S-3 Sewer Connect/RegulationsORDINA_¥CE NO S-3
An Ordinance regulating the connection to and use of
public and private sewers and drains, the installation
and connection of building sewers~ and the discharge
of waters and wastes into the public sewer system of
the Town of Carmel~ Indiana, and providing penalties
for violations thereof
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOW~.~ OF
C'ARMH~L, INDIANA:
Section 1. Unless the context =peclflcally indicates other-
wise, the meaning of te~ms used in this ordinance shall be as
follows:
(a) ~Sewage works~ shall mean all facilities for collecting,
p~nping~ treating, and disposing of sewage.
(b) "Superintendent" shall mean the Superintendent of the
municipal sewage works of the Town of Carmel, indiana, or his
'authorized deputy~ agent or representative.
(c) ~Inspector~ shall mean the person or persons duly author-
ized by the To~n, through its Board of Trustees, to inspect and
approve the installation of building sewers and their connection
to the public sewer system.
(d) ~'Sewage" shall mean a combination of the ~ater-carried
~ ' ~ oulld~ng~, institutions, and indds-
wastes from residences, business ~ ' '
trial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm
waters as may be present.
(e) "Sewer~ shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
(f) ~P(u~ b!ic sewer~ shall mean a se~er in ~hich all owners
of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by
oublic auoho_ lty.
(g) ~Combined sewer~ shall mean a sewer receiving both sur-
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and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not intention-
ally admitted.
(i) "Storm sewer" or "storm drain~ shall mean a sewer which
carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage
and pollute~ industrial wastes.
(j) "Sewage treatment plant~' shall mean any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
(k) ~Industrial wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes from
industrial processes as distinguished from sanitary sewage.
(1) "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the preparation,
Cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage,
and sale of produce.
(m) "Properly shredded garbage" shall mean the wastes from
the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been
shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely
um_der the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers,
with no particle greater than ½ inch in any dimension.
(n) "Building drain" shall mean that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the dis-
charge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer~ be-
ginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
(o) "Building sewer~ shall mean the extension from the building
drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
(p) '~B.O.D.' (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall
mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of ~
organ_c matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at 20 degrees C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
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(r) "Suspended solids~ shall mean solids that either float
on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other
liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
(s) "Natural cutter~ shall mean any outlet into a water-
course, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
(t) "Watercourse" shall mean a chan~.el in which a flo~ of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(u) "Person~ shall mean any individual, firm, company, asso-
ciation, society, corporation or group.
(v) ~Shall'~ is mandatory; "may~ is permissive.
Sec. 2. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place,
deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon
public or private property within the To~n, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said Town, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable ~aste.
(b) It shall be u~_lawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within said Town, or in any area under the Jurisdiction of said
Town, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted
waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in ac-
cordance with subsequent provisions of this ordinance.
(c) Except as hereinafter provided~ it shall be unlawful
to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cess-
pool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of
sewage.
(d) The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used
for human occupancy~ employment, recreation or other purposes
situated within the Town, and abutting any street, a!l~y or Dight-
of-way in ~hich there is now located or may in the future be lo-
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quired at his expense to ~n~talt suitaol~ toilet facilities
therein, and to comaect such facilities directly with t~_e pro-
per public sewer in accordance ~ith the previsions of this or-
dinance, withi~l ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one h~adred
(100) feet of the property line.
Sec. 3. (a) ¥~nere a public sanitary or combined sewer
is not available under the provisions of Sec. 2 (d)~ the building
sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system com-
plying with all recommendations of the Indiana State Board of
Health.
(b) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a
property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided
in Sec. 2 (d), a direct connection shall be made to the public
sevier in compliance with this ordinance, and any septic tanks,
cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall
be abandoned.
(c) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage
disposal fac~lm~_es in a sanitary manner at all times, at no ex-
pense to the To~n.
(d) No statement contained in this article shall be con-
strued to interfere with any ~ddmtional requirements that may
be imposed by -the local Health Offmce~.
Sec. ~. (a) No om~authorized person sba!! ~cover, make any
connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public
sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written .....
permit from the Clerk-Treasurer.
(b) There snell be two (2) classes of building sewer per-
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case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the said Town. The permit applications shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the Judgment of the Inspector. A permit
and inspection fee of Five Dollars (45.00) for a residential or
commercial building sewer permit and Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the
Clerk-Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
(c) Ail costs and expense incident to the installation and
connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the
The owner or the person installing the building sewer for said ~/
owner shall indemnify said Town from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occas_onem by said installation.
(d) A separate and independent building sewer shall be pro-
vided for every bul_dlng, except where one building stands at the
rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is avail-
able or can be constructed to the rear building through an ad-
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joining alley, court, yard, or drzvew y, the building sewer from
the front building may be extended to the rear building and the
whole considered as one building sewer.
(e) Old building se~ers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the
said Inspector to meet all requirements of this ordinance.
(f) The building se~er shall be cast iron soil pipe, A.STM
specification or equal; vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM specifica-
tion or equal; or other suitable material approved by the said
Inspector. Joints shall be tight and water-proof. Any part of
the building sewer that is
located within ten (10) feet of a water
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said Inspector where the building sewer is exposed to damage by
tree roots. If installed in filled or -mustable ground, the building
sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that non-metallic
material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or
cradle as approved by the said Inspector.
(g) The size and slope of the building se~ers shall be sub-
Ject to the approval of the said Inspector, but in no event sh~ll
the diameter be less than six (6) inches. The slope of such six
(8) inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot.
(h) Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to
the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building
sewer shall be laid parallel to or ~ithin three (3) feet of any
bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be
sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer
shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight alignment in so
far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with
properly curved pipes and fittings.
(i) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low
to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried
by such drains shall be lifted by approved artificial means and
discharged to the building sewer. No ~ater-operated sewage ejector
shall be used.
