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Title 13 — WATER AND SEWERS

Chapter 13.32 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL—PRIVATE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS GENERAL

El Cajon Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · El Cajon

§ 13.32.010. Definitions.

§ 13.32.020. New structures on property abutting public sewer to be connected to public…

§ 13.32.030. Premises adjacent to public sewer—Subsurface sewage system prohibited.

§ 13.32.040. Sewage disposal where public sewer unavailable.

§ 13.32.050. Temporary facilities—Permits and agreements.

§ 13.32.060. Private system—Determining type.

§ 13.32.070. Private system—Use after installation of public system.

§ 13.32.080. Private systems—Lot size.

§ 13.32.090. Temporary occupancy—Sanitary toilets.

§ 13.32.100. Violation of temporary occupancy permits deemed violation of chapter.

§ 13.32.110. Sewage collection tanks—Installation permitted—Where.

§ 13.32.120. Sewage collection tanks—Applications for installation permits.

§ 13.32.130. Sewage collection tanks—Specifications.

§ 13.32.140. Disposal systems—Determining distance from water supply.

§ 13.32.150. Minimum distance between systems and water supplies.

§ 13.32.160. Minimum distance between systems and buildings or property lines.

§ 13.32.170. House sewers within less than fifty feet of water supply—Construction…

§ 13.32.180. Subsurface sewage disposal system—Construction requirements generally.

§ 13.32.190. Specifications for construction of septic tanks.

§ 13.32.200. Line from septic tank to distribution box.

§ 13.32.210. Specifications for construction of distribution boxes.

§ 13.32.220. Substitution of cesspools for lateral absorption lines.

§ 13.32.230. Lines to lateral absorption lines—Watertight joints required.

§ 13.32.240. Subsurface tile system used in effluent disposal—Construction specifications.

§ 13.32.250. Use of cesspools in lieu of or in conjunction with subsurface tile systems.

§ 13.32.260. Specifications for construction of cesspools.

§ 13.32.270. Chapter deemed minimum standards—When.

§ 13.32.280. Permits for systems serving large residences and industries.

§ 13.32.290. Imposition of more stringent requirements than those provided in provisions.

§ 13.32.300. Permitting noncompliance with literal requirements.

§ 13.32.310. Notices of defective conditions and required alterations.

§ 13.32.320. Condemned buildings—Failure to make required repairs.

§ 13.32.330. Condemned buildings—Vacating required.

§ 13.32.340. Condemned buildings—Posting notices.

§ 13.32.350. Interconnections with drinking water supply—Prohibited—Inspection by…

§ 13.32.360. Interconnections with drinking water supply—Sale of devices therefor.

§ 13.32.370. Openings for purpose of receiving surface drainage prohibited.

§ 13.32.380. Approval of systems by health officer prerequisite to covering cesspools…

§ 13.32.390. Connection of house sewer—Approval by health officer required.

§ 13.32.400. Applicability.

§ 13.32.410. Enforcement.

§ 13.32.420. Public nuisance.

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