All costs of the house connection shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall save harmless and indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may be occasioned by, or related to, the installation of the house connection.
Before any portion of the existing plumbing system outside of the house is connected to the house connection, the owner shall establish, to the satisfaction of the House Connection Inspector that it is clean and conforms in every respect to the ordinances of the Board of Health, and before any portion of the house connection is connected to the house sewer lateral, the House Connection Inspector shall verify that the house connection is in good order and conforms in every respect to the requirements for construction thereof.
A. 
When installing the house connection, the trenches shall be dug in a careful manner and properly sheathed where required. The excavated materials shall be piled in a compact heap and so placed as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the public. Proper barricades and lights shall be maintained around the trench to guard against accidents. Extreme care shall be taken to prevent any dirt, stones or other undesirable material from entering the public sewer system through the house sewer lateral during these operations.
B. 
In backfilling, material for the two feet immediately over the pipe shall be selected which contains no stones. All backfill material for the trench shall be placed by tamping in eight-inch layers so as to avoid any settlement. When the trench has been filled to the proper height, the surface material shall be replaced and heavily tamped and rolled.
C. 
Where the trench is excavated in rock, the rock must be carefully excavated to a depth of six inches below the grade line of the sewer and the trench brought to the proper elevation with gravel or other material satisfactory to the House Connection Inspector. The remainder of the trench must be backfilled with suitable material.
D. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating any of the existing requirements of the Town relating to the excavation and backfilling of trenches by the requirements herein contained all of which shall be in addition thereto.
E. 
Where subsoil conditions are bad, special precautions must be taken to secure a watertight job as may be directed by the House Connection Inspector. In quicksand, all pipes must be laid out on planking, two inches thick by at least six inches wide.
F. 
All work on house connections shall be performed by, or under the immediate supervision of, a licensed plumber, licensed by Putnam County. This person shall comply with, and be responsible for the following:
(1) 
All openings into any house connection sewer shall be made carefully without injuring same and in accordance with New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code standards.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
No obstruction of any description whatsoever shall be left in the connection.
(3) 
Unless otherwise approved by the House Connection Inspector, a minimum separation of three feet on centers shall be maintained between the house connection and the water service, and the water line shall be at an elevation 18 inches higher than the sewer line if laid within 10 feet of the sewer line.
(4) 
Any damage or injuries that may occur to persons, animals or property by reason of any opening in any street, or right-of-way made by them or those in employ (as a result of house connection operations).
(5) 
The house connection shall be made so as not to interrupt or interfere with the travel upon the highway, street or right-of-way.
G. 
The line running from the house or other building to the sanitary sewer shall be of not less than four-inch extra-heavy cast-iron pipe or extra-strength minimum of SDR=35 (PVC) as per the requirements of ASTM Specification D3034-74.
H. 
The provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code applicable to plumbing shall apply except as required herein.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
I. 
Should the public sanitary sewer be too high to receive the flow of sewage from any individual service, the owner shall, at his or her own expense, install an ejector in accordance with the requirements of the Town and installed in accordance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code applicable to plumbing under the further approval of the House Connection Inspector.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Where connection is made between the portion of the house plumbing system outside of the building and the house connection, a long radius bend shall appropriately be installed at this connection along with a cleanout as required by the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code applicable to plumbing. This connection shall be subject to the approval of the House Connection Inspector who shall be given ample notice prior to such work.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The House Connection Inspector may require any appropriate test to the pipes. The plumber or contractor at his or her expense shall furnish all necessary tools, labor, materials and assistance for such tests and shall remove or repair any defective materials when so ordered by the Inspector.
A. 
Each contractor, or other person performing work on Putnam Valley public property for the purposes of installing house connections, shall post a bond or cash acceptable to the Town of Putnam Valley.
B. 
All work shall be adequately guarded with barricades, lights and other measures for protection of the public from hazard.
C. 
Streets, sidewalks, parkways, curbs and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town.