Section Env-Wq 1203.05 - Construction, Installation, and Connection of Service Connections(a) Subject to (b), below, each building on an improved property shall be served by its own service connection.(b) If one building stands at the rear of another such that no private or public sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the service connection from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one service connection, provided that the approval of the community is obtained in writing prior to connecting.(c) Existing service connections may be used to connect with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the community, to meet all requirements of these rules.(d) Subject to (e), below, the size, slope, alignment, and materials of construction of a service connection and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes or other applicable rules, regulations or ordinance of the community, this chapter, or Env-Wq 700.(e) In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the design, construction, and testing specified in (d), above, shall be as set forth in the applicable specifications of "Gravity Sanitary Sewer Design and Construction", Manual of Practice No. FD-5, Second Edition, 2007, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), available as noted in Appendix D.(f) The construction and connection of the service connection into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building code, state plumbing code, and other applicable rules, regulations and ordinances of the community and in Env-Wq 700.(g) Whenever possible, the service connection shall be brought to the point of connection with the building drain at an elevation below the lowest floor of the building. In all buildings in which the elevation of any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted and discharged to the service connection by means approved by the community and at the property owner's expense.(h) Every excavation for a service connection shall be guarded with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage or injury. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public or state property disturbed in the course of work on a service connection shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the public entity that owns the property.(i) Construction of the service connection shall be the responsibility of the owner of the improved property.(j) All sewer connections shall be made gas-tight and watertight and verified by proper testing. The scheduling of pressure and leakage tests for sewers shall be made in accordance with the test methods and procedures as described by the pipe manufacturer or the department standards in Env-Wq 700. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials shall be approved by the community and the department before installation.(k) The service connection shall be tested for infiltration/exfiltration according to applicable provisions of Env-Wq 700 or the requirements of the community's ordinances.(l) No service connection shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by an inspector, as defined in Env-Wq 1202. If any part of the service connection is covered before being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection at the cost and expense of the property owner of the improved property to be connected to the public sewer, in accordance with RSA 149-:7I.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1203.05
#8235, eff 12-22-04 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1200) (formerly Env-Ws 1203.05 ); ss by #9798-A, eff 10-9-10 (from Env-Wq 1203.02)
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12739, Effective 3/19/2019, Expires 3/19/2029.