A.
For new installations and alterations of existing building sewers,
a permit and inspection fee of $15 for a Class A sewer permit and
$50 for a Class B sewer permit shall be paid to the City of West Haven
Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
B.
For repairs of existing building sewers, a permit and inspection
fee of $5 for a Class A sewer permit and $20 for a Class B sewer permit
shall be paid to the City of West Haven Treasurer at the time the
application is filed.
C.
A refundable record drawing (as-built) fee shall also be required in addition to the permit fees designated in Subsections A and B of this section. This fee shall be $10 for a Class A permit and $50 for a Class B permit. This fee shall be refunded to the owner or agent upon submission of a completed record drawing of the installation, alteration or repair of the building sewer and the connection to the public sewer. The record drawing shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Superintendent and shall include all required information. Incomplete or inaccurate record drawings may be considered informal and not eligible for fee refund.
A.
Before any drain layer may receive a permit to do work governed by
this chapter, he shall file with the Department of Public Works a
satisfactory bond and protective liability insurance policy in the
name of the City of West Haven, together with satisfactory insurance
policies or certificates to the effect that he is properly insured
against claims by employees or the public and against liabilities
to be assumed under the terms of the drain layer's permit. Said
bond and said certificate shall be on forms satisfactory to the Department
of Public Works. The surety bond shall be in the sum of not less than
$5,000. The insurance shall be not less than $100,000 for each person
and not less than $300,000 for each accident, and property insurance
shall be not less than $25,000. Changes in insurance limits may be
made by the City of West Haven.
B.
The bond and insurance, in combination, shall provide that the City
of West Haven and its agents shall be indemnified and saved harmless
from all suits and actions of every name and description brought against
said public body or its agents for or on account of any injuries or
damages received or sustained by any person or property in consequence
of or resulting from any work performed by the drain layer, his agents
or servants or from any act or omission of the drain layer, his servants
or agents while operating under the permit issued or from any negligence
regarding said work; that the drain layer shall reimburse the City
of West Haven for any expense to said city or its agents arising from
any injury or damage to any sewer or drain or other property of said
city or by reason of any violation of the drain layer or his agents
or employees of any requirement of this chapter; that the drain layer
shall faithfully execute, in all respects, all work performed under
the permit issued; that the drain layer shall restore the portion
of any street or public place in which the drain layer may have made
an excavation incidental to work under said permit to as good condition
as it was prior to said work and also shall keep said street or public
place in like good condition to the satisfaction of the proper officer
in charge thereof for a period of not less than one year after said
restoration; that the drain layer shall reimburse the city for the
expense of repairs to such street or public place made necessary by
reason of the excavation made by the drain layer; and that the drain
layer shall comply in all respects with the rules, regulations, laws,
ordinances, etc., relative to work in such streets or public places
and with the terms of the permits which may be issued to the drain
layer by any public agency and shall pay all fines imposed on the
drain layer for violation of this chapter or of such rules and regulations.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. All building sewers
shall be maintained by the owner of the property served.
No person, other than those working for and under the direction
of the Superintendent, shall excavate, construct, install, lay, repair,
alter or remove any building sewer or any appurtenance thereof within
the city if such sewer is connected or discharged or is intended at
some future time to be connected or discharged, directly or indirectly,
into the public sewer until said person has a permit secured by the
owner, or his agent, of the property in question for doing such work.
Any permit may be suspended or terminated by the Superintendent
on written notice to the permittee for violation of the conditions
thereof or for any violation of the requirements of this chapter or
for other reasons in the public interest.
A.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing
the City Sewer Authority from assessing tap-in charges or other connection
charges to the person connecting to the public sewer.
B.
The Sewer Authority shall have all the powers and duties conferred
and imposed by the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut on
the Sewer Authority of a municipality.
