Nevada County Municipal Code Ch. 2 Regulation of Connections

No connection shall be allowed to any sewer system operated, maintained or controlled by the Sanitation District without the issuance of a sewer connection permit and the payment of the current connection fee. Connection fees shall be as established by resolution of the Board of Directors and shall be based on levels of service or use. The connection fee shall be paid to the Sanitation District and received by the County of Nevada Department of Public Works.

(Adopted by SD-5. (03/26/1979); Amended by SD-30. (04/11/1995); SD-72. (05/24/2011); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

Subject to available capacity within the sewer system, improved parcels within the District shall connect to a sewer main when the main is within one hundred (100') feet of the parcel's property line. Notwithstanding the foregoing, improved parcels within Cascade Shores sewer system (Zone 8) shall connect to a sewer main when the main is within one hundred (100') feet of the parcel property line, or when it is determined by the District Engineer to be technically feasible to do so, or where the District Engineer determines health and public safety concerns mandate such hookups.

(SD-5. (03/26/1979); SD-24. (10/12/1993); SD-30. (04/11/1995); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

All connections must be approved by a District Inspector prior to being backfilled.

(SD-5. (03/26/1979); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

A. The District shall only be responsible for maintaining the collector mains and connection laterals which are within utility easements and/or property owned by the District.

B. In addition, within Zone 1 (Lake Wildwood) and Zone 2 (Lake of the Pines) the following provisions shall apply:

1. The user shall be responsible for all costs associated with new connection lateral and cleanout installation from the user's property line to the District's collector main. The District Engineer shall be responsible for certifying that the collection lateral and cleanout installation was performed in accordance with District Standards specified in Chapter 7 of this Code. Upon certification by the District Engineer of the installation, the District shall be deemed to have accepted the connection lateral and cleanout, and thereafter the District shall be responsible for the maintenance of the connection lateral, beginning at the user's property line and ending at the District's collector main, or beginning at the end of the user's off-site easement common to the street or PUE and ending at the District's collector main. The user remains responsible for maintenance of the entire sewer lateral on his or her property and within easements outside the user's property except as described herein.

2. For those installations installed prior to May 11, 1995, the District shall maintain the connection lateral beginning at the user's property line and ending at the collector main, or beginning at the end of the user's off-site easement common to the street or PUE. Installation must include a District approved cleanout at the user's property line and/or easement line. The user remains responsible for maintenance of the entire sewer lateral on their property and within easements outside the user's property except as described herein.

C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the District assumes responsibility and liability for any damage to real property which is connected to the sewer system, which damage is caused by a blockage in the sewer lines as a result of an act of vandalism to the sewer system or sewer lines for which the District is otherwise responsible for maintaining.

(Adopted by SD-5. (03/26/1979); Amended by SD-17. (02/04/1992); SD-25. (02/08/1994); SD-30. (04/11/1995); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The following provisions shall apply to the sewer system in District Zone No. 7 (the Mountain Lakes Estates Subdivision):

A. No connection shall be made to and no sewage shall be disposed from any property into the sewer system within the District Zone No. 7 without first securing a permit therefor from the District. A valid permit must be maintained at all times as a condition to the right of use of (discharge of effluent into) the sewer system. Issuance of sewer connection permits shall require compliance with all of the following:

1. Payment of all connection, inspection, maintenance and service fees and/or charges as may from time to time be established by the District by ordinance or resolution.

2. The installation of each septic tank and all appurtenances thereto, including the sewage effluent pumps and all pump electrical controls and panels and all pressure sewer piping shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the design criteria and standards set out in the manual therefor on file with the District Engineer and entitled, "Installation and Materials Specifications - Mountain Lakes Estates... Feb. 1990," and such other provisions as the District Board may adopt by ordinance or resolution.

3. The approval by the District Engineer or their representative of the location of the septic tank and the sewage effluent pump electrical control panel such that they are readily accessible by District equipment, vehicles and personnel. On all lots which allow gravity feed from the residence to the sewer line, the septic tank shall be placed within fifteen (15') feet of the front property line.

4. Every parcel connected to the sewer system shall be required to install and maintain a backflow prevention device on the gravity line if any portion of any structure connected to the system is below the elevation of the septic tank riser rim elevation.

