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Public Utilities – Article 5. Sewer Main Extensions

Section 19-62. Sewer Main Extension: Application.

Every person, firm, or corporation desiring a sewer main extension, whether within or without the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon, shall make a written application to the Board of Trustees for approval of such extension. The application shall be accompanied by a sketch or drawing of the tract to be served, the proposed location of the new main, the location of existing sewer mains in close proximity thereto, and the proposed point of connection to the existing sanitary sewer system of the Town.

Section 19-63. Town Specifications: Approved by the City Engineer and Department of Health.

All sewer main extensions shall be constructed according to Town specifications and approved by the Town and Department of Health of the State of Oklahoma.

Section 19-64. How Costs to Be Paid.

The costs of sewer main extensions shall be borne as follows:

  1. The developer and/or owner of a tract shall bear the entire cost of a sewer main adequate in size, as determined by the Town, to serve the tract that he is developing or desires to serve; provided that in no event shall a main of less than eight (8) inches in diameter be considered adequate.
  2. If the Town desires that the sewer main be larger than is necessary to serve said tract, the Town may, if funds are available, pay the additional cost of said main. All such sewer main extensions upon completion shall become the sole and exclusive property of the. Town and shall be operated and maintained as a part of the town sanitary sewer system; provided, however, if a main is so located as to render it possible for tracts of land not owned by the developer and/or owner to be served through said main, then and in the event the developer and/or owner shall retain to said main to the extent of his interest therein based on his participation in the total cost thereof, and shall lease his interest to the Town.

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