In addition to the definitions contained in
the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code,[1] the Illinois Water Well Construction Code,[2] the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code,[3] and the Illinois Drinking Water Systems Code,[4] the following definitions shall apply to the following
words or phrases when used within this article:
Any room equipped with a closet that might reasonably be
used as a sleeping room. A room that can be readily converted into
a bedroom must be classified as a bedroom for the purposes of accurately
sizing the private sewage disposal system. Rooms intended for use
as kitchens, bathrooms, or laundry rooms, and rooms with large doorways
or half walls such as family rooms and living rooms are excluded from
the definition.
[Added 10-17-2000]
A person who holds legal title to a residential structure
which is to be used for his personal, single-family residence.
A private sewage disposal system installed by a homeowner
for his personal, single-family residence.
Any person inspecting or evaluating existing operational
private sewage disposal systems or installing, altering or repairing
private sewage disposal systems and licensed by the Board of Health.
This does not include the pumping of private sewage disposal systems.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 9-17-1996; 10-16-2001]
An annual license issued by the Board of Health to all qualified
private sewage disposal system installers.
[Amended 10-21-1986]
A permit to construct a private sewage disposal system.
A written permit issued by the Board of Health to install,
alter or repair a private sewage disposal system.
Any sewage handling or treatment facility receiving domestic
sewage from fewer than 15 people or population equivalents and having
a ground surface discharge, or any sewage handling or treatment facility
receiving domestic sewage and having no ground surface discharge.
[Amended 9-16-1997]
That property line of a lot upon which a dwelling exists
or may be lawfully constructed; except that where any portion of the
lot that extends into the abutting street or alley, the property line
shall be deemed to be the abutting street or alley right-of-way line.
[Amended 2-17-2015]
Any person pumping private sewage disposal systems, including
portable toilets, portable potable hand washing units, and licensed
by the Board of Health.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 9-17-1996; 10-17-2000; 12-17-2013]
An annual license issued by the Board of Health to all qualified
private sewage disposal system pumpers.
[Amended 10-21-1986]
Either human waste or domestic sewage or both.
[Added 12-17-2013]
Property owners of all buildings and places
where people live, work, or assemble shall provide for the sanitary
disposal of domestic sewage.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
The Health Department shall have the authority
to enter any property or building at any reasonable time to inspect
for health and sanitation purposes and make the necessary tests, including,
but not limited to, dye tests, on any private sewage disposal system
to determine compliance with this article.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 6-20-2017]
Only a McLean County licensed installer or authorized
representative of the Health Department may conduct an inspection/evaluation
of an existing operational private sewage disposal system.
[Amended 10-19-1993; 9-16-1997]
No person who owns property upon which a private
sewage disposal system is located shall:
A.
Allow or permit to allow domestic sewage to gain access
to the ground surface except as provided in this article;
B.
Allow or permit to allow domestic sewage to gain access
to either used or abandoned wells, the aquifer, field drain tiles,
basements or other underground areas accessible to humans; and
C.
Allow or permit to allow domestic sewage to gain access
to any area above ground or underground beyond the property owned
by said person.
Aerobic treatment plants installed in McLean
County shall be listed by NSF for Class I effluent (BOD 5 30 mg/l
and suspended solids 30 mg/l) and shall discharge to one of the following
secondary treatment units:
A.
A subsurface seepage system designed and constructed
in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Department of
Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.[1] The size of the seepage system shall be determined by
soil classification information and shall be equal in size to a seepage
system installed to serve a conventional septic tank installation
at the same site.
[Amended 12-17-2013]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.,
and 77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 905.
B.
A sand filter designed and constructed in accordance
with the requirements of the Illinois Department of Public Health
Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code. The size of the sand
filter shall be at least 1/2 the size of a sand filter installed to
serve a conventional septic tank installation at the same site.
[Amended 7-19-1994; 12-17-2013]
When gravelless seepage field tubing is installed,
the number of linear feet of tubing shall be determined by soil classification
information.
A.
The total number of linear feet of ten-inch internal
diameter tubing shall be no less than the total square feet required
of a comparable conventional gravel subsurface seepage system installed
at the same site using the same soil classification information.
B.
The total number of linear feet of eight-inch internal
diameter tubing shall be 1 1/3 times the total square feet required
of a comparable conventional gravel subsurface seepage system installed
at the same site using the same soil classification information.
C.