B. All sewer connection permits issued for District Zone No. 7 shall grant to the District, its employees, agents, assigns and contractors a right to go onto the property for which the permit is issued for the purpose of inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing and/or replacing the septic tank, pressure sewer piping, sewage effluent pumps, pump electrical control panels or any appurtenances thereto as may from time to time be deemed necessary by the District personnel. The sewer connection permit shall be recorded with the County Recorder so as to provide notice to any subsequent property owner of the District's right to go onto such property for any of the purposes set out herein.

C. Upon issuance by the District, a sewer connection permit shall remain valid without limitation as to time provided, however, that the permit shall be canceled by the District Engineer upon the happening of any of the following:

1. The failure to pay all fees and/or charges levied by the District upon the property with regard to its use of the sewer system.

2. The revocation or refusal of a right to entry to the District as described in Subsection B (above).

3. The violation of any District ordinance, regulation or provision relating to the proper use of the sewer system.

4. The use of any substance or material either in terms of its physical properties or quantity which degrades or threatens to degrade the sewer system.

D. Any connection to and/or use of the Mountain Lakes Estates sewer system without a valid permit, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Section or any standard or regulation adopted by the District Board or any other law shall constitute a nuisance and may be prosecuted both criminally and civilly by the appropriate authorities.

E. Concurrent with the adoption of this Section, the District Board shall adopt by resolution an operations and maintenance manual for use by the District personnel for the operations and maintenance of the Mountain Lakes Estates sewer system. The District shall operate and maintain said sewer system, including the repair and/or replacement of the components thereof and all individual septic tanks, pressure sewer piping, sewage effluent pumps, pump electrical controls and panels, electrical connections and appurtenances thereto as may be necessary for the proper operation of the system. This Section shall not be construed as creating a mandatory duty as a basis for civil liability upon the District and no civil liability shall inure to the District due to its failure to maintain any privately owned septic tank, pump, electrical connections or appurtenances thereto.

(SD-11. (03/13/1990); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

A. No connection shall be made to and no sewage shall be disposed form any property into the sewer system within District Zone No. 6 without the property owner first securing a sewer connection permit from the District. Issuance of sewer connection permits shall require compliance with all of the following:

1. Payment of all connection, inspection, maintenance and service fees and/or charges as may from time to time be established by the District.

2. The fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be charged by the District for a sewer connection permit in the Penn Valley Sewer Zone 6 of Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1.

3. The installation of each septic tank and all appurtenances thereto, including the sewage effluent pump and all pump electrical controls and panel and all pressure sewer piping shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the design criteria and standards set out in the manual therefor on file with the District Engineer and entitled, "Installation and Materials Specifications - Penn Valley On-Lot Sewer Facilities December 1990," and such other provisions as the District Board may adopt by ordinance or resolution.

4. The septic tank and all appurtenances thereto, including the sewage effluent pump and all electrical controls and panel and all pressure sewer piping shall be offered for dedication to the District after the satisfactory completion of construction.

5. The approval by the District Engineer or their representative of the location of the septic tank and the sewage effluent pump electrical control panel such that they are readily accessible by District equipment, vehicles and personnel. On all lots which allow gravity feed from the residence to the sewer line, the septic tank shall be placed within fifteen (15') feet of the front property line.

6. Every parcel connected to the sewer system shall be required to install and maintain a backflow prevention device on the gravity line if any portion of any structure connected to the system is below the elevation of the septic tank riser rim elevation.

B. Prior to hooking up to the system, the requesting property owner shall grant to the District, its employees, agents, assigns and contractors an easement setting forth the right to go onto the property for which the permit is issued for the purpose of inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing, and/or replacing the septic tank, pressure sewer piping, sewage effluent pump, pump electrical control panel or any appurtenances thereto as may from time to time be deemed necessary by the District personnel. The easement shall be recorded with the County Recorder so as to provide notice to any subsequent property owner of the District's right to go onto such property for any of the purposes set out herein.

