These standards are enacted pursuant to California, Health and Safety Code Sections 101000 et seq., and Sacramento County Code Section 2.15.030 authorizing the Environmental Management Department to adopt ordinances, regulations, and orders pertaining to environmental health and sanitation. Furthermore, these standards are adopted pursuant to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code Sections 13000 et seq.) to ensure surface and groundwaters are adequately protected for current and future uses.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. 
Protect the health, safety and general welfare of County residents by ensuring that no person allows untreated or inadequately treated wastewater to contaminate the waters of the State or create a public nuisance;
B. 
Establish an administrative framework for a comprehensive on-site wastewater management program by adopting minimum standards for the siting, design, construction, installation, repair, modification, operation, replacement, maintenance, monitoring, and destruction of on-site wastewater treatment systems and for the storage, processing, treatment, handling and transportation of wastewater within the County of Sacramento;
C. 
Provide a means to ensure compliance with a comprehensive wastewater regulatory program;
D. 
Allow property owners currently utilizing an on-site wastewater treatment system to continue to use the system in the same manner as was occurring prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, provided the existing system is not posing a public health hazard or impairing surface or groundwater quality.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
A. 
The standards contained in this chapter shall encompass all areas within the County of Sacramento under the jurisdiction of the Department and except as allowed by subsection B or C of this section, shall apply to:
1. 
The siting, design, construction, installation, repair, modification, operation, replacement, maintenance, and destruction of new and existing on-site wastewater treatment systems, whether proposed as part of a new installation, repair, modification, land subdivision, building permit, land use permit, or special event;
2. 
The construction, installation, and operation of on-site wastewater processing facilities and on-site wastewater treatment facilities, or any other facility receiving and/or storing and/or handling wastewater within the County of Sacramento;
3. 
The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of portable toilets, vault privies and wastewater holding tanks;
4. 
Those businesses and their vehicles removing the contents from or engaged in the cleaning of septic tanks, grease traps, portable toilets, and any other tank or vault designed to effectively hold and/or treat wastewater unless otherwise exempted by law;
5. 
Those businesses engaged in the rental or leasing of portable toilets and wastewater holding tanks for the purpose of providing a temporary or permanent means of sewage disposal;
6. 
All land divisions, lot line adjustments, entitlements, and use permits applied for or issued after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter that involve parcels and/or activities requiring on-site wastewater treatment or proposing to store and/or handle sewage.
B. 
These standards shall not apply to on-site wastewater treatment systems, wastewater holding tanks, vault privies, portable toilets, or on-site wastewater processing and/or treatment facilities regulated by a State or Federal Department or other County agency for the purpose of protecting public health and the environment provided such regulation is to the satisfaction of the Department and/or the local Health Officer.
C. 
Existing on-site wastewater treatment systems, excluding pit privies and cesspools, in use prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter until such time as a failure occurs, or a repair, replacement or upgrade is required. When a failure occurs, the system, at a minimum, may be repaired, replaced, or upgraded according to the rules and regulations in place prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, provided the repair, replacement, or upgrade will not pose a public health hazard, or impair surface or groundwater quality. Public health hazards include, but are not limited to, surfacing sewage, backup of sewage into the residence, sewage discharge into surface water or direct sewage discharge into groundwater.
The Department may grant exceptions from the provisions of this chapter for structures which have been destroyed due to fire or natural disaster and which cannot be reconstructed in compliance with these provisions.
D. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the Department from requiring compliance with more protective standards than those contained herein, where such standards are essential to maintain a safe and sanitary condition.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
As used in this chapter:
1. 
"Alternative system" means an on-site wastewater treatment system requiring supplemental treatment or a system designed to address unfavorable site conditions such as high groundwater, impervious soil formations, unacceptable percolation rates, and disposal field size limitations. For the purposes of this chapter, an alternative system does not include a standard gravity flow or pressure dosed system, or an experimental system.
2. 
"As-built drawing" means a drawing that depicts the final placement of an on-site wastewater treatment system once it has been installed.
3. 
