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    This document provides a checklist of requirements for house drains and sewers. It outlines regulations for connecting buildings to sewer systems, installing cleanouts, running drain pipes in relation to water pipes, and abandoning or capping old sewer lines. Buildings must connect to a public or private sewer system unless over 61 meters from an available line. Drain pipes must slope towards the septic tank or sewer main. Cleanouts are required and must extend to grade level for access. Sewer and water pipes cannot be in the same trench unless certain separation requirements are met.

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    Chapter 12 - House Drains and House Sewers Checklist

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    CHAPTER 12 - HOUSE DRAINS AND HOUSE SEWERS

    CHECKLIST

    Section 120 l - SEWER REQUIRED YES NO N/A

    1201.1 Every building in which plumbing are installed and every ✔


    premises having drainage piping thereon, shall have a connection to a
    public or private excreta sewerage system except as provided in
    Subsections 1201.2 ar.d 1201.4

    1201.2 When no public sewer intended to serve any lot or premises is ✔


    available in any thoroughfare or right~of-way abutting such lot within
    the premises. drainage piping from any building or works shall be
    connected to an approved private sewage disposal system by the
    Administrative Authority.
    1201.3 Within the limits prescribed in Subsection 1201.4 hereof, the ✔
    reatreat management or subdivision into smaller parcels of a lot which
    abuts and is served by a public sewer shaJl not be deemed cause to
    pennit the construction of a private sewage disposal system~ and all
    plumbing or drainage systems on any such smaller parcel shall connect
    to the exiting public sewer fronting the lots.
    1201.4 The public sewer may be considered as not being available ✔
    when such public sewer or any exterior drainage facility connected
    thereto is located more than 61 meters from any proposed building or
    exterior drainage facility on any lot or premises thereat.

    1201.5 No permit shall be issued for the installation, alteration or ✔


    repair of arty private sewage disposal system or part thereof for any lot
    which can connect with an existing public sewer fronting the lot.
    1201.6 On every lot or premises hereafter connected to public sewer, ✔
    all plumbing and drainage systems or parts thereof on such lot or
    premises shalt be connected with such public sewer.

    Section 1202 - DAMAGE TO PUBLIC SEWER OR PRIVATE SEW AGE DISPOSAL


    SYSTEM

    1202.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, by any means ✔


    whatsoever, into any plumbing fixture, catch basin, floor drain,
    interceptor, sump, receptacle or device which is connected to any excreta
    plumbing and stone drainage systems, public sewer, private sewer, septic
    tank or cesspool any ashes, cinders, solids, rags, flammable, poisonous,
    explosive liquids or gases, oils, grease, and other things whatsoever
    which would, or could cause damage to the public sewer or private
    sewage disposal system.
    1202.2 No rain, surface or subsurface waters shall be connected to or ✔
    discharged into any excreta drainage system, unless · first approved by
    th:: Administrative Authority.
    1202.3 No cesspool and septic tank effluents, seepage pit or underdrain ✔
    system shall be connected to the excreta building sewer leading to public
    sewer main.
    ✔
    1202.4 No commercial food waste grinder shall be connected to a
    private or public sewage disposal system unless permission has first been
    obtained from the Administrative Authority.
    1202.5 An approved-type watertight sewage or wastewater holding ✔
    tank, the contents of which, due to their character, must be periodicaIIy
    removed and properly disposed off to some approved off-site location,
    shall be installed when required by the Administrative Authority or the
    Health Officer to prevent anticipated surface or subsurface contamination
    or pollution around the building site, damage to the public sewer or other
    hazardous or nuisance condition.

    Section 1203- BUILDING SEWER MATERIALS

    1203. 1 The building sewer, beginning 0.6 meter from outside face of ✔
    wall of building or structure, shall be of such materials as approved by
    Administrative Authority under the approval procedures set. forth in
    Chapter 12 of this Code
    1203.2 Jointing methods and materials shall be as prescribed in Chapter ✔
    13 of this Code.

    Section 1204 - MARKINGS


    All pipes, bricks, blocks, pvc fabricated septic tanks, prefabricated tank or ✔
    seepage covers or other parts or appunenance incidental to the installation
    of building sewers or private sewage disposal systems shall conform to
    the approval requirements of Chapter 12 of this Code and shall be marked
    and identified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority.

    Section 1205-SIZE OF BUILDING SE\\'ERS

    The minimum size of any building sewer shall be dete.m1incd on the ✔


    basis of the total number of fixture units drained by such sewer, in
    accordance with Table 12-2. No building sewer shall be smaller than 150
    mm diameter nor lesser in size than the building drain.

