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Article 6: General Requirements
(a) Every residence, place of business, or other building, or place where persons congregate, reside, or are employed, and which cannot be connected to a public sewer system, must be provided with a means of disposal of human excreta, either by water flush toilet connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system that meets the requirements of this chapter, or in special circumstances, and when in the opinion of the Director of Environmental Health it is advisable, a non-discharging wastewater disposal unit that meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Every building, structure, or appurtenance that contains one or more waste producing fixtures such as toilets, sinks, showers or baths, clothes washing machines, dish washing machines, animal wash pads, floor drains or other fixture or fitting intended to drain organic or inorganic waste material must be connected to a public sewer system or an approved means of wastewater disposal that meets the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Design, application, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of any system shall meet the requirements prescribed by this chapter and the rules, regulations and guidelines contained in the Manual.
(d) No building permit, grading permit or entitlement for other work shall be issued where the proposed work might impact an existing, proposed system and future replacement area without first obtaining approval from DEH.
(e) Fees for installation permits, operating permits, site evaluations, and other entitlements or service requests related to requirements of this chapter shall be an amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and are due and payable at time of application.
(f) Subject to local zoning restrictions and Planning Division approval, multiple buildings on the same or separate lots may be served by a common system, termed either a cluster system or community system, provided the system meets the minimum requirements contained in this chapter and the Manual.
(g) The Director of Environmental Health shall have the authority to issue variances to provisions set forth in the Manual in addition to where explicitly allowed in this ordinance.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)
Review and approval by the California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) is required for a system in cases where the system:
(a) Has an estimated flow of more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons per day; or
(b) Receives high strength wastewater, unless the waste stream is from a commercial food service building; or
(c) Receives high strength wastewater from a commercial food service building with a biological oxygen demand of higher than nine hundred (900) mg/L, or that does not have a properly sized and functioning oil/grease interceptor; or
(d) Receives a significant portion of recreational vehicle (RV) holding tank wastewater such as RV dump stations; or
(e) Is a public sewer system, or
(f) Is otherwise determined by the Director of Environmental Health to require review by the CVRWQCB.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)
(a) No person may install, construct, enlarge, replace, repair, modify or abandon a system pursuant to this chapter unless the person is a contractor as defined in this chapter, except as provided in Section 6-19.603(b).
(b) In the case of a standard system, the property owner may construct or repair the system on his/her own property, provided:
(1) For new construction or major repair, the design plans must be prepared and stamped by a qualified system designer; and
(2) An installation permit is obtained and persons hired by the owner to do the work must comply with Section 6-19.603(a); or persons hired by the owner must be hired as employees of the owner and the owner must provide worker's compensation insurance, as required by law.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)
(a) Installation permit.
(1) No person may install, construct, enlarge, replace, repair, modify or abandon any system without first submitting plans to the Director of Environmental Health for approval and obtaining an installation permit pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Installation permits shall remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date initially issued if all original site conditions exist.
(3) The issued installation permit may be renewed one (1) time if additional time is required to complete the construction. The fee to renew the permit shall be one-half (1/2) of the current amount required for a new permit for such work. The renewal request must be made prior to the expiration of the permit. The permit considered for renewal may require review to ensure that there have not been significant changes in technology, knowledge or regulation that may affect the design of the system and require design modifications. Permit renewal procedures shall be followed per the Manual.
(4) The installation permit shall expire and be non-renewable twenty-four (24) months after the date of original issuance.
(5) The permit may be transferred to a new property owner or contractor provided all other information on the application remains the same. The original fee-payer must approve the transfer of any paid fees to the new permit holder in writing.
(6) The Director of Environmental Health may revoke a permit or approval issued by DEH pursuant to this chapter in case of any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation of fact in the application or on the plans on which the permit or approval was based; or the lot has been substantially affected by natural or man-made alterations which could affect the system design or installation.
(7) The Director of Environmental Health may deny a permit renewal or request additional information if in the opinion of the Director the site map review or site evaluation did not adequately assess the site conditions and suitability of system design or installation.
(b) Operating permits.
(1) In addition to an installation permit, an operating permit may be required for an alternative system and non-discharging wastewater disposal unit or where, in the opinion of the Director of Environmental Health, the type, size, location or other aspects of a particular system warrant the additional level of oversight provided by an operating permit.
(2) Owners of systems or units that require an operating permit shall record the following information on the property deed for the benefit of future owners and successors:
i. Notice of the requirement for an operating permit, including all operating permit conditions; and
ii. Reissuance of operating permit to new owners; and
iii. Notices of withdrawal of any operating permit.
(c) Exceptions.
(1) A permit is not required to clear stoppages in pipes, provided the system is undisturbed;
(2) A permit is not required for cleaning of septic tank, dosing tank, interceptor, holding tank, or other sewage receptacle that is pumped or cleaned by a septage pumper that has a valid septage pumper permit in Yolo County;
(3) A permit is not required to expose portion of the system for purpose of evaluating its performance or operation, provided the system is not damaged, altered, modified, or repaired as part of the evaluation;
(4) A permit is not required to add or replace the following components to a system, provided the property owner or contractor notified DEH in writing that the modification was made:
i. Risers and/or lids to a septic tank if the septic tank is not located in an area that is subject to vehicular traffic;
ii. Effluent filter;
(5) A permit is not required to replace the following components to a system, provided the property owner or contractor notified DEH in writing that the modification was made:
i. Sanitary tees, joints, and solid (non-perforated) pipe located upstream to the leach trench;
ii. Distribution boxes.
iii. Mechanical components that are like-for-like, such as float switches, electrical boxes, pumps and blowers.
Nothing in Section 6-19.604 (c) shall provide an exemption from the material, structural, installation and performance requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)
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