"Beneficial uses of the waters of the State" shall mean, but not be limited to, the use of water for domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial processes; power generation; recreation; aesthetic enjoyment; navigation; and preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources or preserves (California Water Code Section 13050(f)).
4. 
"Certification of completion" means a certificate issued by the Department indicating an on-site wastewater treatment system was installed in accordance with this chapter, the On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual, and any other conditions placed on the construction permit by the Department.
5. 
"Cesspool" means an excavation into the earth that is used for the reception, storage and disposal of untreated water carried sewage.
6. 
"Chemical toilet" means a watertight, portable, self-contained toilet which may contain an environmentally safe bactericide and/or deodorant. A chemical toilet serves the same purpose and has the same meaning as a portable toilet.
7. 
"Construction permit" means a written document issued and signed by the Department, which authorizes the permittee to begin the construction, installation, modification, replacement, or repair of an on-site wastewater treatment system, vault privy, wastewater holding tank, or wastewater treatment and/or processing facility.
8. 
"Construction site" means the location on which actual construction of a building is in progress (California Health and Safety Code Section 5416).
9. 
"Contamination" means impairment to the quality of the waters of the State from wastewater to a degree which creates a hazard to public health through toxicity or through the spread of disease. Contamination shall include any equivalent effect resulting from the disposal of wastewater, whether or not waters of the State are affected (California Health and Safety Code Section 5410(d)).
10. 
"Deep trench" means any excavation into the earth that is longer than it is wide, extends into a permeable soil stratum, but not into a subterranean water-bearing stratum, is intended to accept and dispose of septic tank effluent, and the bottom of which terminates more than five feet below ground surface.
11. 
"Department" means the Environmental Management Department for the County of Sacramento.
12. 
"Development" means the uses to which the land which is the subject of a map shall be put, the buildings to be constructed on it, and all alterations of the land and construction incident thereto (California Government Code Section 66418.1).
13. 
"Director" means the Director for the Environmental Management Department for the County of Sacramento.
14. 
"Disposal field" means an area located on a parcel, above or below ground surface, and having suitable soil conditions to effectively receive, disperse, and/or dispose of treated or untreated septic tank effluent in a manner compliant with this chapter and the On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual.
15. 
"Disposal field bed" means any excavation into the earth that is wider than three feet, extends into a permeable soil stratum, but not into a subterranean water-bearing stratum, is intended to accept and dispose of septic tank effluent, and the bottom of which terminates less than five feet below ground surface.
16. 
"Disposal field bottom" means the bottom of a disposal field bed, trench, or pit.
17. 
"Domestic strength wastewater" means wastewater normally discharged from, or similar to, that discharged from plumbing fixtures, appliances and other household devices including, but not limited to toilets, bathtubs, showers, laundry facilities, dishwashing facilities and garbage disposals. Domestic wastewater does not include industrial/commercial-process water and will typically have total suspended solids of 300 mg/L and an available five-day biochemical oxygen demand less than 300 mg/L.
18. 
"Drainage system" means and includes all the piping within public or private premises that conveys wastewater to a point of disposal, but does not include the mains or laterals of a public sewerage system.
19. 
"Effective absorptive area" means sidewall or bottom area of a disposal field bed, trench or pit, located below the point at which effluent is released from the disposal field distribution piping, and consisting of undisturbed native soil strata having acceptable percolation rates and/or soil texture classifications meeting the requirements of this chapter and the On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual.
20. 
"Effective absorptive soil" means soils with acceptable percolation rates and/or soil texture classifications meeting the requirements of this chapter and the On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual.
21. 
"Effluent" means the wastewater discharged from any on-site wastewater treatment system.
22. 
"Experimental system" means any alternative system that:
a. 
Does not have design guidelines adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board or the Department; or
b. 
Is a proprietary device or method that has not yet been evaluated and approved by the State Water Resources Control Board or the Department.
23. 
"Failure" means an on-site wastewater treatment system, vault privy, wastewater holding tank, or sewage pump-out station that:
a. 
