be reviewed and
processed according to the District's operating policy for its sewer
systems.
D.
Fees for permission to construct sewer service lines
shall be as prescribed by the District and shall be paid at the time
of application for service.
A.
ADMINISTRATOR
DEVELOPER or OWNER
DWELLING UNIT
ENGINEERS
FACILITIES OF THE DISTRICT
FRANCHISE TERRITORY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
PERSON
PREMISES
PUBLIC SEWER
SANITARY SEWAGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWAGE WORKS
SEWER
SEWER DEPARTMENT
SUPERVISORS
TOWN
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used herein shall be as follows:
The District's duly appointed agent.
In addition to the definition of "person," the person or persons developing or planning to develop any parcel, tract or subdivision in the area covered by Chapter 128, Subdivision of Land.
A separately maintained quarters with facilities for sleeping
and/or cooking.
The consulting engineers retained by the Reedville Sanitary
District.
Any and all component and pertinent parts of the entire systems
of sanitary sewer utilities under jurisdiction of the District, such
as sewage pumping stations and treatment plants, including these items
and others now constructed, installed, operated or maintained by the
District or any which may be approved and accepted in the future as
additions or extensions of the systems.
The territory now or hereafter included within the boundaries
prescribed for the District for the specific project as titled above.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
Any individual, firm, corporation or association having an
interest, whether legal or equitable, sole or partial, in any premises
which is or may in the future be served by the facilities of the District
and which is or may in the future be responsible for design and construction
of facilities to be under the jurisdiction of the Administrator and
to become a part of the public utilities system of the District.
Any building or group of buildings to be constructed which
is or may be served by the facilities of the District.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which are controlled by the District.
That water-carried waste which derives principally from dwellings,
business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments and the
like, exclusive of any storm and surface waters.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
The sewer utility owned by the District.
Board of Supervisors, the County of Northumberland.
The Town of Reedville, Virginia.
B.
Word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes,
constructed subsequent to the passage of these rules and regulations
and situated within the franchise territory owned sanitary sewer line,
which can be served by a gravity sewer and to which sewer service
is available, shall be required to install suitable toilet and other
disposable liquid wastes facilities therein and to connect such facilities
directly with the public sewer, when the District or developer, as
the case may be, shall have provided all easements or rights-of-way,
if any are required, in which to connect to such public sewer line;
provided, however, that the owner shall be required to construct such
connection line at his or her own expense.
(1)
Structures completed before the passage of these regulations must comply with the requirements of Subsection A at such time as the District's sewer facilities are available and ready for use.
(2)
No sewer line shall be hereafter extended unless and
until the property owners whose properties may be or will be served
by such extension have agreed in writing to pay to the District their
pro rata share of the actual cost of installation of such lines, which
cost shall be paid either at the time of installation or at the election
of the property owners, subject to the approval of the District, over
a period of five years, in five equal installments, carrying interest
on the unpaid balance at such rate as may from time to time be set
by the District, and by such agreement make the same a lien on their
property, upon recordation of the same in the Clerk's office of the
Circuit Court of Northumberland County. The costs of such recording
shall be paid by such property owner.
(3)
Refusal to pay for extension of sewer lines.
(a)
Where one or more of the property owners mentioned
in the next preceding subsection refuses to agree to pay for the extension
of sewer lines as provided in the preceding subsection, one or more
of the property owners requesting such extension may pay the share
of the person who so refuses. Thereafter, any person who requests
connection to the sewer which has been paid for by those other than
the person owning the property shall pay to the District his or her
pro rata share of the cost of the line, which will be returned by
the District to the party who has actually paid for the installation
or extension of the line, and the person requesting the connection
shall also pay to the District the hookup fee.
(b)
The cost of any extension shall be figured from
the point where the extension joins the existing line to the point
of termination.
(4)
Requirement to install and connect.
(a)
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes,
constructed subsequent to the passage of these rules and regulations
and situated within the District sanitary sewer, shall be required
to install suitable toilet and other disposable liquid waste facilities
therein and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer
when the District provides the necessary lines to the property line.
