Hopewell, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 21-36 to 21-44

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Minimum lateral diameter3 in

    Individual mobile home unit laterals shall not be less than three (3) inches in diameter.

  • Maximum manhole interval400 ft

    At intervals of not more than four hundred (400) feet.

  • For up to 75 mobile homes, septic tank and tile absorption field or sandfilter; for 75-150, sandfilters; for >150, trickling filters and Imhoff tank with chlorination; for >=200, activated sludge with separate settling anti-digestion.

  • Sewer materials and joints

    The sewer shall be constructed of durable materials which are corrosion-resistant and shall be so installed as to remain watertight and be rootproof. Materials may include cast-iron, vitrified-clay, bituminized-fibre, asbestos-cement, etc. with specified joints.

  • Sewer outlet termination above grade4 in

    Each sewer lateral shall terminate with a P-trap and then shall be extended to grade and terminate not less than four (4) inches above grade.

  • Minimum sewer flow velocity2 ft/s

    Grade or slope for sewers shall be such as to maintain flow velocities within sewers at the rate of not less than two (2) feet per second when flowing full.

  • Sanitary sewers within the mobile home park area shall not receive storm or surface water.

From the ordinance

Sewage shall be disposed of and connection made with the sanitary sewer system of the city in accordance with the provisions of this Code and other ordinances of the city, subject to the particular provisions of this division.
Sec. 21-36 to 21-44