Fails to accept wastewater, thereby creating backup of wastewater into the structure served by the on-site wastewater treatment system or wastewater holding tank;
b. 
Discharges untreated or inadequately treated wastewater to ground surface, or waters of the State;
c. 
No longer functions at the designed flow rate;
d. 
Causes contamination or pollution to groundwater;
e. 
Is not operated in compliance with permit requirements for operation, monitoring, and maintenance as specified in this chapter or the Sacramento County On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual;
f. 
Results in the upward migration or ponding of wastewater above a tank or in a disposal field area;
g. 
Has non-functioning mechanical and/or electrical devices including, but not limited to, pumps, valves, control panels, or disinfection units;
h. 
Results in the daylighting of wastewater from the sides of a disposal field mound or from the side of a cut and fill bank;
i. 
Allows for the seepage of wastewater through the bottom or sides of a septic tank, pump tank, holding tank, or vault due to defects in material craftsmanship, natural environmental processes, material deterioration or structural defects;
j. 
Has a static wastewater level above the bottom of the effluent outlet in the septic tank or pump tank.
24. 
"Floodway" means areas of land subject to annual flooding from surface waters or rainwater runoff.
25. 
"Graywater" means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers (California Water Code Section 14876).
26. 
"Grease trap" means a plumbing appurtenance or appliance that is installed in a sanitary drainage system to intercept non-petroleum fats, oil, or grease from a wastewater discharge. For the purpose of this chapter, a grease trap shall also include a grease interceptor.
27. 
"Groundwater" means all water beneath the surface of the earth within the zone below the water table in which the soil is completely saturated with water, but does not include water that flows in known and definite channels (California Water Code Section 10752).
28. 
"High strength wastewater" means wastewater from an establishment, home, or business having a biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 mg/L or total suspended solids greater than 300 mg/L.
29. 
"Holding tank" means any watertight container designed to receive and store wastewater for disposal at another location.
30. 
"Industrial/commercial-processed water" means wastewater from commercial or manufacturing operations that is not sewage but could contain products detrimental to human health or waters of the State.
31. 
"Land use project" means any entitlement process for development requiring a discretionary action and includes, but is not limited to, tentative subdivision maps, rezones, parcel maps, use permits, certificates of compliance, and boundary line adjustments.
32. 
"Licensed installer" means an individual possessing a current General A Engineering, C-42, or C-36 license issued by the State of California.
33. 
"Liquid waste" means all nonhazardous wastes that are neither solid nor gaseous.
34. 
"Lot" means a parcel of land.
35. 
"Modification" as in system modification, means any addition to or change in the layout of an existing on-site wastewater treatment system, wastewater holding tank, vault privy, or sewage pump-out station for purposes other than to address a failure.
36. 
"Nuisance" means anything which:
a. 
Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property; and
b. 
Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal; and
c. 
Occurs during, or as a result of, the treatment or disposal of wastes (California Health and Safety Code Section 5410(f)).
37. 
"On-site wastewater processing and/or treatment facility" means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for the processing and/or treating of wastewater whereby such actions accomplish a measurable reduction in wastewater strength or composition. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, the reduction of solids or organics, dewatering, coagulation, settling, filtration, aeration, and anaerobic digestion.
38. 
"On-site wastewater treatment system" means any system of piping, tanks, and/or disposal fields that effectively collect and/or hold and/or treat and/or disposes of sewage without the use of community wide sanitary sewers or sewage systems.
39. 
"On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual" means a manual developed by the Department containing guidelines for the siting, design, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site wastewater treatment systems, wastewater holding tanks, vault privies, portable toilets and may include guidelines for the use of any other tank or device designed to effectively hold, treat, or dispose of wastewater.
40. 
"Operation and maintenance specialist" means an individual that is authorized by the Department to inspect, service, operate, and maintain an on-site wastewater treatment system while meeting the requirements for qualification as specified in this chapter.
41. 
"Parcel" means a piece of land shown upon a subdivision map, record of survey map, or described by metes and bounds that has been recorded in the County or appropriate City Recorder's office.
