The following rules and regulations for the government of licensed plumbers, sewer users, property owners and others are hereby adopted and established.
A. 
Agreement to rules and regulation. The rules, regulations and sewer rates of the Village and Commission contained herein shall be considered a part of the contract with every person, company or corporation who or which is connected to or uses the Village sewer system, and every such person, company or corporation, by connecting with the sewer system, shall be considered as expressing his or its assent to be bound thereby.
B. 
Application for service. Every person desiring to connect property, buildings or structures to public sewers shall make application in writing to the Commission, on such forms as are prescribed for that purpose, prior to commencing use of such service. The application must describe fully and truthfully all the wastes which are anticipated to be discharged. If the applicant is not the fee simple owner of the property, the written consent of the owner must accompany the application. Persons connected to the public sewers of the Village are referred to herein as "users." By submitting such an application, all users are deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Part 2, as amended from time to time. If it appears that the service applied for will not provide adequate service for the contemplated use, the Commission may reject the application. If the Commission approves the application, it shall issue a connection permit as shown on the application. No service shall be provided or application approved without prior payment of all applicable fees.
C. 
Application fee. Where the application for service is for a connection to the public sewers, the application shall be accompanied by an application fee(s) in an amount to be determined from time to time by the Commission. Such fee shall cover the cost of processing the application and inspection of the connection. Application fees may vary in amount between residential users and commercial/industrial users. The payment of this fee shall be in addition to any connection fees that may be charged to or on account of new users by the Commission or by MMSD.
D. 
Inspections. Any connection to the public sewers within the Village shall be subject to the prior inspection and approval of the work by an authorized representative of the Commission. No trench or other excavation shall be filled, or any connection completed, without such prior inspection. The applicant requesting the connection shall reimburse the Commission for all inspection costs incurred, if not previously paid as part of the application fee.
E. 
Disconnection and refusal of service. Sewer service may be disconnected or refused for any of the following reasons:
(1) 
Violation of this Part 2, as amended from time to time.
(2) 
Violation of the MMSD Ordinance, as amended from time to time.
(3) 
Failure to pay the application fee, any connection fee or delinquent account of the user.
F. 
Disconnection for delinquent accounts. A bill for service is delinquent if unpaid after the due date shown on the bill. The Commission may disconnect service for a delinquent bill by giving the user, at least eight calendar days prior to disconnection, a written disconnect notice which may be included in the bill for service. For purposes of this rule, the due date shall not be less than 20 days after issuance of the bill. The Commission may disconnect without notice where a dangerous condition exists for as long as the condition exists. Service may be denied to any user for failure to comply with the applicable requirements of these rules and regulations or if a dangerous or unsafe condition exists on the user's property.
No plumber, pipe fitter or other person will be permitted to do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer system without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin and obtaining permission from the Commission. All service connections to the sewer main shall comply with the State Plumbing Code, as amended.
A. 
Within the Village, the owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a public sewer main on which there exists a building used or usable for human habitation or in a block through which such system is extended shall connect to the sewer system within 120 days of notice in writing from the Commission. Upon failure to do so the Commission may cause such connection to be made and bill the property owner for all such costs. If such costs are not paid within 30 days, such cost shall constitute a special tax lien against the property in the manner provided for by law. However, the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written notification with the Commission stating that the owner cannot pay such amount in one sum and asking that the sum be levied in five or fewer equal annual installments. The amount shall be so collected with interest at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum from the date of completion of the work, all as determined by the Commission. The unpaid balance shall constitute a special tax lien, all pursuant to s. 281.45, Wis. Stats., as amended.
B. 
In lieu of the above, the Commission, at its option, may impose a penalty for the period that the violation continues after 10 days' written notice to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system. The penalty shall be in the amount of $100 per day. Upon failure to make such payment, said penalty shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to s. 281.45, Wis. Stats., as amended.
C. 
