(1) A preliminary engineering report and final construction plans and specifications shall be prepared by a professional civil engineer licensed in the state of Washington. These documents shall be prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of and meet the approval of the State Department of Health and the State Department of Ecology. This report shall include costs of construction and operation and maintenance costs.

(2) The design of the system or systems shall be in harmony with any existing town general water and/or sewer plan for the area in which the system or systems are proposed.

(3) The engineering report and final plans must be approved by the town prior to any construction.

(4) The developer shall, prior to construction, enter into an agreement wherein deeds, easements, rights-of-way, licenses and permits required by the town to operate and maintain the system will be provided by the developer, at his expense, as a condition of acceptance by the town.

(5) All construction work must be inspected by a licensed professional engineer or his designated inspector and acknowledgment of acceptance of all work must be accompanied by said engineer’s seal. However, the town reserves the right to inspect any and all portions of the job at the discretion of the superintendent. Any plan or specification changes must be approved by the state of Washington and the superintendent.

(6) The town will require a one-year maintenance bond on all sewer systems accepted by the town to insure the correction of any faulty equipment or construction. Such maintenance bond will in no way waive the manufacturer’s warranty.

(7) One copy plus one reproducible copy of the “as-built” sewer plans shall be submitted to the superintendent.

(8) The town will not accept the liability for or the ownership of any sewer system in any other manner than by a resolution passed by the town council. (Ord. 550 § 2, 2012)