All discharges to a sewer shall be through an approved sewer connection or at another discharge point expressly approved by the Director in accordance with this chapter and with any rules, regulations, or procedures established by the City as determined necessary by the City to administer and implement this chapter. No person shall discharge any waste or other substances into a manhole, catch basin or inlet.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any part or appurtenance of the POTW, nor discharge into the POTW, without first obtaining a written sewer service lateral connection permit from the City.
A. 
The owner of any premises proposing to connect to the POTW shall make application on a form furnished by the City for a permit to connect to the POTW. The application shall include plans and specifications for all plumbing construction within the building or premises. The plans and specifications shall meet the requirements of this chapter, the State Plumbing Code, and all other applicable state rules and regulations (provided that if the requirements of this chapter are more restrictive, the requirements of this chapter shall control). The application shall be supplemented by such information as required by the City to administer this chapter. A permit and inspection fee in an amount determined from time to time by resolution of the City Commission shall be paid to the City at the time an application is filed.
B. 
If the application to connect is approved by the City, a temporary connection permit shall be issued, subject to a final inspection and approval when construction is completed and ready for connection with the City sewer system.
C. 
The applicant for the sewer service lateral connection permit shall notify the City when the sewer service lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The City shall inspect the building and plumbing construction. If the building and plumbing construction is consistent with the temporary permit and meets other applicable rules and regulations, the City shall issue a final connection permit, provided that all applicable fees have been paid to the City.
D. 
The City may deny a connection permit if the City determines that application for the permit shows that there is a reasonable potential that the anticipated discharges may interfere with the POTW; be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the City's NPDES permit, any other local, state, or federal law or regulation; or in any other way hamper the operations of the POTW.
E. 
Connection to a public sewer will not be allowed (and the City shall not issue a connection permit) until all assessments due and all advance deposits established have been paid and unless there is capacity available (in both wastewater volume and strength) at the KWRP and in all downstream sewers, pump stations, interceptors, and force mains, including, but not limited to, adequate capacity to accept, treat and dispose of BOD, TSS, or similar materials as required by applicable local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations, as determined by the Director.
F. 
If the Director determines that it is necessary to evaluate the ability or capacity of the POTW to accept any current or proposed discharge, the Director may require any existing or proposed user to demonstrate to the Director's satisfaction that the discharge will be compatible with the POTW, will not affect any requirements imposed upon the City on the discharge, will not adversely affect the POTW, and is consistent with the requirements of an applicable user permit. Such demonstration shall be made by any means determined necessary and appropriate by the Director, including, but not limited to, a headworks analysis or treatability study to be conducted at the user's sole expense.
G. 
Before any permit or approval is issued by the City for excavating for plumbing or drain laying in any public street, way, or alley, the person applying for the permit or approval may be required to execute and deposit with the City a performance bond with corporate security in the amount of the contracted or estimated work, conditioned upon faithful performance of all work with due care and skill, and in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations established by the City pertaining to sewers and plumbing. This bond shall state that the person will indemnify and save harmless the City and the owner of the premises against all damages, costs, expenses, outlays, and claims of every nature and kind arising out of mistake or negligence on the person's part in connection with plumbing, sewer line connection, or excavating for plumbing or sewer connection as prescribed in this section. The bond shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year, except that, upon expiration, it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims, or damages that may have accrued thereunder prior to the expiration. The person applying for the permit or approval may also be required to provide public liability insurance for the protection of the City, the property owner, and all persons, to indemnify them for all damages caused by accidents attributable to the work, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 for one person, $500,000 for bodily injuries per accident, and $250,000 for property damages.
H. 
It is unlawful to connect to the POTW without obtaining a connection permit and except in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter. A violation of a connection permit is a violation of this chapter.
A. 
A separate and independent sewer service lateral shall be provided for each building. However, if any existing building is located on an interior lot so that a separate, independent sewer service lateral is not available for the building, and one cannot be constructed to the building through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway, more than one building may be served with the same sewer service lateral, subject to approval by the Director. In areas where laterals have not been made, or where unusual lot splits have occurred, leaving only one lateral for two properties, joint use of this lateral may be approved by the Director with the connection to the City sewer being allowed if determined consistent with the purposes and objectives of this chapter by the Director. Independent sewer service laterals and/or control manholes may also be required for separate uses within a building, as determined necessary by the Director.
B. 
All discharge limits contained in this chapter shall apply to that portion of the lateral emanating from a single building or from each separate use within a building, as applicable. Compliance with pretreatment standards or local discharge limits prescribed by this chapter shall be determined based on each separate discharge to the common lateral prior to commingling with discharges from other sources.
C. 
The City assumes no responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any single sewer service lateral which serves more than one building.
Existing sewer service laterals may be used in connection with new buildings only if they are found, on examination and test by the Director to meet all requirements of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations. If an inspection by the City reveals that a connection may create a health or environmental hazard, nuisance, or is otherwise inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of this chapter, the sewer service lateral shall be reconstructed or repaired at the owner's expense.
A. 
The pipe size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of a sewer service lateral and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes, or other applicable rules and regulations as specified and determined by the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) and the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF) Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
B. 
All newly constructed sewer service laterals shall have a properly sized cleanout at the head of said sewer that is accessible at all times. This cleanout shall allow access of sewer cleaning equipment of a size equivalent to the size of the sewer service lateral.
Whenever possible, the sewer service lateral shall be brought to the buildings at an elevation below the basement floor. No sewer service lateral shall be laid parallel to, or within three feet of, any bearing wall that might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The sewer service lateral shall be laid at uniform grade. The line shall be straight or laid with properly curved pipe and fittings. Changes in direction shall be made with no less than a forty-five-degree bend. Each bend of 45° or more shall have an accessible cleanout. All excavations required for the installation of a sewer service lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the City. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with current ASTM specifications, except that no backfill shall be placed until the City has inspected the work.
Floor drains connected to the sewer service lateral shall be required for all basements or cellars if the elevation of the public sanitary sewer will service the building. All required floor drains shall have check valves or backflow preventers that meet current laws and regulations as determined by the City.
In all buildings in which any sewer service lateral is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by artificial means and discharged to the sewer service lateral, at the owner's expense, and subject to approval by the City.
A. 
The connection of the sewer service lateral into the sanitary sewer system shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the City, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications. The connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight and verified by proper testing. All connections and joints, and any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials, must be approved by the City before installation.
B. 
The connection of the sewer service lateral into the public sewer shall be made at the wye branch designated for the property if such branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection not made at the designated wye branch in the main sewer shall be made only as directed by the City.
C. 
The connection of a surface runoff or groundwater drain to a storm sewer or natural outlet designed to transport surface runoff or groundwater drainage shall conform to the requirements of the applicable building code or other applicable requirements of the City.
All excavations for sewer service lateral 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 City at the expense of the owner.
No person shall connect (or allow to remain connected) roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a sewer service lateral or building drain that in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. Any such connection shall be permanently disconnected at the sole expense of the owner of the premises.
Pretreatment of any discharge to the public sewer, including, but not limited to, grease, oil, and sand interceptors, shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Director, they are necessary.