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August 19, 2013 (Regular Meeting) Page 1715 WSACC, is required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the proper sewer in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so provided the proper wastewater sewer is within three hundred (300) feet of the property line. This section shall not apply to any person served by a privately constructed, owned, operated, or maintained wastewater sewer and wastewater treatment facility that discharges directly to a natural outlet in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and applicable state and federal laws. SECTION 17- PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL Regulations concerning private sewage disposal will be enforced by the Cabarrus Health Alliance in accordance to 10 NCAC 10A.1900. SECTION 18 - OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS Any person owning or controlling premises located beyond the corporate limits or boundaries of WSACC and desiring to install a plumbing system for the purpose of discharging domestic sewage and /or industrial waste into the POTW may do so by complying with the requirements of this ordinance and of the public utility having jurisdiction over the sanitary sewer to which the connection is proposed to be made. SECTION 19 - SPECIAL AGREEMENTS Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Board of Directors and any user of the wastewater treatment system whereby wastewater of unusual strength, character or quantity is accepted into the system and specially treated subject to any payments or user charges as may be applicable, provided such wastewater will not interfere with the treatment process, sludge disposal options, NPDES permit compliance or cause a violation of water quality standards. SECTION 20 - SEVERABILITY If any provision, paragraph, word, section or article of this ordinance is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, and chapters shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION 21 - CONFLICT All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. SECTION 22 - PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF UNTREATED WASTE AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGES (a) All wastewater spills that reach the surface waters (regardless of volume) and all spills to the ground surface exceeding 1,000 gallons (regardless of whether they are contained or reach surface waters) should be reported by the discharger to the State's Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional office. (b) Whenever a discharge of untreated wastewater of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters, a press release must be sent by the discharger to all print and electronic news media providing general coverage in the county where the discharge occurred. The press release is to be issued within 48 hours of the determination that the wastewater has reached surface waters. A copy of the press release and a list of the media to which it was distributed must be kept on file by the user for at least one year and copies made available upon request. (c) If the untreated discharge to the surface waters is 15,000 gallons or more, the discharger must issue a press release and a notice of the discharge must be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the county where the discharge occurred and in each county downstream that is significantly affected. The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources determines which counties are significantly affected, and publication must occur within 10 days of this