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5.6 Expiration Of Connection Permits 5.61 All connection permits shall expire ninety (90) days after the date of issuance, and any and all fees forfeited, unless the work planned and authorized is in actual progress. 5.7 Supervision And Inspections Of Connections 5.71 The City Engineer, or his representative, shall supervise all connections made to the Municipal sanitary sewer system. The Engineer shall approve all plans, specifications and materials and be responsible for checking all excavations made for the purpose of installing or repairing these connections. 5.72 The inspection of all sewer connections will be done by the Building inspector, SECTION 6: SAC CHARGES 6.1 Definition Of SAC Charge 6,1(1) The Metropolitan Waste Water Commission (MWWC) has determined a need to reserve extra capacity in the Metropolitan sewage treatment system. The City of Gem Lake sewage collection system connects to this system. A Service Availability Charge (SAC) is charged to the City of Gem Lake by the MWWC for each new building constructed that will connected to the sewage collection system or for each building connected to newly constructed sewage collection systems. This charge is due the MWWC at the end ofeach calendar year. 6.2 How The SAC Charge Is Paid 6.2(1) The SAC charge is payable to the City of Gem Lake upon the issuance of a building permit for a new building that will connect to the sewage collection system or for a connection permit, but no charge need be paid upon the issuance. of a connection permit if a charge was paid upon issuance of a building permit. A SAC charge will only be made once per building, but an additional SAC charge may occur if building use changes. 6.3 Definition Of A SAC Unit 6.3(1) One SAC unit equals 274 gallons of maximum potential daily wastewater flow volume. Single family houses, townhouses and duplex units each equal one (1) SAC unit. Public housing units equal 75% of one unit. 6.3(2) Apartment buildings, without potential laundry facilities in each unit, may apply for a reduction of 20%, 6.3(3) Commercial buildings are assessed SAC units based on maximum potential daily wastewater flow. The minimum capacity for such a building is one (1) SAC unit. 10