This Part 2 ordains that any such failure to connect to the sewer system is contrary to the minimum health standards of the Village and fails to assure preservation of public health, welfare, comfort and safety and that such failure constitutes a public nuisance under s. 823.02, Wis. Stats., as amended, subject to abatement as provided for therein.
Persons attaching to a public sewer shall have the building sewer, or lateral, installed at their own cost and expense.
After sewer connections have been introduced into any building or upon any premises, no plumber shall make any alterations, extensions or attachments unless the party ordering such tapping or other work exhibits the proper permit for the same from the Commission.
In the event of any blockage, damage or break in any building sewer which occurs within a public street, alley, highway or other public right-of-way, the Commission shall have the exclusive right and option to repair the building sewer within said street, alley, highway or right-of-way. In such event, the owner of the building sewer shall promptly reimburse the Commission for all costs so incurred. If not so reimbursed, the same shall be added to the owner's sewer service charges and collected in the same manner as such charges are so collected.
All floor drains shall have a backflow prevention valve installed at the owner's expense. All new construction shall comply from the effective date of this Part 2.
No user shall allow other persons or other services to connect to the sewer system through its lateral or building sewer.
Whenever any person desires to discontinue sewer service from the system, the Commission must be notified in writing prior to such disconnection. Disconnection shall only be allowed where a structure is demolished. The fact that a structure is vacant shall not entitle the property owner to discontinue sewer service or to an abatement of sewer service charges.
Every user shall permit the duly authorized agent of the Village or Commission, at all reasonable time, to enter its premises or building to examine the pipes and fixtures and the manner in which the drains and sewer connections operate, and the user must at all times, frankly and without concealment, answer all questions put to it relative to its use, all in accordance with this Part 2 and s. 196.171, Wis. Stats., to the extent applicable.
It is expressly stipulated that no claim shall be made against the Commission or Village's agents, employees and representatives by reason of the breaking, clogging, stoppage or freezing of any pipes nor from any damage arising from repairing mains, making connections or extensions or any other work that may be deemed necessary. The right is hereby reserved to cut off sewer service at any time for the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit granted or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it shall be come necessary to shut off the sewer within the Village, the Commission shall, if practicable, give notice to each and every user within the affected area of the time when such service will be shut off.
A. 
In making excavations in public streets or other public highways for laying pipe or making repairs, the paving and the earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will result in the least inconvenience to the public. Prior to commencing any such excavations, an excavation permit shall be obtained from the Village. In connection therewith, the person making application for such permit shall comply with such terms and conditions as the Village may impose with respect to such excavation. Further, the person obtaining the permit shall guarantee that all excavation and repair of streets and the construction of facilities shall be free from defect in material and installation for a period of one year following completion of construction.
(1) 
No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway open at any time without barricades, and during the night warning lights must be maintained at such excavations.
(2) 
In refilling the opening, after the pipes are laid, the earth must be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth and each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling. This work, together with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast and paving, must be done so as to make the street as good, at least, as before it was disturbed and satisfactory to the Village.
(3) 
No opening of the streets for tapping the pipes will be permitted when the ground is frozen, except in emergency situations or except as the Village may otherwise expressly allow in writing.
B. 
Any excavation performed under this section shall be subject to the inspection of the Village, and no work shall be deemed completed unless and until accepted by the Village. All work performed under this section and the inspection thereof shall be at the cost of the person obtaining the excavation permit described herein.
Connections to the sewer system, other than building sewer connections, shall be done only in accordance with Article IV of the MMSD Ordinance, as amended.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
All building sewers on private property shall be installed in accordance with State of Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter COMM 82, "Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, and Inspections of Plumbing," especially Section COMM 82.10, "Basic Plumbing Principles," as amended. As required by Section COMM 82.21(1)(d), Part 2, all laterals shall be inspected. The building sewer and/or private interceptor main sewer shall be inspected upon completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling and tested before or after backfilling.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any connection to the public sewers shall be subject to the provisions of Article IV of the MMSD Ordinance, as amended from time to time, to the extent applicable. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Article VI and the MMSD Ordinance, the MMSD Ordinance shall control.