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Village of Waterford, WI
Racine County
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See § 142-2 of this Municipal Code.
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Connection fee. No connection to the public sewerage system may be made unless a connection fee as established by the Village Board has been paid.
B. 
Licensed plumber to do work. Except as provided in Wis. Stats. § 145.06, no person except a plumber licensed therefor shall be permitted to tap or make connections with the general sewerage system or any part thereof.
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Location of drain junctions. Such information as the Building Inspector, the Department of Public Works or the Village Engineer may have with regard to the location of sewer junctions or slants shall be furnished to plumbers, the Village assuming no risk as to the accuracy of the same. If the junction is not found using the measurements furnished by the Village Engineer or Inspector, connection shall be made as provided in Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm. 82.
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Existing drains or sewers. Whenever it is necessary to disturb a drain or sewer in actual use, the same shall not be obstructed or disconnected without the permission of the Inspector; and no person shall make any new connections with, or extensions to, any old drain without the permission of the Inspector.
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Connecting during freezing weather. The Director of Public Works may determine, in his discretion, that opening a street for making a connection with a main sewer is not appropriate under certain circumstances and may delay the connection for public safety purposes. See also § 191-3 of this Municipal Code.
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Sewer and water connections. No work shall be done to connect any building to any public sewer or public water service utility until such building is completely enclosed by a roof, the outside walls backfilled to rough grade, all sanitary sewer lines within buildings to be connected that will be covered by basement floors having been inspected and approved by the Building Inspector of the Village and a functional sump and sump pump having been installed in the basement, if required. In buildings without basements, the permit shall be issued after the footing and subfloor have been constructed. No permit shall be issued for the connection with the public sewer of any basement floor drain in any building located within the 100-year floodplain as established and determined under the Village floodplain ordinance. Buildings within the 100-year floodplain shall not have public sewer service for any floor located below the exterior finished grade.
See § 191-3 of this Municipal Code.
No person shall intentionally, willfully or maliciously damage or obstruct any sewer, house drain, catch basin or any plumbing fixtures or apparatus, pipes or other parts of any plumbing in actual use, or any sewer, water or gas pipe, or any parts or apparatus connected therewith, laid or constructed in the streets, alleys or other public places or under any sidewalks of the Village.
A. 
Definition. In this section, "swimming pool" shall have the meaning set forth in § 98-27A of this Municipal Code.
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Permit required. See § 98-27B of this Municipal Code.