Community Disposal Systems. The owner of a private wastewater treatment system (lagoon, mechanical, etc.) within City limits, providing service to multiple buildings and operating under an NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) Permit issued by the NDEQ (Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality) shall connect to a public sanitary sewer within 12 months after it becomes available. Availability is defined when the building is located within 200 feet of a public sanitary sewer main.
Private Disposal Systems. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available to a building, the lateral sewer shall be connected to an individual private wastewater disposal system complying with appropriate rules and regulations in this ordinance and the State of Nebraska. The definition of available shall be found in the adopted model plumbing code.
The owner shall, at owner's own expense, operate and maintain such private wastewater disposal facility to the satisfaction of the director.