Athens City Code

1. (1) Application for service. The owner or his agent shall make application for connection on a special form furnished by the Athens Utilities Board. Applicants for service to commercial and industrial establishments shall be required to furnish information about all waste-producing activities, wastewater characteristics and constituents. The application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. Details regarding commercial and industrial permits include, but are not limited to, those required by this chapter. Service connection fees for establishing new sewer service are paid to the Athens Utilities Board, and service connections shall conform to the Athens Utilities Board's established policies and procedures. Users shall notify the Athens Utilities Board of any proposed new introduction of wastewater constituents or any proposed change in the volume or character of the wastewater being discharged to the system a minimum of 60 days prior to the change. The Athens Utilities Board may deny or limit this new introduction or change based upon the information submitted in the notification.
2. (2) Prohibited connections. No person shall make connections of roof downspouts, sump pumps, basement wall seepage or floor seepage, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. Any such connections which already exist on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be completely and permanently disconnected within 60 days of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived. The owners of any building sewer having such connections, leaks or defects shall bear all of the costs incidental to removal of such sources. Pipes, sumps and pumps for such sources of groundwater shall be separate from the sanitary sewer.
3. (3) Physical connection to public sewer. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without approval from the Athens Utilities Board. Connections will be made in accordance with the Athens Utilities Board's established policies and procedures.
4. (4) Sewer extensions. All expansion or extension of the public sewer constructed by property owners or developers must follow the established policies and procedures developed by the Athens Utilities Board.

(Code 1995, § 18-203; Ord. No. 972, 11-18-2008)