7.21.025   General prohibitions.
   A.   No person shall cause or allow sewage or industrial waste to flow into waters of the county or upon or under any lands within the county in any manner determined by the environmental officer to be detrimental to the environment or the health, safety or welfare of any person.
   B.   No person shall cause pollution by the improper design, construction, quality or materials, use, location or maintenance of any on-site disposal system.
   C.   No person shall use a cesspool for the disposal of sewage or industrial waste.
   D.   An on-site disposal system is prohibited where the environmental officer determines in writing that, due to topography or soil or subsurface conditions, the on-site disposal system:
      1.   May cause pollution of the groundwater supply; or
      2.   Cannot be expected to function satisfactorily.
   E.   No person shall begin construction of any on-site disposal system or make any change or repair of a failed system which may affect capacity, quality, flow or operational performance of an on-site disposal system prior to receiving a certificate of approval to construct from the environmental officer. If a certificate of approval to construct is required pursuant to this chapter, the certificate shall be obtained before any building permit will be issued for any structure utilizing the on-site disposal system.
   F.   No person shall operate an on-site disposal system that:
      1.   Does not meet all operational and maintenance requirements set forth in this title;
      2.   Does not conform to any construction plans submitted to and approved by the department or any other governmental regulatory agency;
      3.   Does not conform to all design criteria required by law at the time the on-site disposal system is constructed, replaced, reconstructed or significantly altered or repaired.
(Ord. 1991-137 § 13 (part), 1991)