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SAN JOAQUIN
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<br />Environmental Health Department
<br />COUNTY
<br />SUMMARY OF THE APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND STANDARDS FOR VIOLATIONS LISTED ON THE FRONT SIDE OF
<br />THIS FORM. ALL UNCORRECTED VIOLATIONS WILL BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER ENFORCEMENT.
<br />California Health & Safety Code
<br />§5411 No person shall discharge sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste in any manner which will result in contamination, pollution, or a
<br />nuisance.
<br />§5411.5 (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste to be
<br />discharged in or on any waters of the state, or discharged in or deposited where it is, or probably will be, discharged in or on any water of the state, as soon as that person has
<br />knowledge of the discharge, shall immediately notify the local health officer or the director of environmental health of the discharge. (b) Any person who fails to provide the
<br />notice required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars (6500) nor more than one thousand dollars
<br />($1,000), or imprisonment for less than one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
<br />§5412 Whenever the local health officer finds that a contamination exists, the officer shall order the contamination abated.
<br />§115710 The Board of Supervisors shall order securely fenced, filled, or covered any abandoned mining shaft, pit, or other excavation on unoccupied land in the county
<br />whenever it appears to them, by proof submitted, that the excavation is dangerous or unsafe to man or beast.
<br />§115700(a) Every person owning land in fee simple or in possession thereof under lease or contract of sale who knowingly permits the existence on the premises of any
<br />abandoned pit, well, septic tank, cesspool, or other abandoned excavation dangerous to person legally on the premises, or to minors under the age of 12 years, who fails to
<br />cover, fill, or fence securely that dangerous abandoned excavation and keep it so protected, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
<br />§117555 A person who places, deposits, or dumps, or who causes to be placed, deposited, or dumped, or who causes or allows to overflow, sewage, sludge, cesspool or
<br />septic tank effluent, accumulation of human excreta, or solid waste, in or upon a street, alley, public highway, or road in common use or upon a public park or other public
<br />property other than property designated or set aside for that purpose by the governing board or body having charge of the property, or upon private property without the
<br />owner's consent is guilty of a misdemeanor.
<br />San Joaquin County Ordinance Code, Title 9
<br />§9-1110.3 Sanitation Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, add to, modify, or alter any vaulted privy, septic tank, wastewater disposal system, other
<br />pipe or conduit, or other means for the disposal, treatment, or discharge of wastewater without first securing a Sanitation Permit.
<br />§9-1110.4 Sanitation Permit Requirements. Sanitation Permits shall be subject to the following requirements: (a) Applications may be initiated by the owner or owner's agent
<br />and filed with the END. Applications shall include a site plan which clearly delineates the location and characteristics of the proposed use. (c) Permits approved shall be
<br />subject to those conditions which ensure that the proposed use meets the minimum requirements of the County including, but not limited to, the following means for the
<br />disposal, treatment, or discharge of wastewater: (1) Will not permit the escape of any unpleasant or noxious odors, vapors, or gases; (2) Will not permit the ingress and egress
<br />of flies, other insects, rodents, or animals; (3) Will not permit the discharge of wastewater or effluent from the wastewater disposal system to empty, flow, seep, drain,
<br />condense into, or otherwise pollute any watercourse, or other waters used or which may be used or suitable for use for domestic, recreational, or agricultural purposes; (4)
<br />Shall not be offensive, dangerous, or injurious to health, or create a nuisance; and (5) Shall conform in all respects to the regulations and standards of the EHD for the
<br />disposal, treatment, or discharge of sewage. (d) Work shall not be covered, concealed, or put into use until it has been inspected and approved by the EHD.(e) The Director of
<br />the EHD may order changes to any existing system, method, means, manner, or place for the disposal, treatment, or discharge of sewage in order that they shall not constitute
<br />a menace to the health of human beings or animals. The orders shall designate the period within which such changes are to be made. (f) The Director of EHD may approve
<br />Special Permits for limited periods of time.
<br />§9-1110.6 Prohibited Uses. The drilling, constructing, using, maintaining, or operating of the following uses are hereby declared to be public nuisances and are prohibited: (a)
<br />Sewer wells; (b) Pit privies; and (c) Cesspools.
<br />§9-1110.7 Prohibited Discharges. Owners or those who maintain private on-site wastewater disposal facilities shall prohibit any of the following to flow or enter into a disposal
<br />system: (a) Automobile and Garage Waste. Waste water from automobile washing or garage floors; (b) Storm Drainage. Roof drainage or drainage waste resulting from natural
<br />runoff or irrigation; (c) Solvents and Toxics. Gasoline, cleaning solvents, paints, thinners, oils, or greases other than normal residential kitchen wastes; (d) Solids. Cloth, rope,
<br />metals, and solids of any kind; (e) Garbage. Garbage and similar waste material except when processed by approved garbage disposal units; (f) Kitchen Wastewater.
