Senate Bill 236 Summary

• IDEM cannot require a county to establish or join a regional sewage district for unincorporated areas unless population density exceeds a minimum threshold established by county ordinance.

• County legislative bodies must adopt ordinances establishing minimum population density requirements for discontinuing private sewage disposal systems in unincorporated areas, in consultation with local health departments.

• Regional sewage districts cannot require property owners in unincorporated areas to connect to sewer systems if their private sewage disposal systems are functioning satisfactorily.

• Health officers must obtain probable cause before ordering abatement of conditions that transmit, generate, or promote disease.

• County building ordinances do not apply to private homes built for individual occupancy or to appurtenances including air conditioning, ventilation, heating, energy, plumbing, and sanitation systems.