(A) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep or otherwise dispose into any of the streams or waters of the state, or cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep or otherwise disposed into such waters, any organic or inorganic matter that shall cause or contribute to a polluted condition of such waters unless a permit for such disposal has been obtained as authorized by I.C. 13-1-3 to 13-1-37.
(B) The design, construction, installation, location, maintenance and operation of residential sewage disposal systems shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) All private sewage disposal systems utilizing sanitary privies shall conform to the standards of the State Board of Health.
(D) Any dwelling which is not connected to a sanitary sewerage system shall be provided with a private sewage disposal system.
(E) Where soil conditions preclude the installation of a subsurface absorption field sewage disposal system, the State Board of Health, after consultations with the local health agency, may approve alternative uses of such equipment, facilities or pollution control devices as is deemed necessary.
(F) If, or whenever, a public sewer is available and is within 300 feet of a residential or business building or structure, served by a private sewage disposal system or privy, a direct connection shall be made to said sewer and the private sewage disposal system or privy shall be abandoned and filled in a safe and sanitary manner that is acceptable to the Health Officer. When, and if, a condition exists that may create a health problem, the Health Officer may require that such connection be made when a public sewer is available beyond 300 feet of the building or structure, and when no other approved alternatives are available.
(G) No person shall construct, install, alter or repair a private sewage disposal system within the county without first having filed a written application and having obtained a written permit from the Health Officer.
(H) No portion of a private sewage disposal system shall be located upon another property or lot other than that property or lot upon which the sewage originates unless easements to that effect are legally recorded and approved by the proper authority or commission.
(I) An on-site residential sewage disposal system the plan for which are approved, in writing, by the Health Officer prior to the adoption of this chapter is exempt from the provisions of this chapter relating to design and installation of residential sewage disposal systems.
(1982 Code, § 91.02) (Ord. passed 1-13-1967; Ord. passed 1-22-1979; Ord. passed 4-29-1985; Ord. passed 11-17-1986) Penalty, see § 53.99