(b)
Structures completed before the passage of these
regulations must comply with the requirements of this section within
six months after service is available.
(5)
Subsequent to the passage of these regulations, no
person shall make connection to the facilities of the Reedville Sanitary
District without the written approval of the Administrator. The regulations
of the District shall supersede any conflicting provisions of this
chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 6.01.7, which
immediately followed this section and was a duplicate penalties section,
was deleted 8-13-1998.
B.
New subdivisions and developments.
(1)
The developer of any new subdivision intended for
residential or commercial use, or any combination hereof, or the developer
of any industrial site shall construct all sanitary sewer lines within
his or her subdivision or development at his or her own expense. Immediately
upon completion and acceptance of the construction work, the sanitary
sewer with necessary easement shall become the property of the District.
(2)
Where a sanitary sewer is not available to a new subdivision
or development, the developer shall construct necessary sewer mains
and shall connect his or her sanitary sewers to a public gravity sewer
or to one or more suitable private sanitary sewage pumping stations
which shall discharge into a public sanitary sewer. Sufficient easements
shall be provided. Immediately upon completion and acceptance of such
construction works, sewer works systems shall become the property
of the District.
(3)
Where construction by the developer of an off-site
trunk or lateral sewer is deemed to be either necessary, feasible
or advisable to connect the applicable systems of the subdivision
or development to the suitable facilities of the District, the financial
responsibility of the developer, location and details of such construction
shall be determined in conference by the developer and Administrator.
Any and all agreements so established shall be in writing and acknowledged
by both the developer and the Administrator. Each such proposed item
of off-site construction shall be a separate matter for discussion
and agreement.
(4)
The Administrator shall, in conjunction with the engineers,
review and approve or revise, if necessary to conform with standards
acceptable to the Administrator, as hereinafter specified, prepared
plans for all projects for developing, extending and/or constructing
sanitary sewer lines and all pertinent connections, structures and
accessories proposed thereto within the District and/or those lying
outside the District which will connect to the facilities of the District,
prior to any construction of such projects.
(5)
Materials, workmanship and procedures used in work
shall be in accordance with the standards and specifications established
or approved by the Supervisors and all applicable health authorities.
(6)
During progress of the work, the Administrator or
the duly authorized engineers, inspectors or others who are directly
concerned with the work shall have access to the locations of construction
for the purpose of establishing to their satisfaction that the projects
are being constructed to the District's requirements and in accordance
with approved plans and specifications.
(7)
After completion of the facilities, and on written
request of the developer or owner responsible for the construction,
the Administrator or his or her authorized representative shall make
a final comprehensive inspection of the completed projects and shall
be satisfied as to conformance to plans and specifications before
accepting the facilities to become a part of the public utilities
system of the District.
(8)
Any developer or owner who proposes to submit an application to the Administrator for review and approval of plans and specifications for construction of facilities classified hereinafter in § 120-7C, D or E may examine at the office of or procure from the Administrator this publication of District rules and requirements, titled "Operating Policy," together with a copy of drawings showing detailed construction standards approved by the District for use in the franchise territory.
(9)
Copies furnished by the Administrator of the publications
and drawings mentioned in the next preceding subsection shall be supplied
by the Administrator to any recipient at a cost of not less than the
actual cost thereof to the District.
A.
Duties of Administrator.
(1)
The Administrator shall accept, review and render
decision on applications for sanitary sewer service to the premises
described in the application from any person, group of persons, firm,
corporation or association who are owners of or legally represent
the owners of land or who are tenants of land within the franchise
territory.
(2)
The Administrator reserves the right to approve, revise
or request additional data, design or information on or to disapprove
any such application or plans pertinent thereto which in the opinion
of the Administrator is in the best interest of the District.
B.
