(A) All persons constructing and operating on-site sewage systems, whether as owner or lessee, shall comply with the provisions of the chapter herein and any provisions set forth in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 regarding residential on-site sewage systems or 410 I.A.C. 6-10.1 regarding commercial on-site sewage systems, whichever is applicable. Said rules promulgated under the Indiana Administrative Code are incorporated by reference herein.
(B) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep or otherwise dispose into any of the surface waters, ground waters, public or private property, or cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, run drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise dispose of any organic or inorganic matter from a commercial or residential on-site sewage system which would cause or contribute to a health hazard or water pollution.
(C) All dwellings, including mobile homes, that are not connected and that cannot be connected to a public sanitary sewage system shall have an on-site sewage system that includes a septic tank and a soil absorption field that has not failed as defined in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3. All dwellings constructed after December 21, 1990 and requiring an on-site sewage system shall have an on-site sewage system built according to the standards of 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3, as applicable at the time of construction of the on-site sewage system. Repair or replacement of any on-site sewage system shall comply with the standards as set out in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 and the chapter. Compliance must also be met with any future amendments to any and all rules and regulations concerning on-site sewage systems which may be issued by the Indiana State Department of Health and the Department.
(D) All components of a private/residential on-site sewage system, including a septic tank outlet filter, shall be maintained in good working order at all times.
(E) The minimum size of any new on-site sewage system shall be limited to the equivalent system for a two bedroom house or a design daily flow of 300 gallons of wastewater per day.
(F) Septic tank outlet filters, in accordance with 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3, shall be installed and maintained in all on-site sewage systems being repaired.
(G) In cases where existing structures are replaced with new structures or dwellings, the property owner or his or her representative shall provide proof to the Department that there is an existing on-site sewage system in place, which meets the requirements of the chapter and 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 or Rule 410 I.A.C. 6-10.1, whichever is applicable, prior to the issuance of a building permit from the County Planning and Building office and prior to any construction.
(H) All business, commercial and public buildings that are not connected and that cannot be connected to a public sewage system shall have an on-site sewage system built according to the standards of 410 I.A.C. 6-10.1 and the chapter. Compliance must also be met with any future amendments to any and all rules and regulations concerning on-site sewage systems which may be issued by the Indiana State Department of Health and the Department.
(I) The property owner or his or her representative shall install an end cap on the distal ends of all absorption field laterals.
(J) Sewage holding tanks shall only be permitted and installed under circumstances determined by the Department and then only by a special permit issued by the Department and renewed on an annual basis.
(K) Sanitary privies shall only be permitted and installed under circumstances determined by the Department and then only by a special permit issued by the Department and renewed on an annual basis. Sanitary privies shall conform to the Indiana State Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 11, The Sanitary Vault Privy, 1986 Edition, 410 I.A.C. 6-8.3 and the chapter.
(Ord. 2014-12-15A, passed 12-15-2014) Penalty, see § 51.99