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Wyandotte County - Unified Government |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 30. SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL |
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Article VII. PRIVATE ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS |
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Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 30-233. Sewage generally.
(a)
Disposal of domestic sewage.
(1)
Foundation drain water or other non-sewage, or surface water must not go into the septic tank or on-site sewage management system. Only domestic sewage shall be permitted to discharge to an approved on-site sewage management system.
(2)
No household, industrial or commercial wastes shall be discharged into any watercourse, impoundment, storm sewer or public thoroughfare. The discharge of sewage into cesspools, absorption pits, abandoned wells, cisterns, streams, or upon the surface of the ground shall be prohibited. In no case shall treated or untreated sewage, or the effluent from a septic tank or on-site sewage management system, be permitted to drain directly or indirectly into a ditch or stream, nor shall it be allowed to surface or run or drain across any adjacent land.
(3)
In the event that a failure of an on-site sewage management system occurs, and it is determined by the health department that the system cannot be repaired, then either connection to a public sewer shall be made or a new approved on-site sewage management system shall be installed.
(4)
On-site sewage management systems shall be maintained in sanitary condition by regular maintenance and/or repair.
(5)
No two or more residential and/or non-residential buildings shall be connected to the same on-site sewage management system without written approval from the health department or KDHE.
(6)
All onsite wastewater systems shall be designed, constructed and operated in accordance with standards set forth in KDHE Bulletin 4-2 "Minimum Standards for Design and Construction of Onsite Wastewater Systems" published March 1997, as amended, by KDHE and Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. KDHE Bulletin 4-2 is hereby adopted by reference and is included herein as an appendix to this Code.
(b)
Toilets.
(1)
Every newly constructed residential building shall be provided with at least one flush toilet in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
(2)
Flush toilets shall at all times be provided with sufficient water and pressure to provide adequate flushing.
(3)
Composting toilets or electrically incinerating toilets may be approved by the health department on an individual basis only if the use of such devices does not create a public health nuisance.
(Ord. No. O-51-18 , § 4, 12-6-2018)