ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 22 SEWERS Article I General Provisions Section 22-101 Definitions Section 22-102 Supervision of Sewer System Section 22-103 Inspections Section 22-104 Use of Public Sewers Required Section 22-105 Sewer Service Section 22-106 Storm Sewers and Surface Water Section 22-107 All Sewers - Prohibited Uses Section 22-108 Where Public Sewer Unavailable Section 22-109 Defective Sewers Section 22-110 Damage to Sewers Section 22-111 Plumbing and Design Regulations Section 22-112 Sanitary and Storm Sewer Service Line Maintenance Repair Article II Construction and Connections Section 22-201 Permit Required Article III Sewer Maintenance Charges Section 22-301 Sewer Maintenance Charges to Users of Village Water Section 22-302 Sewer Maintenance Charges to Private Water Users Article IV Septic Tanks Section 22-401 Permit Required Section 22-402 Construction Specifications Article V Industrial Wastes Section 22-501 Discharge of Industrial Wastes Section 22-502 Discharges to Natural Outlets Article VI Penalty Section 22-601 Penalty
SEWERS Article I General Provisions (Ord. #08-022) Section 22-101 Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions are adopted: a. Break-In Connection. A connection of the service lateral to the main sewer made by breaking or puncturing the wall of the main sewer by a method which does not provide a fitting or saddle. A break-in lateral connection typically protrudes into the main sewer and has a cement mortar seal. b. Combined Sewer. A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage. c. Garbage. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce. d. Industrial Wastes. The liquid wastes from food preparation, industrial and manufacturing processes as distinct from sanitary sewage. e. Maintenance. Keeping the sanitary sewer connection, sewer lines or other sewer facilities in satisfactory working condition and good state of repair. f. MWRDGC. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. g. Natural Outlet. Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or other body of surface or ground water. h. ph. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of the solution. i. Private Sewer System. A sewer maintained by a property owner or property owner s association as specified in an agreement with the Village. j. Properly Shredded Garbage. Garbage which has been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension. k. Saddle Connection. A connection of the service lateral to the main sewer using an exterior saddle fitting of Wye or Tee configuration. The saddle fitting is typically secured to the exterior of the main sewer using stainless steel bands, flexible non-shear couplings or other approved mechanical fastening devices. l. Sanitary Sewer. A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted. m. Sewage. Any combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments, institutions, manufacturing plants, processing plants, or other places in which such wastes are produced, or ground, surface, storm, or other water as may be present. n. Sewer. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage or storm water.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE o. Sewer Cleanout. A connection and riser pipe that allows the property owner to access the service lateral from outside of the building served. p. Sewer Customer. The owner of each specific building or unit connected to the public sewer system. q. Sewer Service Line. The pipe or conduit carrying sewage or storm water from a building, unit or premise to the publicly owned or maintained sewer mainline. r. Storm Sewer or Storm Drain. A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes. s. Storm Water Restrictor. A device to regulate the discharge of storm water into the public storm sewer system. t. Suspended Solids. The dry weight of the solids physically suspended in a flow of sewage, industrial waste or water, as determined by the method of determining suspended matter described under the heading "Suspended Matter" in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage (Latest Edition), as published jointly by the American Public Health Association and the American Water Works Association, and expressed in parts per million by weight. u. Tee Connection. A connection of the service lateral to the main sewer via an integral 90 degree angle fitting. v. Wye Connection. A connection of the service lateral to the main sewer via an integral 45 degree angle fitting. Section 22-102 Supervision of Sewer System. The Director of Engineering shall have direct responsibility for the construction, and the Director of Public Works shall have direct responsibility for maintenance and care of the public sewer system of the Village. Section 22-103 Inspections. All inspections required to be made in regard to permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be made by the appropriate Village inspector. Section 22-104 Use of Public Sewers Required. a. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to discharge into any natural outlet within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided under Article V of this Chapter. b. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage, except as specifically authorized and permitted by the provisions of this Chapter. c. The owner of all houses, buildings and properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, located within the Village and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the
