There are two ways your property can be connected to the sanitary sewer system. They are:

Option 1

Open trench construction - This is the most common method.  A trench is dug from your house to the sewer connection point at your property line into which a sewer pipe is laid.

Option 2

Directional boring - This alternative method can be used if trenching is not practical.  A machine drills a horizontal underground hole and pulls a sewer pipe through the hole.  If connecting at the existing septic system/drain, the boring may continue under the building to the septic connection.  It's likely a hole will need to be dug in the basement and/or outside the foundation wall to connect the bored pipe to the building drain.

Location Considerations

When determining where to connect the sewer at the property line, property owners should take into consideration:

• the location of their existing septic tank and tile bed - avoid disturbing the tile bed until after the sewer connection is made
•  the location of municipal water and other buried services, such as gas lines;
• existing landscaping features, such as mature trees;
• driveways, since crossing driveways should be avoided.
• the shortest distance from where the building drain exits the building;

Getting The Work Done

Below is a step-by-step guide to hooking up to the Nobleton sanitary sewer system: 

Step 1: Property owners will have received connection location forms, to indicate the preferred location for the lateral pipe from the sanitary sewer to your property line. These forms need to be filled out and returned by mail or delivered to the Township offices at 2075 King Road, King City, L7B 1A1.

Property owners should take into consideration: 

• the location of their existing septic tank and tile bed - avoid disturbing the tile bed until after the sewer connection is made
•  the location of municipal water and other buried services, such as gas lines;
• existing landscaping features, such as mature trees;
• driveways, since crossing driveways should be avoided.
• the shortest distance from where the building drain exits the building;

Step 2:  A connection notice will be sent to you from the Township informing you that sewer service to your property is available. 

Step 3: Contact a drain contractor. The contractor can help you decide which method of construction (open trench or directional boring) is best for your property and will obtain the necessary specifications from the Township. It's recommended that homeowners not do the installation work on their own, as it is best to have a licensed contractor do it. If you do want to do the work yourself, please contact the Township. 

Step 4: Obtain the necessary building permits (combined Plumbing/Drain Permit and Septic Tank Decommissioning Permit). To download the permits click here, or pick them up at the Township Offices and they will be processed together. In this way the total cost for the package of permits is reduced to $281.25. There is no cost for the Permit to Connect.  

Step 5: Your contractor will decommission the septic tank. It is mandatory that tanks be properly decommissioned and not used for any other purpose. 

The tank must be pumped dry by a licensed sewage hauler and a copy of the receipt must be provided to the Township's building inspector when he comes to inspect the decommissioning. The tank must be filled with native soil or sand. The drain pipe that formerly ran through the exterior foundation wall to your septic system must be cut off flush with the wall, plugged and parged, and waterproofed on the outside of the wall.

Helpful Tips

#1  Obtain quotes from a few different contractors for the work to be done, to ensure you are not paying too much.

#2  Ask the contractor what is included in the quotation. For example, does it include the restoration of landscaping, driveways, decommissioning of existing septic tank, etc.? 

#3  Ask contractors for references and then check them to make sure previous clients have been satisfied.

#4  You may wish to talk to your neighbours about using one contractor to provide service to multiple properties, to reduce the cost for each property.

#5  Be sure to keep copies of the receipts for the work done to connect to the sanitary sewer and decommission your septic tank.