1976.10.18 ORD 1976-132 - Laserfiche WebLink

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supply. In determining a suitable location for the system, consideration shall be given to the size and shape of the lot, slope of natural and finished grade, soil permeability, depth of ground water, geology, proximity to existing or future water supplies, accessibility for maintenance, and possible expansion of the system. (2) No part of the system shall be located so that it is nearer to any water supply than outlined hereinafter, or so that surface drainage from its location may reach any domestic water supply. (3) Raw sewage, septic tank effluent, or seepage from a soil absorption system shall not be discharged to the ground surface, abandoned wells, or bodies of surface water, or into any rock formation the structure of which is not conducive to purfication of water by filtration, or into any well or other excavation in the ground which does not comply with the requirements of this Ordinance. This requirement shall not apply to the disposal of sewage in accordance with a process approved by the State Board of Health or the Water Pollution Control Commission. (4) The lot size shall be sufficient to permit in- stallation of the individual sewage disposal system in accordance with all the requirements pertaining thereto. (5) Installations of individual sewage disposal systems shall not be made in low swampy areas or areas which may be subject to flooding. (6) In areas with a high ground-water table or where limestone or any geological formation similarly faulty is covered by less than fifty (50) feet of earth, the final disposal unit shall be a tile field. The bottom of the trenches shall be not less than four (4) feet above the highest known or calculated water table or the surface of the faulty rock formation. (7) Bulldozers, trucks or other heavy machinery shall not be driven over the system after installation. -3-