Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 4 Building and House Connection Sewers

(a) Connection and use. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer, house connection sewer, or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Engineer.

(b) Construction and excavations. No public sewer or house connection sewer shall be constructed or any excavation made within the right-of-way of any street within the District until after a permit has been issued therefor by the Engineer as provided in this chapter. (§§ 301 and 302, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

The Engineer shall act as Sewer Inspector. The duties of the Sewer Inspector shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Supervising any and all connections to District sewer lines lying within street limits;

(b) Inspecting all trenches for alignment and grade and approving such trenches for pipe laying;

(c) Inspecting pipe laying and jointing;

(d) Inspecting backfill, pavement replacement, and completion of work; and

(e) Issuing an acceptance of work completed satisfactorily. (§ 303, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of a house connection sewer and building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the District from any loss or damage which may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. (§ 304, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

All persons performing work pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for any and all acts of their agents or employees in connection with such work. Upon being notified in writing by the Engineer of any defect arising therefrom in any sewer or the violation of the provisions of this chapter, the person responsible for such work shall immediately correct such defect or violation. (§ 305, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

House connection sewers and building sewers shall be maintained by the owner of the property served thereby. (§ 307, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer. Where installed, such installations shall be maintained by the owner at his expense and installed on his property. (§ 308, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

Whenever the Engineer finds that it is necessary for any person to construct a connection to any sewer of eighteen (18") inches in diameter, or smaller, where no Y or T spur branch or other structural opening exists, the contractor or person doing the work shall excavate to the sewer at the point where the connection is being made, and the sewer maintenance forces of the District shall then cut the required hole in the sewer top and install a saddle furnished by the District for the connection. The additional fee for tapping the sewer and furnishing and installing the saddle shall be Twenty-Five and no/100ths ($25.00) Dollars. Sewers over eighteen (18") inches in diameter, where a saddle is required to be installed, shall be handled on an individual basis in the same manner at the actual cost of making the connection. (§ 309, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

A separate and independent house connection sewer shall be provided for every building unless one building stands at the rear of another on the same lot and is under the same ownership and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway. In such event, the matter shall be reviewed on an individual basis, whereby a building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. (§ 306, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)