Mandatory inspection of the facility during the construction period. Mandatory final inspection by the department of the construction of the facility before the facility is put into operation. Mandatory annual routine operation and maintenance inspections. Additional inspections at any time if the department receives information indicating that the facility is being operated in violation of the established standards. Fees to be charged by the department for all inspections it performs in amounts sufficient to cover the actual cost of performing the inspections.
State agencies are exempt from paying the fees.
Final inspections required by subsection A, paragraph 4 shall include inspection of the records kept by the engineer as well as inspection of the facility. The facility shall not be operated until the final inspection has been completed and the facility meets the established standards. If an annual inspection required by subsection A, paragraph 5 reveals that the facility is not being operated in compliance with established standards, the department may allow the owner of the facility ninety days to bring the facility into compliance and reinspect the facility at the end of that period. If the department determines that any on-site wastewater treatment facility has not been approved or does not conform to the original approved construction plans or is being operated in violation of the established standards, the department may issue an order to the owner to modify the facility to conform to the approved plans or to cease and desist from operating the facility in violation of those standards or to cease and desist from all operation of the facility. Civil penalties collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund.