§ 298-12. Persons authorized to do work; drain layers.

A. 

Only persons licensed through the state, having a permit and having paid the required permit fee may construct, repair, alter or remove building sewers or make connections to a public sewer. The state license shall be as defined in the Health Department office, Town of Ridgefield. Plumbers and others may work on pipes within and not more than five feet outside the walls of any structure, provided that no connection to a public sewer shall be made by such persons without a permit from the Sewer Authority, irrespective of the distance of said public sewer to the structure in question. All drains and fixtures within structures shall be connected by plumbers and others in conformity with the requirements of these regulations as to what may or what shall not be discharged into public sewers.

B. 

The following regulations shall apply to certified drain layers:

(1) 

Any person desiring to be certified as a drain layer in the Sewer District of the Town of Ridgefield shall file an application in writing with the Sewer Authority, furnishing such information as the Sewer Authority may require with respect to his qualifications and the qualifications of his personnel. The fee for a drain layer's certificate shall be as provided in Chapter 170, Fees, § 170-2, which shall be paid before any certificate is granted. Within a period of 30 days after the filing of an application, and after making such investigation as the Sewer Authority deems necessary, a certificate will be issued by the Sewer Authority to any applicant who is deemed to be qualified on the basis of experience and training.

(2) 

Each certificate shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued, shall be nontransferable, and may be renewed annually upon the payment of a renewal fee as provided in Chapter 170, Fees, § 170-2.

(3) 

The Sewer Authority may at any time revoke the certificate of a drain layer for any violation of these regulations.

(4) 

Any person certified as a drain layer shall give personal attention to the work performed and shall employ only competent persons who are familiar with these regulations.

(5) 

Each certified drain layer shall file with the Sewer Authority a performance and guaranty bond, which shall remain in full force for at least 13 months from date of application, in the amount of not less than $2,000 in form and with surety satisfactory to the Sewer Authority. Such surety shall include that the applicant shall indemnify the Town of Ridgefield for any negligence or omission of the applicant or his agents while operating under the certificate granted by the Sewer Authority; that the applicant shall reimburse the Town of Ridgefield for any expense to said Town arising from any injury or damage to any sewer or other property of said Town, or by reason of any violation by the applicant or his agents of any requirement of these regulations; that the applicant shall faithfully execute all work required under the certificate as granted; that the applicant shall restore that portion of any street or public place in which the applicant may have made an excavation incidental to his work to as good a condition as it was prior to said work and also shall maintain said street or public place in like good condition to the satisfaction of said municipality for a period of six months after said restoration; that the applicant shall reimburse the Town of Ridgefield or the state for the expense of repairs to any street or public place made necessary by reason of any excavation made by the applicant; and that the applicant shall comply with all rules, regulations, laws, ordinances, etc., relative to work in public streets and public places.

(6) 

Each certified drain layer shall file with the Sewer Authority a certificate or certificates of public liability and property damage insurance, which shall remain in full force for at least 13 months from the date of application, in an amount of not less than $100,000 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person and, subject to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than $100,000 on account of any one accident, and property damage insurance in an amount not less than $10,000. The Town of Ridgefield and the Sewer Authority shall be included as an assured, or, in lieu thereof, the drain layer shall file with the Sewer Authority an owner's protective liability and property damage insurance policy in the same limits as aforementioned. Each insurance certificate and policy shall contain a statement by the insurance carrier that it will not cancel the policy or policies except upon 15 days' notice to the Town of Ridgefield and the Sewer Authority.

(7) 

Each certified drain layer shall file with the Sewer Authority a certificate of policy covering workmen's compensation insurance, which shall remain in full force for at least 13 months from date of application.

Amended 10-5-1983