(1) Permit required. No person shall cause or allow the location, construction, alteration, extension, conversion, modification or pumping of any SSTS without first obtaining a permit for such work from the Department. No person shall construct, alter, extend, convert, or modify any structure that is or will utilize an SSTS without first obtaining a permit.
(a) All work performed on an SSTS shall be done by an appropriately licensed business, qualified employees or persons exempt from licensing. Permit applications shall be submitted by the person doing the individual SSTS construction on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by required site and design data, and permit fees.
(b) Permits shall only be issued to the person doing the individual sewage treatment system construction.
(c) Permit applications for a new and replacement SSTS shall include a management plan for the owner that includes a schedule for septic tank maintenance.
(d) A permit is not required for minor repairs or replacement of damaged or deteriorated components that do not alter the original function, change the treatment capacity, change the location of system components, or otherwise change the original system’s design, layout, or function.
(2) Operating permit. An operating permit shall be required of all owners of new holding tanks, Type IV and V systems, MSTS, and other SSTS that the Department has determined require operational oversight.
(a) Application. Application for an operating permit shall be made on a form provided by the Department.
(b) Holding tanks. The owner of holding tanks installed after the effective date of this chapter shall provide the Department with a copy of a contract with a licensed sewage maintenance business for monitoring and removal of holding tank contents.
(Ord. 08-13, passed 8-26-2013)