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If you see any suspicious activity,
call the Sheriffs Department immediately.
Nevada County Sheriffs Dispatch
(530)265-1471
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Sewer lateral testing is necessary to determine whether or not a sewer service line is in need of repair or replacement due to excess leakage. This test determines if groundwater is leaking in or sewage is leaking out. It is necessary that we ensure the integrity of the system to reduce the possibilities for extraneous water flowing through the system and to protect against unwanted sewer spills that may pollute surrounding watershed as well as the environment.
The properties that fall under these rules are as follows:
- Prior to the close of escrow upon sale of the house or property served
- Transfer in ownership or interest in the parcel, except when the transfer is between immediate family members
- Change of ownership on the deed selling their portion to other partner/investors
- Remodeling of the house to an extent of more than 50 percent of the assessed valuations as determined by Nevada County
- Repair or replacement of all or part of the existing sewer lateral
- Installation of additional plumbing fixtures (e.g . . . new bathrooms)
- An inspection by the Association's Caretaker indicates reasonable cause
- Upon determination from the Associations Director of Sewer or designee, that testing or replacement is required for the protection of the community health, safety and welfare
- In the event that the existing service line was inspected and tested by the Association within a five-year period, the testing may be waived at the discretion of the Director of Sewer.
Testing requirements:
If a property meets the criteria set forth above for sewer lateral testing, the lateral must be upgraded to meet the current Building Policy of the Association. At least two clean outs must be brought up to ground surface and properly boxed. One should be placed within five feet from the foundation and the other at the property line.
Testing must be carried out in the presence of the Association's Caretaker.
The service line must hold 3.5 pounds of air pressure for a minimum of five minutes or a water test consisting of plugging the downstream end of the lateral and placing a section of pipe in the vertical branch of the building cleanout and filling, the test section with water (at least 5 feet of water measured from the highest point of the pipeline to the top of the water column on the upstream cleanout riser of the test section). In pipelines with minimal fall, cleanout risers may need to be temporarily extended above ground to achieve the 5-foot vertical foot static water level. In no case shall the vertical distance measured from the lowest point of the pipeline test section to the water surface in the cleanout riser exceed 15 feet. Additional cleanouts may have to be installed in steep pipelines and the pipeline is tested in sections.
The pipeline shall be allowed a maximum loss of water level of 1 inch in 5 minutes for a 4-inch pipeline per 100 feet of length. If the loss exceeds the allowable, the pipeline may be tested one additional time. A second loss exceeding the allowable constitutes a failure of the pipeline, whereupon the pipeline shall be replaced as needed and retested in accordance with this rule.
Approved: 6/01/2003
Revised: 01/31/2009
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