Item 07 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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Wastewater means the liquid and water -carried wastes of the community and all constituents thereof, whether treated or untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a public sewer. (Ord. No. NS-2921, 7, 8-1-17) Sec. 39-50.1. Ownership. (a) The city shall in no way whatsoever be responsible for any damage to persons or property because of any leakage, breakage, or seepage from, or accident or damage to, any sewer pipe or its appurtenances located on any private premises; nor shall the city be responsible for or on account of any damage, injury, or loss caused directly or indirectly by the existence on private premises of any sewer pipe or its appurtenances. (b) A sewer lateral from its connection to a building on the property to its point of connection with the sewer main, inclusive of both the upper and lower sewer lateral, shall remain the responsibility of the property owner or user with regard to maintenance, repair and upkeep. All sewer laterals shall be maintained by the owner of the property or user served by such lateral in a safe and sanitary condition so that there is no seepage of waste at any point up to and including the junction of the sewer lateral and the sewer main and so that passage of waste through the lateral to the sewer main is free from stoppage and obstruction. All devices and safeguards that are required by this chapter for the operation thereof shall be maintained in good working order. (Ord. No. NS-2921, 7, 8-1-17) Sec. 39-50.2. Repair by city forces. (a) Repair and maintenance of all sewer mains dedicated to the city shall be the responsibility of the city's sewer enterprise. (b) Except as provided herein, repair and maintenance of all privately owned sewer mains and all lateral lines, equipment, and appurtenances connected to the city sewer mains shall be the responsibility of the owner/user, and shall meet the requirements contained in this article. (c) The city's sewer enterprise may perform the repair and maintenance of all lower sewer lateral lines within the public right-of-way, at the discretion of the director of public works and so long as funds are available in the sewer enterprise to perform such repair and maintenance in accordance with Resolution NS-2479. (Ord. No. NS-2921, 7, 8-1-17) Sec. 39-51. Mandatory connections. (a) All buildings or other structures which contain any plumbing fixtures and which are located within any sewer district or district serviced by a public sewer must be connected to a public sewer. (b) Whenever any property shall be included in a sewer district or area served by a public sewer, every building or other structure located on such property and containing any plumbing fixtures shall, within ninety (90) days after completion of the public sewer in such district or area, have all such fixtures connected to the such public sewer, and all cesspools or septic tanks on such property shall be disconnected and completely filled with good, sound earth at the time the sewer connection is made; provided, however, if the property has been, previous to its inclusion in a sewer district, connected to a public sewer and if such connection is approved by the director of public works, such connection shall be considered as complying with the provisions of this section. (Ord. No. NS-2921, 7, 8-1-17) (Supp. No. 30) Created: 2025-01-29 11:22:14 [EST] Page 28 of 54