Except as provided below, the terms defined in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 et seq. and 410 I.A.C. 6-10.1 et seq. shall carry the same definition whenever used in this subchapter as the definition provided in those regulations. For purposes of this subchapter, the terms below shall be defined as follows.
AEROBIC SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 40 certified or approved Class I, or its equivalent, equipment or devices for treatment of sewage by the forced addition of air or oxygen.
ALTERNATIVE PRIVATE ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM. All systems other than conventional private on-site sewage systems.
AVAILABLE. Located within the territorial limits of the town or city or other entity providing the utility and within 300 feet of the property line of the affected property, as measured along accessible easements or rights-of-way, or connectable at a construction cost estimated by the Health Officer not to exceed 150% of the cost estimated by the Health Officer for installing a private on-site sewage system to serve the affected property if a private on-site sewage system were otherwise acceptable to the Health Officer.
BEDROOM. A room within a dwelling that might reasonably and regularly be used as a sleeping room and which contains a closet, has a window or egress window, and shares a common hallway or floor with or adjoins a three-fourths or full bathroom. A BEDROOM may include, but is not limited to, those rooms designated as dens, studios, offices or libraries if such rooms otherwise meet the above definition.
COMPONENT PART. A septic tank, sewage tank, lift station, pump, distribution box, seepage pit, dry well, pipe or more than 50% of an absorption field associated with a private on-site sewage system.
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. A written permission which is issued by the Health Officer or the Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health to proceed with specified installation work with respect to a private on-site sewage system.
CONVENTIONAL PRIVATE ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM. Only those systems with trenches or beds installed within the top ten to 48 inches of natural, undisturbed soil and not containing a pumping system, but may or may not include a subsurface drain.
COUNTY. The County of Elkhart, Indiana.
CREDENTIALS. Identification issued by the County of Elkhart, Indiana.
EFFLUENT FILTER. A device installed at the outflow/outlet of a septic tank which complies with NSF Standard 46, is designed to screen and collect solids suspended in the effluent and consists of a single filter or filters arranged in a series which must be NSF certified at 1,500 GPD or greater flow rate.
FACILITY. Any building, structure, improvement or other property, other than a dwelling, which is required to have a sanitary sewerage system or private on-site sewage system.
FIRM. The Flood Insurance Rate Map.
GPD. Gallons per day.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The Elkhart County Health Department.
HEALTH OFFICER. The Elkhart County Health Officer and his or her duly authorized representatives.
ISOLATION DISTANCE. The horizontal distance from component parts to structures, wells, property lines and rights-of-way as well as the vertical distances from component parts to limiting layers and the 100-year flood plain as designated on the FIRM.
LIMITING LAYER. Any site or soil feature by which system functioning may be adversely affected or sewage treatment inhibited including compact till, poor filter, fill, compacted, soil and/or a seasonal high water table.
MOTTLING. A zone of chemical oxidation and reduction activity that appears in the soil as spotty patches of red, brown, orange and gray.
NSF. The National Sanitation Foundation.
NUISANCE. Any condition created by sewage which may transmit, generate or promote disease, create a health hazard, or cause a distasteful odor or unsightly condition.
OPERATING PERMIT. A written permission issued by the Health Officer to proceed with the use and operation of a secondary treatment device.
OWNER. The owner of a dwelling, the owner of a facility, or the agent of any such owner.
PRIVATE ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM
or
SYSTEM.
A residential on-site sewage system as defined in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3-32, as amended from time to time, and as promulgated by the Indiana State Department of Health, or a commercial on-site sewage system as defined in 410 I.A.C. 10.1-8, as amended from time to time, and as promulgated by the Indiana State Department of Health.
PRIVATE ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM FAILURE.
(1) A private on-site sewage system which exhibits one or more of the following conditions:
(a) The system refuses to accept sewage at the rate of design application thereby interfering with the normal use of plumbing fixtures;
(b) Effluent discharge exceeds the absorptive capacity of the soil, resulting in ponding, seepage or other discharge of the effluent to the ground surface or to surface waters; or
(c) Effluent is discharged from the system causing contamination of a potable water supply, groundwater or surface waters.
(2) A
PRIVATE ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM FAILURE constitutes a health hazard.
PRIVY. A sanitary, waterless device for the collection and storage of human excreta, but does not include chemical, composting, commode or other portable receptacles.
SEASONAL HIGH WATER TABLE. The highest level to which the soil is saturated as indicated by soil colors and or mottling having a Munsell Color Chart Color with a value greater than four and Chroma 2 or less.
SECONDARY TREATMENT DEVICE. Any device or equipment that converts an anaerobic system to an aerobic system.
SOIL DESCRIPTION. Direct soil observations made by the Health Officer or by an IRSS registered soil scientist containing sufficient depth, clarity and scope to document all limiting layers in order for the Health Officer to provide minimum requirements to the owner for a private on-site sewage system.
STATIC WATER TABLE. The upper limit of the portion of soil which is continuously saturated with water.
SUBSURFACE DRAIN. One of a class of drains installed to intercept lateral movement of surface and shallow subsurface water at a minimum depth of at least 36 inches from the ground surface to rapidly lower an existing water table in permeable soils from the absorption field area. Interceptor drains, perimeter drains and segment drains are types of subsurface drains.
WATER LINE. Any buried pipe or conduit used to transport water from the water supply source to its final destination including, but not limited to, waterwell lines, building plumbing and geothermal heat pump piping.
WELL. Any excavation, whether drilled, bored, driven, jetted or dug for the purposes of obtaining water from the ground, or returning water to the ground, or for the purpose of testing the quantity or quality of such water.
(Ord. 2012-153, passed 4-16-2012)