(A) Except as hereinafter provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended to be used for the disposal of sewage within the corporate limits of the town.
(B) Where a connection to a public sanitary sewer line is not required under the provisions of § 53.02, a private septic tank or cesspool or other facility for sewage disposal may be constructed and maintained under the rules and regulations of the town and in compliance with the recommendations and requirements of the State Department of Environmental Quality. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(C) The owner of private septic tanks or cesspools shall operate and maintain the same in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the town, and no statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Department of Environmental Quality of the town, county, or state.
(D) At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a septic tank or cesspool, a direct connection shall be made to such public sewer in compliance with § 53.02, and the septic tank or cesspool shall immediately be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(Prior Code, § 20-42) Penalty, see § 53.99