BUILDING SEWER PROCEDURE

All applicants for building sewer connections shall apply at the District's office.

DEFINITION: For purposes of this procedure, a "Building Sewer" shall mean a pipe connecting a public sewer with a building or with one or more other pipes serving the same lot, project or buildings under the same ownership, for the purpose of conveying sewage of any kind from said building, pipes, lot of project to the sewer.

ENTITLEMENT: The District shall provide a building sewer connection for each abutting lot that was designated on the Town of Wells Assessors' Maps that were in effect at the time the sewer lines were installed.

COST: If by oversight the District, a connection was not installed for a particular lot specified on the Maps, the District will incur the cost to have a connection installed for that lot. However, the cost for the actual connection will be the responsibility of the applicant. In situations which require the District to furnish a portion of a building sewer, that portion shall consist of the pipe from the public sewer to the edge of the traveled way.

APPLICATION: Before the District shall issue a building sewer connection permit, the applicant must complete a sewer connection permit form and provide information to the District's Superintendent in regard to:

1. the location of the project
2. ownership of the property
3. the licensed drainlayer who will make the connection
4. a description and specifications of the proposed project

FEES: The appropriate connection and permit fees shall be paid by the applicant to the District prior to the issuance of the permit.

REVIEW: The Superintendent will review the building sewer permit application and, if necessary, require the plans to be reviewed by the Board of Trustees. If it is determined by the Superintendent that a building sewer plan is needed, then the applicant shall furnish such plan in the detail required by the  Superintendent. The cost of the plan shall be the responsibility of the applicant. When the review is complete, if the application is approved, the Superintendent will issue a building sewer permit and "tie sheet" for the  building connection.

ADOPTED 5/26/88