The purpose of this chapter is to achieve and help ensure:
A. The protection of lakes, rivers and streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the city essential to the promotion of public health, safety, welfare, socioeconomic growth and development of the city in perpetuity.
B. The regulation of proper SSTS construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent the entry and migration of contaminants, thereby protecting the degradation of surface water and groundwater quality.
C. The establishment of minimum standards for SSTS placement, design, construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent contamination and, if contamination is discovered, the identification and control of its consequences and the abatement of its source and migration.
D. The appropriate utilization of privy vaults and other nonwater carried sewage collection and storage facilities.
E. The provision of technical assistance and education, plan review, inspections, SSTS surveys and complaint investigations to prevent and control waterborne diseases, lake degradation, groundwater related hazards, and public nuisance conditions. (Ord. 1219, 10-25-2010)