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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-223" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation by State">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a water supply system that serves the public or a sewerage system that serves the public is directly available to service any property on which there is a spring, well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage disposal system that is or could become prejudicial to health or the environment, the Secretary may order that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The property be connected with the water supply system or sewage disposal system; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The spring, well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage disposal system be abandoned in a condition that will prevent it from being used or harming health.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the Secretary determines that a proposed well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage disposal system would be prejudicial to health, the Secretary may prevent construction of the well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage disposal system.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not apply to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The construction of a new dwelling; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any addition to or renovation of an existing dwelling.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Secretary shall allow the owner of a dwelling unit to install an on-site sewage disposal system for the dwelling unit if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The dwelling unit is owner-occupied;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The dwelling unit is legally situated on a property and legally occupied; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Secretary finds that the on-site sewage disposal system would be a reasonable solution to sewage problems on the property and would not be an undue risk to the environment or to public health, safety, or welfare.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may not build a privy in this State unless the privy will, in the judgment of the Secretary, prevent:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The soil from coming in contact with any fecal matter; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Flies from gaining access to any fecal matter.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Secretary finds that a person has built a privy in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Condemn the privy; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Order any change sufficient to bring about compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>This section does not authorize the Secretary to prohibit a bona fide religious group from the free exercise of their religious beliefs by constructing a shallow well or a privy, if the well or privy:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is built in accordance with specified standards; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is not prejudicial to health or to the environment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
