No unauthorized 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 Department of Water and Sewage.
A.
B.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in
the judgment of the Director to enforce this chapter.
A.
The connection fee for new connections shall be set from time to time by a Town Board resolution, payable at the time of application for a permit; however, this fee may be increased at the discretion of the Department of Water and Sewage for nontypical or unusual connections to cover the additional nontypical permit work items as required for the particular connection. This permit fee shall not be required for all structures in existence within a Town of Batavia sewer district that are served by the initially constructed sanitary sewers in accordance with § 191-6 of this chapter. Any subsequent in-district or out-of-district sewer extension shall pay the connection fee.
B.
The permit fee includes permit processing, the physical
tap into the public sewer, including saddle materials by the Town,
field location of connection and consultation on building sewer locations,
inspection of building sewer construction and supervision of building
sewer tests. The owner and his contractor, if any, shall make application
on a form furnished by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any construction plans, construction specifications, insurance
certificates, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment
of the Department of Water and Sewage.
C.
Insurance requirement. The contractor or owner installing
said private sewer line and connecting the same to the Town's public
sewer shall, prior to undertaking any work, procure and file certificates
of insurance with the Batavia Town Clerk insuring the Town of Batavia
as follows:
(1)
General liability covering bodily injury, wrongful
death and property damage as follows: comprehensive form; premises-operations;
explosion and collapse hazard; underground hazard; products/completed
operations hazard; contractual insurance; broad form property damage;
independent contractors; and personal injury: $500,000 single limit
on account of each accident.
(2)
Owner's and contractor's protective: $500,000 single
limit on account of each occurrence.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation,
connection, testing and operation and maintenance of the building
sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Town
from any loss or damage (including claims of others against the Town)
it sustains that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building, except that where one building stands
at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private building
sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through
an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from
the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one building sewer, but the Town does not and will not
assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting
from any such single connection aforementioned.
Existing building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Department of Water and Sewage, to meet all the requirements
of this chapter.
A.
Building sewer.
(1)
The building sewer shall be:
(a)
Four-inch extra-heavy cast or ductile iron soil
pipe meeting the requirements of ASTM A74, latest revision, or Town-approved
equals. Town-approved couplings to be used.
(b)
Four-inch plastic pipe utilizing virgin resin
and meeting the requirements of ASTM D3034 or F789, latest revision,
with minimum SDR of 35 or minimum pipe stiffness of 46 psi, or nonpressure
PVC pipe labeled "Schedule 40," ASTM D-2665 and D-1785, latest revision.
Joints for plastic pipe shall meet the "Specification for Joints for
Drain and Sewer Plastic Pipes Using Flexible Elastomeric Seals," ASTM
3212, latest revision. Chemically welded joints shall not be allowed.
(2)
Six-inch-diameter pipe shall be used for any structure
having more than four units or an estimated average daily wastewater
flow greater than 1,000 gallons per day.
(3)
For buildings requiring wastewater pumping, the discharge
pipe shall be PVC or HDPE pressure pipe, AWWA Specification C-900
(latest revision), with minimum SDR of 18 or such material as is approved
by the Department of Water and Sewage in writing. All pressure pipe
shall have a minimum working pressure of 150 pounds per square inch.
(4)
ASTM tests on all sewer pipes must be performed in
the United States. Any variance from the sewer described above must
be approved by the Department of Water and Sewage.
B.
The slope of the sewers described shall be 1/4 inch
per foot unless special permission is obtained from the Department
of Water and Sewage.
C.
The building sewers shall have a minimum horizontal
separation of 10 feet from the water service. If this is not possible,
any potable water line shall be above the sewer and shall have a minimum
vertical separation from the top of the sewer to the bottom of the
waterline of 1 1/2 feet from the water distribution main or service
connection and shall be in a separate trench or, if it must be located
in the same trench, on an undisturbed earth shelf located on one side
of the sewer and at an elevation so that the bottom of the water main
is at least 18 inches above the top of the sewer. In a case where
neither of these criteria can be accomplished or where a crossover
is required, construction plans shall be submitted to the Department
of Water and Sewage for approval.
D.
The building sewer shall be brought to the building
at a depth sufficient to afford protection from frost. It shall be
laid at a uniform grade in straight alignment insofar as possible.
Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe
and fittings.
E.
A minimum six-inch pipe is to be used in all road
crossings. Road crossings shall have a minimum cover of six feet and
be carefully tamped and backfilled with select material in accordance
with requirements of the appropriate highway authorities and as approved
by the Department of Water and Sewage. If such cover cannot be obtained,
pipe shall be encased with six inches of concrete. A six-inch cleanout
with a cast or ductile iron or PVC riser and cap is to be installed
in the vicinity of the right-of-way line when a road crossing is installed.
