Where a sanitary sewer system is not available, all persons owning, leasing, or otherwise occupying property shall comply with ISDH Rule 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 and 410 I.A.C. 6-10-1 et seq. and the following provisions of this subchapter for a private sewage disposal system.
(A) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose into any of the surface waters or ground waters of the county, or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep or otherwise disposed into the waters, any organic or inorganic matter from a private sewage disposal system that would cause or contribute to a health hazard or water pollution.
(B) Privies shall comply with Indiana State Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 11. Bulletin S.E. 11 is herein incorporated by reference as part of this section and two copies are filed in the office of the County Auditor and County Board of Health for public inspection. In the case of self-contained chemical toilets, no pit will be required.
(C) Should a private sewage disposal system fail, the failure shall be corrected by the owner or occupant of the property served by the system within the time limit set by the Health Officer.
(D) (1) Direct connect. Whenever a public sanitary sewerage system becomes available and is within 300 feet of the property line or property upon which a building situated within the county, is located and that building is used as a dwelling or business building and is served by a private sewage disposal system or privy, a direct connect of the building sewer shall be made to the sanitary sewer and any septic tanks, seepage pits, outhouses, privy pits and similar sewage disposal and treatment facilities shall be abandoned and filled in a safe and sanitary manner. The direct connection to a sanitary sewerage system shall be made within 180 days of issuance of orders of connection.
(2) Exception. When the business building or dwelling (or closest part thereof) that is served by a private sewage disposal system is more than 200 feet from the property line, said building or dwelling shall be exempt from the requirement of connection to a sanitary sewer so long as an adequate private sewage disposal is in use serving the building the said system can be maintained without private sewage disposal system failure.
(E) Whenever a new business building or dwelling is to be constructed in an area where a sanitary sewerage system is available as provided in division (D) above, a connection shall be made to the sanitary sewer according to plans submitted for approval prior to construction of any such project.
(Ord. 15-1995, passed 7-17-1995; Ord. 2013-2, passed 3-18-2013)