HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-22 Appointment
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IOWA STATE DANK I'< TRUST COMPANY
JanUArY 10, 1991
Mariln Klrr, City Ct.rk
410 II.t wl.hin9ton Strllt
Iova City, Iowa 52240
D.ar Mlriln.
Unfortunat.ly, I h.v. aov.d IY hOlt.t..d fro. low. City to Solon. In
.~~ord.n~. with ~ity r'9ul.tion., I IU.t r..19n .. ~o=ai..ion.r on the
Iro.db.nd T.l'cOllunl~.tlon. COIII..ion.
'1.... .~c.pt IY r..19n.tion .nd th.nk you for the opportunity.
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Johnson County Health Department
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DocoDbor 26, 1990
Hayor John McDonald
Citr ot Iowa city
Civ 0 conter
411 I, Walhin9ton
Iowa City, IA 52240
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R.I Appointaont to tha Johnlon County Onlit. Waltowat.r Kanaqo.ont
, Diltdct Ad.Iinlltratlvo couitto.
OIar Kayor HcDonaldl
Tho Johnlon county oneito Waatowator Kanaqo.ont Distriot Adliniltra-
tiv. couitt.o il a volunto.r cOllittoocharqod with the task ot
i.pl..ontinq rul.1 and roqulationl dOliqnod to .ncouraqo onqoin9 and
proper aaintonanco ot onlito waltowator dispolal Iyat... in Johnson
County.
In liqht ct tho City ot Iowa Citr's rocont approval ot an onlito
wa.towator IYlto.. aanlqo.ont po ioy, tho John.on county Board ot
H.alth_would like to appoint a City ot Iowa City council lllber or
dOliqnat. to sorvo on thi. couittoo, It il tolt that tho City"
participation on tho Adliniatrativo Coaaitto. would provido lor.
continuity on city/county onaito waltowator .attor.,
EnclOlod il a copy ot tho roqulation pertaininq to tho coaaittoo, I
would be intoroatod in talkinq to you IOro about thil roquolt and
provide you with a IOro thorouqh do.oription ot tho ro.pon.ibility ot
Adliniltrativo Couitto. .olberl, it noodod, I will be in contact
with tho City Hanaqor in the noar tuturo to di.cu.I thil roquoat.
Thank you tor your alliatanco,
Sincorely, /J
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L, Grahal Daloron, "PH, REKS
Director
Encloaur.
cOI~tophon Atkin., city Hanaqor
Dick Hyor., Chairaan, Board ot supervisors
Chllrlos doPros.., H,D., H.P.II., Chll1raan, Board ot lIoalth
Donnis SlIouqlinq, Chairaan,OWHD Ad.inistrativo Co..ittoo
Heallh Center 1105 Ollbert Courl Iowa Clly.lowa 52240
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B. IdontifY houlo .itol, conforaing to Johnson county Zoning
ordinanco or appropriato lunioipel ordinanco.,
r. Idontify aroa and dopthl of Icalping or fill.
o. Taka a ainilua of one percolation tOlt, 30 inchol doop and
ono coro tOlt 6-1/2 foot de.p for ovory 5 aorOl, Whero .011
peraeabi1ity i. variab10, one percolation tOlt and/or coro to.t
per aon lilY be roquir.d,
H. Id.ntify the arol' thlt Ir. .ubjeot to flooding baled on 100
y.ar flood p11n and aroa vh.r. the bigh vat.r tab1. vi11 be
vlthin 4 fa.t of the propoled ablorption .ylt...,
I, Idontify the ar.l. that art .ubjoct to havin9 bedrock vithin
6 flit in dopth of the proPOled ablorption .y.t...,
J, Id.ntify 011 ..jor .oil typo.,
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OKSITB WASTEWATER HAKAGEKEK'l' DISTRIC'1' (OWHD)
17,00 Purpo... Th. purpolOI of thi. .oction arol
A; To inlur.'th. proper operation of 011 oxiltin9 and future
on.ite va.t.vater tr.atm.nt and di.po.a1 Iy.te.. in ordor to
protoct the publio h.alth and th...nviron.ont,
B. To allow for tho proper u.o of. high ..intonanoo, .
Innovative, or alternative on.it. va.tovator treatmont and
dl.po.al .y.te.. vhero .conventional. onlito 'Ylte.. are not
appropriate. \
17.01 Diltriot boundariol, Tho boundarios of tho Onlite Waltovator
Hanage.ent Diltriot ora the boundariel of Johnlon County, Iowa,
17,02 Th. Board .ay roquiro cortain provilionl be .et in accordanco
vith thele requlationl for tho conltruotion, ..intonanco, and
..nag..ent of onlito valtevator treatmant and dilposal syst...
