It is unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit, or cause or permit to be discharged or deposited, or install or alter plumbing facilities or drainage systems for the discharge or deposit of any sewage, sewage effluent, or garbage from any dwelling, house or building or appurtenance thereof in or upon the unincorporated territory of the county, or into any stream or body of water above or below the surface where the same is, or may be carried through, or upon, unincorporated territory of the county. (Ord. 232 § 1, 1957).

A. No septic tank, drainage field or leaching system shall be located within five feet of any building used as a dwelling, within ten feet of any property line, within one hundred feet of any well, within one hundred feet of a stream, or within one hundred feet of any body of water, measured from high water mark.
B. No cesspool, pit privy or seepage pit shall be located within five feet of any building used as a dwelling, within ten feet of any property line, within one hundred feet of any well, within one hundred feet of a stream, or within one hundred feet of any body of water, measured from high water mark.
C. Any deviation from subsections (A) or (B) of this section shall be with the approval of the health officer expressed in writing. (Ord. 232 § 2, 1957).

If the health officer of the county finds that any pit privy or sewage system is being maintained in such a manner as to be or becomes a health hazard to the general public, the health officer shall notify the owner or lessee of said property of the condition which constitutes the health hazard, and the person so notified shall have ten days to either abandon the use of said pit privy or sewage system or to bring the same within the minimum standards of the Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted in Chapter 14.04 of this code. (Ord. 232 § 3, 1957).

In those areas within the county where individual aerobic wastewater treatment units are required, it is unlawful for any person who owns or operates such unit to permit the unit to revert to a septic system through improper operation or maintenance, or to operate in a manner inconsistent with the design and operation specifications of that unit. (Ord. 279C/232A § 3, 1987).

Pit privies shall comply with the following requirements of construction and maintenance:
A. The excreta deposited therein shall not fall upon the surface of the ground but shall enter into a vault or pit in the ground or a compartment built for that purpose;
B. Said vault and building thereon shall at all times be inaccessible to insects, rodents or other animals;
C. The pit, vault or compartment, together with the floor, riser, seat, and other portions of the building shall, as a unit, prevent the entrance of either rain or surface water into the pit below;
D. All privy buildings shall be kept in a clean condition at all times;
E. Chemical privies, septic privies, concrete vault privies or other privies not heretofore mentioned may be used only with the special permission of the county health officer. (Ord. 232 § 4, 1957).

The installation, modification, or maintenance of any sewage system contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or lawful order issued hereunder, is a public nuisance and its operation and maintenance may be abated in a civil action instituted by the district attorney of the county. (Ord. 232 § 6, 1957).

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any lawful order issued hereunder, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 232 § 5, 1957).