All regulations adopted by the County of Nassau governing discharge
into a connection to the county sewage facilities are hereby made
a part of these regulations and shall be complied with by the applicant
and owner of the premises involved.
An application for a permit under these regulations shall be
made only by, and will be accepted only from, a plumber licensed by
the Incorporated Village of Malverne, on a form to be furnished by
the Department of Buildings of the Village. A separate application
must be filed for each sewer connection to a building. Each application
shall be signed by the plumber, who must be specifically authorized
by the fee owner of the premises to make such application. No Village
permit will be issued unless a permit from the County of Nassau to
connect with the county sewer facilities has been obtained and is
presented to the Village with the application for a Village permit.
A.
Fee for permit. No work shall be commenced or performed in connection
with the installation of a sewer connection to a building, prior to
the issuance of a permit therefor by the Superintendent of Buildings
of the Village. The fee for each permit shall be determined by resolution
issued by the Board of Trustees.
B.
Surety bond. Before any permit is issued under this article, the
applicant for such permit shall, at his own expense, furnish to the
Village a surety bond in form approved by the Board of Trustees and
issued by a company acceptable to such Board and in an amount determined
by the Board of Trustees for each permit applied for under this article.
The bond shall indemnify the Village against all damage or injury
to or loss of Village property occurring during or arising out of
the work performed pursuant to such permit.
C.
Upon the failure of any permittee to comply with the requirements
of this article, the Superintendent of Buildings may forthwith cancel
the permit. The right of cancellation herein contained is in addition
to any other remedy provided by the Village local laws or by law for
the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
No work in connection with the installation of a sewer connection
to a building may be commenced or performed except by a plumber licensed
by the Incorporated Village of Malverne and registered by the Superintendent
of Buildings of the Village for the year or years in which the work
is to be done.
Before any permit is issued, a certificate of public liability,
personal injury and property damage insurance of not less than what
is required by the Nassau County DPW shall be filed with the Superintendent
of Buildings of the Incorporated Village of Malverne, New York to
protect the Village, as a named insured, in the event of any injury
to persons or property; said policy must be kept in effect until the
completion of all work covered by all permits issued hereunder to
the plumber furnishing such policy and the issuance of the certificates
of compliance covering such work. In the event such policy shall expire
or be cancelled and no replacement thereof is furnished prior to such
expiration or cancellation, the permits issued will immediately be
revoked.
Before any permit is issued, a certificate of the plumber's
current workers' compensation insurance policy must be filed with
the Superintendent of Buildings of the Incorporated Village of Malverne,
New York, as required by § 57 of the Workers' Compensation
Law, as amended. Said policy must be kept in effect until the completion
of all work covered by all permits issued hereunder to the plumber
furnishing such certificate of insurance and the issuance of the certificates
of compliance covering such work. In the event such policy shall expire
or be cancelled and no replacement thereof is furnished prior to such
expiration or cancellation, the permits issued will immediately be
revoked.
The plumber making the sewer connection shall be responsible
for any damage to Village property, including but not limited to sidewalks,
aprons, trees, grass area and curbs. He shall take all precautions
necessary to protect Village property. Any open trench or other obstruction
in, on or abutting the sidewalk, street or other Village property
shall be surrounded by suitable barriers or guards for the protection
of persons using the streets or property in the daytime, and, in addition
thereto, by lights or flares from twilight continuously until daylight.
Such barriers and lights shall conform, in kind and number, to the
requirements of the Plumbing Inspector. Immediately upon completion
of the sewer connection to a building, the plumber shall see that
all trench settlement is properly filled to the grade of the original
ground.
A.
After a property owner has been notified that the lateral sewer line
available to his building has been completed and is ready for use,
application may be made to the Village for a permit to connect thereto.
After such notice has been given, a property owner shall discontinue
the use of existing cesspools on his premises and shall connect the
house sewage waste line or lines to the lateral sewer line upon the
happening of any one of the following events, whichever first occurs:
(1)
When any existing cesspool requires replacement or repair.