<br />Wastewater from any restaurant, bar, or other kitchen where food is prepared for public consumption unless first directed through an approved grease trap, as required by the
<br />Uniform Plumbing Code; (g) Air Conditioners. Waste drainage from water cooled refrigeration air conditioning; (h) Hazardous Wastes. Waste from hazardous materials; (i)
<br />Backwash. Backwash from water softeners, iron filters, and swimming pools; (j) Truck Terminal Wastes. Oil, grease, grit, and miscellaneous waste from operation of truck
<br />terminal, including washwater from trucks and garage floors.
<br />§9-1110.9 Compliance Required. It shall be unlawful to maintain or use any residence, place of business, or other building or place where persons reside, congregate, or are
<br />employed which is not provided with a means for the disposal of wastewater which complies with the requirements of this Chapter and the standards relating to wastewater
<br />disposal made and established by the Director of the Environmental Health Department.
<br />San Joaquin County Onsite Wastewater Disposal Standards (SJC Sewage Standards)
<br />Permit. §2.1. It is the responsibility of any and all persons performing any part of the repair or installation of a septic system to ascertain that a valid Sanitation Permit has been
<br />issued by the Director of Environmental Health prior to the initiation of any repair or installation. §2.2. All installations shall be installed as designed and approved. Any
<br />variation from approved design shall require a new sanitation permit and approval. §2.3. Sanitation permits shall be valid for one year from date of issuance. §2.6. Sanitation
<br />Permits shall be required for package treatment plant and subsequent disposal fields. §2.7. A separate Sanitation Permit may be required for the disposal system for each
<br />separate structure on the property. §2.9. A Sanitation Permit shall be required for repair of any part of the septic tank and/or leach field other than pumping of the septic tank.
<br />General Standards. §1.4 The location, installation and maintenance of the sewage disposal system and each part thereof shall be such that it will function in a sanitary manner
<br />and will not create a nuisance or endanger the safety of any water supply, ground water or surface water. §1.5 No part of any sewage system shall be located nearer than the
<br />approved distances from water supplies. §1.10.1 The sewage disposal system shall be designed to receive all domestic sewage from the property. No basement, footing or
<br />surface drainage or discharge from water softener, iron filters, pool filters or water treatment systems shall be permitted to enter any part of this system. §1.10.2. The sewage
<br />disposal system shall consist of a building sewer, a septic tank, distribution box, and a drainage system. §1.10.2.(c) Alternative treatment or Engineered system must be
<br />designed by a Registered Engineer qualified to do that work and must meet the discharge standards as set by the Environmental Health Department or the Central Valley
<br />Regional Water Quality Control Board for that particular treatment plant.. §1.13Prohibited Uses-The drilling, constructing, using, maintaining, or operating of the following
<br />uses are a public nuisance and prohibited a)Sewer Wells, b)Pit Privies, c)Cesspools, OWTS without supplemental treatment, inspections, or monitoring.. §1.14 Prohibited
<br />discharges a)-m). §4.4 All abandoned septic tanks, or those to be abandoned, shall be filled with earth, sand or other approved material (UPC § 722.2, 722.3, 722.4, 722.5). §5.3
<br />All unattached habitable structures on the same property shall have a separate OWTS. §5.8.3 A minimum sewerage system repair shall equal the amount of leach line needed
<br />for an additional bedroom as deemed necessary by the Director.
<br />Septic Tank. §4.1.1All septic tanks shall be constructed of sound, durable concrete or other approved materials and shall be watertight, shall be installed level, and on a solid
<br />bed. Redwood septic tanks are not acceptable. §4.1.3. Septic tanks shall have a minimum of two coirrt,nents. §4.1.7. Design of septic tank shall be such as to assure
<br />uniform horizontal flow throughout its entire length. §4.1.8. Septic tank shall be 5 feet from property line and any foundation, structure, swimming pool or driveway, if
<br />watertight. §5.3. All unattached habitable structures on the same property shall have a separate septic system.
<br />Subsurface Disposal Field. §9.1. Location of the disposal field should be in an unobstructed area and shall meet the minimum approved distances. §9.3.3 Distribution box
<br />specifications. §9.4. Disposal trenches specifications. §9.5. Leaching lines specifications. §9.5.4. No leach line shall be placed under concrete, blacktop, roadway or structure.
<br />SEWAGE DISPOSAL NOTICE TO ABATE EHD 42-022 9/26/19
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