(A) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose of or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into any of the surface waters or ground waters of this state or in an insanitary manner upon public or private property within the county or in any area under the jurisdiction of the county any organic matter that would cause or contribute to a health hazard on such property unless a permit for such disposal has been obtained from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
(B) Whenever a sanitary sewerage system is available within 300 feet of the property line of a residential or commercial property, a connection must be made to said sewer. Thereafter the private sewage disposal system must be abandoned in a safe and sanitary manner and the contents of the tank must be removed and the tank filled with compacted material.
(C) Any building situated in the county which is not connected or cannot be connected to a sanitary sewerage system must comply with IDOH Rule 410 IAC 6-8.3 for residential sewage disposal systems or IDOH Rule 410 IAC 6-10 for commercial operation.
(D) The design, construction, installation, location, maintenance and operation of private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter and the standards of the IDOH Rule 410 IAC 6-8.3 and 6-10.
(E) Should any defects exist or occur in any private sewage disposal system which would cause said sewage disposal system to fail and cause an insanitary condition, the defect shall be corrected by the owner or agent of the owner, or by the occupant or agent of the occupant. Failure to do so shall be a violation of this subchapter and the violator shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in division (A) of this section.
(F) If any conditions preclude the installation of a sewage disposal system as described in this subchapter, the RCHD may approve the use of an alternative sewage disposal system that is deemed appropriate, only under the provisions cited in 410 IAC 6-8.3.
(G) No portion of the private sewage disposal system or its associated drainage system shall be constructed upon property other than that from which the sewage originates. Easements can only be granted for drainage that would divert ground water away from any private sewage disposal system in order to achieve an acceptable outlet on an adjacent property. Legal documentation of said easements would need to be provided to RCHD and filed with the County Recorder's office.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 3-1-2022)