Wastewater pipes and cleanout requirements for property owners

A. Whenever there exists a wastewater lateral or main fronting a lot without a service connection or an inadequately sized service connection, an application shall be made for the installation of a new service connection. B. Upon approval by the director, 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 just inside the property line and to County standards, at the property owner's expense, within thirty days after written notice has been served on the property owner 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, in lieu of the above cleanout, shall be installed within the property line for all properties connected to the POTW, when directed by the director. 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 work performed to eliminate prohibited discharges contained in section 14.21A.015 of this title. I. Special control structures and other appurtenances shall be constructed by the property owner when required by the director. (Ord. No. 3963, § 1, 2012; Ord. 2760 § 8 (part), 1999)