C. Upon issuance by the District, a sewer connection permit shall remain valid without limitation as to time provided, however, that the permit may be canceled by the District Engineer upon the happening of any of the following:

1. The failure to pay all fees and/or charges levied by the District upon the property with regard to its use of the sewer system.

2. The obstruction of the District personnel upon the permittee's property for the purpose of reasonable inspection or maintenance.

3. The violation of any District ordinance, regulation or provision relating to the proper use of the sewer system.

4. The use of any substance or material either in terms of its physical properties or quantity which degrades or threatens to degrade the sewer system.

D. Any connection to and/or use of the Penn Valley sewer system without a valid permit, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Section or any standard or regulation adopted by the District Board or any other law shall constitute a nuisance and may be prosecuted both criminally and civilly by the appropriate authorities.

E. The provisions of Sections 30.02.040, 30.07.090.C.2 and 30.07.090.C.7 shall not apply to the Penn Valley Sewer System in District Zone No. 6.

(SD-17. (02/04/1992); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The following provisions shall apply to the sewer system in District Zone No. 8 (Cascade Shores):

A. No connection shall be made to and no sewage shall be disposed from any property into the sewer system within the District Zone No. 8 without first securing a permit therefor from the District, which will be maintained with the District. The District reserves the right to revoke the permit at any time for failure to comply with the requirements of the permit or any other provisions of this Code.

B. Any connection to and/or use of the Cascade Shores sewer system without a valid permit, or in violation of any of the provisions of this Section or any standard or regulation adopted by the District Board or any other law shall constitute a nuisance and may be prosecuted both criminally and civilly by the appropriate authorities.

C. A fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be charged by the District for a sewer connection permit in Cascade Shores Zone No. 8 of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 for those unconnected parcels of land in said zone which have been assessed standby charges, and which are identified as follows:

Assessor's Parcel Nos.

The first two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) of the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) fee from unconnected (standby) parcels shall be due and payable to the District at the time a completed sewer connection permit application is filed with the District. The remaining balance of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) shall be paid to the District through the annual parcel charge assessment for repayment of the Cascade Shores sewer system capital improvements costs.

D. A fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) shall be charged by the District for a sewer connection permit in the Cascade Shores Zone No. 8 of Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 for those unconnected parcels of land in said zone which have not previously been assessed sewer and standby charges.

Further, connection to the Cascade Shores Zone No. 8 sewer system shall be subject to the availability of excess sewer capacity. Approval shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. As used herein, first come, first served shall be determined by the date that the District receives a completed application and fee. The District shall date stamp all applications submitted to the District. The District reserves the right to disqualify any application that it determines is not properly completed.

The first two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) of the three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) fee shall be due and payable to the District at the time a completed sewer connection permit application is filed with the District. The remaining balance of two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750.00) shall be paid to the District prior to final service connection inspection approval.

E. All sewer connection fees collected by the District from Cascade Shores Zone No. 8 properties shall be deposited into an account which shall be used for capital improvements and repairs to the Cascade Shores sewer system or repayment of loans for said improvements and repairs.

(SD-32. (03/12/1996); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The following provision shall apply to parcels subject to the Dark Horse Master Plan:

The owner of a parcel to which this Section applies shall install and properly maintain all on-lot sewer facilities in accordance with the manual entitled "Dark Horse Subdivision Application Package for Connection to Sanitary Sewer System & Construction of On-Lot Sewer Pump Assembly" dated May 15, 2003. Said on-lot sewer facilities include gravity service line from house to tank, grinder pump tank assembly or septic tank with effluent pump, pressure discharge line from pump to connection at the pressure lateral stub located outside of the valve box near the edge of the street right-of-way, pump level controls, electrical panel, alarm and electrical conduit.

(SD-43. (08/07/2003); SD-71. (08/24/2010); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

A fee of fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars ($14,700.00) per EDU shall be charged by the District for each sewer connection for the 500 EDU expansion in the Lake of the Pines Zone No. 2 in accordance with the "Connection Fee and User Fee Study" for the Lake of the Pines as prepared by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants and adopted by Sanitation District Board Resolution No. SD 06-58 on July 18, 2006. Said fee may be amended by ordinance.

(Added by SD-58. (08/08/2006); SD-75. 11/07/2023)