A. All materials used in the construction of a sewer connection from and including the interceptor tank to the sewer lateral or main line shall be the property of the city whether purchased and/or installed by the applicant or by the city.

B. The materials and workmanship to connect the wastewater plumbing of any structure to the city public sewer system must meet or exceed those prescribed in the city standard specifications for sewer construction and shall be inspected by a city representative.

C. A separate and independent electrical circuit shall be provided for each interceptor tank. The applicant is responsible to obtain any required electrical inspection certification.

D. Whenever possible, the building sewer gravity line shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In buildings where any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the interceptor tank, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means approved by the city and discharged to the building sewer.

E. Plumbing within new structures shall be oriented as to allow the building sewer to stem from the side closest to the public sewer system piping, unless otherwise approved by the city.

F. Electricity necessary to operate the effluent pump and service line heat trace shall be paid by the owner or sewer customer.

G. Upon sale of a subdivided or partitioned parcel with a structure using an interceptor tank common to another structure which was not included in the sale or located on the parcel after division, another interceptor tank, control panel and proper piping shall be installed so that each parcel has independent sewage facilities. Alternatively, a sewer easement and joint use sewer agreement may be established between the parcels for the common use of the interceptor tank, control panel, and piping that will allow for the sale of each subdivided or partitioned parcel.

H. The city shall not be responsible for the operation or maintenance of any portion of the wastewater system inside the structure or prior to the interceptor tank. (Ord. 07-43 § 2, 2007; prior code § 5.20.030)