Ordinance 3400-14 - Laserfiche WebLink

J. The City has explored options to reduce the risk of sewer backups, including sewage backwater prevention devices, such as backwater valves, and have found that when properly installed and maintained,these can significantly reduce the risk of sewer backups. K. The City Council finds that public health, safety, and welfare are best protected by requiring (1) sewage backwater prevention devices for all connections with plumbing fixtures at an elevation below the elevation of the upstream sewer manhole; and(2) authorizing the public works department to establish programs for the installation of sewage backwater prevention devices. L. The City Council finds that, in light of the City's strong defenses to storm event claims, including the fact that the capacity of the sewer and storm system is the result of discretionary policy decisions made by generations of City Councils and Mayors, the City Council should not authorize settlement of claims in excess of$25,000 to the property owner and $5,000 per tenant unit, as set forth in this ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Everett does ordain, Section 1. Ordinance 1506-88 § 12 (EMC 14.08.180) which reads: Backwater valve. Whenever a situation exists involving an unusual danger of"backup"the city may require a minimum elevation at which the house drain may be discharged to the public sewer. Drains or sewers below such minimum elevation shall be lifted by artificial means. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect any basement with a city sewer without installing a backwater valve at the outlet. All backwater valves shall be installed in a vault to facilitate maintenance. The effective operation of the backwater valve shall be the responsibility of the owner of the sewer or drain. Is amended to read: System Surcharge, Backwater Prevention and Claims. A. Definitions. 1. "Approved Sewage Backwater Prevention Device" means a backwater prevention device of a type that has been categorically approved by Director policy. 2. "ABWD" means an Approved Sewage Backwater Prevention Device. 3. "deadline date" is defined in section C. 4. "Designated Connection"means a(i) connection to the sewer system, usually a side sewer, that, because of the characteristics of the sewer system and topography, has been identified by the Department as a connection that requires an ABWD and (ii) the owner of record of the property served by connection has been mailed a written notice from the Department that the connection has been so designated. Upon mailing, the connection is a Designated Connection for the life of the connection, 3