(A) If, in the judgment of the Commission, a public sanitary sewer main is reasonably accessible, a complete sanitary sewer system, including a lateral connection to each lot in the subdivision, shall be installed and connected to the main. The system shall be provided with all necessary supplemental equipment or machinery (including, but not limited to, lift stations) and be in such lengths, sizes, dimensions and specifications as shall be required by the Commission. The plans for the installation of a sanitary sewer system shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, be provided by the subdivider and approved by the State Board of Health (Regulation H.S.E. 14, L.S.B.H.). Upon completion of the sewer installation, the plans as built shall be filed with the City Engineer of North Vernon if within the corporate limits of North Vernon, the Town Board of any participating towns, and the County Surveyor if within the unincorporated area of the county and with the Commission.
(B) If a sanitary sewer system is to be installed, it may be desirable that sewer mains of a larger size than needed to serve the immediate subdivision be installed. If this occurs, the Commission may recommend that the participating city, town and/or county join with the subdivider in the installation of the sewer system.
(C) If, in the judgment of the Commission, a public sanitary sewer main is not reasonably accessible, sanitary wastes may be disposed of by one of the following methods:
(1) The subdivision may be provided with a complete sanitary sewer system, with lateral connections to each lot and a common treatment plant, each meeting the standards of the State Board of Health and/or the State Stream Pollution Control Board; or
(2) The subdivision may be provided with a private sewage disposal system on individual lots consisting of a septic tank and soil absorption field, or other approved sewage disposal system, provided such disposal systems are installed in accordance with at least the minimum standards of the State Board of Health and provided that the soil in the subdivision will properly absorb sewage effluent as determined by percolation tests, performed in accordance with the procedure on pages 17, 18 and 19 of the State Board of Health Bulletin, No. S.E. 8, 1967, or as determined by such other comparable test approved by the Commission. Regardless of the tests used, the following shall apply.
(a) An adequate number of tests (at least one to an acre) to clearly indicate the soil conditions throughout the subdivision shall be provided by the subdivider.
(b) These tests shall be performed by a licensed engineer, licensed surveyor, qualified sanitarian or professional consulting soil scientist acceptable to the Commission. Additional tests may be required by the Commission at its discretion.
(c) The results of the tests shall be keyed to the plat map and certified as being true and performed according to the required procedure by the person performing the tests.
(Ord. 2, passed 8-14-2006) Penalty, see § 10.99