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No person shall uncover, make any connection
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer main
or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the DPW. Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or a
substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that are
being discharged into the system shall notify the DPW at least forty-five
(45) days prior to the proposed change or connection followed by a
forty-eight-hour notice prior to start of work.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation
and connection of the sanitary building sewer shall be borne by the
individual homeowner or developer. The owner or developer shall indemnify
the Town of Ashland from any loss or damage that may, directly or
indirectly, be occasioned by his installation of the sanitary building
sewer.
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A separate and independent sanitary building
sewer shall be provided for every building, unless written permission
has been obtained from the DPW to do otherwise.
Existing sanitary building sewer pipes may be
used to connect buildings only if they meet all requirements of Ashland's
Construction Standards and Rules and Regulations for sewer use in
the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts.
The owner (applicant) shall be responsible for
maintaining and repairing of the sanitary building drain and sewer
from inside of the foundation wall to the public sewer main in the
street.
A.
Licenses to perform work such as installation of sanitary
building sewers and public sewer mains or work in relation thereto
will be issued only to experienced and competent licensed pipelayers.
A fee as set by the Department of Public Works must accompany all
applications for licenses. Licenses must be renewed each calendar
year, and request for renewal must be accompanied by a fee as set
by the Department of Public Works. A complete set of Construction
Standards and Rules and Regulations will be supplied with each license
renewal.
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B.
This license fee is separate and distinct from any
other application fees outlined previously.
C.
Insurance.
(2)
Certificates of insurance acceptable to the DPW shall
be filed with the Superintendent prior to the commencement of the
work. These certificates shall contain a provision that coverages
afforded under the policies will not be canceled unless at least fifteen
(15) days' prior written notice has been given the DPW.
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D.
The DPW reserves the authority to revoke the license
of any pipelayer if, in the opinion of the DPW, his construction methods
or materials are not in strict compliance with the Construction Standards
and Rules and Regulations of the town.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
A.
Licensed pipelayer proposing to construct an extension
to an existing public sewer main, a sanitary building sewer or any
other work in relation thereto which will be done within the limits
of the Town of Ashland roadway takings, easements or other land under
the control of the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts, shall be required
to submit with the application for permit to construct sewer lines
a performance bond, payable to the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts,
in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each permit.
B.
The performance bond shall remain the property of
the town for a period of three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days
from the date of final construction inspection and approval by the
DPW. If, during this period, the Superintendent determines that an
unsatisfactory condition exists at the construction site related to
the licensed pipelayer's operation, the licensed pipelayer shall be
immediately notified. Failure of the licensed pipelayer to respond
and correct the unsatisfactory condition within a forty-eight-hour
period shall be grounds for the DPW to revoke the pipelayer's license
and to arrange for the work to be completed by others. All costs in
relation to this repair work shall be deducted from the performance
bond, and costs exceeding the amount deposited shall be billed directly
to the licensed pipelayer.
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C.
At the expiration of this retention period, the licensed
pipelayer shall submit a written request to the DPW for release of
the performance bond.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
A.
For residential and commercial discharges, a permit
to construct sewer lines shall be required for construction of the
sanitary building sewer, extension of the public sewer main or any
other work in relation thereto. The Department of Public Works, Water
and Sewer Division, must be notified forty-eight (48) hours prior
to actual connection to the system, and the approval to connect will
only be considered upon completion of the construction, with the exception
of the actual connection, testing, inspection by the Superintendent
and when approval to connect is granted by the Massachusetts Division
of Water Pollution Control (WPC), if applicable.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
B.
A state WPC sewer system extension or connection permit
is required for any main line extensions or changes in use or flow
on main line systems with a valid permit. In addition, any new service
connection to an existing permitted main line requires a permit if
the discharge is to exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons per day. Any
existing permitted service connection planning a change in use or
flow must reapply, and any service connection existing prior to May
10, 1979, which is planning an increase in discharge greater than
two thousand (2,000) gallons per day over existing discharge must
apply for a new permit.
C.
For industrial discharges, a separate sewer use discharge
permit application must be submitted by the owner, approved by the
DPW and also the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and
the Division of Water Pollution Control, prior to submittal of the
application for permit to construct sewer lines. An approval to connect
shall also be required as stated above.
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D.
The licensed pipelayer shall be responsible for obtaining
all required permits, state and local, as specified by the construction
standards for the Town of Ashland. In the event that a state agency
or the MWRA enacts additional permit requirements for sewer use, the
licensed pipelayer shall be responsible for the additional permits.
E.
For residential developments and subdivisions whose
sewer mains are to be constructed, Planning Board approved drawings
must be submitted with the application. If Planning Board approval
is not necessary, plans must be submitted to the DPW by a registered
professional engineer, and no public sewer main construction may proceed
prior to approval of the application.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
F.
Within developments or subdivisions, a permit shall
be required for the public sewer main construction, and also separate
permits shall be required for each sanitary building sewer proposed.
G.
Applications for permit to construct sewer lines shall
be accompanied by a general layout plan showing the building location
and proposed route of the service for approval by the Superintendent.
H.
All applications shall be submitted in the name of
the individual homeowner or developer and the licensed pipelayer.
I.
