Legal Documents of Maryville

Private sewage disposal systems. Where any residence, office, recreational facility or other establishment used for human occupancy is not accessible to the POTW, the user shall provide a private sewage disposal system. Where any residence, office, recreational facility or other establishment used for human occupancy has the building drain located below the elevation necessary to obtain a sufficient grade in the building sewer, but is otherwise accessible to the POTW, the owner shall provide a private on-site sewage pumping station subject to review and approval by the control authority.

A private sewage disposal system may not be constructed within the city limits unless a certificate is obtained from the control authority stating that the POTW is not accessible to the property and no POTW extension is proposed for construction in the immediate future. No certificate shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than that specified by the City of Maryville and the Blount County Environmental Health Department.

Any private sewage disposal system must be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the State of Tennessee, the Blount County Environmental Health Department and the City of Maryville, and must be inspected and approved by an authorized representative of the city manager. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times. When access to the POTW becomes available, refer to § 18-205(1) of this document for connection requirements. Once the building sewer has been connected to the POTW the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of solids and filled with suitable material. No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Blount County Health Department.