Applications for sewer service for existing or proposed
new individual or multiple dwelling or commercial establishment to
which the District service facility is immediately adjacent and available
shall be made in duplicate on a form prescribed and furnished by the
Administrator for the purpose of such application, and each form shall
be accompanied by measurements, maps, drawings and such other data
that will clearly establish and indicate the physical location within
or with respect to location of the premises for which the application
is submitted and location on the premises of the service or services
applied for.
C.
Service to buildings not classified as new subdivision.
(1)
Where service is desired for sewer facilities for
any individual building or group of buildings, whether intended for
use as residential or commercial purpose, and which are not classified
as being the development of a new subdivision, or section thereof,
and which will require the design and construction by the owner of
new trunk, lateral or principal lines and any necessary appurtenances
thereto in order to reach and connect onto applicable existing facilities
of the District and which such new construction in its entirety shall
ultimately be accepted as an integral part of the facilities of the
District, application shall be made in writing to the Administrator.
(2)
Such application, stipulated in Subsection C(1) above, shall be accompanied by four sets of detailed plans showing accurate plans and profile design drawings of the lines and location, design and identification of all appurtenances and accessories pertinent thereto. It is preferable that such plans show on the same sheet the plan and profile design of the contiguous sections of the street or easement and proposed utility as is indicated by the application.
D.
Facilities to be accepted into public utilities system.
(1)
Where construction of sanitary sewer facilities is
proposed by a developer or owner of any new residential subdivision
or commercial area, or any combinations thereof, and which facilities
shall ultimately be accepted into the jurisdiction of the Administrator
as a part of the public utilities system of the District, application
for review of the design and plans for all such proposed construction
shall be made in writing to the Administrator.
(2)
Such application, stipulated in Subsection D(1) above, shall be accompanied by:
(a)
Four prints of the record plat of the subdivision
or applicable section thereof, which shall bear the approval of the
Supervisors.
(b)
Four sets of detailed plans showing accurate
plan and profile design drawings, the proposed lines and the location,
design and indication of all their appurtenances and accessories.
It is preferable that such plans show on the same sheet the plan and
profile design of the contiguous sections of the new street or easement
and proposed sewer facilities, the design and detailed plans stipulated
immediately above and all subsequent revisions thereof in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
(c)
If any facilities other than pipe lines and
their appurtenances are proposed by the applicant or required by the
Administrator for the complete and satisfactory operation of the proposed
facilities, such as sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations
or other like equipment, the application shall be accompanied by four
sets of detailed plans and specifications on design, equipment, materials
and construction of such facilities.
(3)
The plans and specifications stipulated immediately
above and all subsequent revisions shall be prepared and properly
signed by a civil engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Final approval of plans and specifications by the Administrator will
be contingent on approval of said plans by all applicable health authorities.
E.
Industrial establishments.
(1)
Application for proposed sewer facilities to serve
any type of industrial establishment within the franchise territory
shall be made in writing to the Administrator.
(2)
Complete information regarding plant location, type
of industry, raw and finished products, approximate volume of utility
requirements, types of industrial wastes to be discharged, proposed
facilities for pretreatment of industrial wastes and other data pertinent
to the industry shall be accompanied by the application.
A.
On receiving application as prescribed hereinbefore in § 120-7A, the Administrator will, within 60 days, approve, with or without revision, or disapprove the application and return one of the submitted forms to the applicant so marked to indicate the action taken by the Administrator.
B.
Review procedure.
(1)
On receiving application as prescribed hereinbefore in § 120-7A, the Administrator will review all data, design, plans and/or specifications and indicate thereon any revisions, additions, changes or deletions as considered necessary in order that the proposed construction shall conform to the standards and best interest of the District. One marked set of the submitted plans and/or specifications shall be returned to the applicant.
(2)
After receiving the returned set of plans and/or specifications,
the applicant shall prepare revised plans and/or specifications to
conform with such revisions indicated by the Administrator and submit
four sets of the revised plans and/or specifications to the Administrator.
