Indiana § 16-41-25-8 Approval of proposed residential onsite sewage system by local health
department or certain professionals; permit to be issued within 30 days
of receipt of complete application; authority of local health department
to inspect system

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-41-25-8 — Approval of proposed residential onsite sewage system by local health department or certain professionals; permit to be issued within 30 days of receipt of complete application; authority of local health department to inspect system

Indiana·Title 16 HEALTH·Art. 41 PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE·Ch. 25 Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Residential Septic

(a)If:

(1)an application has been filed with a local health department for a permit for the installation of a residential onsite sewage system;

(2)a professional soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5-4 has conducted an onsite evaluation, including a description of the soil profile, and has determined that the proposed site of the residential onsite sewage system is suitable for the installation of the residential onsite sewage system; and

(3)the design and specifications for the residential onsite sewage system proposed for installation at the site described in subdivision (2) have been approved by either:

(A)the local health department; or

(B)at the option and expense of the property owner:

(i)a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1;

(ii)a septic system installer

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(a) If:
(1) an application has been filed with a local health department
for a permit for the installation of a residential onsite sewage
system;
(2) a professional soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5-4 has
conducted an onsite evaluation, including a description of the soil
profile, and has determined that the proposed site of the
residential onsite sewage system is suitable for the installation of
the residential onsite sewage system; and
(3) the design and specifications for the residential onsite sewage
system proposed for installation at the site described in
subdivision (2) have been approved by either:
(A) the local health department; or
(B) at the option and expense of the property owner:
(i) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1;
(ii) a septic system installer or inspector registered with the
county in which the residential onsite sewage system would
be installed; and
(iii) the designer of the system, if the system was designed by
someone other than a person referred to in item (i) or (ii);
the local health department shall issue a permit for the residential
onsite sewage system not later than thirty (30) business days after
receiving a complete application for the permit.
(b) Subject to IC 16-19-3-27.5, IC 16-19-3-27.6, and sections 5 and
6 of this chapter, this section does not affect the authority of a local
health department to inspect an onsite sewage system before or after
the system's installation.

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