Options for the method of wastewater treatment for a proposed development shall be as follows:
(A) First option: public wastewater collection and treatment system. Where the mains of a public wastewater collection and treatment system are located within the distance specified under I.C.36-9-23-30 from any part of a proposed development, the entire development shall connect to that public system according to the specifications in this subchapter. The petitioner shall be responsible for all costs associated with implementation of the connection but shall not be responsible for upgrading the existing system to handle the additional wastewater.
(B) Second option: independent collection system sewage pumped to a main line. Where a trunk line forced main is available, and the owner of the trunk line will accept the raw sewage for delivery to a treatment plant for final treatment, then a responsible entity may own and operate the system and collect and pump the sewage to the main line. Provided; however, the collection and pumping entity must comply with all of the requirements of § 150.127(A) above, and in addition must have a “certificate of convenience and necessity” in accordance with I.C. 8-1-2-89.
(C) Third option: independent central collection system. Where connection to a public wastewater collection and treatment system as described above cannot be provided, a complete, independent, centralized multi-user wastewater collection and treatment system shall be provided by the petitioner in accordance with the minimum requirements of the Indiana State Department of Health and/or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Provided; however, the collection and treatment entity must comply with all of the requirements of § 150.127(A) above, and in addition must have a “certificate of convenience and necessity” in accordance with I.C. 8-1-2-89.
(D) Fourth option: individual septic system. Where connection to any system as described above cannot be provided, the petitioner shall have a soil evaluation conducted on each new lot created, and on the remnant of the original lot if the remnant is less than ten acres of net lot area, for the purpose of determining the suitability of the soil for construction of a private on-site sewage treatment system consisting of a septic tank and tile absorption field. The evaluation shall comply with the minimum standards of the Indiana State Department of Health. Each lot shall be certified by the Perry County Health Department as passing the soil evaluation prior to secondary plat approval. Individual septic systems may be constructed at the time that an improvement requiring a sanitary sewage connection is built on each lot. Secondary approval shall not be construed as a guarantee of a permit to construct a Tertiary Option Septic System.
(Ord. 970, passed 3-5-2007)