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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MEDINA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SANITARY ENGINEERING By The Board of County Commissioners Medina County, Ohio Adam Friedrick Patricia Geissman Stephen Hambley Originally Adopted by Resolution No. 79-201 Revised by Resolution No. 07-874 Revised by Resolution No. 10-1579 Revised by Resolution No. 10-1650 Revised by Resolution No. 12-0865 Revised by Resolution No. 13- Copy No. _________ Date of Issue___________ TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER AND SECTION PAGE CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS 1-1 Section 1.1: Introduction 1-1 Section 1.2: Definitions 1-1 CHAPTER TWO - USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS 2-1 Section 2.1: Prohibition or Storm Water 2-1 Section 2.2: Protection of Facilities During Construction 2-1 Section 2.3: Prohibition of Various Substances 2-1 Section 2.4: Maintenance of Sewers 2-1 Section 2.5: Sewer Maintenance Charge 2-2 Section 2.6: Tampering 2-2 Section 2-7: Repair or Replacement of Service Connections 2-2 CHAPTER THREE - CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERAGE AND WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENTS 3-1 Section 3.1: Approved Construction Plans 3-1 Section 3.2: Cut-Sheet Approval 3-1 Section 3.3: Plan Revisions 3-1 Section 3.4: Road Opening Permit 3-1 Section 3.5: Construction Standards and Specifications Conformity 3-2 Section 3.6: Preconstruction Conference 3-2 Section 3.7: Construction Inspection 3-2 Section 3.8: Scheduling Inspection 3-2 Section 3.9: Stop Work Order 3-2 Section 3.10: Sewer Line Minimum Requirements 3-2 Section 3.11: Water Line Minimum Requirements 3-5 Section 3.12: General Construction Minimum Requirements 3-11 Section 3.13: Connection Requirements 3-12 Section 3.14: Backflow Prevention 3-12 Section 3.15: Treatment Plants and Pump Station Requirements 3-20 Section 3.16: Acceptance Requirements - Sanitary Sewerage 3-21 Section 3.17: Acceptance Requirements - Water Improvements 3-22 Section 3.18: Certificate of Completion 3-22 Section 3.19: Duplication of Requirements 3-23 Section 3.20: Petition for Water or Sanitary Service 3-23 Section 3.21: Residential Fire Suppression Systems 3-24 Section 3.22 Private Developments 3-25 CHAPTER AND SECTION PAGE CHAPTER FOUR - SANITARY SERVICE CONNECTIONS 4-1 Section 4.1: Contractor Registrations 4-1 Section 4.2: Sanitary Sewer Connection Permit 4-1 Section 4.3: Permit Revocation 4-1 Section 4.4 Sewer Connection Regulations 4-2 Section 4.5: Inspection of Connections 4-3 Section 4.6: Use of Sanitary Sewer Connections 4-4 Section 4.7: Storm Water Connection Prohibition 4-4 Section 4.8: Septic Tank Connections 4-5 Section 4.9: Individual Sewer Connections 4-5 Section 4.10: Local Sewer Construction Charge 4-6 Section 4.11: Road Opening Permit 4-7 Section 4.12: Bedding and Backfilling 4-7 Section 4.13: Sewer Connection Grade and Alignment 4-7 Section 4.14: Connection with Plumbing 4-7 Section 4.15: Sewer Connection Locations 4-7 Section 4.16: Sewer-Tap Installations 4-8 Section 4.17: Pavement Replacement and Maintenance, Protection and/or Replacement of Structures and Other Work Incidental to the Installation of Sewer Connections 4-9 Section 4.18: Acceptance of Clean Up/Repair Responsibility for Surrounding Property 4-9 Section 4.19: Contractor’s Safety/Liability 4-9 Section 4.20: Operations 4-9 Section 4.21: Procedure for Plugging Sanitary Service Line 4-10 CHAPTER FIVE - WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS 5-1 Section 5.1: Contractor Registration 5-1 Section 5.2: Water Connection Permit 5-1 Section 5.3: Permit Revocation 5-1 Section 5.4: Inspection 5-1 Section 5.5: Contractor Responsibility 5-2 Section 5.6: Individual Water Connections 5-2 Section 5.7: Local Water Construction Charge 5-3 Section 5.8: Road Opening Permit 5-3 Section 5.9: Pavement Replacement and Other Work Incidental to the Installation of Water Connections 5-4 Section 5.10: Acceptance of Clean Up Repair Responsibility for Surrounding Property 5-4 Section 5.11: Contractor Safety/Liability 5-4 Section 5.12: Water Connection Materials 5-4 Section 5.13: Water Connection Locations and Depth 5-5 Section 5.14: Directionally Drilled Water Service Connections 5-5 Section 5.15: Abandoning Wells and Cisterns 5-6 CHAPTER AND SECTION PAGE CHAPTER FIVE - WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS (CONT’D.) Section 5.16: Curb Connection Installations 5-6 Section 5.17: Single Residence Connections 5-6 Section 5.18: Commercial, Industrial or Multi-Family Connections 5-6 Section 5.19: Pressure Regulating 5-7 Section 5.20: Testing Connections 5-7 Section 5.21: City of Cleveland Regulations 5-7 Section 5.22: Water-Tap Installations 5-7 Section 5.23: Payment for Service Connections 5-7 Section 5.24: