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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0734 "" P-1' ~ ;>g;. COMMISSIONER'S PROCEEDINGS VOL. 0 JEFFERSON COUNTY WASHINGTON TRICR . .nU1 _ell ,........ . I commonly accepted standards as set forth in Bulletin E. S. No.l, "A Septic Tank System for your Home," and u.s. Public Health Service Publication No. 526, "The Manual of Septic Tank Practices" and shall, in the judgment of the Health Office;, insure that wastes discharged to various individual sewage disposal systems: 1. Will not contaminate any drinking water 8~pply; 2. will not become accessible to insects, rodents, or other possible carriers of disease which may come into contact with food or drinking water; 3. Will not pollute rivers, lakes, streams or other bod~es of watorj 4. Will not create umpleasant odors or unsightly duisance'pon~i~ionsj 5. Will not become a health hazard by being accessible to humans or animals. The Health Officer is authorized to promulgate such additional regulations as are necessary in his judgment to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. Section 3. General Provisions. From and aftor the effective date of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person to modify, construct, or reconstruct, an individual sewage disposal system without first having obtained a permit from tho Health Officer. Application for such permit shall be on forms provided and must con- tain information as required. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or allow raw sewage to flow upon the surface of the ground or to be discharged into any lake, stream, or body of water or to otherwise pollute waters of the state. A person other than a Commercial Installer may construct, alter or repair an individual sewage disposal system on his own property providing a permit is obtained and provisions of this ordinance are complied with. Cesspools and privies may be constructed only with the wEitten consent and app-, roval of the Health Officer. A Commercial Installer or person must furnish proof if required by the liealth Officer that the land area and soil conditions are adequate for receiving and absorb- ing sewage, such proof to be ~ased on percolation tests and soil logs in accordance with recommendations. When the Health Officer is satisfied that an individual sewage disposal system can be safely installed on the site for which the application is made, he shall issue a permit which shall be posted on the premises during the period of construction. A permit for installation of a sewage dilposal system shall be denied wherever the Heslth Officer determines that ground, ground water, flooding or terrain condit- ions would render such installation hazardous to public health or would create a nuisance condition. A permit shall be valid for a period of 6 months from the date of issue. A lapsed permit may be renewed by making a re-application to the Health Officer and the payment of a renewal fee. Section 4. ~Rspection. Prior to covering the sewage disposal system with earth the I~alth Officer shall be notified that the work is ready for inspection. Within 4 working days of such notification the Health Officer shall make an inspect- ion of the system prior to covering. This requirement may be waived by the Health Of.ficer but it is the responsibility of the Person or Com~ercial Installer to obtain this waiver prior to covering the system~ If.in his judgment, the Health Officer' deems that the ins~allation or workmanship of thp in sta1lation does not meet the re- quirements of this ordinance he shall order correctioons and cause a subsequent in- spection to be made. Section 5, Installer's Permit. It shall be unlawful for any Commercial Installer to engage in the business of installing or repairing sewage disposal systems without first having applied for and been issued an Installer's Permit by the Health Officer. Such permit to be issued on the basis of information presented during a written and/or oral examination Which would indicate that the applicant has a basic knowledge of the proper design and function of a sewage disposal system and of the provisions of this ordinance. The Health Officer may revoke or deny an In- staller's Permit for failure to comply wity the terms of this ordinance. The permit may be revoked for incompetency, negligence, misrepresentation, or giving fraudulent information in making appli~ation for Insta\ler's Permit or a Permit, or upon can- cellation of the bond as hereinafter required. Any per.son feeling aggrievcJ because of. the ~evocation or denial of permit by the Health Officer may, within thirty (30) days of the revocation or denial appeal to the Board of County CommissionerlJ tor Jefferson County and a hearing will be granted. 'rho determination by the Board of County Commissioners Shall be binding upon tho applicant, subject always to the right of appeel to the Superior Court fm: Jefferoon County. Prior to the iaslInncc of an Installer's Permit the applicant must, BITHER post 'a faithful performance bond to Jefferson County in a form approved by the prosecuting Attorney in the sum of One Thousand DoJ.lars ($1,000) el<ocutod by a l!lurorty company duly authorizes to do busine9~ in this state or by rwo sureties not connected in business with the applicant and approved by the Prosecuting Attorney as to form only, OR be in poss- ession of a bond obtained in accordance with the Specialty Contractor Laws of tho State of Washington. I SClct:l.on 6. Authoriz~tion. It shall be the duty of the lIealth Officer to carry out tho provisions of this ordinance and he is hereby empowerod to enter upon any premise, at any reasonable hour, for the purpose of making sowage disposal sys- tem inspections. Sl'action 7. Fees. The too for lUI Installer's pormi t shall be paid annually commencing with January 10, 1970 and succeeding her0after, each year aR follows: Ono year.............................................. $25.00 If not renewed by January 10.... ...................... $50.00 Iror installation of " sewage Rystom to sorve not more than a 2-family rORidential unit...................... $15.00 For instalLation of a sewage system for a commercial bu1.1ding, and all others............................... $25.00 ~or each septic tank OR drainfield OR alteration to either. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For oach permit renewal.................. ~ . . . . . . . (. . . . . For each privy......................................... $ 7.50 $ 1. 00 $ 2.00 I I) I . I .