(3)
On receipt of the revised plans and/or specifications,
the Administrator shall check them for conformity with the initially
marked revisions. If satisfactory, one of the revised sets of plans
and/or specifications shall be returned to the applicant with written
approval for construction, contingent upon approval of all applicable
health authorities. If for any reason a disagreement between the Administrator
and the applicant arises relative to the interpretation of the terms
and requirements of this policy, either party may within 10 days of
notification of such disagreement, in writing, file an appeal for
a determination to be made by the Supervisors. Such decision shall
be rendered at the next regularly scheduled meeting following filing
with the Supervisors of written notice of such appeal.
(4)
Construction of any public utility facility under
the jurisdiction of the District, and all its appurtenances and accessories,
shall be in strict conformance with the final approved set of plans
and/or specifications stipulated in the subsection immediately above.
C.
Deviations from approved plans.
(1)
In the event that an applicant desires to deviate
from the plans and/or specifications which have been approved by the
Administrator for construction, or to make any changes or revisions
therein, the applicant shall make such request to the Administrator
in writing and state the reasons for his or her request.
(2)
Revised plans, specifications and other substantiating
data shall accompany the request in such manner, form and quantity
as was required for the original application.
(3)
The procedure for all parties concerned for processing
any such request for deviation from or changes and revisions in initially
approved plans and/or specifications for construction shall be the
same as stipulated for the original application for the project.
A.
After completion of construction of the public utility facilities from approved plans on any project hereinbefore classified in § 120-7C, D or E, the developer or owner responsible for the construction shall provide as-built plans, based on accurate, field-obtained information, to show actual conditions of the finished construction. The as-built plans shall be revisions in and permanently indicated changes on the original tracings or master sheets from which were made the plans and/or specifications approved by the Administrator for construction.
B.
The as-built plans shall show, but may not be limited
to, the following:
(1)
Sewer line construction.
(a)
Scale accuracy location of manhole invert and
top casting elevations and numerical notation of the exact elevations
of the same as determined by field survey after construction. Elevations
shall be in datum of the District.
(b)
Scale accuracy indication of lengths and grades
of lines between manholes and numerical notation of the exact lengths
and grades, as determined after construction.
(c)
Scale accuracy location of concrete cradle,
encasement or special construction.
(d)
Location of house services by measurement from
the manhole immediately downgrade.
(2)
Sanitary sewage treatment plants and pumping stations,
all other comparable construction and building structures.
(a)
As-built plans and specifications shall accurately
indicate all approved deviation from or changes in location or type
of equipment installed and material used.
(b)
Accurate listings of the name of the manufacturer
for all operating equipment installed, together with model or style
numbers, ratings capacities and other pertinent information, shall
be provided as part of the as-built plans on the project.
(c)
At least three complete sets of operation and
maintenance manuals of all operating equipment, and all certificates
of inspections, approvals, warranties and guaranties of equipment,
materials and installations thereof, required by the project specifications
which were approved by the Administrator shall be provided as a part
of the as-built plans on the project.
A.
At the completion of construction of any project of public utility facilities on any project hereinbefore classified in § 120-7C, D or E, the developer or owner responsible for the construction shall notify the Administrator, in writing, that the work has been completed. Together with the notification of completion, there shall be submitted to the Administrator all as-built plans, specifications and such other data and addenda relative thereto which is required hereinbefore in § 120-9.
B.
On receipt of the notification and as-built information
as required, the Administrator or his or her representative shall
make a final comprehensive inspection of the constructed facilities,
examining in detail for conformance of the work with approved plans
and specifications, alignment of sewer lines, infiltration leakage,
workmanship, operation of equipment and other factors to the satisfaction
of the Administrator and best interest of the District.
C.
It shall be required that a responsible representative
of the developer or owner accompany the Administrator on the final
inspection. The developer or owner shall furnish whatever labor is
necessary for conducting the final inspection.
D.
Deficiencies which are found to exist during the inspection
shall be pointed out to the developer or owner's representative. Subsequent
to the inspection, the developer or owner shall be furnished, in writing,
a summary of the deficiencies found and corrections of which are required.
E.
On notification that all construction deficiencies
have been completed, the Administrator will inspect all such work.
A.