If other than eight-inch or ten-inch internal diameter
tubing is proposed for installation, the Board of Health shall determine
the amount of linear feet of tubing to be installed.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 10-21-2003; 7-2006]
A.
When gravelless chamber sections are installed, the
number of lineal feet of chamber shall be determined by soil classification
information.
[Amended 12-17-2013]
B.
A chamber-type system is required to produce the equivalent
amount of soil absorption area as a comparable conventional gravel
system installed at the same site using the same soil absorption information.
C.
Use the following steps to size a chamber-type system:
(1)
Calculate the number of lineal feet of a three-foot-wide
conventional gravel trench required based upon the soil absorption
rate information for the site.
(2)
Calculate the number of square feet of soil absorption
area provided per lineal foot by the proposed chamber units using
the following formula:
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W/12 = X
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W
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=
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width of the bottom of the chamber in inches
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X
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=
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total square feet of bottom absorption area
per lineal feet of chamber unit proposed for the installation.
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(3)
Divide three by the value of "X." This will produce
the multiplier "Y" that will be used in Step (4).
(4)
Multiply the lineal feet figure from Step (1) by the
value of "Y" from Step (3) This produces the lineal feet of chamber
units required for the installation.
D.
When gravelless chamber-type systems are installed,
an inspection port shall be installed on each trench lateral to allow
inspections to be made to determine the operating condition of the
system. The inspection port shall be located approximately in the
middle of each lateral. A solid concrete pad or block shall be placed
beneath each inspection port to ensure a solid trench bottom surface
so an accurate effluent depth can be determined during the inspection
process. The top surface of the pads or blocks shall be level with
the trench bottom.
[Amended 7-19-1994]
A minimum of 300 square feet of seepage area
shall be provided for any individual subsurface seepage system.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 11-19-2002]
In order to protect the sewage disposal system
and the horizontal geothermal exchange system, there shall be a minimum
setback of 15 feet between the systems.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person to install,
alter, or repair any private sewage disposal system in McLean County
without first having obtained a permit to construct a private sewage
disposal system from the Health Department.
[Amended 10-17-2000; 10-21-2014; 6-20-2017]
Applications for a permit shall be in writing and in such form as provided by the Health Department. Every such application shall be completed and signed by the homeowner or property owner and the installer, except as provided in § 310-21A.
A.
Plan requirement. The application shall be accompanied
by a plan showing the location of all wells, lakes, ponds, or streams
on the applicant's property and on neighboring property, if they are
within 100 feet of any part of the proposed private sewage disposal
system. If the proposed system is to serve new or remodeled residential
construction, a floor plan must be provided. Existing structures,
septic tanks, subsurface seepage systems, grease traps, cesspools,
privies, sewers, and drainage tiles must be included in the plan.
Homes being built for speculation purposes must have the septic tank
sized to accommodate a garbage disposal unit.
B.
The Health Department shall approve or reject each
application for a permit for the construction and use of any individual
sewage disposal system within 10 working days of receipt of the last
item of information required to be submitted by the applicant under
terms of this article.
C.
Additional requirements. Prior to the issuance of
a permit, the Health Department, at its discretion, may require additional
groundwater information, soil classification information, and/or inspect
the property.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 6-20-2017]
If, upon receipt of the application, the Health
Department finds that the requirements of this article have been satisfied,
the permit shall be issued.
A.
The permit is valid for a period of 12 months from
the date of issuance.
B.
If construction of the structure for which the permit
was issued has not been started within this period, the permit is
void and a new permit will be required.
C.
Any modification from the submitted plan approved
with the permit application must be submitted to the Health Department
in writing before construction begins.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 12-15-1987; 10-19-1993; 9-20-1994; 9-19-1995; 9-16-1997; 10-20-1998; 9-14-1999; 10-17-2000; 10-16-2001; 11-16-2004; 11-15-2005; 11-21-2006; 11-20-2007; 11-17-2008; 11-17-2009; 11-16-2010; 10-18-2011; 10-16-2012; 12-17-2013; 10-21-2014; 2-17-2015]
Nonrefundable permit application fees for private sewage disposal systems or components of systems are set forth in Chapter 205, Fees.
[Added 11-19-1996; amended 9-16-1997; 10-20-1998; 9-14-1999; 10-17-2000; 10-16-2001; 11-19-2002; 10-21-2003; 11-16-2004; 11-15-2005; 11-21-2006; 11-20-2007; 11-17-2008; 11-17-2009; 11-16-2010; 10-18-2011;10-16-2012; 12-17-2013; 10-21-2014]
A.
