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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend an individual water supply system or an individual sewage disposal system within the county unless he holds a valid permit issued by the director in the name of such person, for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, transport and dispose of the solid and liquid contents of chemical toilets, holding tanks, septic tanks, seepage pits and privies unless he holds a valid permit issued by the director in the name of such person.
(c) All applications for permits shall be made to the director, who shall issue a permit upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
(d) All applications shall be in writing, shall be signed by the applicant and shall include all information specified in rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and any other necessary information required by the director in accordance with this chapter.
(e) The County Executive must adopt a schedule of fees for permits required under this Chapter and related services such as special inspections, and field permits for the collection, transport, and disposal of solid and liquid wastes. The County Executive must set these fees by executive regulation under method (3), except that fees for well inspection and testing must be set by executive regulation under method (2). (1979 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 8; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 31; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1.)
Editor's note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 7/29/98 explaining that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority, Housing Opportunities Commission, and the fire corporations must comply with County permit requirements and mandatory referral.
(a) The director is authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.
(b) It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of a property to give the director access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.
(c) The director is authorized to establish procedures leading to the resolution of differences in field interpretations of this chapter, and the regulations promulgated hereunder. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 8.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged, sewage or sewage disposal effluent directly or indirectly into the ground surface, groundwaters, surface waters, storm sewers or abandoned wells, or maintain or operate a sewage disposal system in such a manner that it becomes a nuisance or adversely affects the public health, safety or welfare. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 8.)
Any persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to punishment for a class A violation as set forth in section 1-19 of chapter 1 of the County Code. Each day that the violation continues shall be a separate offense. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 8; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 33.)