The Administrator shall accept new constructed sanitary sewer service facilities, classified hereinbefore in § 120-7C, D and E, on satisfaction of the following conditions:
(1)
That all requirements of the foregoing § 120-10 have been fulfilled in the opinion of the Administrator.
(2)
That all matters relative to specific contracts between
the developer or owner and the Administrator are in order.
(3)
That payment has been made by the developer or owner
for all fees relative to applications and inspections.
(4)
That a civil engineer registered in the Commonwealth
of Virginia certifies that the work has been completed in accordance
with the approved plans and specifications.
(5)
That explicit understanding exists between the developer
or owner and the Administrator that the developer or owner shall be
responsible for and obligated to correct any deficiencies in construction
for a period of one year from the date of acceptance of the facilities
by the District. This condition shall be stipulated in the written
form of acceptance issued by the Administrator or a standard acceptable
performance bond covering a one-year guarantee period.
B.
Acceptance in writing.
(1)
Acceptance of the newly constructed facilities, when
approved by the Administrator, shall be made in writing to the developer
or owner responsible for the construction.
(2)
The issuance of the written form of acceptance of
any such facilities shall constitute an irrevocable agreement between
the developer or owner responsible for construction and the Administrator
that the Council acting for the District and any of its officers,
agents, servants or employees shall be saved harmless by the developer
or owner from liability and responsibility of any nature and kind
for costs of or payments on labor, equipment or material used in construction
of the accepted facilities or on account of any patented or unpatented
invention, process, article or appliance manufactured for or used
in construction of or for the intended operation of the accepted facilities.
A.
No persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into
any public sanitary sewer.
B.
Except as hereinafter provided, or under conditions
specifically approved and detailed, in writing, by the Administrator,
no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any public
sanitary sewer any of the following described water or wastes:
(1)
Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(2)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(3)
Any garbage resulting from preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food which has not been properly shredded in approved
household garbage grinding units.
(4)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics or any other solid or viscous
substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or
other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
(5)
Any waters or wastes having a pH value lower than
5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable
of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel
of the sewage works.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(7)
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(8)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
C.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
(1)
Grease, oil and sand traps or interceptors shall be
provided by the owner when in the opinion of the Administrator they
are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
such ingredients or any other of a flammable or harmful nature, except
that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units.
(2)
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the Administrator and the engineers. They shall be of substantial
construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers
which when bolted in place shall be gas and water tight.
(3)
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
D.
Waste from industrial and manufacturing processes.
(1)
The admission or proposed admission into the public
sewers of any waters or wastes resulting from any industrial or manufacturing
process, products or comparable activity shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Administrator.
(2)
When necessary in the opinion of the Administrator,
the owner of any such industrial or manufacturing establishment shall
provide, at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment of his
or her industrial waters or wastes as may be required to reduce objectional
characteristics or constituents or to satisfy any other condition
which the Administrator may decide is advisable in order to allow
the admission of such waters or wastes into the sanitary sewers.
(3)
Plans and specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to required or proposed preliminary treatment facilities
shall be submitted for the review and approval of the Administrator.
No construction of any such facilities shall be started until such
approval has been obtained in writing. Any such pretreatment facilities
shall also be approved by all applicable health authorities.
[Amended 3-11-1981; 1-1-1984; 8-8-1985; 3-1-2011]
A.
