Amending Various Sections of Chapter 17 Sewers & Water

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x , (yyy) WHOLESALE USER shall mean any municipal governmental entity which has entered into an intermunicipal contract with the City of South Bend for wastewater treatment service. DIVISION 2 . PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL Section 17-6. Connection to Private Sewage Disposal. (a) Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 17-9(h) , the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article. (b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system or connecting to the City sewage works, the owner of any lot, parcel of real estate or building shall first obtain a written permit signed by the City Engineer. A permit and inspection fee of One Hundred Dollars ( $100. 00) for each equivalent connection shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed. Said owner shall also pay a capacity charge in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ( $200.00) for each equivalent connection prior to being issued a permit. (c) A permit for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the City Engineer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four ( 24) hours of the receipt of notice by the City Engineer. (d) The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the IDEM. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet. (e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, the City will apprise the affected property owner of this availability by certified mail. A direct connection shall then be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, at the owner' s expense, within ninety ( 90) days of receipt of the notice. (f) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall be approved by the St. Joseph County Health Department and comply with all recommendations of the State Board of Health as set forth in Bulletins SE 8 and SE 13. (g) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City. (h) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within ninety ( 90) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt. (i) No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by