(1) Permit Required. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit.

(2) Application and Fee. The owner of the service lateral or his agent shall make application for a permit to the City of Millersburg. The permit application shall be supplemented by any drawings, specifications, or other information considered pertinent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.

(3) Installation Costs. All costs and expense incident to the installation of the service lateral shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation.

(4) Conformation to State Codes. All service lateral construction shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of the Plumbing Code and the Occupational Safety and Health Code of the State of Oregon. The City may establish more stringent requirements when it is in the best interest of the City to do so.

(5) Size, Slope, Location, and Length. The size, slope, and location of service laterals within public rights-of-way and easements shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer and shall have a diameter of not less than four inches and a slope of not less than one-eighth inch per foot. Where private service laterals will exceed 100 feet in length, as measured from the public main to the structure, the City Engineer may require extension of public sanitary sewers into the interior of the property.

(6) Inspection. All excavations for service laterals in the public right-of-way shall be open trench unless approved by the City Engineer; and no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected. The owner of the service lateral shall notify the City when the sewer is ready for inspection. The connection to the public sewer shall be made only under the supervision of the City Engineer or his/her representatives.

(7) Connection to Public Sewer. The sewer connection shall be made at the “Y” branch. If the “Y” branch is not used or is not available, the owner shall, at his expense, install a sewer connection in accordance with the current version of the City of Millersburg’s adopted Standard Construction Specifications. Under no circumstances shall the connection pipe extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. All connections shall be made secure and watertight. If necessary in the opinion of the utility, the property owner may be required to connect to a manhole or may be required to install a manhole on the sewer main as a condition of providing service to the property. (Ord. 156, passed 8-13-2019)