    Section 1206 - GRADE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF BUILDING SEWER

    1206.1 Building sewers shall be run in practical alignment at a uniform ✔


    slope of not Less than two (2) percent or 21 mm per meter toward the
    point of disposal. i.e. to the septic tank or to the street sewer main.
    1206.2 Building sewer piping shall be laid on a firm bed throughout its ✔
    entire length, and any such piping laid on made or fitted-in ground shall
    be laid over concrete cradle or on bed of other approved materials or shall
    be adequately supported to the satisfaction of the Administrative
    CHAPTER 12 - HOUSE DRAINS AND HOUSE SEWERS

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    Authority.
    1206.3 No building sewer or other drainage piping or part thereof, ✔
    constructed of materials other than those approved for use underground
    shall be installed not less than 0.6 meter from the outer face of any
    building foundation or wall, nor less than 0.3 meter between the finish
    surface of the ground. The provisions of this Subsection include
    structures such as porches and steps, whether covered or uncovered,
    bree1.eways, roofed '"porte cocheres", roofed patio~, carports, covered
    walks, covered driveways, and similar structures or apputenances.

    SECTION 1207 - CLEANOUTS

    ✔
    127.1 Cleanouts shall placed inside the- building in car the connection
    between the building drain and the building sewer or installed outside the
    building at the lower end of the buildi1ig drain and extended to grade.
    Two-way clean-out fitting installed at connection point of building drain
    and building sewer outside the building nuy be installed in lieu of a single
    clean-out. Additional building sewer cleanouts shall be installed not to
    exceed 15 meter on center in straight runs and for each aggregate change
    in direction exceeding 135 degrees.
    1207.2 When a building sewer or a branch thereof does not exceed 3 ✔
    meters in length and is a sho!t straight line extension {rom a building
    drain which its provided with a cleannout, no cleanout will be required at
    its point of connection to the building drain.
    1207.3 All required building sewer cleanouts shall be extended to ✔
    grade. When building sewer is located under buildings, the cleanout
    requirements of Section 1207 shall apply.
    1207.4 Each cleanout shall be installed so that it opens to allow ✔
    cleaning of horizontal lines in the direction of flow of the soil or
    waterline or an right angle thereto, and except in the case of wye branch
    and end-of-line cleanout, shall be installed vertically above the flow line
    of the pipe.
    1207.5 Cleanouts installed under concrete ·or asphault paving shall be ✔
    mad~ accessible by strong yard boxes with hinged cover or cxtending the
    top cover with countersunk operating nut flush with paving with
    approvcd materials and be adequately protected.
    1207.6 Approved manholcs may be installed in lieu of cleanouts when
    first approved by the Administrative Authority. The maximum distance
    between manholes shall not exceed 91 meters.

    Section 1208 - SEWER AND WATER PIPES

    1208. 1 Building sewer or drainage piping of clay or materials which ✔


    are not approved for use within a building shall not be run or laid in the
    same trench as the water pipes unless both of the following requirements
    are met.
    1208. 2 The bottom of the water pipe. at all points, shall be at least 0.3 ✔
    m above the top of the sewer or drain line.
    1208.2 The bottom of the water pipe. at all points, shall be at least 0.3 ✔
    m above the top of the sewer or drain line,

    Section 1209 – LOCATION

    1209.1 Except as provided in Subsection 1209.2 no building sewer shall ✔


    be located in any lot other than the lot which is the site of the building
    structure or structure served by such sewer, nor shall any building sewer
    be located at any point having less than the minimum distances indicated
    in Table 12-l.
    1209.2 Nothing contained in this Code shall be construed to prohibit the ✔
    usc of all or part of an abutting lot to
    1209.3 Provide access to connect a building sewer to an available public ✔
    sewer, when proper cause and legal easement not in violation of other
    requirements has been first established to the satisfaction of the
    Administrative Authority
    1209.4 Provide additional space for a building sewer when proper ✔
    cause, transfer of ownership, or change of boundary not in violation of
    other requirements has been 1irst established to the satisfaction of the
    Administrative Authority.

    Section 1210-ABANDONED SEWERS AND SE\VAGF. DISPOSAL FACILITIES

    ✔
    1210.1 Every abandoned building (house) sewcr thereof, shall be
    plugged or capped in an approved manner property line within 1.5m of
    the property line.

    1210.2 Every cesspool septic tank or seepage pit which has been ✔
    abandoned or has been discontinued from further usc ur to which no mere
    waste no more soil pipeline from plumbing fixtures arc connected.
    1210.3 The top cover or arch over the cesspool, septic tank or seepage ✔
    pit shall be removed before ti !ling and the ti !ling shall not extend above
    the top of the vertical portion of the sidewalls.
    1210.4 No person owning or controlling any cesspool, septic tank or ✔
    seepage pit in the premises of such person or in that ponion of any public
    street, alley or other public property abutting such premises, shall fail,
    refuse or neglect to ~amply from the department having jurisdiction.

    1210.5 Where Disposal facilities are abandoned consequent to ✔


    connecting any premises with the public sewer, the permit making the
    connection shall till all abandoned facilities as required by the
    Administrative Authority within thirty (30) days from the time of
    connecting the sewer service line to the public sewer.

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