Nonrefundable fees for installer and pumper licenses are set forth in Chapter 205, Fees.
[Amended 2-17-2015]
B.
First-time license fee. The fee for a first-time license
for an individual shall be increased by 40%. This surcharge will cover
the expense of providing the education and testing requirements and
for completing the paperwork and file set-up costs. This fee is applicable
to reissuance of a revoked license or a license that was not renewed
due to enforcement action.
[Amended 7-19-1994; 10-16-2001; 6-20-2017]
A.
Before any backfilling is started, but after complete
installation, alteration or repair of the system, an inspection shall
be made by the Health Department to determine if full compliance with
the article has been met. If it is found that the permit holder or
installer has violated any provisions hereof, the Health Department
shall make any necessary recommendations for reconstruction so that
the intent and purpose of this article is satisfied.
B.
Installer present. The McLean County licensed septic
system installer that completed the work for the installation, alteration
or repair of the septic system shall be present at the time of inspection
of the system by the Health Department.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
A.
The Health Department may grant variances to this
article based upon evidence presented to it in each variance request,
provided the granting of the variance:
B.
Effect upon other properties. The Health Department
may require such conditions and restrictions upon the premises benefited
by a variance as may be necessary to reduce or minimize the effect
of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood and to
better carry out the general intent of this article.
[Amended 10-17-2000]
A.
No person may perform the duties of an installer in
McLean County who has not obtained an installer's license approved
by the Health Department.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
(1)
The Health Department shall approve an installer's license for persons who comply with Subsection B of this section.
(2)
A homeowner may install, alter or repair his own private
sewage disposal system without a license if he can comply with the
Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing
Act and Code,[1] as adopted in § 310-3 of this chapter, and the structure is not being built for the purpose of sale or speculation.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.,
and 77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 905.
B.
Conditions of licensure.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 1-17-1989; 10-19-1993; 9-19-1995; 11-19-1996]
(1)
The application for a license shall be furnished by
the Health Department and completed by the applicant.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
(2)
The applicant who is actively engaged in the installation,
alteration or repair of private sewage disposal systems shall demonstrate
his knowledge of this article by obtaining a minimum score of 80%
on a written test. All licensed installers will be retested every
three years.
[Amended 10-17-2000]
(3)
If additional tests are required before the applicant attains a minimum passing score of 80, a fee as set forth in Chapter 205, Fees, will be charged. This fee is payable before each retest.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 2-17-2015]
(4)
The license will expire on December 31 of the year
of issue and must be renewed annually. If the license is not renewed
by April 1 of the year following the year of issue, the applicant
shall be retested.
[Amended 10-16-2001]
A.
No person may perform the duties of a pumper in McLean
County who has not obtained a pumper's license issued by the Health
Department.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
(1)
The Health Department shall approve a pumper's license for persons who comply with Subsection B of this section.
(2)
A homeowner may pump his own private sewage disposal
system without a license if he can comply with the Illinois Department
of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code,[1] as adopted in § 310-3 of this chapter.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 1-17-1989]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.,
and 77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 905.
B.
Conditions of licensure.
[Amended 10-21-1986; 1-17-1989; 10-19-1993; 9-19-1995; 11-19-1996; 10-17-2000]
(1)
The application for license shall be furnished by
the Health Department and completed by the applicant.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
(2)
The applicant shall annually present his pumper truck at the Health Department office for inspection. The truck must meet the standards set forth in the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, as adopted in § 310-3 of this chapter.
(3)
The applicant who is actively engaged in the pumping
of waste shall demonstrate his knowledge of this article by obtaining
a minimum score of 80% on a written test. All licensed pumpers will
be retested every three years.
[Amended 12-17-2013]
(4)
If additional tests are required before the applicant attains a minimum passing score of 80, a fee as set forth in Chapter 205, Fees, will be charged. This fee is payable before each retest.
[Added 10-16-2001; amended 2-17-2015]
(5)
The license shall expire on December 31 of the year
of issue and must be renewed annually.
[Amended 10-16-2001]
(6)
A license fee shall be paid to the Health Department
when the application is submitted for approval or renewal.
[Amended 6-20-2017]
[Amended 10-16-2001]
Any person found performing the duties of an installer or pumper in McLean County without an installer's or pumper's license, except as provided in this article, shall be punished as provided in § 310-49 of this chapter.
