No person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
There shall be three classes of building sewage
permits: for residential service, for commercial service and for service
to establishments producing industrial wastes. In any case, the owner
or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by
the Superintendent. The permit application shall be supplemented by
any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee
of $15 for a residential and $20 for a commercial building sewer permit
and $100 for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to
the Village of Menands at the time an application is filed.
A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building, except where one building stands at
the rear of another on an interior lot and no sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
courtyard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
building sewer. In such cases, approval shall be obtained from the
Superintendent prior to installation of the building sewer.
Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Part 1.
The building sewer shall be cast-iron soil pipe,
ASTM Specification A74 or equal; or clay pipe, ASTM Specification
0278, or equal; or asbestos-cement house connection pipe; or other
suitable material approved by the Superintendent. Joints shall be
tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located
within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast-iron
soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast-iron pipe with leaded joints may
be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed
to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground,
the building sewer shall be of cast-iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic
material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle
as approved by the Superintendent. Building sewer pipe shall have
a maximum length of five feet between joints.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall
be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event
shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch
pipe shall be not less than 1/4 inch per foot. The slope of a five-inch
and six-inch pipe shall be not less than 3/16 and 1/8 inch per foot,
respectively.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall
be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
Any openings, such as clean-out hand-holes in traps, in-house drains,
cellar drains, etc., shall be not lower than the level of the finished
basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to and within
three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The
depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building
sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar
as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly
curved pipe and fittings.
In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage
carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved mechanical means
and discharged to the building sewer.
All excavations required for the installation
of a building sewer shall be open-trench work unless otherwise approved
by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed
in general accordance with ASTM Specification C12; C13; the Manual
of Practice No. 9, Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers
(ASCE); and in full accordance with the local building code, except
that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight.
A. Poured joints for cast-iron pipe shall be firmly packed
with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead not less than one-inch
deep. Lead shall run in one pouring and be caulked tight. The entire
joint shall conform to AWWA Specification C600, Section 9a. No paint,
varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the jointing material
until after the joint has been tested and approved. The transition
joint between cast-iron pipe and/or other approved pipe material shall
be made with either lead or approved hot-poured jointing material.
Such material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently
to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature
of 160° F. nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the
drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute,
hemp or a similar approved material.
B. Premolded gasket joints for plain-end cast-iron pipe
may be used if approved by the Superintendent and shall be a neoprene
compression-type gasket which provides a positive double seal in the
assembled joint. The gasket shall be a premolded, one-piece unit designed
for jointing the plain-end cast-iron hub and spigot soil pipe and
fittings. The assembled joint shall be sealed by compression of the
gasket between the exterior surface of the spigot and the interior
spigot of the hub. The joint shall be assembled following the manufacturer's
recommendations using acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling
tools for that purpose. The plain spigot end shall be forced into
the hub end of a pipe for the full depth of the hub itself. Lubricant
shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic material and shall not chemically
attack the gasket material. The typical manufacturer of this type
of gasket is the Tyler Pipe and Foundry Company, Tyler, Texas, or
the Buffalo Pipe and Foundry Corporation, Buffalo, New York.
C. Joints in clay pipe and asbestos-cement pipe shall
follow the manufacturer's recommendations and be approved by the Superintendent.
The connection of the building sewer into an
existing public sewer shall be made at the property line. If a building
sewer connection has not previously been provided, the building sewer
will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property
line by the owner after obtaining the necessary permit. The cost of
constructing the building sewer from the public sewer to the property
line will be at the owner's expense. All subsequent costs and expenses
incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of the
building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
the Village of Menands from any loss or damage that may directly or
indirectly be occasioned by the installation and maintenance of the
building sewer. The method of connection of the building sewer will
be dependent upon the type of sewer material used and in all cases
shall be approved by the Superintendent.
A. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
B. When trenches are opened for the laying of building
sewer pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent
before the trenches are filled, and the contractor performing such
work shall notify the Superintendent when the laying of building sewer
is completed. The filling of a trench before inspection is made or
approval given will subject the contractor to whom a permit is issued
to a penalty not to exceed $50 for each offense, and the trench shall
be re-opened for inspection by and at the expense of the contractor.
In case of a violation of any of the rules and
regulations of the Village of Menands by a contractor or other persons
in his employ, the contractor may be suspended or his recognition
may be removed by the Superintendent.
All excavations for building sewer installation
shall be adequately protected with barricades and lights so as to
protect the public from hazard. An indemnity bond will be required
to be posted before a permit will be granted to excavate in or under
the streets, highways or public places. Streets, sidewalks, parkways
and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall
be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Village of Menands or
other authority having jurisdiction.
In the case of the demolition of a building
within the Village of Menands which has a building sewer, the owner
is responsible for properly capping the building sewer at the property
line to prevent entry of dirt, debris or any foreign substances into
the public sewer. This shall be accomplished under the supervision
of the Superintendent.