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1. Provision. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Sec. 13.13.201 the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.

2. Construction. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the County Health Department of Utah County. The applications for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the County Health Department, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the County Health Department.

3. Design. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Utah Department of Health. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge the waste material collected and gathered in cleaning cesspools or septic tanks at any place in the City except at a specified location in the City sewer system so designated by the Director. The Director shall have the authority to change the site of such dumping from time to time as in his judgment shall not overload the City sewer system at any one time. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge the waste material collected from any source except where such persons have a permit from the City for the discharging of such material into the City sewer system.

4. Mandatory connection. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in Sec. 13.13.201(5), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within ninety (90) days from notification of the availability of the public sewer, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of biosolids and filled with suitable material.

5. Maintenance. The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.

6. Other requirements. No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Department of Utah County.