(A) Operation and maintenance requirements. New and replaced onsite systems for domestic wastewater installed after the effective date of this chapter shall be subject to the same requirements for operation and maintenance as structural BMPs for stormwater, including, at a minimum, annual inspection reports and a recorded operation and maintenance agreement, pursuant to §§ 54.070 through 54.076.
(B) Standards for operation and maintenance. Onsite systems for domestic wastewater covered by this chapter shall be operated and maintained so as to avoid adverse effects on surface water and groundwater, including eutrophication [the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients (as phosphates) that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usually resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen] of surface water and microbial or nitrate contamination of groundwater. Septic tank residuals shall be pumped whenever necessary to assure the proper operation of the system to meet these standards, and the seepage shall be reused or disposed of in a manner that does not present significant risks to human health, surface water or groundwater.
(Ord. 15-01, passed 1-15-2015)