(A) Title. The title of this section is “Lake Panorama On-Site Management District Ordinance”.
(B) Application. The procedure in this section shall be used by the Board of Supervisors of the county for the establishment and operation of on-site wastewater management districts in the county.
(C) Purpose. The purposes of this section are:
(1) To ensure the proper oper ation of all existing and future on-site wastewater treatment systems in order to protect the public health, water quality and the environment; and
(2) To allow for the use of the more high maintenance, innovative or alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems where “conventional” on-site systems are not appropriate.
(D) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONVENTIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. Any septic tank with a non- pressurized subsurface soil absorption field or bed.
ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. Any works or facilities used to collect, treat, reclaim or dispose of domestic wastewater on-site from individual dwellings or buildings or a cluster of two or more dwellings or buildings.
(E) District boundaries. The on-site wastewater management district will be responsible for the supervision and approval of the design, construction, repair, operation and maintenance of all on-site wastewater treatment systems within the Lake Panorama Development.
(F) Extension of district boundaries. The boundaries of the on-site wastewater management district established on passage of this ordinance may be extended by amending division (E) above. An extension need not be contiguous to the existing district.
(G) Administration. Upon establishment of the district, the county’s Board of Health shall assume the powers and duties provided under this section. The county’s Board of Health shall appoint a five- member Administrative Committee (three of which shall be selected by the Lake Panorama Association Board of Directors). The Administrative Committee shall operate the district within the Board of Health guidelines. The county’s Sanitarian shall serve as secretary to the Administrative Committee.
(H) Management program.
(1) The administration shall develop a detailed management program for the district.
(2) The administration shall also develop reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement the purposes of this section.
(3) The adoption of the management program and the rules and regulations shall be by resolution of the county’s Board of Supervisors.
(I) Powers and duties. The administration may:
(1) Collect, treat, reclaim and dispose of wastewater without grading the water quality within or outside of the district;
(2) Acquire, design, own, construct, install, operate, monitor, inspect and maintain on-site wastewater treatment systems within the district in a manner which will protect public health, promote water quality, prevent pollution and abate nuisances;
(3) Employ and terminate the employment of those employees necessary to operate and maintain the detailed management plan and contract with any firm or agency to perform necessary services; and
(4) Incur indebtedness, and impose and collect assessments for improvements where appropriate, as provided by state law, to implement the purposes of this section.
(J) Inspections. The administration’s authorized representative may, with the consent of the owner or occupant, enter any premises in the district on which a wastewater treatment system is located for the purpose of inspecting the system, securing samples or records or making repairs. If the owner or occupant refuses admittance thereto, or if, prior to such refusal, the authorized representative demonstrates the necessity for a warrant, the authorized representative may make application under oath or affirmation to the District Court for issuance of a search warrant.
(K) Costs. The administration may establish a service fee schedule to recover the operating and administration costs of the district. Failure to pay a service fee when due shall create a lien against the property as provided by state law.
(Ord. 2, passed 10-14-1980) Penalty, see § 51.99