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City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 Utilities Sewer System or, in the alternative, at the property owner's sole expense and cost, the property owner shall install and maintain traps, grinders, and/or interceptors within that portion of the private sanitary sewer line which connects to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System. The notice shall be sent by certified mail. If the property owner fails to discontinue or cause to be discontinued the practice of discharging objectionable materials into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System or fails to install and maintain traps, grinders and/or interceptors, the City may assess the costs incurred by the Ciry for excessive maintenance or repairs to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, and may pursue other legal or equitable remedies against the property owner. 1010.09 Accidental Discharges. Section 5-15 of Article V of the Sewage and Waste Control Rules and Regulations for the Metropolitan Disposal System, is incorporated and adopted herein by reference and shall be applicable to any and all accidental discharges of prohibited waste into the sanitary sewer system of the City which either directly or indirectly eventuates in such prohibited waste flowing into the metropolitan disposal system. 1010.10 Construction Requirements. Subd. 1 General. Those provisions of the state plumbing code, as contained in the building code of the City, which apply to the construction, alignment, grades, j oints and connections of sewers and materials used therewith are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this code as if set out here in full. Subd. 2 Use of Old House Sewers. Old house sewers or portions thereof may be approved for use by the plumbing inspector. The plumbing inspector may request that the old sewer be excavated for the purpose of facilitating inspection. No cesspool or septic tank shall be connected to any sewer connections. If any portion of a house sewer is laid across or over any existing cesspool or septic tank, the cesspool or septic tank shall first be pumped clean and filled with earth to the surrounding ground level. Where a connecting sewer is laid across or over any existing cesspool or septic tank, only extra heavy cast iron soil pipe, conforming to the A.S.T.M. Standard Specification A-74-42, shall be used for that portion of the connecting sewer which is laid across or over the existing cesspool or septic tank. Subd. 3 Connections at "Y" Only. Every connecting sewer shall be connected to the municipal sewer system at the "Y" or sewer connection stubs designated for the property served by the connection, except where otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the plumbing inspector. Connections authorized by the plumbing inspector shall be made only under his or her direct supervision and in the manner as he or she may direct. Subd. 4 Tunneling. Tunneling for distances of not more than six (6) feet shall be permissible in yards, courts or driveways of any building site. When pipes are driven, the drive pipe shall be at least one size larger than the pipe to be laid. 10 -17 Adopted December 17, 2001