ARTICLE IV - PRIVATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL

Sec. 1. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Article III, Section 4, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article and the State of Maine Plumbing Code, Part II Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Regulations, as amended.

Sec. 2. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the licensed plumbing inspector. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Town, which shall comply with the requirements of the Division of Health Engineering, Maine Department of Human Services, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the plumbing inspector. A permit and inspection fee in accordance with State of Maine Plumbing Code, Chapter 241, shall be paid at the time the application is filed.

Sec. 3. A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the plumbing inspector. The plumbing inspector shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the plumbing inspector when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.

Sec. 4. The type, capacities, locations, and the layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with the State of Maine Plumbing Code – Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Regulations as amended, and the Minimum Lot Size Law.

Sec. 5. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in Article III, Section 4 of this Ordinance, a direct connection from the building sewer to the public sewer shall be made within ninety (90) days. Upon the expiration of said 90 - day period, the property owner shall cease to use any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities and said facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank run gravel or dirt, or completely removed, within thirty (30) days of abandonment. The requirement set forth in this section shall be subject to the availability of sewer capacity as determined by the Director of Public Works, or Selectmen, as the case may be according to the terms of this Ordinance.

Sec. 6. The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Town.

Sec. 7. The Town’s Health Officer, Building Inspector, or Plumbing Inspector shall construe no statement contained in this Article to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed.