Legal Documents of Dandridge

1. There shall be two (2) classifications of service:
   1. Residential, and
   2. Service to commercial, industrial and other nonresidential establishments. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application for connection on a special form furnished by the town. Applicants for service to commercial and industrial establishments shall be required to furnish information about all waste producing activities, wastewater characteristics and constituents. The application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. Details regarding commercial and industrial permits include but are not limited to those required by this chapter. Service connection fees for establishing new sewer service are paid to the town. Industrial user discharge permit fees may also apply. The receipt by the town of a prospective customer's application for connection shall not obligate the town to render the connection. If the service applied for cannot be supplied in accordance with this chapter and the town's rules and regulations and general practice, or state and federal requirement, the connection charge will be refunded in full, and there shall be no liability of the town to the applicant for such service.
2. Users shall notify the town of any proposed new introduction of wastewater constituents or any proposed change in the volume or character of the wastewater being discharged to the system a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to the change. The town may deny or limit this new introduction or change based upon the information submitted in the notification.

1. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof. The town shall make all connections to the public sewer upon the property owner first submitting a connection application to the town.

   The connection application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. A service connection fee shall be paid to the town at the time the application is filed.

   The applicant is responsible for excavation and installation of the building sewer which is located on private property. The town will inspect the installation prior to backfilling and make the connection to the public sewer.

2. All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection, and inspection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner including all service and connection fees. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. Connection to public sewers shall be made only by a plumber duly certified in writing by the superintendent.
3. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. However, each separate unit will pay a separate permit and inspection fee. Where property is subdivided and buildings uses common building sewers are now located on separate properties, the building sewers must be separated within sixty (60) days.
4. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and tested by the superintendent to meet all requirements of this chapter. All others may be sealed to the specifications of the superintendent.
5. Building sewers shall conform to the following requirements:
   1. The minimum size of a building sewer shall be as follows: Conventional sewer system Four inches (4").
   2. The minimum depth of a building sewer shall be eighteen inches (18").
   3. Building sewers shall be laid on the following grades:
      1. Four inch (4") sewers - one eighth inch (1/8") per foot.
      2. Larger building sewers shall be laid on a grade that will produce a velocity when flowing full of at least two feet (2.0') per second.
   4. Building sewers shall be installed in uniform alignment at uniform slopes.
   5. Building sewers shall be constructed only of polyvinyl chloride pipe Schedule 40 or better. Joints shall be solvent welded or compression gaskets designed for the type of pipe used. No other joints shall be acceptable.
   6. Cleanouts shall be provided to allow cleaning in the direction of flow. A cleanout shall be located five feet (5') outside of the building, as it crosses the property line and one at each change of direction of the building sewer which is greater than forty-five degrees (45°). Additional cleanouts shall be placed not more than seventy-five feet (75') apart in horizontal building sewers of six inch (6") nominal diameter and not more than one hundred feet (100') apart for larger pipes. Cleanouts shall be extended to or above the finished grade level directly above the place where the cleanout is installed and protected from damage. A "Y" (wye) and 1/8 bend shall be used for the cleanout base. Cleanouts shall not be smaller than four inches (4"). Blockages on the property owner's side of the property line cleanout are the responsibility of the property owner.
   7. Connections of building sewers to the public sewer system shall be made only by the town and shall be made at the appropriate existing wyes or tee branch using compression type couplings or collar type rubber joint with stainless steel bands. Where existing wye or tee branches are not available, connections of building services shall be made by either removing a length of pipe and replacing it with a wye or tee fitting using flexible neoprene adapters with stainless steel bands of a type approved by the superintendent. Bedding must support pipe to prevent damage or sagging. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
   8. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved pump system according to § 18-107 and discharged to the building sewer at the expense of the owner.
   9. The methods to be used in excavating, placing of pipe, jointing, testing, backfilling the trench, or other activities in the construction of a building sewer which have not been described above shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town or to the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications by the ASTM. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the superintendent before installation.
   10. An installed building sewer shall be gastight and watertight.
6. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town.
7. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, basement drains, sump pumps, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
8. Inspection of connections:
   1. The sewer connection and all building sewers from the building to the public sewer main line shall be inspected before the underground portion is covered, by the superintendent or his authorized representative.
   2. The applicant for discharge shall notify the superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the superintendent or his representative.

