(A) General. An onsite wastewater treatment system component shall be considered abandoned when it is no longer in use, is in such a state of disrepair that its intended function and performance cannot be restored, or is not in use and is in a condition that presents a health or safety hazard to the people of Lake County. An abandoned onsite wastewater treatment system component, other than a soil treatment component, shall be eliminated as described in this section. These system components include, but are not limited to:
(1) Septic/trash tank;
(2) Lift station;
(3) Holding tank;
(4) Vault privy;
(5) Grease tank/interceptor;
(6) Seepage pit;
(7) Cesspool.
(B) Site plan approval. When the eliminated system component will not be replaced, a site plan shall be submitted that meets the requirements of § 171.127.
(C) Procedure. Elimination of system components shall be performed as follows:
(1) The contents of the system component must be pumped by a Lake County licensed septic tank pumper.
(2) The system component may be unearthed and removed or destroyed in place. If destroyed in place the floor and walls shall be cracked or crushed by a Lake County licensed OWTS installation contractor or by a person supervised by a Lake County licensed OWTS installation contractor so the remaining pieces will not hold water.
(3) After removing or destroying the system component, the remaining cavity shall be filled with soil by a Lake County licensed OWTS installation contractor or by a person supervised by a Lake County licensed OWTS installation contractor. The backfill soil shall be mounded to compensate for settling.
(D) Final approval. The Health Officer shall issue final approval of the elimination of a system component when:
(1) The licensed onsite wastewater treatment system installation contractor requests an inspection in accordance with the requirements of § 171.149, and the Health Officer observes the elimination of the system component during, or immediately after the process; or
(2) The licensed onsite wastewater treatment system installation contractor submits a signed and dated document to the Health Officer indicating the date that the system component(s) was eliminated, and that the procedure was in accordance with the requirements of subsection (C) above. The Health Officer shall verify on-site that the system component(s) has been eliminated.
(Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-1996; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-2013; Ord. 17-0605, passed 6-13-2017)