(A) Authority. The Health Officer shall regulate the evaluation of soils and the design, construction, repair, pumping and servicing/management of onsite wastewater treatment systems in Lake County by requiring any individual, or in the case of pumping, any company, who performs these services to possess a valid Lake County license.
(1) Expiration date. Licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year issued, except that a new license issued after October 1 and before December 31 shall expire on December 31 of the following year.
(1) Soil Classifier/Scientist;
(2) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Designer;
(3) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installation Contractor;
(4) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Designer/Installation Contractor;
(5) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installation Contractor/Service Provider;
(6) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Designer/Installation Contractor/Service Provider;
(7) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Pumper.
(C) Homeowner activities. A person who owns and occupies a single family dwelling may construct an onsite wastewater treatment system or install a system component to serve the dwelling, or maintain, manage and/or service the onsite wastewater treatment system that serves the dwelling provided the following conditions are met:
(1) System construction/installation. Prior to receiving construction approval and beginning work on his or her onsite wastewater treatment system or system component, the owner must meet with the Health Officer and establish that he or she is knowledgeable of the proper construction materials and methods required by this chapter for the construction/installation of the onsite wastewater treatment system or system component. The Health Officer shall refuse to issue construction approval until this meeting has taken place and the Health Officer is reasonably assured that the owner possesses sufficient capability to construct/install the onsite wastewater treatment system or system component.
(2) System management activities. Prior to performing management activities on his or her onsite wastewater treatment system or system component, the owner must establish to the Health Officer that he or she is knowledgeable of the proper system management methods required by this chapter and possesses the necessary instructional materials for managing his or her onsite wastewater treatment system or system component.
(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)