Applications for wastewater treatment system permits
shall be by the property owner or a duly authorized agent, accompanied by
the appropriate fee, to the authority having jurisdiction, and shall include
the following information:
A sketch plan on a tape location map or survey map of
the premises on which the wastewater treatment system is located or proposed,
showing the location of wells, springs and other sources of water supply and
the location of all watercourses on the premises.
Evidence to demonstrate that there is no public sewer
available into which the sewage can be discharged or that it is impractical
to discharge sewage into a community sewerage system.
The authority having jurisdiction may conduct such investigations,
examinations, tests and site evaluations as it deems necessary to verify information
contained in the application.
The authority having jurisdiction shall not issue a wastewater
treatment system permit unless all pertinent site data has been submitted,
verified and certified as required by this chapter; all permit fees have been
paid; and the wastewater treatment system complies with all specifications
of state and local laws.
That the applicant has failed to supply all the data
necessary to make a determination as to whether or not such wastewater treatment
system conforms to state and local laws.
When the authority having jurisdiction shall deny the
application for a wastewater treatment permit, the authority having jurisdiction
shall furnish the applicant with a written notice of denial setting forth
in detail the reason for such action, within seven working days after taking
such action.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued and no persons
shall occupy any building unless the wastewater treatment system has been
approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
The applicant shall be prohibited from covering any component
of the system without proper authorization. Any change of construction approved
by the authority having jurisdiction shall be noted on the original drawings
before the system is backfilled. As-built plans shall be provided to the authority
having jurisdiction.
The authority having jurisdiction may, by written notice,
order all work stopped on any wastewater treatment system which is in violation
of this chapter.
The fees for any permit or inspection performed pursuant to this chapter
shall be determined from time to time by the local governing body.