No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or open into, use, alter, or disturb any public wastewater system or appurtenances thereto and no person, shall make any connection to any part of the public wastewater system without first making an application and securing a permit. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

There shall be a building wastewater permit for all nonresidential service connections. A permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information requested by the director. A permit fee, in accordance with the amounts set forth in the annual budget or the County, shall be paid at the time the application is filed. Every building wastewater permit issued shall expire and become void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within ninety days from the date the permit is issued. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

A separate and independent building wastewater system shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands behind another on an interior lot, and where no private wastewater system is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building wastewater system from the front building may be extended to the rear building, in which event both are considered as one building wastewater system. Apartment or condominium courts, motels or hotels and similar structures held under a single ownership shall be permitted to use a single wastewater collection system connection while the single ownership continues. Such single connection shall be of a size and type approved by the director as adequate. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public wastewater system, wastewater carried by the drain shall be lifted by approved means and discharged to the public wastewater system. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

No person shall make a connection to a building wastewater system or building drain that is connected directly or indirectly to a public wastewater system for any discharges including but not limited to, roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater, cooling systems, swimming pools, vehicle wash waters or decorative fountains or ponds. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

Existing building wastewater systems may be used in connection with new buildings or new building wastewater systems, when they are found, on examination by the director, to meet the requirements of this title. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

The owner shall be responsible for all costs and expenses associated with the installation and connection of a building wastewater system. The owner shall indemnify the County for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly result from the installation. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

In every subdivision where connection to a public wastewater system is practicable and reasonable, or where a subdivision is within an area proposed to be served by a public wastewater system as indicated by the current master plan or subsequent amendments and where such public wastewater projects are listed in the County’s six-year capital improvement program, the subdivider, shall install a complete wastewater system connected to the public wastewater system or temporary wastewater treatment facility with a dry wastewater system extended to the entrance of the subdivision, approved by all governmental agencies having jurisdiction. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

In the event that a temporary wastewater treatment system is installed, the subdivider shall operate and maintain such facility in accordance with all applicable governmental laws, ordinances, and regulations until such time that the public wastewater system is in operation and the department, in writing, relieves the subdivider of the responsibility; in which event, the subdivider shall be responsible for the removal of the temporary facilities. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

A. Whenever the director finds that reasonable planning and engineering practices warrant wastewater systems of greater capacity than required to serve a subdivision, he may require the installation thereof.

B. Whenever the director requires a subdivider to install a wastewater system greater than required by the subdivision or placed at a greater depth as necessary to serve the subdivision, the department shall reimburse the subdivider with the cost over and above the cost of the improvements that would have been required, after the acceptance by the department of the completed work. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

Except as otherwise provided herein or by statute, the entire cost of installations of wastewater systems within a subdivision and of connection to the public wastewater systems shall be borne by the subdivider, including the cost of extending the subdivision wastewater system to the existing public wastewater system, if necessary. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

The entire cost of constructing a treatment facility or a pump station shall be borne by the subdivider, except as provided in section 14.25A.090. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

A. Application. Upon receipt of a written application for wastewater system extension, other than for a lot in a new subdivision, including any lateral therefrom, the department shall make an estimate of the cost thereof and submit it to the applicant. If the applicant then deposits with the County a sum equal to the estimated cost, the department shall provide the extension. In the event that the wastewater system extension costs less than the estimate, a refund shall be made to the applicant; in the event that the extension costs more than the estimate, the applicant shall pay the difference to the County immediately. The applicant may elect to construct the extension, subject to the department’s approval.

B. Specifications. The department shall determine the alignment, the materials to be used, and the manner of construction. The property owner shall not have any title to the extension. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

A. Whenever there exists a wastewater lateral or main fronting a lot without a service connection, an application shall be made for the installation of a new service connection.

B. Upon approval by the department, the applicant shall be responsible for the installation and its cost. The installation shall be subject to inspection by the department. The actual connection to the lateral or main shall be performed in the presence of a County inspector.

C. If an existing service connection does not include a cleanout, the property owner is required to have one installed, at his expense, within thirty days after written notice has been served on him by the department.

D. Cleanouts shall be maintained by the owner in a manner to permit access to the cleanout and prevent blockages thereto. When a blockage occurs, the owner shall clear the cleanout immediately. If the department clears the cleanout, any costs associated with the clearing of the cleanout shall be billed to the responsible property owner.

E. All cleanouts shall be covered by an approved plug.

F. A service manhole shall be installed within the property line for all commercial properties. When a manhole is provided, no lateral cleanout is required.

G. The property owner shall be responsible for the prevention and clearing of blockages and root intrusion of wastewater laterals to the main line. The property owner shall be responsible for the structural integrity of wastewater laterals to the property line. The department shall be responsible for the structural integrity of wastewater laterals from the property line to the main line.

H. The property owner shall be responsible for repairing its wastewater lateral or private sewer line within its property to eliminate any prohibited discharges contained in section 14.21A.015 of this title. The property owner has one hundred eighty days from the date of notification by the director to repair its defective wastewater lateral. If the owner does not complete the repair within one hundred eighty days, the department may impose fines, repair the defect and bill the property owner for any prohibited discharges contained in section 14.21A.015 of this title. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

The director shall have the authority to adopt rules regarding the administration of this chapter. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)

If any provision of this chapter is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)