Any system that is at least one of the following:
(a) Is currently or intermittently discharging untreated or inadequately treated wastewater effluent directly or indirectly onto the ground surface, into a dwelling or other structure, or into surface or groundwater; or
(b) Has a substandard tank or septic tank failure, such as a baffle failure or tank structural integrity failure such that either wastewater is exfiltrating or groundwater is infiltrating; or
(c) Has a component failure, such as a broken distribution box or broken piping connection; or
(d) The dispersal field is not receiving effluent, such that wastewater is backing up into the plumbing fixtures, or the septic tank must be pumped frequently to dispose of the wastewater flow; or
(e) A system installed or repaired without required permits; or
(f) Is not operated in compliance with permit conditions or requirements for operation, monitoring and maintenance as specified in this chapter and the Manual; or
(g) Has been retrofitted with unapproved components or been modified from the original approved design without approval from DEH; or
(h) Does not meet effluent quality standards as specified in the approved system design.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)