Monthly rates shall be as follows:
[Amended 12-14-2017]
(1)
Effective January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018:
|
User Classification
|
Estimated Daily Flow(gallons)
|
Unit
|
Minimum Monthly Charge
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-family residence
|
260
|
each
|
$46
|
|
Apartments in residences
|
260
|
each
|
$46
|
|
Multiple/family/apartment building
|
260/unit
|
per family unit
|
$46/unit
$92 minimum
|
|
Mobile homes
|
260
|
each
|
$46
|
|
Small commercial (less than 2,000 square feet)
|
260
|
MSF
|
$46
|
|
Large commercial (2,000 square feet or more)
|
520
|
MSF
|
$92
|
|
Service stations (excludes car washes)
|
300
|
each
|
$92
|
|
Small schools (less than 24 pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$46
|
|
Medium schools (less than 48 pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$46
|
|
Large schools (48 or more pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$92
|
|
Restaurants (15 or less)
|
300
|
seat
|
$92
|
|
Restaurants (more than 15)
|
300
|
seat
|
$130.50
|
|
Motels and hotels (10 rooms or less)
|
600
|
room
|
$92
|
|
Motels and hotels (more than 10 rooms)
|
600
|
room
|
$138
|
|
Boats, Menhaden
|
2,600
|
boat
|
$333.50
|
|
Boats, other
|
260
|
gallons
|
$46
|
|
Industrial users
|
1,000
|
gallons
|
$932.43
|
|
Other: by BOS decision
|
260
|
gallons
|
$64
|
(2)
Effective January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019:
|
User Classification
|
Estimated Daily Flow(gallons)
|
Unit
|
Minimum Monthly Charge
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-family residence
|
260
|
each
|
$56
|
|
Apartments in residences
|
260
|
each
|
$56
|
|
Multiple/family/apartment building
|
260/unit
|
per family unit
|
$56/unit
$112 minimum
|
|
Mobile homes
|
260
|
each
|
$56
|
|
Small commercial (less than 2,000 square feet)
|
260
|
MSF
|
$46
|
|
Large commercial (2,000 square feet or more)
|
520
|
MSF
|
$112
|
|
Service stations (excludes car washes)
|
300
|
each
|
$112
|
|
Small schools (less than 24 pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$56
|
|
Medium schools (less than 48 pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$56
|
|
Large schools (48 or more pupils and staff)
|
300
|
person
|
$112
|
|
Restaurants (15 or less)
|
300
|
seat
|
$112
|
|
Restaurants (more than 15)
|
300
|
seat
|
$168
|
|
Motels and hotels (10 rooms or less)
|
600
|
room
|
$112
|
|
Motels and hotels (more than 10 rooms)
|
600
|
room
|
$168
|
|
Boats, Menhaden
|
2,600
|
boat
|
$406
|
|
Boats, other
|
260
|
gallons
|
$56
|
|
Industrial users
|
1,000
|
gallons
|
$1,135
|
|
Other: by BOS decision
|
260
|
gallons
|
$112
|
B.
Residential users. Persons who pay their user charges through an
automatic payment plan, set up through the Northumberland Treasurer's
Office, will receive a discount of $1 a month on the normal monthly
rate. Persons who prepay their user charges annually will receive
a discount of 5% on the total annual user charge.
D.
E.
This section provides for the exemption from user fees on the Reedville
Sanitary District owned by and occupied as the sole dwelling of a
person or persons not less than 65 years of age, subject to the restrictions
and conditions as outlined herein.
(1)
AFFIDAVIT
CALENDAR YEAR
DWELLING
EXEMPTION
INCOME
NET COMBINED FINANCIAL WORTH
PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED
PROPERTY
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, certain words and
terms used herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:
The sanitary sewer exemption affidavit.
The calendar year, from January 1 until December 31, for
which exemption is claimed.
The full-time residence of the person or persons claiming
the exemption.
Exemption from the sanitary sewer user fees of the County
according to the provisions of this article.
Income from whatever sources derived, including but not limited
to social security payments, inheritances, gifts, gains from the sale
or exchange of assets, proceeds of insurance, welfare receipts, and
benefits under the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
The fair market value of all assets, tangible or intangible, legal or equitable, of the owner or owners, and the spouse of any owner, less the liabilities of such person or persons, but excluding the value of the dwelling and the land, as provided in Subsection E(2)(b)[2]. Such term includes, but is not limited to, the cash surrender value of any life insurance policy owned by such person or persons.
A person shall be deemed permanently and totally disabled
if he or she is so certified and is found by the County Administrator
to be unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason
of any medically determined physical or mental impairment or deformity
which can by expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for the duration of such person's life.