F.
All approved building sewer pipe shall be bedded with
four-inch minimum compacted cushion of No. 1 or No. 1A broken stone
under the pipe and up the spring line (vertical midpoint of pipe).
Backfill material from pipe bed to 18 inches above pipe must pass
a one-inch screen test and be installed in at least two lifts, with
each lift to be compacted to optimum density. The remainder of the
trench from 18 inches to grade must be made in multiple lifts with
suitable materials containing stones no greater than six inches in
their greatest dimension and with each lift to be compacted to optimum
density. Pipe shall be bedded carefully on the compacted material
so that it does not ride on bells or joints. No slag material is to
be allowed for house connections.
G.
No footing drains, roof drains, or other drains carrying
surface or ground water shall be connected to the building or sanitary
sewer. A sump pump will be provided by the property owner wherever
required to carry ground and surface water to a natural outlet or
storm sewer. Where any work is performed in a street or highway right-of-way,
the owner or his agent shall first obtain a permit from the proper
state, county or Town highway authorities. Notice or request for inspection
or final approval by highway authorities will be the responsibility
of the owner or his agent. Utility companies are to be notified if
work may affect their facilities.
H.
All building sewers, at the discretion of the Department
of Water and Sewage, shall be air tested and/or smoke tested for leakage
after installation. The test shall be conducted on all joints that
would be exposed to the infiltration of groundwater, surface water
or other extraneous sources of unpolluted waters. The test shall be
conducted from the point as close to the connection to the public
sewer as possible, to the building plumbing system, and shall be carried
out prior to backfilling the building sewer. Testing may also be carried
out after backfilling if in the discretion of the Department of Water
and Sewage it is deemed necessary. All tests shall be witnessed by
the Department of Water and Sewage or an authorized representative.
I.
No backfill shall be placed until the work has been
inspected to the satisfaction of the Department of Water and Sewage.
In the event of unstable soil conditions, special construction methods
may be required but shall be approved in writing by the Department
of Water and Sewage.
J.
Each building sewer or drain must be provided with
a cleanout at the interior face of the house wall, at bends greater
than 45°, at road crossings and at least for every 100 feet of
length, the openings to be a minimum of three inches above the cellar
floor or the ground surface outside buildings. Double hand traps are
required when the trap is in the wall or inside the building. No trap
or vent shall be placed less than five feet from any window, door
or ventilation intake.
K.
Connection of the building sewer into the public sanitary
sewer shall be:
(1)
For new public sanitary sewer construction: plastic,
cast or ductile iron, wye branch and/or riser installed at the time
of construction of the sanitary sewer. All wye branches or risers
shall comply with appropriate pipe specifications referenced elsewhere
in this chapter. Joints shall be compatible with the above-referenced
specifications for the type of pipe used and shall be approved by
the Department of Water and Sewage. All damaged branches shall be
replaced. All connections shall be watertight. Concrete encasement
of branches, or mortar joints, shall not be deemed watertight. Risers
shall be braced against the trench wall or supported otherwise.
(2)
For existing public sanitary sewers: saddle-type connections
to the public sanitary sewers (called main sewer) carried out by the
Department of Water and Sewage shall be made in a smooth, machine-drilled,
round hole. The fitting used shall be made to ensure that it will
not protrude into the main sewer. The fitting shall fit the contour
of the inside of the main sewer and be designed for the size of pipe
into which construction is being made. One-eighth-inch clearance shall
be provided between and fitting and the hole and between the shoulder
of the fitting and face of the main pipe. These spaces shall be completely
filled with waterproof joint material capable of withstanding any
stress or strain likely to be encountered in normal sanitary sewer
construction or maintenance. The fitting shall be manufactured of
an aluminum alloy, stainless steel or other approved material and
shall be capable of receiving all types of pipe approved for house
service connections. It shall be held in place until the adhesive
is set.
L.
All excavations for building or sanitary sewer installations
shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Department of Water and Sewage and to
the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Ditches and culvert pipes
for storm and surface water or other utilities disturbed during installation
of sewers shall be replaced to their original condition. All driveways
and parking areas shall be backfilled with select fill.
M.
Within 30 days of connection to the public sewer,
any septic tank, cesspool and similar private wastewater disposal
facility shall be abandoned, emptied and filled with a suitable material
approved by the Department of Water and Sewage.