(J) All excavations required for the installation of a building
sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the
said Inspector. Pipe Laying and backfill shall be performed in
accordance with ASTM specifications except that no backfill~shall
be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or
his representative.
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oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead,
QQ-L-156, not less than one (1) inch deep.
Federal Specification
Lead shall be run in
one pouring and calked tight. No paint, varnish~ or other coatings
shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint
has been tested and approved./
All joints in vitrified clay pipe or between such pipe and
metals shall be made with approved jointing material in accordance
with the latest edition of Volume III, Plumbing Rules and Regula-
tions of the Administrative Building Council of the State of
Indiana.
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only by ap-
proval of'the said Inspector.
(1) The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch~ if such branch is available
at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve (12) inches
in diameter or less and no properly located '~Y~ branch is avail-
able, the owner shall at his expense install a "Y" branch in the
public sewer at the location specified by the said Inspector.
~a~ere the public sewer is greater than twelve (12) inches in dia-
meter, and no properly located ~Y'~ branch is available, a neat
hole may be cut in the public se~er to receive the building sewer,
with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about forty-
five ($5) degrees. A forty-five (45) degree ell may be used to
make such connection~ with the spigot end cut so as not to extend
past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the
building se~er at the point of connection shall be at the same or
at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer.
smooth neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure
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Inspector.
(m) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify
the said Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspec-
tion and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall
be made under the supervision of the said Inspector or his repre-
sentative.
(n) 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 sb~ll be restored
in a manner satisfactory to the said Town°
Sec. 5. (a) No person shall discharge or cause to be dis-
charged any storm water~ surface water~ ground waters roof runoff,
sub-surface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial pro-
cess waters to any sanitary sewer.
(b) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
~ischarged to such sewers as are specifically designated as com-
bined sewers or storm sewers~ or to a natural outlet approved by
the ~aid Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted
process waters may be discharged upon approval of the said Super-
intendent, to a storm sewer~ combined sewer or natural outlet°
(c) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters
or wastes to any public sewer:
(1) -Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 130 deg. F.
(2) Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 parts per million, by weight~ of fat~ oil, or grease°
(3) Any water or waste which may contain more than
25 parts per million~ by weight~ of soluable oils.
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(5) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(6) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics~ wood, paunch
manure, or any other solid or viscuous substance capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other inter-
ference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
(7) Any waters or wastes having a PH lower than 5.0
or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property
capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment,
and personnel of the sewage works.
(8) Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with
any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans
or animals, or create any hazard in the receivinS waters of
the sewage treatment plant.
(9) Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quahtity that unusual attention or ex-
pense is required to handle such materials at the sewage
disposal plant.
(10) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
(d) Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the said Inspector, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in ex-
cessive amount, or any flammable wastes, sand, and other harmful
ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required
for private living quarters or dwelling units. Ail interceptors
shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for
.cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious
materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in
temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, water
tight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted
in place shall be gas tight and wa~er tight.
(e) ~rnere installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
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efficient operation at all times.
(f) The admission into the public sewers of any waters or
wastes (1) having a five-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater
than 400 parts per million by weight, or (2) containing more than
450 parts per million by weight of suspended solids~ or (3) con-
taining any quantity of substances having the characteristics
~described in Sec. 5 (c), or (4) having an average daily flow
greater than two per cent (2%) of the average daily sewage flow
of the Town~ shall be subject to the review and approval of the
Superintendent. ~ere necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the owner shall provide at his expense such preliminary treat-
merit as may be necessary to (1) reduce the Bzocnemlca_ Oxygen
Demand to 400 parts per million and the suspended solids to 450
parts per million by weight, or (2) reduce objectionable charac-
'~eristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided
for in~ec. ~ 5 (c), or (3) control the cuantities~ and rates of
discharge of such waters or wastes, Plans, specifications, and
any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary
treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the
said Superintendent and of the Indiana State Board:of Health, and
no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said
approval is obtained in writing.
(g) Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for
any waters or ~astes, they shall be maintained continuously in
effect_va operation, by the owner at his expense.
satisfactory and
(h) k~nen required by the Superintendent, the owner'of any
property ~erved bY a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer
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and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by
the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe
and accessible at all times.
(i) All measurements, tests, and analyses of the charac-
teristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in
Sec. 5 (c) and Sec. 5 (f) shall be determined in accordance with
"Standard Methods for the ~xamlnation of Water and Sewage" and
shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Sec.
5 (h) or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole~
In the event that no special ma~ole has been required, the con-
trol ma~_ole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected.
(j) No statement contained in this article shall be con-
strued as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between
the Town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of ~usual strength or character may be accepted by the Town
treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
Sec. 6. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully
or negligently break~ damage~ destroy~ uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of
the m~icipal sewage works. Any person violating this provision
Shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly
conduct.
Sec. 7. The Superintendent~ Inspector, and other duly author~
ized employees of the Town bearing proper credentials and identi-
fication shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the
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and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 8. (a) Any person found to be violating any provision
of this ordinance except Sec. 6 shall be served by the Town with
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing
a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof.
The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice~
permanently cease all violations°
(b) Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the
time limit provided for in Sec. 8 (a) shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount
not exceeding Ten Dollars (410.OO) for each violation. Each day
in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a
separate offense.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this or-
dinance shall become liable to the Town for any expgnse, loss
or damage occasioned by Town by reason of such violation.
Sec. 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed. The invalidity of any section,
clause, sentence, or provision of this ordinance shall not affect
the validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be
given effect without such invalid part or parts.
Sec. lO. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of
Carmel, Indiana, on the 9th day of December,
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'~ Board of Trustees
Attest:
Clerk-Treasurer