Real property.
(2)
Exemption; qualifications.
(a)
Exemption. Sewer user fees, or any portion thereof, owned by
and occupied as the sole dwelling of a head of household not less
than 65 years of age, or a person who is determined to be permanently
and totally disabled as provided herein, shall be exempt from sewer
user fees in the amounts set forth elsewhere in this article.
(b)
Qualifications. Such exemption may be granted for any calendar
year following the date that the head of the household occupying such
dwelling and owning title or partial title thereto reaches the age
of 65 years and in addition:
[1]
The total combined income during the immediately preceding calendar
year from all sources of the owners of the dwelling living therein
and of the owners' relatives living in the dwelling does not
exceed $20,000, provided that the first $4,000 of income of each relative,
other than the spouse, of the owner or owners who is living in the
dwelling shall not be included in such total.
[2]
The net combined financial worth, including equitable interests,
as of the 31st day of December of the immediately preceding calendar
year, of the owners and of the spouse of any owner, excluding the
value of the dwelling and the land, not exceeding 1 acre, upon which
it is situated does not exceed $100,000.
[3]
If such person is under 65 years of age, a certification shall
be required by the Social Security Administration, the Department
of Veterans Affairs or the Railroad Retirement Board or, if such person
is not eligible for certification by any of these agencies, a sworn
affidavit by two medical doctors licensed to practice medicine in
the Commonwealth to the effect that such person is permanently and
totally disabled and that at least one of the medical doctors has
physically examined the applicant.
(c)
Scale of exemptions. Any person or persons qualifying for such
exemption shall be exempt in the amounts from sanitary sewer fees
as follows:
|
Total Combined Income
|
Percentage Exemption of Fees
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Less than $14,000
|
50%
| |
|
$14,001 to $20,000
|
25%
| |
|
$20,001 and above
|
0%
|
(3)
Application.
(a)
The County Administrator's Office shall accept, review
and render a decision on the application for sanitary sewer exemption
from any person or persons claiming such exemption.
(b)
Any person or persons claiming exemption shall file annually
with the County Administrator, on forms to be supplied by the County,
an affidavit setting forth the name or names of the related persons
occupying such real estate and that the total combined net worth,
including equitable interests and the combined income from all sources,
of the person or persons as specified does not exceed the limits prescribed
herein. Such person or persons claiming such exemption shall file
annually with the County Administrator, on forms to be supplied by
the County, a certification that no information contained on the last
preceding affidavit has changed to violate the limitations and conditions
provided herein.
(c)
The County Administrator shall also make such further inquiry
of persons seeking such exemption, requiring answers under oath, as
may be reasonably necessary to determine qualifications therefor as
specified in this article. In addition, certified tax returns shall
be produced by the applicant to establish income or financial worth.
(4)
Change in qualifications for exemption. Changes in respect to income,
financial worth, ownership of property, or other factors occurring
during the calendar year for which the affidavit is filed and having
the effect of exceeding or violating the limitations and conditions
provided herein shall nullify any exemption for the then-current taxable
year and the taxable year immediately following.
(5)
Approval or disapproval of application. On receiving an application
as prescribed hereinbefore, the County Administrator shall approve
or disapprove the application and return one of the submitted forms
to the applicant so marked to indicate the action taken by the County
Administrator.
(6)
Penalty for false statement. Any applicant making a false statement
to obtain a relief under this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not in excess of $200.
[Amended 8-13-1998; 3-1-2011]
A.
Any person
failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$50 for each such offense. Each day of such failure shall constitute
a separate offense.
B.
After notice by the Administrator or County Treasurer, sewer service
shall be terminated for any of the following causes:
(1)
Nonpayment of utility charges (after two billing cycles);
(2)
For tampering or altering by the customer, or others with knowledge
of the customer, with any service connection or service line or other
apparatus or appliance of the utility;
(3)
For fraud or abuse, including the nondisclosure of information on
the "Application for Service" or any false statement or misrepresentation;
(4)
For abandonment of the premises;
