8-2-3: PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
   A.   Connection Allowed: Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of subsection
   B.   Permit Required; Payment Of Fees: Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Will County health department. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Will County health department (on file in the office of the village clerk), which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the Will County health department. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Will County health department at the time the application is filed.
   C.   Inspection: A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Will County health department. The county health department shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Will County health department when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy two (72) hours of the receipt of written notice by the Will County health department. (Ord. 626, 9-9-1987; amd. 1999 Code)
   D.   Specifications: The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the state private sewage disposal licensing act and code 1 and with the state environmental protection agency. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
   E.   Connection To Public System Required; Private System To Be Cleaned:
      1.   At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in subsection
      2.   When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank run gravel or dirt.
   F.   Operation In Sanitary Manner: The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the village.
   G.   Additional Requirements: No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the village. (Ord. 626, 9-9-1987)

 

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1. 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.