As hereinafter mentioned, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DISTRICT
Shall mean any Town of Hamburg Sanitary Sewer District for which
the Hamburg Town Board acts as Commissioners.
HOUSE LATERAL
Shall mean the sewer pipe extending from the individual house or
other building to the "sewer," including any portion that may be installed
crossing under the street.
SEWER
Shall mean the main or street server usually extending along the
street, and serving all properties along the street.
All new connections of house laterals (or other connections) to sanitary
sewers shall be made in accordance with these rules and regulations and any
other applicable provisions of the Code of the Town of Hamburg. In the case
of differences between requirements the higher requirement, as determined
by the Engineering Department, shall govern. These rules and regulations shall
supersede any previous rules and regulations for specific sewer districts.
No individual, firm or corporation shall lay, alter or repair any house
lateral or connection to any sewer belonging to the district, or do any other
work connected with the district sewers without making application for and
obtaining a permit from the Town of Hamburg. Application shall be made at
the Engineering Department, Hamburg Town Hall, pursuant to law.
All new house laterals or other connections to sewers shall be made
under the supervision of, and shall be inspected by the Engineering Department.
A. Materials.
(1) Pipe for house laterals shall be one of the following
from a point five feet outside the building to the sewer:
(a) Six-inch tile sewer pipe, A.S.T.M. Designation C 13,
with premium type factory-made polyvinyl joints, A.S.T.M. C-425-64T, approved
by the Engineering Department.
(b) Four-inch extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe, A.S.T.M. A74-42,
with lead or leadite joints, or approved compression type "O-Ring" joints.
(c) Four-inch asbestos-cement building sewer pipe, Class
1500.
(2) If any portion of the lateral crosses any existing or
future public or private road or street, that portion shall be one of the
following:
(a) Six-inch extra-strength tile sewer pipe, A.S.T.M. Designation
C 200, with premium type factory-made polyvinyl joints, A.S.T.M. - C425-64T,
approved by the Engineering Department.
(b) Six-inch extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe, A.S.T.M. A74-42,
with lead or leadite joints, or approved compression type "O-Ring" joints.
(c) Six-inch asbestos cement pipe, Class 2400.
B. Construction.
(1) Manner of installation.
[Amended 9-23-1968 by L.L. No. 22-1968]
(a) The plumbing in the building shall be installed in such
a manner that the main building drain will pass through the basement wall
above the basement floor at such a point as to give the lateral a proper grade
and proper cover. No basement floor drains shall be connected in any way.
(b) If plumbing fixtures are installed in the basement or
at any point below the first floor or the finished grade at the building,
whichever is higher, a separate waste line shall be installed for each fixture
and a manual gate valve shall be installed in each line, which gate valve
shall be kept closed except when the fixture is in use. Plumbing fixtures
installed below the house lateral shall be equipped with proper pumps with
the necessary check valves, as directed by the Engineering Department.
(c) In certain areas subject to flooding and/or sewer backup,
as designated by the Engineering Department, or where requested or required
by other regulating agencies, no plumbing fixtures other than laundry tubs
below the first floor or the finished grade at the building, whichever is
higher, shall be connected to the house lateral by gravity. If laundry tubs
are connected by gravity, a manual gate valve shall be installed in the waste
line from the tubs, which gate valve shall be kept closed except when the
tubs are in use. Also, no fixtures, below the first floor or the finished
grade at the building, whichever is higher, shall be connected to the house
lateral by gravity in any multiple dwelling [two or more families] having
living quarters below finished grade at the building regardless of the location
of the building; in such cases these fixtures shall be equipped with proper
pumps with the necessary check valves, as directed by the Engineering Department.
[Amended 8-9-1971 by L.L. No. 15-1971]
(d) In cases of unusual construction where the above requirements
are impractical, these requirements may be modified at the discretion of the
Town Engineer.
(2) Laterals shall be installed carefully to grade with tight
joints. Laterals shall be installed with a slope of at least 1/4 inch per
foot unless special permission is obtained from the Engineering Department.
(3) The trench shall be excavated so as to meet the sewer
at the Y-branch. The material excavated from the trench shall be so placed
as to not obstruct the street and so as to cause the least inconvenience to
the public. Proper barriers and lights shall be placed around the work.
(4) In laying pipe, the trench shall be excavated to a depth
at least four inches below the grade of the lateral. The trench shall be brought
up to grade with four inches minimum compacted cushion of bank-run gravel
or other similar material under the pipe. Said compacted material shall be
well graduated, contain no stones over 3/4 inch and shall be satisfactory
to the Engineering Department. Pipe shall be bedded carefully on the compacted
material so that it does not ride on bells or joints. Backfill shall be by
hand, free from stones, to a point 12 inches above top of pipe.
(5) The ends of all house laterals not immediately connected
with house plumbing shall be securely closed with a watertight stopper.
(6) If any portion of the lateral crosses any existing or
future public or private road, it shall have a minimum cover of four feet.
If such cover cannot be obtained, pipe shall be encased with six inches of
concrete. Backfill above pipe shall be in accordance with requirements of
the appropriate highway authorities.
(7) The Engineering Department will designate the position
of the Y-branch in the street (or existing lateral under the street) as shown
by the records on file, but the district will not be responsible for any errors
in such locations.
(8) The cover of the Y-branch (or existing lateral) shall
be carefully removed so as to not injure the pipe or allow pieces of the cover
to get into the sewer. The first length of pipe attached to the Y-branch shall
be curved and set so as to give a good fall into the sewer.
(9) Where Y-branches are not available, connection shall
be by means of a factory made saddle, approved by the Engineering Department.
The saddle and all necessary fittings and materials shall be furnished by
the owner and the owner shall perform all excavation, backfill and other associated
work. The actual installation of the saddle, including cutting into the sewer
line, shall be performed by the Engineering Department. The owner or his representative
shall give all assistance requested.
(10) No septic tank shall be connected to any house lateral.
(11) Regardless of whether or not any portion of the house
lateral was installed by the district, the owner shall maintain, at his own
expense, the entire house lateral from the house to the main sewer in the
street, including any portion which may be located in or under the street.
Where any work is performed in street or highway rights-of-way, the
owner or his agent shall first obtain a permit from the proper State, County
or Town Highway authorities.
No person, firm or corporation shall injure, break, remove or uncover
any pipe, manhole or other portion of the public sewer system. The district
shall have the right to disconnect any house lateral or other connection where
materials which may injure or obstruct the sewer have been or may be discharged
into the sewer. Authorized employees of the Town of Hamburg shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of the local law.
The Town Board of Hamburg, acting as Commissioners for Town of Hamburg
Sanitary Sewer Districts, may make such changes or revisions and adopt such
further rules and regulations as it may deem advisable.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.