Approval of proposed residential onsite sewage system by local health department or certain professionals; permit to be issued within 30 days of receipt of complete application; authority of local health department to inspect system

Sec. 8. (a) If: (1) an application has been filed with a local health department for a permit for the installation of a residential onsite sewage system; (2) a professional soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5-4 has conducted an onsite evaluation, including a description of the soil profile, and has determined that the proposed site of the residential onsite sewage system is suitable for the installation of the residential onsite sewage system; and (3) the design and specifications for the residential onsite sewage system proposed for installation at the site described in subdivision (2) have been approved by either: (A) the local health department; or (B) at the option and expense of the property owner: (i) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1; (ii) a septic system installer or inspector registered with the county in which the residential onsite sewage system would be installed; and (iii) the designer of the system, if the system was designed by someone other than a person referred to in item (i) or (ii); the local health department shall issue a permit for the residential onsite sewage system not later than thirty (30) business days after receiving a complete application for the permit. (b) Subject to IC 16-19-3-27.5, IC 16-19-3-27.6, and sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, this section does not affect the authority of a local health department to inspect an onsite sewage system before or after the system's installation.