1. Each individual property owner shall be entirely responsible for the construction, maintenance, repair or replacement of the building sewer as deemed necessary by the superintendent to meet specifications of the town. Owners failing to maintain or repair building sewers or who allow stormwater or ground water to enter the sanitary sewer may face enforcement action by the superintendent up to and including discontinuation of water and sewer service.
2. The town may inspect the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter is being met and all requirements are being complied with.
3. The point of division between the building sewer and the town owned sewer tap or service connection shall be at the property line, right-of-way line, property line sewer cleanout, or such point in this general area as identified by the superintendent. The town owned tap or service line connection cannot extend onto private property except that minimal distance to the edge of right-of-ways, easements, or that distance necessary to cross other town utility lines and provide a location unencumbered by other underground town utilities where the user can make a connection to the building sewer without risk of damage to those other town utilities.

Connections to sewer main. Connection charges shall be used to pay the cost of laying such a new service line (not to exceed fifty feet (50') and appurtenant equipment, where there is an existing water main. If more than fifty feet (50') of line is laid, the applicant shall pay to the town the costs thereof.

When a service line is completed, the town shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of such service line from the main to the sewer tap connection, and such portion of the sewer line shall belong to the town. The remaining portion of the service line beyond the sewer tap connection belongs to and shall be the responsibility of the customer.

Main extension to developed or other areas. The provisions of this section shall apply to all areas to which the preceding section is not applicable. Customers desiring sewer main extension pursuant to this section must pay for all the cost of making such extensions.

For installations under this or the preceding section, construction and material shall meet the current American Water Works Association Standards, be approved by superintendent, not less than four inches (4") in diameter and adhere to current Dandridge Water Management Facility Construction Specifications. All such lines shall be installed either by town forces or by other forces working directly under supervision of the town.

Upon completion of such extension and their approval by the town, such sewer mains and infrastructure shall become property of the town. The persons paying the cost of constructing such infrastructure shall execute any written instruments requested by the town to provide evidence of the town's title to such infrastructure. In consideration of such infrastructure being transferred to it, the town shall incorporate said infrastructure as an integral part of its sewer system and shall furnish sewer treatment therefrom in accordance with these rules and regulations; subject always to such limitations as may exist because of the size and elevation of said mains. There shall be no reimbursement or compensation to the person or persons paying the cost of such sewer main extension or infrastructure installation.

Connection and extension improvement responsibility. The provisions of this section shall apply to all areas mentioned in the preceding sections. Customers desiring to sewer service or extensions pursuant to this section must pay all of the cost of making such connection or extensions. Included in the requirement is any cost for upgrade, expansion or extension of existing town utilities, in order to serve or meet the needs or desires of the property or development. Any cost associated with meeting any enhanced services such as increased demand on sewer lines, lift stations, wastewater plant or other infrastructure shall be the responsibility of the property or development.

Any connection which may negatively impact the ability of the town to meet treatment requirements or limits the future capacity of the town to serve will be at the cost of the entity. Any infrastructure addition that may not be desired by the town or might have a negative impact to the finances of the town will only be accepted if approved by the superintendent. Manhole depth cannot exceed eight feet (8'), unless approval is granted by the superintendent.

Sewer main variances. Whenever the board of mayor and alderman is of the opinion that it is to the best interest of the sewer system to construct a sewer main extension without requiring strict compliance with §§ 18-305 and 18-306, such extension may be constructed upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved by a majority of the board of mayor and alderman.

The authority to make sewer main extension under §§ 18-305 and 18-306 is permissive only and nothing contained therein shall be construed as requiring the town to make sewer main extensions or to furnish to any person or persons.