A. No longer than six months prior to any transfer to another person of title to real property served by an individual sewage disposal system, the system shall be inspected and a certificate of inspection shall be filed with the environmental officer.
B. The certification inspector shall certify that the on-site disposal system is in good repair and functioning properly. For purposes of this section, "good repair and functioning properly" means:
1. The septic tank has been pumped-out if the bottom of the scum layer is within three inches of the bottom of the outlet device, or the sludge level is within eight inches of the bottom of the outlet device;
2. There are no cracks in the tank which allow the liquid level to drop below the outlet;
3. All baffles and sanitary tees are intact and in place;
4. The pipe and valves conducting liquids to the disposal fields are not clogged and the leaching field is accepting liquids;
5. Surfacing sewage, saturated areas or other signs of failure are not present.
C. The certification inspector shall determine the interior dimensions and liquid capacity of the septic tank.
D. The inspection shall be certified by a licensed plumber, septic system installer, or septic tank pumping company and shall be the responsibility of the property seller. Approved license types for certification inspectors include the Arizona Registrar of Contractors licenses L-37, L-41, L-77, A-12, C-37, C-41 and a liquid waste haulers license issued by the department.
E. If a public or private agency, approved by the environmental officer, exists to administer the operation and maintenance of on-site disposal systems, the environmental officer may establish, by agreement, different criteria for testing, inspecting and pumping septic systems which carry out the purposes of this article.
(Ord. 1991-137 § 13 (part), 1991)