(A) General. Septage shall not be land applied on any site without prior approval of the Health Officer.
(1) Permit. Sites approved for land application of septage shall receive a permit from the Health Officer.
(2) Permit renewal. Permits issued for septage land application sites shall expire on December 31 of each year, and must be renewed annually.
(3) Permit suspension. The Health Officer may suspend, for good cause, the permit of any septage land application site. An appeal of such suspension and any penalty for continued use of a site after permit suspension shall be as established by this chapter.
(B) Approval conditions. A site submitted for approval as a septage land application site shall meet minimum standards as established by this section.
(1) Notification of municipality. No site within the boundaries of a municipality may be approved for septage land application without the written approval of the municipality’s corporate authority.
(2) Limiting layer. Septage shall not be applied on land having a limiting layer, as defined in § 171.021, within four feet of the ground surface.
(3) Floodplain. Sites proposed for septage land application shall be above base flood elevation.
(4) Slope. The slope of sites proposed for septage land application shall not exceed 5%.
(5) Offset requirements. An areas designated for septage land application shall be located at least the minimum setback distances from features as established by this section.
(a) Water wells. Application areas shall be a minimum of 300 feet from any water well.
(b) Public roads. Application areas shall be a minimum of 100 feet from any public road.
(c) Residential, commercial or industrial areas. Application areas shall be a minimum of 1,400 feet from any residential, commercial or industrial property.
(d) Surface waters. Application areas shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any surface water, wetland, drainage ditch, or surface inlet to subsurface drains.
(Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-1996; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-2013)