(A) Owner’s responsibilities. The owner of record of a surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment system shall assure that management activities on the system are conducted and reported as required in this section.
(1) Management activities. If a component certified by an ANSI accredited third party testing and certification organization to meet NSF/ANSI Standard Number 40 for pretreatment of wastewater is a part of a surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment system, management activities on the certified pre-treatment component shall be conducted a minimum of two times per calendar year, no less than four months apart, and/or in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements. These activities shall include the repair, replacement, adjustment or modification of any part of the certified pre-treatment component and for additional inspections or management activities as are necessary to ensure its proper operation.
(a) Other advanced secondary pre-treatment component. If a surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment system contains an advanced secondary pre-treatment component, either solely or in conjunction with a pre-treatment component described in subsection (A)(1) above, management activities on the pre-treatment component shall be conducted a minimum of two times per calendar year, no less than four months apart, and/or in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements. These activities shall include the repair, replacement, adjustment or modification of any part of the certified pre-treatment component and for additional inspections or management activities as are necessary to ensure its proper operation.
(2) Effluent discharge sampling and analysis. A surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment system shall have its effluent discharge sampled a minimum of two times per calendar year. Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and the results shall comply with the performance and monitoring criteria in Table B.4 (Appendix B).
(a) For systems approved prior to November 12, 2013, the discharge effluent limitations that were in effect at the time of system approval shall apply.
(3) Management activity reporting. The owner of record shall be responsible to assure that a report of management activities is provided to the Health Officer within 30 days of the activities.
(4) General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The owner of record of a surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment system shall assure that the system is in compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(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)