A nonrefundable fee as set by the Department of Public
Works shall be submitted with each application for a permit to construct
sewer lines, and permits shall be issued for a period of ninety (90)
days, after which time they become null and void.
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J.
Permits to construct sewer lines shall be subject
to revocation at the discretion of the DPW, if, in its opinion, the
Ashland Construction Standards and Rules and Regulations are not being
strictly adhered to.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
K.
Permits shall be required for all repair work to the
public sewer main or sanitary building sewer, and no permit shall
be issued, except in cases of emergency, to dig up or make an excavation
in a public way until the applicant files with the Superintendent,
contacts Dig-Safe and submits copies of the notices to public utility
companies for accurate field locations as required by M.G.L.A. C.
82, § 40.
L.
In general, permits for work to be done between November
15 and April 15 will not be issued except under extreme hardship conditions.
Permits shall not be transferable, and a change in ownership of a
parcel of land to be serviced or a change in the licensed pipelayer
shall require a new permit.
M.
Sewer use charges shall commence on the date of issue
of the permit to construct sewer lines.
A.
The developer shall provide plans and profiles of
the proposed work, drawn by a registered professional engineer, using
a scale of forty (40) feet to the inch for plan view and forty (40)
feet to the inch horizontal and four (4) feet or six (6) feet to the
inch vertical for profile. Three (3) copies of plans and profiles
of each street or section thereof will be submitted to the DPW, two
(2) of which shall be given to the engineer as submittals for approval
of the proposed work.
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B.
No changes in plans or profiles will be permitted
without prior approval of the Superintendent. The developer and licensed
pipelayer shall construct the sewer and appurtenances in conformity
with the plans and profiles, as approved, and in agreement with these
standards. The work shall be done under the observation of the Planning
Board Agent (P.B. Agent). A preconstruction meeting with the Superintendent,
P.B. Agent, developer and licensed pipelayer in attendance shall be
held before material is ordered or work begins.
C.
All materials used for construction of the sewage
system on the project shall be in strict compliance with these standards
and are subject to initial approval by the P.B. Agent and final approval
by the Superintendent.
D.
The developer shall submit five (5) copies of shop
drawings and details of proposed equipment or method of installation
for approval by the Superintendent. Defective materials shall be removed
from the work and from the job site as soon as notification is received
from the Superintendent or the P.B. Agent listing the unacceptable
material. Such material shall be replaced by acceptable material from
the same or other suppliers.
E.
Workmanship on the project shall be subject to approval
by the P.B. Agent, and no work may start prior to notification of
the Superintendent and the P.B. Agent.
F.
Testing and final inspection shall be conducted under
the observation of the Superintendent, who shall issue final approval.
G.
The developer and his licensed pipelayer shall conform
to state and local laws, rules and regulations and the instructions
of the DPW and the Superintendent.
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H.
The developer shall obtain all permits and licenses
required by federal, state or local governmental authorities and shall
notify Dig-Safe and any underground utility agencies not covered under
Dig-Safe of the proposed construction to enable them to mark out their
pipes, conduits and other structures and shall notify the Superintendent
and the P.B. Agent at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to start
of work, after all approvals and permits have been obtained.
I.
Upon completion of the construction, including service
connections at least to the side line of the roadway layout and backfilling
and compaction to road subgrade, the developer or the licensed pipelayer
shall be required to conduct an air-pressure test, in the presence
of the Superintendent or his agent, as detailed in the Construction
Standards and Rules and Regulations of the town. The developer or
the licensed pipelayer shall also provide manpower to assist the Superintendent
in a visual inspection prior to final acceptance of the line. Methods
for repair and replacement of unacceptable construction or damaged
material shall be submitted to the Superintendent for approval prior
to start of repair work. On PVC public sewer main installations a
deflection test must also be conducted.
J.
The developer or the licensed pipelayer will supervise
and direct the work and will be responsible for the means, methods,
techniques, sequences and procedures of construction. The developer
or the licensed pipelayer will employ and maintain on the work a qualified
supervisor or superintendent who shall have been designated, in writing,
by the developer as the developer's representative at the site. The
supervisor shall have full authority to act on behalf of the developer,
and all communications given to the supervisor shall be as binding
as if given to the developer. The supervisor shall be present on the
site at all times as required to perform adequate supervision and
coordination of the work.
K.
No individual or group of individuals representing
the town shall be responsible for the construction means, controls,
techniques, sequences, procedures or construction safety.
L.
Record (as-built) drawings, obtained and paid for
by the applicant, shall be required on all public sewer main construction
and shall show both a 40 scale plan view and a profile section, as
detailed above, on three-mil Mylar, twenty-two by thirty-four (22
x 34) inches in size. These record drawings shall be prepared by a
registered professional engineer and shall, at a minimum, show a plan
and profile view, with accurate location and grade of public sewer
main, road profile, station of wyes and a minimum of three (3) ties
to the sanitary building sewer at the edge of the roadway taking with
the depth to the top of the pipe, including location of connection
at the building. All roads and easement locations through which sewer
is to be laid shall be at the proposed subgrade elevation before pipeline
construction starts. The licensed pipelayer or developer is responsible
for setting the sewer grades and shall supply all engineering design,
field layout, grades, supervision and data for the record drawings,
as detailed above. Record drawings must be submitted and approved
prior to approval to connect.