locat.d in exilting or propos.d lubdlvi.ionl,
A. Proposed subdi vii ions , EVery propolld lubdi vidon ill/l.-1.'.,
_ ^" lore .p.1.,~ted .lot~_ s re ired to in e.OWHD.. Th. aot.r-
ainetion on the inolul on 0 a propol subdivision vith 4 to
14 platted lots vill be .ade by the Board and vill be based on
on. or lore of the fol10ving oriterial
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1, 20 percont ot lots havinq sovore site li.itations, which
include but'ar~ not li.itod tOl (0) percolation rato.
oxcoodinq 60 .inutos por inch (b) .vidonco ot hiqh
qroundvator table, (0) .vid.nc. ot on und.rlyinq qlaoill
till within six t.ot ot the surtaco ot tho qround, (d)
slopes qroat.r than 20' in propolod absorption .r.as,
(.) drainaqowaYI or watorcours.s, (t) loalpinq or
tillinq ot lots, (q) tlood plain .a....nts or utility
oal...nts, (h) propoled and .xi.tinq w.ll location., and
(i) .ubdivid.r'. oonv.nants,
2, 20 perc.nt ot lots on whioh alternative "lIt.wat.r
treata.nt and disposal Iy.t... are propoled tor UI.,
3. propo.ed ua. ot .har.d wa.t.wat.r tr.ata.nt and dilpolal
'Ylt.u by two or acr. lot own.rl,
4. Oth.r conditions or taotora that aiqht att.at the
pertoraano. ot wa.tewat.r tr.ata.nt and di.polal IYlt...
or contribut. to the deqradation ot the .nvirolUl.nt,
It the Boord .tipulat.. that 0 propoled .ubdivi.ian .uat join
the OWKD, thi. intoraation and any pertin.nt a9f....nts or
underltandinq. ahall be inoluded in the Subdivid.r'. Aqr....nt
pursuant to Artiole XXII ot tho Johnaon County Zoninq
ordinanc..
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8, Existinq subdivilionl, Th. Boord lay d.t.rmin. that
luttioi.nt onlit. wa.tawater tr.at..nt and di.posal probl'.1
exi.t to warrant the inolusion ot on .xi.tinq .ubdivi.ion in
the OWHD, Tho crit.ria that the Boord will UI. to ..k. thil
d.t.rmination will includ. at l.ast one ot the tollowinql
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1. 20 percent ot exiltinq waltewater Irste.. in the
subdivision have und.rqon. r.pairl n the lost 10 y.ar.
in order to tunction prop.rly.
2, Th. use ot alternative wastewater treat..nt and di.po.al
syste~s tor oriqinal in.tallation. or tor repairl to
existinq syst..s.
3. site li.itations .uch aSl (01 perCOlation rat.s
.xc..dinq 60 .inut.s, (b) .v d.nc. ot 0 hiqh qroun~wat.r
tabl., (0) evidenco ot an und.rlyinq qlaoial till within
lix t..t ot the surtac. ot the qround, (d) slopes
qreator than 20' in absorption aroa, (e) drainaqowaYI or
watercourl's, and (t) insutticient ar.a available to
install a conv.ntional wastowat.r .yst.. that ...ts the
roquiromonts ot tho current roqulations,
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C, Joining the district, A homeowners association or any I'
individual property owner in Johnson County lay eleot to !
join the onsite wastewater lanagelont distriot, Representatives
trol a hOloowners assooiation or individual proporty owners I
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I4Y contact the Board tor assistance. ,
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OWHD adlinistrativa committee, I
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A, H.lbers ot the OWHD administrative cOllitt.e, h.reinatter , .
retarred to II the cOllitt"I shall be appointed by the Board, ,
The co.-1tt.e Ihall have a I nilu. ot tive .elbers and a laxi-
IUI ot nine lelbers, COlposition ot the cOllittee .hall
inolude individuals who are lubj.ot to the rul.1 ot section
XVII ot thi. regulation, a repres.ntativ. ot the Board, and
other knowledg.abl. individuals the Board d.... appropriate.
