Permitting Procedures

Applications for permit to connect to District facilities are reviewed and administered as:

		A.	permit to connect to existing sanitary sewers; or
		B.	permit to extend existing sanitary sewers.

Sanitary Sewer Connections to Existing System.

		1.	A permit to connect to existing District sewers is issued in response to the filing with the District of a written application. See Entrance Charge Program.

		2.	The application will include a written construction plan of the manner by which the connection to District facilities will be accomplished.

		3.	A permit will be issued only for connection to a completed sewer that is owned by the District.

		4.	Application for permit to connect to an existing District sewer is subject to assessment of an entrance charge and a participation recovery charge.

Sanitary Sewer Extensions of Existing System.

		1.	A permit to extend existing District sewers is issued in response to the filing with the District of a written application.

		2.	The application will include a written construction plan of the manner by which the extension will be accomplished.

		3.	A permit will be issued only for connection to a completed sewer that is owned by the District.

		4.	Application for permit to extend is subject to assessment of an entrance charge and a participation recovery charge.

		5.	A permit to extend will be issued only to the applicant proposing to extend, and only for the applicant's use (i.e. the permit is not transferable).

		6.	A permit to extend will not be issued for an extension that is currently the subject of an earlier and still-active application.

For additional information, call the Assistant General Manager at 1-207-729-0148 x16 between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm EST.