41.20.010 Purpose, objectives, and authority.
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health by minimizing:
(a) The potential for public exposure to sewage from on-site sewage systems; and
(b) Adverse effects to public health that discharges from on-site sewage systems may have on ground and surface waters.
(2) This chapter regulates the location, design, installation, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of on-site sewage systems to:
(a) Achieve long-term sewage treatment and effluent dispersal; and
(b) Limit the discharge of contaminants to waters of the State.
(3) This chapter provides for the issuance of permits, establishment of fees, licensing and bonding of installers, pumpers, and on-site septic system (OSS) maintenance providers of sewage disposal systems, and an appeals procedure.
(4) This chapter is intended to coordinate with other applicable statutes and rules for the design of on-site sewage systems under Chapter 18.210 RCW, Chapter 196-33 WAC, and Chapter 246-272A WAC.
(5) This chapter is intended to coordinate with the land-use planning regulations of Clallam County.