IX-ottioio .elber. laY allo be ..l.oted by the Board as non-
voting lelbers ot the cOllitt.e, .
B, Committee .elberl Ihall be appoint.d tothre. y.ar teras.
To enlure sloath operation ot the committee, initial appoint-
.ents Ihall be to on., two, or thr.e year t.ras, All
lubsequent t.ras shall be tor three years,
C. Onc. constituted, the cOllittee will eleot trol its ranks
tbe tollowing ottic.rs. Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson,
secreta;r' and Tr.aaurer, An annual el.ction will be held by ,
the COli tta. to till these positions, ' I
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17,04 Heotings, The committee shall moot a minilul ot six timos por ' I
y.ar. A r.gular loeting placo and tilo shall be s.t by tho I
cOllitt.o. A Board lomber or its dosiqnoo shall att.nd tho
lIeetinqs,
17,05 Quorum, A simple majority ot the committe. attendinq a
I..t~nq shall constitute a quorum,
17,06 Voting, All lotions ot tho committee mombers shall be approvod
by a simple majority ot those presont,
17,07 Budgot. Tho cOllittee shall propare on annual budgot datailing !
the estilat.d costs ot oporating the OWHD, Tho budgot shall be i
sub.itted to the Board in october ot every year,
17.08 Onsite wastewater managelent district orientation"
Upon.the d.signation by the Board that a SUbdivision or
gooqraphical aroa be includod in tho wastowator lanagoment' ,
district, a leeting will bo scheduled so that the prop.rty I
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ownora in the nowly doaiqnAtod AroA mAY be orionted to the
purpoao And goala ot tho OHHD, A cOllittOI lembor will be
prlaont At the aooting to OXplAin the dutios, atructure 'and
oplrAtion ot tho OWHD.
17.0~ Powlrs And dutios. Tho BOArd through ita AdministrAtivo
co..ittoo laY AOt to OArry out thl lollowinql
A, colloot, treAt, r.olail1 and dllpolo vAstlwAtor without
pollutinq thl onvironaont v thin or outsido ot tho distriot,
8, Acquiro, own, operato, IOnitor, AneS uintain onl1to Vllt..
vator troatlont AneS eSilpolal SYltl" vithin tho diltriot in a
lannor vhich vill protoot publio hoalth, prevont pollution, and
abatl nuilancel, APflicAtionl tor proposld conltruotion or
rlpaira IUlt be IUbI ttecS to thl BoarcS tor approval And all
applicablo rulos aneS roqulation. IU.t be .triotly tollowod.
c. IlpoSI and colllot als'lsaonta, al provided by statl law,
to ilpl.lont tho purpo.l. ot thil ltation,
17,10 operation ot thl OHHD.
A. Upon thl inoluoion ot A aubdivilion or qloqraphioAl AriA in
~I OWHD, oAch property ownor Ihall oublit thl tOllowing intor-
~ation to thl cOllittll, tho typo ot onsitl vastevater treat-
lint and di.pooal lyotOl, date ot installation, intormation on
any loditications or problolA, and date. and descriptions ot
any prlviou. laintonancI portoraod on thl onlito vastovator
trea~ont and diapolal Iystoa,
B. Each propertr owner lust sublit tho tOlloving intoraation
about thoir lopt 0 tanka, tho nUlber ot oeptio tanks (inoludinq
pUlp chaaboro), thlir Ixaot locations, the dlpths ot thl tan~s
(trol qround ourtace to tAnk oleanout lidl). '
C. OncI thio data il collocted and analyzod, a ochodulo will
be davOloped by tho cOllittoo to addross ony idontitiod
maintonanco neods.
17,11 Maintonance schodulo.
