Article II — SEWER CONNECTIONS

This article is applicable to all users of the sewerage system including all users whose sewerage connection is located outside the city of Corning.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

Except as provided in this chapter, the owner of every premises situated within the city is required to:

A.

Install at his own expense all building sanitary waste plumbing and building sewers therein or thereon. Such installation shall be done as soon as is practicable, as determined by the director or his representative; however, no building intended for occupancy shall receive final approval on a building permit until all required on-site and off-site work is completed.

At the property owners request, the city public works force will install a sewer clean-out at the property line and install and connect to the public sanitary sewer that portion of the building sewer (lateral) lying within the public street or rights-of-way. This service is available only for single-family residences;

The cost of the clean-out and that portion of the building sewer within the public right-of-way installed by city forces shall be borne by the property owner and shall be paid for under the city force account procedure (time and materials).

B.

At his own expense, connect such premises with the proper public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with adopted city standards. This is to be done no later than six months following official notice from the director.

C.

The property owner or occupant of any premises shall be responsible for any blockage occurring in the building sewer (lateral) serving the premises, from the drain fixtures to the sanitary sewer. The city will be responsible for the structural integrity of that portion of the building sewer located within a public street, alley or right-of-way.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

No person or other entity shall install a private septic or other type of sewer system within the city limits of the city of Corning without first having applied for and been granted a permit from the city and approval of the county sanitarian. A permit may be granted by the city only in those cases where (1) no public sewer is located within two hundred feet of any property line of the premises; or (2) connection to the public sewer is prohibited by law or regulation. When a permit is granted, it shall only continue to be valid as long as the private septic or sewer system does not become a health hazard and only until such time as municipal sewer services are extended to a location within two hundred feet of any property line of the premises. Whenever any of the foregoing circumstances occur, the permit shall automatically expire and the owner of the property where such private septic or sewer system is located shall immediately be obligated, at his or her sole expense, to abandon the same and connect to the municipal sewer system after paying all applicable charges.

(Ord. 585 §2 (part), 2001: Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

Any property owner who has an existing private septic or sewer system on his or her property at the time of the enactment of the ordinance codified in this section shall not be required to abandon the same unless (1) such septic or sewer system becomes a public health hazard; or (2) the owner elects to connect to the municipal sewer system. If either of the foregoing circumstances occurs, then the owner of the subject property shall immediately abandon the private septic or sewer system in the manner directed by the Water Superintendent of the City.

(Ord. 585 §2 (part), 2001).

No person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit from the director or his representative.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

Applications for connections to a city sewer shall in every case by made by the owner or his agent on a form furnished by the city. Each application shall be supplemented by such plans, specifications, analyses of strength and quantity of wastewater to be produced, flow data or other information as shall, in the judgment of the director, be considered pertinent.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The owner of every premises which discharges waste with characteristics which make the waste unacceptable for discharge into the city's wastewater treatment facility after pretreatment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may be required to connect to the city's industrial sewer.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

In the case of every industrial sewer service connection, irrespective of whether a new physical connection is to be made, a new or amended application shall be filed with the city:

A.

Upon change of ownership of the property served;

B.

Upon change of occupancy; or

C.

Upon change of any activity resulting in changes in type, quantity, characteristics or concentration of industrial waste.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

Any connection to the sewerage system, including the piping within any public right-of-way, shall be installed at the sole expense of the owner of the property served. Such connections shall not be made without prior authorization of the director or his representative, receipt of any acceptable complete application and payment of all applicable fees and charges.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The owner(s) shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of a building sewer.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The holders of all permits issued under this chap-ter shall be subject at all times to all applicable federal, state, county and city laws and regulations. At no time and in no way shall the holder of any permit acquire or be regarded as having acquired a vested or continuing right to maintain or to have continued connection

to the sewerage system, unless acquired prior to the effective date of the regulations enacted in this chapter.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

All connections to the sewerage system shall be in accordance with the standards specified in this chapter.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

A separate and independent build-ing sewer shall be provided for every building and/or parcel.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The size, slope, alignment, the materials of construction and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench for a building sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. Whenever practical, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means approved by the director and discharged to the building sewer.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, and to the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice Number 9 or any amend-ments thereto. All the connections shall be made gastight and watertight and shall be verified by proper testing. Any division from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the director before installation.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, side-walks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in accordance with city standards.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the director when the building sewer is ready for in- spection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the director or his representative.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

Each owner of a building sewer shall maintain the sewer in a watertight and gastight condition at all times. Except during inspection, testing or cleaning, all openings provided in the plumbing and building code for inspection, testing and cleaning shall be sealed with a suitable gastight plug. Plugs shall not be removed to drain yards, basements, crawl spaces or drive-ways. All defects in the building sewer which prevent it from been gastight and watertight shall be repaired by the owner within ninety days after notification by the city, and the repaired and tested sewer shall be subject to in-spection by the city to verify that a satisfactory repair has been made.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).

In the event that an owner fails to replace a defective building sewer or to make any repairs necessary to pass the city's test for watertightness or gastightness, the city manager may direct that the repairs be made by city personnel. In this event the actual cost of the repairs, including all labor, material, supplies, and equip-ment rental, shall be billed to the owner. If the bill is not paid in full within forty-five days after mailing or delivery to the owner, the full amount due the city plus interest at the maximum amount allowed by the law will become a lien on the property served by the building sewer and will be collected along with the property taxes.

(Ord. 541 (part), 1993).