SEWERS Village, is hereby required, at his or her own expense, to install suitable toilet facilities, and to connect those facilities with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of Chapter 24, "Plumbing Regulations," within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line upon which the premises are located. Section 22-105 Sewer Service. Every building and every unit of a row house or townhouse shall have separate connections with a public or private sewer, or other permitted disposal system. Section 22-106 Storm Sewers and Surface Water. a. New connections. 1. Combined Sewer Areas. In areas designated as "Combined Sewer Areas" on the Metropolitan Sanitary District maps, the following requirements shall apply: a) Separation. Complete separation of sewers shall be provided within the property lines. b) Detention. Detention shall be provided and/or permanent constrictions shall be built on the storm sewer system to control the flow into the existing combined system in accordance with the requirements of the Director of Engineering. c) Down-Spouts. All downspouts or roof drains shall discharge onto the ground or be connected to storm or combined sewer. No downspouts or roof drains shall be connected to the sanitary sewers. d) Footing Drains. Footing drains shall be connected to sump pumps, and discharge shall be made into storm sewers, combined sewers or drainage ditches. No footing drains or drainage tile shall be connected to the sanitary sewer. e) Floor Drains. Floor drains in basements shall be connected to sump pumps and discharged to the sanitary or combined sewers. f) Sump Pumps. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge ground waters or other storm waters shall be connected to the storm of combined sewers or discharge into a drainage ditch. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge floor drain flow or other sanitary sewage shall be connected to the sanitary or combined sewers. A sump pump shall be used for one function only, either the discharge of storm waters or the discharge of sanitary sewage. b. Storm Water Sump Pump Discharges. The discharge piping from sump pumps installed to receive and discharge ground waters or other storm waters shall be terminated no more than ten feet from the building unless written approval is granted by the Director of Engineering. The storm water discharged shall be directed so as to not create a nuisance on any adjacent property.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE Section 22-107 All Sewers - Prohibited Uses. All discharges to the Municipal Sewer System shall conform to applicable standards established by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and MWRDGC. Section 22-108 Where Public Sewer Unavailable. Where a public sewer is not available, or where the use of a public sewer is not required under the provisions of this Chapter, upon the prior written permission of the Director of Public Works, a septic tank or other sewage disposal system may be employed if in conformity with the regulations and provisions of the Cook County Health Department and this Code. Section 22-109 Defective Sewers. All repairs and replacements of building sewers or drains from the Village sanitary or combined sewer to the building shall be made by and at the expense of the owner of the premises served, and shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of this Code, including permits. Whenever a building sewer or drain is obstructed or otherwise found to be broken or defective, so that sewage or drainage escapes into the surrounding soil or into adjacent premises, repair or replacement of sewers or drains shall be performed by the owner within ten days after receipt of written notice from the Village, unless the conditions resulted from improvements constructed by the Village or through operations allowed in right-of-way through permits issued by the Village. In those circumstances, repairs shall be the responsibility of the Village or the permittee. Section 22-110 Damage to Sewers. No unauthorized person, firm or corporation shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the municipal sewer system. Section 22-111 Plumbing and Design Regulations. All work, including design, performed under the provisions of this Code shall also conform to all applicable laws and regulations, including A Manual for the Design of Public Improvements In The Village Of Arlington Heights. Section 22-112 Sanitary and Storm Sewer Service Line Maintenance and Repair. a. The proper maintenance and operation of a sanitary building line to the point of connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises served by such sanitary sewer pipes. Maintenance includes, but is not limited to, preventing any obstruction or extraneous materials or flows from entering such facilities, protecting such facilities from any damage, and keeping same free from defects or malfunctions. The premise owner shall make necessary provisions and take necessary precautions to assure that such sewer facilities are at all times capable of satisfactorily performing the services and adequately discharging the functions and producing the final results and purposes such facilities are intended to perform, discharge or produce. Maintenance of the premise owner s service line shall include rodding due to blockage or root intrusion emanating from private or public trees and/or repairs due to a collapsed pipe. Maintenance of the privately owned and maintained sewer service line shall include all pipe and structures beginning with the connection to the public sewer up to and including the building connection and will be the responsibility of the premise owner. This maintenance responsibility shall include all portions of the sewer service line located in the public right-of-way.
