ISTS located in a floodplain and/or subject to flooding shall be prohibited from being used during periods when the system does not meet the required three-foot separation from groundwater that is necessary to properly treat wastewater and/or any part of the system is inundated with water in order that wastewater may be released into the floodwaters, with the exception that a water-tight septic tank that can be disconnected and sealed off from the drainfield and regularly pumped to prevent wastewater from being released into the floodwaters could continue to be used.
(Ord. 02-2019, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 154.99