<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 70-66. - Connections.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               All sewer connections shall be installed by the county or by a duly qualified contractor
               whose installation shall be subject to inspection and approval by the county.
               
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               (b)
               
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               All plumbing fixtures or outlets connected with the sewer system which are located
               within four feet above the top level of the sewer main shall be equipped with an approved
               back pressure or check valve, or the house or building sewer shall be so equipped.
               
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               (c)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or indirectly connect or permit the
               connection of any open gutters, septic tank, privy vault or rainwater conductor to
               any sanitary sewer.
               
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               (d)
               
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               Wherever any sewer, drain or connection with any main sewer or common drain becomes
               clogged, broken, out of order or detrimental to the use of the sewer or other drain
               or otherwise unfit for the purpose of drainage, the person owning or having charge
               of any building or premises which is drained through such defective connection shall,
               when directed by the county to do so, reconstruct or repair such sewer, drain or connection
               as the condition of such sewer, drain or connection may require.
               
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               (e)
               
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               It shall be the responsibility of the property owner and/or builder to construct at
               such elevations as may be appropriate for proper entry into the sewer system. Normally,
               a four-inch diameter waste line shall have a minimum grade of 1.25 percent. The county
               shall not be responsible in any way for improper construction of structures, residences
               or buildings.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 70-66; Ord. of 10-7-1974, div. II, art. C, Â§ 3)
               
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