§ 113-18. Interference with public sewer prohibited; criteria for connection; permit required; use of existing laterals.

A. 

No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or operate into, use, alter, repair or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof.

B. 

The Director of Public Works shall establish criteria for connection to the public sewer system. Any person proposing a new discharge into the public sewer system or a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged into the public sewer system shall notify the Director at least 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection and must obtain approval from the Director prior to such discharge. The Director may waive the forty-five-day requirement in the case of an emergency.

C. 

A person intending to connect a building drain from his property to the public sewer shall first obtain a permit to connect from the Director. The application shall be made on forms provided by the Director, and it shall be accompanied by a sketch or plan showing the proposed installation in sufficient detail to enable the Director to determine that the proposed installation meets the requirements of the WPCA and other applicable specifications, codes and laws. The application shall be signed by the owner of the premises to be served or his authorized agent and by the qualified contractor who has been chosen to perform the work of installing and connecting the building drain to the public sewer. Upon approval of the application and plan, a permit shall be issued to have the work performed by the stated contractor. In the event that the premises change ownership before the work is completed, or if another contractor is chosen to perform or finish the work, the original permit becomes void, and a new permit must be obtained by the new parties in interest.

D. 

A connection to the public sewer will be made only after said connection has been approved by the Director in order to ensure that minimum standards are met for the installation.

E. 

Permits to connect to the public sewer may be revoked or annulled by the Director for noncompliance with the criteria established in accordance with the above-stated provisions. The Director shall send notice of a revocation or annulment of a permit to the permittee by certified mail. The permittee may appeal such revocation or annulment to the WPCA in accordance with appeal and hearing procedures established by the WPCA.

F. 

Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director, to meet all requirements hereof established by the WPCA.

G. 

The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building lateral and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backlifting the trench and connection of the building lateral to the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City;

H. 

The Director shall copy the WPCA on all permits and correspondences concerning connecting to the public sewer.