(A) Any applicator, land owner or land tenant wishing to apply wastewater in a new or already existing wastewater disposal site, by any method including those named in § 51.01 must first obtain a permit from the Lake County Health Department.
(B) Each request for a permit shall be accompanied by a $100 approval fee, paid to the Lake County Health Department and deposited in the Lake County Health Department Fund. The permit shall be valid for one year, except that all permits shall expire on the last day of February of the following year. All continuing sites shall require a new permit each year and the permit shall be applied for by February 1 of the current year.
(C) Any individual or entity requesting a permit for a land wastewater disposal site must notify all property owners and residents within one-half mile of the proposed or existing site. The notice shall be by certified mail with proof of service. Failure to serve proof of notice upon the Lake County Board of Health within 30 days after filing for the permit shall automatically result in denial of the permit and forfeiture of the permit application fee.
(D) The Lake County Health Department shall list all requirements for the permit pursuant to current Indiana and federal law.
(E) The Lake County Health Department shall provide all forms necessary to obtain the permit.
(Prior Code, § 51.02) (Ord. 1040A, passed 10-13-1987) Penalty, see § 51.99