WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
(A) Water supply systems serving 15 or more connections and/or 25 or more people are classified as public water supplies by state law and plans and specifications must be approved by the State Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section.
(B) Water supply systems serving from two to 15 connections, inclusive, may be regulated by the County Board of Health and plans should be approved by the County Health Department.
(C) Plans for public and community sewer systems constructed for subdivisions which will result in new discharges of effluent into surface waters must be approved by the County Board of Adjustment and the State Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Management. Permit applications shall be filed at least 180 days in advance of the planned discharge.
(D) Individual water supplies should be located, constructed, and operated in accordance with State Division of Health Services Bulletin Number 476, “Protection of Private Water Supplies.”
(E) Individual sewage disposal systems must be installed and maintained in accordance with the “Rules and Regulations Governing the Disposal of Sewage from any Residence, Place of Business or Place of Public Assembly” in the state and the regulations of the County Board of Health. State Division of Health Services Bulletin Number 519, “Residential Sewage Disposal Plants,” contains helpful information.
(1996 Code, Ch. 154 Appendix) (Ord. passed 3-21-1994)