Chapter 17.24
INSPECTION

Sections:

17.24.010    Inspection required – When to be made.

17.24.020    Connections – How made.

17.24.010 Inspection required – When to be made.

The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the city engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be inspected and approved prior to backfilling the trench by the city engineer. Connections that are covered prior to inspection shall be reexposed for inspection and approval. [Ord. 77; Ord. 07-04].

17.24.020 Connections – How made.

Connecting building sewer to public sewer shall be made at the wye branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is 12 inches in diameter or less, and no properly located wye branch is available, the owner shall at his expense install a wye branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the city engineer. Where the public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter, and no properly located wye branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees at the location specified by the city engineer. A 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 sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the mid-height of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the city engineer. [Ord. 77; Ord. 07-04].