(a) Scope. This section does not apply to a water supply or wastewater collection or treatment system constructed for the sole purpose of serving a single building or to a wastewater treatment system involving subsurface seepage.
(b) Permit required. A person may not construct, alter, or extend a water supply system or a wastewater collection and treatment system within the County without a permit from the Department of Inspections and Permits.
(c) Plans and specifications. A permit required by the provisions of subsection (b) may not be issued until complete plans and specifications for the construction, alteration, or extension, together with the information required by the Department of Public Works, have been submitted to and approved by the Department of Public Works and the Health Department.
(d) Compliance with plans and specifications; as builts. The construction, alteration, or extension of water supply or wastewater collection and treatment systems shall comply with the filed plans and specifications and with the terms of the permit. Variances from the plans submitted may not be allowed until approved by the Director of Public Works. On completion of the work, the permittee shall file with the Department of Public Works a plan of the system as built.
(e) Denial of petition. If a person or a group of property owners or residents has petitioned the Director for water or wastewater service and the petition has been denied, the person or group of property owners or residents may construct or establish the water or wastewater system upon obtaining a permit as required by Article 11 of this Code and operate the same at its or their own expense. The system shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications prepared in agreement with criteria established by the Department, and the system shall be constructed under the supervision and control of the Department. Construction and operating costs records shall be maintained and shall be filed with the Department, and the actual costs incurred by the Department in the approval of the plans, supervision, or inspection of the systems shall be paid to the County by the owners of the system.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, § 25-5-202) (Bill No. 63-04)