1. Discharge Restrictions. It is prohibited for any household waste, from other than an approved system designed to do so, to discharge (unless permitted under NPDES General Permit #4) to any ditch, stream, lake, pond, natural or artificial waterway, county drain tile, surface water drain tile, or to the surface of the ground. Such waste material shall be disposed of in such a sanitary manner as is prescribed by these regulations.
2. State Code Adopted. All on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems located in the County, including the corporate boundaries of incorporated cities and towns, shall be constructed and equipped in accordance with the specifications and requirements set forth by the Department in the most current edition of the Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 69, and to such additional requirements as are prescribed by the regulations of the Board of Health.
The following is a list of emphasis of differences between Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 69, and changes and additions adopted by the Marion County Board of Health and the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
A. Media Filters and Mechanical Aerobic Units.
(1) Sampling of all permitted media filters and mechanical aerobic units shall follow requirements outlined in Iowa Administration Code Section 567 Chapter 69 and current NPDES General Permit #4 and any sample results required by a NPDES permit shall be submitted to the Marion County Environmental Health office no later than July 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. If no effluent is discharging from the discharge point or present within the sample port at time of inspection, then a report will be sent to the Marion County Environmental Health office, indicating that observation.
(2) Prior to issuance of an install permit, an original or copy of any required maintenance agreements shall be presented to the department.
(3) All discharging systems must be tested by a qualified sampler.
(4) Failure to provide acceptable test results according to IAC 567, Chapter 69 or according to the current NPDES General Permit #4 may void the existing permit and repairs or replacement must be made under a new permit.
B. All permitted Marion County onsite wastewater systems that discharge and require an annual maintenance agreement, shall participate in an annual random compliancy program. The percentage of systems that will be checked will be determined by policy established by the Marion County Board of Health. Owners of those selected systems will be notified of all procedures associated with the compliancy program annually.
C. If the County performs the required sampling or orders sampling by a qualified sampler for meeting the most current NPDES requirements, then fees set by the Marion County Board of Health shall be collected by the Marion County Environmental Health office, including all laboratory fees associated with the required test.
3. Permit Required. No person shall begin repair, construction, alteration, or reconstruction of any on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system for any purpose in the County without first having obtained a permit as set out in this chapter. The permit for repair, construction, alteration, or reconstruction of the on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system shall be obtained prior to the construction of or addition to any dwelling or building to be served by this system.
4. Update of Failed System. In the event an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system should fail, or otherwise be found to cause a health hazard, and a public sanitary sewer is not available, said system shall be made to conform to these regulations.