SEWERS b. The Village may, in the case of an emergency, repair any sewer line connected to the public sanitary sewer. If the Village does such repairs, the cost of such repair work shall be paid to the Village by the owner of the premises served for the service within 30 days after the Village issues an invoice for the costs. c. The costs of cleanup on private property and repair for any backup due to the condition of the sewer service line shall be borne by the premise owner. d. All repairs to that portion of the main sewer line or pipe encompassed within its outer circumference, as extended longitudinally, shall be made by and at the expense of the Village. All repairs to that portion of the sewer service line lying outside of the outer circumference, as extended longitudinally, or the sewer main, shall be made by and at the expense of the owner of the premises served. All repairs to the sewer service line, including that portion of the connection, Wye or Tee lying outside of the outer circumference of the sewer main, shall be made by and at the expense of the owner of the premises served. e. In the event that a protruding break-in connection of a sewer service line requires repair, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises served to remove the protruding pipe from the sewer main and to install a properly installed Wye or Tee connection with saddle, properly cored hole into the public main, and proper method of securing the saddle to the main. f. Sewer cleanouts shall be owned and maintained by the premise/building owner. Cleanouts shall not be installed in the public right-of-way. g. Storm water restrictors shall be owned and maintained by the premise/building owner. Storm water restrictors shall not be installed in Village-owned manholes. Section 22-201 Permit Required. Article II Construction and Connections a. No person, firm or corporation shall install or repair any sewer, drain tile or catch basin without first obtaining a permit from the Director of Building. Application for a permit shall be made to the Director of Building and shall be signed by the owner or tenant of the premises involved, and by the plumbing contractor or person, firm or corporation who is to perform the work. (Ord. #04-077) b. If the Director of Building finds that the application conforms to the provisions of this Code, and upon the receipt of a fee in the sum of $50 for each permit, a permit for the work shall be issued. c. All excavations in connection with the work to be performed under the permit shall be made in accordance with the applicable requirements of Chapter 20, except that the issuance of a permit pursuant to this Section shall be in lieu of the permit required under Chapter 20, provided that all bonds required to be made under that Chapter have been filed.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE d. The contractor shall notify the Director of Building at least 24 hours before commencing work under the permit. e. No excavation performed in connection with the permit shall be backfilled before the work has been inspected and approved by the appropriate Village inspector. f. Filing an application for a permit pursuant to this Section shall be deemed consent by the owner or tenant of the premises involved to the entry upon the premises by the Director of Building or a duly authorized representative for the purposes of making inspections. g. All work must be performed in accordance with applicable provisions of the MWRDGC manual and, if required, a permit must be obtained from the MWRDGC. Article III Sewer Maintenance Charges Section 22-301 Sewer Maintenance Charges to Users of Village Water. A system of sewer maintenance charges for the use of the public sewer system of the Village shall be established from time to time by specific ordinance. Section 22-302 Sewer Maintenance Charges to Private Water Users. a. A system of sewer maintenance charges for premises having private water supplies shall be established from time to time by specific ordinance. b. Immediately upon the delinquency of a statement for maintenance charges arising under the provisions of this Section 22-302, the Collector shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall cause the sewer service to be disconnected in accordance with the provisions for terminating of water service. Such sewer service shall not be reconnected without the payment in full of such sewer maintenance charges, together with all penalties and arrearage, and the payment of the cost of such disconnection and reconnection of the sewer service. c. The provisions of Sections 21-306, 21-307, 21-309, 21-310, 21-311 and 21-312 respecting the collection of water charges and the terminating of water service shall be equally applicable to the collection of sewer maintenance charges and termination of sewer service arising under the provisions of Section 22-302. Section 22-401 Permit Required. Article IV Septic Tanks a. No person, firm or corporation shall install a septic tank on any lot in the Village before securing a permit. Application for a permit shall be made to the Director of Building and shall contain a covenant by the owner of the premises that the owner or successors in interest, shall not urge or assert the existence of the septic tank in opposition to the installation of a sewer main to serve the premises, or as a reason for reducing any assessment for the cost thereof. No permit for a septic tank shall be issued if a public sewer is existing within 100 feet of the property line.
SEWERS b. All permits issued shall be conditional upon full compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code. c. The Director of Building shall issue the permit, upon receipt of a fee in the amount of $15. Section 22-402 Construction Specifications. All septic tanks shall be constructed, inspected, tested, approved, maintained or closed up and abandoned, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 24, and the latest Cook County Health Department Standards. Article V Industrial Wastes Section 22-501 Discharge of Industrial Wastes. Industrial waste discharge shall meet the applicable standards of the MWRDGC Industrial Waste Ordinance and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Section 22-502 Discharges to Natural Outlets. Application for a Village permit for discharge to a natural outlet shall be made to the Director of Building. All discharges to natural outlet shall meet the applicable standards and requirements of the MWRDGC, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Department of Transportation - Division of Water Resources and the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program. Article VI Penalty Section 22-601 Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Chapter, where no other penalty is specifically provided, shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $750 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.