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Municode Page 10 of 12 (b) Owner's responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of each property owner to demonstrate that the ISTS on his property is in compliance with all requirements of this article, that the ISTS properly treats and/or disposes of the entire sewage input generated on the property, and that the ISTS is adequately and properly maintained at all times. The owner is also responsible for the protection of the alternate drainfield site, if designated due to the development of the property or was required to be designated for any other reason. Protection of the drainfield site includes, but is not limited to, preventing construction of buildings, excavating, filling, or driving across the drainfield site with automobile or heavy machinery traffic. (�) System use. All owners using or controlling the use of any ISTS shall use such ISTS in a prudent manner, shall control the volume of liquid discharged into the ISTS consistent with the design capacity; shall strictly limit the discharge of shredded garbage, residential kitchen grease or other solid matter into the system; and shall prohibit the discharge into the ISTS of footing or roof drainage, water softener recharge water, garage floor drainage, toxic chemicals, flammable liquids, animal wastes or commercial process water and commercial kitchen grease. �d) System maintenance. All owners using or controlling the use of any ISTS shall pertorm the following maintenance functions: ��) System location. A diagram shall be prepared and thereafter kept on the property showing location of the ISTS, including the sewage tanks, distribution boxes and soil treatment area, pump station, sewer line, water well and location of septic alarm in residence. �2) Annual inspection. It is the responsibility of the homeowner to monitor the condition of the ISTS serving the property on a regular basis and ensure that the ISTS is functioning properly. Whenever existing sewage tanks are not provided with inspection pipes, the owner of such tank shall install inspection pipes within 12 months of the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived. At the same time that the septic tank is opened for inspection, each distribution box shall be opened and any accumulated solids shall be placed in the septic tank for treatment. (3) Regular pumping. Sewage tanks and/or holding tanks shall be regularly pumped of septage as provided by this article. �4) Owner's records. Full and accurate records shall be kept on the property, which records shall list the date of every sewage tank or holding tank pumping, the contractor responsible for the pumping and the gallons removed, the date and nature of all ISTS repairs or alterations occurring after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, and shall include a copy of the most recent city inspection report (e) Sewage tank and holding tank pumping. It is unlawful for any person to pump or remove any septage (liquids or solids) from any sewage tank or holding tank without complying with the requirements of this article. ��) Required pumping. The owner of each sewage tank or holding tank shall cause such tank to be pumped for the removal of septage when required by one or more of the following provisions: a� Sludge buildup. Sewage tanks shall be pumped whenever measurement of the tank indicates that the top of the sludge layer in the tank or any compartment thereof is less than 12 inches below the bottom of the outlet device, or the floating solids layer is less than three inches from the bottom of the outlet device. https://library.municode,com/print.aspx?h=&clientlD=13094&HTMRequest=https%3a%2f%2flibrary.municode.com%2fNT... 6/24/2014