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Section 10.6 Use Of Old House Sewers Section 10.6.1 Old house sewers or portions thereof may be approved for use by the City Engineer. The City Engineer may request that the old sewer be excavated for the purpose of facilitating inspection. Section 10.7 Existing Individual Sewage Treatment System Section 10.7.1 No house sewer shall be laid across or over any existing cesspool or septic tank unless the existing cesspool or septic tank shall first be pumped clean and filled with earth to the surrounding ground level. Where a sewer connection is laid across or over an existing cesspool or septic tank, only cast iron solid pipe, confirming to ASTM Standard Specifications shall be used for that portion of the connecting sewer. Section 10.7.2 The contents of the existing cesspool or septic tank shall not be discharged into the City of Gem Lake Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, but must be disposed of outside the City Limits. Section 10.8 Connections At Wye only Section 10.8.1 Every connecting sewer shall be connected to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System at the wye designated for the property served by the connection, except where otherwise expressly authorized by the City Engineer. All connections made at point other than the designated wye shall be made only under the direct supervision o f the City Engineer and in such a manner as he may direct. Section 10.9 Tunneling Section 10.9.1 Tunneling for a distance of not more than six (6) feet is 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. Section 10.10 Independent System Required Section 10.10.1 The drainage and plumbing system of each new building and of new work installed in an existing building shall be separate from and independent of that of any other building except where provide for in Section 10.11 of this Ordinance. Every Building shall have an independent connection with the sanitary sewer system when such is available. Section 10.11 Exception To Requirement Of Independent System Section 10.11.1 Where one building stands to the rear of another building on an interior lot, and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building drain from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole will be considered as one building drain.