94-47.2. System Design and Construction.

Should the Board approve the application for a sanitary sewer line extension, the following steps shall be taken:

  1. The applicant must retain the services of a North Carolina registered professional engineer to prepare detailed plans and specifications for the proposed extension and the applicant shall furnish 2 copies of the said plans and specifications to the Henderson County Utilities Department for review. Said plans shall include both plan and profile views and clearly identify (by property lines, names of current property owners and deed book and page references) all properties which shall be affected during construction of the proposed sewer extension. Each sewer line extension shall be constructed within a permanent 20 foot wide dedicated permanent easement and within a 40 foot wide (unless otherwise approved in writing by the Henderson County Utilities Department in advance of construction) dedicated temporary easement, both issued by the landowner, and any others with an interest in said property, to Henderson County. Said engineering plans shall include both said permanent and temporary construction easements.
  2. The design of the proposed wastewater collection system shall be in accordance with generally accepted engineering standards. The Board may appoint an independent professional engineer to act as its agent in reviewing the plans and specifications for the County.
  3. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to obtain all required federal, state and local permits for the project. All permits shall be in the name of the Cane Creek Water and Sewer District of Henderson County and, when obtained, transmitted to the Henderson County Utilities Department.
  4. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to contact the affected landowners and secure the required easements free, clear and unencumbered, and the attorney's title opinion addressed to the County that the same is free, clear and unencumbered and to contact any others with an interest in subject property and to secure any release deeds that may be required. Said easements shall be on a form approved and provided by the County. Should the landowner refuse to grant the easement or the others with an interest in subject property refuse to grant a release deed, the County may intercede on behalf of the applicant to obtain approval. If the landowner will not execute the easement document and/or if the others with an interest in subject property will not execute a release deed, the County may determine that it is in the public's best interest to proceed under condemnation. All legal, engineering and acquisition expenses (including awards by the courts) related to obtaining the necessary easements and release deeds shall be the applicant's responsibility.
  5. Once all permits, easements and release deeds have been obtained and accepted by the County, the applicant may proceed with construction of the approved facilities.
  6. During construction, the applicant's design engineer shall make periodic on-site inspections to verify proper installation. The County shall retain the right to have its own designated representative inspect the progress of the work at any time. Once construction is completed, the design engineer shall certify to the applicant and the County that the system was installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
  7. Should the applicant wish to deviate from or change the original, permitted design of said project, the applicant must first obtain written permission for said change or deviation from the County. Failure to do so may be grounds for the County to reject the installation and to deny sanitary sewer service.
  8. The applicant shall warranty the facilities constructed for a period of one year from defective materials and/or workmanship. The effective date shall be the date of certification by the design engineer.
  9. Once completed and accepted by the County, the applicant shall convey to the County (by deed) all ownership and control of all or any part, in the County's discretion, of the facilities installed by the applicant and shall furnish to the County one set of Mylar, two sets of paper copies, and one electronic copy of the as-built plans.