(2)
When any existing cesspool has been filled; provided, however,
that such cesspool may be emptied and cleaned not more than once after
such notice is given.
(3)
When the continued use of an existing cesspool endangers the
life or health of any person or persons or constitutes a nuisance.
B.
When a building is connected to the county sewer system, all cesspools
and overflow pools on the property on which such building is located
shall be forthwith cleaned out and properly and completely backfilled
with clean fill.
The sewer connection from the curb to a building shall be of
extra-heavy cast-iron sewer type or DPW-approved equal. All of the
aforesaid pipe shall not be less than five inches in diameter. Where
the ground is made or filled in or where the pipes are less than three
feet below ground level, or in any case where there is danger of settlement
by frost or from any other cause, the sewer connection to a building
must be of extra-heavy cast iron with lead-caulked joints or DPW-approved
equal.
All fittings and couplings shall be in accordance with and conforming
to existing ASTM specifications for cast-iron soil pipe, A74 to A72,
or federal specifications SS-P-351. When there is a change of direction
of the sewer line over a forty-five-degree angle, a cleanout shall
be inserted after the bend and such cleanout shall extend to the surface
of the ground and be properly capped. Using a series of small bends
to make a change of direction shall not do away with the use of the
cleanout.
The minimum fall per foot of pipe laid shall be 1/4 inch, except
that a fall on 1/8 inch per foot may be allowed upon specific approval
of the Plumbing Inspector, where 1/4-inch fall shall be impossible.
No pipe shall be laid in any trench unless the sewer connection
to the building and the connection to the sewer at the curb are exposed.
All pipe shall be laid with a uniform fall and in as direct and straight
a line as possible from two feet outside the building foundation to
the existing connection to the sewer at the curb.
Sewer piping shall be supported throughout its entire length.
Tunneling may be done in yards, courts or driveways of any building
site. However, the diameter of the tunnel may not be over twice the
diameter of the pipe and it shall be of such length as will permit
inspection of all joints. All tunnels shall be backfilled by the use
of water.
Adequate precaution shall be taken to ensure proper compaction
of backfill around pipe without damage to piping. Trenches shall be
backfilled in thin layers to 12 inches above the top of the pipe with
clean earth which shall not contain stones, boulders, cinder fill
or other materials which will damage or break the pipe or cause corrosive
action. Mechanical devices may then be used to finish backfilling
to grade. All trenches shall be compacted with water.
Joints and connections in the sewer connection to a building
shall be rootproof, gastight and watertight so as to withstand the
pressure imposed on the joint in case of stoppage. Cast-iron bell-and-spigot
joints may be either caulked with molten lead or other joint compound
approved by the Plumbing Inspector. Caulked joints for cast-iron bell-and-spigot
soil pipe shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with
molten lead not less than one inch deep and not to extend more than
1/8 of an inch below the rim of hub. No paint, varnish or other coating
shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint
has been inspected. If other compound, approved as above mentioned,
is used, the joint shall be made in accordance with manufacturer's
specifications.
The sewer connection to a building shall have a horizontal or
lateral separation from the water service of at least seven feet or
a vertical separation of at least two feet, and shall be located below
the water service. In the event that any of the above minimum separations
is not possible, permission must be obtained from the Plumbing Inspector
to vary the above requirements, and his decision as to location and
type of pipe to be used shall be followed.
The Plumbing Inspector shall be notified 24 hours in advance
of the starting of work under any permit issued hereunder and shall
be further notified before 10:00 a.m. of the day an inspection is
required. The following inspections are required under this chapter:
A.
First inspection. The first inspection shall be made when the pipe
is laid and joints are made, but before any backfill is placed on
the pipe.
B.
Second inspection. The second inspection shall be made when the cesspool
or cesspools are cleaned, and prior to backfilling of cesspools.
C.
Third inspection. The third inspection shall be the final inspection
and shall be made when the sewer connection to a building is complete.