Meters Required 5-7 Section 5.25: Damaged Meters and Remote Registers 5-8 Section 5.26: Fire Protection Connections 5-8 Section 5.27: Operations 5-9 Section 5.28: Plumbing Code 5-13 Section 5.29: Procedure to Abandon Water Service 5-15 CHAPTER SIX - PRETREATMENT STANDARDS 6-1 Section 6.1: General Provisions - Purpose and Policy 6-1 Section 6.2: General Discharge Prohibitions 6-3 Section 6.3: Limitations on Wastewater Strength 6-5 Section 6.4: Accidental Discharges 6-7 Section 6.5: Fats, Oils & Grease 6-10 Section 6.6: Fees - Purpose 6-16 Section 6.7: Wastewater Dischargers 6-16 Section 6.8: Monitoring 6-22 Section 6.9: Enforcement 6-26 Section 6.10: Records Retention 6-30 Section 6.11: Severability 6-30 Section 6.12: Conflict 6-30 Section 6.13: Definitions 6-34 Section 6.14: Toxic Pollutants Listing 6-39 CHAPTER SEVEN - APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS 7-1 Section 7.1: Applicability 7-1 Section 7.2: Design Criteria 7-1 Section 7.3: Plan Submission 7-1 Section 7.4: Rejection and Non-Approval 7-1 Section 7.5: Submission of Plat or Easement 7-2 Section 7.6: Approval and Authorization to Construct 7-2 Section 7.7: Approval of Other Agencies 7-2 Section 7.8: Cost of Plan Review 7-2 CHAPTER AND SECTION PAGE CHAPTER EIGHT - STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS 8-1 Section 8.1: General 8-1 Section 8.2: Standard Specifications for Sanitary Sewerage (Green) S-1 - S-31 Section 8.3: Standard Specifications for Waterlines (Blue) W-1-W-31 CHAPTER NINE - STANDARD FORMS AND REFERENCES 9-1 Section 9.1: General 9-1 Section 9.2: Forms 9-1 CHAPTER TEN - CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 10-1 Section 10.1: Forms 10-1 CHAPTER ELEVEN - INVALIDITIES, OTHER AGREEMENTS AND INTERPRETATION 11-1 Section 11.1: Effect of Partial Invalidities 11-1 Section 11.2: Special Agreements 11-1 Section 11.3: Interpretation of Rules and Regulations 11-1 CHAPTER TWELVE - MEDINA COUNTY SANITARY ENGINEERS USER CHARGE SYSTEM Section 12.0 Purpose 12-1 Section 12.1 Summary 12-1 Section 12.2 Sewer Debt 12-1 Section 12.3 Wastewater Operating Budget 12-2 Section 12.4 Equipment Replacement Fund 12-4 Section 12.5 Billing 12-4 Section 12.6 Sewer User Rates 12-5 Section 12.7 Surcharge 12-7 Section 12.8 Pretreatment 12-7 Appendix A EPA Flow Guidelines 12-8 Appendix B Resolution No. 13-0046 12-10 Appendix C Resolution No. 10-1083 12-12 REVISED OCTOBER 10, 2013 RESOLUTION NO. 10-1650 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS Section 1.1: Introduction The official title of this publication is Rules and Regulations of the Medina County Sanitary Engineering Department, however, MCSE Rules and Regulations, Rules and Regulations, or simply Regulations may be used as short titles. Each copy of the Rules and Regulations shall be numbered and recorded to insure that revisions or supplemental data may be distributed to purchasers of record. Rules and Regulations These Rules and Regulations shall apply to the construction, re-construction, repair, removal, maintenance, and the administration of sewerage and water systems for which the Medina County Sanitary Engineer is responsible. Section 1.2: Definitions Unless the context specifically states otherwise. The meaning of terms used in these Regulations shall be as follows: ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ANSI - American National Standards Institute APHA - American Public Health Association ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials Average Daily Flow (ADF) - The total quantity of liquid tributary to a point divided by the number of days of flow measured. AWWA - American Water Works Association Backfill - The earth or other material used to fill a trench or excavation from the top of the ‘bedding’ to sub-grade elevation. Backfill Material - The earth or other specified material used for backfill. Backflow Prevention - A device for a water supply pipe to prevent the backflow of water from a residential, commercial or industrial building into the Public Water Distribution System. (Refer to Section 3.14 for other definitions specific to Backflow Prevention.) Basement - That portion of a building which is below the first floor and is partly or wholly underground. 1-1 Bedding - The earth or other specified material on which a pipe or conduit is supported. BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) - Shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at 20 degrees c., expressed in milligrams per liter. Building - a structure designed, built or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals or property, and when separated by a firewall, each such separated portion of such structure shall be deemed a separate building. Building Unit - a space within a building having common or adjoining walls and designed so that every dwelling unit has a private outside entrance at ground level.