El Centro Municipal Code Div. 3 Construction

(a) No person, other than employees of the city, persons contracting to do work for the city, or maintenance workers of the local sewerage agency, shall construct or cause to be constructed, or alter or cause to be altered, any public sewer, lateral sewer, house connection or industrial connection, sewage pumping plant, pollution control plant, or other sewerage facility within the area serviced by the city's sewerage system where existing or proposed waste water flows will discharge directly or indirectly to facilities of the city without first obtaining approval of sewerage construction plans from the city manager.

(b) The applicant shall submit to the city manager, for approval, construction plans and such specifications and other details as required describing fully the proposed sewerage facility. The plans shall have been prepared under the supervision of and shall be signed by an engineer of suitable training registered in the state.

(c) Approval of the plans by the city engineer shall be obtained before approval of plans by the city manager. Plans for sewerage construction shall not be approved by the city manager for any facility that will convey industrial waste water unless the discharger has first obtained a city permit for industrial waste water discharge.

(d) Plans for sewerage construction shall meet all design requirements of the public corporation having area jurisdiction and shall also meet all design requirements as established from time to time by the city manager.

(e) Inspection of all sewerage construction under this article shall be made by personnel of the city in the manner described in this article including, without limitation, section 22-552.

(f) An approval of plans for sewerage construction shall expire one (1) year after date of approval unless construction has been initiated.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

(a) Any person desiring to connect a sewer directly to a trunk sewer of the city shall make written application to the city manager on a city trunk sewer connection permit application form. The applicant shall complete the form and furnish such additional information as required by the city manager to substantiate that the proposed work or use will comply with the provisions of this article.

(b) A trunk sewer construction permit will not be issued unless the applicant has first obtained approval from the city engineer. A permit will not be issued for any sewer which will convey industrial waste waters unless the discharger has first obtained a city permit for industrial waste water discharge.

(c) Direct attachment of a sewer six (6) inches or smaller in diameter to a trunk sewer will be permitted only if the city manager determines that a suitable local sewer is not available, that adequate trunk sewer capacity exists, that the connection will function properly and that the connection will not adversely affect existing or anticipated facilities or operations of the city.

(d) Sewers to be attached directly to a trunk sewer shall be constructed in a manner and at the location specified by the city. Inspection of the connections to a trunk sewer shall be made by personnel of the city in the manner described in section 22-552.

(e) No sewer shall be connected directly to a trunk sewer without the prior approval of plans for sewerage construction, in accordance with section 22-550 of this article.

(f) A city's trunk sewer construction permit shall expire one hundred twenty (120) days after issuance.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

(a) All sewers shall be inspected by personnel of the city during construction. At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to desired connection to a city sewer, the permit holder shall notify the city. The city will schedule and subsequently undertake this connection utilizing city authorized personnel.

(b) No waste water shall be discharged into any sewerage facility tributary to a city's facility prior to obtaining inspection and approval of sewerage construction by the city.

(c) Following satisfactory completion of construction, the city will issue a construction inspection certificate upon request.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

Approval of plans for sewerage construction and trunk sewer connection permits are not transferable and/or assignable from one person to another person or from one location to another location without the prior written consent of the city manager.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any rainwater, storm water, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, water from yard foundations, ponds or lawn sprays or any other uncontaminated water into any sewerage facility which directly or indirectly discharges to the sewerage system owned by the city.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

No industrial waste waters shall be discharged to an interceptor sewer or to a sewer discharging directly or indirectly to an interceptor sewer until a permit for industrial waste water discharge has been approved by the city.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

The work of adjusting manholes on the city's sewers to new grades will be performed by authorized personnel and in accordance with established procedures of the city. The person proposing or performing work necessitating the adjustment of manholes on the city's sewers to a new grade, shall be responsible for notifying the city in advance of the work.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

(a) The city hereby reserves the right to inspect any sewer connection that discharges waste water directly or indirectly to sewers.

(b) The possession, use or maintenance of a sewer connection in a manner resulting in the discharge of septic waste water, excessive groundwater, debris or any other objectionable substance, as described in section 22-606, or results in the discharge of any waste which creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, any reduction in sewer capacity or any other damage to sewers or sewerage facilities of the city is prohibited.

(c) If the city manager determines that a violation of subsection (b), above, exists, without limitation upon any other remedies available pursuant to this chapter or elsewhere under the law, the city manager shall give notice of said violation to the discharger and shall direct that the condition be corrected. If the discharger has not corrected the condition within the time set forth in the directive, or in the event there are repeated violations by the discharger, the city manager may order the subject connection(s) to be disconnected from the city sewerage system. Said disconnection shall not relieve the discharger from any and all liability for said violation including, without limitation, liability pursuant to section 22-558 hereof.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a trunk sewer, either directly or indirectly, any waste that creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, any reduction in sewer capacity or any other damage to sewers or sewerage facilities of the city. Any sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses or any other expenses attributable thereto are hereby declared to be excessive and the offending discharger, in addition to being liable for violating this article, shall be liable to pay such excessive maintenance expenses.

(Ord. No. 17-02, § 2, 2-21-17)