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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-41-25-8

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 8. (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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