42. 
"Pollution" means an alteration in the quality of waters of the State by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects:
a. 
Such waters for beneficial uses; or
b. 
Facilities which serve such beneficial uses. "Pollution" may include "contamination" (California Health and Safety Code Section 5410(e)).
43. 
"Portable toilet" means a watertight, portable, self-contained toilet which may contain an environmentally safe bactericide and/or deodorant. A portable toilet serves the same purpose and has the same meaning as a chemical toilet.
44. 
"Pressure dosed on-site wastewater treatment system" means a standard on-site wastewater treatment system utilizing pressure dosing technology to distribute septic tank effluent throughout the disposal field.
45. 
"Pressure dosing" means a method of effluent distribution designed to distribute wastewater equally and evenly throughout a disposal field by placing the effluent under pressure in a distribution pipe.
46. 
"Privy" means a structure or outbuilding intended or used for the reception of human excreta and under which is a pit or watertight vault.
47. 
"Public entity" means a local agency, as defined in the State of California Government Code Sections 53090 et seq., which is empowered to plan, design, finance, construct, operate, maintain and to abandon, if necessary, on-site wastewater treatment system and on-site wastewater treatment facilities serving a land development. In addition, the entity shall be empowered to have supervision over the location, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of on-site wastewater treatment systems within a land development, and shall be empowered to design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain any facilities necessary for the disposal of wastes pumped from the individual on-site wastewater treatment systems and to conduct any monitoring or surveillance programs required for water quality control purposes.
48. 
"Public sanitary sewer" means a sewage disposal system operated and maintained by a municipality, district or public corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California.
49. 
"Registered professional" means an individual who possesses a current registered environmental health specialist certificate issued by the State of California, or is currently licensed with the State of California as a civil engineer or professional geologist.
50. 
"Repair" as in system repair, means the installation, replacement, and/or relocation of any portion or portions of an on-site wastewater treatment system, wastewater holding tank, vault privy, or sewage pumpout station necessary to correct a failure, eliminate a public health hazard, or prevent contamination.
51. 
"Replacement" as in system replacement, shall have the same meaning as "repair."
52. 
"Restrictive layer" means low permeability earth materials including rock, hard pan, or other type of restrictive layer which will prevent or significantly retard the downward migration of wastewater.
53. 
"Seepage pit" means an excavation into the earth that is circular in circumference, deeper than it is wide, extends into a permeable soil stratum, but not into a subterranean water-bearing stratum, filled with gravel, rock, or similar material, used for the disposal of septic tank effluent, and is protected at the top with a concrete cover.
54. 
"Septage" means materials accumulated in septic tanks, cesspools, vault privies, portable toilets, holding tanks, or any other sewage holding apparatus that receives bodily waste or wastewater from plumbing fixtures. Septage does not include sewage sludge from municipal or community sewage treatment plants.
55. 
"Septic tank" means a watertight receptacle with a minimum of two compartments that is intended to receive the discharge from a drainage system or part thereof and is designed and constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention, and allow clarified effluent, but not scum or solids to discharge into a disposal field meeting the requirements of this chapter.
56. 
"Sewage" means liquid waste typically associated with human occupancy and includes wastewater from toilets, kitchen sinks, and dishwashers, but does not include graywater provided the graywater is not mixed with sewage.
57. 
"Sewage pump-out station" means a system of hoses, pumps, pipes, and possibly tanks that are designed to remove and/or transfer wastewater from a vehicle or marine vessel's wastewater holding tank for discharge into an on-site wastewater treatment system or wastewater holding tank.
58. 
"Shallow trench" means any excavation into the earth that is longer than it is wide, extends into a permeable soil stratum, but not into a subterranean water-bearing stratum, is intended to accept and dispose of septic tank effluent, and the bottom of which terminates less than five feet below ground surface.
59. 
