Ridgecrest Municipal Code § 16-80 Financing system extensions; collector sewers

Lands lying within the boundaries of the city shall be eligible to discharge, deposit or dispose of wastes into the collector or trunk sewers of the city.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.1; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

(a) The applicant shall provide for the construction of facilities necessary to connect the applicant's sewage disposal system to the trunk sewer. If the applicant's property does not front upon a trunk sewer or a collector sewer connected to a trunk sewer, the applicant shall provide for the construction of a trunk sewer extension or a collector sewer extension to connect to a sewer trunk. This section describes the possible methods of financing such facilities.

(b) The applicant shall ensure that all such extended facilities are constructed and connected to the trunk sewer in accordance with city requirements. This section also describes the city's design and construction standards.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.2; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

(a) If an applicant or developer is required to provide for the construction of a trunk sewer and if the trunk or collector sewer will be capable of servicing more than one parcel of land, the city may enter into a main extension refund agreement with the applicant whereby the applicant shall bear the entire cost of the design and construction of the facilities and the city shall collect a sewer extension fee from other applicants for service to other property fronting the trunk or collector sewer and remit 80 percent of the same to the original applicant when so collected. The form of the main extension refund agreement shall be as, from time-to-time, approved by the city council. Except where the sewer is larger than eight inches in diameter, such reimbursement shall be 80 percent of the sewer main extension fee. When the sewer is greater than eight inches in diameter, such reimbursement may include the cost of oversizing the sewer.

(b) The city may allow the formation of an assessment district to provide construction monies in lieu of providing the reimbursement described above.

(c) Nothing herein contained shall require the city to allow improvement district or assessment district bond funds to be used to construct a trunk or collector sewer or enter into a main extension refund agreement.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.3; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

An applicant who is required to provide for the construction of a collector sewer which will not benefit other parcels of land, in order to obtain sanitation service shall finance the cost of such facilities without city participation.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.4; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

Pipelines and appurtenances which are constructed to deposit industrial waste or domestic sewage into the city's trunk sewers shall not be connected to the city's trunk sewers unless the pipelines and appurtenances are designed and constructed in accordance with applicable city standards.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.5; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

(a) Laterals shall be installed as shown on the city's standard specifications. No additional laterals shall be attached to any sewer connection, nor shall laterals be extended to collect other sewage discharges without prior approval of the city. Any person making such unauthorized lateral extension or additions shall be subject to immediate disconnection in addition to the liability incurred for other expenses and charges, as hereinafter set forth.

(b) Sewer connections shall be made only at points on trunk sewers approved by the city engineer. Such connections shall be installed at the applicant's expense and in accordance with the standard specifications of the city.

(c) The applicant shall make the excavation in accordance with the city's standard specifications, and notify the city at least 48 hours in advance of the commencement of the excavation. The city shall also be notified of the completion of the lateral attachment to the connection in order that an inspection may be made prior to backfill of the trench for the lateral sewer.

(d) Basic requirements for lateral sewer connections, wastewater design and construction standards. Pursuant to the California Plumbing, California Code of Regulations, title 24, pt. 5, § 713.0, the public works department has developed the following standards for the city relating to all private sewer waste drain lines connected to the public sewer system.

(1) All work performed should be exposed allowing visual inspection.

(2) A minimum of one-fourth-inch per foot of vertical fall toward the point of disposal shall be maintained.

(3) A cleanout of equal size shall be required at the existing or new lateral property line connection for a more than 90 degree change of direction of the service connection.

(4) A cleanout is required in all cases immediately outside the building structure and must be to ground level. Additional cleanouts must be installed every 100 feet of horizontal run.

(5) Three- or four-inch diameter pipe shall be used except where the waste line may become inaccessible due to a concrete slab, etc., then four-inch pipe is recommended.

(6) Material types permitted. Three-inch or four-inch SDR 35 ASTM 3034, including PVC DWV, schedule #40 with exposed blue glue bands. ABS not permitted.

(7) Solid firm bedding under the length of the line shall be maintained. Relatively clean backfill should surround the pipe.

(8) Every cesspool, septic tank and seepage pit which has been abandoned or has been discontinued otherwise from further use or to which no waste or soil pipe from a plumbing fixture is connected, shall have the sewage removed therefrom and be either removed from the premises or completely filled with earth, sand, gravel or other approved material.

(9) All work should be completed prior to inspection. Otherwise, an additional inspection fee may be imposed.

(10) In some areas of the city, buried red and white fencing stakes indicate available sewer service.

(11) The property owner is responsible for the entire service lateral when and if it becomes clogged or obstructed to the branch or main line, even if, it is within and under the public right-of-way.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.6; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3; Ord. No. 2005-06, § 2)

(a) Collector sewers shall be connected to city trunk sewers only at locations and in the manner specified by the city engineer. All such collector sewer connections shall be constructed in accordance with city specifications.

(b) Plans and specifications of collector sewers and connections to trunk sewers, shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer, and be submitted to the city prior to construction. If the collector sewer system and the connection conform with all of the requirements of the city, the city engineer shall so certify upon the plans.

(c) The city shall inspect the actual work of making a collector sewer connection, and for that purpose must be given at least 48 hours' notice prior to commencement of such work. The city must be notified of the completion of such work in order that inspection may be made prior to approval thereof and its acceptance by the city.

(d) The collector sewer, up to the point where it joins the connection at the trunk sewer, shall be dedicated to the city. No additional collector sewers shall be connected to any collector sewer connection or collector sewer system without prior approval of the city.

(e) The collector sewer connection, including any required manhole, shall be dedicated to the city.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.7; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)

(a) Industrial waste connections shall be made on trunk sewers or collector sewers only at locations and in the manner specified by the city engineer.

(b) Industrial waste systems and laterals may, for the purpose of control, be required to be separated from domestic systems and laterals. This may be accomplished at a manhole or other appropriate inspection facility with a common lateral then discharging to the industrial waste connection.

(Code 1980, § 12-7.8; Ord. No. 86-05, § 3)