§ 8.05.030. SEWER SERVICE.

A. General rules and provisions.

1. Inspecting premises/access to property. Employees and agents of the city bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. However, entering into a private residence or building shall be made only pursuant to a valid search warrant or with the permission of the occupant, which shall not be withheld unreasonably by the occupant. When permission is refused, if health or safety issues require entrance into the residence or building, service will be disconnected pursuant to procedures set forth in this code until the health or safety issues are resolved.

2. Damage. No person shall maliciously, willfully, intentionally, knowingly or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment, which is a part of the city's sewer system.

3. Maintenance of sewers and connections. All building sewers, personal pump stations (except those personal pump stations installed before January 1, 2005 as provided for by the City Council on April 26, 2005) and connection piping to the public sewer main, onsite wastewater treatment systems, lateral sewers, industrial sewers and appurtenances thereto now existing or hereafter constructed shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices, or safeguards which are required herein for the operation thereof shall be maintained in a satisfactory working order. The property owner shall be responsible to maintain said building sewers, individual onsite personal pump stations, and connection piping to the public sewer main, lateral sewers, industrial sewers and appurtenances from the point of connection to the public sewer main to the building being served.

B. Drainage into sewers.

1. No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any rainwater, storm water, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds, evaporative cooler drains, air conditioner drains, or lawn sprays or any other uncontaminated water into any sewerage facility which directly or indirectly discharges to sewerage facilities owned by the city unless authorized by the Director or designee.

2. Uncovered wash pads draining to the sewerage facilities shall be limited to 300 square feet area. Curbs shall be constructed around the perimeter of the pad to prevent surface drainage from other areas entering the sewage facilities.

3. 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 excessive sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses or any other expenses attributable thereto will be charged to the offending discharger by the city.

4. Any refusal to pay excessive maintenance expenses duly authorized by the city shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

5. Other prohibited discharges are as defined in § 8.05.070.

C. Sewer system requirements; minimum design standards.

1. All new sewer collection and treatment systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the most current version of the city sewer system design standards as adopted by the City Council, as well as all regulations of the state, county and the United States.

2. All properties approved for the installation of a temporary onsite wastewater treatment facility after the effective date of this chapter, shall if so required by the Director, install a dry lateral from a point near their building sewer outfall to the property line of the street abutting the property on which the building sits. All dry sewer lateral construction to be in accordance with city standard details and the International Plumbing Code or Uniform Plumbing Code. The dry sewer lateral shall be installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the property.

3. All building laterals shall be a minimum of 4 inches in diameter. Cleanouts are required at all changes in direction (both horizontal and vertical) of the lateral.

4. All sewer flow meters when approved by the city shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the most current version of the city sewer system design standards as adopted by the City Council, as well as all regulations of the state, county and the United States.

D. Construction of sewer facilities.

1. No person, other than employees of the city, persons contracting to do work for the city, or maintenance workers of the city, shall construct or cause to be constructed, or alter or cause to be altered, any public sewer, lateral sewer, house connection, or industrial connection sewer over 6 inches in diameter, sewage pumping plant, sewage treatment plant, industrial pretreatment facility, or other sewerage facility within the city where existing or proposed wastewater flows will discharge directly or indirectly to facilities of the city, without first obtaining approval of sewerage construction plans from the department. Approval by the city does not preclude the applicant from responsibility for meeting the pretreatment requirements of the permit or other permit requirement or other regulatory requirements.

2. The applicant and/or developer shall submit to the department for approval construction plans and such specifications, design reports and other details as required to describe fully the proposed sewerage facility. The department shall require that the plans shall have been prepared under the supervision of, and shall be sealed by, an engineer of suitable training registered in the state. The applicant shall also submit to and obtain approval from ADEQ and the county for all proposed work.

3. Plans for sewerage construction shall not be approved by the department for any facility, which will convey industrial wastewater unless the discharger has first obtained a permit for industrial wastewater discharge.

4. All new sewer collection and treatment systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the most current version of the city sewer design standards and specifications as adopted by the City Council, as well as all regulations of the state, county and the United States.

5. Inspection of all sewerage construction under this code shall be made by personnel of the department, provided, however, that any construction performed under a permit from the department shall be inspected and certified by an engineer of suitable training, registered in the state and retained by the developer.

6. Approval of plans for sewerage construction shall expire 1 year after the date of approval unless construction has been initiated.

7. All onsite piping and appurtenances shall be installed and tested in accordance with the most current version of the International Plumbing Code adopted by the city applicable at the time the permit is issued unless the installation and approval is delayed more than 12 months from the date of issuance.

8. Installations occurring more than 12 months from the date of issuance should be reviewed for compliance with the codes in effect at the time construction is being proposed before being performed.

(Ord. 13-1090, § 6, passed 3-12-2013; Ord. 932, passed 8-26-2008)