"Site evaluation" means an assessment of the characteristics of a parcel sufficient to determine its suitability for the installation and sustainability of an on-site wastewater treatment system meeting the requirements of this chapter. A site evaluation shall take into consideration all public and environmental health aspects relating to the installation and operation of an on-site wastewater treatment system including, but not limited to, anticipated wastewater flow, anticipated wastewater strength, soil texture, soil percolation rate, depth to groundwater, distance from natural land features and structures, site topography, and useable space for the installation and repair of the wastewater disposal fields.
60. 
"Site evaluation report" means a report prepared by a registered professional or other individual approved by the Department that includes all information obtained from a site evaluation including detailed information regarding the design parameters of the on-site wastewater treatment system. The report will be used by the Department to ensure that a parcel is capable of sustaining an on-site wastewater treatment system that is compliant with this chapter.
61. 
"Standard system" means an on-site wastewater treatment system comprised of a two-compartment septic tank for primary treatment and a drain field for the dispersal and disposal of the effluent. The effluent will flow to the disposal field by gravity, or may be pumped to the first distribution box in the disposal field area.
62. 
"Substandard tank" means any tank constructed of wood or brick, or any tank constructed of concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or other similar material which is deteriorated to an extent that it cannot effectively hold and/or treat wastewater, or because of its condition poses a threat to public health or safety; or is not designed for its intended use.
63. 
"System evaluation" means an expression of professional opinion stating that an existing on-site wastewater treatment system, wastewater holding tank, or vault privy is constructed and operating in compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter. Evaluations shall be performed by a licensed installer or other individual approved by the Department and shall not constitute a warranty or guarantee either expressed or implied.
64. 
"Treatment" means any process or action that accomplishes a measurable reduction in wastewater strength or separation of liquid from solids, such as the reduction of solids or organics, dewatering, coagulation, settling, filtration, or aeration.
65. 
"Useable space" means a dedicated area of land on a parcel capable of sustaining the installation and operation of an on-site wastewater treatment system compliant with this chapter.
66. 
"Waste" means sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any production, manufacturing, or processing operation of whatever nature (Health and Safety Code Section 5410).
67. 
"Wastewater" as used in this chapter shall mean liquid waste typically associated with human occupancy that includes wastewater from toilets, kitchen sinks, and dishwashers, and may include graywater or other liquid waste determined by the Department to be detrimental to public health and/or the environment if not properly handled, treated, and/or disposed of. For the purpose of this chapter, wastewater shall not include hazardous waste as defined in Sections 25115 and 25117 of the California Health and Safety Code.
68. 
"Wastewater hauler" means any person or firm carrying on or engaging in the business of removing, and/or disposing of the contents from septic tanks, portable toilets, cesspools, sewage seepage pits, grease traps, holding tanks, or any other tank or vault used to hold and/or treat wastewater.
69. 
"Waters of the State" means any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the boundaries of the State (California Water Code Section 13050(e)).
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
Unless otherwise stated in this chapter, no person shall:
A. 
Excavate, construct, install, repair, modify, operate, replace, maintain, or destroy any on-site wastewater treatment system, portable toilet, vault privy, wastewater holding tank, sewage pump-out station, on-site wastewater processing and/or treatment facility, or wastewater hauling vehicle in any manner that results in said wastewater to overflow onto lands, collect on ground surface, back up into buildings, empty, flow, spill, seep or drain in any manner that will result in contamination, pollution or a nuisance.
B. 
Allow any wastewater with strength greater than that of domestic wastewater to flow or be deposited into any on-site wastewater treatment system unless such wastewater can be treated to an extent consistent with this chapter. Disposal of such wastewater may require approval by the State Water Resources Control Board.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
Unless otherwise mitigated with the Department, it is unlawful to operate a failed on-site wastewater treatment system, wastewater holding tank, vault privy, or sewage pump-out station. Furthermore, an on-site wastewater treatment system, holding tank, or vault privy may be determined by the Department to have failed if there is circumstantial evidence near the location of the system, tank, or privy supporting a failure. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to, the presence of siphoning hoses, sump pumps, diversion ditches, or wastewater solids at or near the location of the system, tank, or privy.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
It is unlawful to maintain or use any residence, place of business or other such building or place where persons reside, congregate or are employed which is not connected to an approved on-site wastewater treatment system, public sewer system, or other method of sewage disposal meeting the standards set forth in this chapter or by the Health Officer for the County of Sacramento.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
No person shall construct, install, use, or continue to allow in existence any pit privy, cesspool, or substandard tank intended to hold and/or treat sewage. Furthermore, any person, firm or corporation that repairs, cleans, maintains, or removes sewage from such pit privy, cesspool, or substandard tank shall provide to the Department within seven days of performing said work the address of the property on which such pit privy, cesspool or substandard tank exists.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
A. 
