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WATER QUALITY W/12/79 tion as to violations, fines, penalties and other remedies associated there- with. 8.2 Ordinances should contain provisions enabling the administrator or other official to issue orders to: suspend or revoke permits or stop action .where performance is occurring in violation of requirements; require the correc- tion of new or existing systems where, following inspection and review, a system is determined to be defective; require owners to cease and desist from the use of an on-site system operating in a manner creating hazard to public health, safety or welfare. 8.3 Ordinances should contain govern- mental authority to inspect existing systems following adequate notice. Ordinances should contain provisions requiring governmental inspection of systems for which there is probably cause to believe that a hazard to pub- lic health, safety or welfare exists. 8.4 Ordinances should provide authority for the local government to perform 8.5 8.6 8.7 inspection and maintenance when the same are not performed in compliance with ordinance requirements. Ordinances should provide for the recovery of costs relating to system maintenance from owners of on-site systems to which such problems are .attributable. Ordinances should contain procedures for appeal of administrative actions. Ordinances should contain a'variance provision that allows dimensional variances and the ability to impose alternative or additional design, site or location requirements with respect to variance applications. Provisions in the ordinance that are nonvariable should be specified. Areas of the community where site systems are permitted as temporary and permanent facilities should be delineated on a map using U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil classes, in- cluding high groundwater table, steep slopes and underlying rock close to ground surface.