A, A maintonanco achodulo will be divoloped to includo All
roquirod routino laintonanco and inapeotions tor a ona yoar
period. Tho lohodule will be updatod annually. Basod on tho
annual lohodule, tha cOllittoe vill be reaponliblo tor requirod
inspeotionl andlor lIintonanco pertormod on each dosiqnated
onalto vaatowator troatmont and diaposal syotom. .
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HiniaUl aaintonanco requirolontl, Tho tOllovinq minimuI
aaintononco at onaito vOltovotor trootmont ond diapolol ayate.a
10 required!
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HAIHT!IIAHCE TABLE
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clllninq at
Septic Tank(.)
IlUIpectlon tor
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Inapectlon of
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Inlp. of
Hechanical SYI. X X X X X X X X X X X X
Inlp, of
Alternativo SYI,
AI Por Hanufooturor'o Spocificationo
Hev orlte. inltallotiono vill follow thia inlpection ochodulo, '
Exilt nq inot:allationl' Ichtdulel vill be detor.intd by the yoar that
the IYlte. va. inltolled and the lOot ~ocont date that tho leptic
tanlc val pUlped.
A, Septic tanka IUlt be inlpected for atruotural inteqrity and '
pUlped (if necollary) every three yeara, To facilitato inlpec-
tion and pu.pinq of .eptic tankl, all\tank. IUlt be fitted with
inlpection/cleanout ri.or. ovor tho tonk oloanout(l) at the
ti.e of in at all at ion or at tho tile of eoch tank'l firlt
inlpeotion br the diltrict, Septaqo IUlt be dilpolod at in
accordance w th Sootion XIV ot the.o rulel.
B. Inlpeotion portl Ihall be located at tho ond of oach vOlte-
voter diopolol lino and in appropriate locotionl on altorno-
tive/innovotive IYlto'l 00 dotorlinod by a roqilterod enqinoor,
Such portl Iholl be inoluded in every propootd conltruotion
plon, ror exiltinq dilpooal IYOtO.I, inlpeotion portl IUlt be
Added when repoirl aro lodo to tho IYltel. Inlpootion portl
.Ult be ,alY to looate ond laintoined in 0 lound condition,
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C, A visual inspection ot every vastevater absorption area
vUl be ude at leut every tvo years. AU inspection porta
vill be openod at that time, It there is evidence ot a
possible problem trom tho visual inspection, a repair permit
Dust be isauod by tho Board betoro repairs can be .ade,
D, Hastevator 'r.teaa that .mPlor .echanical equiPlent .u.t be
inspected annual y and routine 14 nt.nance pertoratd,
I. Oth.r alt.rnative vaat.vater tr.ata.nt and di,po.Il .y.t...
mUtt be inspected aMually. Alternative sy.t... mUtt allo be
aaintaintd aceOrdinq to aanutactur.r., .pacitication.,
R.portinq. Minut.. trom the district co..itte. m..tinqa vill
be .ubaitttd to tho Board vi thin 30 vorkinq day. toUovinq .aeh
m..tinq, In.paction reporta, ..int.nanee reco...ndation., and
l4int.nance r.cords vill be subaitttd by the coaaitt.e to the
Board on a quart.rly bads. The Board may requ.st r.cord. II
it d.... nec.asary to prot.ct publio h.alth and .at.ty,
Detault claus..
A. In the ev.nt that the co..itt.. taila to .e.t ita obliqa-
tion. a. outlined in these rul.s and raqulation., the Board
vi~l act to entorco these rule. and raqulation..
B, In the evont the committee encountora probl..., retuaal. or
neql.ct ot ro.ponsibilities trom district pror.rtr ovn.rs,
appropriate action to torco complionce vith d str ct rulo. and
raqulations vill be taken, The coaaitt.. may request
assistance trom tho Board to accolpli.h this,
Finanoial respon.ibilities, The prop.rty ovn.rs vithin the
OHHD vill be tinanoially liable tor the co.ta ot oporatinq the
district,
17,16 Lic.nsinq and certitication, Hastevater syat.m contractors and
,~ a.ptic tank pumpers lust satistactorily complete all the d..iq-
natod r.quirements as determined by the Board: Thi. includes
but is not limited to Section 14,02 ot these rules.
17,17 Amendment.. Administrative procedures and tees may be amendod
as recommended by tho Board and approved by the Johnson County
Board ot Supervisors,
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