No person shall leave unattended an open excavation posing a threat to persons or animals without properly fencing, covering, or backfilling such excavation to the satisfaction of the Department. Open excavations shall include, but not be limited to, open septic tanks, seepage pits, and trenches.
B. 
It is unlawful to allow to remain in existence any underground septic tank, pump tank, wastewater holding tank, cesspool, pit privy or privy vault, that has been abandoned, discontinued from further use, or to which such property has been connected to public sewer. Such tank, vault, or cesspool shall have the wastewater and solids removed and shall be permanently removed or destroyed in a manner approved by the Department. A construction permit pursuant to Article 3 of this chapter may be required.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
The Sacramento County On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual shall provide direction for the design, construction, installation, repair, and material specifications for on-site wastewater treatment systems, wastewater holding tanks, portable toilets, and vault privies.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
All components of on-site wastewater treatment systems, wastewater holding tanks, or any other tank, vault, or device used to effectively receive, hold, treat, disperse, or dispose of wastewater shall be constructed of material, installed in a manner, and maintained in a way to be compliant with this chapter, and the On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual, which is hereby incorporated by reference, unless otherwise approved by the Department.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
The Department may grant variances from the provisions of this chapter on a case-by-case basis.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
No permit shall be issued by the Department for the installation, construction, repair, modification, replacement, operation, maintenance, or destruction of any on-site wastewater treatment system, on-site wastewater processing and/or treatment facility, wastewater holding tank, vault privy, or any other means for the disposal, common treatment of, or discharge of sewage, if the proposed means are not in compliance with this chapter.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
In the event of new or unforeseeable conditions, the Department may order reasonable changes in the method, means, manner and place for the disposal, treatment or discharge of sewage, in order that the same shall not constitute a menace to the health of human beings, animals, or a public nuisance. The orders of the Department shall designate the period within which such changes are to be made.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
The Department shall have the authority, as described in this section, to enter upon a premises to conduct investigations and inspections as necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. If such premises are occupied, the Department shall first present proper credentials and request entry. Should the premises be unoccupied, the Department, prior to entering the premises, shall make reasonable effort to locate the owner or person having charge or control of the same and request entry. If such entry is refused, the Department shall have recourse to such remedies as are provided by law to secure entry.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
A permit may be required for the storage and/or transport of any waste in liquid form, where in the opinion of the Department could result or potentially result in a public nuisance if not properly handled, stored, transported and/or disposed of. Such liquid waste subject to a permit may include, but is not limited to, liquefied animal by-products, car wash waste, sewage, and processed water. Special permits issued by the Department shall be on such terms and conditions as the Department prescribes and shall be enforceable pursuant Article 10 of this chapter.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
This chapter and the Sacramento County On-Site Wastewater Management Guidance Manual shall not be construed as imposing upon the County of Sacramento any liability or responsibility for damage resulting from the defective design, construction, alteration, or relocation of any on-site wastewater treatment system, on-site wastewater processing or treatment facility, wastewater holding tank, sewage pump-out station, or vault privy, nor shall the County of Sacramento or any official or employee thereof be held as assuming any such liability or responsibility by reason of any inspection authorized or permit issued hereunder.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
Pursuant to Sacramento County Code, Title 6, Chapter 6.99, the Department may impose fees for any permit, site evaluation, plot plan review, inspection, consultation, or enforcement action referred to in this chapter.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)