§ 1000-3. Building sewers and connections.

3-1 No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sanitary sewer or appurtenance unless a proper permit been duly issued by the department of public works. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the public sanitary sewer system of the town.

3-2 Application for a building sewer permit shall be made by the owner of the building, his agent or representative on an application form provided by the department of public works. Each application shall include plans and specifications for the sewer connection and other information relating to the building and the wastes to be discharged that is considered pertinent by the superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $200.00 shall be paid to the town at the time of application.

3-3 A $3,000.00 bond or certified bank check shall be filed or paid to the Town of Darien at the time the application is filed. Such bond or payment shall be returned upon satisfactory submission of [an] as-built drawing of work performed.

3-4 Any person proposing a new discharge into the system or a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that are being discharged into the system shall notify the department of public works at least 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection. New discharges, and substantial changes in the nature of discharges must be approved by the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority prior to the introduction of such materials to the public sanitary sewer system.

(Amd. of 6-17-1974, § 3; Amd. of 5-17-1976, § 1; Amd. of 6-27-1991; Amd. of 8-2-2005)

3-5 All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection, and maintenance of a building sewer shall be borne by the owner. Issuance of a building sewer permit is contingent upon the owner indemnifying the town or authority, against any loss or damage that may be caused, directly or indirectly, by the installation of the building sewer.

3-6 A property that cannot be subdivided according to current planning and zoning rules, but has more than one structure on said property, may share a single building sewer (lateral) connection to serve that property only. Two separate parcels or a property that can be subdivided may share a single building sewer connection subject to approval by the Darien Sewer Commission and such terms and conditions as to easement, design, and construction as may be deemed appropriate by the Darien Sewer Commission.

(Amd. of 8-2-2005)

3-7 No excavation for a building sewer installation shall be started until all the necessary permits, including a street opening permit, have been obtained. Excavations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, and other public property disturbed by the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town and (in accordance with town ordinances and regulations.

3-8 The superintendent shall be notified at least 24 hours before the beginning of any work upon building sewers or connections.

3-9 Material requirements and methods of construction for sanitary sewers mains, building connections and apputenances shall be as indicated in the "Town of Darien Sewer Specifications."

(Reg. Amd. 6-23-1983, § 2)

3-10 No part of any pipe or fittings shall be covered until notice has been given to the superintendent, an inspection made by him,or his designee and approval received. The superintendent shall have the power to apply any proper tests, and the owner or contractor shall furnish all necessary tools therefore and shall, at his own expense, remove any defective material or redo any work as the superintendent directs.

3-11 When any building or other structure is demolished, destroyed, abandoned, or altered so that the public sanitary sewer is no longer connected to the building or structure, the open end of the connection shall be sealed off at the street line to prevent water or wastes from entering the public sewer. The superintendent shall be notified at least 24 hours before such abandonment or discontinuance. Closing and sealing of the pipe shall be inspected by the department of public works work shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises.

3-12 All construction work authorized by a building sewer permit shall be done under a P-1, P-3, P-7 or W-9. state plumbing license.

3-13 Pumping equipment, to be connected to a Town of Darien low pressure main shall be Model DH071 -93 or similar grinder pump station manufactured by E One Sewer Systems.

3-14 Any building that requires the use of a pump or sewage ejector, or whose first floor elevation is below the gutter line elevation of the roadway in which the sewer main is located, must install an outside aid vent and a backwater valve on the building sewer connection.

(Amd. of 8-2-2005)

(Amd. of 6-1-2010)

Editor's note

An amendment of June 1, 2010 restated former section 1000-3 in its entirety.