§ 11-99.1. Community sewer systems.

(a)

"Community sewer systems," also known as "decentralized sewer systems," are defined as follows: Any system serving two (2) or more individual lots for the collection and disposal of domestic or industrial wastewater of a liquid nature, including various devices for the collection, conveyance and treatment of the treated wastewater effluent and the monitoring of the affected groundwater quality and the management of the associated solid waste byproducts (septage and sludge).

(b)

To ensure compatibility in the event of annexation, all community sewer systems located within two (2) miles of any incorporated city shall be designed as "gravity flow" unless the city most likely to annex the area where the system is located prefers otherwise. The Public Utility Coordinator shall make this determination after consulting with the cities involved.

(1)

Gravity flow means water or waste water flowing through a higher elevation to a lower elevation due to the force of gravity without aid of individual lot interceptor tanks. This shall not exclude lift stations.

(c)

All community sewer systems shall contain a SCADA (Supervisory and Data Acquisition) system as follows:

(1)

Automatic call-out or text to emergency contact number during alarm event.

(d)

Prior to construction plan approval pursuant to section 11-74, proof of application from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality showing a permit has been applied for and is deemed administratively complete shall be submitted to the Public Utility Coordinator.

(e)

Prior to receiving final plat approval pursuant to section 11-75, proof of the operation permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality shall be submitted to the Public Utility Coordinator.

(f)

This section shall be enforceable by appropriate civil action by the County Judge.

(g)

All community sewer systems are required to have a back-up generator in the event of power outage, said generator to be approved by the Washington County Public Utilities Coordinator.

(Ord. No. 2005-39, Arts. 1—8, 7-14-05; Ord. No. 2005-43, Art. 1, 8-11-05; Ord. No. 2006-25, Arts. 1, 2, 5-11-06; Ord. No. 2006-46, Arts. 1, 2, 8-10-06; Ord. No. 2007-14, Arts. 1, 2, 3-8-07; Ord. No. 2007-15, Art. 1, 3-8-07; Ord. No. 2014-06, Art. 1, 2-20-14; Ord. No. 2015-12, Art. 1, 2-19-15)